Easy Hairstyle! :)

I had no idea what to blog about today. I suppose I could tell you how Hubby offered to take the girls to school today so he could get my car an oil change this morning for me. {I know, how nice! He owed me though, so don't think he's just all chivalrous all the time & all.} And then how he called me from the school to say that school was closed for some CYY day {that part is important for later in this story} and he was taking the girls grocery shopping with him to get milk. The girls came home telling me that they didn't have "cool" today because the teachers were exercising, I think that's what they understood when my husband told them it was CYY day, lol!. And they picked me up a Starbucks on the way home. The girls wanted to buy it for me, after debating whether I'd rather have Mommy-Coffee or purple lollipops. You did good, girls, totally picked the right one! Although a purple lollipop would be sweet once in a while! :)

SO. Chelsey the Paper Mama posted about this really easy hairstyle this morning. I actually don't think this would have worked with my longer hair so I knew I had to try it! And I love it! I'm totally excited to have something new for my (new) hair repertoire! :) Here are some pictures!

{Notes: 1. I posted this even though in one pictures I have a double chin and my one eye is all wonky and huge. 2. I did not use bobby pins, I couldn't find any. So I used my daughters' clippy hair bows. They worked pretty fine, and I can imagine you could easily "garnish" this hairstyle with a fancy flower clip or hairbow from many fine etsy stores, or one you made yourself!3. This took me more than five minutes to do the first couple of tries ~ BUT ~ once I had the hang of it, my hair was already in place before I even knew I was finished! Easy Peasy! You can SO do this!}

Find the original tutorial here and The Paper Mama's post here.

Have fun with it!

And if you do end up doing this to your hair, please post about it and leave a comment with the link! I already feel better today and I feel MOTIVATED to get out of the house. Not only am I cute, but I'm motivated? If doing your hair is the secret to successful motherhood, sign me up for a daily do!

{I totally truly and really know that there is no secret to successful motherhood. But just let me live in my little dream world today, okay? Thankyouverymuch.}

Bathroom Update, Camera Update, And I Cut My Hair!

Bathroom Update: I forgot I had taken this picture (and one other, but I'm using it for Project365) of the paint we used in the bathroom. I don't believe it has a name since it was "Oops Paint". Ralph Lauren Oops Paint for $4 a gallon. So... yep. Just a mini-update on the original update...

Camera Update: So the "station" that connects the camera to the computer is broken. It is not covered by our now extinct warranty, per the really nice girl who works at Best Buy. I'm looking into getting something that connects to the computer and reads memory cards. Any recommendations?

I got a hair cut tonight. A pretty BIG haircut. I donated 13 inches (THIRTEEN!!) to Locks of Love. I feel super good donating it and it was really easy. All I had to do was let it grow. I'll post a picture of my old & new hair once I can get Hubby to email it to me from his fancy phone.

Scavenger Hunt Sunday ~ January 16, 2011

I'm SUPER excited that I managed to scavenge for pictures TWO Sundays in a row! I'm on a roll. ;) I struggled today a little bit, I really wanted to pull from my archives. BUT. I. Didn't. And I managed to get my pictures anyways. I'm really not crazy about the "Half" picture I took today. Meh {shoulders shrug}, I just don't like it. I immediately thought of my very best friend, my sister from another mother, and my very true other half. But she lives 300 miles away. So... I couldn't really hop on over to her place {much to my chagrin} and snap her portrait. Oh well. I LOVE my abstract picture. I actually took it last night, at the very ripe time of 11:50pm, but I'm using it today for SHS because even though I didn't take it this morning it totally works for abstract. {It's also my Day 15 picture so act surprised when you see it on Friday... two birds, one stone, and I'm feeling good!}

I feel really stupid about what happened yesterday with my Seen & Heard post! I really need to remember that when I draft something and then publish a few days later, that it's gonna publish on the draft date instead of the date I'm actually publishing. I was excited to begin. Oh well. Ooh, and one last random. My camera has been set on the wrong time for... who knows how long! I went to take a picture last night for Day 15, but when I turned on my camera, it said it was January 16th. I think it has something to do with Daylight Savings Time, but I'm not sure. No big deal, I fixed the time. But of course, the OCD in me is now going nuts that our pictures are timed wrong. I know ~ I'm a lunatic.


Moving Forward without futhur ado (yes, I love that phrase) .... Scavenger Hunt Sunday! :)

1. A Different View

{i love a good hand & foot crouch.}

2. Looking Up

{most of the stairs that lead to our second floor.}

3. Abstract

{a pretty little piece of glass}

4. Hair

{her sisters didn't have this much hair, until much later!}

5. Half
{my better halves, here at home... since my best friend, and true better half (sorry honey!), is 300 miles away! i miss you lady!}

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Ashley's linky will be up for two more days! This week we are scavenging ( is that the right word?) for: 1. A Different View, 2. Looking Up, 3. Abstract, 4. Hair, 5. Half.

Share your pictures over at Ashley's blog, Ramblings & Photos!
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Have a Fabulous & Fantastic Sunday! :)

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