Unwanted surprises from spring – The weather has changed (finally). We had a lovely week. Some things know that the weather has changed. Take my hair. One morning I wake up and it’s all different. It’s as if an alien came during the night and replaced my hair with someone else’s hair. Someone from a different planet! The different isn’t good either. It’s flat and floppy. I have to change to my hot weather hair products. I have very oily skin and hair that gets worse in the summer. Wish I could use that extra oil in my car!
Speaking of weather change – I was driving and my butt was on fire. I realized that the seat heater on. I turn it on in October and it stays on until my butt is on fire. That is one of my favorite features on my car.
Another weather change trigger – My appetite changes. I am using up freezer meals. Items that are so welcome in the winter. Chili, stews and pot roasts don’t even sound appetizing to me anymore. This change is just as abrupt as my hair.
Bring on the sunglasses! – No, not for the sun. I put on shorter pants for the first time. I was struck by how lily-white I am. My legs were like flashing neon signs! Yikes! I grabbed the tube of goo to lather on because orange streaky legs are better than white ones!
Concentration – I just completed a round of routine annual doctor appointments. Two-part questions are not a good idea. The second part rarely gets answered. Now I have a list of questions and each is requires just one answer. Even if there is a secondary question related to it, I list it separately.
So how was your week?
All of the sudden I’ve noticed we’re eating more salads lately. We had all these hot meals and then “poof!,” spring finally arrived apparently. I think this is someone else’s desire actually, but I’m rolling with it. Summer is only three months anyway. – Marty
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I love summer! Your summer is longer!
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My hair always had a mind of its own, and the higher humidity of spring and summer makes it burst the bounds of propriety. I’m soon going to look like Einstein.
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I kind of like the Einstein look. Better than pancake!
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You’re lucky to have oily skin. That usually keeps the aging signs away. All my life I had very oily skin, until we moved back to Chicago 3 years ago. I think the weather shocked my skin. I can’t get over how dry and shriveled it’s become. I miss my oily skin. I also know what you mean about the pale skin. Yikes. I’m going to try and sit out in the sun for a few minutes today. It’s supposed to disappear on Wednesday for several days in a row.
Have a great week, Kate.
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I know I’m lucky but it takes more upkeep. I can develop an oil slick on my hair or face easily on a warm day.
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Yep. I know what you mean. By the end off the night, I used to have greasy scalp and hair from the build up throughout the day. Not anymore. 😦
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I wish I could bottle it and send some to you.
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The crabapple tree is gorgeous! Good Morning!
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Crabapples are gorgeous but so the blooms (as all tree blossoms) are short-lived. They are already fading and falling.
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great description, definitely can tell springtime from telltale signs and some I never considered until your post: switching from freezer foods! I look forward to seeing the changes of summer through your eyes, as this one is delightful to read!
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Thanks! We are awaiting fresher fruits and vegetables. The imports lack the flavor of local but we have a way to go for local.
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No orange goo on my legs. I proudly flaunt my bratwursty-looking legs. I figure people are already tsk-tsking me because of my Birks, so why not give them another reason to judge me! 😉
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Birks? You wear Birks? I can’t keep them on my feet!
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Straps and buckles are my friends. And I only buy the soft bed Birks. They stay on my scrawny feet.
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I should look for those. Like you I have scrawny feet. Never been able to wear Birks or Crocs. Straps, buckles, ties, ankle wraps, super glue. They all work!
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I learn so much from listening to you describe the seasonal changes, Kate. I’ve never really thought about what it would mean to have such large temperature shifts from winter to summer, even to think about how “freezer foods” no longer hold appeal and hair spontaneity! My biggest hair issue this time of year is hat hair! I rarely go outdoors without a hat, but that’s almost year-round. It saves my skin some wear and tear but my hair is usually a little less flattering! Hope yo have a lovely, warm week, Kate.
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I hate hats for the same reason. I have started wearing them to work in the garden and walk. It does save my skin and my hair but there is that flattening and then the hat line!
