Resolutions (continued)

I'm not sure whether this counts as a resolution, but I'm going to see how long I can go without washing my hair. Of course, I decided right after I ordered a bunch of shampoo bars, so I'll save those for when I go to the gym. Have you seen this article? I tried it tonight (the baking soda and water mix, that is, but I don't have any apple cider vinegar on hand and I'm not sure I need it. . . yet).  My hair is still wet and I have no idea what it will look like in the morning, but I'll keep you posted.

A month ago, I started trying to figure out how to do my hair again (this urge appears to be cyclical and appears every five years or so). Jonathan's Silky Dirt (yes, that's the name of the product and yes, people pay to put something called "dirt" into their hair) worked on my ends so that they weren't flyaway and looked more "done," but the front section was still a problem because I needed some hold (to relatively keep it out of my face) without crunch (as in, not gel). Also, I had flyaways. Also, all I'm actually willing to do to "do" my hair, besides washing it, is to put in a few styling products, maybe clip it out of the way, and let it air dry. I guess I feel I shouldn't have to do anything else to my hair so I try to find products that would let me do this.

I got a few samples of different styling creams from a Sephora consultant: Oscar Blandi's Glossing Cream had no hold and didn't really help my flyaways. Ojon's Hydrating Smoothing Cream had some hold, but didn't help the flyaways either. A hairspray they put in a perfume atomizer for me helped flyaways, but as soon as I touched my hair I got hairspray dandruff.

And then we get to today. My hair is dull, listless, and really gross looking. So I found a bunch of positive reviews about J.R. Liggett's Shampoo Bars and ordered some (the lye doesn't bother me too much I guess, because I assume it's not a main ingredient and the list looks like old-time, real soap). But after that, I came across the article about washing your hair with baking soda. So we'll see how it goes.

Does that count as a resolution?

Otherwise, I think I'd like to lower my cholesterol, but I love red meat so much, I'm trying to figure out how to change my diet. When I don't eat meat, I get hungry so much faster, I just don't see how I can stay not famished. Are you supposed to snack all the time? What kinds of snacks? I'm not a salad type of girl.