How To Touch Up Your Roots At Home, In 14 Easy Steps

Dearest Alice Audrey, I know — the lighting made me look all peachy-pink in that close-up hair shot. I’d actually describe my color as early morning wheat field filled with romping bunnies.

Hey, Monkey Man! I had forgotten about the purple hues. I think that shall be my September shade! And great to see you. I believe The Mailing shall take place Monday. Or Tuesday.

Hi Janna — you always crack me UP! Pizza sounds good. Clean laundry sounds good, tho the process to get it there bores me. Still, at least we don’t have to beat our clothes on a rock in the river.

Oooo, Katherine, I sayshayed into spring in delicate pink too. But it appears by the votes I shall next be sashaying into scarlet — and no doubt all the trouble that wearing red gets me into. And guess what?? The Mailing takes place early this coming week!!

Oh, thank you dear Rachel! Consider me now sticking a big gold star on this post, as per your rave review. yes, red creates drama indeed, draws attention to the toes — I better be sure to keep my legs nicely shaved with the eyes that will be drawn downwards to my bombastic toe paint!!

Hey, Talon! Yes, Sweety the dacshund is wonderfully featured here indeed. He does like the limelight!! It was a great dinner, tho I had overdone the prime rib a tad, so I’ll have to cut back on my “cooks nips” next time.

Hi Beautiful Alessandra!!! Always a treat to have you pop in. And did you vote for the scarlet toepaint too??

Hi Dear Lynn, well, I have to admit now that I know how to buff my nails and do teh whole shebang, I’m a bit of a cheapskate to pay for a pedicure. But… I think I could be taken out to dinner on that pedicure $$. And it seems my toesies will next be scarlet!!

Budaaaah!! Glad you enjoyed. Yes, I’ve been doing my own roots for about 7 years now. Same color, tho the Lorreal 9A used to feature Harry Hamlin’s wife, Nicole. Took me a while to get used to the new gal on the box. But I did! And touch up my roots every 6-7 weeks or so.

Yo Austin! hey, I remember that band — Blood, Sweat & Tears! I look forward to reading your 55! I’m planning on blasting some blogs at the library later. “Blasting” because the library computers are so super fast.

Tess! Tess!! TESS!!!! My one and only TESS!!!! Glad I could make you smile. And speaking of smiling, I do every time I go running on the trail due to a certain wonderful new pair of New balance sneakers!!!! Yes, come for dinner, but we may not be having prime rib. Just donuts and beer.

Hi AmyLynn — awesome to meet you!! Just dive on in there and do those roots YOURself! where do you live? I can come help you!! It’s not hard, and you will LOVE the money saved. Thanks for popping in. See you on your blog soon — or “relatively” soon, as I may be up in my tree drinking wine most of the day.

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Hi Dear Belinda — more than awesome to see you !! I pretty-much have the hang of the root doing now, but I guess a second post might highlight the actual steps involved! maybe I will one day, for those Googling in need. Scarlet — thanks. still have to tidy up my toes at this writing, been having fun in Songland thes past couple hours.

Hi Hope! I am not sure if I’m going grey or not, but I did go darker and darker as the years flew past. So I’ve got my childhood color back! And I might never find out if I AM going grey. Whatever a woman wants, as long as she is smiling and active in life — let her color her hair as she does or does not desire!! Oh, and I thought after my serious poem in my last post, I’d lift things up a bit around here. Such is life, the joy with the pain.

Hey, Carmen — what’ your exact L’Oreal shade? Maybe I can send a box for your long-hair cause!! I always have some left over, my hair is so fine and I only do my roots and brows (but please don’t tell anyone about the brows, okay??) It helps me to put my already-dyed hair in one of those butterfly clips, and just squirt at the roots. But yes — it can get messy! And I did stain a bra once, boohooo.

Dearest Olivia — please come to Austin Texas — I will re-do yours, the parts grown out. I’m very good at it!!! I do my roots, then put dye throughout all hair for the last 5 mins, to help even it out. Me perfect?? Not at all my dear — I just got really lucky in that shot with the lighting, and my upper arm flab was not showing. I have been walking a lot lately, tho. And lifting 3lb weights as I go, one of those is about 1.5 kg I think. I walk and work on my deltoids, lats, biceps, triceps and interpersonal communications skills with the squirrels!!! Your green toe paint sounds very very nature-ish and refreshing!!

Hi Steve! Glad you liked it. Thanks so much. And please don’t think I’ve been avoiding your blog — slowly but surely I will make the rounds to all you wonderful peeps.

Hey, Mama Z! have you ever gone blonde? It might look grrrreat! Just lighten your brows a bit too. Like,if you leave the dye on for 25 minutes — do your brows for the last 15 minutes of it!!

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Dearest Ayala, who has 2 sons, hi! Well, I was just being a little silly. Glad you enjoyed. And I clipped my nails this morning and shaped them. next to teh cuticles and buffing. how I suffer for my art and blog!

Dearest Aimee, yes, and I see I also forgot to include the all-important steps of doing the dishes, sweeping the floor and running 3x around the block naked at night in the steps. But with only 55 words, ya gotta pick and choose.

Dearest Nimue, tahnk you. Yes, I’m quite the Olde Pro now with doing my roots, a simple system I seem to have perfected. Red or white wine does fine — tho champagne seems to be the ultimate bath beverage.

Dearest Verse Bender, again, I really stepped in it over on my last post, eh? Geez, red in the face me. To reiterate, I mean mostly The Dead Poet’s Society. — NEVER YOU!! Plus what is age — I’m 47 and just getting started!! Truly!!

Dearest Steve E — hair is a wonderful thing, or can be. I like mine! And I think the bald spots are growing back in, tho I missed my dr appointment last week to have a pro check. But back to the future… Yes, my man has a good eye. My artiste, Jimmy — he built ALL the wood in that room. I mean — he cut it and put it up, bought from new pine boards the consistency of true love. He did the floor himself too. Child has had bangs cut since then.

Secret Woman!! Dearest, I totally agree on the naked thing! But the mailman might nver leave out front doorstep if I go back to all the nude stuff. Well, except for clothes ironing and bacon frying — not so great naked. I think you guys will be seeing deep blood red on my toes next!!!!

My Dearest Shanae, I know I will feel like an idiot when you tell me about the heights thing I must have referred to here. I am not a fan of height either. Oh wait!!! YOUR post — yes the iron workers on the beams way to freak up over NYNY. ME NEITHER!!!!!!!!

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Dearest MoonDust Writer. I would do them for you if you were here!! And only charge you one beer!! YOU are the sunshine too, my love — mroe than you’ll ever know. Happy Mother’s Day to YOU too, I’ve got a Mother’s day post scheduled for 5:55 Texas Time tomorrow a.m.

Dearest Dulce, what can I say — I’m a wacky gal, and if it keeps you coming back here for fun and frolic, then I say…. whoooooohooooooo.

Okay, Paige this is just getting too darn WEIRD with your and my toes living in these parallel universes!! I was planning a full monty naked post of me next week. YOU too?? No wait — you’ve already done that!! I mean the tub post. Happy Mother’s Day to you too!!! I hope you’ll pop in for my post tomorrow. I like the picture that will be in it!!

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