I once was lost, but now am found,

For a while, I was pretty lost. My life hit a turning point in the spring of this year. I suffered loss of friends, close and not so close. It was as if this was a sign that I needed to grow up. April was a test for me.
But now. I'm ok. I chose what path I was going to go on. http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifI went back to the things I knew for sure. My friends I love unconditionally. Reading. Embroidering. Watching old movies.
I feel at home again.
Here is my latest embroidery project. A sweet mermaid I found in Doodle Stitching The Motif Collection by Aimee Ray



Happy June!!

Earrings

Good Lord. I'm so nuts about earrings at the moment. I've had my ears pierced for as long as I can remember, I think I was about 5 or 6. It took me 11 odd years to realize what a great accessory they are. Usually I jack them from my mothers collection of earrings.

These are my favorites
I'm not exactly sure where they came from but they fell into my loving hands. When I turn my head they sound like wind-chimes, I love it.
Any accessories obsessions for you?

end to a the penultimate year

"Things usually work out in the end."
"What if they don't?"
"That just means you haven't come to the end yet."

I paint self-portraits because I am so often alone, because I am the person I know best.

(Photo)
I used to think I was the strangest person in the world but then I thought, there are so many people in the world, there must be someone just like me who feels bizarre and flawed in the same ways I do. I would imagine her, and imagine that she must be out there thinking of me too. Well, I hope that if you are out there and read this and know that, yes, it’s true I’m here, and I’m just as strange as you. --Frida Kahlo

"When people are finding meaning in things -- beware."

--Edward Gorey

Waiting

Vanity Fair 2010 Hollywood Issue Cover
I find myself staring at this picture. For some reason it screams spring to me. Which is what I want desperately.

Great Lengths

Oh, how far I go to get my hair to grow faster.
I cut my hair relatively short last July, and swiftly regretted it. About 3 years ago I had realllyyy long hair, not intentionally but because I was lazy and didn't feel like going to get it cut. That was also the year I discovered the hair straightener. Ah what a bittersweet memory. While yes it did give me beautifully silky hair, I also wrecked it beyond belief. But by the time I had my sister cut off "The Stump", it was just disgusting.

(My Disgusting Hair, circa 2008)
Since then I've been keeping it no longer than shoulder length.
But this most recent cut, I want it to be long and flowy again! So I started a Mega Hair Growth Routine.
1. The Hair Vitamins. The first thing I bought was "Hair Skin and Nail" vitamins after a YouTube video suggested them. The ones I take, the Target generic brand, are like horsepills, but I will do anything for my hair to be healthy, even choke those suckers down.
2. Giving myself a weekly 20 minute scalp massage. I look like an idiot, but hey, it works, kinda
3. Using Baby Shampoo. Weird, but it works for me! It must be really gentle on my hair. I'm not sure. I'm in no way a professional!

And some other stuff, usually just the basics, you know, eating right blah blah.

Since July, six moths ago, my hair has grown six inches! I did dye my hair about 2 weeks ago, so I've been treating it extra well!!!

(My hair, August 2010)

(My hair, 2011)
Do you have any ways to help with hair growth?!