From Long hair to short....No scissors involved

Girls, lets be honest.  None of us ever TRULY love our hair, I am no exception to that.  Recently (meaning the past six months) I have wanted to pull a Jennifer Lawrence or Miley Cyrus and chop it all off even after have a Hair-travesty a few years ago when I did something similar.  Lets just say my resemblance to a bulldog didn't go over well with me.
  
My good friend has been talking about cutting her hair to a "LOB". Dont know what that means? Neither did I.  A LOB is a Long Bob.. It can still be pulled back but that hassle of drying your hair for 30 minutes is cut down drastically.   

After tossing and turning last night I realized sleep wasn't going to happen for me so I pulled out my Mac and did the most useful thing I could think of....browse YouTube.  

One of my favorite people to follow is Nichole Guerriero.  She does make-up and hair tutorials.  Most of the things she does I could never do as well as her but when I saw her "Faux Bob for Long Hair" I decided to try it.  Why not, it was already 3 a.m. a little fashion fun wouldn't be out of the ordinary.


After a little trial and error I was able to pin it up just like her and I LOVED IT.  Now I want to cut it off for good.  It is very simple and is a good way to changed up your look.


I highly suggest it for girls who just want a change but nothing permanent. 


Below is how my hair is normally and then with my "FLOB" (Faux Long Bob).


Enjoy!

(long hair)

(Faux Long Bob)

A Night of Gold and Glory

After 2 years at o2ideas I decided to attend the 2014 Addy Awards.  These awards are held every year for Advertising firms in the Birmingham area.  We found out last week that o2 had won a few awards for certain clients but we didnt know what the awards were.  I was thrilled to find out that the 3 winners were all clients that I had worked on the past year.

The awards night was a fun evening that celebrated the hard work agencies do for their clients.  I could not have been more proud of my team and the work we developed for our clients.  It was a night of celebration and bonding for my co-workers.  

          

     

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I might just have to steal this idea for when I have a special someone!

The Heavy Hearts - My Horizon (+playlist)

A few months ago I met a girl at the gym. She had on the cutest workout outfit on and her hair had an intricate braid.  Being new to the gym and completely out of place of course the first thing I did was talk to a stranger (if you don't know me I could talk to a wall).  I decided she was going to be the one I would bombard with questions and eventually (hopefully) befriend.

We ended up hitting it off and decided we would be accountabili-buddies.  Holding each other accountable to go to the gym.  

Over the next few months I found out she was in a band.  She ended up playing at Cahaba Brewery which is where I work part time doing social media.  

A new guy joined my full time job and we became friends as well!  After a few weeks he told me he was in a band and had a show coming up.  That night my Accountabili-buddy told me she was in a band and had a show coming up too. Of course I wanted to go to both but they were on the same day.  

Come to find out they were in the same band.  A great band.  The Heavy Hearts.  They are Birmingham based and I can see them going far.  They have a unique sound with soulful lyrics.

So this post is to my friends in The Heavy Hearts and to always reaching out and getting to know someone.  You never know what connections you may have to people.

Clink the link below to watch The Heavy Hearts new music video.

The Heavy Hearts

24 and knowing way to many people in the city

Birmingham, although wonderful, is probably the last place I should be during this time in my life.  This weekend on the rare occasion that I went out, I found myself surrounded by people I knew but had no desire to see.  That sounds harsh, I know.I have been here for too long and feel like I need to get out of the city and venture to a brand new town.  But how could I pick up my life and start somewhere new? I have an apartment here and a good job, would it actually be worth it?

I take these thoughts with a grain of salt.  I shouldn't let one night of an unwanted reunion deter me from living in a city that I truly love.

"If it ain't fried, it ain't food"

"In the South if it ain't fried, it ain't food" said my Grandmother this past weekend at our family fish fry.  Lately I have really learned the meaning of family and how important they are to me.  Since we all live in different places these reunions, which usually are surrounded some type of cooking (this one being a fish fry), are very important.  

My dad's side of the family came up from Mobile with freshly caught fish that morning.  We then proceeded to catch Catfish with my niece and nephew that day. For the record, I am not good at fishing, the mundane task of casting and reeling in without a fish on the line is not appealing to my ADD personality.  But I cannot complain, watching my niece catch her first fish wearing a seersucker two piece monogrammed swimsuit holding her very own Barbie fishing pole made it worth it.

While the fish were being battered the family got competitive with a pool version of Volleyball.  Sadly, my team lost. 

It was nice to take the time to disconnect from all things electronic and focus on the important things.  Silly stories with my family, tall tales about the giant Catfish in my grandfather's pond, and my nephew showing me his newest Karate moves.  

All in all there is nothing like a day at the Lake. 

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