Day 22 -- Golden Years Challenge

Day 22 -- 

It's official; Spring is here. The Earth is coming back to life and my birthday is right around the corner. It seems like the perfect time to make some changes. 

Time to do something drastic, a little dramatic....

       Jay's Aunt Ginger told me of a super easy way to cut your own hair -- pull all of it straight up, cut to length and let go... I can't even cut my bangs, as I've proved, so I handed the scissors to Jay and closed my eyes. There were a few seconds of complete panic because, let's face it, this could easily have gone terribly, terribly wrong.

-- The Before --

After two or three passes, there were a good three or four inches on the kitchen floor. I ran my hands through it; so far, so good. I got up and looked in the mirror...

 I L-O-V-E it! I can't even say how much...I've longed for a Posh bob forever but as previously stated, I'm loathe to part with my locks. I feel like I have that look now but still have some length too. 

I'm almost tempted to go a little shorter but I'm waiting. If you cut your own hair or want to try it, I'd recommend you try this cutting "style"; it gives an awesome, angled layering at any length and it couldn't be easier to do! Now all I need 

to do is get rid of my nasty roots...

-- The After -- 

Day 21 -- Golden Years Challenge

Day 21 --

SPRING IS HERE!! AT LAST!!

Well, it doesn't look much like spring out there right now, except there are a few buds on the trees and a few flowers starting to blossom. Spring is awesome and it's one of my favorite seasons. 

Why do I love Spring so much?

Flowers start to bloom and the world has color again. Winter is so grey and depressing, it's a relief to see green and bright colors again. The urgency to plant this year's garden sets in and you can actually give into that desire to go play in the dirt.

With Spring, comes longer days; more sunshine, less rain and the chances to get outside increase dramatically. I'm one of these people that needs sunlight; I get so depressed when it's been gloomy and raining for more than two days (I have no idea how I survived 26 years in Oregon). Maybe I'm solar-powered, I don't know...

Since we really like getting outside, more sun is better. These kids get cabin fever real quick and being able to let them "free-range" for a bit out in nature is a necessity. There's a lot of nature around and we take full advantage of the rivers, parks and bike trails whenever we can. I was actually a little surprised by all that there is to do, close to home and out-of-doors. Folsom Lake and the parks along the American River have to be some of our favorite places to hike or picnic.

Thank you, Spring, for finally showing up.

We've missed you.