High...Ballerina...Bun!

While I've heard this particular hair style called several things, High Bun & Ballerina Bun are the most popular...I think :)  I have a friend who used to wear her hair like this all the time, but I found that my hair is usually a bit too slick - since I really don't use much product in my hair unless I wear it curly.  And that is exactly what I did yesterday...so I decided to try this style today & I must say it turned out quite nicely :)

Here is the original post from The Small Things Blog by Kate - I so love her...too bad I don't live in Raleigh, we could be friends :)

Due to my curliness yesterday, I didn't have to do any teasing today (thank goodness!).  I was able to use the slight mattedness (so not a word, but you get the idea) of my slept-on, not-so-curly-any-longer hair to get the same effect as teasing.  Have I mentioned I hate teasing?  I'm sure this comes from growing up in the late 80's & early 90's when teasing was an everyday occurrence in my world :)  So, here it is...my version...

PS...my hair is not actually that red, I just liked the Instagram filter :)

 

 



 

 

Although I'm not someone who "fixes" her hair each day (I'm a huge fan of pony tails & such); I am very thankful to Kate for posting a plethora of fabulous & easy hair styles that actually turn out nicely when the mood strikes.

 

Happy Tuesday!

Hooptastic

This blog post is dedicated to my new-found hobby of Hooping!  Although I'm horribly terrible, I will not be deterred :)  So, until I feel accomplished enough to post a video of my own, here are some of my favorite hooping videos.  If being a great hooper consisted of endless hours of research & video watching, I'd be a champ by now, but alas I've quite a ways to go :)

Love, love, love this girl that was featured on Ellen!

 

 

Very inspirational...

 

 

And of course, my absolute favorite...the Hula Hoop Rap!  I wake up singing this constantly :)

 

 

 

I hope you enjoy & are inspired to try something new...who knows, you may find a new passion :)



A little bit of this & that...

I read a blog post today about writing about anything just to remedy bloggers block...so here goes...

1 - I've recently discovered hooping & am looking forward to learning & practicing & repeating.
2 - I spent most of the day watching movies...not just TV, but movies!  I love movies :)
3 - I finally did laundry...I'm sure my co-workers will thank me tomorrow.
4 - My college roommate should be flying into Atlanta sometime this week with her children all the way from Costa Rica.  After she arrives, I'll be driving her precious family to NC so they can begin their new lives...so glad to have a part of this transition.
5 - No-bake chocolate peanut butter cookies are uber tasty!
6 - I've had both coffee & hot tea today...is that allowed?
7 - I'm truly infatuated with my new yellow Samantha Brown luggage...even looking at it makes me happy :)
8 - I have virtually no food in my house since I have not stepped foot into a grocery store in over 4 weeks, but somehow I was able to come up with meals for the last 2 day without leaving my house.
9 - I forgot how much I like the movies The Patriot & Valentine's Day...totally opposite, but nonethless wonderful.
10 - I'm finally going home to see my Mom & pup after not being home for over 8 weeks.

So there you go...10 pieces of truthful fact...not necessarily riveting, but true.  May this mark the break of the bloggers block :)