Extraordinary Hair Loreal Review

I was given an opportunity from Influenster to try out some Loreal Extraordinary Hair Oil Hair care products.  They sent me the stuff and in exchange I'm going to tell you about my experience with them.

Let me preface my review with some facts about my hair.  I have naturally curly hair that is about halfway down my back.  It is coarse and it is dry.  It is almost always frizzy.

That being said, when I saw exactly what the Loreal Extraordinary Oil Products claimed to do, I was super pumped to try them!  They contain oil and botanical extracts to help seal the cuticle of your hair.  It says that it transforms dry hair leaving it with a silky shine.  Hello, sign me up!

Sadly, I did not experience the greatness I was expecting from this product.  My hair was just as lifeless, dry and sad as before.  The extra oils in the shampoo and conditioner left my scalp so over moisturized that I was breaking out on my scalp.  It was not good.  I was also not fond of the scent.

These opinions are my own and I encourage you to try out the product for yourself to see if you can experience #extraordinaryhair!  You can also check out my first ever very cheesy youtube video review of the product here: https://youtu.be/wvmIj0LV50c

Too long...

It has been way too long since I've posted on my blog.  Shame on me :(
I promise to keep this more up to date.  I have so many things going on in my life that I want to share with everyone.  I can't imagine that some of the things I've experienced, someone else hasn't gone through the same thing too.  I'd love to find someone to commiserate with!  lol

For today, I'd like to share a tip with everyone.

Do not wash clothes without checking the pockets.  Sometimes there is gum in there. Sometimes you don't see that gum until you dry those clothes.  You end up with a dryer full of gum.  I spent less than half an hour scraping and scrubbing gum out of my dryer.  I wanted to share with all of you though what made it way easier to do.  I used Windex with vinegar and a magic eraser. Best ideas ever!

That's it for today.  I'm exhausted, but will try to post again very soon...


-Bri

We Will See

I had a long talk with E.  Long being 2 minutes.  That is long for a kid like him!  He completely understands that he is different and that he has a form of autism.  I'm not sure he understands exactly what Aspergers is, but I think we will cross that bridge another time.  

Today, I made him promise me that he is going to play with the other kids at recess.  I guess we will see after school if that is what happened.  Here's hoping...

Brokenhearted

I had to write this.  I have to share it.  For the first time in a very long time I feel as if my heart is broken.  I have tried not to cry over my children having autism.  Crying does nothing.  Being strong and getting them the therapy they need and the support they so crave and desire is what I have done.   Last night, I broke down and cried. 

Evan has Aspergers.  When we finally got that diagnoses, things started to make sense.  We were able to figure out what worked best for him, we got him onto an IEP for his trouble with his OT skills.  The thing is, I am at a loss on how to educate my son socially.  People with Aspergers have a social deficit.  The everyday things that most people overlook can cause a meltdown for a child with Aspergers.  Evan doesn’t understand many jokes.  Sarcasm is completely lost on him.  He says things out loud that most people would find inappropriate or rude.  That is just who he is.  He doesn’t have a filter or a way to control it.  Especially not at 6 years old.  Those are just a few examples of how Aspergers affects him.

Back to yesterday.  Every day I ask Evan how school was.  I ask him if he got his work done with little prompts to keep him on task.  I ask him what he ate for lunch.  Yesterday I asked him what he does at recess.  He looked at me and said that it takes him a while to get outside because he likes to wear his coat.  Ok, I get that.  I asked him what he does when he gets outside, like does he go on the swings or does he play with the other kids or whatnot.  He told me that he doesn’t play with other kids.  They don’t like him.  Instead he spends his recess talking with the aides that watch the kids.  He said that they are his only friends and they are the only ones who are nice to him.  He said that they even let him help them get everyone inside for lunch.

Inside I died a little.  My little boy is already not fitting in.  He has no clue why other kids don’t like him.  Instead he gravitates towards the adults who show him positive attention which makes him think that they do like him.  He thinks of the aides as his friends.   I can’t even try to explain to him what is happening.  He is different and that is wonderful but at the same time what on earth do I do to show him how to associate with kids his age?  He should be playing and running around.  He should be doing things that other 6 year old kids do.  He isn’t like other 6 year olds though.  I get that.  He doesn’t.  The other kids don’t get it either.  I fear that it is only going to get worse for him.  I fear that kids will soon starting making fun of him and he is going to be miserable.  Actually, I think it is already happening and he is too afraid to tell me because knowing him, he probably thinks that it is his fault.

My heart is broken.  School is hard enough without having challenges like his.  I am open to ideas and suggestions.