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Now, I don't know where I'm going to go, or how I'm going to pay for it, or what what I'm going to major in, but I do know that I'm incredibly excited to decorate my apartment/house post-college. I recently created a Pinterest board dedicated to such. It's so fun! So I thought I's share some of my favorite pinterest board things on here because they're beautiful. Here's to pinspiration for a house I'll probably never have. Like at this point I'm basically fan-girling over furniture.<br />
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Here's a little office that's wooden desk and stuff. It's cute.</div>
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It's a full wall book shelf! It's perfect for books. Lots and lots of books.</div>
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This kitchen is like rustic and country and beautiful and amazing and everything.</div>
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This sitting room area is bright and happy and lovely and I would live all up in it.</div>
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I would kill all of these plants, but this outdoor space is so pretty.</div>
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This reading nook looks like it belongs to a royal.</div>
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There's something about the grandma floral prints and the colors and the wood that just makes this great. I want this living room.</div>
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This map is cool. And you can mark places you've traveled. And the rustic flowers and the pot. I don't know. It's great.</div>
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This vanity makes me feel some type of way.</div>
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I hate laundry but I love this laundry room. I would just come in here and I wouldn't even do laundry. I just like the room.</div>
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These are like bunk beds for when I have all the sleep overs as a grown up. Wait, do grown ups have sleep overs?</div>
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It's a beast of many names. I've heard the Lipstick, Manicure, or Salon Principle. Basically what it is is that people (here mostly women) will pay for small indulgences that improve their outward appearance (like getting a new lipstick or a manicure or a salon trip) when they are in tougher financial situations to make them feel better about themselves. This means in lieu of Jimmy Choos or Louboutins, we go to the Wet N' Wild display and fill our carts with $.99 lipsticks and nail polishes.<br />
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One time I was watching a documentary (let's be honest, it was probably an E! Special) about people who made it big in the "pamper business," and there was a story about a man who did manicures for celebrities. This was the first time I heard about this "Manicure Principle." I don't know the specifics, but I think he got laid off from a job doing art of some sort, and a relative of convinced him to pick up the nail polish brush. But he said something along the lines of, "No matter how bad the economy is, people will still pay to look good." People will pay to look good, to feel good about themselves, no matter how bad their economic situations are. Especially if it's immediate gratification. That's why the "diet" industry is a billion dollar construct.<br />
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But it's not even specifically when the economy is bad, it's in any type of distress. A lot of our knee-jerk reactions are to look good, even if we're not doing so good. One time I asked my mother if she could bring anything to a desert island (provided she had enough food and water) what it would be, and she responded with "red lipstick." Because even though no one would ever see her, that red lipstick would make her feel okay and normal and pretty and confident like she could conquer that island.Even in Sex and the City, the all powerful Carrie Bradshaw used a makeover to mend her broken heart. Like a new look, a new life. It's why we make New Year's resolutions, buy new wardrobes, change hairstyles, get makeovers. It's more like a Fake-It-Till-You-Make-It Principle.<br />
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It's kind of weird how our outward appearances effect how we feel on the inside. A great hair day can make you feel like you can conquer the world, but a pimple can make you cower in the presence of someone attractive.<br />
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It's not a bad thing to make yourself feel pretty. I mean sometimes, especially when times are tough, putting on a little lipstick can make you feel great about yourself. And there's nothing wrong with decorating your body however you see fit. However, it's not what's on the outside that gives your life meaning, it's what you put out into the world. If you put out great stuff into the world, you'll get great stuff back. But if you want to put out great stuff while wearing hot lipstick and killer shoes, go ahead. It's all about how you feel about yourself. Moral of the story: wear your red lipstick on your desert island if it makes you feel good about yourself and gives you the confidence to survive.<br />
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What even?<br />
