i have moved to tumblr
i might come back here. we'll see. i have issues making up my mind.
Saturday, December 3, 2011
Thursday, December 1, 2011
december
its december. where did fall go? i can't believe we are now officially into the christmas season (but i've been listening to christmas music since 11/15 - which is very good for me). scary how time is flying!
in other news, happy half birthday to me!
Sunday, November 27, 2011
occupying time
since school has ended, i've found myself with an excess of free time. to fill said free time (and to not spend so much money), i have started reading voraciously (hooray) and have decided to pick up crocheting again.
current project:
courtesy of brooke ann dove
hopefully it goes well.
books i recommend:
i am on a non-fiction kick. this is uncharacteristic for me, however with the end of school, i seem to be much more able to read it!
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
travel-time and thanksgiving!!
thanksgiving is tomorrow! it has to be one of my most favorite holidays, mostly because we have literally eaten the same foods my entire life and i know exactly what to expect. there is much comfort in that. it is also the holiday in which i get to eat stuffing! and my grandma's stuffing (while possibly heart attack inducing) is the best there is. if i can swipe the recipe from my mom, i will post it here later.
however, i still need to get home to my parents for thanksgiving. since leaving massachusetts, travel has gotten a lot more hectic. usually i try to avoid flying the day before thanksgiving, but flights were so much more expensive, so i am stuck. hopefully the airport rush will be over by my mid-afternoon flight and then i will miss the insanity that is the after-work rush around 5-6pm. at least i'm flying from a tiny airport and not one of the bigger ones in dc. however, that usually means there aren't any seats!
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
hair
for anyone who knows me personally, you are probably aware that i have a love-hate relationship with my hair (ok, i jest, its basically hate-hate). as it grows out, i've given up on the whole blow-drying/flat-ironing thing, because who has 1.5 hours a night to do it? not me. its also probably not in my poor hair's best interests.
as a result, i'm making every attempt to embrace the curliness of my hair. however, we have some problems. case in point:
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| this hott mess |
its frizzy. its dry. its just downright depressing. and since i'm trying to grow it out, i don't want to keep cutting it every 5 seconds. also, no one seems to know what to do with curly hair. half the time, they don't even know how to style it! so frustrating. i've therefore been on a regimen of shampoos, starting with the brazilian blowout shampoo and conditioner that i bought when i had my brazilian blowout in may. shampoo/conditioner? nice. brazilian blowout? waste.of.my.money. it hardly worked at all (my hair defies all attempts at making it normal). then i moved on to john frieda. i used frizz-ease back in high school and, because my hair is insane, it didn't work. and because i was trying to eliminate the frizz and poof via moisturizing (because my hair is coarse and dry and everything) i decided to try the root awakening moisture shampoo/conditioner. no dice.
now i am on to neutrogena's triple moisture line. now, this is a good shampoo for the money. it actually has made my hair softer, and with the weekly hair mask and the leave in condition, its been good. however, it isn't really combating the poof. and there isn't even humidity to use as an excuse anymore...
soooo.... i am back on the shampoo hunt. i really want to try mixed chicks. its pricey and sold in salons or through the website (and at amazon, but not for any cheaper) but it has wonderful reviews. i feel like i just have to bite the bullet and shell out some more money for shampoo/conditioner that is actually going to work. but it just kills me to do so.
thoughts? have any of you used it?
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