Oh What a Beautiful Mornin!

Sitting on my couch here in Oklahoma, watching the musical Oklahoma, while eating Blue Bell ice cream, which is made in Oklahoma.

Cliche, much?

Guess what. I don't even care. I love this state.

Plus, Gordon MacRae was dreamy.

Day 28

Faux-hawk

This is probably my favorite style so far.

I love edgy looks, but I rarely get to do them to myself (mom of two on the way to the grocery store does'nt really warrant looking like a rockstar).

Here's my inspiration for today's look:

Cool huh?

Now, this took quite a chunk of time, and isn't easy to explain, so I took pics!
Ready? Here we go!

I started with dirty hair (Don't ask me when the last time I washed it was, I won't embarrass myself by answering) so that the curl would stay better.

1. I curled my hair with an inch wide iron and sprayed like crazy.

2. I then pulled the very front portion of my hair into two little pigtails on the very top of my head. 

The piggies don't have to be perfect.

3. And I did more piggies all the way down my head, kinda like a horse's mane.

The very bottom, at the nape of my neck, I only did one little pony, There wasn't enough hair for two.

4. I grabbed each little piggy, and backcombed the crap out of it. Lots of spraying, lots of backcombing, lots of spraying again.

 I look kinda like Bellatrix Lestrange, hence the crazy face. 

5. Then, I pinned the now-fluffy piggies into a mohawk shape, making sure to hide the rubber bands. 

6. I poked and pinched and prodded till it looked how I wanted, and sprayed. A lot.

The next step is really very important. Please pay attention.

7. I then applied 3 coats of black eyeliner and mascara.

See? Crucial.

Here you go:

I'm now trying to think of things to do today to show off my rad do. Housework just isn't cool enough.

funniest video ever

I first saw this clip in college, and I'm pretty sure I blacked out from laughing so hard. Every once in a while, I watch it again, and weep from laughing. Every time.

Day 27

Hippie braids

Once you get the hang of it, this one is pretty simple. 

I did a braid on either side of my face, and pulled them back, and pinned them. Easy. 

The braids are kinda tricky.

Here's a closeup of the braids:

I'll tell you how it's done. 

Braid your hair like normal, kinda loosely, and don't tie it. Hold the middle strip of hair real tight in one hand, and grab the outer two strips in your other hand. Slide the two outer strips up while keeping the middle one tight. It should create this loopy braid, but it sometimes has to be tweaked and played with to get it perfect.

Day 26

Pink

I just sprayed some temporary pink color on a few strands in the front.

Funny kid

A few weeks ago, while reading the scriptures before bed, we came across the word "multitudes." Portia started laughing really hard, to the point where we had to stop for a good 5 minutes while she cracked up.
She thought it was "multi-toots."  Toots.
She still laughs about it to this day.
My kid is hilarious.

Day 25

The Chic Updo

Yay! Another tutorial video!

I have a lot more hair than her, so it took a few more bobby pins and a lot more convincing to get my hair to lay right. I also didn't curl it before hand, because I'm lazy.