Trim

When did I last trim?
If I got a trim last month, I didn't blog about it, so I guess maybe I didn't?
Well, I asked Hubby to take off 5-6 cm to make up for it and stay on the trim back-plan.

Slightly messy "before" 

"After", where Hubby didn't feel my head was important to get in the shot?

It's funny, now that I've made the decision to trim back to mid thigh, it still feels like I'm not really getting anywhere! It's just like when I was growing to knee-length: It's such a long, long stretch that even with a plan, it will take a while. Half of 2016 has passed already and I still seem to be "stuck" around knee-length!

It actually makes me quite happy to see this amount of hair on the floor. 

Some of the trims I had when it was at its longest was just 50 hairs or so.

I'm still very happy with my decision to trim back to mid thigh length. I really enjoy feeling how my ends are getting thicker and are getting easier to get to for detangling and braiding.

Today's hair

Infinity bun. Also becoming a favourite with me: It has a good weight distributing and is fairly easy to do.

Today's hair

Five stranded braid with a twist beginning. This is becoming one of my favourite braids: The twist really adds something and the twist sectioning makes it very easy to get a five stranded braid going.

Today's hair

Out and about with some friends in the sun.

I've been listening to Babymetal all day. It's a concept I want to hate with all my metal-loving heart, but I just... can't.
It's just too damn catchy. Really, really catchy.

What can I say? I give: They make me want to headbang...

Anyways. They also made me want to do something involving twin tails. My idea was originally something like double knotty buns where part of my hair is hanging loose, but I ended up making two braids to pin up.
Still liked the result!

Slightly odd cropping to keep a friend's face out.

Love the coppery shine in the sun!

Throwback Thursday

I wish I could figure out when this photo is from... 2004-ish, maybe?
My hair was finally beginning to feel "long" because I could make the saddest, tiniest, most falling-apart-iest little bun instead of being stuck with ponytails and short braids.

N.E.E.T-time ahead

I just finished the latest project and I quit job #2. I quit job #1 a while back.

So that officially makes me “Not in Education, Employment or Training”.

Crazy. I honestly can't remember what it's like to not have one or more projects hanging over your head. 

Now what?

Well, first I'm going to enjoy my freedom. 

Hubby is booked for work this summer (To my protest!) so he will be working nights, which in itself complicates any sort of routine for us. Also, him working efficiently blocks any idea of travelling I had. Hmpf.

So I'm just going to play N.E.E.T and housewife this summer.

Full hikikomori this summer?

Today's hair

Last summer I kept having issues with breakouts along the hairline at my neck from the summer heat. This year I have tried to keep my use of single buns at the base of my head to a minimum, and so far it seems to have kept the problem at bay.

But now maybe I will develop problems where the double braids or buns have their base...?
Sensitive skin, thick hair and hot, sweaty weather is really not a good combination...

Sarah's scribbles

Sarah's scribbles is one of my favorite web comics. 

Because I was looking excuses to avoid doing something useful today, I found the hair-related ones...

Ah, procrastination... 

Wow!

Have you guys seen this one?

Link

Link

Hair food: Sild

This is the perfect example of why you need to count calories when you're on a diet!

I honestly thought this was a high protein, low calorie lunch and totally worthy of being called "hair food".
But... Live and learn.
I decided to post this anyways. At least it must be good for omega 3, right?

Sild or sill, is one of those things that are so retro that it has looped back to being kind of cool again.
This is a variation that I learned from my parents.
I only learned to eat sild last Christmas when we were at my parents' place and Hubby kept saying their sild was the best he ever had. It made me curious so I tried it, and didn't hate it. However, I still recommend not breathing when you take the first couple of bites. This stuff just smells weird (Which I why I never learned to eat it until recently)
For the Scandinavians: Find it at Rema1000. It's called "Fiskemandens marinerede sild" and is in a rather boring looking white bucket.

• 2 slices of protein bread (100 g): 264 calories, 22 g protein and 14 g fibre
• 2 sild fillets (140 g): 378 calories and 11 g protein
• 50 g grädfill (Sour cream): 70 calories and 1,5 g protein
• 50 g red onion: 20 calories and 1 g fibre
• I also added a bit of capers on mine (Hubby doesn't like it) but those are 30 calories per 100 gram, so one spoonful is basically nothing.

So, this adds up to: 732 calories, 34,5 g protein and 15 g fibre.

Honestly I was shocked to see how much it added up to in the end. I guess you always have the habit of thinking fish = healthy and low calorie.
If we had split a portion it would have been more acceptable, but still not even good protein then.