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One thing that I am going to take care of before this year is over is to get a trim. I am thinking three inches. Maybe four. Something like that.



When I am at work I get a few questions almost every time I am there. "How long have you been growing your hair" and "How often do you cut your hair?" The answers are....my hair has been long for a LONG time, it is who I am I guess. I am boring like that. Same hairstyle forever, do not feel the need for change.
Actually a few weeks ago a somebody told me that the Native Americans believe that long hair is connected to Mother Earth and also that long hair is a physical manifestation of the growth of the spirit.
And as far as how often I cut my hair. Not often. Once a year, sometimes twice. I have even went way over a year in between cuts.
I think that if you want long hair you should not get a trim too often. Just take care of your hair. I don't blow dry, tease or use any harsh products like hair spray. But I do color my gray hair.....I started getting gray hairs at 18. I use demi colors now. Works for me.
I get that I look like a mermaid a lot, or a goddess (a common one is Venus in The Birth of Venus is ). I can take that. Of course I am a mermaid AND a goddess!
So I started using Kevin Murphy products for my hair not too long ago, shampoo and conditioner. I really like them. But I like to switch up the product that I use so I got Briogeo too. I like the deep conditioning treatment a lot.

Well.....December has arrived. Countdown to Christmas, my birthday and New Years. And it will go fast. 2022 will be here soon.
Another year is almost over. So bittersweet life is.
I got an Advent Calendar this year. I was going to get a sloth Advent Calendar that I saw at Trader Joe's but it sold out. I am still a little disappointed that I missed out on that calendar because the sloth is my spirit animal. So I got a milk chocolate one instead.
Well....cheers to December!

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Today I went to Powell's City Of Books with a friend. Julia happens to be in town.
We used to go to the bookstore several times a week back in the day when we both lived in Las Vegas, have coffee, read and talk.
So Powell's Books closed for a while during Covid and there was even talks of it not opening up again but they did eventually open and they are busy. And the coffee shop in there, Guilder Café is open as well.
I read about a latte they serve there called the Autumn Miracle Pill. Love the name and it was described as a "latte with cinnamon, clove, nutmeg, vanilla, panela, cold brew, salt". WOW! YUM! I was like....I HAVE to go to Powell's and try that!
Here it is.



After the second sip I was disappointed. No taste whatsoever of any of the ingredients listed, tasted like a plain latte. Came only in a 12 ounce cup and that is small for $6.
I think the barista was new too cause she was hesitating a lot and swiped off the espresso mound with her finger. Like NO.
Powell's itself is a great bookstore! I love browsing around in there, it is a place that you can spend some time getting lost in.



Note our matching necklaces.



I got Cheryl Strayed's wild as a gift that I want to give to a friend that recently went through a huge change in life. I hope she will find inspiration from reading it. I love this book and I have given it to several people.



I wanted a book too.....well I want like a lot of the books in there but I can't have them all. I decided on this book about Ruth Bader Ginsburg. I need inspiration too and why not get it from a great woman like Ruth?

My day started with a trip to the grocery store. Got some food for my friends....the birds and the squirrels and whatever other animals that want to come through. They are all welcome.





Sometime in the late afternoon it was time for a walk.









Got home and made food. Tried this vegan turkey-less stuffed roast. Made mashed potatoes. Had some green beans and I still have apple pie - YUM. Very happy, thank you. I am sincerely grateful that I have food.



Watched a documentary about Studio 54 on Netflix. I've always been interested in that place, I don't doubt that it was nothing short of amazing like everybody that was lucky enough to experience it said it was. I feel bad for Steve and Ian in the aftermath when it all came crashing down, they were innocent by today's standards. They created happiness.
Now I am going to lay on the couch and fully enjoy the rest of my evening. Goodnight and Happy Thanksgiving!

Today me and a friend went to Purrington's Cat Lounge. A place where you can have a beverage in the company of cats. Cats that are available for adoption. Lovely! I had been looking forward to this visit.



A place with a La Marzocco espresso machine automatically gets a big thumbs up from me.



A latte please.....!





There were eight cats I think? A few were sleeping, one cat curled up at another guest's lap and stayed there the whole time. Other cats mingled and played. I love cats and I want several. What I really want is a large house with several dogs and cats and a large outside area with horses, cows, goats, pigs.....you name it. And I want to cuddle with all of them.
I felt extra much for this cat. So cute! I want!







I am glad these cats have a safe and warm place where they get food, love and attention. ❤️
It is sad that not all animals are cared for. Animals deserve the best. They are amazing.

Went to the grocery store today. But before that I woke up a bit after nine, attended an online meeting that I was 15 minutes late logging into which was not a big deal after all because it started late anyways. After that I decided to sleep some more, I love sleeping (in case you didn't know). I forced myself to leave the house a bit after noon and go do something. First I got a latte. I have been looking at espresso machines because I think that I will get one - finally. I just can't decide on which model. Then I went to the grocery store and I got this.



Salad and tea for me and peanuts for my squirrel friends. And toothpaste. My teeth have been hurting and I think I figured out why. A few weeks ago I ran out of my usual toothpaste (Colgate Total) so I got some other toothpaste and my teeth started hurting after about a week or so. It finally dawned on me that I probably needed to go back to my regular toothpaste. And then I read that the best toothpaste is Colgate Total and Crest Pro Health, I never tried Crest Pro Health but I got some today. I need to make sure my teeth stay healthy even though I am getting a bit long in the tooth.
So I don't know if you spend much time reading/watching news. I get my news and information about current events from several different sources and if I want to learn more about something specific or a certain person I read up on the topic in depth like on Wikipedia. Well.....humans suck. Reading the news is depressing. The world is a sad and terrible place. I am SO grateful that I decided as a teenager to not have kids because back then I already knew that I did not want to subject a child to living here in this chaos. I am just navigating through this life.....and everyday I get sad and upset by things that I read and see. There is bad stuff everywhere. People are awful. Like really.
I appreciate the good people out there and I try to do good too. To make it easier or better for someone or another living being.
Just wanted to say that before I brush my teeth and get ready for bed.
Do something good today for someone. Be kind to animals. And eat less meat or stop eating meat completely.
Jane Goodall from September 2020, "If we would just stop eating all of this meat, the difference would be huge because all of these billions of farm animals … kept in concentration camps to feed us, and, you know, whole environments are wiped out to grow the grain to feed them,” Goodall said. “Masses of fossil fuel are used to get the grain to the animals, the animals to the abattoir, the meat to the table. Masses of water, which is in such short supply and drying in some areas, is used to get vegetable-to-animal protein. And, finally, they’re all producing gas in their digestion and that’s methane, and that is a very virulent greenhouse gas.” The 86-year-old animal activist urged viewers to reconsider their diets, stating, “If everybody ate less meat, or preferably no meat, it wouldn’t only reduce cruelty, but it would also have a huge impact, positive impact on the environment.”
Thank You Jane. One day I want to be an activist too. I love people that make a positive difference. So not ALL people are bad but too many are. The world is a sad place indeed.