HAIR LOSS AND BRA HUNTING...ALL NOT FUN!

YES...I'm sure many can relate. Shopping for a bra is no fun...NO FUN!...These Over The Shoulder Boulder Holders are the most inconsistant when it comes to size. If you change brand names, forget about trying the same size from one brand to the other. OY VEY... all I want is some more support for my shrinking orbs of joy. They need better harnessing in order to not cause bodily harm while on the dreaded treadmill. Granted I can no longer legally call them Planets of Pleasure. Hense the need for new bondage of sorts for these petered out pectorals?

I swear I tryed on a gazillion bras...expensive to pricey, I don't care what they cost as long as they are comfy and fit properly. I have to alter (MACHINE SEW) the straps on my old ones to hold the knockers up higher which is fine but I wanted a cpl new ones for actually leaving the house lol. Oddly enough some cheapys fit best, so I got 2. Given that I will have to revisit this torturous process over the course of the next yr I'm thankfull it is cost affective.

Another bane of my existance lately is massive hairloss. Not normal, (it's spring shedding time) hair loss. This is hands full of hairloss. Reams of folical anarchy!
Why? Well, seems it's common among many who have had weightloss surgery. From 3 to 5 months after surgery, body goes into starvation mode, hense it rebells and starts store food, and cause major hairloss. PPl can loose up to 50% of there hair..not the normal 10% we lose on a regular basis. Hense my initial panic when I started seeing hands full of hair in the shower then more when combing out then again brushed full after styling...u can now see my scalp alot easier. I don't have a thick head of hair to start with. Most are deceaved because it's very curly..but straightened, it's very thin.

I have to up my protein intake. To try to stop it and to try to ironically lose wieght. I have been at a stand still since my 50 lbs loss. I vary between 50 and 53 lost. Dispite getting on the treadmill 6 days a week. It's frustrating for sure.

WHY, OH WHY...I ask, does all hair loss have to be in the places we don't want it to vacate?

WHY OH WHY can't nature do us some favours by letting those areas we constantly tend too just miraculously dissappear?

U know the places....mustache, armpits, legs, nether areas...or those ever appearing chin hairs u swore weren't there yesterday but seem to have grown an inch during the night!

I swear when that happens I have visions of Repunzal Repunzal, throw down your hair!!!...At the rate of chin hair growth, I would bet the author of that story actually came up with it due to some chin hair.

Any way to make a short story long...no pun intended....I was telling a nurse friend of mine about my hairloss. She found an article written by a woman who had the same thing...I have since found many myself. A product recommended was Silica Complex...made huge difference and stopped the hairloss and promoted healthy regrowth. I looked for it here but to no avail. I have since ordered it online. Hope to get it soon. Won't hurt to try anyway along with taking more protien. Hopefully I won't be bald by the time we leave next month for Chicago.

I will be pulling my hair out untill it gets here I guess!

MY BABY IS GRADUATING!!

It seems like just yesterday that I was holding her in my arms ....oh wait, I did hold her in my arms yesterday...just not as a little baby. Time certainly flys by! My baby will be graduating from highschool this time next Thursday. I can hardly believe it.

She is 16, so rather young but she was always the youngest in her class because of her birthday. For those who don't know, Quebec grades are different from the rest of canada or north america, they use a different system which translates to only doing 11 yrs, rather then 12. Elementary school is basically the same, grades 1 to 6 then when they start highschool it starts over with Secondary 1, Secondary 2 and so on, till Secondary 5 , the year they graduate and go onto college. Most kids graduating are 17 or 18. Cleo is 16 now, will be 17 in Sept.

I think she has grown the most in the last year. We have had many ups and down as teenage martrdome progesses but she made some very valid points over that journey and a few misguided mistakes which also goes with the territory. We have many more hills to climb but we we take one step at a time.

I am liking the woman she is becoming. She has her own style and way about her. She likes to be different and does not fit any group mold or limit herself to ppl in said molds. There are so many specific *groups* in schools now, Fresh, Punk, Goth etc etc...she tends to be on the goth side of style but has always had friends from all groups unlike many. She looks forward to college to meet new ppl of all walks of life. She is going into the arts and being the free spirit she is I think she will do well if she pushes herself to do her best.

She aches to be on her own, didn't we all at that age. I look forward to seeing her grow and learn lifes lessons while trying to be supportive without breathing down her neck. Not always easy as a mom I think.

I just had to post pics of my baby. Yes I am one of THOSE moms lol.

3 months old..

Last June, 15 yrs old

June 06, 15 yrs old

15 yrs old , from our wedding pics

Most recent pic, last month visiting her cousin in hospital. 16 yrs old.

How they grow up so fast. Moments, minutes, snapshots in time. All meld together to seem like yesterday and u wonder where the time has gone.

GREAT DAY WITH MY GODPARENTS IN OLD QUEBEC

Chris and I had a great day Thursday. We drove 3 hours to Quebec City to spend the day. Why? Well...My Aunt Simone and Uncle Ed were on a cruise across north america and one of their stops was for more then a day in the port of Old Quebec. They live in BC (British Columbia) totally across the country. I hadn't seen my aunt in aprox 14 yrs when she came out east with my cousin then for a short visit. My uncle hadn't seen me in about 28 yrs. So yes we had all changed abit lol.

These are my godparents. I spend alot of time with them and my cousins (3 boys) growing up in small town Fernie BC. Fernie is a skiing town in the BC rockies. I have some great memories of going on small trips with them to the US . The first time I had breakfast in a resturant was with them and I remember when the waitress asked me how I wanted my eggs, I dumfoundly looked at her and said ''FRIED''... I had no idea what sunny side up was etc lol and u can bet my cousins gaffawed with laughter at me.

Also one short weekend trip, my aunt was perplexed as she saw my bag of clothes for the one overnight outting. I was trying to decide what to wear so she came and laughingly started counting the tops I brought with me. I had 13 tops...yes 13 tops! I was so worried I wouldn't have the right thing I think I brought my whole top wardrobe. I was about 12 yrs old and she STILL hasn't let me live it down lol.

My Uncle still tells the story of my empting a hotel pool and leaving a chip on the bottom when I jumped in the shallow end and hit my chin. Still have the scar to prove it. Could have been worse...but since it was minor we have always laughed about it.

So it was great to see them both and have them meet my husband Chris who they loved. We took in the sights together and had fun reminising about the old days. Showing pictures of my cousins and their children while I brought my wedding book to share with them.

I have added a bunch of pics here of us and some commercial ones I found on Old Quebec to share where we walked etc. Only because we talked so much that we often forgot to take pics lol. I hope u enjoy the tour. It's such a great place to visit and the Oldest part of North America!

In the lobby of Chateaux Frontenac In Old Quebec

This is a very cool mural painted on a wall there.

In front of the Basilica about 30 mins from Quebec in Sainte_Anne_de_Beaupré

This is the ship they sailed in on. The Maastadamn. They love curises but this particular one was given to them by their 3 boys last yr for their 50th wedding anniversay.

Signs in Old Quebec

We went up this elevator u see to be above where the Chateau is.

So there u have it. We had a great day. The only thing that could have made it better is being able to see the inside of the ship but although my aunt and uncle asked...they were told that it was not possible. Only those with boarding passes could enter. Oh well, they tried.