Great Lengths

Oh, how far I go to get my hair to grow faster.
I cut my hair relatively short last July, and swiftly regretted it. About 3 years ago I had realllyyy long hair, not intentionally but because I was lazy and didn't feel like going to get it cut. That was also the year I discovered the hair straightener. Ah what a bittersweet memory. While yes it did give me beautifully silky hair, I also wrecked it beyond belief. But by the time I had my sister cut off "The Stump", it was just disgusting.

(My Disgusting Hair, circa 2008)
Since then I've been keeping it no longer than shoulder length.
But this most recent cut, I want it to be long and flowy again! So I started a Mega Hair Growth Routine.
1. The Hair Vitamins. The first thing I bought was "Hair Skin and Nail" vitamins after a YouTube video suggested them. The ones I take, the Target generic brand, are like horsepills, but I will do anything for my hair to be healthy, even choke those suckers down.
2. Giving myself a weekly 20 minute scalp massage. I look like an idiot, but hey, it works, kinda
3. Using Baby Shampoo. Weird, but it works for me! It must be really gentle on my hair. I'm not sure. I'm in no way a professional!

And some other stuff, usually just the basics, you know, eating right blah blah.

Since July, six moths ago, my hair has grown six inches! I did dye my hair about 2 weeks ago, so I've been treating it extra well!!!

(My hair, August 2010)

(My hair, 2011)
Do you have any ways to help with hair growth?!

Girl of the north country

If I had all the money in the world, I would spend it on winter clothes. Every year, I'm faced with the same dilemma. Too many sundresses, not enough wool sweaters. I love summer fashion, and it's so easy to be sucked into a bright floaty sundress, but I need new winter stuff.
I WILL invest in the following this year:
A Fair Isle Sweater

J Crew Girl's Fair Isle Sweater
Nothing says winter classic to me more than fair isle. For some reason it reminds me of Hermione Granger, so in my mind that's a bonus.
Quality Cords

Gap Always Skinny Cords
The knees are completely worn out on my hand me down cords that I love so much. Time for some new ones.
A Shawl Sweater

Gap Shawl zip Sweater
I've been pining after these for like 3 winters. It's time to get one!


Happy Decemeber!

Without you, today's emotions would be the scurf of yesterday's

Can I just say that whenever I watch the French masterpiece Amelie, I fall in love all over again.

It's so beautiful and bright and just all around a GOOD movie.
And she has mean style. I've always wanted to be able to cut my hair that short and wear some Amelie clothes.



Happy November!

It'll be like coming home

This past weekend was my school's Homecoming. I went with my best friend, Tanner.

Dress: Modcloth


I have a serious camera crush on his sister's girlfriends camera. It takes the BEST pictures!

The Fairest Of The Seasons

I am actually cold.
This is amazing. I go from sweating it out at near 100 degree heat to having to wear a cardigan and a scarf around my house.
I wouldn't have it any other way.
I love autumn. More than any other season. It's so cozy without being obnoxious. It means that I get to down cups of tea with my Nan and Grandpa and I get to wear the glorious invention that are flannel jammies.
Autumn always make me want to stay at home and hang out with my mom. Like usually I get into her bed on Friday nights to watch Datlines at 9 p.m then pass out at about 10. It's great sleeping weather.
More than anything else though, I love the clothes.Currently I'm looking forward to these items joining my wardrobe.
1. My Wonderful Array of Pashminas: They aren't technically Pashminas. They're more like Fashminas, but still. I have just about every color imaginable, my favorite being my purple paisley one and my red one. They go with ANYTHING

( I get mine from a website named Googdot. Looks skep, but really isn't! I swear!)
2. Cords: I. Love. Cords. Give me any color and I'll wear them. My favorite pair are gray, but they're fading and old. So I have to get new ones.

Old Navy
and 3: My beloved Slouchy Gray Pirate Boots: God I love these things.

GoJane

Happy Autumn to all!
well to all those experiencing Autumn.....

Come sail away, come sail away, come sail away with me.

School started about a month ago. Usually school and I don't really agree with each other.
But this year! Man, do I love it. I'm taking the best classes from the greatest teachers, really nothing could be better.
This outfit was from my first day of school. I fell in love with the sailboat shorts, so cute and the ruffled cami is a really good staple to have!


Both shorts and cami from Lands End Canvas
My favorite class has to be Textiles. I mean, 50 minutes devoted to sewing?? Perfect and really relaxing.
My first project was to take our initials and make them into something interesting. My friend Tanehisi made a flower with her T as the stem. My friend Brittany made a burger for her B.
I had the theme of dairy for obvious reasons.


Oh, it's good to be in school.

Don't let those swill merchants rewrite you.

Have you ever had one of those movies you just cannot stop watching?
I have that with Almost Famous.
Something so perfect needs to be watched again and again. Almost Famous has some of the best quotes in my little mind bank of movie quotes, some great fashion and a great story.

Patrick Fugit is such a cutie in this movie. God I just love him.

Kate Hudson's character Penny Lane inspired me to get this haircut. It didn't look that great on me, but I love it on her. Penny Lane is also maybe one of the coolest women in all contemporary movie history.

My favorite "Band Aid" was Polexia, played by True Blood's Anna Paquin. I especially love the dress she wears in this picture.

Lester Bangs, played brilliantly by Phillip Seymour Hoffman, said it best. "The only true currency in this bankrupt world... is what you share with someone else when you're uncool."