in case you missed it..

i did this post for "how does she" last friday and it's gotten lots of good response. so, just in cased you missed it, here it is :) 

 p.s.  it works great for ALL types of hair!

1. Dampen your hair with a spray bottle or let it semi air dry after washing it.

As you can tell, I have a lot of wave to my hair, but this works for all hair types!

2. Part your hair into four sections. They don’t have to be sectioned perfectly. Tie them off to keep them separated from each other. Spray each section lightly with hair spray.

3. Start twisting your hair in the direction you want your curl to be. I twisted mine away from my face. Keep twisting until it tightens to the point it starts to coil on its own.

4. Coil it into a tight bun and then use bobby pins to keep it in place.

5. Blow your hair until it’s dry. The longer you dry it, the tighter your curl will be.

6. Undo the bobby pins and take your buns out of their coil.

7. Separate your curls using your fingers and then scrunch to add some body.

8. You’re finished! Lightly spray with hair spray then you’re good to go!

Something to keep in mind is, obviously, the wetter your hair is to begin with, the longer it takes to dry. The longer you dry the “buns” the tighter the curls will be. This is great for a nice tight curl look! If you have shorter hair, it works better to use more sections. If you have curly/wavy hair, it works best to make your “buns” as tight as possible and dry them for a little longer.

Give it a try! It’s quick and easy! For a girl who regularly spends over an hour to curl her hair, this is a nice time saver!

Do you have any tips on how this will work on your hair type?

relief society

 spring is springing!

i miss you sister.

i love the relief society! we moved into a new ward, and the sisters have been great. i went to the RS birthday last night and got to mingle with everyone. they played a little game called "do you know" where random questions were asked about the sisters and you'd guess who the question was about. anyways, one question was asked "do you know who used to ride their horse on fairview before it was a street?" it was guessed correctly, that a sister who is in her 80's used to ride her horse on fairview. the 80 yr. old sister asked how someone guessed it was her. the one who guessed replied that the 80 yr. old was the only one old enough who could have been around before it was a street. the 80 yr. old then stood up, pumped out her chest and put her arms out and said "you wanna take this outside?" i laughed and laughed, and i'm still laughing thinking about it. maybe you just had to be there..

happy day

and this would be my sister...

making fun of me a little bit..

 

sometimes i think to myself that life couldn't get any better. but then it does. of course i've had my down days, but truly, life is so good. i feel exceptionally happy today for no apparent reason. could just be that spring is around this corner and that i see flowers a bloomin'. could be that i had golden grahams for breakfast. could be that business is going well for tanner and i. could be the cat next door that always greets me when i go outside (and i don't even like cats, but this one is an exception) could be this beautiful 'album leaf' music i'm listening to. could be all the fun painting projects i have sitting in my kitchen. could just be that i've noticed how blessed i am. i don't know, but i hope that all of you have a happy day! it feels good!

st. patricks weekend

there is nothing better in the world than having a sister. okay, there is nothing better in the world than having crystal as my sister. we laughed until we couldn't breathe, talked until we fell asleep, and even cried together this weekend. i love her so much. 

so, i've never cared too much for st. paticks day but crystal loves it so i really wanted to make it fun for her. we made sugar cookies and then took them up to mccall. we spent the night at the cottage and had home made hot chocolate and 3 leaf clover pancakes with green whip cream for breakfast. crystal tried snowboarding for her first time and she was awesome! i have never seen someone catch on so quick. video to come..

we came back to boise saturday night and showed crystal around the city. we settled on mexican food for dinner because, you can't get anymore irish than that, right? 

hope you all had a great st. patty's day!

tagged

Game Rules
1. Post these rules. 
2. Post a photo of yourself and 11 random things. 
3. Answer the questions set for you in the original post. 
4. Create 11 new questions and tag people to answer them. 
5. Go to their blog/twitter and tell them you've tagged them. 

mrs. megan hollenback tagged me! this was actually kinda fun..

 
11 Random Things:
1. i am super sensitive to smell. i'm doomed when i get pregnant.
2. i would love to live in a victorian cottage in switzerland surrounded by wild flowers and a large garden
3. i'm constantly picking at things.. lint, skin, zits, fingernails.. you name it, i pick at it.
4. my recipe board on pinterest mainly consists of pastas and desserts (mostly oreo desserts)
5. i love having all four seasons. the transition into each season is so nice.
6. i've had lots of nick names growing up. two of them have stuck and that is 'dar' and 'goog' but only my dad calls me goog. other ones consisted of DD, darweener, ween, and zombie.
7. i love to cook and bake. i get a lot of satisfaction out of making a good meal.
8. i wish i was a roxy girl. watch some roxy refreshments on youtube and you'll want to be one too.
9. i would love to have fresh flowers in my kitchen every day.
10. i can't stand dog hair or dog smell, yet i really want a chow chow.
11. i'm a clean freak. growing up, i knew if my sister touched anything in my room.


