Day 1 of my new journey!

SO MUCH has gone on since I last posted, it would take too much time to tell it all.  Let's just say that this past Saturday I was able to walk in my college graduation ceremony- I was able to complete my Bachelor's Degree in 18 months, I got a job about 7 months ago (part time, but is there ever enough money?  lol), my oldest will be a senior in 3 weeks, I will also have a freshman and a 7th grader (all girls!)  See how beautiful they are?

This our church directory picture we just took a month ago!  

So, I joined this site- influenster.com where I can try out products, write reviews and blog about what they give us!  I figured I might as well pick this back up!  I know my old blog can still be reached, but I cannot edit it anymore :(  This is the only one I have available to me now.... so I guess I will start again!

I love frugal things, I really need to get back to couponing, I have become sulfite allergic in the last 2 years, so I am currently switching shampoos to help alleviate some of the reactions I am having (sodium laurel/laureth sulfate is in most shampoos!), not to mention my food allergies have gotten worse as well. 

I have tried just about all shampoos at Sally Beauty (I think all of them actually) and my hair is really fried from coloring and perming.  I just got the Sally version of the Wen product, and am currently trying it out.

I must say that I like the smell, it is a bit minty, and I have no problems with it not lathering like most shampoos.  In the 2 times I have used it my hair does not look greasy, it looks quite clean.  From the video reviews of Wen, people saw instant results with the first use.  My hair must be really fried because using the Sally version my hair is still pretty straw-like feeling, though the second wash today seems to feel slightly better.  I think I have used  1/3 of the bottle in 2 "washes" though!  YIKES!  I can't spend $12/week on this stuff!  I have a family!  I have tried the Argon oil, the Brazilian Kertain shampoo/conditioner, I have tried Ion, loreal Sulfite free shampoos, and my hair still feels fried. I hope this works at least to get my hair back to some semblance of health!

I also got a "volumizing leave in" spray from the same brand and my hair seems much thicker and I really like how it feels!  That may be the found gem!

Well, I look forward to posting more, it will be a little on product reviews, menus, money saving tips, etc!