Baby wearing

I have just recently got into baby wearing. For the most part my two month old does really well with it. I wore my daughter when she was little but haven't really thought about wearing her since. All I have is the moby, I'm anxiously waiting on getting a woven wrap. I used a ruck carry with my daughter in the moby this morning just to see how she would do with it and turns out she loved it! Though the moby isn't ideal for back wearing, we made it work. Here's to the start of my baby wearing adventures.

Southwest stuffed peppers

I had this recipe pinned on Pinterest but when I went to make it, sadly the link did not work anymore. I have a pretty good memory so I just winged it and they turned out amazing.



Ingredients:
4-6 bell peppers
Olive oil
1/2 lb hamburger
1 cup chopped onion
2 cups cooked brown rice
1 can black beans
2/4 cup frozen corn
2 cups salsa
1/2 package of taco seasoning or about 1/8 cup
1 cup shredded cheese

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Cut bell peppers in half and clean them out. Place them cut side up in a baking dish and brush with olive oil. Put in oven until cooked, approximately 20 minutes.
While those are cooking heat 1 Tbsp oil in a skillet and sauté onions for 4-5 minutes. Add hamburger and cook until done.
In a large bowl combine hamburger and onion, cooked rice, black beans, corn, salsa, and taco seasoning. Mix well.
When the peppers are done pull then out of the oven and let cool for 5 minutes. Scoop mixture into peppers. I had my peppers overflowing. Place back in oven for 15 minutes. Take out of the oven, sprinkle with cheese and put back in oven for 5 minutes.
Top with sour cream and enjoy.

Adventures with Dreads

I recently got really interested in synthetic dreads, and decided I wanted to take a stab at making my own.  After lots of research I decided on single ended dreads made from 100% Kanekalon hair. Here's how I laid out my hair

It was way easier to separate the hair this way.
How much you use per dread depends on how big you want them. I used medium size dreads and used 6 packages but I could have definitely used more in my hair. I used this tutorial http://www.instructables.com/id/DIY-Synthetic-Dreads-Making-Solid-Single-Ended-Dr/ and loved it.
I wouldn't buy a backcombing comb though mine broke after just a few dreads. So I went down to the store and bought one of the simple 97 cent combs and it was perfect. To seal them I used a wet wash cloth over the dread and steamed them with a straightener.

I also did the transitional and candy cane dreads. Those can be found on the link I provided.

Here's a small sample of what I ended up with. When I was done I had 50 dreads in all. I had a friend of mine put them in, it took around 3-4 hours to complete. She braided them in and used the small clear rubber bands from Walmart. Here's the end result.

Styling was my next task. I always wear a headband in the front. I like the half ties that's pictured below the best. Putting it all up in one ponytail causes too much pull on my head.

I bought a net today and it's worked out pretty well so far, it's nice since it's been so hot lately. It lets air flow through very nicely.

To sleep at night I use a black satin hair cap http://www.walmart.com/ip/Evolve-Go-Satin-Black-Wrap/15724230 to protect them.
This was my first attempt at making and wearing dreads. I love them. I will probably wait until winter to do them again, but I will definitely be trying them again.