I still believe I'm slightly overdeveloped 12 year old boy in a 16 year old girl body.<br />
Anyway, for this resume, there have to be certain skills that make you "marketable" to colleges. Things like honor societies and clubs.<br />
But I have a few special skills that I think will make an interesting appearance on the "other" category on my resume.<br />
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Special Skills Include:<br />
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<li>using the word "swaggie" in excess</li>
<li>Autumn Face- a face that reads disgust and hilarity at the same time</li>
<li>not being offended by blood and guts, but brains and puke really freak me the freak out</li>
<li>spending hours upon hours on YouTube </li>
<li>not moving body positions for 6 hours at a time</li>
<li>not sleeping in a moving vehicle</li>
<li>not doing homework then pretending I left it at home</li>
<li>not waking up from naps</li>
<li>liking guys that are emotionally unavailable</li>
<li>avoiding people in the hallway by going into a nearby classroom</li>
<li>BS-ing my way through life</li>
<li>not working out</li>
<li>having too much confidence with nothing to back it up</li>
<li>crying for no reason</li>
<li>spilling substances all over myself (this is why I have no white clothing)</li>
<li>tweeting away my existence</li>
<li>making people feel uncomfortable by asking really personal questions too quickly</li>
<li>having no work ethic</li>
<li>living in my own filth</li>
<li>pretending I'm cool </li>
<li>actually being really nerdy and introverted</li>
<li>knowing the entirety of Magna Carta Holy Grail by Jay-Z</li>
<li>listening to the same CD over and over again until I can't listen to it anymore</li>
<li>still knowing what mixed CDs are </li>
<li>coming up with witty comebacks way after an argument ended</li>
<li>procrastination</li>
<li>eating alone in public</li>
<li>drinking my weight in coffee</li>
<li>sleeping my problems away</li>
<li>getting water proof mascara on my nose after I already applied face makeup</li>
<li>watching an entire series in a weekend</li>
<li>taking awkward selfies</li>
<li>being annoying and stupid at the same time</li>
<li>multitasking</li>
<li>putting on red lipstick without a mirror</li>
<li>taking ugly snaps on Snapchat and feeling no shame</li>
<li>turning down for life</li>
<li>turning up for pizza</li>
<li>singing loud and proud for all to hear</li>
<li>not singing very well</li>
<li>knowing how to use Google to make myself sound smart on the internet</li>
<li>trying to be hip by having a blog</li>
<li>not getting lipstick on my teeth</li>
<li>getting really nervous in front of cute boys</li>
<li>staring at cute boys from behind plants</li>
<li>selective hearing</li>
<li>giving strangers makeup advice</li>
<li>pretending I know who people are talking about to seem cool</li>
<li>fake crying</li>
<li>working with my face everyday</li>
<li>having frizzy hair</li>
<li>giving judgmental looks to everyone I see in the hallway</li>
<li>scaring freshmen by walking down the hallway with an ugly look on my face</li>
<li>not walking in heels without twisting an ankle</li>
<li>spending hours complaining about how much homework I have and not actually doing any</li>
<li>being a strong independent black woman who don't need no man</li>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14025534358123256784noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6502576349124954443.post-40277144921306269592014-03-03T13:27:00.000-08:002014-07-02T06:53:07.487-07:00 Quick and Easy Hairstyles for School/WorkIf you're anything like me, everyday is a battle with me hair. When I wake up it looks a little bit like this:<br />
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It's one big hot mess of curls/waves/frizz/tiny birds that may have made their homes in there/knots.<br />
I need simple go-to hairstyles that make it look like I put some thought into what I'm doing with my life, or look like I actually care what other people think, and most times I have to be at the bus in ten minutes because I woke up late. So these are my easy hairstyles I actually do on the regular.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Double Twists:</b></span><br />
This look is great if you're growing out your bangs, want to get your hair out of your face, or want to channel your inner <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/mirandasings08/featured">Miranda Sings</a>.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I start off with my hair in a middle part because that's what I like with this hairstyle, but you can do it with your normal parting.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Then I take a section that's about an inch on both sides.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Then I twist and pin with my bobby pins in an x- shape.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I pull apart the front a little so It's fluffed out a little bit, then I end up with something like this.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Lace Braid Crown:</b></span><br />
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This look is also good for growing out bangs, but I wear this hairstyle like twice a week because it takes like 2 minutes and it looks like I care, which is the theme today apparently.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">So for this look I started off with a side part.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I started with a small section, then I lace braided it. Lace braiding is like french braiding, except you only pick up hair from one side. In this case, it will be from the side that your face is on. I only do like 5 full stitches on each side.<br />
