starting over...

hey guys, this is deb.  i haven't been up here in ages... ok, almost a year... but after a recent spell of "oh no! my hair is falling out!"  i remembered where i learned all of those great hair tips i used to get it back on track.

so... i was just wondering if some of y'all could maybe remind/update me on your current hair status.

my hair is currently mid-back, it was waist-almost tailbone-length about 6 months ago, but after some addictive trims and playing-with-scissors-at-home games, it is now shorter where i will probably keep it for a while.
i now have bangs, more like really short layers that fall to my cheekbones (kinda... jessica simpson? dunno, i don't really follow celeb hair), and then allover layers
i wash everyother day (or after the gym, which i try to do on those hairwashing days).  to wash, i use CWCC, using whatever for CWC and for the final C i use john frieda's brilliant brunnette (i used the lighter brunnette kind since summer's coming up)
i am a little heavy-handed when it comes to -cones.  i use thermasilk straightening creme and tresemme heat-protecting styling spray when i straighten, and tresemme leave-in conditioner and garnier curling mousse if i scrunch.
i do an ACV rinse about twice a month, and every once in a while, i'll be bored and whip up some kind of overnight hair mask... dunno if they work, but they're fun and usually smell nice.

i am a bit of a trimaholic, but i make sure if i'm in that crazy mood i do it myself, since i'm more timid than a pro, and i'll cut off 1/2 an inch, when they'll cut off 3 more than i ask them to.
AND, i used all hair-friendly elastics and combs-never brushes-and i never use a blowdryer AND straightener/curling iron in the same day... that's what air drying is for.

so... i do a little harm and a little good to my hair...
what about you?

Hi Deb, good to know ya! So, your hair sounds great. I bet the trims have really kept your ends looking terrific. Your routine sounds a bit like mine, but i usually CO instead of CWC, and then do a diluted shampoo once in awhile when my hair starts to get limp. I do ACV rinses every couple of weeks, but I'm considering going to a clarifying conditioner because ACV really dries out my already dry hair. Once a month or so, I break down and blow dry my hair (however I do put a heat protectant on first). I'm growing out some bangs/fringe which is a little longer than my nose at the moment. I like to exercise regularly and struggle with the whole sweat vs. over washing my hair issue. Right now I do what you do, which is exercise every other day and wash my hair on those days I exercise. But I really would prefer to exercise every day - I just need to figure out what to do about my hair..... I'm taking a multivitamin, MSM, evening primrose oil, and calcium. Use a comb most of the time and a brush every now and then. I think I am probably obsessed as well I'm hoping for waist length in 2008.

Hi Deb - good to see you!  

Sounds like your hair has been doing great. I'm glad your fallout has stopped. ((hugs)) 

Anais