Hair Rescue

 I was once asked to do a hair tutorial... I laughed.

Not in a rude way but in a dumbfounded "I can't believe anyone would want to know how I get this mass of horse hair to look somewhat normal" way.

 Yet here I am a probably about a year later, surprising even myself!

 So what is the tutorial? What changed my mind?

A home remedy hair treatment that gave me super soft hair/less frizz for once!!! 

So of course, in honor of this miracle, I thought I would share!

Let's get started!!!  

On dry hair I applied about three tablespoons of coconut Oil and three pumps of Macadamia's Healing Oil Treatment, from root to tip. 

I have a LOT of hair and I took small scoops and mixed it in my hand as I went so you may not need as much as I had to use.

I left it in my hair for about an hour and I washed my hair three times to get all of the treatment out.

AS SIMPLE AS THAT!!!

 I've used coconut oil by itself and I've used the Macadamia oil by itself and never received the same soft results so I thought it was worth a share!

The coconut oil doesn't have to be a special brand and you can buy a large tub at Target FYI.
 I'll still put links below incase you want to order it fast.

Now for a side note in honor of my Rescue boy because he loves to crash into photos.

It was National adopt a shelter pet day recently and I just wanted to add a photo of our rescue baby.

We can't imagine life without our silly, sweet, handsome boy.

He brings so much joy and entertainment into our lives but he is also a big responsibility.

Many people buy pets only to realize AFTER that it's a life altering commitment that they don't want.

We chose to look for a shelter dog after talking about it for a very long time, before we were even married!

In the end I think Anubis chose us and we chose him.

I can't believe this but I'm actually getting a little emotional writing this!!! 

He's sleeping on his chair behind me and I can honestly say he's a huge part of our family.

So I'm not asking you to "adopt a pet" or to "not buy a dog" that's your personal choice.

 I'm just telling you about my experience with a pretty darn cool rescue who became my best friend.

I hope you guys are having a fantastic day and let me know in the comments your favorite hair home remedy or if you have an awesome animal friend! ;) 

I'd love to hear about it!

xoxo 

Piper Arielle

Meet Anubis

So I thought I would do a little introduction of Anubis.

He's the newest member of the family and we adopted him about 8 months ago from a rescue that specializes in Belgian Malinois (which is what Mike thought we wanted).

We waited patiently as each dog was brought out to us one by one, they were all very nice and VERY hyper, which is to be expected with working dogs.

None of them felt like a perfect fit and then the last one came out.

He hung back and inspected us from a distance, he slowly made his way towards me and sniffed my hand not yet letting me touch him. 

Finally he decided I was okay and let me pet the top of his head only, he kept his distance from Mike at first making wide turns around him just close enough that mike touched him with barely his fingertips. 

Then it happened, his ears perked up high on his head and he trotted over to the entrance of the building.

He stood up on his back legs with his ears still perked, we couldn't hear anything.

The rescue owner said it was probably his favorite rescue worker the one who picked him up from the airport and let him come home with her from time to time over the weekend.

He turned his head back and forth listening and waiting patiently.

As soon as she came through the door he was jumping up and letting her know just how much he missed her.

He was the one, he was smart and cautious, not hyper but not lazy either and once he bonded with you he was yours and you were his.

I jokingly tell Mike that we didn't know it then but if Mike were a dog he would be Anubis. 

We went home and read as much as we could about this strange dog from Spain called a Podenco.

A date was set to pick him up from the rescue, we bought all of the essentials and then the day came.

We called the rescue to make sure we were still good for the time we had scheduled to pick up our new family member and we got a voicemail box instead.

Then we got a call saying someone else was coming to look at him a 3rd time with the probability of adoption.

As dramatic as it sounds to say my heart broke a little bit, it really did.

I told myself that if the rescue owner believed there may be a better fit for him with someone else I ultimately wanted what was best for him.

Since Mike and I had cleared our day to pick up "Buddy" at the time, we had a free day. 

Retail therapy was the answer and we ended up buying a giant clawfoot bathtub.

I don't regret buying the tub but it was definitely to console us and it was a crazy good deal.

A week passed and we got a call saying it didn't work out with the other guy and we could pick him up whenever we wanted to.

Saying that my emotions had been taken on a rollercoaster ride would be an understatement.

I admire men and women who adopt children and my experience was a grain of sand compared to what they go through.

Anubis, for now, is like our child.

We're practicing our parenting skills and he keeps me company when Mike is gone.

He loves hopping around and prefers night walks to day walks.

He is not a fan of rain (hence the rain coat) yet doesn't mind running through the water filled ditches if he catches the scent of a rabbit or other small game animal on the other side.

Checking all of the windows periodically while he is inside to show us he's got our back is one of his favorite pastimes.

He's also likes being an only child and will not play with a ball or toy if he sees another dog playing with it.

He looks very friendly but will bark and growl at strangers if they get too close to me, especially men.

He also doesn't like dogs with fancy hairstyles no matter their size, which I think is hilarious and it may just be that he's jealous.

We're pretty smitten and I'd like to think he's in love with us too.

Thank you to all of those who took the time to read about how obsessed I am with my fur child!

I'm sure if you have one you understand! :) 

xoxo

Piper Arielle 

    

Gingham And A Basket

A few of my current favorites at the moment!

The blue shirt is from Target and I've worn it so much I'm considering getting another one before it's gone!

The coral gingham shirt is an older J.Crew boy shirt.

The basket purse is vintage and I adore the worn in brass hardware!

And because someone wanted to be the center of attention like always, I took pictures of Anubis being Anubis!

He is pretty cute though! 

xoxo

Piper Arielle