I'm pretty hippy dippy and I've tried kombucha. I have to say, ita, there is no right time. That shit is nasty.

Bah! A medium curl is not the end-all of put together.

I know, but I don't want to do any of it! I just want to magically look better in the mornings like on tv! Why is that so much to ask?

Sure, there's that. I literally had someone try to talk to me about a "five-minute face" recently, and I was like, Yeah -- my two-minute face is all I'm actually going to do, nine days out of ten.

I love it when stylists ask me how long I take to do my hair. "Twenty seconds."

"Do you use any product?"

"Uh, water."

I just want to magically look better in the mornings like on tv! Why is that so much to ask?

I know the feeling. I want to have awesome (if short) nails with rad polish, but... no.

I think I must be having my regularly scheduled pre-summer freakout. I have to go talk to suburban people and convince them to give me money. I normally don't take that many showers! I look perfectly fine to my rocker kids!

So I try to conform to some imaginary concept of what I'm "supposed to look like" and that sucker is elusive! I need to just relax. They're probably expecting me to look at least a little rough, or I'm not really out "in the field" doing my job.

Maybe I should just get a trim.

I love it when stylists ask me how long I take to do my hair. "Twenty seconds."

I think that's twice as long as it takes me.

I always tell them, "My entire routine is to wash my hair and then use a wide-toothed comb to comb it. Then done."

I spend maybe 15-20 minutes on my hair when I do it. Blow-drying with a brush, etc. Probably 5 minutes on the face, dawdling. Most of that is waiting for the eyeliner to dry. Mind you, I only do this for work or when I want to look fawncy going out. Most of my neighbors know me only in no makeup and pool hair (and possible sweaty and gross from house/yard work.) But if I brush it right, my pool hair gets compliments. Allison always gives me good cuts that can air dry well. As long as I brush it right. It wants to do stupid things on its own.

T-cushion slipcovers are a pain in the ass to figure out which is front and get on right. Pulled a shoulder muscle. Also, it birthed a kitten in my washer, and I swear I run the upholstery brush on that regularly.

Liese, I love your hair short and I'm sure it looks great long. Don't freak out.

ooooooh. I was told not to move to a neighborhood because, "two moms would freak them out." um. okay?

Maybe I should just get a trim.

That'll do.

Our next door neighbor is having a graduation party (all very nice with catering in the back yard) and there are two dogs wandering around which I'm enjoying getting to pet - a French bull and a Boston terrier.

Visitor pets!

Oh, ick, Kat.