This week I used my reading time to investigate a problem that I have been suffering from to say the least. I spent over two hours on the web looking through site that explained why the scalp can become itchy and cause shedding. The sites were stories of people who have been through this issue before and what shampoos, treatments and remedies worked for them.
I found out that certain factors contribute to hair shedding such as it being a natural process to get rid of an increased amount of dead skin cells, the season changing, post partum hormone changes (after giving birth), stress, change in diet and change in routine. I believe that mine may have alot to do with the fact that I just had a baby, so my hormones are getting back to normal. I also think that I have a very dry scalp since the season has began to change. I took the advice of one columnist and greased my scalp, and it still itches just not as much. I also noticed that I did not lose as many hairs this morning in my brush and on the sink. Ironically scientists say that research suggests that healthy hair naturally sheds 50-100 strands each day anyway. The time to panic and call a dermatologist is when it exceeds 50-100 strands, or hair lose is so sever that it causes balding. Here are the links to the sites that I visited:
http://voices.yahoo.com/hair-care-shedding-breakage-understanding-difference-405173.html?cat=69
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070407123026AA332bf
http://thebeautybrains.com/2008/07/10/flat-iron-or-relaxing-which-damages-your-hair-more/
http://ezinearticles.com/?My-Hair-is-Shedding---What-Can-I-Do-to-Stop-It?&id=3869786
http://curlynikki.forumotion.com/t5831-hair-is-shedding-and-scalp-is-itchy
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Monday, October 22, 2012
Love Poems Collection
This Saturday, October 20, 2012 I spent over two hours on the internet searching through different sites that posted love poems. I was feeling really in love with my husband this weekend, and I wanted to see if I could find an inspirational poem to share with him that helped me explain my feelings for him.
There was a wide range of poems that I read. Some were very deep and heartfelt, some were Christian based and explained love and marriage from God or the Bible's point of view, and a few were not so great. It was fun and interesting reading through people's wordplay they used to describe their comprehension and sentiments of what love or marriage makes them feel like or means to them. It inspired me to maybe work on writing my own poem about love or my husband and posting it to one of the sites. I am excited. I think I will share it with my husband first ot see how he likes it before I publish it.
I have included a list of the sites that I visited that had multiple poems to share:
http://www.familyfriendpoems.com/family/husband-poems.asp
http://www.familyfriendpoems.com/poem/i-promise-to-love-you
http://www.familyfriendpoems.com/poem/poems-about-love
http://www.inspirational-poems.net/wife-poems
http://www.bestfreepoems.com/category/love-poetry/
There was a wide range of poems that I read. Some were very deep and heartfelt, some were Christian based and explained love and marriage from God or the Bible's point of view, and a few were not so great. It was fun and interesting reading through people's wordplay they used to describe their comprehension and sentiments of what love or marriage makes them feel like or means to them. It inspired me to maybe work on writing my own poem about love or my husband and posting it to one of the sites. I am excited. I think I will share it with my husband first ot see how he likes it before I publish it.
I have included a list of the sites that I visited that had multiple poems to share:
http://www.familyfriendpoems.com/family/husband-poems.asp
http://www.familyfriendpoems.com/poem/i-promise-to-love-you
http://www.familyfriendpoems.com/poem/poems-about-love
http://www.inspirational-poems.net/wife-poems
http://www.bestfreepoems.com/category/love-poetry/
Monday, October 15, 2012
Mick Harte Was Here (Week 2)
This week I read October 8th throught October 12th for 30 minutes each day to complete the remainder of this book.
I read the last chapters until I completed the book. This week Phoebe kept talking to her friend Zoe about how she was handling her brother's death. She was out of school for longer than she anticipated because when she tried to go back she got called into the principal's office. The principal tried to say kind words that would comfort Phoebe, but it ended up backfiring on her and setting her into a meltdown. She yelled and the teacher and ran all the way home. When she got home, her mother was still there in her bath robe and on her sleeping pills as usual, so Phoebe stormed up the stairs straight into Mick's room and laid across his bed to cry HARD. Her mother came in, and Phoebe started talking to her about Mick this was the first time she and her mother had a conversation about him since the accident. They ended up laughing and talking which I beleive brought them closer. Phoebe stayed home from school a few more days until after Mick's funeral, and when she went back a counselor asked her to speak to the school about bike safety. At first she was offended and reluctant to participate, but she thought about it and ended up giving a very heartfelt speech. The speech was a relief, and it helped bring her closure at school so she did not feel like everyone was looking at her and afraid to approach her about the situation anymore.
This book was very realistic and touching; I would recommend it to middle school students to expose them to handling a death in their life.
