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A Good Hair Day Must Be Documented

January 9, 2015 · 3 Comments

A couple weeks ago after falling asleep with my hair semi-wet, I woke up with the prettiest curls.  They weren’t the pretty ringlets or the curls you get from a curling wand; they were the crazy big curls.  All over the place curls.  I’d never seen my hair do that.  It does have a tiny bit of natural curl, but nothing like what was on top of my head when I woke up.

So naturally, I made B go outside and take my picture a few times.  Stella also wanted to get in on the fun.

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Fashion blogger I am not, y’all, so don’t judge me on the poses.  I was strictly showcasing the amazing day my hair decided to give me.

Because it never happens.

Which is probably why it’s going to get all sorts of chopped next time I go.    But that is another story for another time.

I hope y’all have a great weekend!

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Do the No Chop

October 7, 2014 · 5 Comments

I have been tempted for a while now to cut my hair off.  I go through these phases every so often where I just sick and tired of my hair.  It’s long, and it sticks to my neck, and I have NO idea what to do with it.

Hair — you just lay on my head and do nothing.  Why do you piss me off so much?!?!

But — I’ve really liked it long lately, because I keep seeing all these pretty hair ideas on Pinterest — not to mention gorgeous color combos, that I think only look good with the long locks those lucky bitches have.

So last week in an effort to try to make me not cut my hair — I told myself that I needed to start doing different things with it, instead of throwing it up in a ponytail (and not even a stylish ponytail; just your average middle school ponytail) or wear it down.

Every day  I did something different with it — so here are a few of my faves from last week.

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I really fell in love with ways to do it with a headband, because I have always been a giant headband fan.  You’ll have to excuse the awkward bathroom pictures/half face pictures.  I REALLY hate my nose in pictures, so I take every opportunity to make sure it doesn’t photo bomb my face.

At the end of the week, I was really happy that I didn’t chop my hair off.  And this weekend, I took an even bigger leap and got bangs!!  Some times it’s super fun to do all sorts of different things with your hair!

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Chop Chop

December 17, 2013 · Leave a Comment

This past Saturday, I realized that in just three short weeks I turn 30.
Yes, 30.
I have been dreading this birthday for a long time, and I’m not really sure why.  It’s honestly just another day, and since I’ve started running again, I’m starting to feel better.
So why, oh why does turning thirty scare the bejesus out of me?  
And I guess it’s even scarier, because I can’t answer why it scares me.  Could be that I’m thirty, and all I have to show for it is a career in transportation?  Although, the job I’m at right now is completely fulfilling, and I for once, love the company I work for.  Could be that I’m thirty, and I don’t have kids, while everyone around me is throwing up their pictures of their dogs all like, “I can’t wait for my baby brother to get here!”  Maybe even the scariest part about that is, I don’t know if I want to have kids.  
Maybe I’m not where I want to be financially (not even close), or where I want to be geographically (again, not even close).  But I couldn’t tell you.  Quarter-life crisis?  Yep, in full swing.  
So that’s when this happens… bye bye hair!  
Yep, I’m a very cliche kind of girl.
When the going gets tough, a girl cuts her hair.  And to be honest, I haven’t cried about it at all.  It feels so much better to not have all that hair on my head.
Anyway, I’m hitting NOLA for the big day, so that should alleviate a lot of my concerns!
Here’s to being almost 30!

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Red Hair Bang

November 18, 2013 · Leave a Comment

A couple weekends ago, I decided to go really really redhead.

And I freaking love it.

It’s something I’ve always wanted to do, and just decided that since I really didn’t want to have brown hair again, and since my hair dresser refuses to do blonde anymore, that maybe I should just go all out and go super red.

So I did.

I’ve always been one to want to stick out.

Hair color wise.

And I’m super in love with and think I’m going to keep it for awhile.

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New Stuff for Sunday

July 28, 2013 · Leave a Comment

You may notice that things have changed a little bit around here.  Thanks to Sophie & Rory for putting this together.  She did a fantastic job, and I couldn’t have asked for more.
Couple of other new things for the weekend.
New hair!  Red!  And Bangs!!  Nose job next on the list.  Ugh, I hate that thing.  Self-deprecation is kind of my thing, so don’t steal it from me.
Aaaand, B finally hung up his anniversary present!!  It looks so great on our wall in our dining room!  Now all we need is more wine.  Hmm, that doesn’t really sound like a problem at all.
I hope y’all have had a good weekend!

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