#EmbraceTheMess

hello loves! so I got hit with a mini flu after having my awful cough....I really don't know why I am getting all the sicknesses at once...but it's killing me....but I am trying to move past it....


So this is a final call for anyone who wants to take the Messy Challenge - thank you to everyone who has already sent in their photos ----->

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What is The Messy Challenge you ask?

Well....

Go as long as you can without washing your hair & then send me a picture of you embracing the mess & let me know what day you are on...

Embracing the mess means NO washing your hair in the shower with shampoo/conditioner

dry shampoo is okay {if you must}
you can use product 
you can straighten your hair


even if it’s one day no washing you are still embracing the mess!

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& there will be a fabulous hair product prize for whoever goes the longest...

So challenge accepted? I dare you....

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Please send all pictures of you 'embracing the mess' by December 15 to MessyDirtyHair@gmail.com

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The REAL Messy Challenge

Are YOU going to enter the messy challenge?

But first - where did all this come from & how did Messy.Dirty.Hair. come to be!?

Society tries to tell us we need to be stick thin, with perfect hair & perfect makeup. Well who the hell died & made society king?! I am so sick & tired of the constant pressures there are to be a girl in today’s world. As if it weren’t already hard enough to be a girl we have society passive aggressively whispering in our ears that we need to be skinner, prettier & better.  Well that needs to stop & that’s what Messy.Dirty.Hair. is here to do.

I use to be that girl. I would wake up every morning 2 hours before I had to be at school & would shower, dry & straighten my hair stick straight, & then glob on unnecessary makeup. I don’t really know what I was trying to cover up. I did this consistently for years. In college I wasn’t as crazy about it for classes but I’d be damned if I went out to a party or bar that night without being dressed to the nines.

I could not stand the thought of a boy I was dating or even a boyfriend to see me without my makeup on. It was something I never thought I'd ever get over.

And then one day I just stopped.

It started with my hair. I was sick of taking all this extra time to do my hair & for what? It didn’t change me as a person. I was still the same Kelly with or without the straight hair.  So why was I doing it? It just started to seem dumb to me. Who was I trying to impress? If you don't like me for who I am in the inside, the way I look on the outside isn't going to change that.

So I stopped doing it. I started embracing my curly, wavy beast of a hair. At first I didn’t like it. I thought my face looked fatter with my wavy hair. It was a struggle, until one day I didn’t care anymore. I stopped doing my hair. I started washing it a lot less & let it air dry. That was the first step.

 From there I stopped wearing makeup every day. I just didn’t see the point in wasting all this time in front of the mirror trying to look perfect & for what?  Now don’t get me wrong, there are times I do like to get dressed up & put on makeup, but it isn’t something I feel I am required to do every morning.

Yes, that’s the word required. It was almost like I use to feel required to do all that stuff because if I didn’t someone would think I looked weird or say “Are you tired?” I'm sure you’ve heard that before. It’s the nice way to say you look like shit.

Well I don’t really care what society says. I am sick of conforming to the pressures of being perfect. Because you know what I realized, no matter how hard I try & no matter how much I spend I will never ever be perfect. No one will.

So today, at age 27 I can finally say & say it with pride that I have no problem going out in public without my hair done or any makeup on. It’s become a way of life for me now - embracing the mess. It’s very rewarding to not care about what I look like and still feel 100% comfortable & secure with myself to go out in public.

With Messy.Dirty.Hair. I have hopes of showing you & the generations to come that we don’t need to strive to be perfect. That it’s ok if your hair isn't sitting perfectly on your head today or if there's a small stain on your jeans, or a button is out of place. Or you left the house with a bare face. It’s okay. Be the REAL version of you. Stay true to yourself. Embrace the Mess.

What is The Messy Challenge you ask?

Well....

Go as long as you can without washing your hair & then send me a picture of you embracing the mess & let me know what day you are on...

I want to see how many of you actually can step out of your skin & embrace the imperfections in life...& with your permission I would love to blog all my lovers who embrace the mess!

Embracing the mess means NO washing your hair in the shower with water, dry shampoo is okay {if you must}...even if it’s one day no washing you are still embracing the mess!

& there will be a prize for whoever goes the longest...

So challenge accepted? I dare you....

Please send all pictures & how many days you went to MessyDirtyHair@gmail.com

It's Tuesday again which means it's time for the GFC Blog Hop!

