Hair intervention and a funny face

Recently, I’ve started to come to the realization that I have a problem: I am addicted to my ponytail.

evidence

Normally, I don’t see this as a bad thing. I mean, Charlotte York sported her pony many times on Sex and the City, right?

Either way, my ponytail gets exhausting because it’s the same hair style all the time. So, why do I do this to myself? Well, folks. I do not know how to do my hair. That and the fact that when it’s down, I always find something I don’t like about it! So this weekend, when I went home to visit my family, I tagged along with my sister, V, when she got her haircut. My family goes to this hair stylist goddess named Natasha. While she was getting her hair done, I was in awe. Natasha was showing V how to style her hair… what not to do, what to do, etc. No wonder my sister always wears her hair down! So right then and there, I scheduled an appointment with Natasha for later in the afternoon for what I’d like to call a

HAIR

Yes folks. A Hair Intervention (capitalized). You see, I do love my hair. It’s actually kinda thin and yet gives off the illusion of thickness and very easy to manage. The problem is that I don’t know how to mange it. Anyways, V and I go back to the salon and Goddess Natasha gets to work. She’s giving me tips like…

don’t over style your hair!

give yourself 5 minutes to style your hair and then walk away

let your hair do what it wants to do

don’t use your hot straighter on your wispy little pieces near your forehead because they will fry!

try an angled side part instead of a part that goes straight back

See what I mean? So there she is… chopping away. Chop… chop. I have this huge smile on my face. Then, we get to the front. The front is the area that I am always so frustrated with! The Goddess suggested bangs… well, side bangs. I said sure but was obviously nervous. “Baby steps” she says. I sigh in relief. She cuts just a little off and continues her magic. Once the hair is dried and styled, she suggests more bangs…

me: “Um… sure. I don’t know… um”

Goddess Natasha: “Well. Let’s just…” (snip snip)

I have bangs. Well, side wispy bangs that come up right below my eyes and I’m IN LOVE. I am so happy I took the chance!

Sorry about the iPhone quality there. Also, you can’t tell that the bangs are short because they are mixed in with the long ones. Trust me they are there! I am so liberated and I love the side angled part as well. I even wore my hair down today which is completely unheard of.

Even with my recent Hair Intervention, I still love my ponytail and I always will. There is something so easy and elegant about that style. And, hey, I’m sure it will look good with my new wispy bangs as well!

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The rest of my weekend went very well. I got to hang out with my nephew (Liam) a ton! Here’s another iPhone quality picture that I snapped at him on Friday night. When you tell him to do his “funny face”, this is what he does:

That face cracks me up every time!

He’s not always so funny. Last night, V, my mom, and I babysat him while my older sister was at a wedding. He woke up around midnight and we all played “confused and tired Mom” for about an hour while he cried his eyes out. The poor lil guy. I think he was just scared to be away from his regular bed (even though he is used to my mom’s house). So, while Liam wailed, we all watched “Say Yes to the Dress” on TLC. The show is awesome and I loved that there was a marathon on last night. It was great bonding for us.

Anyways, I hope you all have a great start to the week!

hugs,

Julie