New hair with a Flare

As most of you know I have had some major issues with my hair I once had long thick goldy locks and all of a sudden it started breaking off and drying out I thought it was my hormones since they were out of whack and once I got my hormones fixed it still did nothing for my hair so there I was in the same place.
Now I have discovered that my hair is Protein Sensitive. I know how to treat it and can only go from here. I had to make changes to the products I use and throw out all with protein and keratin. I can already see a huge difference in the way my hair feels.
How to tell if you are protein sensitive:

Hair that is straighter than normal and feels waxy/straw-like.

Hair can be very difficult to detangle. Breaks off easily when trying to detangle.

The very ends can feel dry and rough.

Extremely dry hair.

My cousin recommended that I go see a girl that specializes in hair integrity and knows what to do and use to get you hair back in top shape.  I was so nervous because my personal hair stylist is so great and she knows me and knows what I like and what I don't and when I get a wild hair and go in and say I think I want this she replies with girl you know you will be back in here tomorrow and she is so right. After going back and forth about what to do I finally decided what do I have to loose besides more hair that if I don't get it fixed I am going to loose it anyway. I called The Parlor House and made an appointment with Katey Anzalone

The day I went she sat down with me and we talked about everything that has been going in with my hair and what all I've done and the factors that are affecting my hair from hormones to our awful hard water with tons of iron and chlorine in it. After trying to treat my hair with keratin and protein since it was damaged which I read is what you do to correct damaged hair. To much protein is a bad thing to anybody but even the smallest amount is bad to protein sensitive effects it in a huge way and hurts it. My water makes the color of my hair strip off of change to awful brassy. After talking we decided that before we could go the blonde that I wanted to be we had to first get my hair healthy or I would  have the same problem and much worse. We decided to get my hair a normal color with out brass and something that I could wear a dirty root.  I have extremely oily hair that in order to fix and deal with I have to wash it and if I blow dry it then I will have volume and not flat limp hair. But that in turn damages my already damaged hair even more. I have to do what I have been trying to do but chicken out: train my hair to not being washed on a daily basis. Its going to be so hard because I cant stand to see any sign of root and when it is oily my roots show up like a glow in the dark stick at night. Well actually only to me they looks bad so after telling her the reasons I don't wear oily hair. I told her to do whatever she thought would be best but I do not want to look like a BASIC I wanted something edgy and I'm not scared of funky or colors if the funky was done right and I didn't look like a emo teen. She said she was going to do an all over violet color on my hair because to tone down all that sassy brassy violet would be best and the fact that I wouldn't mind if the parts of my really blonde hair would be a light violet that would work best and being that we are only doing one thing to it and it wasn't bleach it would even be healthy on my hair. She did in fact tell me I know you want to be blonde like Barbie but right now in order to get my hair color on point we would need to go a little bit darker than blonde 1. to take all the brass out 2. get all the different hair colors I had going on blended 3. my roots wouldn't look bad and I could go longer in between washing and hair appointments.

My hair length was the same as the picture and I wanted this look but after talking to her I saw it was going in a different direction which I was nervous about because she didn't know me and know how much I love a blonde look. All I could think of  is how much I loved the color and style of this picture. I wasn't sure about this and I was scared and tried to back out  and wished I had went to my regular stylist because I would always get a wild hair and my regular stylist would fix it because she knew me and knew what I liked. Then she showed me what she was talking about. Ok this is What my hair normal looks like as far as blonde and I love love love this color and when my hair gets healthy I want this blonde.  

Pay attention to the roots right now there are no roots but when the roots grow out you will see a very distinguished root line. After her roots are grown out People with hair trained hair can wear this without looking horrible but my hair will not work it will look like I need a hair touch up asap. I go in every 4 weeks and if I could would get them done every 2 weeks because that is how my hair does.

My sister in law and regular hair stylist can wear their hair looking amaze only washing twice a week but for me I am not blessed like that.



As you can see in this picture it is made to look like this kind of an ombre in a non dramatic way.

This is what she said we need to do to m y roots so when they grow out it will not look so dramatic and I could easily hair train my hair to not be washed as much only to look like it is meant to be like that. After seeing what she was talking about I was ok with it and loved the idea. I am a visual person so seeing it makes all the difference. I knew it would be darker and not this blonde but being prepared for it I was ok. 



