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Braided crown with Vera

October 13, 2014

Recently I got to have my hair styled into a braided crown courtesy of Vera. I met the ladies behind Vera a couple of months ago and they were in the process of setting up a site that brings hair stylists and make up artists into your home instead of having to go to the salon. It was described to me as the airbnb of beauty care. It sounded pretty amazing to me just thinking about all the time you could save by having someone come to you instead of the other way around. Not only that but there being a dedicated site to replace all of the guess work and the calling around.

To really jump start the business they were offering complimentary services to introduce the concept to people and get some honest feedback. I was pumped to have a Professional Hair stylist come to my home and create some hair magic. Especially since I have super straight and slick hair.

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It was super easy to prepare. I chose a hair style ahead of time and then a few minutes before my appointment I set a chair in front of the giant mirror in my living room and put a side table next to it. I also had a few candles going and some music in the background so it wasn’t so quiet.

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When my hair stylist arrived we introduced ourselves and she took a few minutes to set up. She brought everything she needed and all I had to do was take a seat and enjoy. She assured me that despite my super sleek hair she could make the braided style I chose work for me. Yeah! Her trick: lots of dry shampoo and teasing. You should have seen how much body it gave my hair. Amazing! I have no idea why I still haven’t purchased that particular hair care product.

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Anyhow once all the teasing was done the braiding happened pretty quickly. She sprayed it all down with some hairspray and done! I wore the braid all day and then slept in it. The back had come out a bit overnight so I took it half out and did a quick pinning of the rest in the back and wore it for another day. It was great! It was also pretty exciting to know that my hair can do more than I thought it could. Woo!

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Thank you Ericka for such a fun and beautiful hair style and thank you Vera for setting it all up!

P.S. Did you notice my Michigan earrings? I love how they look with an up-do! Shop all the earrings here!

 

 

Our first garden harvest

May 27, 2014

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We moved into our new place last September and we were most excited for spring so we could start a garden. Truth be told we could have started a winter garden but I think with our limited gardening experience that may have been too advanced. In march, once it was warm enough for some hardier plants, we purchased some starts, made a few raised beds in the garden, planted them in the ground, and hoped for the best.

Being that we live in Seattle we rarely had to water them but we did go out every night with headlamps to pick the slugs off our tiny plants. All that slug picking paid off because our plants grew so big! After a few days of sun and a day of rain I realized everything looked big enough to collect our first harvest. We ended up with a giant bowl of kale, spinach, and arugula. I think we also ate some of everything with our meal that night. Perhaps it was just me but I think it all tasted a little better since we grew it right in our backyard. I can’t wait for a few of other plants to get big enough to eat. Having a garden is so exciting!

 

Early thanksgiving

November 11, 2013

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While I was home the timing worked out really well to plan early Thanksgiving during my trip. Woo! In years past I’ve not only missed Thanksgiving but my family members would also have an early Thanksgiving where everyone would come up north to my dad’s house in the woods. It was nice spending time with everyone. It was also my new nephew’s first trip away from home. It was exciting having the new family member around. We all wanted to hold him and all he wanted to do was eat. Oh babies.

The company was great and all the food was wonderful. It was a lazy weekend full of laughter (maybe too much since I got a little reprimand from my sister for laughing too loud when she and the baby were trying to get a nap in-whoops-love you sister!) and eating-perfection.