Then I did the smaller section. On that one I pulled from the hair at my part so it wouldn't look like I went all the way down my hair line on one side, and not do the same on the other.<br />
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkNXAZsibtA">Click me</a> for a tutorial of the lace braid. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is what I ended up with at first. As you can see, I wasn't too satisfied with it because it looked a little tight to my head.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">So I fluffed it out by pulling the sides of each of the braid stitches to pancake it and make the braids look a little more full. And after pulling out the braids the clock read 1 minute.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Some up, Most down:</b></span></div>
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This hairstyle looks classy without being trashy. Plus it takes like thirty seconds to do.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Again with that sexy side part.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">What is this face?<br />
Anyway, I take a small section, from each side, twist it a little, then pin it in the back.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I grab those sections from the sides with a little bit from the back, and pin it all together with a small butterfly clip that can barely contain half of my locks. I left my bangs out because that would require bobby pins to hold them back, and I didn't really care that much (plus I think it looks more effortless and like I planned it like this).</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I removed the bobby pins I used to pin both sides back and pulled the top a little so it looks more voluminous.<br />
And voila! Looks like it took like 20 minutes but it took like 30 seconds.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Top Knot, Ball, Mess Thing:</b></span><br />
I like this because it is big and the messier it gets the better it looks. Plus it takes two minutes, and if you add a little tease to the sections, you look like those girls on Pinterest.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">So I started with a high ponytail.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I separated the pony into two sections.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I twisted the right section to the right, then twisted it around the based, as if i were doing a regular ballerina bun. Then I pinned it down.<br />
I then twisted the left to the left and twisted it around the section I had pinned down.<br />
Making the top knot this way gives it more volume. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Then I pulled it apart (I mean physically pulled bits and pieces out) and pinned random sections down so that this big top knot, ball mess thing was on my head.<br />
Then I pulled the front and back of my hair to make it look not so tight on my head.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Ballerina/Sock Bun:</b></span></div>
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I like this style because it looks classy and looks like a whole ton of care went into it, when in reality I'm still half-asleep.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Start off with that high ponytail again.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW4Pyu3cYvTem6q5AtKNo8-6psOGVJmwy5E69dsGWvhZzpOCECmEmeMyd4Mt_zp9TCe5S3UdBv1E6IMcrvc0OakhbE_VEPyJB9aXiS6SWA8i6Q74_TB49OW1sAGNl5dRy5pY83Tkqi9LcB/s1600/DSCN1106.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW4Pyu3cYvTem6q5AtKNo8-6psOGVJmwy5E69dsGWvhZzpOCECmEmeMyd4Mt_zp9TCe5S3UdBv1E6IMcrvc0OakhbE_VEPyJB9aXiS6SWA8i6Q74_TB49OW1sAGNl5dRy5pY83Tkqi9LcB/s1600/DSCN1106.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Get that bun maker or sock.<br />
My bun maker comes unraveled, so it's just like a mesh sock. If you have a regular hair doughnut, just put that at the very end of your hair in the ponytail.<br />
Then you roll it starting at the ends, making sure you wrap up all of your hair.<br />
Then spread your hair over the doughnut so that none of it (the doughnut, not your hair) shows.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">If you have layers like I do, you might end up with something like this.<br />
But not to fear it's not a problem that bobby pins can't fix.<br />
I pin all if the stray pieces and pin them under, but I also like to put my palm on the top of the bun and pin down my hair so It isn't as "ball" shaped.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Final product. Yay ballerina buns.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is the side view. I don't know why my neck is going forward like it is.<br />
Any way this style took 1 minute.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Rocking that Natural:</b></span></div>