I read the last chapters until I completed the book. This week Phoebe kept talking to her friend Zoe about how she was handling her brother's death. She was out of school for longer than she anticipated because when she tried to go back she got called into the principal's office. The principal tried to say kind words that would comfort Phoebe, but it ended up backfiring on her and setting her into a meltdown. She yelled and the teacher and ran all the way home. When she got home, her mother was still there in her bath robe and on her sleeping pills as usual, so Phoebe stormed up the stairs straight into Mick's room and laid across his bed to cry HARD. Her mother came in, and Phoebe started talking to her about Mick this was the first time she and her mother had a conversation about him since the accident. They ended up laughing and talking which I beleive brought them closer. Phoebe stayed home from school a few more days until after Mick's funeral, and when she went back a counselor asked her to speak to the school about bike safety. At first she was offended and reluctant to participate, but she thought about it and ended up giving a very heartfelt speech. The speech was a relief, and it helped bring her closure at school so she did not feel like everyone was looking at her and afraid to approach her about the situation anymore.
This book was very realistic and touching; I would recommend it to middle school students to expose them to handling a death in their life.
Monday, October 8, 2012
Mick Harte Was Here By Barbara Park
The week of October 1st through October 5th I read for thirty minutes Monday through Friday. I got through the first half of the book, five chapters.
Mick Harte was here was a story told by a teenaged girl, Phoebe, that had to deal with the tragic death of her younger brother Mick. Mick was riding his bicicle home from school one day, without a helmet on, and he was hit by a truck. She did not tell the story from the perspective of him being there and then the accident happend and he died. She began the story by telling that he was dead, and all she wanted to do was tell the story about what he was like and how she and her family coped with his death.
She was at after school soccer practice when she heard the sirens blaring down the street. Mick had just asked her to ride his bike home so he could walk home with his friends, but she told him she couldn't because her coach would make her sit out next game if she didn't come to practice. She got a strange overwhelming feeling that the sirens were from Mick because how close they were to the school. She was abruptly interrupted at practice and escorted to the school office. The adults explained that Mick had been in an accident, and her parents were on their way to the hospital. Phoebe had to stay with her friend Zoe until she was informed about Mick's condition. She heard from her parents that Mick was gone, and this is when her mixed feelings and emotional rollercoaster ride began.
Mick Harte was here was a story told by a teenaged girl, Phoebe, that had to deal with the tragic death of her younger brother Mick. Mick was riding his bicicle home from school one day, without a helmet on, and he was hit by a truck. She did not tell the story from the perspective of him being there and then the accident happend and he died. She began the story by telling that he was dead, and all she wanted to do was tell the story about what he was like and how she and her family coped with his death.
She was at after school soccer practice when she heard the sirens blaring down the street. Mick had just asked her to ride his bike home so he could walk home with his friends, but she told him she couldn't because her coach would make her sit out next game if she didn't come to practice. She got a strange overwhelming feeling that the sirens were from Mick because how close they were to the school. She was abruptly interrupted at practice and escorted to the school office. The adults explained that Mick had been in an accident, and her parents were on their way to the hospital. Phoebe had to stay with her friend Zoe until she was informed about Mick's condition. She heard from her parents that Mick was gone, and this is when her mixed feelings and emotional rollercoaster ride began.
Monday, October 1, 2012
Ziggy and the BLack DInosaurs Part 2
I read 30 minutes per day Monday-Friday the week of September 24 through September 28.
This week I finished the last half of Ziggy and the Black dionsaurs. This week the camp kiddos were all sitting around listening to Noni tell stories of the young Indian braves doing different impossible stunts such as taking long walks naked and barefoot during below zero weather to see if they could come back to their tribe without dying of hypothermia for example. Ziggy, Ramone and the other boys waited until all the girls had fallen asleep, and they decided to sneak out into the darkness in the forrested area to see if they could be like the Indian braves and find their way back to the camp. They found an abandoned canoe, and they traveled in it. They panicked when they found out that there were no paddles to steer the canoe, and they ended up floating all the way to a new island. They were afraid, and when the canoe landed on the new island they got out and started frantically trying to find their way back. They heard footsteps chasing after them right at their coat tails. The mysterious footsteps caught up with them, and come to find out it was an Indian man named Hawk. He ended up being super nice to them. He told them stories, and he helped them find their ways back to camp. The boys introduced him to the girls, and told them how informative and helpful he was when they were safe and back at camp.
This is a fun mystery story for upper elementary children to read.
This week I finished the last half of Ziggy and the Black dionsaurs. This week the camp kiddos were all sitting around listening to Noni tell stories of the young Indian braves doing different impossible stunts such as taking long walks naked and barefoot during below zero weather to see if they could come back to their tribe without dying of hypothermia for example. Ziggy, Ramone and the other boys waited until all the girls had fallen asleep, and they decided to sneak out into the darkness in the forrested area to see if they could be like the Indian braves and find their way back to the camp. They found an abandoned canoe, and they traveled in it. They panicked when they found out that there were no paddles to steer the canoe, and they ended up floating all the way to a new island. They were afraid, and when the canoe landed on the new island they got out and started frantically trying to find their way back. They heard footsteps chasing after them right at their coat tails. The mysterious footsteps caught up with them, and come to find out it was an Indian man named Hawk. He ended up being super nice to them. He told them stories, and he helped them find their ways back to camp. The boys introduced him to the girls, and told them how informative and helpful he was when they were safe and back at camp.
This is a fun mystery story for upper elementary children to read.
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