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Thanks to both of you.  Ah!  It took me a while to imagine the technique but I think I've got it.  We've got five days off from tomorrow so I'll try it on the front section of my hair.  I want my hair rolled traditionally with the front, top and sides vertical and the back horizontal.  That's a very conventional rolling pattern.  

My retro 1950s plans might be down the drain.  Just spent 2 hrs. ironing all my cottons.  I'll keep the retro bikini and the two short jersey skirts I bought to wear with it but the two pleated flared skirts will probably go back, they're cotton.  I don't know what I was thinking.  We're actually broke.   It has nothing to do with any financial crisis.  This is a chronic state of our personal finanses.  I was less interested in vanity when I was younger.  Wish I'd become interested in a cheaper hobby. Can't even afford real vintage.
 
The boys have all torn holes in nearly all of their jeans.  *Grrr!*  As if we need more expenses now.  So my skirts will go back so they can have jeans to wear and I'll do the indecent and very unlady like thing and walk around town in capris and shorts this summer.   In my rural area I doubt anyone was ever "every inch the lady".  The area was more rural and life was tougher then so I can't even imagine anyone wearing heels or gloves in any of the towns around here!  All the way up through the 60s my family in the U.S. had a much higher living standard than my family in Denmark.  

la diosa, what I see myself wearing is Swirl dresses and skirtwaist dresses.  Very ordinary.  I'm hoping that I can afford some real vintage dresses in those styles some day.  Getting the foundation garments right first should be my top priority though it's hard to be patient but I know it's a waste to get the visible clothing first if I don't have the foundation garments that gave them the shapes they had back then.  Swirls may work with modern panties and bras though.

Those of you who don't have to share your pc should be grateful.  I'm virtually out of touch with online connections real lives by the time Monday roles around because hub needs to use it with his ham radio stuff over the weekend.

Hair - Wash, condition.  VR yesterday.  Did the cold water thing again!  It's such a shock each time I accidentally mix the vinegar with cold water.  I'll never get used to it.  The question is; When will I learn to remember to use warm water???  Bunned it.  Unfrotunately my new scarves don't really match the paisley skirt I'm wearing today.  I found an old velvet scrunchie of mine that matches the petrol blue in the skirt.  I found earrings that match the olive green as well and a wine red eye shadow from a Chanel quad one of my SIL's gave me that matches the main background color on the skirt.  Black shirt and black sandals with olive green hose.  

The boys had four days off.  Well, two week days.  They spent a lot of time in the garden with their dad.  We're getting ready for a flag pole.  The hole has been dug and prepared.  Now we're just waiting for the pole!  I'll have to read the Danish flag laws.  No, I don't think Jolly Roger is legal.

I know the last advice would make sense for me.  I always set it right outside of the shower.  Stupid me!

Worries - Got an important meeting today.  All nerves even though it's not directly about me.  It's regarding my oldest son who has Autism and isn't learniing to read so a psychologist has observed him and done some tests she wants to talk to us about.  I don't know if any of his teachers will be at the meeting.  I don't have it all together.  I have no idea which room or building the meeting will be in and I haven't been able to get a hold of the woman.  Not sure whose fault it is and it's pointless to blame anyone now.  So I'm trying to look mature, pulled together and confident without wearing such personal style that it draws too much attention to me in the "I'm insecure" way though that's how I'm feeling.

Style today - Don't know why but I don't feel alice bands look professional.  Not even the slim ones so I bunned my hair with more product than I like to and tied a scarf around the knit scrunchy making sure no ends are left out.  I may be taking this all too seriously but this is the only element I feel I can control today.  Being a homemaker I'm used to being in complete control.  That's perhaps the only minus to being a homemaker.  Oh, and I can't take orders from other people anymore.  I'll bite their heads off!

Hair - I used a cheap, family sized shampoo yesterday evening to wash out some products I'd experimented with to make sure I could make this bun look good today.  It actually left my hair look really good but I still used my leave-in organic conditioner.  My hair was super well behaved and shinier than I'd ever seen it so I may go with this routine for a while and see if I keep getting the same results.  The conditioner is relatively expensive but so far it's lasted me a year and I've still got nearly half a bottle left.  I only need to use a few spritzes after each hair wash.  I'll still want to deep condition and vinegar rinse a couple of times a week.  

Trisha wrote on May 28^th, 2009 at 9:36am:


It's not a problem for me, it's just a problem for everyone else.

Hair - It's hot and humid and I've overdosed on conditioner after having a good VR and conditioning yesterday late in the evening.  Then this morning I didn't wash but just used what seemed like a small amount of conditioner.  Result; greasy film and flat hair the rest of the day and itchy scalp.  Not very attractive and I didn't have time to wash again before going to my ILs.    Washed as soon as I got home.  No conditioner right now.  I'll rinse and condition tomorrow and hope my hair will look and feel alright.  Of course it will, because I'm not going any where tomorrow.

Clothes - Got a "strolling suit" (directly translated from Danish) from my MIL that's a couple of sizes too big and a bit drap looking.  You know, boxy suit jacket and straight skirt.  I'm hoping I can style it a bit modern and look cool anyway.  I'm thinking cute chemise and some cool wide belt if I can find one.  I might use the parts separately instead.  If I was going to wear it as a set the size would have to be right and the cut more figure flattering.  I don't mind classic and timeless but this just screams "old lady" in the uncool, unvintage sort of way...for lack of better term.  Got a heather/wine colored knit belt that goes with a knit set she gave me in the winter but I'm thinking I might try it with the strolling suit to see if it updates the whole look.  

I wore denim capris in a modern cut with a cute home knitted ivory short sleeved top my MIL gave me last winter as part of two twin sets.  I kept the make-up colorful in blues, purples and pinks.  Everyone approved and I like it when I get a positive reaction from MIL when I style her old clothes in a way she wouldn't have thought of.  Dolphin necklace from dad and multi-colored charms bracelet from mom.  How diplomatic is that?!   White wedge sandals...erh...even I can err on the style clueless side.

On this hot, humid day they prepared lamb roast.

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I'm confused.  I carefully looked at the back of my hair in the hallway mirror in good lighting conditions and I can hardly tell the layers anymore.  I've also noticed that my hair grows about 1/4" less each month than it did last year.  I hope this is my hair wanting to even out the layers so I don't have to go for a big chop.  I could go for a 3" chop when I built up the courage and then just continue to trim off ½-1" every three months until it's all one length and then see how often it needs trimming after that.

Hair - Wash, condition, didn't do anything to it.  Looks its normal self and I'm not seeing highlights.  Must've been imaging stuff.