Aaand we’re back!
After a nice three-day weekend, I must admit it feels good to get back into my normal groove and start on this week’s to do list. I’ll be cramming five days of work into three, since I’m leaving early on Friday morning for Chicago to be in my friend Leah’s wedding on Saturday, so I’m anxious to get crackin’.
This morning started out on a productive note with a quality cardio workout at the gym. I completed this 30-minute treadmill workout that got my heart pumping:
| Minutes | Incline | Pace |
| 0-4 | 8.0 | 4.0 |
| 4-5 | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| 5-6 | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| 6-7 | 1.0 | 4.5 |
| 7-8 | 1.0 | 8.2 |
| 8-9 | 1.0 | 4.5 |
| 9-10 | 1.0 | 8.4 |
| 10-11 | 1.0 | 4.5 |
| 11-12 | 1.0 | 8.6 |
| 12-13 | 1.0 | 4.5 |
| 13-14 | 1.0 | 8.8 |
| 14-15 | 1.0 | 4.5 |
| 15-16 | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| 16-17 | 1.0 | 4.5 |
| 17-18 | 1.0 | 8.8 |
| 18-19 | 1.0 | 4.5 |
| 19-20 | 1.0 | 8.6 |
| 20-21 | 1.0 | 4.5 |
| 21-22 | 1.0 | 8.4 |
| 22-23 | 1.0 | 4.5 |
| 23-24 | 1.0 | 8.2 |
| 24-25 | 1.0 | 4.5 |
| 25-26 | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| 26-27 | 1.0 | 4.5 |
| 27-30 | 8.0 | 4.0 |
This workout covered 2.89 miles and the varying speeds made it absolutely fly by!
I rounded out my workout with 25 minutes on the elliptical while flipping through a home decorating magazine. I can’t wait to decorate a new place!
Breakfast
After the gym and a one-mile walk with Sadie, I was more than ready to dig into a yummy breakfast.
On today’s menu was chocolate chia seed pudding that I prepped last night, with 1/2 cup of oats stirred in.
I topped everything with frozen banana slices before digging in.
Cold, creamy and oh-so-satisfying.
Wedding Hair
As I mentioned above, this Saturday I will be a bridesmaid in my friend Leah’s wedding. All the bridesmaids are having our hair done (I opted out of having my makeup done after my wedding day disaster) and I’ve been looking at magazines and photos of updos in search of the perfect look for her special day. Leah’s bridesmaid dresses have a collar, so updos seem like the way to go!
So far these are my favorites:
Carrie Underwood…
Jessica Simpson…
Carmen Electra…
Julianne Hough…
I am trying to pick a style that will work with my ridiculously thin hair. I worry that I won’t have enough volume for Carrie Underwood or Julianne Hough’s looks, but we’ll see what the hair stylist says!
Which look do you like best?
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I really like the Carrie Underwood ‘do! It seems like it’d be the easiest to hid thin hair with that style then the two where the hair is down.
I’m glad you had a good long weekend! Good luck with the hairstyle!
I love Carrie Underwood’s! If worried about enough volume, I’d go with J.Simp’s … I think the ‘messy’ looks are just gorgeous!
that’s exactly why i picked that one! it seemed like the most feasible option with my hair type.
I did that Carrie Underwood style for my senior prom!! It turned out SO pretty, though it was a little different from the pic I gave the stylist. Very soft and romantic, definitely my vote!!
Carrie underwoods is my favorite!!!
carrie or carmen!! wow! great workout- nice speedddds o’er derree!!
Okay, so this is pretty hilarious – when I was a bridesmaid in my best friend’s wedding, I brought in that exact Carrie Underwood picture to the stylist to replicate! It turned out fantastic, and one of the junior bridesmaids actually asked me if she could take a picture of mine to bring to *her* stylist to have it done for prom! I seriously say you go with that one – it’s gorgeous – from firsthand experience!
I like J Simps and Carmen’s–both are different and fun!
Oh Carrie’s hair style is sleek, sexy and so fun 🙂 go for it girl!
I love the Carrie underwood ‘do… might steal that for my wedding hair!
Julie you know ANY of those looks would be beautiful on you. Heck, you could go with your hair in a mohawk and you’l look stunning 😉
I’d go with Carrie, though! Enjoy your day!
Ah, thank you for posting those pics! I’m going to take the Carrie Underwood picture to my hairdresser when I do my wedding hair trial!!! So obviously, I love #1 & I think #4 is cute too!