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This isn't actually my natural hair, it's a two day old curl from when I did sponge rollers. However, that frizz is all natural. You rock your hair's natural tendencies. Your hair is wonderful the way it is girl. Werk it!</div>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA8Z8Niab_2TjF90PSghjgLH9rOXit67MwPyTSjp8EQXAyvrw-xDyGMCnUHLtPRbu5FlXQoguH8l6Q4skNQwvtStol6vnzrN5W_o0TPjBIOivdNyN7U10_B4tf2GlyPa9v3ebZEbLoOvEL/s1600/DSCN1127.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA8Z8Niab_2TjF90PSghjgLH9rOXit67MwPyTSjp8EQXAyvrw-xDyGMCnUHLtPRbu5FlXQoguH8l6Q4skNQwvtStol6vnzrN5W_o0TPjBIOivdNyN7U10_B4tf2GlyPa9v3ebZEbLoOvEL/s1600/DSCN1127.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I wake up, and make this face in the mirror. Turn my head upside down, and shake it while finger combing.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Then I rock this wonderful mess that is frizz because I actually don't care what people think. You do you girl!<br />
This look took ten seconds (Not including actually curling it though).</td></tr>
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I read this comment on YouTube today by a guy who was obviously very self-conscious about himself. He asked something like "I'm overweight, but I've been told that I have a nice face and I'm funny and stuff, but girls don't like me because of my weight. How do I get girls to like me otherwise? How do I lose weight? blah blah something else I can't remember" (I can't actually find the comment, even though I could have sworn I commented back to him, and I even tried to find the comment by going through videos I watched today, so this is not exact wording. I had to paraphrase. However, the actual comment was pretty sweet. )<br />
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This comment struck me as odd for 3 reasons:<br />
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<li>This guy was actually being sincere and self-conscious (at least I think so)</li>
<li>Body shaming is a thing among both genders</li>
<li>The comment back to him</li>
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So most of the time, we think of being self-conscious is a womanly trait. We think of women looking at their bodies and being hyper-aware of every dimple and every freckle anywhere on their bodies. We are told during school "girls are very self-conscious, especially during puberty," which, I mean, is mostly true. But we are practically berated to believe that women are the only ones who are self-conscious about their bodies. However, guys feel self-conscious about all the things we feel self-conscious about as well, but they are told to swallow it up because it's not the manly thing to do to feel feelings about your body. I mean, man you're practically a woman if you look in the mirror and feel bad about your stomach or your thighs. Man up, be a man about the situation and stop looking at your body. Man. However, I think that mentality is kind of ridiculous. It's manly not to think about feelings, so in the rare case that they do, he's sensitive to us womanfolk, and that self-consciousness makes us feel tingly inside like he's just shared some deep secret. But if he's too self-conscious, he's unattractive because he's considered a pussy by today's standards, and who wants to date a self-conscious pussy? So when a guy reaches out on a social media site actually being sincere about his feelings of being self-conscious, it's surprising because we're not used to it. We're only used to teenage girls whining about how ugly they are because it's what they're taught to do, and men are taught to bottle it up.<br />
Then there was the body shaming part of it. It isn't just women being the victims of body shaming, men can be subject to it too. Body shaming, for those of you who don't know, is the putting down of one particular body type. For a long time, bigger, curvier women were the victims of this. In the media, stick figure thin was considered the height of beauty for a long time, and if you had curves, you were considered fat. Now it seems the pendulum has swung, and now women that are stick thin are getting flack for being so skinny, it's ugly.We most often see body shaming in women's world. However, it can happen to men as well. Women judge men. They have to be 6'2. They have to have nice abs. They have to have a good butt. We see men in magazines, and we want to get a piece of that. We shame other men in the process of that. We don't want bigger men, or men with beards, or men with long hair, we want what we see in magazines (with the exceptions of course. I'm not here to cause conflict, just stating what I see). Men are body shamed as equally as women, and it wasn't until I saw this comment that I actually understood that men feel as though they can't get a mate unless their like the models in the magazines as well.<br />
And then there was one comment left by a woman, I'm guessing, It was something about eating clean and exercising and losing weight, then women will want you, something. I find eating clean and exercising a good method to lose weight, but the sole purpose of losing weight shouldn't be to find a mate. It should be for you to feel good about yourself (call me cheesy, but whatever). I thought to myself, that if this were a girl writing this comment there would be people on their keyboards saying that she didn't need to lose weight for any man to come into her life. So that's what I did (or at least I thought I did, it seems my comment has gotten lost in cyberspace). I commented something like "personality is key, and I know people who like bigger guys blah blah blah." I mean, we have to support the guys like people support the girls, right?!<br />
