I Did It. I Did It!

I finally was able to do a fish tail braid.  I've tried SO many times and going straight back was making my arms SO, SO tired, not to mention my arms are a wingspan of 5'9" and I still can't reach the bottom of the braid.

Then I saw a tutorial by love Maegan's blog that I stumbled across via Pinterest the other day (you can follow me here) and got motivated to give it another shot. She suggested doing a side fish tail braid which actually worked out better than I thought it would. I thought because I have layers and my hair is right above my ninnies [you know what those are don't you... ;)] too much hair would fall out.  But to my surprise if I started with it tight enough like Maegan suggested, and just pin up any fallen pieces after I was done, it would work out perfectly!

Given it took me about 10 minutes this morning, I feel like I could speed up the process now that I have the method figured out.  This is one of my favorite hairstyles this Summer, great for when you haven't' washed your hair in two days like me! It actually makes the braiding easier than doing it with clean hair, trust me!

I know these aren't the greatest pictures but I wanted to show off my skillz!

Tried using the "Diffuse Glow" in PS CS5

Have any of you been having a hard time getting the fish tail braid to work with your hair?

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My Daily Battle.

I thought I'd let you know a little more about me through this blog post. I wanted to let you know about my daily battle with something that is imaginably one the the crazier things you might ever see.

My hair.

Since I was a kid I have battled with it.  Every. Single. Day. I wash it just like any normal person does.  I brush it in the shower hoping to get rid of some of the knots, and then put it up in a towel while I get ready.    Then the inevitable comes, time to do the hair. I pull the towel off my head and BAM. This is what I get...

WHY?  Why does this happen?  I have tried everything to avoid my 10 minute battle of just getting my hair to brush out.  All and all it will go perfectly smooth after some TLC of brushing, blow drying, and straightening/curling it. But man... nothing makes me hate showering more than having to deal with this battle every time!