March 30, 2017

Greetings My Friend In my senior years I have curly hair and I am enjoying it a whole lot. I always had a wave to my hair, when I went through menopause I got very curly hair and as menopause passed my hair went somewhat straight again. I had a hairdresser teach me to squirt my hair the days after I have showered but she taught me to use a hair dryer. I prefer wash and go hairstyles so the hair dryer was not something I could deal with. I went to a straight bob and that too required me straightening the wavy side of my hair another thing I was not good with. Next I learned how to squirt my hair and scrunch it, that I liked except my hair clung to my head and was not fluffy. Recently we bought a shower head with 2 heads, one was a hand held and was easily clipped where I did not have to stand on a footstool to get down. I have learned to wet my hair, wrap it in a towel for a few minutes and when I take it out of the towel my hair is almost dry. My hair is fluffy and curly and I love it. I love doing all of this girl thing with my hair, it is not something I ever got into. I keep trying various clips and headbands out because I do not like hair on my eyes and face. I have used those small grab clips for sometime and a few weeks ago I asked a lady at church who had one of those large grab clips in, how she got her hair into the clip. She was very nice and showed me, I was surprised at how easy it was to wind my hair into the clip, I can see using these this summer when I need to have my hair put up for the heat. Part of my personality is over planning, realizing that with Parkinson's Disease I will eventually have a hard time doing everyday activities including getting dressed or combing my hair so I am starting to plan simple things for my caregiver to help me to do. The curly hair I believe should be should be easy since there isn't much fussing with it. Last summer I started wearing sun dresses and I quickly liked the ease of slipping a dress over my head, the comfort of a long dress so as winter came I continued to wear skirts and dress'. The only balancing I have to do now is to get into my underwear. I also think this too will help my caregiver, mainly my Mr. Wonderful, Junior help me get dressed. I quit wearing makeup just before I retired, I had allergic reactions to makeup and gave up. For me planning for these needs ahead of time allows me to be in charge of my life and I think I won't get overly anxious. I will be used to seeing myself in dress' since I have preferred to wear slacks and shorts throughout my life. Once I started wearing dress' I found that I like the way they feel and I now prefer wearing them now. I like maxi length dress' and skirts they allow me to sit crossed legged and not show off the things I don't want to show off. I find it interesting that my senior years finds me changing the way I have dressed and taken care of my hair, even going without makeup. I find with each of these changes that I wish I would have done these many years ago. Down here in the mountains many of the women wear long skirts all the time. I think I was afraid of being different instead of trying to find the style that was more to my liking. Several years a Christian country singer taught a remarried retreat for our church. I loved her country style, cowboy boots and a dress. She carried it off smartly and I have admired this look since then. I wish I could wear cowboy boots now but menopause has given me feet that get hot easily and has not left me. I wear mules a whole lot. I found if I could slip out of my shoes quickly the heat passed quicker so I still wear the mules all the time since the hot feet did not leave with menopause. I am grateful to God because I feel good about my lifestyle changes and He accepts me with these changes, so does Junior, I can see it in his face when I am doing my girl thing.He beams at me and I believe God and Junior have taught me I am pretty. That is the best feeling. May God bless you and keep you make His face shine on you. Love Janet