My NEWER Hair

So since I posted about my "new hair", I made another change. I did ombré! My friend Amanda came over and helped me pick out the dye, mix it, and she basically did the whole application process for me. If you're planning on doing any sort of DIY dye that requires painting something on, I highly suggest having a friend help you out. I definitely couldn't have done it without her! So anyway, here are a few pics. 

BEFORE

Tin foil wrapped...

First layer after being rinsed

AFTER!!!

Dyes that we used...

Summer Camp Prep Tips

So the last few days I've  been packing up for summer camp, where I'm a Service Team member. Here's what I learned.

1. Don't wait until 2 days beforehand to get a ride.

Or check the packing list. Or pick out clothes. Or do basically anything.

2. Make sure all your stuff fits in the bag you're planning on using.

Luckily, I thought of that before trying to fit everything in a duffel bag.

3. Roll up your clothes/towels to save space.

I always do this anyway, but it's definitely worth mentioning!

4. Don't bring everything on the suggested packing list (as long as you don't need it).

The packing list was provided by my camp included stuff like fishing/BB Gun/Archery equipment, and that's just not nesecary. At least if you're like me and don't plan on participating in those activities.

5. Think of anything not on the packing list (which was recommended by a friend or you come up with) you might need to find or buy AT LEAST a week beforehand.

I didn't even think about the fact that I'd probably need a watch, personal schedule, decorations, my contacts, or hair stuff until three days before leaving. Some stuff is pretty important when you're a counseler or a camper, and you might not even think about it until you get there.

6. Remember to label items with your name and/or cabin BEFORE packing it up.

I didn't do this, so I'm hoping I don't lose anything while I'm gone or else it'll probably be gone forever.

Other than that, try and have fun, if that's possible while packing. And don't get too stressed. If you forget something, somebody else will probably have an extra that you can borrow. So get ready and go!

~Ges

A part of my load of stuff (above), and my giant suitcase, packed with all my things (below)

My New Hair!

So I FINALLY remembered to put this up! Last week I decided to do a blonde streak in my hair. Surprisingly enough, my parents (or at least my Mom) agreed. I chose to use the hydrogen peroxide & baking soda method. I had heard it worked well and I didn't feel like waiting until I could go out and get bleach powder or blonde dye. Some people (especially online) said it was a terrible idea and that I would ruin my hair, but I obviously ignored them. I soaked my hair with peroxide and then coated it with baking soda before wrapping it in tin foil. I ended up redoing it a few times because I would take it out before I liked the color. In the end, the stuff was in my hair probably about 5 hours. As you can see it didn't damage my hair much, only made it feel a bit thinner, but nothing drastic. I LOVE IT! My original plan was to put pink over the blonde part, but I decided I'd feather do ombré. My friend Amanda is coming over next week to help me do it. I'm really excited and love how my hair looks now!

~Ges

Down (wet)

Up and wavy (dry, after 1 week)

#1: List 52 random facts about yourself.

So here is Question #1 of my 32-question thing I posted before. It's SO random, but still. Hope you like it!

