michellep Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 Hi everyone! It's 11am here and it's 10 degrees I have warm coats but not gloves....so perhaps I should go shopping! I have a hair appt today for a color. I'm thinking about having my hair cut into a bob with some golden high lights.....maybe it will make me look younger? Russ loves clam chowder so I'll be making that when I get home. Hopefully I won't freeze before that! Not much else happening here, but then not much ever does in this tiny town. LOL Have a great day! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janet B Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 Good afternoon! We are warm compared to you Michelle, it is 17 here! Needless to say I am not venturing outside! This new skinny chemo body of mine feels the cold even worse than it did before! Crazy, but they are saying it will be 50 next week. I am jealous of the new style you are going for Michelle! The Tarceva really wrecked my hair, it is coarse and kinky it sticks straight up and refuses to grow AND I have several bald spots. It is lovely! Ha ha! I just can't bring myself to getting a wig, it seems like it would be so uncomfortable, like wearing a hat all the time. So, I just go for the crazy lady look! I am making soup for dinner also, chicken tarragon. I really really don't like soup but my husband loves it and we had a roast chicken the other night, so I will grin and bear it! There IS icecream for dessert! I am headed back up to the guest room to continue purging my craft supplies. I used to do a lot of felting, folk art painting and stamping to sell and give as gifts, but I really kind of stopped when I was diagnosed so I think it is time to clean out most of it. It is hard to do though. A crafter always has in the back of her head that she could use that some day! Stay warm everyone! Peace Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandyW Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 putting brine on the roads here in preparation for ice sleet and snow, tomorrow... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dianew Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 I'm feeling guilty - it's practically tropical here it seems. My cell phone says 54. Not sure where it came from since it was freezing two days ago, but I'm not complaining. Michelle and Janet -- your guys are sure lucky, my guy unfortunately is getting frozen Safeway meatloaf . I had planned to make homemade calzones - but after I got started found I didn't have everything I needed (when am I going to learn to make sure I have all the ingredients before starting?). I used to make big pots of soups and stews and freeze some - but haven't had the stamina to do that in awhile. I do love clam chowder - but have never tried to make it. Maybe I'll give that a try next week. Janet I was never happy wearing a wig. I have friends who wear them all the time since chemo and you never see their real hair. I know Tarceva is in a class all its own when it comes to hair. Even after standard chemo my hair did not return the way it had been -- and it is now much much thinner and the texture is coarser. I'd sure like to have my old hair back -- but I guess it's a small price to pay. On the plus side it has saved me a lot of money -- no more color, perms, hilights etc. Well I'd better get to defrosting that meatloaf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michellep Posted January 25, 2013 Author Share Posted January 25, 2013 Just checked in before going to bed and saw your reply Janet about a wig. I never took chemo since it was my husband who was taking it, but after he passed I lost ALL of my own hair. I suppose it was nerves. But I ended up buying a wig and it was really nice. It took a little time getting used to but I loved the idea of the style already done for me. I have since grown my own hair back and sometimes now I look at that wig and think about wearing it again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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