Cutting my Own Hair

So as I was looking at myself in pictures, I realized I really need a hair cut.  I was planning to wait a little longer and get it cut at Aveda since they're doing a $14 hair cut deal until June 30 at the OSU school, but I realized that I am broke and only have 5 dollars in my checking account, so I took it upon myself to cut my hair out of my own frustration with it.  I only cut my bangs though, because that's mostly what was bothering me and I figure I can probably wait a little longer before I go crazy over the rest of my hair, but it actually turned out okay considering my very little experience with hair cutting.  I have cut my brother's and sister's hair though once or twice each and I've done my own bangs quite a few times, but this is the first time they've actually turned out presentable though.  I also cut my boyfriend's hair once and it turned out okay.  I'm probably going to cut his again when he comes to visit this weekend from Columbus, but I'm pretty proud of my cut, so I thought I'd post about it!  It's not exactly what I would have liked it to look like, but it'll do for now.

This is the day before I cut it                                                                       

This is about an hour after I cut it

New Red Hair :)

Well, I dyed my hair again.  I was going to wait a while and give my hair a little extra time to recover, but my friend and I were up late one Saturday night and decided to make a 2am Wal-Mart run for red hair dye.  She ended up going with more of a reddish blonde and I went with a light auburn specifically for dark brown hair and since my natural hair color is almost black, I decided this would probably be the best route for me.  I was a little uneasy, because I worried it might turn my hair more of a purple than a red that I was hoping for, but it was on sale for like $5.97, so I figured might as well.. And if I didn't like it, I could always dye it again a different color in 6 weeks, so I bought the dye.. It was Garnier Nutrisse R3 Light Intense Auburn and I almost always use Garnier, so I trust the brand.

I had my friend dye it for me.. I think it was only her first or second time dying someone else's hair, so I hoped it would turn out nicely.  I left it in an extra ten minutes and washed on a luke warm temperature, because I've been told  that is a good tip for red hair to postpone the fading, but there was still a lot of dye washing out in the shower.. it turned out way better than I expected though!

Here's a before and after picture.. the lighting's much brighter in the before picture and I used a camera phone for the first and a real digital camera for the recent ones, so the after pictures are better-looking for a quantity of reasons, but the red is still very noticeable!  I definitely recommend this product!

Really nice Christian Song :)

I heard this song today at a Prayer Meeting with a group called Saint Paul's Outreach at school today and I really liked it.  I think it's a got a really great message that I have been very passionate about lately especially after going to my first real Catholic funeral Mass recently and I have also been reading a lot in my philosophy about the human person and what philosophers feel is proper to the human nature and a few brought up this idea of not mourning after as if they lost something for that person always belonged to God and we just get to borrow them for a while.. I also really like the song "Temporary Home" by Carrie Underwood which also goes along with this idea about our home being with God, so I will post those lyrics as well :)

Enjoy!

"We belong to God"

1. None of us lives as his own
and none of us dies as his own
For while we live we are responsible to God
And when we die, we die as His servant's
(Refrain) Refrain:
For both in life and death we belong to God
That Is why Christ has died for us and come again
We shall all appear before the judgement seat of God
For it is written, "Every knee shall bend before me
and every tongue shall give praise to God"
2. For we are sure that neither death nor life
Nor this nor future ages nor their pow'rs
No height, no depth, no creature that thrives
Will come between us and the love of Christ
(Refrain)
3. Give yourselves as sacrifice to God
Holy and acceptable to the Lord
Do not allow your minds to be conformed to this age
But let your hearts be ruled by His Spirit
(Refrain)
4. Now not all of us shall fall asleep
But all of us are to be changed
In the twinkling of an eye, as the last trumpet sounds
We shall rise victorious in Christ!
(Refrain)


"Temporary Home"
Little boy, 6 years old
A little too used to bein' alone
Another new mom and dad,another school
Another house that'll never be home
When people ask him how he likes this place
He looks up and says with a smile upon his face

"This is my temporary home
It's not where I belong
Windows and rooms that I'm passin' through
This is just a stop, on the way to where I'm going
I'm not afraid because I know this is my
Temporary Home."

Young mom on her own
She needs a little help got nowhere to go
She's lookin' for a job, lookin' for a way out
Because a half-way house will never be a home
At night she whispers to her baby girl
Someday we'll find a place here in this world

"This is our temporary home
It's not where we belong
Windows and rooms that we're passin' through
This is just a stop, on the way to where we're going
I'm not afraid because I know this is our
Temporary Home."
http://www.elyricsworld.com/temporary_home_lyrics_carrie_underwood.html

Old man, hospital bed
The room is filled with people he loves
And he whispers don't cry for me
I'll see you all someday
He looks up and says "I can see God's face."

"This is my temporary Home
It's not where I belong
Windows and rooms that I'm passin' through
This was just a stop,on the way To where I'm going
I'm not afraid because I know this was
My temporary home."

This is our temporary home

My New Hair

So after being home for Christmas break for two days, I forced myself to pick a hair cut and finally get it done.  They just opened a Great Clips in Lakewood, so I went there since I had a coupon so it was only 6.99 and I ended up going with Carrie Underwood bangs and Demi Lovato layers with about 2 1/2 inches off the overall length and I dyed it really reddish brown. I didn't like it at first, but now that it's grown out some, I love it! The color has faded though and I'm sad to say that it is much more brown than red now, but I have been getting a lot of compliments on my hair since I've been back at school, so I feel very confident in my hair choice :)

This is what it looked like right after I got it cut and I dyed it-->
The cut looks a lot like my last hair cut, but I can't decide which one I like better, but I love love love the reddd :)













Here's what it looked like the day before I got it cut and dyed it



                                                                   













And here are some pictures of my hair straightened so it's easier to see the difference in length:

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