FINALLY, yesterday was a day with no doctors! I wasn’t sure what to do with myself, until I remembered that I’ve been promising to tell you about the blonde wig incident & that I found another place to buy eyebrows. So, here goes.
I purchased two blonde wigs from Beauty Trends – one straight & one curly. They came in & the entire family was anxious to see what they looked like on. My hands were shaking & I could barely contain myself; I was SO excited! A blonde, a blonde, I could finally be a blonde (yeah, yeah, yeah)!
With trembling hands, giddy from the excitement, I tried the short, curly one on first. I opened the door to 4 anxious people, who immediately began laughing. Apparently, I looked like Estelle Getty from the Golden Girls.
Dakota volunteered to go get my walker - very funny, Boy. I wanted to find something positive about the way I looked, but sadly, I had to agree with the family. That particular shade of blonde, combined with short curls, really did make me look like I was a senior citizen. It must have had a psychological effect as well – it was 4:30 & I felt like running to get an early bird dinner. Back into the box it went.
It was on to the second wig, which was straight. Here’s kind of what I looked like:
This isn’t an actual picture of me in the wig. It’s a virtual makeover on iVillage. I added the heavy eye makeup, just because I thought it would be funnier. Still, you get the idea.
When I came out of the bathroom this time, the family fell on the floor in stitches. Elyse ran to the living room, came back & handed me her guitar. They all agreed that if I had a big ol’ pair of double “F” size hooters & was born in Pigeon Hollow, I could write my ticket in the country music world. I was not amused. I had to bite my tongue (hard) not to remind them that my entire family does, in fact, hail from a little Podunk town in Kentucky
Long story short, I’m just not cut out to be a blonde. And, as I’ve said before, I’m not going to go red, since its sacrilege to be another red headed Lucy! Now, that doesn’t mean that at every conceivable opportunity I have, I’ll try a blonde wig on. I’ll be bald – it’ll be easy.
So far, I have eyebrows, eyelashes, three wigs & a fourth one is on its way. I’m like a boy scout – I like to be prepared. OK, no I’m not; I’m like (am, a little, whatever – no need to get all technical) a shopaholic. I found something that Matt can’t holler at me for buying. I’m still trying to figure out how to incorporate sparkly things into the mix. Give me time . . . . . .
In the meantime, I’ll be satisfied with a perk of cancer that I still have. I’m going to be bald, & all I have to do in the morning is slap a wig on top of my head. Ladies, you know that you’ve had a ton of days that you wish life could be that simple. So, there’s that!
And now for something that generally has value & is of actual interest to other cancer patients!
In a post on November 13th, I told you about Best Wig Outlet (hence, the story about the blonde wigs). Between them, Beauty Trends & Paula Young, wigs are very inexpensive. I shared with you that I purchased two half human hair, half synthetic wigs for less than $75.00 each. For the whole story, scroll back through my older posts, or go to “Eyebrows & Lashes & Wigs – Oh My!” I THINK that will take you right to the post.
I’d mentioned that you could purchase the eyebrows at a place called “Head Coverings”, & that they were $34.95. However, I’ve since found out (or they just started carrying them) that Beauty Trends is carrying them for $24.95. And, if you order soon, there’s a 15% off coupon on orders of $29.00 or more, using coupon “Dec 29”. I know that the eyebrows alone won’t equal the minimum, but you may find a nice wig you like. And if you’re like me, you can never have too many.
I’ve got more to tell you about. I was at the doctor’s office – AGAIN – this afternoon. I’ll write more tomorrow. In the meantime, thank you, thank you, thank you for all your help. Thank you for all your support, kind wishes & especially those terrific dinners! I’ll get through this – I promise. And if you’ve been diagnosed with any type of cancer, please don’t hesitate to contact me. My email is tamkells@gmail.com. You’re going to be fine, too. We women are a tough breed.
Tell you more about what’s going on tomorrow!
PS Reference about being Blonde, (yeah, yeah, yeah) is a from a Julie Brown video from Earth Girls are Easy. Here’s the link if you’re interested:
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I really enjoyed the Julie Brown reference! I've been following your blog and keeping you in my thoughts and prayers. I'm a friend of Elyse and found your blog through her. Keep fighting the fight!
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