Hair advice

I need some help and advice. I have to find a new hair salon and I'm scared. We found a salon last night in a really neat section of town. All the restaurants are very tasty and yuppy-ish. -I don't really like to refer to things as being yuppy-ish but just know the area is not scary. People are stylish and have great hair in this area. So, I went in to make the appointment and all the women working there were Asian. Keep in mind here that I lived in Japan for three years and Asian women did not seem to 'get' my hair. I'm going to cancel the appointment. And now I'm back to square one with really crappy looking hair.

How do you guys find new salons? My hairstylist in P'cola told me to ask someone with great hair where she gets it cut. Sounds simple enough but has never worked for me. I even googled salons in my area. I found a few with websites. I'm still scared. I trust Aveda. Is it better to just call an Aveda salon and just go there? There's nothing worse than a really bad hair cut. Help!

I'm back!

We've been in Maryland for about a month and we just got our Internet back. I could care less about the phones (although I'm about 400 minutes over on my cell) or the cable -thank goodness for the Internet!

So much has happened since we left Florida. Bug turned 3 and Al will be 6 months in a few days. Have I lost the baby weight? NO. I really had good intentions this time but there aren't enough hours in the day to work out. What have I been doing? Well medical school is definitely worse than flight school. Jas is up at 5, in school by 7, home by 5-ish and studies till 9:30. Every day. He takes Friday evenings and most of Saturday off but is back at it on Sunday. So, I have unpacked a million boxes and put most things away. Our house is still a complete mess but it's liveable. I take care of two kids, two dogs, one cat and a huge house all by myself. I guess that's not entirely true. Jas does what he can which is really a lot considering the amount of time he has to himself. Still, I feel like a single parent. I'm whining. I hate that about myself these days. Adjustments are difficult.

I love Maryland. We're closer to D.C. than Baltimore. There are so many stores. The kids and I venture out daily to different Targets and grocery stores just for fun. So far my favorite is Trader Joe's. Oh how I missed that place. Bug licked a watermelon (we bought it) and I didn't freak out like I would've had we been in Pensacola's Wal Mart. Why? I don't know but T. J.'s just seems cleaner. There are even beauty stores here, like Ulta and Sephora. Yes, I've been inside these before and am a regular customer. In P'cola I had to use the Internet to shop in these stores. Imagine my amazement now that they are just down the road!

And in keeping with my New Year's resolution...we can recycle at home. Yay! It's really not fun rooting through the trash just to pull out the paper, cans, and bottles that Jas might accidentally toss but I feel good about it once the recycle-ables stack up in the bins. I don't feel so good about the rum and wine bottles though. What will the neighbors think? Oh, that's a whole 'nother story. Me meeting the neighbors. I'll save that for Vox.

Random thoughts here...does anyone watch 'House'? I'm hooked. This weekend USA is running House all weekend long. I love it. And I've got to go, it's back on.