1. My favorite color is pink but I usaually say it's green, IDK why.
2. I am almost definitely addicted to music. I don't think anyone my age in the world can honestly NOT relate to that
3. There is a 99% chance that I will over analyze and/or judge and/or ignore everything you say. Not to make you uncomfortable or anything.
4. I hate Batman for no real reason. Sorry...please don't hate me now...I know I'm lame.
5. If I sleep in, I don't eat breakfast. (cuz, ya know, sleeping. Can't eat breakfast for lunch)
6. I LOOOOOOVE reading!!!!!!! I MUST READ EVERY PIECE OF EVERYTHING EVER WRITTEN IN ALL OF HISTORY!!! Oh.... unless someone says it's awful. Or it's like....long. Then never.
7. If you read something I wrote and think it sounds sarcastic, it probably is. Just FYI. Might be helpful to know.
8. I find that drunk text fails are often hilarious. And Avengers texts. Seriously just go look up some text fails. They're all pretty awesome.
9. I have never gotten a [medical] shot. Ever. No, not even a tetanus shot. And no, not a flu shot either. And no, I'm not dead, and no, I'm not sickly. Also I have never caught anything you get shots for...so....yeah.
10. I have a grudge against flu shots. What's the point? You can't even get that sick with the flu.
11. I enjoy hearing different names people give to hair ties. (Like I've heard hair-pretty, scrunchie, ponytail, rubber-band...)
12. I know all 78 gifts for each of the 12 days of Christmas. Yeah I actually just did the math to find the total. #nerd
13. My room is always messy, and the only time I ever fell like cleaning it I'm either about to leave or laying in bed at 2 am.
14. I always stay up late, no matter what...like it's hard for me to fall asleep before 11...
15. I LOVE Flynn Rider/Eugene Fitzhurbert! Best Disney guy ever! And yes. I do realize he's animated.
16. I am EXTREMELY picky about walls being painted neatly. Not helpful when trying to redecorate your bedroom with your non-perfectionist mother
17. I have an obsession with drawing on my hands :).
18. I love photography and might want it to be my career.
19. I've only attended a "real" school for 1 full academic year in my entire life (not including preschool and kindergarten). Don't worry I have been schooled. At home. I am homeschooled, but not a homeSCHOOLER. I WILL explain the difference sometime.
20. I don't own a cell phone and never have. Except maybe I will. Like after I have money to pay for one.
21. I'm not allowed to date and I don't care. Most of the time.....? Ok yeah I care.
22. I owned two goats and 15 chickens for almost 2 years. And I live in a subdivision. Yeah.
23. I hate running. Please say you agree. It's, like, the worst invention ever. Unless you're about to die. Ya know, like, from zombies or something.
24. I have a Paris-themed room. Not because I'm obsessed with Paris, because there's so much Eiffel Tower decor at Hobby Lobby and stuff
25. I (not shamefully) (please don't stop reading my blog because of this) (yeah I know I'm insane and "should be killed with fire" as one lovely person said) really love the song "Baby" by Justin Bieber
26. My nickname got made up cuz my friends were mad at me for having a 1-syllable name and decided to use my initials to produce "Ges" (Jess...or guess, but that's confusing sounding) so at least it has less letters. Ya know since all their nicknames are a max of 2 letters. Not.
27. If you haven't noticed, I'm easily distracted by my own thoughts that are somehow vaguely connected to what's actually happening. But I will NOT make the squirrel joke.
28. I like Little Caesars better than almost any other pizza. Yeah I haven't exactly tasted that many brands though

May I just say: THIS IS SOOOO HARD! Let's see...

29. I watch the show OUAT. And if you don't know what that is, look it up. And ship Captain Swan already.
30. Netflix is my ex-best-friend cuz it betrayed me and has no new episodes of OUAT or Psych. Not like they can control that since stupid people cancelled that show. Shules. Please tell me you get that.
31.  I LOVE MARVEL!!!! IT IS THE BEST AND DC IS NOT. DO NOT EVEN TALK TO ME IF YOU DISLIKE CAPTAIN AMERICA!!! #teamcoulson. Btw, he's so still alive. Oh, and if you don't understand the references "he's adopted" "no, you move" "on your left" "Budapest" or "I understood that reference" you are not a true Marvel-er/Avenger.
32. I hate Disney for their annoying ability to make animated characters attractive. Like seriously are they trying to ruin my expectations?! I will NEVER find a guy with a satchel! Heck, I don't even like the woods. Fat chance of meeting my soulmate with that attitude.
33. I like using hashtags because I like saying the word hashtag. #basic #not
34. If you have a problem with God, Roman Catholics, or pro-lifers, I would prefer you stay away or at least avoid chewing me out about my beliefs. That is all. No hate.
35. I'm anti-LGBT in the sense of the lifestyle. If you disagree,again, please don't start a pointless argument. Thanks.
36. I'm American and not always proud of it. At the moment "the land of the free" may not be an exactly true statement...but I still think there's hope.
37. I get very annoyed when people randomly sing at the top of their lungs and won't shut up. Except I do that. The difference is I do it when I'm home alone or in the shower, not hanging out with my friends. Well, unless it's 1am. Cuz then it's our job to wake up everyone else within earshot
38. I had braces. But not real braces, according to some people. It's just Invisalign. Cuz that totally doesn't count, what with the overload of modern technology involved. Cuz braces aren't allowed to be modern or else they don't count

39. I have no social profiles except Google+. Right now. Except that might change by the time this gets posted since it's taking 3,000,000,000+ years

40. I got a goldfish when I was 4 and named him Jeff. He lived for 2 years. I also named our neighbor's chicken Sylvia, at 5. I have no idea where that came from.

41. I hate driving. I hope I can just have a roommate in college and she can just be in every single class with me and then I won't have to drive ever. That would be very convenient. And unlikely.

42. I once heard "Blank Space" playing on two different stations at the same time only 1 line behind the other, and my friend kept switching them back and forth and started chanting "Taylor Swift, Taylor Swift". It was annoying, but I laughed. Oops.