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My grandmother ALWAYS wore a hat and as she got older they were sometimes kind of funny little things. I catch a glimpse of myself in the mirror sometimes and have to laugh…I have become her!
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I’ve noticed that about myself lately too. Not with hats but other things.
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My hair is flat and floppy in all seasons, so you’re lucky you had a good winter!! As for questioning your doctors? Good strategy. Keep them on their feet!
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It was my annual physical and I hadn’t seen that doc since last year so I had a bunch of (somewhat dumb) questions for him. I’m good for another 80,000 miles.
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It’s been a lovely week here, all sunshine and flowers. Of course, the weeds are growing too. Summer or winter, my hair is too straight and flat and my legs are too white.
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My hair is flatter in the summer and the legs are whiter in the winter but the difference is minimal! I can tell though.
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Since I have straight, fine hair, it doesn’t change too much with the seasons (how I would love some frizz!), it only gets flatter, if that’s possible. I’m in the albino club too but I started applying Jergens Natural Glow lotion a few weeks ago in anticipation of exposing my legs to the unsuspecting public. Enjoy your glorious spring weather!
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I don’t get a lot of frizz. Mostly just oily and flat. I just started Jergens this week. I’ve got a little color but mid-week I was albino white. I should have started earlier but I was still in winter clothes! 🙂
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I had a hard time getting past the first paragraph about your hair….I couldn’t stop laughing! I am so glad that I have learned not to read your posts in public! 🙂
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I use industrial grade cleaner for my hair during the summer and I’m an old person! I should be able to bottle this stuff.
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Weather here is beautiful. So far the humidity is staying down. That will soon change so getting out and enjoying the sweet springtime. Finished three projects I have been putting off so the week was a win all around.
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Sounds like a perfect week. Our weather went from 60 on Monday to 90 on Thursday. Fortunately the humidity was down. Today we are around 65 and raining. Spring is bi-polar.
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Spring has arrived here at warp-speed as if it is trying to cram a month’s delay into a few short days. We can practically see stuff growing.
The downside? I have allergies.
Spring-on-Steroids make those allergies exponentially worse. Right now I have one eye that looks suspiciously close to a shiner. It hurts just to blink. At least today the entire left side of my face doesn’t feel like it’s going to explode … so, progress I guess 🙂
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I’ve never truly had the bad allergies. I’m getting more sensitive as I get older but it’s more limiting my time working in the pollen. I can sit outside without going crazy (at least from allergies). Spring on steroids explains it for this year. Bi-polar is another I like to use.
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ha! Bi-polar is a good one 🙂
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Great photo. 🙂
Good idea to ask separate questions even if they’re related. I agree that doctors don’t usually deal with two-parters very well.
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And it’s so easy for me to miss that they didn’t answer and go on to the next question. Sometimes it doesn’t matter but sometimes it does.
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The crabapple tree looks fantastic, Kate! Our azaleas have fizzed, but I got some decent pictures to look back on. We’ve gone from no spring into summer. Have you tried dry shampoo for your summer issues? Shampooing often produces more oils, so the dry shampoo allows you to cut back a bit. It adds a lot of body, too. I use this brand and it smells really nice. https://www.walmart.com/ip/Not-Your-Mother-s-Beach-Babe-Texturizing-Dry-Shampoo-7-Oz/130088018?wmlspartner=wlpa&selectedSellerId=0&adid=22222222222065462309&wmlspartner=wmtlabs&wl0=e&wl1=o&wl2=c&wl3=10395019328&wl4=pla-1105740777114&wl12=130088018_0&wl14=not%20your%20momma%27s%20beach%20dry%20shampoo&veh=sem&msclkid=7d58f5b6f44e1fcdd34aaf59d5f83d7d
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I have tried dry shampoo and use it or baby powder during the worst but for me there is nothing like a freshly cleaned head of hair. I am way too old to have hair this oily but my hair stylist says I’m lucky. I need to rework the cut too. Oddly I wear it longer in the summer because it’s easier. BTW I like that brand!
