Free for All Friday: The ‘Poo is Back, Meditation in the Hood and Pocahontas Prevails!

No ‘poo Experiment is a No-Go
A few weeks ago I shared with you that I was trying the no ‘poo, as in no shampoo, method. Instead of your traditional shampoo, you use baking soda and apple cider vinegar to cleanse and condition your hair.
I lasted 12 days and then I had to throw in the towel. My hair was really taking on an interesting quality. It wasn’t exactly brittle but it wasn’t soft either.
Unlike Lowi’s prediction, my hair did not smell like vinegar. It didn’t really smell like anything at all.
The crunchy, granola side of me really wanted this to work. But the practical and sometimes girly side of me was screaming, throwing a tantrum, and begging for a lavender scalp massage and some Argan oil for heaven’s sake.
At the behest of my tutu-clad, Sephora-shopping angels I hopped in the shower and busted out the good stuff… you know, actual shampoo.

Kriya in the ‘hood
As Lowi shared last week, meditation can be real challenge at times when the people in our lives… participate. Ohio has experienced a rare July cool down so I decided to take advantage of the weather and nature while I meditated and took my zen-ness to my front porch.
Generally, I don’t get to my Kriya meditation until 8 pm or later but the addition to our neighborhood hasn’t gone unnoticed.

So far some of the interesting occurrences:
A car driving by very slowly and then turning around and taking another pass all while their car windows are down and heads hanging out the window. I had no idea that while meditating people also assume you are blind 🙂

Meditation also makes you hearing impaired. A couple of my neighbors were out for a walk and strolled in the direction of my place. They stopped about 25 yards from me and proceeded to ponder what on Earth I was doing. I know this because they had an entire conversation:

“What do you think she’s doing?”
“I don’t know, her eyes are closed”
And so it went…

Catnip Kriya?
I’ve also had some “help” of the feline variety. After bringing Kriya back inside as it might be too much for my neighborhood, I have been harassed by my feline, Parsley. This kitten is convinced that the only reason I have two hands is to love on her so you can imagine her dismay that I am extending my arms in a way that is not pleasing to her. Earlier this week, I sat down to meditate and she was quite alarmed that I was not dutifully attending to her needs. She rubbed up against my legs, climbed up on my lap and put her front paws on my shoulder to inspect my face. I think she was confirming that I was still breathing and that there was still a chance I’d feed her later.

Pocahontas Prevails

So, I will have more on the Pocahontas Saga in our Tuesday Torture Report, but here is the latest update. I finished my 108 miles!! If you will remember I was 8 short in my June 100 Mile Challenge therefore I upped my July 100 Miles to 108. I was definitely questioning that decision today as I had 8 miles left to do! Thanks to everyone for the encouragement and cheering from the sidelines. I definitely appreciated it! More to come on Tuesday…