It's been raining all weekend due to a typhoon that hit the coast of Oregon and Washington. I live almost two hours from the coast so the wind and rain wasn't near as bad as other parts of the state. The rain and wind only made me excited to bake, seriously, cold weather just makes me happy to stay home and make yummy food and desserts. I made a really delicious apple crisp ... Read More
two-nager
Carly is 2... She thinks she is 16. After I help her get dressed, the next words out of her mouth always are "hair done." My little two-nager is such a girly girl and I usually can't keep her out of my makeup and hair products. It is so adorable to me that she loves to try to do everything that I do. I recently received this darling pretend make-up kit for Carly and to say ... Read More
Little Sidekick
Carter leaves our house for Kindergarten around 8:35 am every morning and we pick him up at 3:50 pm. It's a long day for him and it leaves just Carly and I for almost the whole day. She is my little side kick and rarely leaves my side. When I'm getting ready, she is right there next to me trying to do her hair and makeup too, if I'm wearing sunglasses, she'll run and find ... Read More
Easy, Messy curls tutorial
I get e-mails and comments randomly asking how I curl my hair, so I finally made a Youtube tutorial on how I do it. I use the 1 1/4 inch Hot Tools curling iron and I would really recommend it. I love Hot Tools curling irons because they are reasonably priced, they get really hot and because of the quality, they last a long time. I'm hoping to upload a new video every Friday ... Read More
Curling your hair using a straightener
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBHlFxjsIwU&feature=youtu.be If you follow me on Instagram then you may have seen that I posted this video of my curling my hair recently on there. I have very straight hair and my hair will curl very easily using the GHD platinum straightener. It will stay curled all day and only takes me about 15 -20 min from start to finish. I ... Read More