Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Fresh Ideas

Ok! So, I was telling my Madre on the phone last night how my new goal is to constantly keep my eyes open for fresh ideas and new inspirations for my blog. My inspiration for this "goal of inspiration"? A Sex and the City marathon on the Style channel, mom and I both said we are always inspired by that show! Probably because we are women and we love womanly things. Anywho... I'm not sure if you all know this or not, but this blog is almost like a self help book I'm writing for myself. No it's not just for me though, I want to share my experiences with others along the way so that some may be able to look at my life and learn something to take and apply to their own. I know that not every blog is going to be for every person that reads it, but I do know one thing, there WILL be AT least one person for every blog I write, even if it's just me. Alrighty, so... I've FINALLY decided to do something that I have been wanting to do for years.

Who remembers me saying last year that I would love to do a video beauty blog? Anyone, anyone? Well I do, and so I've decided to mesh the two blogs together. I believe that beauty does come from the inside out, but what if we have difficulty matching our outside with our insides? I know I always see a hairstyle on another woman and think "That is so cute on her, I would never be able to do that to mine!" or eye shadow on a lady and stare in awe knowing mine would never look that great if I tried. Well just as my blog is a self help book for life experiences, so it will be for beauty as well, for aren't all things we do experiences of life? I feel like they are, however small or life changing they may be to any one person  

I encourage you to join me in this journey! Let's look at it as though we are in it together. You'll be able to watch my mistakes, triumphs, and just plain silliness as I try out different hair and makeup techniques, and here's the fun part!! I want you all to send me new ideas you would like me to try that you've been dying to do, but didn't think you could or haven't had time to try yourself. This could include hair tricks you've seen on Pinterest or Makeup videos on  YouTube; Egg and Mayo split end treatments, peanut butter exfoliants (did you know peanut butter could be used as shaving cream?), french braided updos, or fun new eyeliner tips.  Anything your beautiful little hearts desire, let's have fun and get gorgeous pretty ladies!

So my first video is going to be a trick I just recently learned a few weeks ago, you may have seen the photo of my curly head getting ready for a night on the town? 

(I'm the one on the right, but I curled my sisters head with this technique also)

I got so many wonderful compliments on my hair style so... I figured I could show you all how I did it and try to break it down in a video, one which I'm currently working on now... I hope you're as excited as I am :-) 

Wednesday, September 5, 2012

Simple, yet so damn complicated

I know, I cussed. Excuse my language, my passion is showing! I just have a question though....Why are these brains of ours constantly getting in the way of our hearts? 
We're all trying to figure something out and are constantly over analyzing things. Sometimes I find myself wondering if this is it. Well, yeah this is it! But what, may I ask, is so bad a bout "this"? I have family that I love with all of my heart, and that love me. Wonderful friends that are super supportive and who I love very much. A place to work, and one that I actually love coming to. Air to breath, food to eat, and a life to live. What's the biggest commonality though? Love. This is what my heart desires. Pure, unadulterated LOVE! Not just the love of a significant other, which I always think about and at times really miss, just love. I know this may seem silly, but it is the absolute truth. When you simply love, you have no choice but to be loved. It's all very simple, yet we continuously complicate it. Why are some of the simplest problems so difficult to solve at times? Over thinking! 

Love really does make the world go round and I think we'll all just be better off when we start living with our hearts instead of our brains.... I love you all, have a great day!