Taking Care of My Long Hair

I haven’t shared any picture of me recently here on my blog so most of you probably don’t know that I now have long hair – upto my waistline, to be specific.

I admit that my recent pregnany helped me grow healthier and longer hair. According to studies, hormonal changes during pregnancy causes hair to grow faster and fall out less. I am just not sure how long the effect will last (they say once I stop breastfeeding) but this early, I am making sure that I take care of my long hair properly.

How do I take care of my long hair?

Well, I regularly condition my hair with conditioner and oil. I also don’t wash my hair daily so that I won’t strip them with their natural oils since I have read that natural oils are produced by hair to protect it and to keep it strong – not because it is dirty.

Aside from that, I also use a wide-tooth comb when my hair is wet. It is not advisable to use brush nor fine-tooth comb on wet hair because it becomes delicate when wet. When my hair is dry, I use a hair brush to help stimulate the scalp and spread natural oils evenly through the hair. Massaging the scalp with fingers helps too!

Unless I am pressed for time, I let my hair to dry naturally. No hot hair air from hair dryers, no hot water from the shower too.

Do you also have long hair? Care to share some tips on how to take care of long hair?

My Music-Lover Mom

woman playing guitarWhen my mom arrived from the Philippines last year, the original plan was for her to go home before Christmas so she can still celebrate the holidays in the Philippines. However, I had some health complications so we asked her to extend her stay with us for a few months.

My mom is a music lover and now that she’s here, our house is again “full of music.” We often hear her singing and strumming the guitar in her room. The other day, she proudly showed me her new learned talent: playing the organ. Great! Even Georyl is becoming interested in music because of her.

Since my mom’s a music lover, I wanted to buy oldies songs online for her so she can listen to those popular songs from the 60′s, 70′s and 80′s (like the ones she listens to when she’s at home in the Philippines) but she told me not to. She says that she can surf the internet and look for the songs that she wants to listen to (yey, way to go mom! now you’re not afraid of the internet anymore!). Besides, she also listens to contemporary songs so whatever we’re playing here at home is good enough for her.

I probably got my love for music from my mom. I am happy that she’s also influencing Georyl to explore and love music. Thanks Mom!

Looking for Online Contests at Twitter and Facebook

Twitter and Facebook are social networking websites – a way for people to connect to anyone worldwide. Lately, I am using these two popular social networking sites for another purpose: to look for online contests to join, promos being shared and online coupons (like those tableclothsfactory coupon code) being published or distributed by various stores, businesses and organizations.

During the first two weeks of this month alone, I already joined more than fifty online contests (I am NOT exaggerating). Most of them I found from Facebook although the majority came from Twitter. The prizes range from Paypal cash to Amazon gift cards to books or other random products that were being reviewed by the contest hosts.

I still have to win from the contests that I had entered this year but I’m sure I’m gonna win one soon. I’m kinda lucky in these online contests and giveaways, having my share of winnings in the past. Last year, I won about five times (if I’m not mistaken) and my prizes were products while in 2011, I won Paypal cash, jewelries, socks, salad dressings, mirrors, USB modem and other products.

Do you also join online contests and giveaways? Have you won already? Where do you look for contests to join? Have you tried checking out Twitter and Facebook too?

Exploring Las Vegas

Las Vegas City bills itself as the Entertainment Capital of the World and has been known worldwide for shopping, gambling and fine dining. It is also called the City of Lights because the Las Vegas Valley is the brightest city on earth as viewed from space (although a lot of cities claim this title too).

I mentioned this trivia from Wikipedia because next week marks my second year here in Las Vegas. Yes, it’s been two years already – I can’t believe how time flies.

Although I’ve been here for a while, I haven’t explored Las Vegas that much. There are still some big hotels that we haven’t visited and I have never played in a casino – ever! The times I was able to touch the slot machines were when I had my photos taken.

Well, I even haven’t driven along the Las Vegas Strip yet. Whenever we visit the Las Vegas Strip at night, it’s Hubby who drives because I always get distracted by all those great views and the wandering tourists. I’m also a bit scared that I might hit somebody because there are some people who are not paying attention to the traffic and just focus on the wonderful view in front of them – not caring where the pedestrian lane is and are oblivious to the pedestrian stop (as if they’re wearing some safety vest and expecting the driver to see them and yield to them every time).

This year, it’s one of my new year’s resolution to visit the Las Vegas Strip more often. Who knows, we might be transferring to another city or state again soon, right Hubby? (spoiler alert?)