Wednesday, January 09, 2008

The Dog & I Finally Have Something In Common

I'm shedding.

It's one of those things that comes with having babies that they don't tell you about ahead of time. Like the first time you do-the-deed after giving birth and your ladies squirt all over your husband? Yeah, kinda' would have liked to have known that ahead of time.

So my hair is falling out in clumps. I find it everywhere. I've found hair in the fridge, in the fish tank, in Superboy's diaper, and in dinner. And every single time I go pee? There's hair in my crack. You needed to know that.

The problem is, my hair is long. Really long. I just cut off 6 inches, and Dave didn't even notice. OK, that could probably be said of any man and any amount of hair, but 6 inches!

I'm cleaning out my brush two times a week. The hair has been so compacted, I practically have to cut it out. I'm thinking about leaving them in various places in the backyard so, come spring, the birds won't even have to build nests.

I learned my lesson after the last few sheds and I no longer try to flush it down the shower drain. So I've been putting it on the shower wall until I get out and can throw it in the trash.

This is one shower's worth.


Totally gross, I know.

But it makes a nice art medium. I've been working on some abstracts. Observe


See it?


I swear I am losing so much hair. I am convinced that any day now when I look in the mirror for the first time (usually around 5pm when I am expecting Dave) this is what I will see...


And you always wondered what I would look like with a combover.

10 comments:

Michelle said...

You. Are. Not. Right.

h said...

Oh, I've totally done this. I'd wind mine into little tiny clumps & leave them on the soap so they would'nt go down the drain. It would kill Ben!

Kathryn said...

Eew. Those pics are creepy.
I have the same problem. That is actually why I chopped all my hair off. Course now I just shed a ton of SHORT hair. Bah!
I actually put them on the shower wall too. I started that when I was still a teenager and my dad got sick on unclogging the shower drain. One time right after I got married I forgot to clean of the shower wall when I was done and my hubby got in and went, "Ack! What the hell is that?"
hehehe

Kathryn said...

Good lord!
My dad didn't get sick "on" he got sick "of" unclogging.
I forgot to clean "off" not "of" the shower wall.
And the hubby "said" not "went".
Sheesh!

dawn224 said...

I forgot I was going to lose the boatload of hair post baby - whew, that was impressive!

suchsimplepleasures said...

omg...seriously...coffee just came out of my nose!!! that didn't feel good!! but...you're hilarious!!! hey, my hubby has a cousin in florida, he'll fix your bald spot right up!!
ok, gotta go clean up the face.

Rachel said...

Oh hell Jenni! You are too funny.
I almost choked on my chicken pasta!!!
That picture of you, all that hair.
Dayum woman!

Queen of Shake Shake said...

Oh, I would have been happy to tell you about how your ladies squirt on your hubs.

I know ALL about it.

Something else they may not tell you...if you have a baby born in the sunny side up position, it may cause you to lose control of your toots while in the postpartum state...meaning for about 6 months.

I had some fun times walking around corners quickly at wal mart.

The falling out hair eventually slows down. And it is possible to regain toot control...mostly

Immoral Matriarch said...

LMAO!!! Love the photo!
I have to clean out my brush twice during each brushing. I kid you not - I have thick, curly hair and it comes out by the handfuls when I'm detangling it.

Love the artwork BTW - if only Van Gogh had thought to work with hair!

Sarah said...

I have the same problem - awesome, huh? DH has snaked the shower drain. Twice. The stuff they sell in a plastic bottle encased in a heavy duty sealed plastic bag that is "guaranteed" and that plumbers don't like you to use cause it can melt their hands off? Ya, that stuff's got nothing on my hair :)