Ahhhh Snowdays.. :)

January has been full of 'No-School' days for me!

1/5- home sick :(
1/11- SNOW DAY!
1/12- SNOW DAY!
1/17- Martin Luther King Jr. Day!
1/20- SNOW DAY!
and still to come...
1/28- No School! (Teacher's Work Day)

View from my bedroom window,
the car's tires are completely covered by snow!

And most likely we won't be having school tomorrow either! Snow days do have its good points (aka no school and sleeping in late) but then again: lets think about what is really going on:

1: it's cold outside. (i hate cold weather)
2: can't go anywhere because most likely the roads will be bad.
3: the more snow days we have, the more days we will be in school during the summer (ugh!)



View from the deck. The doghouse is covered
and look at the amount of snow on the table!



Missouri weather isn't a joke. Yesterday morning the snow from the last snow day was almost all melted, skies were blue, sun was shining (stilll freezing, but it was shining). Then by lunch time there was the smallest sprinkle of snow that stopped within an hour. Came home, took a shower, washed my hair and half way during my deep condition the snow was falling in sheets! It wouldn't stop! Didn't stop when I ate dinner, watched American Idol auditions, or went to sleep! Even now, at 12:11 in the afternoon, the snow is still coming down. (its barely a sprinkle of snow, but it's still coming!)

All there is to do today is wash clothes, clean the kitchen and find something to do to occupy my time between today and the next day I have school! Snowball fight with the dog maybe? Hmmm...







wow... light bulb moment!

I just realized that during the winter months I really should be using moisture-based products. I still have been using aphogee (protein). Since winter is the dryest time of the year, moisture based products are really my best friend. So I will switch back to silk elements or start using the full herbal essences ltr line.

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My Winter Break Self-Challenge! and Protective Styles VS Low Manipulation Styles

Today is the first day of winter break for my school so I decided to do a small challenge with myself to better protect my hair. The challenge is very simple: always wear a protective style. My styles of choice are buns and having my hair wrapped. (I know wrapping my hair isn't a 'style', but that is how it will be when I am at home. The ends are still protected)

Protective styles are important because they protect your ends. Because the ends of your hair are the oldest, they want to break off. If you continue to have your ends break off then you will never see any added length. Protective styles do not make your hair grow, they just prevent breakage. They also help because your ends are protected from the elements. (Wind, Snow, Rain, Sun, Ect.) Some protective styles include:
Weaves (not glue-in)
cornrows
buns
chignons
wigs
french braids
up-dos
bantu knots (while still knotted-not a bantu knot OUT)

Low Manipulation styles are styles that use no direct heat.(blow dryer, flat iron, curling iron). These are good because since heat is obviously bad for your hair, they use no heat. They also are good because you do not have to comb your hair or at least not as often. These include
braid outs
bantu knot outs
roller sets
pin curls
flexi rods

Some people would argue that because my hair is 'only neck length' that I do not need to wear protective styles because my ends are not brushing against my clothing like people with shoulder length hair and beyond. Well I think it is still important because
1. My hair does brush against my clothing. (a tiny bit, but it still counts)
2. my hair still needs to be protected from the elements

CHALLENGE RULES:
UNTIL JANUARY 3RD 2011, I WILL WEAR MY HAIR IN SOME FORM OF A PROTECTIVE STYLE NO MATTER WHERE I AM.

*This may not be a 'challange' to some people, but I always wear my hair down so for me this will be something challenging.
*Today is a wash day