Uncombable hair syndrome

Lyla Grace Barlow’s uncontrollable blonde locks meant mornings would often end in tears as her mum, Alex, desperately tried to tame them into ponytails or bunches.

The nine-year-old has suffered with uncombable hair syndrome since she was one, which creates an uncontrollable fizz that can’t be combed flat. Lyla Grace was officially diagnosed when she was five. Despite the painful mornings and attempts to brush her hair, Lyla Grace grew to love her fluffy frizz which has made her famous at school.

According to the doctors, the condition will calm down as children hit puberty.

Professional binge watcher wanted!

Recently, a US website dedicated to reviewing and offering deals, said the “professional binge watcher” will be called on to watch and review three series on Netflix while eating pizza takeout from various locations.

The selected candidate will be required to review each series based on story and plot lines, “Netflix and Chill” suitability, acting quality and cheesiness, satisfaction of episodes and series endings.

The person will also rate the pizzas they sample for appearance and colour, base texture and taste, topping ingredient quality, flavour, cheese gooeyness and value for money.

The “professional binge watcher” will be paid $500 for completing the tasks.

Woman wears same dress for 100 days

Sarah Robbins-Cole has a long-sleeved, knee length black dress which she’s worn for work, to chill out on the sofa and even on Christmas Day. In fact, the 52-year-old has worn the Rowena dress, which is made from sustainably sourced merino wool, for 100 days in a row!

Sarah, from Boston, USA, joined the 100 Day Dress Challenge on September 16, 2020, in a bid to live without fast fashion and help save the planet. She enjoyed it so much that she’s set herself a new challenge for 2021.

“It’s inspired me to go one step further and not to buy any new clothes or accessories between January 1, 2021, and January 1, 2022.

Sarah was among about 250 women who took up the 100-day challenge, run by a clothing brand, designed to show participants how wearing just one garment every day would change their spending habits, reduce their laundry load and, by not buying fast fashion, help them to save the planet. Participants were allowed to wash and dry the dress overnight, but if they were awake, they were expected to wear it. The only really difficult part of the whole challenge, according to Sarah, was having to post a new look every day on social media.

Published in Dawn, Young World, January 23rd, 2021