Crocheting with beads

I know you haven't heard from me in a while. Where has she been?  What is she doing?  Will she ever come back?  Well, here I am.  I have been taking an intermediate course.  Beading was summer, knitting is winter, but what about fall?  Crochet with beads, and it was just the ticket.  Only a two day course, but I'm telling you, FABULOUS!  I've been doing crochet the better part of my life.  But it has been a while.  So the night before the class, I reviewed some basics of crochet on You Tube.  The hardest part of the project was the time spent stringing all the beads before beginning.  Then once I began, it just took off.  It helped that I had a fab of a teacher.  Actually, she was the same one that taught wire-wrapping.  Only this class was half the distance for me, and at the local yarn shop.  Did I mention we get discounts on store supplies if we take a class there?  Youza!  So not only did I learn something new, finish a bracelet, but I now have supplies for the next pair of socks I'm going to knit.  Goosebumps! 

Also, it's been a couple of weeks that I've been using the "no-poo shampoo".  You know, I like it.  When I first tried it, I did get followed by a couple of wasps.  But since then, I added some green tea and cucumber essential oils.  Nobody is bothering me now.  Actually, I couldn't stand the smell of that one, so this week I've switched to vanilla and pomegranate oils.  Smells so much better.  I think my hair is healthier too.  Normally, every week I remove a rat's nest of hair from my brush.  Two weeks later, there is barely any hair in my brush.  Maybe they are just falling out without my knowing it.  Either way, I'm going to keep using it.  Is anybody out there trying it yet?