Happy Leap Day!

Since it will be 4 more years before I have another chance to blog about it, I’d like give mention to this Leap Day of 2012. I didn’t do anything out-of-the ordinary; it was just another “normal” day for me. How ’bout y’all?

Pinterest Curls

I’ve fallen in love with Pinterest. It’s even more addictive than Facebook! There’s always something new and wonderful, no matter what your hobby, fashion style, architectural preference, etc. But this blog post is about something more specific. In particular, two different “how to” hairstyle pins that I’ve tried, and am now comparing for all to see. Hope this helps you on your no-heat curl journey 🙂

Click on the links below to see the blog-pages I found on Pinterest. Note – I don’t  use hairspray or gel. I do wet my ends with spray-in/leave-in conditioner before putting in the sock bun or the headband.

And now, a pictorial comparison of sock bun curls (I don’t need a bobby pin) and  headband curls (watch the tutorial video!):

Air dried hair – the slight wave around my ears is because I wore a headband while it dried

air dried from the back – there is a small natural wave

I wore this sock bun all day while at work

And this is what it looks like after I slept in it

sock bun removed, and curls finger brushed only

loose curls

How I wore my hair this day, with a small clip – note that the curls did better than in the past, and I think it’s because I wore the sock bun for about 24 hours

Day 2 – barely there curls

Hair all wrapped around the headband

Headband in, ready for bed

The next morning – note that the headband has slid around on my head.

The next morning – I’ve done this several times, and the headband has only stayed in place once.

Curls, as is

Curls, as is

Curls fingerbrushed ONLY, top/sides smoothed down with a brush

Curls, Curls, everywhere!

Day 2, my favorite

Day 2, pretty, relaxed curls

Hard “Boiled” Egg

I just have to share this with y’all. I’ve stumbled on the absolute easiest way to hard-boil an egg. EVER!

See, all you do is steam the eggs for 15 minutes – from when the water starts boiling – instead of boiling them. And when they’re cool enough to handle (I sped this bit up by placing the eggs in cool water), you start peeling them. I peeled 6 eggs in less than 5 minutes! And not a nick, not a scratch, was to be found!

one dozen perfectly peeled eggs

one dozen shells

I don’t know about you, but I’ve never perfectly peeled one hard-boiled egg, much less six. I’ve even read that this works on fresh-from-the chicken eggs, which are notoriously the hardest to peel.

(You’re welcome 😀 )

Edited to add pictures, and to note that I peeled 10 eggs (didn’t look at the clock until I’d already peeled 2) in 5 minutes. Also, using this method, you can cook more than a single layer. My steamer only holds 8 eggs in one layer, and I decided to try this because I got tired of cooking two batches.