So this comment actually got to me, and I don't really know why. I just wrote an entire blogpost about how on this one comment from this one guy I don't even know. Is this what writers do? Wow, great conclusion.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14025534358123256784noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6502576349124954443.post-41997704151437395002014-02-16T17:28:00.002-08:002014-07-14T21:24:56.110-07:00Top Tips: How to Dye Your Hair at HomeI've been dying my hair at home since seventh grade, when I first started experimenting with color. Lately I've been very happy with my dark red hair color. These are my tips that I accumulated over the years, followed by the routine I do when I dye my hair any color! Disclaimer: not a hairstylist, just what I do when I dye my hair!<br />
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<li>Don't wash your hair for a couple of days before. Let it get greasy. It will help the color adhere better to the strands. Try not to use any product during those days.</li>
<li>If you have product in your hair, rinse it out. You don't want your product to get in the way of your color. However, don't wash your hair with shampoo or put conditioner in. I rinse mine out the night before, so my hair has plenty of time to dry completely and so I don't have to do it all in one day.</li>
<li>I would recommend not buying box dye. Some of it has ammonia in it, and it's harsher on your hair than the professional colors. (Plus when you buy at a beauty supply store, you can talk to the workers to make sure you have exactly what you need!) I've noticed a change in the health of my hair since switching to a professional color.</li>
<li>Wear old clothes. You don't want to dye your favorite sweatshirt. I have a t-shirt just for dying my hair. </li>
<li>If you're worried about getting dye all over your face or neck, put some Vaseline on your forehead and neck. It will keep the dye off of your skin, so when you wipe off the Vaseline, the dye will wipe off with it.</li>
<li>It's a messy process, so make sure you have permission before doing it. Also, put down an old towel or something before doing it. </li>
<li>If you do get dye on your skin, makeup wipes or rubbing alcohol do remove it.</li>
<li>If this is your first time dying your hair a certain color (or at all) don't be surprised if your hair doesn't hold on to the color for the length of time you want. Your hair may not be porous enough, you may be using the wrong shampoos/ conditioners for your hair, or it may be a hard color to keep. For example, the first time I dyed my hair red, the intensity only lasted for about 4 weeks, but now I can go about 6-8. (Lighter colors tend to wash out quicker, so if you are doing a pastel color, just know that it will wash out quicker than if you dye your hair black) </li>
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I start apply my color. I get a small amount and work it into my roots, then
work it down the length of my hair. I take care to get every strand. Then I
brush through that section with a paddle brush to make sure I get every strand.</span></li>
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Since Valentine's Day is coming up, I figured everyone needs a little more
happiness in their lives. Because I am a strong believer of you have to love
yourself before anyone else can love you, I decided that a happy you is easier
to love than a miserable you. <o:p></o:p></div>
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We walk around in this world full of self doubt, and too
much doubt leaves us anxious and stressed. <o:p></o:p></div>
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We doubt our body type and size. There is the
all-too-familiar groan of trying to fit into jeans that no longer fit over our
thighs and the constant comparing ourselves to the models in the magazines who
don't even look like the models in the magazines. There are the constant
complaints from people stating that their butts are too big, their arms flap
too much, there is cellulite on their legs, their stomachs aren't flat.<o:p></o:p></div>
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We doubt our confidence. We are taught that we should be
confident because confidence is sexy. Right? But when we see a woman walk down
the street who is confident, we either compare ourselves to her or we talk
smack about her. We cower our confidence into a little box and we save it until
the time is right. Only that time is never right when we save it. The
confidence is tucked between that gaudy dress that you've only put on to
pretend you're winning an Oscar in your living room and those shoes that never
had an occasion to go to but were too beautiful to pass up. <o:p></o:p></div>
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We doubt what makes us us. We're told to conform into
society's rule and regulations, and if you don't fit you're the weirdo, you
need to change, and if you don't it's your fault that you get tossed out like
yesterday's trash. If you like Star Wars, you're a nerd. If you play video
games. you're immature. If you like to wear make up, you're superficial. We're
put into labels that conform us to a certain group, and if one person from that
group acts that way, then everyone must, thus creating harmful stereotypes
around every group of people. However, everyone is different. No one is exactly
the same. So the first step to letting yourself be happy is to open up to that
idea. You aren't stuck in a box with anyone else because you are you. What
makes you special is being you, not conforming to what everyone says you have
