Promises, promises

I promised on SpacePage yesterday that I would have before and after hair pics on here today. 
Without further adieu (or is it ado? I think its ado):

Blonde roots. 

Sad pajama face. Stupid hair.

TA DAH!!!!I look super-pale because I took this when I got home from work and my lipstick had rubbed off. My hairdresser (who is also a dear friend) gave me foils of a cool brown and a base of a golden brown. Apparently this adds a TON of shine and dimension. I cannot get over how good it looks. And I NEVER style my hair, so this is the best we're gonna get. Haha. 

Is this hat cute or stupid-lookin?

SO, I go to see my mother once a week to help her with her laundry. She lives with my grandmother and my aunt and cousin. My aunt has an ADORABLE little doggie named Duke. 

Milo LOVES HIM. Last week we went for a little stroll around the block. 

Teaching fetch. 

Milo found this abandoned in someone's yard. He was impersonating my mom (who now walks with a cane) and cracking my aunt and me right up. 

New rug! NEEEEWWWWW RUUUGGGG!!!!

I am madly in love with it. Really ties the room together. Hope no one pees on it. 

I've got a folder full of crap I like on the Anthro website, but don't feel like posting them now. I'm not one of those women who are all about that shabby chic style or whatever...I prefer more of a goofy vintage modern. Maybe I'll get to it tomorrow. 

And finally, I have a request of you, my intertubes pals:

can you tell me two things you think I am really good at?

This is for the MeYou Health daily challenge. I'm not fishing for compliments, I swear. Its more for a fresh perspective. To expound on things I perhaps haven't thought of. 

Aaaand now I am gonna go work out. And buy a teen vogue BECAUSE two people I really enjoy are in there, Gwen Stefani and Tavi at Style Rookie. I heart her. Them. You know. 

Health

Keeping up with the daily challenge:
Share a favorite healthy breakfast idea. 


I've actually blogged about this before. 


I am lucky enough to be home during the day, so I can prepare a tasty breakfast on the days I am not rushing out the door. 
And that favorite breakfast is:


Quinoa (thank you Rebecca, this is a total rip-off of your LBD of BLD)
Topped with either scrambled egg whites or a poached egg (when I'm feeling naughty) and whatever veg I have in the fridge. 
Add cheese and some dang Sriracha and you are GTG!!!!


Won't post a photo cause it is NOT an attractive brekkie. 


Also want to try something my friend Megan told me about: scrambled egg, facon, and maple syrup on toast. I heart the combo of sweet and salty. But I don't have facon in the house and defrosting an entire pound of bacon seems like a LOT...plus I am out of eggs...sheesh...


So...what is YOUR favorite healthy breakfast idea? I heart comments!!!
**also...a dear friend from way back in the day is coming over to do my hair!!! I am sofa king excited. Both to spend time with her and to have new hair! Wooo!!!

Beginnings

I started this blog as a place for the odd random bit of writing, and to be able to share photos of family and projects with the world. 


Recently I have learned how the blogoland affects real humans. And so I am signing up for some challenges, because sometimes I feel as though there is NOTHING for me to write about. It is as if I have perma-writer's block. 


Since I want to learn to use my camera, I am taking a free photography class here.


To be sure I do something interesting daily, I am signing up for the MeYou Health Challenge. 
Today's challenge was to turn a negative into a positive. 
OH HOW THE UNIVERSE LIKES TO MESS WITH ME!!!!!!


I have lots of negative things on my mind. Turning them into something positive is something I wouldn't ordinarily attempt this early in the morning. 


This is going to be harder than I expected. 


Oh, okay here we go (this is tiny):
My store did NOT win our December contest. This means that we will NOT be traveling to our factory in Canada for a week to learn how to make out products. 
Negative. 
But this also means that I will not have to scramble to figure out how to leave my family for an entire week right near my son's third birthday. 

and that's how I feel about that