Outfit(s)

Hey, friends!

So I have been a bad blogger and have not made time to do any outfit posts in the past few weeks. I tend to share a lot of my outfits on Instagram (username is Kelseyrosie), so I thought I'd do a collaboration post with looks from a few different days. 

Two things:

Yes, I do like to put my hand on my hip in like every photo.

Yes, it does make me look like a model, glad you also think so! (just kidding) (kind of)

Hope you guys are all having a wonderful week! Life is finally calming down a bit, so expect some more regular posts from me soon.

Happy Thursday!

xoxoKelsey.

Crazy

Top and pants: H&M/Shoes-Target/Belt-Forever 21

Hooray! I'm finally back to posting outfits! I have really missed doing these posts, and I'm going to try my hardest to do them more often. Anyways...how awesome are these shoes? They were $19.99 at Target. Um, can we take a moment to talk about how awesome Target is? I can't leave Target without buying something I don't need. For example: these shoes. I casually walked through the shoe section, and I swear these babies called my name. So of course I had to try them on, and of course I had to purchase them.

One day, I'll be able to resist the shoe section at Target. One day. 

And in case you guys were wondering, I changed my hair color a few times this month! I really like the new strawberry blonde, although it's been a bit weird to get used to. Also, I shaved part of my hair. You can see it a little bit in the pictures above.

I love it! And yes, I know that I will look CRAZY when I decide to grow it back out. Hopefully I can somehow rock a side mullet (who am I kidding...it will be ridiculous).

I'll be back soon with a bit of a life update! And I promise that this time, soon will actually be soon. Haha!

Happy Friday!

xoxoKelsey.

Grad Weekend

This past weekend I got to visit my family in California for my little brother's graduation. It was warm, sunny, and totally refreshing. I also got to hangout with my best friend, which made my heart SO happy.

I don't know about you, but having a younger sibling graduate high school makes me feel incredibly old. Yet despite feeling sad about my new old lady status, I was so proud to be able to watch my brother graduate. He's an awesome kid, and he's moving up to Washington soon for college. Hooray!

Here are some pictures from the weekend:

1. My parent's dog, Kobe. AKA cutest dog of all time.

2. Oh you know, just riding in the car like a boss.

3. My best friend of 18 years. Love her SO much.

4. My sister twin, Madison, and my best friend Sharla!

5. My brother threw up the District 12 sign at his graduation. Um, coolest brother ever.

6. Sister twins: meaning we're twins...but 9 years apart. It doesn't make sense, but we like it.

7. My siblings and I. 

8. Jake the graduate. Either he's crazy tall, or I'm just short.

9. Sharla, Maddie, and I ran around the park on Saturday. I loved that it was warm enough to be barefoot!

10. My entire family. They are the best.

11. On the way to San Fran with the sister twin!

Oh, and if you were thinking that my best friend and I are probably total dorks, here's a little video to prove it. Watch it here.

I hope your weekend was as wonderful as mine!

Happy Monday!

xoxoKelsey.

I dreamed a dream

So, I have a confession.

 I LOVE Les Miserables. I was in the musical when I was high school (I was a lovely lady, of course) and I love the book. 

 I may have watched this trailer like 20 times already.

I may know every word to every song from the musical. 

I may tear up every time I listen to "Empty Chairs at Empty Tables."

I might have explained all of Fantine's story to my husband the other night while he was trying to go to sleep. 

I may have freaked out when I discovered who was playing The Thenardiers in this movie. 

 I may have teared up a bit while watching this trailer. 

And yes, you may now think I'm crazy and obsessed with musicals. 

Which is true.

Just wanted to share this with you guys in case you have not seen it yet. Watch it. You won't regret it, I promise.

Happy Monday!

xoxoKelsey.

Hey there!

Hi! 

Yes, I know that I haven't written a blog post in what seems like years. But after feeling bad about it, I decided that a few weeks off was exactly what I needed. It was a bit of time to just relax and enjoy

There's a lot that went on in the past few weeks, including an amazing trip to NYC. (I'll be doing an entire post on that, later.) I've also been busy at work, and we've been frantically looking for somewhere to move in a month or so. Moving is not exactly my favorite thing to do, so I've been stressed x10. So needless to say, a break was good. But being busy is no longer a valid excuse to avoid blogging, I've decided!

 This is a really a simple little post, but I wanted to just let you guys know that I am indeed alive, and will be back blogging full force in the next few days.

Until then, I hope you guys are doing well, and that you've had a fabulous few weeks!



xoxo
Kelsey.

Guest post.

Hey everyone!

I was contacted by the ladies form the You Are project to do a hair tutorial for their amazing site.

I love their website, and they are all about supporting and empowering women. They have a ton of good fashion, DIY, makeup, and design posts that are a blast to read and I highly recommend them. 

I put together a little post all about styling scarves in your hair, and would love if you supported their site and checked out my post :).

For the entire post, please go to 

The You Are Project

Happy Sunday!

xoxoKelsey.

An ode to red hair.

Yes, you are about to read an ENTIRE blog post about having red hair.

I just needed to rant and rave about it in one paragraph. Or five. 

First of all, having bright red hair definitely has its perks. For one, my husband can always find me when we're in a store. I may be small, but my hair is like a flashing beacon of light when I'm lost. It's also a walking advertisement for my job, as it pretty much screams, "I'm a hairstylist!" When people call my work and they usually just say they want "the girl with the red hair." It narrows down who they're looking for pretty quickly. I've even had little girls say my hair looks like Ariel's. Which if you know me, that is pretty much the best compliment I could receive. 

      I like to think there is a sisterhood among redheads. Sure, it may not be natural, but us redhead wanna-be's tend to bond over our obsession with the color. I'd say it's kind of like how all men with beards have their own unspoken brotherhood (see here). My little sister is a natural redhead, and we call each other "twin" because of how alike we are. I like to think our hair has something to do with that.

But sadly, not everything about red hair is fun. It often causes strangers to say the most random and sometimes rude things to me. I've been asked if I color it red for the attention, which always cracks me up. Or many times I've been asked if it's my natural hair color. The answer to this is pretty obvious, but at times I wish I had the guts to respond with "Yes, I am a descendant of Ariel." I've had people ask me if I wear a wig, or if they can touch my hair. I've had people stare at me for about five seconds too long. And then there are the creepy old dudes that tell me how much they just LOVE redheads. 

Just. So. Creepy.

 Sometimes I hear people whispering behind me about my hair and how intense it is. I've had people stare at it and roll their eyes, or proclaim "woah, your hair is bright" when they see me. When checking out my license, that has a picture of me with blonde hair, people decide to tell me whether I look better with blonde or red hair. Thank you, random person. 

 Here is my response to these odd people on behalf of myself and all other (unnatural) redheads out there:

No, I do not color my hair for the attention. I simply love having red hair. It's bright, shiny, and frankly it just makes me happy. I've considered coloring it something more "normal" just to stop getting the stares and comments, but that would take a way a little part of my soul that is connected to my hair. Yes, I know my hair is red and really bright.  And sure, complimenting my hair is just fine, but your strange and at sometimes rude comments are not welcome. Us redheads are just like the rest of the world, in that we are aware of what color our hair is. 

To my fellow redheads, stay strong. Rock that bright hair, and remember that you are automatically awesome for having it. 

And to Lucille Ball, thank you for paving the way for all of us redhead wanna-be's. 

Happy Wednesday!
xoxoKelsey
(aka Red)