a whole new me!

Often times I go on a "new me" rant... and those times are mostly when I feel like I haven't gotten out of sweat pants enough in one week. Or my hair has been in a pony-tail for more then a month... or looking at my closet feels as if Im looking at 1000 of the same piece of clothing because I have worn each article a thousand different ways, and I just feel un creative to RE-invent my clothes.
But as such a time as this.. little to no income, I have re-invented my wardrobe countless times, and I must say.. Im getting pretty darn good at it!
Today I felt like going on a 'new me' day so off to my wonderful friend Kristen's house, my beloved Friend, sister in Christ and HAIRDRESSER! - what oh what would I do without a friend who bleaches,colors,cuts & styles my hair for a wonderful price.. oh and a cup of tea! Where else can you bring your kids, let them run wild with each other and not feel bad, and come away looking fresh and refined ;) And Unlike most hair salons that will ring me up close to $100.00!!! - Thanks Kristen!

So this morning after dropping Reese off at Pre-school and bundeling up sweet Norah, it was off to Kristen's where the transformation was going to begin! I am trying to keep my length, as it has been YEARS that I have had long hair and I'm trying desperately to keep it going.. so I couldn't CUT my hair to short for a 'new me' change.. so today we went with BANGS! - the dreadful bangs that everyone hates themself for after they do it.. the bangs that go in of style, out of style, in of style and out of style..
But i needed that change, so today I got bangs......
gotta say - they look pretty darn cute ;)

  Reese and Mommy!

  Me and my girlies often times go on photo booth binges!

Norah and Mommy

honestly... what do you think?

And there they are people! my bangs...... Lets see how long I can keep them up for ;)
I use to be that crazy kid who would get a funky streak of Purple, or pink... but my frugal self won't let me do it anymore, as it was to much up keep!!
soooo what do you THINK?

Yeah? or Neah?

be honest...









We are off to run many errands today as its one of the last days before "THE BIG TAKE OFF" to get my kids together, countless amounts of laundry - I swear I do it, and the next day its to the roof again.
head to Cost-co to print beauty pictures of my darlings to give to daddy.. and complete a 'task list' before I begin to take that sigh of relief and sit on the plane to BLISS..BUT there is still about 48 hours or so,  I have packed and re-packed countless times--taken out things, put other things in, taken out something else and replaced what I originally took out. Right now, I'm waffling on bringing my comphy warm boots vs. stylish trendy boots.

The thing is, when you haven't seen your husband in over 8 weeks and you so desperately want to 'look da bomb' and you are also meeting the 30 other men he shares his life with and rants and raves about his wife to.. (thats right he rants and raves about me ;) you want to like damn good! -- but on the other hand.. its FREAKIN -40 now, and that is cooooooollllld.... you all know Ill probably bring both!  It doesn't help matters that my clothing consists of bulky sweaters, pants, socks, more sweaters and more warm socks ... did I mention warm sweaters and socks?
but all in all - nobody wants wet cold feet.... maybe Ill just pack an extra pair of socks!!!

less then 2 days to go! Write when I get back... !