Quote of the Day: Experience is a comb which nature gives us when we are bald. Proverb
From Waking the Warrior Goddess: Embrace 30 minutes of aerobic activity every day.
Exercise Log: Walked Millcreek Canyon w/ Kathy E. and Sue O. for 4.60 miles and then 3.34 on stairmaster- total: 7.94 miles (surplus 1.43 miles)
Most of the hair on my head is gone, not bald yet but it’s amazing how the rest of your face takes over when your hair is absent. I didn’t realize that my hair was so much of my appearance. I am fine with it. I am wearing a scarf and ribbon. I still have eyebrows and eyelashes. Sleeping was a little rough- I think it will be easier when I’m completely bald. Maggie was a huge help in dealing with the hair buzzing last night. Nate, Mary and girls came over for dinner and then we put a chair on the deck and got ready for the hair removal. Maggie had kid scissors and wanted to do it all but they barely cut through paper so.. when Nate and Mike started to buzz my head, Maggie threw a fit and started crying and that was great because all my attention went to Maggie and I forgot to feel sorry for myself.
Joe headed to REI today with the intent to find some sporty scarves for me. He met a woman who had just finished chemo, also looking for scarves and she helped him pick some out for me. I love the connections we make with someone who would seem a stranger one moment and a friend the next.
This lose of hair has really got me thinking that we are way too worried about our appearance and what others think. I think it has made me more bold. Is that possible? I think, that we as women, should embrace all that is so wonderful about ourselves and stop trying to impress each other and showing off with our appearance, clothes, money, status- whatever it is that we think we have that makes us better than another person. That’s one of the things I love about meeting up with friends and running in the morning- we don’t wear make-up, our hair is matted down from the night’s sleep- we are just essentially us and we are there to experience the run or the moment. We don’t have to hid behind our possessions or the accomplishments of our children, we can interact on a level that is really basic and really refreshing. And when we share details about our lives or if we need to get something literally off our chests, it goes no further than the group. If feels good to embrace what is uniquely female!
Melinda Overton and Lousie Zabriskie brought over dinner last night. Fruit, hearty bread, Chicken and Motzahball Soup and the most delicious chocolate smoothie I’ve yet to taste. Thanks for the delicious dinner! Card from Susan Campbell- one of my neighbors from Mount Air Acres!
Rachel- fabulous hairdresser met me at her salon @ 5, which was so thoughtful, because most everyone was gone for the day and she could shave closely the rest of my head and work on my wigs. Rachel has the touch. I love the way she washes your hair- it felt so good to have someone massage my scalp and deliver this loving gentleness to the top of my head. The power of physical touch is truly amazing. In one of my college classes, I remember the professor discussing elderly issues and how the older you get, the less touch you receive. Think of a small baby and how everyone wants to hold and caress her compared to an elderly person, who sometimes, I’m sorry to say, we dread to slather with hugs and kisses, and they probably need it the most. Rachel worked on “Bewitched” and “Zara”, my wigs, and got them to fit my face and gave me enough confidence to try them out at Home Depot. It felt like people were looking at me differently- there just is something about the way your own hair fits on your scalp! Rachel is expecting a baby girl in 5 weeks and we are counting down this beautiful girl’s entrance into this world! Thanks for making my day easier, Rachel!
Maggie, Kate and I wearing hairnet while cooking. Maggie said: “Grandma and I are twinners” Mike buzzing what’s left Ok, I’m going way out of my comfort zone to send this pics!
You are one tough girl. Your Dad and I are so proud of you. Keep on fighting like a girl!
Wow what a great attitude you have! You look great with or without hair and how fun to have your little grandbabies wearing the nets too. You are quite the exercise guru – I can’t believe your energy, endurance, and commitment. I liked your comments about how we worry too much about keeping up appearances. How true. How wonderful to have little children remind us through their example that its ok to look different and embrace life as it comes. They love you the same regardless of appearanc, and remind us of the important basics in life. No wonder why we are supposed to become as little children. . .