 

Here is the violet color she put on my hair to take out the brass and make my hair more of an all over color that would blende in with my roots except the really blonde pieces that were in my hair. 



Being that I had damaged hair already we had to cut it off to get new growth and healthy hair. I wasn't sure about this either I kept telling her I love long hair and short hair doesn't work with me.

1. makes me look fat with my round face

2. I don't know how to fix short hair

She described that what she was doing is cutting off the damaged off the best she could and was going to give me a style that wasn't BASIC as I described more on the edgy side and a haircut that in 4 weeks when it has grown out will still look great and not look like I need a haircut.

I don't know why I didn't get a front view I think it was because I was trying to capture the light violet but here you go and I love so far.



 



I need to take more pictures so you can see what the whole thing looks like but right now I am trying to master the messy look exactly like she did but it is so hard doing that with an OCD person. I have only been washing my hair on the 3rd day unless I have somewhere to go. I will continue to do this and let you know how it works. Fingers Crossed!
I am such an impatient person and cant wait for my hair to grow out so its been trying to say the least.

 

As of now the only products I use on my hair are:

Shampoo & Conditioner:

Pureology Hydrate

Paul Mitchel Intense Hydrate

Redkin Diamond Oil

After washing my hair I will let it air dry for about 10 minutes then use Moroccan Oil and comb out with a wide tooth comb. I try and not blow dry it but sometimes I just can help it so I will blow dry it and if I curl it or flat iron it I will use a few drops of redkin diamond oil on it before I out the heat products on it. I read labels and will not use anything that has protein or keratin in it. I only use moisture products instead of strengthening products due to my hair being protein sensitive I will let you know how this goes. I am supposed to be go in 6 weeks so I will know then if my hair is improving or not.

What I'm reading Wednesday

I started God, Me and Sweet Tea 

and I love it. I would recommend you grab this ASAP

This is going to be one of my favorite devotionals I can already tell

 

 

 

A book series by Claire Contreasas

she may be my new favorite author

Book 1

Mature Adult 18+



A past hidden in darkness. Her present cloaked in secrets. The future holds the only truth that cannot be escaped. After the mysterious and violent death of her parents, Blake Brennan finds comfort with an unconventional family. As the dramatic loss of her parents continues to haunt her—and hinders her from reciprocating love that others give freely—Blake embarks on a harrowing journey in search for the truth.
Living in a constant state of fear and need for control, vivid nightmares reveal details that lead to perilous situations. The past begins to collide with the present, and Blake must decide if the truth is worth losing the ones she loves.
Can love conquer all as her past comes to light? Or will Blake realize that there is no light in darkness?

Book 2



 



Is love ever enough?
Faced with obstacles she could have never imagined, Blake is brought to darkness and back by forces in her past she never knew existed.
Desperate to stay connected to the only thing he loves, Cole is forced to revisit his past and align himself with the people who knew about Blake’s disappearance.
Separation has forced both Blake and Cole to learn how to live under the worst circumstances, each of them alone in their own hell.
When they reunite, can they be the same two people they were before darkness swept upon them?
Told in separate points of view, Darkness Before Dawn is the continuation of Blake and Cole’s fight to make it to the light.

 



Maci's First Homecoming

This post makes me sad

When did my baby girl get old enough to go to Homecoming?

I still don't think she should be. I think it should be High School only not Junior High but that's just my opinion. This picture below is just crazy to me because the girls whose these dresses belong to go way back all the way before they were born and even before their Moms were even Moms. These two girls are 2 months apart and now old enough to go to Homecoming WOW where did the time go?

 

My sister n law did the girls hair and makeup so I had the privilege to watch this sweet boy.

 He didn't seem to mind we wore him slap out. Poor Izzy was even guarding him

 

Christi giving the girls a freshen up

 Maci and Spence

Daddy and his beautiful Daughter



These 2 girls have came along way since the colic and diaper days, toddler dance classes, gymnastics for the specials, kindergarten, rodeos, and now Homecoming.

I just wish I knew what these secrets looks meant.

