I may or may not have mentioned before but this year for spring break, Kyle and I went with another couple down to the Gulf. Of course, I overpacked as usual but I did forget some very important products that I use daily. Somehow, I forgot to pack my two hair products after I used them, right before we left. Since we were going to the beach I decided that I would wait a couple of days and see how my hair does without the products. Kinda give my hair a break, ya know?
The first day it looked pretty horrific, mostly because it was so windy at the beach. While getting ready for dinner that night, I decided that I would leave a little bit of my conditioner in my hair in an attempt to help smooth it out. (The conditioner I use right now is Tresemme, Pro-Vitamin b5 & Aloe Remoisturize Conditioner.) It was okay with me if my hair had that kind of beach wave, touseled look, since it was true to my day.
My hair actually managed to dry frizz-less! The curls from the shortest layer of my hair seemed to tighten themselves, leaving them spirally and springy (if those words are real words). The longest layers did not curl as much, and I think that if I continue to do this I would want to take a curling iron to them, if only to better direction the curls. My hair was super soft and felt fluffy, without that frizzy, fluffy look. The other thing that I learned was to make sure the conditioner close to your scalp gets rinsed or it will dry and get flaky. My solution so far has been to condition my hair like normal, turn off the water, and apply a small amount to the ends of my hair. Then I wrap it in a towel while I get dressed.
I'm so excited about this, I can hardly stand it. I will definitely be defaulting to this on a daily basis, unless I have an important presentation or event to get ready for. Hair products can get expensive and I would love to cut that expense in half. I'll update if something horrible goes wrong.
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Frustration
My New Years resolution was to be more patient this year. So far, I think I have done okay. Maybe it's not perfect yet, but from where I was, it's a huge improvement.
However, there are sometimes when I find it difficult to be patient. For example, the fact that I have told Kyle repeatedly to stick to his discipline plan seems to fly over his head. When his principal told him he needed to come up with one, he worked on it for a week. The plan went into affect and he had some problems with it at the beginning but it started to work. Then he started letting things slide because he hated to have to discipline the students. He would rather just discuss the problem with the kid and try to "talk it out". To me, this sounds like a horrid idea because children don't listen. It's the simple truth. They will never learn just by being scolded, unless they have stricter repercussions.
Now, Kyle is concerned after being evaluated by the principal today that his disciplining is inconsistent...
.............HELLO?!
I mean, I only told him 3194873257345 times to stick with the plan he developed. How much more clear can I make it?!
Needless to say, I'm frustrated with him right now. My conclusion: Boys don't listen.
However, there are sometimes when I find it difficult to be patient. For example, the fact that I have told Kyle repeatedly to stick to his discipline plan seems to fly over his head. When his principal told him he needed to come up with one, he worked on it for a week. The plan went into affect and he had some problems with it at the beginning but it started to work. Then he started letting things slide because he hated to have to discipline the students. He would rather just discuss the problem with the kid and try to "talk it out". To me, this sounds like a horrid idea because children don't listen. It's the simple truth. They will never learn just by being scolded, unless they have stricter repercussions.
Now, Kyle is concerned after being evaluated by the principal today that his disciplining is inconsistent...
.............HELLO?!
I mean, I only told him 3194873257345 times to stick with the plan he developed. How much more clear can I make it?!
Needless to say, I'm frustrated with him right now. My conclusion: Boys don't listen.
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Time Traveller's Wife Review
As mentioned in my last blog, I just finished reading Time Traveller's Wife by Audrey Niffengger. After reading it I rented the film and watched it. I wanted to share a little review of the book/movie and give my opinions.
Time Traveller's Wife is a timeless love story about a time traveller named Henry DeTamble. His genetic mutation causes him to disappear from the present at any given moment and appear either in the past or the future. When he travels, he leaves behind all possessions and arrives at another place in another time. Time travelling has a couple of upsides, such as seeing people who have passed away again or knowing winning lottery numbers before announced, but for the most part it's a curse. Henry resorts to stealing clothes and money when he travels. Sometimes, he visits himself at a different points in his life. And many times when he travels, he visits the same place, a meadow near the home of Clare Abshire.
