Hair Challenge: Day 12

I'm going to go ahead an apologize for any and all sentences in this post that don't make sense.


A bun

I know it's boring, but last night and today have been ridiculous. The storms here were constant from around 1:00 am to 7:00 am and then on and off until 11:00 am. The thunder was beyond impressive, so of course Lu was terrified. On top of that, the roof in my bedroom started leaking REALLY badly so the half of the night I wasn't comforting Lulu I spent trying to keep my things from getting water damage.

My landlords' office wasn't open until 8:30 am so I had to wait until then to do anything about the leak, and they told me the contractors would be here around lunch. I called my boss and told her what was going on and she told me to wait for the contractors and get everything sorted out today, which is good because it's given me time to catch up on my sleep. I feel bad for having to miss at least half a day of work, and probably more.

Hair Challenge: Day 11

French Fish Tail

No matter how many times I would try to keep this braid higher on my head and tighter, my hair would refuse and it would fall down like this- I guess this is just what a French Fishtail looks like on me!

To re-create:
~Start with two pieces of hair near the top of your head and begin a regular fishtail braid (see day 5 for more information).
~Instead of continuing to pick up hair from the two strands you have, pick up a strand of loose hair and use that to cross over.
~Continue until you have no more hair to pick up, then finish with a normal fishtail braid the rest of the way down your hair.


I know I said I was going to do this over the weekend, but I didn't so here are the favorites for the past two weeks:

My Week 1 Favorite: Side Dutch Braid

Friends Week 1 Favorite:Bun of braided braids

My Week 2 Favorite: Dutch/Katniss Braid

This also happened to be my friends' favorite too, by an OVERWHELMING majority :-)

Hair Challenge: Day 10

Simple French Braid

A regular French Braid is so much harder for me since I naturally want to do the Dutch Braid.

Also, I need to make a correction to a past hairstyle! Day 1's hairstyle:

Is actually a side Dutch/Katniss Braid, not a side French Braid.

Also, I think on Saturday I'm going to put up favorite hairstyles for the week, and for tomorrow I'll have to do two weeks worth. I want to a "My favorite" and "Friend favorite" so either write a comment on the hairstyles that are your favorite, or go to my facebook and like the photo of your favorite please!


Today is Champagne Friday!! Yay!!

Hair Challenge: Day 9

Looped Pony

This one is super simple too. My mom did this for me when I was little and I HATED it because it made my neck itch. Luckily, it doesn't do that anymore :-)

To re-create:
Put your hair in a low or low-ish ponytail. Pull it apart a little bit at the base of the pony tail, and pull the "tail" part of the pony tail through the hole. Voila!


And for those of you wondering- yes I did run yesterday! Want proof? Here ya go!

Hair Challenge: Day 8

Dutch Braid aka Katniss Braid

To be honest I didn't know this was a special braid until my roommate told me. This was the only way I could French Braid my own hair, and it turned out to be something completely different than I thought!

To re-create:
The concept is the same as a French Braid, but instead of crossing pieces of your hair over the middle strand, cross them under the middle strand. Add pieces of hair to the section that you cross under, and voila!



In other news- I'm really upset with myself. I have gained back all the weight I lost and it's really upsetting. I don't know what I was expecting to happen since I stopped exercising. I kept telling myself I was going to start back again soon, but I've been working here since May 21 and haven't been to the gym regularly since then... All that to say that I am actually going back to training for my 5K in September and starting Pilates again.

SO, to help me keep on track, I'm going to keep a log of whether or not I exercised on here as well. Today I'm going to the gym after work, so tomorrow we'll see whether or not I actually went.

Hair Challenge: Day 7

Tucked French Braid

I still haven't really gotten the hang of taking pictures of my hair on my own yet, but there really isn't much to this one.


To re-create:
Just a simple french braid, and instead of tying it off with a hair tie, tuck it under and pin it with bobby pins.

Here's the link.

Hair Challenge: Day 6

Messy Waterfall Braid with Curly Hair

This is actually a lot easier than I thought it was going to be, but it doesn't look very good with my curly hair. I think I'm going to have to take another day and try again with straight hair.

To re-create:
Here's a link to a mom braiding her daughter's hair. It's a little more difficult when you're doing it on your own head, but the steps are all the same.

If you don't like that, you can always look for a video on YouTube.