Hair cuts

Over the years getting hair cuts have been a problem for me because I got to a point with my asthma that I could no longer tolerate the odors of a beauty salon. My answer for many years was to grow my hair long and braid it. At various times it was below my butt in length, but it would take time and tire my arms out. I got very good at braiding my hair down my back. Often the braid itself reach my waist.

As I began to have back problems and less time to fiddle with my hair I'd have a friend cut it straight across the middle of my back. Simple enough right? Usually, but sometimes disastrous.

Later I wanted a little style, nothing fancy. Nothing that required curlers or hair gels. A friend was very good at hair cutting. The cuts always turned out nice and would grow out looking nice. Always an added plus. But all good things come to an end and for whatever reason she was no long able to cut our hair. ( By that time I had become half of a couple and we both liked her hair cutting skills.)

I began doing the trimming of our hair. Having watched others for years I had a basic idea of how to get what I wanted, but I was never comfortable doing it for my sweetheart, she was a business woman, and cutting your own hair is a challenge for the best.

Then our salvation came to town. Super Cuts! They don't do the harsh chemical stuff and although you may not walk out of there with a runway style hair cut we don't need that. It doesn't stink in there and the young women are pleasant and give you a serviceable haircut with what you tell them. My sweetheart has a rat tail and they know not to cut it. Often taking great pride in how well they can braid or jockey-ing to do the braiding.

So anyone who can't breathe in a hair salon, use Super Cuts or their equivalent in your area.

Pollen

The pollen count continues to be outrageously high, with the trees being the worse offenders. Yesterday was overcast and quite humid, which made breathing extra difficult. I walked around all day feeling like a fish out of water. Even walking from one room to another made me short of breath.

The heaters have been moved out for the summer, and the air conditioners are nearby, ready to be put in, but we're trying to put it off as long as possible to keep the electric bill down. We also like having the house open. We hear all sorts of birds all day long, and the frogs and toads at night. There isn't a ton of traffic on our street, and the quiet during the day is nice.

We've been using the nebulizers two to four times daily and wearing the masks when we go out. The rest of this week is really busy, but I'm hoping that being diligent about our meds and the masks we won't get too sick, especially since we just finished our antibiotics. My sweetie finished her prednisone taper on Sunday, and I'll finish mine Thursday, and if we're lucky, we'll catch a thunderstorm to wash some of the particulates from the air.