Back To School

I go back to school tomorrow. I'm not looking forward to it. I mean, I am, sort of. I want to learn, I want to finish my degree and get a good apprenticeship and a good job. I just hate my school. The policies drive me nuts and the design isn't exactly the greatest. I disagree with some of their methods, and I just struggle in general with mornings. Being at school full time, it makes me feel like there isn't enough hours in the day. It's my own weird tic.

I had a fight with my best friend today too, which makes things even harder. I've been struggling with self-harm over this weekend, and it's just getting worse. I stayed in bed all day yesterday. I only got out of bed today to get some supplies for school, but now I'm back cuddled up.

One of the pros of being back in school is that I will, hopefully, post more.

Hair Cut!

I've had a bad year, and I've had long hair for this year. So I decided to get a hair cut. I see it as a way to cut off all the bad luck of this year and start fresh. And I picked an awesome cut to do it with.

I'll have to do maintenance on it probably every other week, but it's just a small area I'll have to keep shaved. And I can do that, for sure.

There's the area I have to keep shaved. I'm at least 70% grey, lol.

This is the long side. My stylist did a light diffuse, giving my hair some nice texture, but I can do anything with it. I can curl it, I can do all sorts of different levels of diffuse, I can straighten it, I can do wet-set curls, I can let it air dry, I can do beachy waves.

Christmas Party

I sort of have a Christmas party with the people at a cross stitch group I go to in Cambridge.

 Since it's Christmas I wanted to dress up a little. Red lips, a little bit of green on my eyes, and curly pigtails. I wanted to do ox horns but my hair wasn't cooperating. Ox horns are two little top knots on the side of your head. Think Sailor Moon!

I like this though, it works for me.

I'm anxious to drive on my own. My friend has surgery yesterday and isn't feeling up to coming with me tonight, so I'll be doing the half hour drive by myself. Multi-lane roads are just freaking me out right now.

Car Accident

A Canada Post mail truck hit me today. Three days of having a new car, and I'm on my way to therapy, and I get hit.

I was in my lane (the left) so that I could turn left at the next street. The mail truck veered into my lane. He claims I went into his lane, and that he was going to be turning right (so...why was he in the centre lane?)

The police officer said he couldn't determine who was at fault, so the insurance will battle it out. However, the person at the car dealership (where my cars repairs are taking place), said that the police will still assign fault. We think it's either going to be the mail guys fault (why was he in the centre when he was turning right? I was in the left turning left), or 50/50.

My car can be fixed, at least, but it might not be until January. My dad is saying he'll get me a rental as my Christmas gift, and my aunt is willing to help with costs. But if the report comes back and I'm not at fault at all, the other insurance should pay for my rental. I don't know all the details yet, I just know something will be figured out. Plus my car might not take that long to fix, it depends on if there is damage to the suspension.

No one was hurt. The air bag didn't even deploy. I'm pretty angry though, obviously.

Re-Registered

I'm officially re-registered at school. I start January 5, and my finish date is on or around June 5. That seems quicker than I thought it would be, but I'm not complaining. Summer is a good time to find an apprenticeship, as people are busier and get their hair done more, and many salons have stylists that are going away on vacation, so others have to take up the slack.

Curl Secret by Conair

I had a sort of semi-formal event yesterday and I got dolled up. For me, a full head of curls screams dressed up.

I thought about using a regular curling iron, but I decided to use my Conair Curl Secret.

I got it last year for Christmas, and I still love it. At the time, I just had an inexpensive curling iron, and I failed so hard at using it. I could never wrap my hair right, and the curls would always be weird and squished in some areas.

The Curl Secret is awesome if you're new at curls. You don't really need to think about it. Hair goes in, curl comes out. It really is that simple.

But I wouldn't say it takes less time than a regular curling iron. You still need to section the hair, put product on, and sometimes you need to curl a second time to get the right shape.

Curling the back is very hard, and can be difficult and awkward to hold the machine, as it can be heavy, but curling the back of your own hair is difficult no matter what tool you use.

I slept in these curls, with a ton of tossing and turning, and I could have worn them today with a quick brush (but I washed them out instead. I feel like I'm having a slob day...)

Wave Pattern for Diffusing

The exact same technique, the exact same products (save for an additional leave-in conditioner on Vanessa), and three very different results.

I wanted to do a diffuse on each of my mannequins to show the difference the natural wave pattern of hair can make.

There are four main types of wave patterns: Straight, wavy, curly and extremely curly. You can diffuse all but the straight hair. A diffused blow dry doesn't create curl, it enhances curl.

Wave patterns can be changed temporarily by thermal styling and wet-to-dry styling, or until new hair grows out by using perms or relaxers.

Different parts of the scalp can have different wave patterns. My hair from the crown area downwards is more curly, compared to the rest of my hair, which is more wavy.

The first picture has my end results, the other pictures show the hair in its natural wave state.

Vanessa has wavy hair. Her hair just has natural movement, and no true curls. Wavy hair is the most common in my experience.














NP has curly hair. Her hair is also in layers, so it has a lot of body to it. The layers, I find, add a lot of depth to the final result. I really like how NP's hair looks when diffused.

Megan has extremely curly hair. Her hair is the easiest to diffuse, and requires the least amount of product and effort to get a beautiful look. The first time we wet down Megan at school, I wanted to diffuse her hair. This is the type of hair I've always wanted.