Tuesday, 12 February 2013
Thursday, 7 February 2013
Florida Sunshine
Meanwhile, in Massachusetts, a blizzard is predicted and the entire North East is freaking out!
I am so sick of cold weather :( .
I'm always cold.
I have enough trouble dealing with airconditioned buildings when it's 80 degrees out. This "winter" business is a bit much.
Fortunately, all I have to do is make it through February, and then I get a week in Florida! Well, it's not exactly free vacation (lol) it's our spring training trip, but it's good enough! I'll take it!
Actually, I love the spring training trip. It's a lot of fun
I'm also in love with everything here.
Madewell may be the death of me.
The Ten Commandments of Curly Hair
My hair is curly. Not just curly. Super, super, super tightly curly. I have thick, insanely tight red curls. You know the weird little sections in drugstores for "ethnic" hair. That's my hair. What's my ethnicity supposed to be? Ginger?
Anyway, I maintain that hair this insanely curly makes any girl an expert hairstylist by age 20.
The other thing I've noticed is that in magazines, advice for styling curly hair never seems to address really curly hair. So what are girls with REAL curls supposed to do? Like, side note, girls in magazines. Real curly hair doesn't behave well! Can't we have some sort of pro-curl love out there? Can't we have good hair advice?
Without Further Ado, I present to you:
The Ten Commandments of Curly Hair
1: Stay away from heating tools: Just say no to that hair straightener
2: This might seem gross, but if you can, skip the shower. Showering every day dries out hair. Showering every other day is great. Showering every three days? Not everyone can do that. You have to sacrifice two days of slicked back buns for one day of the greatest hair ever
3: Speaking of slick, there is no such thing as too much hair product. Seriously. The curlier your hair, the more you can load it with.
4: If you want slightly looser curls, sleep with your hair in braids
5: aerosole hair sprays tend to make curly crunchy. Ad a general rule, stick to clear, light hairsprays ( I like Dove an FrizzEase. The more liquid they feel in your hand, the better.
6: brush your hair and apply product immediately after your shower
7: The ocean is literally the world's greatest styling tool. I'm not talking beach waves or salt spray, I'm talking actual, sea drenched curls drying in the sun. I have no idea why, but they always end up looking AWESOME! (This is your cue to ditch life for awhile and go on a beach vacation. All sorts of crazy things become suddenly socially acceptable if you do them for a good profile picture on facebook.
8: Curly girls are the only people on the planet past 1980 who can pull off a side ponytail. The trick is to keep it loose and messy and not too, too high. A low side ponytail is also super cool.
9: Bad hair days happen. When all else fails, drench it in some deep moisturizing treatment and twist it in a ballet bun or a topknot. This is a style. It is called Model Off Duty and you will rock it with your chin up. If you're headed somewhere fancy, add red lipstick and and an all black outfit and you will be all anyone talks about for weeks.
10: CONFIDENCE!!!!
I know this is hard, believe me. I used to hate my hair and I find it really hard to be confident somedays (that's when I refer to tip #9). If you have really, really curly or super kinky hair you might have been picked on a lot in grade school or had a mom or a grandma fuss over your "unmanageable" hair. It's important to remember that everyone has flaws or things they don't like about themselves and curly hair is really unique and gorgeous.
Monday, 4 February 2013
Happy Birthday to Me!
Guess what guys?
21 years ago on this day, I was born!
And everyone was like, " Hey. Why's this baby a ginger? We're Italian Jews. There hasn't been a redhead in this family since... ever."
It's a mystery we're still trying to figure out. (Come on, Mom, just admit I'm adopted already). Of course there's always the Scottish that could account for that.
Ok.
In honor of my birthday, let's break down my crazy heritage.
Well, first, if we're going to by what I have the most ethnicity of (I'm pretty sure that's not how you're supposed to say it) there's Russian Jew. Technically, Lithuanian Jew, but I'm pretty sure my ancestors had hauled ass out of there before Lithuania had a chance to become it's own country, so I guess in their minds they're Lithuanian. Well, actually they're Jewish first, Lithuanian second. Also, they are dead.
Second, there is Italian. My grandma is Sicilian and she will put a curse on you if you get on her bad side. Really. I've seen it happen.
Third- at this point things start to break down and get a little foggy. What we're talking about here is my maternal grandfather. Presumably, he's Polish, with possibly a little French/German. (Someone in his family was from Alsace Lorraine, and really? Have they ever decided what country that's part of? Here's the foggy part. There are certain family stories (potentially verifiable and a very suspiciously Scottish last name for a "Polish" family that indicate that the Napiers are not Polish. Hello? The Napiers? Also, according to my great grandfather who I've never met, we are Scottish, and being older than the rest of us, he would know.
And so there is the incredibly complicated answer to the question of what the heck is this kid doing being a ginger.
You are welcome.
Thursday, 31 January 2013
Room Emergency
I have a confession to make.
I am TERRIBLE at organization.
My 1/2 of the room is a mess, most of the time. It's not that I don't clean. I clean all the time. I clean way more than my roommate. It's just that things never stay clean for longer than 2 minutes.
Literally.
If I were a superhero, cleanliness would be my weakness, not kryptonite.
But I'm having a room emergency.
One of my best friends is coming to visit me for the weekend (Friday through Monday- superdeluxe weekend) and my room is a little...ugly. I've cleaned up, so it doesn't look too bad, but my challenge will be keeping it clean until 9:00 tonight.
And organization? Forget it! Most of the time, getting things cleaned up i.e. not on the floor, or covering my desk takes such an effort that I stop caring what goes in what drawer.
Side note:
I really need to swiffer more. The floor is kind of gross.
Given, that's partly my roommate's fault, but as I have a swiffer, I can't say there's that much excuse for me not using it more
Anyone have any good tips on how to get organized for people who have trouble with the whole organization concept?
TTYL
_Emme
Saturday, 26 January 2013
Monday, 21 January 2013
Music Loving
I know, I know, I have a very odd taste. Or, actually, the music itself isn't that odd, just the combination of music I listen to together is.
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