I have been pestering the doctor’s office about my blood work that I asked for and yesterday, I heard back from the clinic that my thyroid levels are low and I should see my primary doctor for medication. In the land of what the fuck – I ask you how this dermatologist has risen to his ranks. But there it is – and so I will try to see if I can get that corrected…
I woke this morning, hair all over, and my resolve was confirmed particularly after I got a message from my hair stylist who said he was up last night thinking about me and sending me positive thoughts. We spoke afterwards and he said that when you have good in your life and know someone else is struggling, it helps to send some of your abundance towards that person to help them on their path. March…
I have been debating whether to get a wig or just go bald. And then I stumbled upon this blog with countless images of bald women and must say, bald seems to be what might win out. After looking at 100 images of bald women my conclusion is other than Natalie Portman, black chicks are the ones who really carry this look, because it does get a little dicey on us pale faces. But I’m…
Since my goal as of late was to lose weight and get on a regular exercise routine again, I was simply derailed by going bald. I mean really? When I called my stylist and asked him if I should just cut it all off he said, “Well, it wouldn’t be your best look.” I sat here on the terrace trying to work on a schedule for the upcoming months and out of the blue I…
Today I was catching up with a dear friend and she was fussing about her kids, the entitlement they feel, and other mother rants. I laughed and said that is good to hear as I only remember her saying to her son, “I’m the luckiest mom in the world” something I now say to my son. She laughed. I picked up Tin from school today and another mother had taken him to the park as…
I spoke with a friend who began shaving her hair a few years ago – she’s gorgeous and looks great without hair. She told me, “Rachel, it set me free.” She also said a friend of hers developed alopecia and now shaves her head because her hair never grew back except in patches. “She says she feels free.” I called her husband and asked him if he would clip my hair. He said yes. I…
A rose is a rose by any other name, but what about the thorns? What to do with those pesky pricks that thrive on blood, yours mainly? Well my motto is see ya later alligator. I just finished Constance Adler’s My Bayou and closed the book with a sigh and a feeling of relief. Her story mirrors part of my story, and so therefore, I’m glad those chapters are over. As for the thorns on…
Someone was saying that New Orleans experienced the entry into this new world order with Katrina and the subsequent federal flood. They said that we are going through a consciousness raising era and that here was the entry point. They were able to trace a line all the way to the Occupy Movement. So actually before the Arab Spring, Corporate Spring, CEO Spring, there was the Gulf South Spring. We are ready for what comes…
As much as I love wigs, I’m now investigating the art of the comb over. Who’d have thought my lovely mane would look now more like mange. A friend I spoke with who experienced this in her younger years said that she sympathized as our hair is what makes us feminine – particularly if you were blessed with a great head of hair.