When I first found out I had cancer my biggest fear was that I was going to die. Then when I heard it was stage one and fairly curable, my next fear was that I’d lose my hair. Dying #1, losing hair #2…when did hair become so important to women? Did we do this to ourselves or can we blame it on marketers and media exposure?
When I traveled to Paris last summer I stayed with my daughter in a less touristy part of the city and got to mingle with the locals. I was shocked to find that the Parisian women did not over-do their dos. Most of them wore their hair the way it behaved naturally, with very little styling or product involved. Even their color seemed to be more mousey and less shiny indicating that they don’t spend hundreds of dollars or hours and hours at the salon having it dyed or highlighted. Isn’t Paris supposed to be the center of the fashion world, where all the trends permeate from? Is this a trend or just a more laissez-faire attitude towards hair? Either way, when is it going to make its way across the pond so we too can let go of our constant quest to have perfect hair?
But, since it’s oh so important to me (remember, its #2 after dying) I’m trying to deal with it as positively as I can until I get mine back. Here’s what I’ve decided. I will most likely save hundreds of dollars by not going to the salon, not buying products, not buying hair accessories and not buying magazines with ideas for new hair. I will save countless hours not washing my hair, not styling my hair, not stressing about my hair and not flipping through those magazines I bought looking for new hair. I will throw on my wig, make a few minor adjustments to get it on straight and be done with it. We will use the money we saved and take a trip to Paris (sound good Sweetie?) when this is all over and I will do as the locals do and let my new hair fall where it may.
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
November 2nd, Day 71
Life is good and I am loved. I wanted to post this picture of my wall of cards so I could share it with everyone. It literally grows bigger every day and I just love fitting each one in and finding just the right spot. I have so many wonderful friends and family that haven’t stopped letting me know how much you all care about me and are thinking and praying for me. Your cards with your enclosed thoughts and words of wisdom are reminders to me that I am one strong chic, to keep a sense of humor and don’t forget to breathe! All great words of wisdom and are giving me the hope and strength that I need.
I live in a neighborhood that has a 3 mile sidewalk that makes a large oval around the perimeter. As you walk around it you pass the golf course that has many ponds with the most amazing Floridian wildlife hanging around them. I’ve seen Pink Spoonbill, Wood Storks, Blue Heron, Cranes, Sandpipers, Egrets, Pelicans, Owls, Muscovy Ducks, Alligators and many more that I’m not sure what they are.
Last week I was able to walk to the largest pond which is about 1.2 miles from our house. I made sure I timed it right to get there at sunset since that’s when the animals are particularly active. They come alive with this incredible, almost choreographed, wildlife dance you will ever see. The blue heron will fly low over the pond just grazing it as he goes from one side to the other, landing on the edge of a perfectly manicured green on the golf course. The large turtle bobs his head up and down, in and out of the water, probably catching the bugs that are thickest at sunset, hovering just above the surface. My favorite part though, and the part that brings the biggest smile to my face, are watching the fish. I don’t know my fish well but they are about a foot long and usually about 5 or 6 of them will join the dance, behaving like Dolphins who make that graceful arc when they jump out of the water and down under then back up again. They look like a rock skipping across the water because they will propel their bodies up and down, up and down as they make their way across the pond. I would love to film the entire routine someday and put music to it because just walking past doesn’t do it justice. You have to stop and linger awhile before they will give you the full show. They always get a hardy round of applause from me.
I live in a neighborhood that has a 3 mile sidewalk that makes a large oval around the perimeter. As you walk around it you pass the golf course that has many ponds with the most amazing Floridian wildlife hanging around them. I’ve seen Pink Spoonbill, Wood Storks, Blue Heron, Cranes, Sandpipers, Egrets, Pelicans, Owls, Muscovy Ducks, Alligators and many more that I’m not sure what they are.
Last week I was able to walk to the largest pond which is about 1.2 miles from our house. I made sure I timed it right to get there at sunset since that’s when the animals are particularly active. They come alive with this incredible, almost choreographed, wildlife dance you will ever see. The blue heron will fly low over the pond just grazing it as he goes from one side to the other, landing on the edge of a perfectly manicured green on the golf course. The large turtle bobs his head up and down, in and out of the water, probably catching the bugs that are thickest at sunset, hovering just above the surface. My favorite part though, and the part that brings the biggest smile to my face, are watching the fish. I don’t know my fish well but they are about a foot long and usually about 5 or 6 of them will join the dance, behaving like Dolphins who make that graceful arc when they jump out of the water and down under then back up again. They look like a rock skipping across the water because they will propel their bodies up and down, up and down as they make their way across the pond. I would love to film the entire routine someday and put music to it because just walking past doesn’t do it justice. You have to stop and linger awhile before they will give you the full show. They always get a hardy round of applause from me.
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