Helpful Hints?

When I was getting ready for work this morning I recalled a couple of things that I found helpful when I was going through chemo and even since then.......
so I thought I would share and encourage you to share your "helpful Hints".

HAIR: I hated my wigs but really didn't feel comfortable in scarves either so I made my own 'hats with hair'. I bought several different hats and caps and sewed the soft side of hook and loop ("Velcro") to the inside of the hat. Then I went to a local beauty supply store and purchased some 'human' hair. I believe this hair is usually used for putting extensions in. Some was really expensive but some was much more reasonable - I believe i paid 10-20 for enough to make at least 3 hair portions. The hair is sewn together at the top so I cut off what I needed to go around my head and sewed some hem tape onto it and then sewed this on to the harder side of the hook and loop tape. I made some that came a little closer to the temples and did not need bangs and I made others with a bang section. I left some a little longer and cut some shorter. There were a few different colors available too but I stuck to one. These hats were SO much more comfortable than my wigs and they looked good as well. They were really easy to whip off when I was alone in my office and having a hot flash too! (If I remember I will post a photo or two of me with one on.) This was really easy to do and quite inexpensive. (I would be willing to make one or two if someone is in need of a sample.)

EYEBROWS: I didn't lose all of my eyebrows but they certainly did thin out. I hated the drawn on look so I eventually figured out a way that I think looks more natural. I have a make-up brush that is fairly stiff. I brush the end of this brush on the eyebrow pencil and use the brush to apply the make-up to the brow. It gives it a much softer look. I then use a small amount of brown mascara on the eyebrow hair that is there so tha these hair become more visible.

UNEVEN BOOBS: I'm in my 40's so my natural boob sags a lot. Of course my tissue expander and then the saline implant is right up there where the boobs used to be when I was young so I was very lopsided. I did purchase a sports bra, with the hook closure, that was smaller than I usually wear. This helped keep the droopy one up where it belonged and much closer to the same height as the other one. I also had a piece of thick foam (maybe 4 inches thick) that I cut to size and then went at it with my electric knife. I scooped out the inside to approximate shape of my implanted breast but left the bottom portion thicker so that when I placed it over my tissue expander it lowered the bottom 'height' of that breast to be more level with my natural breast. Once I got it closer to the right shape with the electric knife I did some more shaping with my little Dremmel. It worked great. Actually much easier than the knife part.

That's all I can think of right now but I will post more if I think of them.
Would love to hear any tricks that others have figured out to make things easier.

God Bless You All!
Rita