When I want to follow a blog the first thing I look for is GFC (Google Friend Connect), it's so easy and  nice to be able to go and see all of the blogs you follow in one spot. It's really a great tool to have. 

One side note- Did you know you can follow through GFC using your Twitter Account? TRUE, it's definitely an option!

If you are interested in co-hosting the next GFC Blog Hop send me an email at melissa@thelifeofanotsoordinarywife.com

Ok, so let's get to the party, shall we?

RULES are simple:

1. Follow your host via GFC

The First link below

2. Follow your co-hosts via GFC

The Next 8 links below

3. Link up below using your main blog url not a specific post.

4. Make sure to visit some of the blogs in the link up and follow them via GFC 

and if you want to leave them a comment, I'm sure they'd appreciate that as well.

5. Tweet about this blog hop

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6. Share about this blog hop by grabbing a button and putting it on your sidebar!

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The Messy Challenge.....& christmas?

hellllllo lovers!!! okay so today has been a long time coming....as many of you know I don't wash my hair that often....i embrace the mess...I'm not going to get into the whole story of why again but if you're new here & wanna know the whole story on embracing the mess then you can check that out HERE...

Sooo I thought it would be fun to have a little challenge & challenge whomever to see how long they could go without washing their hair....I wanted to see how many of you actually could step out of your skin & embrace the imperfections in life.....here's what they had to do...

Go as long as you can without washing your hair & then send me a picture of you embracing the mess & let me know what day you are on...

 Embracing the mess means NO washing your hair in the shower with water, dry shampoo is okay {if you must}...even if it’s one day no washing you are still embracing the mess!

I was SO impressed with the girls who participated! Some are bloggers, some aren't. But it was so wonderful to see so many of you embrace your messy hair! And all of these girls deserve a shout out because I know not washing your hair is not something done easily! So meet

The Messy Challenge Girls

Starting from the top left to the right we've got

Tab @ My Cliffnotes ...went 4 days!

An old friend of mine from elementary school Christie O'Keefe...went 7 days!!

The fabulous Haley from Lincoln Street Boutique...went 3 days!

Lizette @ Wilson 2...went 3 days!

Nadine @ Back East Blonde...went 4 days!

Lauren @ Pink on the Cheek....went 2 days!

Alana @ Life & Times of the Intelligent Blonde...went 10 days!!!!

Jessica @ Avant-Garde Living...went 5 days!!

Nikki @ Makeup Her...went 9 days!!!

Jen @ Boys will be Boys...went 5 days!!

Melissa @ A Life in the Life of a Mom & Wife...went 3 days!!!

Janna @ Perception is Everything...went 7 days!!

Me...went 7 days!

Nicholl @ The Chiffon Diary...went 7 days!

My sister Ashley went 6 days!!

& last but defiantly not least

My lover Chantelle @ Shopping for Distractions...went 6 days!!!

A BIG thank you to all the girls for participating! I think you all look fabulous embracing the mess!

So who is our lucky winner that went the longest?!?! Well that would be

Alana at Life & Times of the Intelligent Blonde!!! She went 10 days!!!! And even better she documented every single day....& blogged about it...so you can read about what she did each day & her tips on maintaining messy hair HERE

So that’s it for today lovers! The Messy Challenge will be back in the future for anybody who wants to take on the challenge & embrace messy hair!

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So I participated in Christmas in July hosted by Alyx over at Every Day is a New Adventure.....I knew it was something i had to do because I LOVE Christmas time! It's pretty simple - we got paired up with someone & sent them a gift! I got paired up with the adorable Jessica of Jessica Who?....& look at all she sent me!

 Headband, Starbucks Cup, Maui Babe Tanning Lotion! I die! THANK YOU Jessica & Merry July Christmas!!!

Sponsor Me!

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LAST CALL

happy thursday loves! hope you all had a wonderful holiday! mine was perfect but you'll hear about that tomorrow in Fridays Letters! I just wanted to remind all of you participating in The Messy Challenge to please get your pictures in.

If you want to be included in The Messy Challenge blog post the deadline to get your pictures in is Monday July 9. Email me a picture of you & your messy hair & what day you went too - MessyDirtyHair@gmail.com

And a big thank you to the girl who have already submitted their pictures! Remember even if you went 1 day of not washing your hair, you are embracing the mess!

Also Monday starts GIVEAWAY TIME!!!! & be on the look out for #TheMessyProject.....wanna be apart of #TheMessyProject in August?

email -  TheMessyProject@gmail.com

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