Megan's Questions:
1. Why do you blog?
it's my way of journaling. my blog is mostly a lifestyle blog with a little bit of fashion thrown in there. it's also  a good way of getting my thoughts organized.
2. If you could be really good at something what would it be?
swowboarding or the piano. or swimming, i'm a terrible swimmer. i didn't go all the way into the ocean until 2 years ago and i still have to plug my nose.
3. Would you rather live by the ocean or the mountains?
the mountains. i'd love to live by the ocean for a little bit, but be settled by the mountains.
4. What is your favorite smell?
chrome cologne and irish spring soap. i also love fresh flowers. i actually love a lot of smells now that i think of it..
5. If you were an animal what animal would you be?
an owl. just because i think they're beautiful.
6. What is your go-to outfit?
spandex, boots, and an loose shirt.
7. What do you do when you are sick?
i lay on the couch and watch movies while sipping 7-up and eating jello. i'm basically helpless.
8. If you had a reality TV show what would it be about?
it would be a comedy show about my husband. all the camera would have to do is follow him around.
9. What is a lesson you learned the hard way?
being non-selfish. i'll leave it at that..
10. Would you rather eat a handful of toenails or step on a rusty nail? (that was Drew's question, haha)
drew!!!!
11. Do you prefer books or movies?
movies. i thought i was all into reading and stuff.. but i'm totally not. it takes me forever to get through books, no matter how interesting they are. and then i fall asleep all the time if i listen to them. 

Darlene's Questions:
1. Where is a place you go for inspiration?
2. What is one thing that makes you terribly happy?
3. Would you rather go sky diving or deep sea diving?
4. What is your favorite holiday and why?
5. What would you do if you won the million dollar lottery?
6. What is your favorite television show?
7. Would you rather be stranded in the desert or in a frozen waste land? 
8. Do you crave sweets or salts?
9. What is one thing that keeps you motivated?
10. Would you rather live in the east or west coast and why?
11. What is something you want to change in your life right now?


Tag
1. jessica bator
2. cristi dame

3. amanda castleberry

20 minutes or less

i'm over at how does she today showing how you can go from this.. 

 this this.

in under 20 minutes.

fun fun fun

i love girl time!

 i was so lucky to have chantelle stop through boise and spend the night with us. she and i got ice cream at goodies and then went to the vow. i left my love at home.. to stay lost in his march madness. i liked the vow a lot more then i thought i would. okay, i think i loved it. and i'd really like to see it again. thanks for coming chan! you should all follow her CUTE blog at shopping for distractions.

and now..... my sister is here visiting for the rest of the week! it's been such a treat!

today we don't have anything planned but to get awapuhi hair treatments this afternoon and then make st. patty sugar cookies! ah, things are so good. even with all this rain. it's all so good. 

oh, the grapefruit was perfect. so it deserved a perfect picture.

stolen sunday

how perfect are these scarves?! when i was at the tradeshow a month ago, i couldn't help but stop by this booth. i thought they were so cute and cozy! 

this cute girl, jacy ceccarelli, is the owner, with the dubbed title of a scarfiologist! 

here's some interesting info about this company..

Stolen Sunday is a young company based out of San Francisco. We launched in the early summer of 2011 with awesome success at the Outside Lands music festival. Since then the momentum behind the company has been unstoppable. It seems like every week we are in new stores and we are lucky to have an awesome an interested crew of scarf and scoodie lovers who support us. It seems like people are ready to get behind the carefree fashion and fun-loving vibe that Stolen Sunday embodies.

Creating radical clothing is one of our goals at Stolen Sunday, the other is to do it the right way, and we are proud to be an American-made company through and through. Everything we sell is made in San Francisco and we exclusively source American knit fabrics. We are proud to think we are helping to create jobs in our community.

Stolen Sunday is owned by 25 year old Jacy Ceccarelli - a self titled scarfologist. Jacy didn't go to fashion school or business school, but when she moved to San Francisco she decided she wanted to create something that reflected both her personality and that of San Francisco. And Stolen Sunday was born.

Stolen Sunday's products are urban, funky, comfortable and just really good looking. Jacy wants fashion to be fun, empowering and accessible to any and everyone. Her design goal is that when somebody throws on a Stolen Sunday scoodie (scarf-hoodie) that they will feel like a superhero... unstoppable, beautiful, a little weird and wild, and ready to take on the world!

check out their online store here!!

wedding survey

hi! two posts in one day?! why yes.. and what is so important?

this easy peasy survey! if you have 2 minutes to spare, it would be very helpful!

https://qtrial.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_3WtvZqzjsOxq4yE

my friend abbigail otteson's husband is attending TCU and in a few weeks, and will be competing in a national Values and Ventures Business Plan Competition at TCU with her little start up business plan.

the business has adopted the “good returns” business model from a company called Soap Hope. her printable stationery company will invest 100% of its profits every year, for the full year, into anti-poverty non-profits. these organizations will use her funds to then issue small business loans to women in poverty, training them how to start and run their own small businesses. 

thanks!