43. If I don't say "like" during a conversation, I may have been replaced by a Martian. So pay attention!

44. PREPARE YOURSELF TO BE MAD!!! Ok. Ahem. I do not like Harry Potter. *gets pelted by rotten tomatoes* Sorry not sorry.

45. I went to a prom that had no slow dancing songs. Literally. There fast music for 3 hours straight. And no slow dancing. At all. 

46. I have a family. And I am the oldest. And my parents are together! Yay! (That was the boring-est thing I hadn't said, haha)

47. In the neighborhood I live, everyone will look at you like you're evil if you wear mini skirts or short shorts. At least, my friends will. Ugh.

48. I got recruited to be a lifeguard at a summer camp and I'm not even certified. Not like details like that even matter, except for the fact that they do.

49. I love writing, but never write anything. So maybe that means this blog will get a lot of posts. But maybe it doesn't. 

50. I'm most likely making you think I'm a crazy person from this list.

51. This list took me a few decades of thinking to complete cuz I'm too busy to think on a regular basis, so I published it about a billion years after I started writing it. Like I don't remember when that was......Wow. I'm awful at blogs.

52. I never knew how hard it is to figure out this many facts about yourself until now! Like, try it. It's hard. Believe me. Reaaaaaaaaallllly hard.

Ok so I guess I might have cheated a little on those last few. But I ran out of stuff! You gotta understand. That took forever! And it was so random already. Anyway, I'm hoping to have a new post each week, but I don't know how realistic that is. I'll try.

Thanks for reading!

  ~Ges

Hair, Health, and Summertime: Life Update

Hey there, possibly non-existent readers. Life update here. So, there's been a lot going on lately. I got Confirmed in the Catholic Church on May 28th! That was great. Then on June 3rd, we went to Michigan's Adventure theme park, which was super fun, but I got an awful sunburn that took 5 days to stop hurting, turned into a tan, and peeled. Fun, fun. I also have been really loving the idea of straying to make some YouTube videos and maybe even Vine. The only problem is my parents aren't too crazy about me wanting a Facebook (which I don't have FYI), so they're not going to be overly excited about this idea. Other than that, since maybe about April-ish I've been looking into different ideas for dying my hair. Last summer, maybe the one before (idk,it's all a blur LOL), I did red koolaid dip dye and I loved it! After that faded and ultimately got cut out of my hair during a "trim", I've had the exact same hair up to getting my straight across bangs in March (which, btw, are badly in need of a trim)! As you may or may not know, I absolutely LOVE the ABC show Once Upon a Time. I really like Emma's hair color, and I've always wondered about being blonde. Then my brother said I should be Emma Swan for Halloween, so it really got me thinking. I've been doing some research and talking to people, and I'm now considering a few options. #1 = Current (natural) color with bright pink or red "ombré" ends (dip dying), maybe with koolaid...#2 = Normal brown-to-blonde ombré, preferably DIY, but idk cuz I haven't really looked into salons yet...#3 = All out blonde, not platinum for sure and not too light, probably it would end up as a darker blonde (which I am totally cool with). If I did this or ombré I'd probably end up using hydrogen peroxide and baking soda method even though people say it's dangerous or whatever, haha...AAAAAND #4 = Red! Bright red, not pinky or purplish, just straight up red. I see a lot of videos where people use Loreàl Hi-Color Highlights, and the red variety which is made specifically for dark hair, and it seems to work really well! So that's kind of where I am with my life and hair at the moment! If you're reading this, please let me know your opinion on my hair and what you think about my YouTube idea!

Love

~Ges

Mix up.....

So I just noticed that my post I started in December is actually listed as being PUBLISHED in December. So what really happened is I posted my question #1 post today, so the weekly post promise is actually more valid than it looks! 

~Ges

Reason for the Season

So happy New Year y'all! First of all, I'd like to apologize for the dreadfully cheesy title. But it just kind of works. I was thinking, just now, that although everyone freaks out and make a huge deal out of it now being 2015, the only thing that actually changed is the date (like it does every day) and possibly your attitude. So why do people act like it's so amazing? I think for some people, especially those who don't know the real reason for the holiday season, they are attempting to fill a hole inside them. Where this absence came from is irrelevant. The answer is always the same: Jesus! If you follow him, love him, and trust in his power to forgive your sins, you will find what you're looking for. And hey, if you have a problem with that, then just don't read the blog or agree to disagree. [A very late] blessed Christmas and joyful New Year!

~Ges