Fish Tail Side Braid!

My first ever request! So a dear friend of mine asked me to do a tutorial on fish tail braid. 

They look hard to do but it's actually pretty easy. If you can do a regular braid, you can do a fish tail. So the way I'm going to show you is a side ways fish tail. Its easiest and your not going to have to guess what your doing behind your head. It's a really cute look for summer! Plus once you learn the braid you can always style it other ways. I really hope you can understand my explanation. 

Line 1: Getting started...

- Comb your already strait hair to one side, leave a part if you'd like. 

- I have layers so I choose to clip back the front bangs

- Tie a hair band around your hair. Make sure it's not to tight, just enough to hold your hair together. 

- Part your pony into 2 equal parts

Line 2: The tricky part...

- The 2 parts you have in each hand, with your pointer finger separate 1/3 of your hair on each side.

- Switch the hair that is parted over your pointer fingers, one, then the other and pull tight. 

  You should have 2 strands again. 

- Again part the 1/3 section on each side and cross them over, each to the other side. 

Line 3: Finishing up

- Follow line 2 till it gets to thin to braid

- Should look like this... (Blooper pic my husband took! Lol!)

- Tie a hair tie at the end of your braid. I like to use transparent ones, just looks better in my opinion.

- Slowly pull the top hair tie down over the braid

Line 4: One last thing... Done! 

- After hair tie is pulled down, should look like this..

- Going back to the end, pull down the hair tie, away from the braid. 

- Pull on the braid to loosening it, this will take up the slack at the bottom. 

- All done, looking good! ;) 

Hope you were able to learn the fish tail braid.. Don't forget to share this and Pin It! 

God bless! ❤

Here is a Line 2 close up. :) 

The new way to do a side pony...

 I say this on Eva Longoria and loved it! It super easy, you don't have to see an ugly hair tie and it looks sexy too. Its good for those hot summer evenings, when going to a special event. It keeps your hair down with out it being on your back. Also I think it's super elegant. So here it goes... 

Step 1: curl all your hair

Step 2: brush out the curls 

Step 3: brush all your hair to one side

Step 4: slip the top portion of your hair on a far side split

 ( whatever side is more natural or best for your outfit)

Step 5: use a hair tie and make a low, loose pony

Step 6: comb the rest of your hair back over 

Step 7: mess with it a little making sure to cover the pony and spray it in place 

Step 8: check the back- should look loose and shouldn't see the pony from the back either

Step 9: your done.. Looking good! ;) 

Again super easy and something different! 

Happy curling and God bless! ❤

Some good ol' motivation! ;)

Well I have already told y'all that I was diagnosed with hypothyroidism.. Slow metabolism. That's why it's so had for me to loose weight and so easy for me to gain it. Recently I've been gaining weight and despite my efforts in the gym I have not seen many results. Now I know I can always try harder. The doctor would say its because I'm not taking my medication... Whatever the reason, I'm not giving up. I have this one body that's it! God gave me one body and I have to make it last a lifetime. I just turned 27 and I'm kind of freaking out about it because I always though I would be in the best shape of my life at this age and I'm not. But I guess whatever my age, I need to stay on it. I have so much ahead of me, a husband to care for and someday children too, my life has only just begun.

Obviously we all know how hard it is to stay motivated in this fast food word, but I've been looking at blogs and pictures that have been helping me to remember my goals. And one that I came across really stood out. Not because it was some cut, lean model but because it was an older lady. In this picture I see struggle, determination, commitment, strength, self love and wisdom. All the qualities it takes to push myself everyday to make an effort on bettering my fitness and health. I'm so far from where I envision myself, but I will only get there one day at a time. Sometimes we need little reminders that impact us to get us from day to day. So I thought I would share this one with you all. I have no idea where the picture is from but I just thought it was super cute and loved everything about it. Life is so great and part of enjoying it is not letting your health bring you down. Fast forward 20-40 years from now, how do you see yourself? I know I see myself looking good, feeling good and healthy. So I will keep working towards that, after all, time flies when your having fun and I intend to do just that.

God bless and strengthen you. ❤