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I used to use Dove, but I like this brand better since it seems to provide more body. 🙂
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I enjoyed your post…my hair also looks odd in the morning, like I’ve been through some terrible medical test on my brain…and I can join you in the neon legs department. Mine just get spotty and never get a good tan.
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There is good news. My lips don’t chap in the warmer weather and the skin on my arms and legs isn’t as dry. Now if only my hair…
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Here, the changes are more subtle ~ the snowbirds head north freeing up space on the roads and beaches; the humidity climbs and it rains more often; and (my favorite) it’s lighter later. Good luck with your transition.
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I used to have a beach house many years ago. I loved spring and fall before the hordes of people flocked down. So peaceful. Lighter later, yay!
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My plum and peach trees are blossoming, but without enough rain, they look downright pathetic compared to your crabapples!
Not jealous of the heat, though. My sister in DC says it was 90 something for three days and the pollen count hit 3,000.
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We are a few hours north of DC and had the 90 degree weather this week. Today there will be a high of 65. Bi-polar.
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I’ve had better weeks, to say the least, but the decent weather front we’ve had in Niagara has helped tremendously.
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Sun is the best medication of all.
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Aren’t crab apple trees gorgeous? I like them after they’ve bloomed, too.
We change our eating habits when it warms up just because the house gets so hot preparing certain foods. Like yesterday, instead of our typical, baked, apple crisp dessert, we had blueberries with whipped cream.
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So funny, I have been craving blueberries lately. They are still expensive here but I buy them anyway. I love crab apple trees. We had a landscaper put in our trees when we built the house and I had to argue with him about it. Many get apple cedar rust but he was able to find a variety that is not susceptible to it. I have two. The other is white so it doesn’t photograph as well but it has the best scent.
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Beautiful photo! Can you hear me sneezing just looking at it? I love the switch in the weather, but my hair has also taken on a life of its own overnight, my nose is running, my eyes are itching, but I’m not cold, and that makes me happy.
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After many decades (too many to mention) of no allergies, the last few years I notice that I can only work outside for about two hours before the whole rhino stuff starts. I take it as a message from God that I shouldn’t work outside more than 2 hours ever!
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Hahaha! Well there you go, I like that message.
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It’s all in how you interpret things.
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No heat warmer in our little hyundai, apart from the dog sitting on it sometimes.
Good week for us though, garden looking smashing!
We also have goslings and ducklings on the pond. Hurrah!
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Our frogs have been “doing it” or at least sound like it but I haven’t seen eggs. Love the mating rituals. Reminds me of when I was young! You are ahead of us weather-wise. I need to dig my garden yet. Until this week, the weather hasn’t cooperated.
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It is B U tiful here today, temperature 16 degrees with a real feel of 18 (61F or thereabouts). In the car it was off the scale, but we were lucky to take Maggie inside the garden centre as they are dog friendly.
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We are around the same temp but overcast and cloudy. Just a tad gloomy. Not complaining though. We have a hot and lovely week.
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The hot ass made me laugh.
Love the picture. Reminds me of the mall in Washington their cherry blossoms show-stoppers. I have pictures of myself posing beneath them with a bunch in my hair. Speaking of hair…I just doused mine with olive oil to give it a little oomph…of course now I smell like a salad but…beauty can’t worry about that, now can it?
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Oh God! Olive oil would definitely plaster my hair down as much as Brylcreme (a little dab will doya!) I have to use an industrial strength shampoo to get the damn oil out! I love salads especially with some balsamic! 🙂 Vinegar is good for hair. Makes it shiny!
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The trick is to use a tiny bit because it does expand. I learned this through trial and error. At one point I looked as if my head rolled around in an oil slick. I may have used Comet to get it out…too painful to remember. Re salad dressing. My favorite dressing too.
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You look gorgeous no matter what. Always wondered what models do so their legs aren’t so white. Tan? Photoshop? Glare?
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I look like an albino, are you kidding? Now in Photoshop they can do anything. It’s scary.
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We are sisters in the albino community!
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That’s funny. Like all white bookends.
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I’m photographing the gorgeous line…:)
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