a new year, a new me

typical NYE blog post right?
im looking at this coming year differently then i have in the past. this will be my last year in my twenties... my last year to act stupid and get away with it. right? which made me think a lot about who i am, was, and want to be.
these past few years i have been really unhappy. whomp, whomp. i am putting my foot down and will change shit around. first thing first, i need to start having fun again... i used to have fun 24/7. even if i had $15 to spend, i would make the best of it. possible goal??? to fall flat on my face after a night of pure fun?
another thing... them so called friends. i think one of the best things i did this year was not return calls from people who were polluting my life with negativity. yes we all have them people in our lives. in my opinion your friends reflect your personality, and surely do advertise the type of person you are. time for a new batch of friends?
i will also change my blogging habbits... at least a post once a week. this year was lame, i know. i have a feeling this blog will go more into the photography side since i plan on investing more time on my camera.
all i am asking from 2013 is happiness... and that will all depend on my actions, decisions, and positive thinking. Heres to 2013, the year of BAM, BAM, BAM!!!

i think thats about it... not too hard right?

It's official

I can't expect anyone's help or encouragement in this world. Thanks for nothing...

Tbc

hair on a budget? girl i got your back!

yes i know trips to the salon can be expensive. many switch to at "home dye jobs." but please don't think you are not worth buying better quality color products. a trip to sallys is much better than the cvs box shit. you don't know how many people ive had to color correct... and that far more expensive than just going in for color...

"i dont know how to mix." yes it can be a bit intimidating and so fucken scary, but trust me its alot easier than it looks.

step one figure out what level you natural hair is... and by that what color are your roots? (not the color at your ends...)

 

(i dont know why it shows #17...etc look at it as level 8 9 10)

want to achieve this when your a natural level 4?

i look at this color as a level 7. so thats 3 levels you need to go up to achieve this color... so i recomend using a 30 volume developer. look at levels as steps on a ladder. if you need to go darker than what you already have... go down the ladder with 10 vol. 10 vol only deposits color. it doesnt really lift any color so never use when trying to go lighter... you will be disappointed.

if you cant achieve with at least a 40 vol... your gonna have to bleach, sorry.

most hair colors are 1:1. this means mix with 1 part color, 1 part developer. if you are mixing 2 oz color, mix with 2 oz developer. 2.5 to 2.5, 1.75 to 1.75, 8.5 to 8.5 get the point?

always start your application on the back of your head... your color is usually darker there since the sun doesnt hit it as much and naturally lightens it. (it will need a few more mins then the front to develop)

30 mins later (or depending on manugfacturers recommendations...) viola! your are looking hot!

have any specific questions? shoot and ill answer. 

hope this helps in any way. 

ive got the mondays...

quick recap
ugh, work has been draining my energy. i work from 8-6, get home and zombie out on the couch. what a life right!
excited for no doubt- night #6. night #31 for me, hehehehe.
been buying tons of stuff for the apartment. the wallpaper looks amazing so i placed another order to fill up the panels.
fab.com is addicting.
purchased camera accessories on amazon... i really didnt know what the hell i was buying so wish me luck!
gonna be on a tight budget this month... thanks christmas. only buying the kids gifts again... mark and i decided on a $20 limit for our gifts. and i cant wait for our annual xmas dinner at full house in chinatown... yumm
no idea what to do for this new years since i couldnt get a hold of the red hot chili pepper tickets under $200 whomp whomp... sad but true...
i finally colored my hair and noticed i never posted a pic of it.. but the toner already wore off so i need a retouch before i take a glamour shot.

have a great day

love, lucy

"put your indecisive mind at ease"

dont you love last minute plans? especially when its a no doubt concert?

yes i was lucky enough to attend the opening night of their 7 night stand. this makes it show #30 for me. i didnt have high hopes of loving the show. but guess what, i did! not bad at all. i wasn't super annoyed when they played just a girl, sunday morning or spiderwebs. yes i cant stand them songs live. they opened up with my favorite jam off the new album, push and shove. you dont know how much i wanted the hear this song live! 

so what they play?

push and shove

its my life

hella good

underneath it all

ex girlfriend

hey baby

new

hey you

sparkle

simple kind of life 

one more summer

sunday morning

happy now

settle down

dont speak

just a girl

looking hot

total hate

spiderwebs

i will edit some of the horrible bad pictures i took and post them tonight. thats if they are even decent. hahahaha. cant wait till the dec 4 show... i hope they dont play the exact same set...

TGIF

step by step... day by day... am i the only one who hears this song every time some one says TGIF? 

so many things to do this weekend. heres what i have planned...

so much fun right? do you have any fun plans???

on the bright side i only have a three day work week coming so it is the only thing that is keeping me going... Have a good one!!!

trader joe's, i thought we were friends?

so ive been trying to eat healthier. sad. and now that i live near a trader joe's it seem like a perfect time to change my diet. so i started off fine. no problems. then i started to try out their frozen meals. and that when it all went wrong...

have you ever friend their curry rice? i never cared for the smell of curry, never. but something made me want to try their curry rice. so i whipped together that with their vegetable gyoza, eggplant and zucchini, and let me tell you it was yummy. but in the mid of the night i felt my tummy rumble, and rumble... and it stated to get worse by the minute. next thing you know i am running to the rest room every 15 mins. some how i still managed to get to work the next morning. but that was a bad idea right away. throwing up all day long. yuck!!!

that night was halloween night... waiting for trick or treaters. (they never showed up) fell asleep on the couch. woke up with a horrible fever and crazy pain. i seriously thought i was going to die gilbert! (in leonardo decaprios voice from whats eating gilbert grape)

now im deathly afraid to go back to trader joe's. maybe skip on the frozen meals? i will never even think of eating curry. i think i learned my lesson...