A note for my friends

The pies and cookies are made.

The turkey is defrosting.

The rolls are rising.

 

So while I had a minute, I wanted to stop and wish my friends a Happy Thanksgiving.

Thank you for being my friend, I'm so thankful for you!

 

Love you! 

Sherry

 

 

 

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Picking out a new washer/dryer...Who knew it could be so complicated?!

Washing clothes should be a simple chore, right?

Just throw the clothes in the washer with a scoop of my handmade detergent,

push start and wait for the cycle to end so I can hang my fresh laundry on the line.?

 

Well, that's fine and dandy until you go to replace your old washer/dryer combo because the old washer decides to start oiling your clothes and the 29 year old dryer's knob falls off.

 

Who knew there would be so many choices in the store now?

Should I get a front-loader?  A top loader with an agitator?  Top loader without an agitator?

All these decisions made my head spin.

I don't like too many choices, that's why I buy almost all my groceries at Aldi. :)

 

So, after reading all the pros/cons on online reviews, I chose....

Big surprise here...

I chose the old tried and true top loading machine with an agitator.

Mostly because I hate changes (almost as much as I hate choices).

 

I got this new Maytag Centennial set yesterday and it's been chugging away all morning cleaning all the laundry we brought home from our weekend camping trip.

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So far, it seems to be doing a great job with cleaning  BUT  I must say it is sort of loud and it takes longer to run a wash load than my old GE model did.  Guess I'll just have to get used to a little change after all.

Speaking of change,  I'm still trying to get the red out...of my hair that is.  I've treated it with another dose of Vitamin C/shampoo mixture this morning.  I don't know if it's any lighter but it shouldn't get a cold this winter.  :)

Thank you for stopping by my blog today, hope you leave a comment to let me know you were here.  Traffic in Blogland has been pretty slow lately, probably due to everyone out enjoying the beautiful fall weather and I don't blame them a bit, in fact, that's what I've been doing too!

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Yikes ~ I turned my hair RED!!!

So what do I have in common with this cute little Smoke Tree in my front yard?

Both of our crowning glories turned RED lately!

I like hers much better than mine though.?

I finally got up the nerve to put some color on my hair for the first time ever!

I wanted to use a more natural route so I bought this from Sally's Beauty Supply,

Reshma Henna.

 

I chose Natural Chestnut since I thought it was the closest to my own hair color.

You see, I didn't want to change my hair color, I just wanted to cover my silver strands.

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Well, I did cover the silver,

with RED!

 

This is Monday, one day after my henna experience.

 

It kind of reminded me of a childhood dream of mine, to have hair like one of my favorite tv stars.

 

But that was a dream that I left behind many years ago.?

 

 

I was very surprised with my new hair color and it wasn't a happy surprise.

So what to do?

Google How to fade henna.

 

I won't go into all the details but one treatment included the items below:

distilled water, raw honey, cinnamon, VO5 Kiwi Lime Conditioner.

 

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Mixed up, it looked like a mess, but on the bright side it did smell nice.

Yes, I actually put that on my hair, TWICE!

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I couldn't tell if it lightened the reds at all, so I tried some other things that I won't go into detail about but will say that one included Dawn dishwashing detergent...my poor hair!

 

 

I kept running across the idea of lightening colored hair with crushed vitamin C tablets mixed with shampoo.

 

So, did I try that?

Sure, I was desperate.

 

Here's the results after the first try.

I think the red was a little more subtle.

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And here's this morning, after my third treatment.?

 

The sun was barely awake (as was I) when my son snapped this picture for me, but believe me when I say that the Vitamin C treatment really made a difference!

 

I even read where some ladies have taken off layers of old permanent dye with this.

The good thing is, it didn't uncover my silver strands, but I've decided that I can live with them when they do make their reappearance.  They weren't that bad after all. :)

 

Now if I can just grow out this short, short haircut...I'm never satisfied, am I?

 

P.S. If you're interested in the Vitamin C process to lighten colored hair just Google:  How to Lighten Dyed Hair with Vitamin C.

 

Oh, and good luck!

 

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