Oh, How Pinteresting Wednesday

Following the advice of my blog friend over at Little Miss One Big Mess I decided to link up with The Vintage Apple for a very Pinteresting Wednesday post! Well, Its been a busy Hump Day but I've gotten a little pinning in. No doubt I've pinned plenty this week, however! Whether I am cleaning, working, or pinning I am dreaming of warmer days with sun and tans and frozen drinks! So here they are, the best of the week, the cream of the crop, the pins that bring a little summer sunshine into these weird half-winter days:

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Keep Calm and Tan On

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So ready for sun dresses, espadrilles, shades, and colorful accessories like this!

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Why hello July 4th, looking forward to celebrating you (not very) soon!

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Maxi dresses are my best friend in the summer. Classy, easy, breezy look. Lots of room for fab accessories!

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And I can't forget. Beachy hair! Oh how I love messy, wavy hair... And these starfish pins are just way too cute! Check out my post from last summer on how to achieve this fab summer hair, DIY Wednesday! 

Hope this gets you ready for sand, sun, and surf too ladies!

Love and Happy Blogging, 

Hannah 

DIY Wednesday

I really dig messy hair and luckily, I can pull it off. One of my favorite summer trends is beachy waves. So not willing to spend money on whats basically salt water, I decided to look into a do-it-yourself beach spray. Here is the recipe I used. I got it on Glamour.com and after my first use was feeling that it was more of a DIWhydidIdothis type thing. But, as I tweaked not only the amount of ingredients but also the way I applied it, I realized this was a pretty good little spray. So far what I've done is combine water, sea salt, conditioner and gel in a bottle. After my first try, my hair was a little frizzy so I decided to add some more hair gel. (I must admit that I didn't really do any measuring when mixing my ingredients.) After adding additional gel, I found that my hair was less frizzy but still very natural looking. I have put this salty concoction on wet hair, dry hair, damp hair... But what I noticed is that my hair tends to be flat at the root, which I definitely do not like! I did notice that the next day, however, my hair had much more body. Next time I long for beachy waves while living in middle Georgia, I'll apply the salt spray to damp hair the day before and hopefully the next day I'll look like a beach goddess! I do suggest applying a good hairspray as well just to give your waves some hold. If you are anything like me, meaning if you have enough hair on your head for TWO people, your hair will be very heavy and pull the wave and body out as the day goes on.

*Also, if you are in a hurry and need to blow dry your hair rather than let it air dry ABSOLUTELY use a diffuser! This will prevent any excess frizz. I suggest using a Hot Sock because it fits any blow dryer you may be using. Good luck Bloggers!

Love and Happy Blogging,
Hannah

Happiness

Okay, I know I'm not the only one out there who has a tendency to dwell on the negative. Am I right? Well, this blog helps me to see the good in my life because, well, I try to think of things to write that would make others smile, laugh, etc. And this week, while on vacay with the fam I heard my mom say the most wonderful thing. She asked James, 3, and Nae, 4, "What's our favorite word?" and after seeing their curious looks my mother replied, "Happy!". You know, this got me thinking. Why wouldn't that be our favorite word? Isn't that how we all want to feel? Shouldn't that be what we strive for? Here are a few of the happy things that have happened to me recently:

• I had a magnificent 22nd birthday
• My parents were gracious enough to pay for me and the boyfriend to go to Panama City for 3 days
• I got a sun tan
• I got my Kings of Leon tickets in the mail
• I am going to get a manicure (NOT a do-it-yourself)
• Woke up to a very funny, very thoughtful belated birthday card 
• Movie date tonight, even if it is Harry Potter

These are just a few of the wonderful things going on for me now and I hope this has you thinking about the good things in your life! 

Happy Blogging, 

Hannah

"Those who bring sunshine to the lives of others cannot keep it from themselves."