Clare is six when she first meets Henry, who was in his mid thirties at the time. In the present day, Henry is just eight years older than Clare. Clare meets him in the meadow each time he visits, with a stack of clothes for him, and eventually falls in love with him. They do not meet in the present day until Clare is nearly twenty. Henry, in the present day, has not traveled to the meadow yet and does not know Clare.
The story continues to share the rest of their life together and their struggles. It is written in first person from both Henry and Clare, which gives us the opportunity to know each of them personally and how they each deal with certain scenarios. Time travel plots add an interesting twist to a typical love story. Clare and Henry have similar problems that most couples do but it is amplified and trumped by the fact that Henry is not always around or reliable.
Once immersed in this book, it was hard to put down. Each character is so passionate that their passion either leads to triumph or failure, which leads me to the one thing I disliked about the story. There was no middle ground. Nearly every character was drown in misery because of their passion. I will not go into full detail because I don't want to spoil anything but it's easy to become attached to the characters and it does not always end up in a good way for them.
I loved this story; the characters, the detail, the plot, the outcome. However, the story did not translate well to the film. The actor choice was the only thing that agreed well with me. There were too many things left out of the film, too much jumping around, and had I not read the story, I would be very confused. Actually, Kyle watched it but has not read the story and his opinion consisted of single word descriptions, "Weird. Confusing. Kind of scary."
So, in a nutshell, book: great, movie: bad.
Time Traveller's Wife is a timeless love story about a time traveller named Henry DeTamble. His genetic mutation causes him to disappear from the present at any given moment and appear either in the past or the future. When he travels, he leaves behind all possessions and arrives at another place in another time. Time travelling has a couple of upsides, such as seeing people who have passed away again or knowing winning lottery numbers before announced, but for the most part it's a curse. Henry resorts to stealing clothes and money when he travels. Sometimes, he visits himself at a different points in his life. And many times when he travels, he visits the same place, a meadow near the home of Clare Abshire.
Clare is six when she first meets Henry, who was in his mid thirties at the time. In the present day, Henry is just eight years older than Clare. Clare meets him in the meadow each time he visits, with a stack of clothes for him, and eventually falls in love with him. They do not meet in the present day until Clare is nearly twenty. Henry, in the present day, has not traveled to the meadow yet and does not know Clare.
The story continues to share the rest of their life together and their struggles. It is written in first person from both Henry and Clare, which gives us the opportunity to know each of them personally and how they each deal with certain scenarios. Time travel plots add an interesting twist to a typical love story. Clare and Henry have similar problems that most couples do but it is amplified and trumped by the fact that Henry is not always around or reliable.
Once immersed in this book, it was hard to put down. Each character is so passionate that their passion either leads to triumph or failure, which leads me to the one thing I disliked about the story. There was no middle ground. Nearly every character was drown in misery because of their passion. I will not go into full detail because I don't want to spoil anything but it's easy to become attached to the characters and it does not always end up in a good way for them.
I loved this story; the characters, the detail, the plot, the outcome. However, the story did not translate well to the film. The actor choice was the only thing that agreed well with me. There were too many things left out of the film, too much jumping around, and had I not read the story, I would be very confused. Actually, Kyle watched it but has not read the story and his opinion consisted of single word descriptions, "Weird. Confusing. Kind of scary."
So, in a nutshell, book: great, movie: bad.
Sunday, March 14, 2010
Weekend Accomplishments
I just realized that a lot of things got accomplished this weekend. They seemed like very small, minor things but I know that the small, minor things are the ones that make life run smoothly. Here's the list:
Dinner with Kyle's family
Finished reading "The Time Traveller's Wife"
Watched Kyle's Upward Basketball team play their last game
Picked out new shower curtains for Nannie's new bathroom
Found new art for my bedroom at the new apartment
Drove to Kyle's school and rearranged the furniture, hung up new poster's and cleaned
Drove to Indianapolis and watched Anderson University's tennis team lose against Franklin College (while this is not great, it did happen)
Bought a baby shower gift
Watched the movie "The Time Traveller's Wife" (and was reminded that I hate to watch a movie after I've read the book)
Went to church
Selected paint for Nannie's bathroom
Went to four furniture stores and shopped for a new kitchen table and chairs (but came up empty handed)
Went to the Upward Basketball award ceremony
Enjoyed a banana milkshake
Watched the movie "I Love You Man"
Bought some things for spring break vacation
Graded papers
Made a Power Point for Kyle
Made a crossword puzzle for Kyle
Proofread a study guide for Kyle (even thought my grammar and spelling seems poor on my blog, I actually do know how to write)
Slept in (kinda)
I think that is everything. Oh, and I managed to take a nap on both Saturday and Sunday. I am not a napping kind of person but for some reason, I've been needing them more lately.
