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Wednesday, September 19, 2012
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
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.
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.
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....
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
6. Share about this blog hop by grabbing a button and putting it on your sidebar!
Sunday, September 16, 2012
happy Sunday loves! so last night I attended an event at Nordstrom. If you haven't heard yet, the British brand TOPSHOP is now being sold in Nordstrom...& OMG its fabulous! They really went all out for the event! The clothes & accessories are so fun & funky! I can't wait to show you everything next week!
Soooo it is so freaking hott right now in the OC - we are reaching degrees of over 100...& to be honest we did not have this hott weather at all June & July...& then it slowly started to come in August & now I feel like we're in full blown summer mood! so you can imagine how upset I am that I haven't been able to wear any of my fall clothes....i mean I could but then I would probably loose 5 pounds from just sweating because I'm literally dying here....sweat is literally dropping off my body as I write this....but thank god I'm off to the beach today!! then to do a little birthday shopping for the sissy at my fav store...beach + shopping = perfect Sunday!
so today I am linking up with Ashley & Neely for Social Sunday! This weeks questions don't really have a theme but i still thought they were interesting so let's get social!
1.) 5 Items you can't live without on a daily basis (water, food, shelter, & clothes don't count)
-My EOS chap stick...literally the moment I realize I have forgotten my chap stick my lips become instantly chapped...& thank you Brie for introducing me to this wonderful chap stick!
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-My deodorant & perfume...i have the worst fear of smelling bad
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-Sadly my iPhone - I hate saying that because I wish I wasn't so depended on my phone but everything - work, blog, life goes on through my phone so I need it
remember the old cell phones - classic!...& I'm still obsessed with Zach Morris - via
-my music - whether it be in the car while driving, or at work in the office. i ALWAYS have my music going...one of my absolute favorite Pandora stations is Hall & Oats - try it...you can thank me later
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'He's Just Not that into You' - & here's why - it's dead on. There are so many girls who LOVE to make excuses for guys & reasons why he may not call or not want to be in a relationship...but here's a secret ---> guys aren't as complicated as you think. actually they're not complicated at all. if they want to call you they will. if they want to text you they will. if they want to see you they will. they're not dumb, like most girls like to think...they know exactly what they're doing & know exactly what to say to keep you still hanging around.
i use to read this book over & over in college...but yet I never followed what it said. i always had some excuse...but once i finally did things changed...so listen - if he likes you trust me you will know. you will NOT have to doubt yourself....now if you are doubting yourself then guess what - he's just not that into you. period.
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3.) Something you'd like to accomplish before the end of 2012?
Getting at least one of my credit cards paid off completely....& for the first time I can actually say I'm making a dent in them...are you proud Janna?!
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4.) If you could go back & relive any year of your life which year would it be?
My last year in San Diego {2008} - it was such a perfect year. I was finishing up my degree at SDSU, I lived RIGHT by the beach in PB, my studio apartment was so cozy & adorable & the BF got to live with me for a few months during the summer while he was transiting from norcal to socal. We had so much fun exploring San Diego together. One of my favorite things was our mornings on the weekend - we always went to our same breakfast place, had the same thing & walked the boardwalk. San Diego will always be a great memory for us.
5.) What do you wish people knew about you without you having to tell them?
I give GREAT advice...really, I have references....& even though it may come off that I have a very hard exterior, the truth is inside, I have a huge generous heart...I've just been hurt too many times by friends & boys that sometimes its hard to bring it out right away. I have to be very weary...but I'm sure a lot of you have the same feelings...its tough being a girl
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and just one more thing - if anyone ever needs boy or relationship advice please don't hesitate to email me - you can even be anonymous. I literally feel like an expert in guys & relationships so let me help, I WANT to help! - but be pre-warned I'll give it to you straight - no sugar coating. Again feel free to email me about anything -----> MessyDirtyHair@gmail.com
Friday, September 14, 2012
happy Friday lovers!! wahoo we've finally reached the weekend! so we have a mystery pee-er in our house...let me back up a little ----> dolce my cat is known to be a little shit & pee around the house when she's in a bad mood...she knows exactly what she's doing & it drives both my mom & I crazy. At first we thought something was wrong with her so I took her in & after many many test & so much $$$, it turns out nothing is wrong with her, its a behavior issue...that little shit....So Dolce has her usual pee places - my bathroom floor rug, the drapes hanging in the living room, the bed dust rufifle in the guest room - always in some type of corner. Butttttt these past few days things have changed.
It all started when I was about to go to bed, I was shutting the hall light off when i saw a HUGE & I mean HUGE pile of pee right in the middle of the hallway....I didn't think it was dolce because it really was a lot of pee, it wasn't her usual spot - plus we have 2 dogs who have had accidents in the past. Nonetheless, I cleaned it up went to bed.
A day passed - i woke up Thursday morning & was laying in bed with Maxx & Lucy...my bedroom door was open - dolce had been out & about along with the other cats. Maxx jumped off the bed to roll around on the carpet - i literally turned my head for a second to give Lucy some love & when i turned back around there was a huge pile of pee in the middle of my room! I looked at Maxx & I looked for Dolce. Everyone was in sight. I had no idea who did it.....-------> fast forward to Thursday night after work...i had stopped to pick up some things at the store and had two bags - one full of crap I really didn't need to buy & the other was my milk. So when i walked into the house the alarm was going off so I dropped the big bag of stuff right by the front door - ran to shut of the alarm off, then ran to put the milk in the fridge, so I come back to get my big bag of stuff & someone had peed alllllllllll over my bag of stuff...yes some of it was ruined! Of course everyone was around so I couldn't pin point what animal did it...but again it was a lot of pee.
so that brings me back to my original statement...we have a mystery pee-er in the house & ill be damned if I have to clean up another pile of pee --- my gut is telling me it's Dolce being Dolce but the placement & the amount is throwing me off....soooo it looks like we're gonna need to do some detective work & investigate this mystery pee-er....so um, any ideas as to how to catch this mystery pee-er in the act?!
