Random post about random things.

Lately, I have had a little problem with my hair. After WAY TOO MANY box dye jobs, and a split-second decision a few summer's ago to get a perm with my best friend, when I already had severely damaged hair. My strand's are a bit on the fried side lately. My cousin, who cuts my hair almost killed me the last time she saw it. So, I have been trying to get it back to it's healthy look again, which has been quite the struggle. I started using Organix shampoo and conditioner, because it is sulfate and paraben free, and because it just smells really good. I use the Cherry Blossom and Ginseng.

I also got Nexus Split End Repair, which works amazing. I put it in my hair after I get in the shower, and it dries like normal healthy hair would. Which is quite a change, because before I used this if I let my hair dry naturally it would poof together, and just be a big tangled mess because it was so dead. So, if you are having problems like this, I would definitely recommend you try this stuff! 

And now that my hair is actually starting to get healthier (and even grow a little too) I've started styling it again. While I was looking for different ways to do it, I came across a blog that said to put bobby pins in with the wavy part down. I have never done it like this, so I tried it, and it turns out that they really do stay in better that way. 

I also tried a waterfall braid in my hair, which turned out okay, but I think it still needs a little more practice. But, here's some hairstyles I've been trying recently:

The waterfall braid, which is basically a french braid but you leave the bottom pieces out. 

Half-up half-down. (I wore my hair like this for a long time because the front was so dead, and this hid it a little) 

And just a french braid with my bangs. (This is a really old picture but it's the only one that I had of the braid)

So, Hopefully with more trial and error, I will be able to post more hairstyles, and tricks on keeping it healthy! Thanks for reading! 

Nonsense and Neighbors

A couple years ago, I got a Brighton bracelet as a gift. At one point I had a lot of different charms on it and almost had the whole thing covered. But then I decided to switch the charms up and start over with them. So lately, I have gotten a lot of new ones and I thought I'd post about them on here :)

 

Hopefully i'll be able to add more soon.

On another note, I started my math class today with my friend/neighbor Bre, and afterwards we went to her house when she told me she wouldn't talk to me until I featured her on my blog. Her brother Matthew said the same thing. So here is my tribute to them:

Hope you all have a good day :)

The project that lasted a lifetime.

About a week ago, I was sitting in my room with my good friend Renee when I came up with the brilliant idea of re-painting a old make-up counter my mom gave to me years ago. We decided to do this at around 8:15, and realized at around 8:30 that we would need a stencil from Michael's to finish the project. We called up to the store, found out they close at nine, and pulled into the parking lot at 8:57 to get this beloved zebra-print stencil. I had on all my paint gear, and needless to say was not looking my finest. I would post the picture I have, but i'm afraid it would scare all of you away. :)


 This project took A LOT longer than I intended for it to, and actually as i'm writing this post, about a week later, it's still not all put together. It took a lot of patience, and trial & error to finish. But i'm pretty proud of the results. This is the most recent picture of the make-up counter I have, but will update once I have it all put together. (The only thing I have left to do is to put the knobs on the drawers)

The supplies I needed for this project were:

 1) Different colors of paint. (I used some paint that we already had left over from painting my room, and the doors in our house)
 2) Stencil from Michaels ($10)
 3) Different sized brushes
 4) Sandpaper
 5) Plastic (to lay on the floor)
 6) Spray Adhesive ($5)
 7) Mod Podge
 8) Screwdriver
 9) Spray Paint(black)
 10) Painter's Tape


 We started out with the drawers, we sanded them down, and painted several layers of the pink paint over it to get the end results, and then let dry over-night.

Then we moved to the actual make-up counter, We started out by laying a huge piece of plastic on the ground because I am really messy at painting, and then sanded the whole thing down.

After we sanded we started with the first layer of white, and because of the previous painting and the random stripes it had, this thing took a ton of paint to cover all of it up. So, fast forward a couple hours, and you get this:

After letting that dry, we started with the pink accent's. I decided I wanted to do the outer decorations, and the inside of the desk itself. It ended up being a lot harder than I anticipated it being, especially using a big brush, so we ended up using a old nail polish brush, which actually got the job done.

The next morning, I started with the stencil, which I decided only to put on top of the counter. I used a spray adhesive to one side of the stencil to make it easier to use.

It took awhile to get all of the stencil-ing done, because I had to wait for it to dry before moving the stencil, otherwise the black paint would get everywhere. But, eventually it turned out really good!

Once that was dry I started on the mirror. I used painter's tape to protect the mirror, sanded down the old paint, and then painted it all pink. Then I took mod podge (found at any craft store) and covered the entire thing with it, that way it seals in the paint and prevents it from flaking off.

The last part of the project was spray painting the old knobs we had on the drawers black to match. They are currently in my basement drying, and will post a final picture once they are back on the drawers, and the whole thing is put back together.

 All together this took probably ten hours. A long time. But, I think it was worth it. And thank's to my mom and her handy mini craft store in our basement, this project only cost me ten dollars total to complete. Now that school it back in session, I don't know how many project's like this i'll be able to do, but I do have a desk in my room that's calling my name :)


 Thank's for reading!

Christmas Break and all it's adventures.

Right now, my winter break is coming to a close pretty fast, and I must say it's been a pretty good one this time. I've put the past in the past, and focused solely on the things/people in my life that matter. Seems to be working out pretty well so far. My mom always told me that it's not the quantity of something in your life, it's the quality. And I guess maybe that's what I've been living by lately, either way I've been happier this past month than I have in awhile.


For the holiday's this year, I bought my mom tickets to go see Wicked on Christmas Eve. She always says how much she loves broadway, so she was really excited that we got to go this year. It was at the Detroit Opera House, which I had never been to, and if you haven't either I would highly recommend going to see something there. They have parking right across the street (For an annoying-ly high price of $25) But it's gorgeous on the inside, and it has that mystery that any old building has.

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We decided to make it a new tradition to go see a show on Christmas Eve. It was really fun, and started at one, so it was the perfect time. On Christmas day, we went over to my aunt's house and spent some time with them. Not much to say about it, pictures do it justice :)

My mom and I on Christmas

My mom and my aunt

My cousin Ethan, and his wife Stacy's dog, Diesel. Rocking his infamous Santa costume

My great-aunt Harriet opening her presents.

Our dog, Bentley opening up his stocking. He loved it.

And finally, my little baby Mia. Love her.

The day after Christmas for my family usually revolves around getting packed up to head up north for a week. However, the past few years we haven't had as many people up there as we normally do, and this year we waited a few days after Christmas to go. It was just My aunt and uncle, cousin Hailey, Ethan and Stacy, and their friend Brian up this year. It was kind of nice, but there wasn't any snow! Hopefully next year we will have a few inches at least. Here's some pictures from that trip too.

Our little cabin in the woods :)

One day we decided to drive to "The Chapel" which is a little tiny chapel on the river that is tucked away about five or six miles into the woods. We normally ride snowmobiles out there, but we used driving/walking as an alternative this year. It's a beautiful place, I have no idea how the builders got the supplies there to construct it, because it's long drive out there, and it's literally up hill both ways to get there. However they did it, i'm glad because it's one of my favorite spots up there.

All in all, I'd say it was a successful winter break. I got to see all of my friends and family that I wanted to, and enjoy the time off from classes. Hope you all enjoyed your winter breaks as well!