Makeup Mondays: Yet Another "No Heat Curls" Tutorial

As if we haven't had enough of them, right?

Well anyway, this is my rendition - which is basically like the others, except done by and featuring me.

Duh.

And this tutorial is exceptionally amazing because I HATE doing hair.  Seriously.  I cannot straighten, curl, blowdry, tease, updo, etc. without giving up after 5 minutes.  That's how pathetic I am.

My hair and I are not the best of friends.  It's lucky if it gets brushed 2 times a week.  It's like that really annoying friend you have that you don't have the heart to cut from your life but you still can't chat with for more than 5 minutes before making up some excuse to leave.

Anyway, so this one is pretty easy.  I did it so I'm sure you can do it too - if you haven't already done it before.  I don't even really need to do a step-by-step tutorial, but I'll do it anyway.  You know, just because I'm awesome like that.

 1.  Part your hair in the middle, Wednesday Addams style.  Then twist one section of your hair outwards (away from your face) and roll into a low, tight bun.

2.  This one's a no-brainer, but repeat the process on the other section.

3.  Leave it bun'd up for as long as possible - the longer you keep it up, the stronger and more defined the curl will be.

I kept mine bun'd up since yesterday and took it out this morning after I got up.  Hello - two days of hairstyles!  You really can't go wrong with this one.

 4.  When you're ready, take out and shake 'em a little.  Your hair, not your ta-ta's.  Though, we all should do that every once in a while.

5.  Now this one's important!  Unless you're trying to look like Simba after he shakes out his mane in the Lion King, DO. NOT. BRUSH. YOUR. HAIR.  Instead, take a section of hair and separate it into smaller sections until you're satisfied with the look.

6.  Last step - and an optional one - is to smooth out any frizzies with whatever you normally use and spray the curls lightly with hairspray to keep it holding longer.  Don't forget to take a picture of how great you look.

And that's it - you're done.  And I'm pretty sure you've got awesome curls.

AND you don't have to walk around lookin' like a hot mess with your hair rolled into a headband like some other curl tutorials.

You're welcome.

♥ Duckie.

I'm Alive + DIY Earring Holder

Sorry for the lack of posts and general blog participation lately.

The weather has been horrible lately and now every single one of us in the house is sick to a certain degree.

Anyway, so this post was going to be my little recap of the weekend and my rant about how I lost the memory card for my camera but as I was writing about it, I got the urge to try and look for it one last time and - yep, you guessed it - I found it!

So now, instead of a recap and rant, you get a little DIY tutorial.

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- Picture frame

- Scissors

- Hot glue

- Plastic grid sheet

Remove glass, backing, and generic picture from frame.

Measure and cut your plastic grid sheet to fit your frame.

Glue the edges of the plastic grid sheet and secure to frame.

Turn it around and pop some earrings in there!

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Alright, so I know this has been done a bajillion times but just be happy that my lazy butt actually did something productive, okay?  Sheesh.

Oh, and before I go, congrats to Robin for winning the Coastal Scents giveaway!

Thank you to everyone who entered!  You can go check out another giveaway I'm having on the Frugal Foodie Mama's blog!!!

♥ Duckie.

Tasty Tuesday: Spam Musubi

Tada!  It's Tuesday again!  Is it just me or did last week just fly by?

Anyway, so for today's recipe I've decided to share another recipe from my hana-bada days (see here) with you.  This recipe is also for Ronida who has recently found a love for seaweed.

So here's what you need to make a spam musubi (btw, its pronounced moo-suu-bee)

- Rice (a little sticky)
- Spam (sliced and pan fried)
- Seaweed (in strips)
- Nori Furikake (optional)
- Egg (optional)
- Panko bread crumbs (optional)

*To make a simple spam musubi all you really need are the first three ingredients.

Okay, now here's how you make it:

1.  Lay your seaweed strip flat and add a scoop of rice on the strip.  Try to form a rectangle out of the rice.  *Musubi molds make this process much easier and are pretty cheap to purchase.  You could also use a cookie cutter or other shape to mold your rice  (Optional:  Sprinkle some nori furikake over the rice for a little flavor)

2.  Layer a slice of spam on top of your rice and wrap the remainder of the seaweed strip around the spam and rice.

3.  Moisten the end of the seaweed strip with a little water to adhere it and enjoy!  (Optional:  Coat finished musubis with egg and breadcrumbs and pan fry in oil for a fried musubi)


Musubis are great for those days when you're in a rush and need something easy and light to eat.  They're also perfect for kids and you can feed 10 kids with one can of spam!  Musubis are great to pack for lunches and picnics and I know I always packed a musubi when I would go on school field trips.

You can trick out this recipe as much as you want (yeah, I said trick out - so what) depending on your preference.  You can add fried eggs, bacon, ume, veggies, etc.  A musubi is very versatile so you can make it your own.

Anyway, hope you enjoyed today's post.  Something simple and easy - you know, for those times when you really don't feel like cooking much.  Or cleaning.  Or even putting on a pair of pants.