Comments on: Ten Pieces of Inspiration #61

By: Sara

Sara — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 21:35:29 +0000

Steven has a good point… I loved playing in the snow when I was a kid. I didn’t do expensive things like skiing and snowboarding, though — I mainly played in the back yard with my siblings or walked to the sledding hill at the city park. Unfortunately, snow isn’t nearly as fun when you’re grown up, but I bet Trent could still have a great time building snow forts and snow men with his kids, or going sledding, which are also very cheap activities.

By: Alison

Alison — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 18:13:57 +0000

My favorite part was your son just INHALING information about the world. What a joy that must be for you. He is destined for great things, I think!!

By: Penny

Penny — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 04:33:32 +0000

Really lovely post, today I enjoyed it immensely.

By: Gretchen

Gretchen — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 18:53:41 +0000

They make those combs specifically for wet hair- they work well.

I remember having long hair when I was little and how much it hurt to get combed/brushed, even with the notangle spray.

And I agree with Steven. Trent likes the idea of a lot of things more than the acutal thing, and being fit is one of those things.

By: kevin

kevin — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 18:10:00 +0000

Incredibly deeply…just, wow.

By: Nancy

Nancy — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 17:51:39 +0000

Long tangled hair: use conditioner every time you wash her hair. Divide hair into halves or thirds and work up from the bottom. Use a good hairbrush; I use one from Avon that I have had for years (it is an ugly grey, but does not rip out your hair). Trim ends every 6 wks, or so.

By: SwingCheese

SwingCheese — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 16:11:00 +0000

@30, Dot: My husband grew up in Florida for a good portion of his life and now lives in Iowa. He has told me several times that during a long, hot, humid Iowa summer, the temp and humidity can rival that of the Orlando area (though it never lasts for as long of a stretch as in Florida). So I guess we get the best of both worlds, haha! :)

By: kc

kc — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 13:51:24 +0000

“…incredibly deeply..” = sloppy, lazy writing. He just doesn’t get it. His “fantasy novel” may be more of a fantasy than he realizes. Of course, there’s always self publishing.

BTW, he isn’t paid by the word, nor was he in the past.

By: joyce

joyce — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 13:09:04 +0000

Vanessa is right about the hair. Start combing from the bottom. I was thrilled to learn this technique. Something so simple!

By: deRuiter

deRuiter — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 13:02:30 +0000

“…then sleeping incredibly deeply that night.” What can be “incredible” about sleeping deeply after vigorous outdoor activity? Is the author still being paid by the word so slipping in pointless words earns him and extra five cents per word?

By: Kai

Kai — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 07:46:11 +0000

Given everything Trent has said, I’m pretty confident that a $100 day of skiing would be something he’d never so much as consider.
(I guess small hills are cheap? In the Rockies, you can’t get a lift ticket and rental for *one* person for $100 – not to mention gas or any other costs).
I love skiing. I don’t mean anything against skiing. I’m just looking realistically based on history here. They’d never ski. but tobogganing? Bundling up for a walk? Perfectly reasonable.

By: BirdDog

BirdDog — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 04:41:18 +0000

Really enjoyed the post. That is all.

By: Dot

Dot — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 03:56:38 +0000

I hate summer in Central Florida, but It is the cost of paradise in the winter. I would not trade 100 degree plus days in July and August for a winter in Iowa. That cold is awful. I’d stay inside all Winter long also.

By: Steven

Steven — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 03:38:15 +0000

Yes, skiing is expensive. But, like most things, if it’s something you really enjoy, the cost is worth it. That’s what frugality is all about, right? Spending on what you enjoy and value, and forgetting about the rest? I’m not suggesting Trent go out and spend a ton of money on skis and lift tickets without trying it out first. But hey, a day on the slopes for him and Sarah would run about $100, and could be a blast for the both of them. Is it worth the cost? I guess that’s a matter of opinion…and how good you are at skiing! ;)

By: Emma

Emma — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 01:34:51 +0000

“skiing lessons” and skiinng itslef is the most expensive winter actvity.I do not see Trent going for it himself, without kids. The cost of skiing just one day for a family of four is….? $200 minimum or more.Rantals and ticket fees, foreget about the lessons.

By: Jen

Jen — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 01:20:27 +0000

I like #8…sleeping kids=the best…

By: Johanna

Johanna — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 01:07:17 +0000

I think that the “don’t brush wet hair” thing applies only to the old-style brushes with the dense clumps of bristles. The brushes with sparse bristles attached to a flexible rubber pad can be used on wet hair with no problem. A good detangling conditioner helps too.

By: Kai

Kai — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 01:02:00 +0000

As a person with truly uncontrollable hair, my solution is to brush it *in* the shower, when it’s loaded up with conditioner, and then treat it gently in the rinsing and drying process to avoid too much tangling.

But as a kid, my mother bought that ‘no more tears’ detangler stuff, and I don’t know what exactly it did, but it seemed to work.

By: Kathryn

Kathryn — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 00:38:04 +0000

@ #23 Jim – wet hair is very fragile. Brushing hair that is wet tends to make it break more (and if you have hair that tangles badly, it is simply a pain to try and brush it wet). If you have to deal with it wet, a comb works better.

Personally, i prefer to brush it well, dry, before showering/washing it, and then allowing it to air dry before dealing with it, but as i said, this is a personal preference.

By: Jim

Jim — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 00:05:28 +0000

Vanessa, #18, I really don’t know this. But why shouldn’t you brush wet hair? I guess anyone could answer.