Hair Part Deux

So I tried the bleach wash on my hair from this post. Since it's not straight bleach, it lightened gradually, and didn't damage my ends. The only adverse effect I noticed was it made my hair a little dry, but a conditioning cap fixed that in 30 minutes :)

So I went from this right after dying it black

A few weeks later, after the blue had faded out

And after doing the bleach wash one time

J loves this color, he wants me to keep it this color forever. But anyone who's ever tried red hair knows it doesn't last. I'm trying to go blonde again. So here we go. On to the next bleach wash application!

Hair

I've been bugging about my hair for weeks. Months actually. I never should have dyed it any other color than blonde. I always do this. I get an itching for a change, and dye it black. Then it takes months upon months to get it back to my regular blonde. I just chopped off 8 inches also. 8 INCHES! It was getting so long. And the dumb girl at Dollar Cuts didn't know what "trim off the dry ends" meant. Being occupied with the kids, I wasn't paying close enough attention and she ended up taking too much off, and then had to fix it by thinning it out at the ends. Grrrr. I'm left with this half assed cut that makes me insane.

I went from this......

to this.

I still can't believe it. There's nothing I can do to make it look decent. So I try not to look at it. 

Anyway. I heard that you can gradually lighten your hair by adding peroxide with your shampoo. So I'm going to try that this night when the girls go home. I shall update on the status. 

Hunger Games Part Deux

Okay so I didn't finish the third book by the end of the camping trip. Which goes to show just how fun the trip was. More on that later.

I did finish the third book just today. I don't know what I'm going to do with myself!

The first two books were intriguing, riveting. The third.....felt more calculated, political and rushed. Like she had to hurry and end the series. I can't be the only one who thinks this? Am I?

Don't even get me started on the movie! I was so disappointed it didn't follow closer to the book. But then again, what movie adaptation does? Without spoiling the whole thing, I don't think I can write a review at this point. That comes later :)

Hunger Games

My friends and family have been talking about the Hunger Games for over a year. I barely hear about it, and suddenly there's a movie coming out, and Hot Topic is teeming with paraphernalia. As always.

I've resisted for so long, but I'm finally coming around to the idea of it. So I go visit my parents one weekend. And what do you know, the books are sitting on the counter, all shiny and new. My lovely, wonderful father lets me borrow them.

I've been reading almost non stop. I went through the first book in a week, and the second in 4 days. I just finished it. Just now. Minutes ago!

We're going camping this weekend, and I plan to finish the third book before I return.

Hair

I've had my hair nearly every color under the sun. Except green, I could never bring myself to do green. You'd have to have specific looks to pull of green without it looking like leftover pool hair, or gangrene. Currently, my hair is black. It's a sort of blue-black, fading into a silvery brown. It's actually quite sad. But considering I've had my hair so blonde for so long, it's going to take a while for it to relax and keep the dark again.

I had a rainbow going on here.

I stumbled upon a cute blog, Dainty Squid, and she has the most exquisite hair diary of all time. I'm jealous of her ability to keep it a lovely color.

I'm itching to dye it again, but I don't want to damage my already sad short hair. I shall just suck it up for now and look at these lovely pictures :) 

Wedding!

I'm working on getting all of the wedding pictures put in an album and edited, but here's what I've got so far. Most of these are just my bridals, and some from the reception. Still waiting on the ceremony pictures.....