hurricane and Roanoke

 Wow, so yesterday we got slammed by Hurricane Helene.  Even though we are in the southwest part of Virginia, we got heavy rain, flooding and lots of damage.

I had a hair appointment and since I drive a Jeep, I went to my appointment.  As I was driving there, I literally watched trees being uprooted, and large branches falling to the ground....We lost power for a bit, but it came back on...the mess though, geez....

leaves, branches and debris everywhere.   My car sits under a tarp rated to hold against 30 MPH winds, well my tarp took flight and was destroyed....so many trees fells, and branches,  narrowly missing my jeep and the apartment itself.

We even had multiple tornadoes in a state that rarely sees tornadoes...it was like I was back in Oklahoma!

I can't even imagine Florida, NC, Georgia and SC....millions are without power and huge damage to those states..

Today, we are suppose to go on a trail ride up at Enchanted Creek Trail....it is still on, but I am super concerned about downed trees and washed out trails....I know that some jeepsters will be bringing chain saws...I have my tow rope....Usually trails like these are only cleaned up by Jeepers, as most average cars and trucks are not suited for the very rocky trails....so today may be clean up day for Jeepers...

Should be interesting for sure....

Back to my hair appointment....I decided to darken my hair...it now is alot darker and the blonde highlights are more grayish....I am starting to let my gray grow in...I am 62 and its time to be an "old lady" and let my hair go gray....Under the blonde dye job, my hair is actually more salt and pepper and it is getting harder and harder to hide the gray, so I have decided to stop fighting aging....

I don't think Kevin likes the new hair color....but he would never say so...he will just have to get use to being with an old gray haired granny.

I am changing, going into a new phase of my life...in just 20 short years I will be in my 80's if I even make it that far....I know that my youth is gone, I accept that now.  I accept that I am a little old lady..

I do not know what my "alters" think of the new do....if they don't like it, tough shit....

I don't know if changing my hair to accommodate my gray is part of my depression...sorta like I am giving up on my looks...I really don't care about trying to look nice...I rarely even wear make up anymore....I hurt everywhere, my arthritis in my hand and feet some days makes it hard to walk and grab items....not to mention my continuous nonstop headaches....I am just old. Pure and simple.

Realizing I am now old, is as shocking as the hurricane and the damage it made here in Roanoke...So clean up starts,  and part of that clean up is letting myself go...letting myself get old, giving in to retirement, doctor visits, aches and pains and gray hair and reading the obituaries.

S