Dead

My Flat iron died today. I imagine someone poisoned or maybe it jumped off the counter to it's death. RIP, you will be missed........ I really hope today isn't one of those days.

Curl Meets Sale

While conducting my wifely duties  on Father's Day (i.e. doing whatever my husband wanted to do for the day) I managed to slip in a quick trip to T.J. Maxx. It was right after the trip to the pet store and during a Taco Bell run. He finished his food while I ran in to "find a scarf". Sucka! I was already wearing a scarf and it's the middle of June, who needs to find a scarf in June?!

Scarf and Boots in June

(almost as hot as the dining chair and blinds in the picture )

 I checked out the athletic section and a couple of things caught my eye. I just happened to stumble across a padded sports bra and I had to pick it up. Why? Because one day (probably never) I want to be one of those girls that just runs in her sports bra and shorts.  They make it look so effortless, ya know. I know it's a dumb goal, but its the little things for me ok! I do it on my treadmill but I would never do it on the street unless my sports bra was padded at the very least. Of course after that I found two pairs of awesome running shorts. I normally wear pants when I hit the road but if I plan on extending my runs I don't want to overheat. I'm still on the fence about the practicality of the shorts though. My thighs rub so I'll probably spend the whole run trying to pull them down or I'll end up with a four-alarm thigh fire (great image). Of course then I had to find socks and it was only natural I get new headphones too :) I basically left the store with two new running outfits and accessories. Can't wait to show my swag off while running in DC!

Some of the Loot:

Lost Car = THIS!!!!!!!

Sooooo even though I graduated in November, I had to wait until June for my commencement ceremony. The ceremony was great, everyone in my posse made it (not necessarily on time but I digress). I had  to be there two hours early so I ended up taking my own car and parking it in the parking garage on the fourth floor. After the ceremony my BFF and her boyfriend accompanied me back to my car but as you ca tell by the title it wasn't there. We walked around the parking garage for almost an hour looking for my car. I couldn't find it anywhere. It felt like 100 degrees in the garage and I seriously thought about calling a cab and just writing the car off as dead to me. Eventually Jeff suggested checking my ticket stub and sure enough, we were in the wrong garage. Apparently the stubs have the garage names written on it and I was too stupid to check. How ironic, On the day I am declared to be a scholar I am also declared an idiot, LOL!  I finally left in my car but the damage had already been done. My hair looked like a helmet. After spending the entire night before straightening it, it met its death in a cruel parking garage. It was my graduation, have you no mercy, humidity! Lesson learned.....

Before

After

Straight Hair Redoux

It Had to be Done

Distance: 4.17 Miles
Time: 36:05
Difficulty: Eh
Course: Parkway Tango

 Friday I had so much energy after work,  I had to go for a run before picking up Bug (one of the many enduring names I use for my son). I actually ditched my car in the daycare parking lot and went running from there.I basically had 50 mins to make it back before daycare closed and I became the Mom that forgot to pickup her child on time. It was nowhere near as awesome as running around the DC monuments by work but I guess it wasn't as bad. The only crappy part is that I had to run uphill to get out of my neighborhood and then run on a major parkway. I can just imagine the hideous faces I made while oncoming traffic swerved in horror. The humidity wasn't too bad but the incline took alot out of me and I didn't recover until the very end of the run. Oh and if you're wondering how my hair held up, I looked like a freaking puff ball.Here's an after pic if you don't believe me....you've been warned. I also walked into the daycare like this so i'm sure the I looked drop dead ZEXY , sweat stains, tangles and all.  

Curl on the Run

I guess I'll start by introducing myself. I'm Curl Girl (don't worry, I'll probably reveal my true identity in the next post) and I started this blog to keep track of my current endeavors. While the title of the blog might suggest I am some gazelle-like goddess with ringlets of silk, I'm just a girl trying to perfect my hair and my run. I know, I know, shallow right? Before you flood the comment section with hate-mail, let me explain. I spend 99% of my time devoted to others (son, husband, work, friends, traffic) so this blog is going to be the one place I can go to indulge in all things me (frivolous things you don't dare discuss in public). I'm not going to clutter it with funny things my son says, "No she didn't" things my co-workers say or things my husband did (unless it's pee your pants funny). I want to use this space to discuss the things that interest me the most and to figure out how I can achieve my goals. Now back to running and my hair.......

Running
I was always a fast kid growing up. I ran track and played sports so I had to be fast. I was a great sprinter but I just never cared for distance. Why would anyone want to run when they could get their faster by bike or car? The farthest I could run without stopping was exactly 3/4 of a mile (exactly 3 laps on the track). I just assumed my heart would implode if I finished that final lap. After high school I joined the military and basically had no choice but to learn how to run. It was either that or face humiliating punishment so let's just say I miraculously found my run groove in basic. While I am out of the military now and pursing Grad or Law School, I am still working on my run. I'm a solid runner as long as I do shorter distances (under four miles) but I feel like I'm selling myself short. I live in the DC-area so I try to sign up for races every couple of months. Normally I try to stay under four miles, I do the occasional 5-miler but you better believe I complain the whole time. I know I can run farther than that, I just have to get over my mental block (darn you brain!). I want to run 5-10 miles just as fast as I can run 1 mile without having to breakout the inhaler. Hopefully by documenting my adventures in running, I will find the encouragement I need to breakthrough my barrier.

Curls
So up until a year ago, my hair was chemically straightened for the majority of my life. Last year I decided to put in the effort with my natural hair (after copying my older sister) and I stopped with the chemicals all together. I still straightened my hair everyday which essentially led to severe damage. I've been wearing my hair curly since earlier this year and now I'm just trying to tame my mane (or 'fro depending on the humidity). Curls have totally been a blessing in disguise. I can now go to the beach AND actually get in the water! I can ride in convertibles and not worry about my hair looking wind-blown and most importantly I can run without worrying about sweating out my hair :)

Curls and running will play a big part in my blog, but it wont be the only thing. I'm sure I'll talk about my unnatural obsession with reality TV or what crazy thing happened on the metro this morning. Hopefully you'll find my sense of humor to be refreshing (if not just pretend like you do) or at least not a waste of time :P Well welcome to my blog, look around and stay if you would like!

Curl Girl