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How to cut your own hair

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Today I gave my hair a bit of a trim at home.  I’ve been trimming my hair every few weeks recently to keep it healthy and nice.  The last time I went to the hairdresser was in August when I was getting married!  This haircut gives you some nice layers which are shorter at the front and longer in the back.  Here’s how you can do it yourself!

Start with straight hair – either use a straightener or do this when your hair is wet.  My hair was already straight enough for me.

 Comb all your hair forwards, making sure it’s lying flat on your head.  Comb out any knots and tangles.


 Tie your hair in a ponytail at the centre top of your forehead, right in the middle of your hairline.

 Make sure it’s tight and not bumpy.

Now tie another hair tie around your ponytail and slowly pull it down the hair, evenly.  Pull it down to just above where you want to cut.

 This acts as a guide for you and also keeps the hair all together. Snippy snip!  Cut straight across and try to make it all the same length.

 See?  Like a horse’s tail.


Now take the whole thing out and repeat these previous steps.  You’ll probably find that it’s a bit uneven when you look at it again.  

Then I like to use a comb to double check the evenness again.  Here’s where you can get a bit obsessive trying to make it completely even. My advice: know when to let go and say “it’s even!”

All done! Here’s what it looks like from the back.  You can kind of see the layers in there. It turns into a nice U-shape.

 It gives a nice shape at the front too!


All done!  My hair feels nice again!  Good luck if you try this method, I’ve been using it for a few months now and it’s super easy and effective!

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Moving house

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So this blog has been a little sparse the past few weeks. It’s because we have been moving house!

Our old place was a house we were sharing with a friend of the family. We had been feeling that we should move out for a while, so were looking around on Allhomes and found this great townhouse to rent!

We moved in exactly one week ago – right in the middle of the Christmas rush! The house has two bedrooms, a large open living area, kitchen, laundry and courtyard. We have a huge lemon tree in our courtyard which is awesome.

We don’t have Internet or a couch or a fridge yet, but have a bed, a table, and a tv. So that’s pretty good. We will get Internet over the next few days (right now I’m using my iPad’s 3G).

I hope to write some posts about making things nice here over the next few weeks while it’s still summer holidays. Right now we’re trying to get all our necessities and settle in. I don’t have a sewing machine so all that’s on hold right now. I have all kinds of plans for this place!

It was wonderful spending Christmas together in Canberra with our families for the first time. In the past Charles has been at the coast or in Europe, so this was very special. I love summer at home.

I hope you all had a great Christmas! Here’s looking forward to the new year!