Zeo's Thoughts and Wanderings

Dante's foot is doing well, but he may be permanently short a claw. That's fine; he's got 17 others. Still needs to be on antibiotics for another week or so, which is REAL fun, as he's something of a squirmer. He doesn't have to go back to the vet for another checkup unless he starts limping again or we notice something changing about the foot.

Yesterday, I had half a pot of coffee. I also tried to clean the kitchen, ran 2 dishwasher loads, and 4 loads of laundry (three folded and put away; last one was towels and a blanket, in the drier as I went to bed). I think there's a link; maybe I should keep drinking lots of coffee on the weekend, so I keep cleaning. ;)

My water intake's dropped since starting here. I think last week, I had the same bottle of water all week, and only drank half of it (a 750 mL bottle). I know I need to step it up again, especially with the dry season upon us.

My haircut from October has finally grown out to the point where I kinda like it. Only took a month. :-P I need to trim my bangs, though. They're starting to obstruct my vision. I'm tempted to just let my hair grow out over the winter, then get it cut again in April or May. I really don't like paying for haircuts that may or may not be what I wanted. What I need to do is get a copy of the picture I used in July for that haircut.

My other hair problem is that when they did the highlights last time, she didn't do them well. In July, when I had them done at Kate's, Kate put the main color in first, then Jocelyn (I think?) put the highlights OVER that color, so it wasn't "OHMIGODBLONDE!!!" it was a lighter red-copper. When I went to Fantasic Sam's in October, Lily put the highlights in first, and tried to do the main color around them. As a result, she missed a spot around the highlights. I have one spot on the left side that is really dark brown compared to everything else.

I think I may have to give in and just start coloring my hair at home again. It should work out cheaper than a salon, even if home hair color is supposedly more damaging than salon color.

I picked up a cookbook at a thrift store, called "Cooking for Two." I've been planning meals out of it for the past few weeks. So far, no "Blecch, don't make this again," a few hits, and a few, "Eh." What it's really helping with is portion control. Each recipe makes just 2 servings. No leftovers, and no overeating (hopefully). Plus, menuing in advance helps when it's grocery shopping time. No more, "Well, maybe we could use that..." so not as much overspending. Also helps with the "What do you want for dinner?" "I dunno, what do you feel like making?" frustration. On the one hand, having a husband with few food dislikes is great. On the other, I get virtually no input on meals. The usual answer to "What do you want for dinner?" is "Whatever, you know me, I'll eat anything." That's not the answer I want. I don't want "What will you eat?" I want, "What do you WANT?"

But then, he does make waffles for me on the weekends, so I don't complain too overly much.

My hair is now five inches shorter. Why? Why not? Seriously, though, I'd been meaning to at least trim my hair for months now, and this morning I finally grabbed the scissors, split my hair into two hanks, gave each hank a twist, and cut off a handful on each side.

I can still ponytail it, only now, the ends of the tail hit just above the shoulderblades rather than almost my waist. Not really a big deal. I'd given some thought to going even shorter, but that would require professional assistance, and I don't trust hairdressers. They've never really given me the look/style/whatever I've requested. We'll see, though, once we hit Phoenix. Maybe desert life will inspire me to go shorter.

Or maybe I'll still just let it grow.