Oh the Humidity

I am learning what happens to curly hair with humidity. Pre chemo curls my hair would only curl on humid days after a run and only in a single 2 cm section by my right ear. Now as it has been humid here my hair has looked like 1980's Eriq LaSalle:

It also looks like this post run. However, one of my curly haired friends let me in on a little frizz control help. Apparently it's called hair gel. Who knew? Now I am able to get my hair to look at little more Jim Halpert:

More learning experiences came this week when I tried on my bathing suit. Well, that was fun. My bikini top does not quite fit right anymore. Where I had the tumor removed there is a little bit of dent so an unpadded top isn't going to work anymore. Also, many bikini tops don't cover the full length of my scar. Given that I had radiation to the spot I am pretty sure that it will be super sun sensitive and covering is a must. So I decided to do every woman's favorite shopping trip and go bathing suit shopping. In a store with 3 way mirrors. But a victory was had with a padded athletic two piece after an hour and 14 different tops. It was more money than I wanted to spend, but it helped me keep a shred of self confidence so I'll take it.