to do. <o:p></o:p></div>
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I believe the way to happiness is to try and shed this self
doubt that encompasses some of us in our daily lives like a snake shedding its
skin for a whole new beginning. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<li class="MsoNormal"><b>Dance
Naked</b><o:p></o:p></li>
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or in your underwear. Become
comfortable in that body. Put on your favorite music, and just shake what your
momma gave you!<o:p></o:p></div>
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like,
“Today, I am going to smile at people on the bus” or “Today, I’m actually going
to do my hair, rather than put it in the standard side braid.”<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->3.<span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span><!--[endif]--><b>Reward yourself!</b><o:p></o:p></div>
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If
you’ve accomplished a goal, reward yourself. If you reward yourself, you’re
more likely to keep accomplishing goals. That whole positive reinforcement gig
really does work. And your reward doesn’t have to be anything big or special,
it can be something as simple as watching your favorite movie or an episode of
your favorite tv show!<o:p></o:p></div>
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I know. You don’t want to sit in
front of a mirror and look at yourself and say “You are perfect.” I get it, it’s
kind of weird. You don’t have to. However, you can say something that you did
well at or did perfectly, like “Girl, you really worked that presentation
today!” or “Girl, you look good today!” This crazy tick really does help to
build confidence in yourself and your abilities (because you have multiple
abilities).<o:p></o:p></div>
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I know when I’ve eaten more
healthy, I feel better about myself. I feel like I’ve really got my ish
together. I feel more energized. I feel thinner (even if I’m not). As opposed
to when I eat junk all day, and I feel blah and like I have a thousand zits and
I’m 234950039291 pounds overweight. This builds my confidence because I feel
like I’m doing something good for my body, and my body responds well!<o:p></o:p></div>
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Take
ten minutes of your day at the end, and sit, and breathe. In with the good, out
with the bad. Think about what went on that day, and let it go. Nothing you can
do now that can change the way things went today. And when those ten minutes of
thinking are over, you’re done thinking about today. It’s now the past. Forgive
yourself, and move on!<o:p></o:p></div>
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Put
on that dress you only wear when you’re pretending you’re winning an Oscar in
your living room with those shoes you never have an occasion for and dig out
your confidence, and wear it! Whether you’re going to the grocery store or
clubbing, wear something that makes you feel like a million bucks! If you’re
wearing something that makes you feel confident, you will feel more confident. Confidence
makes people happy, right? <o:p></o:p></div>
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with
your best friends. Give your couch a break already (because let’s face it, you’ve
become a little clingy lately). Hanging out and laughing while eating your body
weight in pizza and cookies (I know, I know I said eat healthier, but sometimes
pizza and cookies with your friends is a good thing) will make you happier
because you’re around people who care about you (theoretically) and having a
good time around/because of you (theoretically)! (p.s. if it is theoretically
you need new friends, you know, or friends in the first place)<o:p></o:p></div>
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Take
a few minutes at night and write something good that happened to you that day
in a journal, then you can write down all of the things that happened to you
that day. If there was a memory that day that was particularly special, like
you went to a concert or bought a new video game, write it down and put it in a
jar. When you’re sad, pull it out and look at it. Remind yourself of the good
times that you have in your arsenal to help destroy the bad times.<o:p></o:p></div>
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If
you’re feeling sad, do something to fix it. You are in control of your own
happiness! Look at yourself. The spots where you doubt yourself the most, and address
it! “Yeah my hips are wide, but today they aren’t going to be thinner. I can
work out to tone them, but today they are perfect the way they are.” However,
if you’re experiencing long periods of debilitating sadness that is keeping you
from enjoying anything, go seek professional help to help you address your
problems. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Just a little disclaimer: I am not a professional psychologist
or psychiatrist. All opinions in this piece are completely mine. This is what
works for me when I get sad or upset. <o:p></o:p><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14025534358123256784noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6502576349124954443.post-47363161093714459652014-02-11T10:26:00.000-08:002014-07-14T21:39:30.386-07:00Hair JourneyOver the past two years, I have had a love hate relationship with my hair. I want it long, I want to cut it all off, I want it red, I want it blue, I want it blonde, I want it black. None of it ever seemed to fullfill my need for an ever changing style in a world that stays still too often.<br />
