Alrighty-- in no particular order... here are a few of my new favorite things.
Number one. Chocolatey Mint tea from Superstore. I drink coffee all morning long (caffeine needed in a bad way). In the afternoon I switch to drinking tea. During the cold rainy season you've gotta have a mug of something hot nearby to survive.
Number two.
Baking soda + vinegar mixed with food coloring + eye dropper + a four year old = an hour of fun
Got the idea from here.
Sidenote-- in no way was this activity a teachable "scientific" moment in our house-- it was done strictly to have fun, make a mess, and occupy my four year old so that I would have some measure of sanity between the hour of 4 to 5 pm. And if I'm being completely honest-- I really couldn't explain why the vinegar made the baking soda all "fizzy" and such anyways.
But look at how much fun it was...
Number three. I got my hair cut and moved into stage four of my post pregnancy hair. Are you not familiar with the four stages? Let me enlighten you.
Stage one: crazy, crazy, amounts of hair. It's a good thing I don't leave the house in the weeks following the birth of a baby because it literally takes me half an hour to blow dry.
Stage two: shed fest.... buying Drain-o in bulk... I start texting my hairdresser pictures of the hair balls I pull out of the shower drain with messages saying "is this normal?" "does this look right to you?". Seriously-- I lose an insane amount of hair.
Stage three: regrowth. worst. stage. ever. Half of my hair is one length... the other half is an inch or two long. I spend my days trying to hide my new set of mini bangs and nasty sideburns.
Stage four: I finally break down and get bangs cut to hide the mini bangs.
I am now at stage four... hence the bangs.
Wow, that is a really really big close up picture of my head. Kinda wish I had taken a picture of my haircut the day it was done-- not the unwashed bed head I decided to leave the house with three days later.
Number four. Taking the kids to Chapters.
Starbucks, book browsing, and a fantastic selection of awesome home accessories = fun for me. Trains, toys, kids books = fun for the kids. It really is a win win situation for us all.
I'm thinking I'm going to do most of my Christmas shopping here this year...
And that my friends-- concludes today's list of favorite new things.
Thank you for the out loud laugh at the four stages of post-pregnancy hair. I SO get it. I recall the nasty scads of hair lost in the months post-delivery. Unfortunately for those in my household, it meant gross hairballs on the edge of the tub that I didn't always toss in the trash immediately after showering. Bahahaha. So gross.
ReplyDeleteAnd oh...the 2" 'fuzz' is ridiculous. I have a widows peak with a cowlick (can one get their hairline lasered?!?!) and the 2" fly aways are driving me nuts. I often pull them out in a fit of frustration, only to be faced with the same problem months later.
Me + bangs = not friends...no way out for this girl. But you, on the other hand, are rocking it!
if that's your bedhead, seriously. the bangs look great!
ReplyDeleteoh my word Sabrina-- a cowlick and widow's peak + mini bangs WOULD be dreadful! I must say though-- that the mini bangs and flyaways are not nearly as terrible as the mini sideburns-- there was much cheering and fist pumps on the day I could finally tuck them behind my ears!
ReplyDeleteI am stage 4 too! This morning I was trying to hide my mini bangs under my over grown, haven't been cut in almost 6 months, regular bangs! So frustrating. I thought I was the only one. So thank you for making me feel less alone in this ridiculous stage and giving me a good laugh!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the four year old entertainment idea! I showed Ethan the picture of Caleb, and now he's excited to try out that activity:). As for the hair, I definitely understand the four stages...I just started stage 2, which I've been dreading since before Jackson was born:(. However, you look GREAT in your "stage 4" haircut!
ReplyDeleteYou're gorgeous. LOVE the bangs. 'Nuff said.
ReplyDeleteAnnnd.... your new favorite things look very worthy of favoritism. :)
your post was the best ever!
ReplyDeletei love the four stages... so get that... now is it normal to still be is stage four when your baby is not a baby anymore??
lovin the bangs - i wish i had bedhead like that, mine resembles more or a lion mane! (picture those two inch hairs mixed with 24" hairs - not pretty)
side-note: kelsie-lynn your raven mane is looking amazing these days! your gorgeous