Sometime this week I will post my opinions on "The Time Traveller's Wife".
Until then, x's and o's!
Dinner with Kyle's family
Finished reading "The Time Traveller's Wife"
Watched Kyle's Upward Basketball team play their last game
Picked out new shower curtains for Nannie's new bathroom
Found new art for my bedroom at the new apartment
Drove to Kyle's school and rearranged the furniture, hung up new poster's and cleaned
Drove to Indianapolis and watched Anderson University's tennis team lose against Franklin College (while this is not great, it did happen)
Bought a baby shower gift
Watched the movie "The Time Traveller's Wife" (and was reminded that I hate to watch a movie after I've read the book)
Went to church
Selected paint for Nannie's bathroom
Went to four furniture stores and shopped for a new kitchen table and chairs (but came up empty handed)
Went to the Upward Basketball award ceremony
Enjoyed a banana milkshake
Watched the movie "I Love You Man"
Bought some things for spring break vacation
Graded papers
Made a Power Point for Kyle
Made a crossword puzzle for Kyle
Proofread a study guide for Kyle (even thought my grammar and spelling seems poor on my blog, I actually do know how to write)
Slept in (kinda)
I think that is everything. Oh, and I managed to take a nap on both Saturday and Sunday. I am not a napping kind of person but for some reason, I've been needing them more lately.
Sometime this week I will post my opinions on "The Time Traveller's Wife".
Until then, x's and o's!
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
It's March 10th
I couldn't think of a creative title... :/
Sunday, I finally started reading "Time Travelers Wife". I bought this book so long ago and was so excited to read it and it kept getting put off. Here is why I procrastinate in starting a new book: once I start, I can't stop. Every book I've ever read is like this. Once I have read the first chapter, I'm hooked and I can't put it down, even if I don't really like it. (Sidenote: If I really hate the book or can't get into it, I usually don't finish it. Which is bad.) Also, with this book, I bought it the same time I bought some others and it got pushed down on the reading list. ANYWAY, I am halfway through and I had to make myself stop reading because I was falling asleep.
I have started designing invitations for my sisters baby shower. It won't be until the end of June/first of July, but it's so fun to design them. I have four different designs I made and shared with Amber and my mom and they, of course, choose the two that the other didn't like as much. So, I'm going back to the drawing board to come up with something they both like with colors they both like. I will post the final one on here whenever I come up with it.
I just ate 2 Dark Chocolate Hershey Kisses #randomthought yum yum!
AND! Last but not least, I bought the Clinique foundation and have never been happier. :D
Sunday, I finally started reading "Time Travelers Wife". I bought this book so long ago and was so excited to read it and it kept getting put off. Here is why I procrastinate in starting a new book: once I start, I can't stop. Every book I've ever read is like this. Once I have read the first chapter, I'm hooked and I can't put it down, even if I don't really like it. (Sidenote: If I really hate the book or can't get into it, I usually don't finish it. Which is bad.) Also, with this book, I bought it the same time I bought some others and it got pushed down on the reading list. ANYWAY, I am halfway through and I had to make myself stop reading because I was falling asleep.
I have started designing invitations for my sisters baby shower. It won't be until the end of June/first of July, but it's so fun to design them. I have four different designs I made and shared with Amber and my mom and they, of course, choose the two that the other didn't like as much. So, I'm going back to the drawing board to come up with something they both like with colors they both like. I will post the final one on here whenever I come up with it.
I just ate 2 Dark Chocolate Hershey Kisses #randomthought yum yum!
AND! Last but not least, I bought the Clinique foundation and have never been happier. :D
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Random Beauty Things
Lately, I have felt like a headless chicken, which is actually pretty gross. I've been working 2 full time jobs (designer and Kyle's assistant) and doing a pretty poor job at my part time job (housekeeper of my tiny apartment). I'm not complaining but I've just been so worn out lately that in my free time I just sleep or watch YouTube videos, which is my current addiction.
