what this girl believes

Sorry I haven't blogged in forever! Lots of craziness going on here to report on soon. I saw this video. Media has twisted and pulled apart our beliefs so feel like I have to share what I believe.

Our church focuses on trying to perfect ourselves to become like our supreme exemplar, Jesus Christ. We strive to not sin, to treat others with kindness, and overcome our weaknesses… basically, we strive to be good. That helps us grow and progress to be better people. We also believe after death we will be able to continue to learn to grow and progress. With that, we can become gods and goddesses as we learn the mysteries of God.

Is that so crazy? What do you think you’ll do after death? Sit on a cloud and play a harp FOREVER? Sounds boring.

Yeah, we believe the Garden of Eden was in Missouri.

Where do you think it was? Why does it matter??

Those two things are not what our religion is about. Our religion urges us to be honest people, to get an education, to improve our community, to cherish our family, to be moral, to serve others, to repent, and to forgive...just to name a few.

So I guess the real question is why wouldn’t you want a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as your President?

California beauties

My sweet parents are flying me to California the first week of July (7/5-7/11)! I think it's mostly because my mom and sisters want me to do their hair, but I can deal with that!! I'm so excited! If anyone wants a haircut or color while I'm there, let me know now. If you already have professional color on your hair and want the same color again, send me a close up picture of your hair so I can get color to match! :)

locks of love

I did a locks of love cut this week. This is the before picture of her long long hair. This sweet girl is very sick and was loosing her hair so she decided to chop it and donate it while she had hair left. She wanted a super fun and funky cut that is super short and choppy on one side and into a chin length a line on the other side. It is not an everyday cut that most people want but she LOVED it! I was so happy!The short side

The long side

The back

Today at school, they were over booked in phase two at school. (I usually work on the phase one floor. Phase two is a small separate salon for just a few of the top students at school.) They asked me to go help out and do a hair cut! It was so fun... I felt so professional! I finished so fast and as soon as I went back to the Phase one floor, they gave me a client that wanted a chemical relaxer. We don't get many opportunities in school to do relaxers so it was kind of scary but so exciting to have the chance to do it! It turned out so great and my client LOVED it! And then I had a basic color and two more cuts! It was such a fun/hard/growing day!

I love being a hair stylist!!

Husband wish list

I don't know why I want to make lists of things we want all of a sudden! I guess I am feeling really poor, which, by human nature, makes you want more things. (Click on images for links)30 for 30 ESPN documentaries


Board game Biblios


This game Agricola

I'm not going to lie, I have loved watching a few of the 30 for 30 on tv. They are old school sport documentary with crazy cool footage and amazing stories. It normally sells for $149 but it's on sale for $50. And still, too expensive. Being poor sucks! But I love my life and my cute (nerdy) husband. If you want to buy any of these for us, our address is...

Summer threads

I want summer clothes...and clothes that are not black because that's what I have to wear every single day at school! These are a few things I LOVE from eshakti.com! I want them all! Someday, when we are not starving students, I will get cute clothes. Until then...longing.

(The saddest part is the clothes are very reasonably priced...but still...)

Let's start at the very beginning..

Shampooing. Now most people think they know how to clean themselves in the shower but in fact, most people do it wrong. Scrub shampoo into your scalp and hair roots. Massage it all around and make sure your head is very clean. You can run it through your ends right before you rinse if your insist, but really, it is not necessary. All your oil is right on or by your head and the shampoo has traveled to your ends a little without applying it directly.

Next is conditioner. Wring your hair out so there is not quite as much water trapped in your hair. Make a pony tail with your hands and apply a good amount through your ends. Do not put it on your roots or scalp unless you have very dry hair. The hair further down the shaft has been on the planet a lot longer and needs that love. Let is sit for a few minutes and rinse for a few minutes really making sure the conditioner is out of your hair.

Shampooing your ends makes them dry and brittle(unhealthy and will break). Conditioning your scalp or not rinsing enough makes your hair oily(looks dirty and hair is flat).

Hope you'll pass your first lesson!

Easy dinner (or lunch/snack)

Cold veggie pasta

1 package of twirly wheat pasta(anyone know what I mean??)
2 cucumbers
4 tomatoes
1/4 red onion
1/4 mozzarella cheese
olive oil
salt and pepper

Cook pasta al dente, run under cold water and drain. Cut cucumbers and tomatoes in slices and then halves. Dice red onion and cheese into small cubes. Put in all in a bowl and drizzle with olive oil and mix until the pasta is coated. Sprinkle with lots of salt and pepper to taste. Cool for a couple hours and eat!