 





 The 7th grade glass minus a few.
This is a really good and fun group of kids

 

With them only being in Junior High we didn't want to have to haul them an hour away to go eat then an hour back to go to the dance so I called a friend who is Chef and asked him to cater. He came up with a menu and Carey opened up her home and the kids had the best time. He served Prime Rib, Pulled pork, Garlic mashed potatoes, homemade mac and cheese, asparagus, salad, rolls, brownies, and bread pudding with a praline sauce that was out of this world. 

 

Going to the Dance in style

Nick took the kids and Carey and I drove by ourselves in my car

 

 

Maci & Mason

They always have to take a picture together. Whether at a baseball game, football, cheer, why would Homecoming be any different 

 

After the dance the kids came back changed clothes while the Moms placed everything out for the scavenger hunt and bonfire. They had teams and this was Maci's team. They had clues and at every stop they picked up a letter and at the end they had to unscramble their letters and that's where their prizes were. The kids had a blast doing this and think this will be done next year. 

 

Last but not least

The Real Moms of Homecoming





Friday Favorites



 

 

After checking this one out of school around 9am I got to spend the whole day with the one who made me a Mommy. With 3 kids its a rarity that I have only one kid with me so when I do I make the most out of it. She had a dermatologist and orthodontist appointment. She gets her braces off Wednesday. We were starving and asked what she wanted for lunch she replied back with exactly what I was hoping she would say: Sushi

 

 

 

 

I don't know if I have ever shared with you the love affair I have with these Vigoss jeans.

My go to jeans have  been American Eagle but after buying these I now have another front runner.

They are perfect for throwing on and running errands or to dress up or down in.

I will be ordering more of the Vigoss jeans 

 

I have got Fall décor our and about

this is a big deal because I am not a Fall person so I usually just skip the decorating

 

We met with guy and told him what we wanted and discussed how our old firepits just didn't last.

He is going to weld a heavy duty one that also doubles as a grill as well. This is on our menu this weekend. Cant wait to share with you the ones that we likes the best 

 

It's Calving season here at the H5 so we have been cow checking and sweet babies have been hitting the ground like crazy. It's my favorite time of the cow season lol

 



How I do it: Bible, Devotion, and Quite time

This was my current quite time with the Lord until recently I knew I needed to dig in deeper and change it up a bit. I have been reading the Jesus calling devotional for my second year and it was amazing the first year but reading it again is just ok. I knew I needed to get another devotional but didn't know what I wanted. I turned to Amazon, Pinterest, and Google for some help.

 

I found this bible cover at Walmart and love the bright colors and figured it would help brighten up my quite time. I am going to get a monogramed patch to iron on the front of it.

I have had my old bible cover ever since I got this bible which was in 2006.

 As far as bibles my go to is the Life Application Study Bibles.

 

What I love most about this bible is when there are parts that I am having trouble comprehending I can look at the bottom of the page and find notes that apply it in my life. It helps me break down the scripture.

Here is an example of a page:

I wanted something more organized and all in one place. I decided to make a Devotional and Prayer binder. I bought a binder, a package of dividers, wide ruled notebook paper.  

I went to Pinterest to look for some guidance and pintables which you can find here. I used the dividers and labeled them: Prayer, Blessing, Devotions, Memory Verse, Sermon & Church, and Helpful Study hints. I printed off things that I wanted in my binder and placed them behind the divider where they went.



 

If I am in between devotionals or just wanting to read strictly the bible only I can make more of a study out of it with these pages. I can also use them for my devotional also.

There have been times when I have been reading my bible and I remember thinking to myself I think I took notes on this passage from a sermon at church one time. I would have to go to the car or wherever my church notebook was and look it up. Now I can take this page bring with my to church and when I get home put it into the binder. There are more than one design and type of sermon pages to pick and choose from. You can bring 4/5 of them and at the end of the month take old ones out place them into binder and put 4/5 more new ones in. It's whatever works.

 

I am always looking for new ways or how to improve what I am doing so this section is where I keep my how to, color coding, and S.O.A.P, G.R.O.W, and many more helpful things.

 

For my memory verse I wanted them to stick out in my mind so I found these Memory Verses. I am loving this Homemakers Prayer so much I am thinking about getting it framed and placed in my kitchen. That's the room I am in the most and know I could see it and pray continuously this prayer.

I am also loving this prayer for Moms I came across. This is why I am loving this binder. I can place all of these things and flip through them.