Hi all! I'm Niki and I blog over at Glossy Blonde. I am working on my MBA in Marketing/Advertising and I'm also in the beginning stages of opening up an online boutique. I am obsessed with fashion and beauty products and I also do quite a bit of baking, so these are the things you'll see the most on my blog (along with a photo, or 12, of my pets every so often). I'm also a lover of messy, dirty hair, which is part of the reason I love Kelly! I'd love to meet you, so come on by and say hello! BLOG // INSTAGRAM // TWITTER // PINTEREST 
I'm obsessed with drinking a nice glass of wine & reading a good book, reality TV & my two amazing puppies. I'm not a newlywed but I love being married, so the wonderful husband will make an appearance now and then! Basically Scribble-N-Dash is my outlet to share my journey through this crazy life. Hope to see you soon! BLOG // FACEBOOK // TWITTER 
Hi there lovelies! I'm Kristine! Over at my casa I share and document my attempts at being a fun mom and wifey, being "fashionable", and our big and not so big adventures. When I'm not blogging, I'm busy making pretties for my Etsy store J&M's Eye Candy Shoppe. I believe if you're not loving and laughing you're not living baby! If that sounds like your cup o' tea then come on over to our place and introduce yourself. We might not agree on everything, but we can still be friends, I promise! Holla! BLOG // FACEBOOK // TWITTER // SHOP 
My name is Mary and I am from Oklahoma! I am currently studying nursing and my husband is in the Army. I have 2 wonderful kids...Ruthie and Jack and the cutest dachshund named Pepper. BLOG // TWITTER // PINTEREST 
Well, hello ladies! I'm Jenna and I blog over at Yours Truly, a lifestyle blog all about my daily ramblings and latest obsessions. I'm a 23 year old Social Worker turned Toddler Teacher. I love fashion. I have an addiction to beauty and hair products and should probably be given an intervention for my shopping habits. I own way too many purses, boots, and scarves. I often have a hold on my debit card because I've spent too much money. Sounds like a typical girl, huh? Come on over to my blog and follow along with my random ramblings and latest obsessions... I love new friends! BLOG // TWITTER // FACEBOOK Pretty fabulous ladies am I right?...& if you're counting thats a total of $50 in Starbucks giftcards!!! So make sure you stop by & show them some love! Let them know MessyDirtyHair sent you! So you know what to do -----> & if you're new around here I HIGHLY recommend being logged into your email, google, facebook, twitter, pinterest accounts - it will make your life SO much easier....you can thank me later! Soooo who's the lucky person to win all of this?!?! GOOD LUCK! 
It all started when I was about to go to bed, I was shutting the hall light off when i saw a HUGE & I mean HUGE pile of pee right in the middle of the hallway....I didn't think it was dolce because it really was a lot of pee, it wasn't her usual spot - plus we have 2 dogs who have had accidents in the past. Nonetheless, I cleaned it up went to bed.
A day passed - i woke up Thursday morning & was laying in bed with Maxx & Lucy...my bedroom door was open - dolce had been out & about along with the other cats. Maxx jumped off the bed to roll around on the carpet - i literally turned my head for a second to give Lucy some love & when i turned back around there was a huge pile of pee in the middle of my room! I looked at Maxx & I looked for Dolce. Everyone was in sight. I had no idea who did it.....-------> fast forward to Thursday night after work...i had stopped to pick up some things at the store and had two bags - one full of crap I really didn't need to buy & the other was my milk. So when i walked into the house the alarm was going off so I dropped the big bag of stuff right by the front door - ran to shut of the alarm off, then ran to put the milk in the fridge, so I come back to get my big bag of stuff & someone had peed alllllllllll over my bag of stuff...yes some of it was ruined! Of course everyone was around so I couldn't pin point what animal did it...but again it was a lot of pee.
so that brings me back to my original statement...we have a mystery pee-er in the house & ill be damned if I have to clean up another pile of pee --- my gut is telling me it's Dolce being Dolce but the placement & the amount is throwing me off....soooo it looks like we're gonna need to do some detective work & investigate this mystery pee-er....so um, any ideas as to how to catch this mystery pee-er in the act?!
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okay so today I have some lovely girls I want you to meet - I've gotten to know all of them & they're all SO much fun! They each have great lifestyle blogs that dabble in fashion, DIY, life, cooking, crafting & more! If you don't know these girls yet - get to know them! PLUS they're giving away some pretty fabulous stuff! So without further ado meet my
Hello Messy readers! I am so excited to introduce myself to you! I'm Jessica- the voice behind Chic Sugar. I finally started my blog a few months ago after wanting to for the longest time. Chic Sugar started as a way for me to share my love for desserts and cake decorating, and has evolved into a lifestyle blog with a splash of sugar! Come for the desserts, and stay for the style, design, and a splash of sarcasm!.
Thursday, September 13, 2012
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