I’m so glad you got a kick out of my last post, hair salon blogging, and the pictures of me with foils in my hair. Yes, keeping it real. Always.
Here’s my new and freshly touched up color.
Photos courtesy of my iMac’s built-in camera and the Photo Booth program.
No cut, just highlights.
Ba-bye root regrowth. I can’t believe I am posting that picture, but whatever. I’ve posted foil pictures already.
It was my first time using the built-in camera since I got this computer and it’s so much easier than trying to balance my DSLR in one hand, while doing it in reverse in a bathroom mirror, with a huge lens covering half my face, and somehow trying to snap a decent picture.
Why didn’t I think to use Photo Booth sooner or with my old computer? I’m a little slow on the uptake, apparently. But I’m on board now.
I’m also on board with:
1. A freezer full of cookie dough balls and bites.
I reached for High Raw Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Balls yesterday.
I always store extra desserts in the freezer that way no matter what I’m in the mood for, it’s likely I have something along those lines waiting for me in cold storage and it just takes 10 minutes or so to come back to room temp. Good as new. That was my grandma’s method for 90 years and if it worked for her, I’m on board.
2. I’m on board with beautiful yellow calla lilies from the farmer’s market
Aren’t these so vibrant and striking? I could have taken pictures of them all day.
They remind me of the calla lilies I saw in Aruba a few weeks ago. And whoa, that trip feels like a lifetime ago already. Sigh.
3. I’m always on board to spend time with Skylar. She doesn’t know it’s fireworks weekend yet. She’ll be thrilled when I tell her!
4. Bowls of popcorn. Always on board with those.
Popcorn, How I Love Thee.
I have an entire popcorn recipes section I love it that much with a variety of blends and combos.
Adding nooch, cinnamon, sugar, stevia, cocoa powder, chocolate chips, coconut oil, ginger, maca. <– All at once, or just some of those at once. It’s all good.
I’d be on board with either variety.6. Yellow Peppers, Sugar Snap Peas and Spicy Doritos Cheezy Dip
Totally on board for some raw crunch + dippage
Questions:
1. Have you ever discovered something new on your computer that you had no idea existed that has turned out to be helpful and useful?
Do tell because we can all help each other learn things.
My tip for those that aren’t familiar and have a Mac:
To do a screenshot, you hold down three keys at once: Command + Shift + 4
And then you can “draw” the screenshot size, it saves it to your desktop, and you can upload the screenshot to your blog, email, or other files. Pretty basic but maybe someone doesn’t know that one. I forget half the time what the three keys to hold are.
Also everyone raves about Instagram for their iPhone. I don’t use it. Maybe I should be?
2. What are you On Board With?
And Keep the Bamboo Travel Skirt Giveaway Entries coming!
I’m on board with 3 day weekends!
I’m an Aruba girl too! I have a timeshare at the Playa Linda and am counting down to my trip in a few weeks. I would love to own a place there – how many times a year do you go? I actually got married there almost 3 years ago…and carried calla lilies in my bouquet! Perhaps the ones you saw were also going to a wedding! :)
You may like this post
https://www.loveveggiesandyoga.com/2011/06/aruba-vacation-highlights.html
and this one
https://www.loveveggiesandyoga.com/2010/12/aruba-vacation-highlights-returning.html
my two most current trips down there with tons of links and pics
we go a couple times a year and love every second. enjoy your trip down to the P.L.!! We are at the Hyatt Beach/PL area DAILY!!! :)
Your hair looks awesome! I’m tempted to go and get more blonde put on the top, because I want to be REALLY blonde…even just for summer! I never used iPhoto for the longest time and I don’t know why. It’s awesome and now I use it all the time!
Well iphoto is great til I moved onto lightroom
https://www.loveveggiesandyoga.com/2011/06/adobe-photoshop-lightroom-3-giveaway.html
But photo booth, something I never used…just never used the built in camera, which is all I really have done with the “program” so far
haa – I was thinking to myself “does her old mac not have a camera and photo booth? just as you were saying “why didn’t I sooner?” ;)
now you have to get to page 163 in Plate to Pixel about tethering!! :D it is SO fun! I was putting it off, thinking it would be a complicated install of SOMETHING, and while I was explaining it to Jason, he was on my new laptop and suddenly says, “okay, here!” and had it set up. So even a non computer nerd should be able to do it quickly! :)
Where my computer is located, i.e. bedroom, shooting teathered would be really tricky b/c the light in here, the location, floorplan, just everything, not really viable but yes, I know I could do it if I wanted to :)
I have been needing to get my hair highlighted so bad!! I just never have the time. I have such thick hair, that it takes them like 3 hours to do it! It’s crazy!
And I love those flowers, especially the yellow ones. THey would look so pretty in vase on my table :)
And I had NO idea on how to do a screen shot! I have been wanting badly to learn how to do that! haha Thank you!. Tips for the mac…HmmmI know if you go into the system preferences, you can change it so whenever u put ur mouse in a certain corner of a screen, it will do something cool..like bring up the dashboard, or show you all your pages open…etc..
And I’ll be emailing you shortly! :)
My girl is fast and I fire and move on to new people if I am there longer than 2 hrs ( i also dont stay for a blowout and leave w/ wet hair)….i cannot STAND sitting there waiting….ugh!
Loving the hair, lady! Nice.
Today I am on board with chill out time with the hub and wine! And dark chocolate with ginger chunks in…
Hahahaha love the sex on the beach statement.
And I always forget which 3 keys take a screenshot too, I usually end up googling it!
I’m not on board with both kinds of sex on the beach. Guess which one I hate?
I am on board with those lilies though. Ineed some bright yellow sunshiney flowers in my life right now. Or just sunshine. Its dreary today.
funny, my comment reply to madeline addressed this issue…lol.
not a fan of sand!
Instagram really is great! You should definitely try it!
Your hair looks fabulous Averie! I love getting mine touched up… gives me that little extra confidence boost. :)
Wow, those are such good-quality pictures from your computer! I’m totally impressed. I recently discovered the “Snipping Tool” on my PC laptop. It’s awesome for doing posts and for sending my dad screen shots when my computer is having issues.
thanks for the lovely comment, as always.
you make me smile…you’re such a positive person, heather!
You hair looks great. Yum on the cookie dough balls, I should try freezing my hemp seed fudge balls.
1. On our new one yes because of all the various parts hubby installed on it – I think it has like 20k USB ports. :-)
2. Making it to the 3 day weekend with my sanity after this week at work!
You’re so cute :) I might be getting a MAC! I’ll be making the switch from PC to Mac. Hope the Apple store can figure all of that out for me…
You will LOVE it! My hubs made the plunge for his whole business 5 yrs ago and was a DIEHARD pc guy. And yes, the Apple store will help you with everything!
Hair looks great! Fresh highlights are seriously the best! Those yellow callas are just gorgeous. I’m on board with the weekend being almost here :) Baking today for our Body Step launch tonight, Water (I can’t seem to get enough these days), Frank & Josh :)
Your hair looks great!
I’m continually learning new things about my Mac. I feel like I’m wayyyy under utilizing it evertime I learn a new trick.
Popcorn recipe section?! You totally just made my day!
The sex on the beach made me laugh this morning.
I’m excited for Canada ay, its tomorrow!