Tuesday, August 12, 2025

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Planning for the upcoming weekend with my DD and her friends has commenced as they arrive Thursday. This week has been going very fast. Probably because the days have been packed. DH has golfed every other day, usually on a day when I have something like water aerobics.

Today I finally get my hair highlighted and cut. It is the highlighting that is mostly needed since I have 3 months of darker roots. At least I don't have much gray and what I do have makes that part look somewhat highlighted but I'm not a fan of the dark root look. The ends do need to be cleaned up but I'm going to keep growing it until I (or it) decides to stop. Tonight there is a Ladies Night out at the Beach Club with a Barbie theme. I am wearing all pink with these goofy pink shoes I got from Amazon. Haven't decided what to do with the hair yet. Maybe a side ponytail? The husbands of my 2 friends and I are going to hang out and drive us back and forth to the event. The club started doing these once a month last summer and they have been a big hit. They don't do them the rest of the year because there are too many people so I'm glad I can go to this one. Wouldn't mind ditching the theme though.

But first a Justice walk. Have a tuneful Tuesday!

Post a pic of the outfit! Are you good at backcombing? You could make a bouffant for glorious Barbie hair.

Nephew accelerated the move out! He and his kids stopped by last night to pick up more stuff. BFF went with them to the condo because she takes care of them Tuesdays and Wednesdays while nephew is at work. Then she works the other 5 days a week. I could not do it. I could take care of grandchildren if needed, but at 64, I couldn't also work full-time. We planned our lives differently I guess.

So it is very quiet here, and I can get into my office/closet again! And have free run of my kitchen. Kid foods removed from my fridge and freezer and I can find my stuff again!

Plans today include working out, some paperwork tasks like submitting receipts to my flex spending account, trying a new recipe (which requires a trip to the grocery store) and walking from my bedroom to bathroom with whatever attire or lack of it I desire. Oh the simple pleasures.

Yay! Your house is your own again!

I wish I could do the backcombing thing but my hair is so fine and straight it resists all backcombing or curling. A regular ponytail or on the side is just about the only variation my hair is capable of.

Same, fine and super straight. I needed spiral perms during the big hair era in the 80s to make it stylishly fluffy.

Me too!

I have fine straight hair too. No perm in the 80's, just lots of Aquanet and a hair dryer! I did use hot rollers some though!

Greetings

Mixed weather today. I started with Scrabble where I played abysmally and lost all three games. Not good but still fun. After that I decided to go to our exotic Target. Gee have I ever mentioned that I loathe large retail stores? Still do. What I dislike is that there is so much stuff to go through to find what you want. I wanted a travel size shampoo. No luck. There were several displays of small items but no shampoos. A zillion kinds of hair and skin products and it was hard to tell what exactly they do. Eventually I found what I mainly wanted which was summer socks plus a few other unneeded things. So much for that. Why do people consider retail shopping as therapy?

Liz post a pic of your Barbie outfit. Fun event I bet. Pony tail sounds right.

Yay DD you have your home back. Your BFF must be a person with much energy. Full time job plus weekend kids are not for the weak. My niece teaches high school science and is back prepping. And you and Peps ARE NOT.

Lots I should be doing to get ready for this trip. Maybe later. I did a burst of adulting yesterday. Not today. Hamburgers again tonight. I have some art projects to finish up. Maybe later also.

Diane S

I ordered some silicone "bottles" from Amazon. They are TSA approved size so I can fill them with my own product if I need. I do have a lot of travel sized toiletries from hotels, but my supply is dwindling because a lot of hotels are using dispensers rather than all the little plastic bottles. Better for the environment, but I liked collecting the little bottles to donate to homeless shelters.

122.9. Ice cream is working. Have not had any yet today but plan to. Ben and Jerry's was on sale for 2.29, we bought 10 pints! Yikes!

Cloudy day but warm and humid. We went to the botanical gardens.

Hello Fresh enticed me to sign back up with them. $200 off and some new healthier and lower calorie recipes. Tonight we had Barramundi with chimichurri, roasted vegetables and couscous. It was quite good!

Tomorrow I'm having a pool day with my friend while our husbands golf and then we are all going to a fancy restaurant for dinner after we get cleaned up from the day adventures.

Yes Liz, please post a pic of you in Barbie pink!

Yay for having your house back DD and for not having to prepare to go back to school.

Sorry you lost all 3 games of Scrabble Diane. Enjoy leftover hamburgers!

The club started doing these once a month last summer and they have been a big hit. They don't do them the rest of the year because there are too many people... As I initially read this I was thinking you were on Cape Cod, not in Florida, and got all confused about too many people during the rest of the year. Then it hit me... DUH.....

As for all you ladies with fine hair, be grateful you have hair! If I hadn't had medical intervention I would be bald as a billiard ball!

Sorry Scrabble was no bueno today, but at least fun was had!

Congratulations on your house reclaimed, DD! Sheer bliss!

Enjoy ladies day, Paula.

203.2 again today.

Another gloriously busy day of retirement on the first day of school! I had a Dr. appointment just before 9 am, refilled prescriptions because I was right there and it made sense even though I only NEEDED one of them, and tried to get lab work done, but it was not in the cards today - too busy. I will go tomorrow morning early. One of the tests (Testosterone) needs to be done between 8 and 9 am anyhow, so I will be able to get them ALL done with one ***** Who knew that a hormone test could be time of day dependent!?!?! After the doctor I headed off to the Ford dealership to get the Transit's oil changed and all systems checked prior to leaving for Reno and Minnesota this week. Came home to eat, do a few tasks, and then it was off to the post office, optometrist, and the gym. Now I need to put Buster on the table. Later we will go to the CA Fish Grill for Taco Tuesday. Shrimp tacos for me. Yum!

Doctor visit confirmed I do not have a hernia, but rather an intense little muscle strain. Given that it is in the lower abdomen/pelvic region not too much I can do "rest" it. Instructions are to be "mindful of the injury when you are working out." I can live with that!

While it may sound like I had a busy day, it was wonderful to be doing all sorts of out and about things on this particular first day of school. How did I find time to work? It's no wonder I was often feeling pressed for time! LOL!