Losing my hair

I am a stress head, there are no two ways about it. I carry all my thoughts, fears and worries, and don't vocalise them. Unfortunately, although I have an amazing partner, family and friends, I still carry a lot with me.

So, well over a year ago, while on the oral contraceptive pill, Levlen ED, I noticed unusual amounts of hair falling out when I washed it, when I dried it and just generally.

I read that Levlen is a high testosterone Pill, and could have been causing the hair loss. So, armed with that information I went to my GP and was prescribed Diane.

Since taking it, and stopping the use of artificial sweeteners, I noticed the decrease in hair loss, but it was still falling out. To make matters worse, hair hasn't been growing back. So I currently look like Fergie, with patches of thin hair everywhere.

I have started a diet to help lower my weight, and hopefully bring my hormones into check.

On top of this, I made an appointment with David Salinger of Trichology Centre to see what there was left to do, as I didn't want to be a bald bride in a year's time. All I had to lose was an hour of my day and $130. So the appointment was today, and I have been given L-Tyrosine to take, to help the hair grow. Maybe grow back? Fingers crossed and if I remember, I'll update my blog with the progress!

Planning a Big Fat Greek Wedding, Part 1

Stage 1? Panic! Stage 2 - take a deep breath, write a gazillion lists and stay calm. Just less than 18 months to go!! At the moment, I'm looking at wedding stefana as we will be married in the Greek Orthodox church.

Stefana are a crucial part of an Orthodox wedding, as follows:

In a traditional Greek wedding ceremony the bride and groom are crowned with Stefana. Stefana being dual crowns; each crown being linked together with a single length of ribbon symbolising the joining of two souls and the creation of a new household. It is a symbol of combining two people as one. As a married couple they become the king and queen of their household. These crowns represent the signs of wisdom, justice, intregity, glory, honour when the king and queen are crowned. After the wedding the wedding crowns or Stafana are kept in a safe place representing the couple's commitment. Stefana or wedding crowns are intended to be kept for life forming eternal memories for the bride and groom

To me, they represent the most beautiful part of a wedding ceremony, linking man and woman into husband and wife, like a beautiful bond.

When M & I get married, we will not purchase our Stefana, as this will be done by our Koumbara (wedding sponsor). I am a control freak, and usually can't stand the thought of someone buying something for me if

Back in my parents day, Stefana looked very 1980's. My grandparents would have used something basic, white and beautiful. My great grandparents (although I have never seen a picture) would have worn Stefana that would have been very basic, functional and plain. But this does not take away from the symbolism.

Here are what they look like, and what I like, but this is for "research purposes".










My precious!!




Beautiful!
 



Old school as!


Basic, but gorgeous!

I should make this a series! Weddings are an interesting thing to plan while renovating...

House-y stuff!

So, once all the house basics are bought, one can then purchase frivolous things such as Tinkerbell Christmas tree stars, seafood plates and cake serving sets for their future wedding!

New Year's Resolutions

Welp, this is what I resolve for this year:

1. Start and maintain a blog
2. Get to 5000 tweets on Twitter
3. Lose the horrible weight I've been carrying for so long
4. Save, save, save!
5. Have Christmas at my own house
6. Wear makeup more often and look after my appearance in general
7. Train for the City to Bay in September
8. Learn to crochet


That's all for now, will have to check back through the year to make sure I'm on the right track!

Happy New Year!

Hello bloggiverse!

Today is Jan 1st, 2012 and one of my resolutions is to blog regularly. It could be anything from eating, wedding plans, holidays or just random thoughts.

And for everyone who is also using Blogger, you can now use their iPhone app!

Ciao for now!

x Eleni