If you don't then allow me to introduce you.
Back in July when I was about 1700 months pregnant I went through a stretch where, even though I was bone tired, I just couldn't sleep. So one night I went downstairs and surfed. As much as I love to have someone "do" my hair, watching other people get their hair done is like a drug for me. It instantly makes me sleepy. I remember being so excited to go with my mother to Top Cuts in the Zellers Mall for her monthly $6 haircut when I was young just so I could watch women get their done. I hated when it was over. So I decided to look for hairstyle videos to help put me to sleep. Specifically, I was interested in learning how to do a fishtail braid on Ingrid and what better time to do that than at 3am?
I stumbled, quite by accident, upon Cute Girls Hairstyles.
And I was hooked. I stayed awake for hours and hours watching every single one of the videos. My eyes were crossing I was so tired but I couldn't turn it off! Mindy, the mom and genius hairstyler, does (mostly) easy yet (always) beautiful hairstyles on her equally beautiful daughters. She is awesome.
I have learned so much from her and have so much fun doing Ingrid's hair now. She mostly still goes about with a basic ponytail but I love having a few tricks up my sleeve for special occasions or when the mood strikes me and/or she's able to stand still-ish long enough.
The best thing, though, is seeing Ingrid's self-confidence blossoming. She is still painfully shy but she's a total girly-girl and likes to look "pretty". It's so wonderful to see her shy, nervous smile peeking out when someone compliments her on one of the "Mindy styles" I've done on her. Instead of turning away and trying to hide behind my legs, she sometimes will look at the complimetor and say a very meek "thank you." Baby steps.
I tune in every Sunday for the weekly uploads and often during the week. Ingrid likes to watch, too. In fact, I think she's quite smitten with Mindy and has become a mini hairstylist herself. Every now and then she decides that she's going to do my hair and before she starts she always says, "Hi! I'm Mindy from Cute Girls Hairstyles and today we're..." and then proceeds to nearly scalp me in her attempts to give me a french braid.
Today, after letting me do a Bun Hawk I decided to finally capture her in action.
And just to show you even more adorableness, feast your eyes on these:
Of course, Elodie was in the mix. She was most interested in raiding Ingrid's hair accessories, though. Need to find somewhere else to store them.