What was the last gift you gave yourself?

I bought a wig from Amazon. Apparently, that sort of purchase takes some skill and training, however, and it didn't work out so well. I have an appointment with the stylist tomorrow, Friday, and a connection with a wig shop and a specialist there that's been around for 33 years, the shop and the specialist. Well the owner, and his - whatever... I bought a wig.
 
Medusa said:
I bought a wig from Amazon. Apparently, that sort of purchase takes some skill and training, however, and it didn't work out so well. I have an appointment with the stylist tomorrow, Friday, and a connection with a wig shop and a specialist there that's been around for 33 years, the shop and the specialist. Well the owner, and his - whatever... I bought a wig.
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there's a whol bunch of Youtbe videos on how to buy and fit wigs.. and where to buy them from. Might be better for you to look at some of those before spending a lot of money on a wig specialst ...
 
hollydolly said:
there's a whol bunch of Youtbe videos on how to buy and fit wigs.. and where to buy them from. Might be better for you to look at some of those before spending a lot of money on a wig specialst ...
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I know. I did. Turns out I need special help.
I'm a huge fan of learning to do things myself from Youtube, but this one... not so much. lol
Thank you for trying to help me out, though. :giggle:
 
I bought a couple of really nice quality paint brushes and a few colors of acrylic paint I liked, also some more colors of embroidery thread I didn't have. In the food department I bought a big container of spicy gumdrops. They will make me sick to my stomach but I don't care.
 
Purwell said:
Blimey, tell us more please!
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Okay, so here's the more:

I've been taking medication for about a year now that it turns out I don't actually need and hey, it carries the side-effect of hair loss. So my hair has been thinning out for quite a while. Thank gods and the maple trees, no one can see that cept me, but lemme tell ya, I am very aware of it and it's freak'n me out big time! I've easily lost half my hair.

Other thing: My hair is currently several shades of blue and green. That's lots of fun and all but it's also a huge mess and I'm tired of doing it. Direct Dyes (as they're called) are supposed to be very safe, but I don't know if I believe that. I know it's mostly the meds. that did this to my hair but still. -- What I mean by "this" is that my hair comes out in gobs when I shampoo it. It's horrifying. Horrifying.

I can't believe I don't have bald spots and my scalp isn't visible through my hair by now. Thankfully, I had a lot of hair to start with.

So, last Sunday, I put a protein mask in my hair (I'd done so the week before as well) and left it for about 90 minutes. Apparently, they shouldn't be left in that long. I thought you could sleep in those things. Turns out a person's hair can absorb too much protein, which can cause breakage.

K, so, when I rinsed out the mask, there were literally locks of my hair breaking off, sliding down my legs and onto the shower floor. Okay, only two, but the gobs thing as well. It was so surreal, I was thinking, "This isn't happening. I'm going to be telling someone about this awful dream I had."

K, so, I finish rinsing, wrap in a towel, pick up the handfuls of my hair and take them to my husband, kind of in a state of shock, and just sort of put them in his hands. To which he says, "Oh my god, honey. Damn." Which was when it really hit me and I started crying.

My husband and son spend some time reassuring me that there are no bald spots and while my hair has thinned, it's not like they can see my scalp, etc.

My husband takes me to a damaged hair specialist (at a salon where the daughter of a former boss works) and she says that it's not nearly as bad as I think, that she wouldn't have known, had I not told her, that it had thinned out so much, that it does need the damaged ends (couple inches of them) trimmed off and also gave me a bunch of other really helpful, comforting information.

K, so, she didn't have time to do my hair that day and when we saw the price list I told my husband I would just look it up on (ta da) YouTube, "How to trim your damaged ends," and do it myself.

But, my daughter, who lives in FL, after hearing all this, Zell's the money for an appt. with this specialist because she wants me to have a good experience and get a good start on regrowing my hair back to health. And cause she's awesome.

I have an appt. tomorrow, Friday, with the Stylist.

Oh, and I'm almost finished weaning off this medicine; freaking yay! One more week.

Sorry for the length. Sheesh, what an odyssey. LOL
 
Ruth n Jersey said:
I bought a couple of really nice quality paint brushes and a few colors of acrylic paint I liked, also some more colors of embroidery thread I didn't have. In the food department I bought a big container of spicy gumdrops. They will make me sick to my stomach but I don't care.
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I have a few of those, things to eat that don't like me, but I like them too much to let go.
You sound very creative and I like your avatar. :giggle:
 
Medusa said:
Good time to do that!
Have you used Kalms before and if so, did you find them, um, calming?
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yes I used them quite a few years ago.. I think.:unsure:.can't quite remember if they worked to calm me , but I think they might have so it's worth a try... . I want to try that before trying anything prescribed by the doctor.. I'm going through a bit of a difficult time.. well not a BIT... actually ..a LOT so I just want to see if the Kalms will do the trick for me
 
hollydolly said:
yes I used them quite a few years ago.. I think.:unsure:.can't quite remember if they worked to calm me , but I think they might have so it's worth a try... . I want to try that before trying anything prescribed by the doctor.. I'm going through a bit of a difficult time.. well not a BIT... actually ..a LOT so I just want to see if the Kalms will do the trick for me
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I hope that gets better and the Kalms help. ♥
 
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