Hello. Is Anybody Out There?

Hi.

It's been almost a year since I last blogged. Or, rather, in June of last year my unique domain name expired and I forgot to renew it and also started second guessing myself about my abilities as a writer/thinking this thing was just dumb. 

But, it's a year later, and a hell of a lot can happen in a year. 

For starters, we're moving to Dallas. So, I should probably change the title of this blog to "Take Me to Dallas," but I feel without the alliteration, some of the charm is lost. 

Anyway I think I'm back to blogging my experiences with this new transition. This will officially be move #6 in 5 years. 

Hold on to your butts!

USA! USA! USA!

Yesterday's game was an incredible display of talent by the US men's team. Proud of them. Onward to Thursday!

Workday Blowout

Happy Monday, Muffins! 

During the week, I am NOT a morning person. I hit snooze on average 6 times. I literally wait until the very last possible minute to get up and get moving, often resulting in being super lazy and "just wearing it curly" and arriving to work with damp hair. So, in an effort to look a bit more put together while still allowing myself those precious extra few minutes of sleep, I found away to give myself "blowout" hair in < 25 minutes. 

The solution: extra-large velcro rollers. 

My routine: 

1. Spritz Aveda Pure Abundance Style-Prep to towel-dried hair, focusing on the roots. Let hair air dry as much as possible. 

Aveda.com

2. Blow dry straight in sections with a giant (and I mean GIANT) round brush (so that you can dry larger sections at a time hence saving you time!) 

Chi Thermal from Amazon.com

3. Use a 1 1/2 inch barrel curling iron to curl a large section of hair at the top of the head. Take one velcro roller and roll that freshly-curled-still-hot section, secure with a pin. Do the same thing with a section of hair directly below the first roller, in the back of the head, and again on the top left and right sides of the head. You can use as many as will fit, I usually do 4-5. 

4. "Curl" the rest of the hair that you didn't place in rollers. I use my curling iron sort've like a straightener, in that I'll place large sections of hair in it and run the curling iron down each section as I would with a straightener, sometimes curling the ends under slightly. 

5. Leave rollers in while you do your makeup/continue getting ready. Remove just before heading out the door. 

Result: 

#selfie #selfiez4dayz #feelinmyself #blessed #blessed2beblessed #hair #volume #brunette #blowout #hi #hashtag

and I want to ride 
like a Tulsa Queen.

Happy Friday.

I think it's safe to say that every girl I know can use a reminder about this song from time to time.