Finally!

After 3 appointments with my regular stylist, one with a new stylist at a posh salon, and today at Floyd's with Renee (love!), I have finally gotten my hair the length and style I have wanted!

I am so incredibly happy. I will now be one of those people whose stylist is separate from her colorist. What next? First class trips to the Seychelles? No, not really. But I am finally very happy with my cut. Who knew going from long to short would take so much effort?

Just another week

I haven't been inspired to write lately. Not sure why...I guess life is happening and I keep forgetting to document things. So, let's see...school is out for the winter break. I am just now getting into my "no school/homework" groove. I do go to my internship but that is such a treat! I absolutely love my internship. It doesn't even feel like work. The people at the hospice are just awesome. I get to do a lot of different things which is nice. My supervisor is very relaxed and if there isn't anything for me to do I go home, which makes for a nice week. I am starting to get my own patients to see, so now I can finally put all this learning into action! Sunday night I treated myself to the Hotel St. Julien in Boulder. I shopped, ordered room service, enjoyed the hot tub and fitness center, and slept in with no alarm. It was a really nice way to celebrate the end of the quarter. And now...it is Thanksgiving! So much to be thankful for. I just got over a really nasty bout of some sort of sickness, and now that I have joined the humans again one major thing I am grateful for is my health. Wow...I was down for the count for a few days and utterly miserable. Misery leads to depression, which leads to not wanting to do anything, which leads to more misery. Now that I can get outside, grocery shop for myself, and not cough up a storm I am really grateful for being healthy. I think of all the people out there with chronic or terminal illnesses and how hard getting up in the morning might be...how difficult it could be to see good things through the depression and misery that pain and illness brings. And along with health, good friends and my family are another reason to be grateful. Without them, I would definitely not have that spring in my step that accompanies me through each day. I love this... I had the blues because I had no shoes until upon the street, I met a man who had no feet. – Author Unknown Happy Thanksgiving to you all and may you not have enough fingers and toes to count your blessings! XO

Di de los Muertos

I threw a Dia de los Muertos party on Saturday night. Who knew celebrating the dead could be so fun? Lots of good people crowded into my house. We enjoyed some traditional Mexican fare, like "Bread of the dead" and chips/salsa and taquitos. We had some drinks and everyone mingled and chatted. The little people all did really well and watched out for one another. All in all, it was a success! Here is the altar we created as the night wore on. People lit candles, brought memories of loved ones, and placed pictures on the altar. It was beautiful!