Anyway, I decided I shouldn't thrive for longer hair or shorter hair or blue, red, green or blonde hair, what I should want is healthy hair. If that meant it was 2 inches long, or 12 feet, it shouldn't matter as long as it is healthy. So I told myself "Autumn, for a year, we're not going to cut our hair, we're going to let it grow. Let's see how long it will get in a year. Along the way, we'll find the best hair care routine we can possibly manage, and we'll work it out."<br />
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That December (2012) I started my hair care journey. I started watching "Hair Care Routines" on YouTube like it was my job. I started watching "Hair Care Journeys" as well as "Transitioning Stories." I was so fascinated by the world of hair care that I wanted to try all of the secret methods that these girls and women talked about. These methods for letting their hair grow out so long and healthy, and I wanted to be apart of that, so I started trying methods for growing out my hair.<br />
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The first thing I tried was Biotin. Biotin is a B-vitamin that is formulated to help with hair and nail growth and with skin healthiness. The one I picked up was 5000 mcg (although it's recommended that you start with 1000 and work your way up because it can break you out if you dive right into it). I don't know about normal people out there, but it's hard for me to take vitamins every day because 1. I forget they're there or<br />
2. I become cocky and I act like "oh, I don't need these, bye." So I didn't take them for long enough to see the results. However, I stared at the almost full bottle of biotin under my sink, and realized I needed to take them so they aren't just a total waste of money sitting there mocking me, so I have started taking them again. With Biotin, it is important to remember to drink a ton of water everyday you take it because if you don't, then it may cause you to break out (and if your break outs are anything like mine, they're cystic so the happen under the skin and are incredibly painful! So I make sure to drink my water).<br />
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The next thing I tried was coconut oil. This little guy was/ is my holy grail. The first one I tried was off of Amazon, and it was a little bottle because I didn't know how it would treat my hair. I heard about it mainly from African American women on YouTube who were transitioning from relaxed hair to natural, and being the curious little bugger I am, I bought some (and soon everyone jumped on the coconut oil bandwagon). I used up the first little bottle of it in probably about a month- a month in a half, just applying it generously all over my hair and scalp, leaving it on for at least 3 hours, then washing it out about 3 times (about once a week or every other week). After I used that bottle up, I promptly forgot about it. So for about six months, I didn't use it. But now I have the big momma 54-ounce jar. I can honestly say, that I can notice a huge difference in the way my hair feels, and how my curls are defined after I wash it out. And not to mention all of the other incredible uses for coconut oil! (p.s. extra virgin olive oil and almond oil are great for this treatment too!)<br />
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The next thing I tried were scalp massages. For about five-ten minutes a night (I usually do this while doing tedious homework) I just massage my head. I start at the nape and work my way up making sure I massage all over. This creates blood flow in your scalp causing your hair to grow faster.<br />
Then it was time. The most dreaded part of growing my hair out healthy. Going heatless. Now, I didn't go completely heatless in 2013 because there were days when I needed my hair straight or I wanted uniform curls rather than the mass of frizzy wave-curls I have naturally. However, I have found some wonderful heatless curl tutorials. All you have to do is go to Youtube and search "Heatless Curls" and there will be more tutorials than anyone ever knew. I don't know if this did to much, but by not using heat, I minimized damage, so I would say it worked out. Maybe if you use heat every day, then it would be a bigger change in the healthiness of your hair.<br />
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And now for year two of having healthy hair. I have decided to not cut my hair until graduation in May 2015. I want to see how long it gets. I'm too curious to see how long the cycle of hair growth lasts for me personally. I started taking biotin again, but along with iron and folic acid (but we'll see how long that lasts). The coconut oil is being kept around because I love it for my hair, along with scalp massages. I want to go completely heatless in 2014, and I am excited to see if I can do it. Another thing I'm adding this year is to eat healthier. What you put on the inside is what you get on the outside. Hair is made up of protein and water, so by eating more protein and drinking more water, then theoretically your hair will grow faster.<br />
(p.s. I do still color my hair because I like to change it up. However, I have reduced the amount I color it. Instead of every six weeks, I try to stretch it to every 8 or 10.)<br />
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