Friday Five

Oh hey I tried to multi-task on Monday and posted twice. So much for scheduling that correctly.  I'm sure it just made your day to get a two-fer. I kid. 

We made it to Friday! This week has actually been pretty nice at work.  I supposed I am still feeling stressed since I am not sleeping well lately, but I'm making an effort to try to get back on track -- its just harder than I thought with all this awful weather.  Part of me doesn't want to look at it at all and the other part of me is obsessively stalking weather reports.  THREE snowflakes on my weekly people. THREE! I seriously drove to work in my Ugg boots Thursday.  Anyway, on to "the five". 

1. This is for Matt.  

2. Random fact - Matt and I watch friends re-runs daily.  It's a problem. 

3. Who wants a haircut? Me. When to go though? I like this one - it seems like a realistic idea of my actual hair texture. 

4  I had a lot of wine therapy this week.  I haven't been a pleasant person for my husband to live with. I'm trying to do better .

5. Dying to try this new coffee place near work. 

Happy Friday! 

Hair,Tourniquets and Tears....oh my. I don't think were in Kansas anymore.

The Single Gal got me thinking with her comments about Tom Brady’s new do. I have realized over the last week that according to the state of my bathroom vanity and shower drain, I am currently losing hair faster than Chewbacca. For those of you who don’t know, pregnancy hair is glorious. It’s super thick and with a little argan hair oil it’s the closest you will ever get to movie star hair. Seriously. It’s that great.

Like any other normal person, of course I have to google “hair loss post pregnancy” to check out what’s going on. I mean, it’s a jungle in my bathroom right now after brushing, blow drying, and curling. My google search returned some interesting information. One article explained about the percentage of hair that is usually in a “resting” state on your head. (I want #1 to be in a resting state on a consistent basis—not my hair.) The hairs “rest” and then those are the hairs that fall out. You have less hair in a resting state when you are pregnant which is why it’s thicker.

I also discovered this gem during my research which I will share with you here courtesy of Babycenter.com:

A note to new moms with long hair: Strands of hair can end up tightly wrapped around your baby’s tiny appendages, including his fingers, toes, wrists, ankles, and penis. This is called a hair tourniquet, and it can be quite painful for your little one. If you find him crying for no apparent reason, check carefully for tight bands of hair.

I have long hair. So if you need me, the Turtle will be snaking our bathroom drain and I will be checking #1 for tourniquets when she is seemingly crying for no apparent reason. And as all new mothers know—babies.never.cry.for.no.apparent.reason. EVER.

 the housewife

Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow...

Ya’ll! In honor of the Superbowl this month I wanted to address some general issues.

I have some deep concerns about Tom Brady’s new long 70’s man-do. I originally caught sight of something horrible and stringy hanging out of his football helmet on a MNF (Monday Night Football) broadcast.   Initial thoughts: “Gross.  What is that beautiful man-whore doing to himself?” I mean—he looks terrible. Is that Chewbacca? Or a man? 

I digress…

Come to find out Tom’s new hair-do is a legit convo topic among the masses! (Yay!) Who knew this shit was all over the New York Post weeks ago?  I was on the way to work and my favorite morning show crew (The Regular Guys—LOVE. THEM.) were discussing the very same thing—only they had more imperative info on the topic. Rumor has it that Tom is growing out his hair because his football helmet is rubbing a bald spot on the back of his head.  And I thought I had problems. 

This is what you get when you marry THE Gisele Bundchen. A complex.   

I had to send up a specific SAA prayer to my special confidant, Little Baby Jesus (also referred to as LBJ) at that very moment.  I really should be careful in my search for #1’s Uncle.  At the end of the day if it’s going to last you need laughter and good conversation more than anything.  So, LBJ, please sent me a tall, beautiful man (with no hair loss issues) who makes me laugh a lot and is really smart.  It’s hard to be a power couple but let’s face it—beauty fades and football helmets make bald spots. 

Love you. Mean it.

the single gal