I used to have really long hair, almost down to my waist. Well, I know that long hair makes older women look even older, so last spring I decided to go to the local cosmetology school and have them cut my hair really short, and then donate the hair to the Locks of Love organization.
I thought that was doing two good deeds at once – giving the cosmetology students a “practice” head to work on, and donating the hair to the organization that makes wigs for cancer victims.
I loved my new shorter hair do, it did make me look much younger, and I got lots of compliments on it. But, I am thinking about letting it grow out again and donating another round of “haircut” to Locks of Love again. That is a relatively painless and inexpensive thing that I can do to improve the quality of life for a cancer victim. I think it will take me about two years to get the length I need to donate to them – if I recall correctly they only accept hair that is 11″ long. I’ll have to double check on that, it might be 9″, but I’m pretty sure it is 11″ that they need.
One of my family’s favorite recipes is found right on the back of most Bisquick boxes. It is the recipe for oven-fried chicken. We fix it with chicken thighs, and it is delicious! It tastes very similar to Kentucky Fried Chicken, but is much cheaper! We measure all of the ingredients into a big zipper storage bag, add two chicken thighs at a time and shake it to coat. Pop it in the oven, turn it once. It is delicious! Very very easy to do. I even like it cold, as a lunch the next day, so I try to cook more than we will eat at supper time!
Over the years, I’ve seen so many health fads come and go, I simply can’t count them all. About twenty years ago my in-laws got interested in Shaklee vitamins and products, and they were always trying to get me to buy their Shaklee products. They were also trying to get me to become a Shaklee distributor.
They were trying to convince me that the road to better health was through taking their 23 vitamin pills every day, and to use their colon cleansing product. I suffer from Irritable Bowel syndrome, and I was simply not interested in taking anything that was going to have me spending even more time in the bathroom.
To be honest, the one and only time I tried the Shaklee vitamins, I threw up. I was mortified! My doctor told me that natural vitamins are often more difficult for the stomach to digest, so I stopped taking them. Every time I tried natural vitamins since then I have become extremely nauseous. So, I am wary of any product that has anything to do with my digestive system.
That being said, there are a lot of people “out there” who are convinced that the only reason that they are healthy is because of their “natural vitamin” regimen, and their regular use of a colon cleansing product. I think if it works for them, that is wonderful! Just don’t try to get ME to use it!
Today I stopped by the local Giant Food to buy some of the fat free gravy that I like. I was surprised that they had a new technology going there where you can scan your own groceries and bag them when you take them off of the shelf, and then when you are finished shopping you go to the cash register and plug it into a holder, it downloads into the cash register what you are buying, you swipe your credit card, sign the signature panel and you are done! Sure did cut down on wait time at the cash register! I think I like that!
