Preparing For Your Tummy Tuck Surgery

Although surgery preparation in the weeks before your tummy tuck surgery may seem overwhelming, if you plan your steps and create lists for supplies and tasks, this will significantly lower your stress levels.  Doing so helps you focus on relaxing and healing, not worrying, which can only enhance your recovery.  Plus, you are sure not to forget anything!  The last thing you need on your surgery day is having to stop at the pharmacy and wait in the car while your caretaker rushes around searching for a forgotten item.  These tips, along with your own surgeon’s instructions, should definitely help you avoid that inconvenience.

My Personal Experience With Hair Extensions (9 Methods!)

Hair Extensions:  Not For Extended Periods

Before: Damage After Hairlocs Removal.  After: Fusion: Hate It And It Looks Awful, Too.

I once read a comment by some random celebrity (I can’t remember who, now) “The fastest way to having short hair, sans cutting it off, is to get hair extensions.”  Truer words were never spoken.  I have documented my experience with hair extensions over a 5 year period with 9 different systems so that you can better avoid the problems that I had.  I no longer have extensions but I have had enough experience with many methods to have an informed opinion about it.  I am not trying to dissuade anyone from getting them, I just want you to know what you are getting into with each method and the reality of its effects on your natural hair.  Hair extensions are not for everyone.

I sustained considerable hair damage, a huge dent in my pocket book but walked away with a ton of personal experience.

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I Have “Pine Mouth” (Completely Off Topic) But It Is Driving Me Crazy!

Something you may not know about me, but I am a bit of a foodie.  Gourmet cooking is a hobby and I prepare gourmet meals every day.  Whether it is Porkchops with caramelized onions and sweet potato gravy or Chicken Involtini stuffed with feta, golden raisins, proscuitto and collard greens.  Oh yeah and Pine Nuts.  As is customary, I snacked on a few while cooking.  Yum.  Wait. Not so yum.  These just aren’t as good as I remembered.  But, whatever, this is what we’re having for dinner.  And it was fabulous when we ate it.   However!