On a up note, I made a much-needed trip to MAC cosmetics but was so turned off by the sales associate that I didn't buy anything. So, I went back the next day and the same girl was working so I didn't even go in. (Side note: MAC is at the Fashion Mall and I was there with Kyle who was buying a new MacBook at Apple. We went to buy the computer and the next day to pick it up after they transferred all the data from his old one for him. I didn't drive to Indy just to go to a makeup store.) So after the disappointing trip to MAC (the "up note" part is coming), I journeyed across the street to Ulta.... And discovered my new FAVORITE STORE! It's a make-up-obsessed-girl's-dream store. I'm going to give a quick blog haul so that I can refer back to it later and see how much I loved it when I bought it.
NYX Jumbo Eye pencil in Milk ($4) Great highlighter! Goes on dreamy-creamy and blends easily (but best with finger as opposed to a blending brush).
NYX slim lip pencil in Citrine ($3) Gorgeous pigment and color. I haven't used it all day so I will have to see how it holds up to my skin.
Urban Decay Eye Primer Potion ($18) I haven't used this yet but I already love it because of the genie style bottle :)
Urban Decay Pore Perfecting Primer Potion ($30) LOOOOVE! I had been looking for a good primer to help with my oily skin and this does it! My foundation stayed in place, didn't get melty or blochy. Definitely worth the money.
Japonesque Pro Eye Detailer Brush 213 ($18) So soft and silky on your skin. I used a really crappy eyeshadow with little pigmentation so I had to apply a lot to get the color I wanted but it worked well and fit my eye space pretty perfect.
Japonesque Pro Concealer Brush 310 ($14) Like the 213, it felt wonderful to the touch. It really helped me to control how much product I was using and blended nicely.
Because I know y'all wanted to see a pic :D
I also ordered a Coastal Scents 88 Color Palette that I should receive by tomorrow (I've been tracking it online) and I CAN'T WAIT! I'm excited to try out some new colorful looks for spring. Next on the list is new foundation and I think I'm going to go with my gut and try Clinique Superfit.
On a up note, I made a much-needed trip to MAC cosmetics but was so turned off by the sales associate that I didn't buy anything. So, I went back the next day and the same girl was working so I didn't even go in. (Side note: MAC is at the Fashion Mall and I was there with Kyle who was buying a new MacBook at Apple. We went to buy the computer and the next day to pick it up after they transferred all the data from his old one for him. I didn't drive to Indy just to go to a makeup store.) So after the disappointing trip to MAC (the "up note" part is coming), I journeyed across the street to Ulta.... And discovered my new FAVORITE STORE! It's a make-up-obsessed-girl's-dream store. I'm going to give a quick blog haul so that I can refer back to it later and see how much I loved it when I bought it.
NYX Jumbo Eye pencil in Milk ($4) Great highlighter! Goes on dreamy-creamy and blends easily (but best with finger as opposed to a blending brush).
NYX slim lip pencil in Citrine ($3) Gorgeous pigment and color. I haven't used it all day so I will have to see how it holds up to my skin.
Urban Decay Eye Primer Potion ($18) I haven't used this yet but I already love it because of the genie style bottle :)
Urban Decay Pore Perfecting Primer Potion ($30) LOOOOVE! I had been looking for a good primer to help with my oily skin and this does it! My foundation stayed in place, didn't get melty or blochy. Definitely worth the money.
Japonesque Pro Eye Detailer Brush 213 ($18) So soft and silky on your skin. I used a really crappy eyeshadow with little pigmentation so I had to apply a lot to get the color I wanted but it worked well and fit my eye space pretty perfect.
Japonesque Pro Concealer Brush 310 ($14) Like the 213, it felt wonderful to the touch. It really helped me to control how much product I was using and blended nicely.
Because I know y'all wanted to see a pic :D
I also ordered a Coastal Scents 88 Color Palette that I should receive by tomorrow (I've been tracking it online) and I CAN'T WAIT! I'm excited to try out some new colorful looks for spring. Next on the list is new foundation and I think I'm going to go with my gut and try Clinique Superfit.
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