set back

I am not sure if I am being paranoid or not but I feel like my hair is falling out a little lately. A bit thinner in some places that had been covered by longer strands. It is hard to determine the exact cause--although it seems like the perfect storm of letting my compound medication lapse, a gap in yoga and diligent meditation and night time oil rituals combined with a bit of personal stress. Most likely it is all of the above. While I was experiencing a slight funk, this possible regression is a reminder that I need to continually maintain all self-care rituals no matter what is happening in my life(good or bad). I got a bit sidetracked and relaxed from all the work I was doing. Things had been going so well and the slightest misstep caused me to abandon my healthy routine. I start today dedicating more time for my healing--I am just not there yet. I need to be patient during this process and so many others in my life. This is a lesson I keep having to relearn.

beautiful but? F@*& that!

I went out on Saturday night with some friends to a bar. There was a very social vibe and music, dancing etc. Some guy comes up to me and actually says "honey you are beautiful but like, bald." I was initially taken aback, then I patted his shaved, bald head. I said something back like"who are you to make that kind of statement?" (He may have made the comment to be cute. He was anything but.)

What was that about? I have more hair then I have had since November 2008 and it is actually styled. I even had a barrette (a baby one) in my hair to add a little decoration. You know the old adage "if you can't say anything nice..." People can say really dumb things. I wish more people gave thought to their statements.