{ The Dreaded Hair Show Pic Post }

Can you tell I’ve been avoiding posting a photo from the hairshow? LOL I thought about removing the mention of it from the first post but then I’d have to figure out how to edit any of the comments that referenced the dreaded photos as well. *sigh* Now when I’ve finally decided I can no longer avoid this 2nd post, wouldn’t ya know, my best bud Shari isn’t online to pretty me up. I just know being the fabulous photographer she is she’s gotta have a miracle filter that would make me look ten years younger and hopefully less shiny. (Consumer Report note – I’ve never had shiny/oily skin but this Truco makeup they used on me sure did a number by the end of the night. I’d have to advise against spending the ridiculous amount of money they get for that stuff.)

So I should probably give an explanation for this funky looking do. No I don’t normally get so done up. LOL I have a girlfriend who works for a local salon and each year they have a competition with all of the Panopoulos across the state. I’ve been Kelly’s guinea pig for over 10 years now, usually for the women’s contemporary competition but this year for the trend couples category with her husband. The judging is based on a completely look so each year I get dressed up in something really trendy, Kelly puts way more make-up on me than I normally wear in a week and styles my hair in a way that makes it embarassing to stop at the McDonald’s drive-thru on the way home. Then we go to the show, I have to smile for the judges till my cheeks are sore while they analyze my head without ever looking me in the eyes or probably even noticing my plastered smile. But it’s over, and because of the salon being bought out recently by Regis it’s sounding like this was probably the last year for the show. So I’m thinking I may TRY to grow my hair out longer. It’s not usually worth the effort ‘cuz just about when I’m getting past the most difficult growing out stage it’s hair show season and she chops most of it off. So we’ll see how this goes this time around.

I’ve also just signed up for my Jorge Cruise 3-Hour Diet Membership. I figure I can cancel the membership after a few weeks of figuring out the good things to eat but I saw this guy on Fox-n-Friends this weekend and his thoughts on weightloss seemed to really make sense to me. I’m a big believer in eating when you’re body is truly hungry and stopping when you feel full. I do pretty good at the ‘stopping when you’re full’ thing because I hate that overly-full feeling. The eating when you’re hungry thing is where I mess up. Sometimes it’s eating out of habit when I’m not really hungry and other times it’s getting past that hungry feeling ‘cuz I’m too busy to stop and eat. So I’m hoping by committing to this membership (at least till I cancel it in a few weeks – lol) and actually saying I’m doing it here on my blog that I’ll really stick to it. My other goal is to try and drink more water. I hate water so I know I don’t drink enough of it. I got a couple gallons of fresh water from the grocery store, not sure if I’ll like that any better but figured it was worth a shot. :)

Okay, off to work on some stuff for the store this week. Hoping to actually try something other than an alpha for once. :) I’ll post previews hopefully later tonight. :)