I love the Carrie Underwood ‘do! So elegant!
I love the Carmen Electra look and I think it will do great with your hair. But all are very cute looks!
Carrie Underwood or Carmen Electra! They all look great, but those are my favorites.
I like them all, but I know what you mean about trying to figure out which styles work with thin hair. I have very fine hair, but I have a lot of it… so there’s a lot of styles that won’t work with my hair. If you go on my blog on the “stop the madness” page, I have a pic from a recent wedding I was in… I had a side ponytail like the “Carmen Electra” pic you’re showing and it worked really well. Everyone kept talking about how cute my hair style was. Just an idea, since it sounds like your hair is similar. 😉 Regardless, enjoy the wedding!!
oh i love that look! and the green dress looks so pretty on you, too!
Thank you! 🙂 Good luck figuring out what style looks best on you!! You’ll look great no matter what, but I know the hair decision is always a tough one! 😉
I like them all, but I think Carrie Underwood’s is my fave! Whatever you choose will look gorgeous on you, though!
Carrie do all the way! My first thought when I saw the pic was that you could totally pull it off. I like Jessica’s but think its too messy for it to look nice for a wedding.
If the Carrie Underwood one is do-able, it definitely gets my vote!
I love Carrie’s hair the best!!
I love the Carrie Underwood one! I’ve done that style before and loved it!
I like Carrie Underwoods the best! Also, if you are worried about your thin hair you can always get some clip in extensions to make your hair look more full and have more hair to work with! 🙂
Carmen!!!
I have to say Carrie Underwood’s look is my favorite. My hair looked a lot like that on my wedding day. 🙂 I like Jessica’s look too, but my fine hair always slips out of those messy styles. I’m sure whatever you choose will be goregous!
Carrie Underwood!!!!…… WIsh I could re-do the wedding hair I had! …..Less than 24 hours before my wedding the hairdresser and salon had a glitch and I had NO WEDDING HAIR APPOINTMENT!!!!!!!
oh that is awful. 🙁 i’m sure you were still a stunning bride!
I love Carrie Underwood’s updo! I’m always amazed by what hairstylists can do. I had very short hair at our wedding and my cousin, who did my hair, made it look like I had long, flowing locks. 🙂
Oh man. Thin hair sucks!! I totaly had that problem. I love the Carrie look. Also Cup of Jo has had some great hair tutorials lately: http://joannagoddard.blogspot.com/search/label/hair
ahhhh! thank you for this site! AMAZING! i just found this look and fell in love: http://joannagoddard.blogspot.com/2010/11/holiday-hair.html
it may be my front-runner now. thanks, corrie anne!
Carrie’s or Carmen’s if you can do it! You look like although you have thin hair, you have a lot of it, which is what I have going on too. Your hair can also hold a curl (mine can’t :/) so that means you might be able to get away with the volume of Julieanne’s hair. I like them all except for Jessica Simpsons, it’s a bit too messy for me but if it’s done right will look cute anyway :).
Cute hairdos!!!! 😀
Hope you have a great day, Julie!!!!
Like almost everyone else, Carrie’s is my fav! I feel like (depending on your friend Leah and the type of wedding she’s having) the Jessica Simpson one might be a little TOO messy. I know there are very stylish and cute ways to do messy hair, but to me in that picture, Jessica looks like she had her hair done and then got caught in the rain.
I like them all but Jessica’s. I mean, I like Jessica’s in general, but that doesn’t look like wedding material.
I think Julianne is the best. Plus, you look really good with your hair up and that one is really classy while still saying “beach girl.” 🙂
I like Carrie Underwood’s hair — and I’m sure the stylists could work some magic and make your hair look like hers!
I too suffer from the dreaded thin hair… I used to have it long but mine just looks so much better at shoulder length with tons of layers. So much volume!
Julie-Can you do a repeat of your own wedding day hair style? It looked great on you, plus you know it will work great with your thin hair. A different dress and setting will change the look up so it won’t feel the exact same! 🙂
Definitely the Carrie Underwood one!!
I love the Carrie look!
I’m in agreement with Gina – I’m a Carrie fan if you can work it.
Hah, what about a BUMP-IT?! PLEASE DO A BUMP-IT.
I love Carrie’s look….I have really long and very thin hair like you and I took that exact picture to the hairstylist when I was a bridesmaid in my friends wedding…they can tease/hairspray/curl everything enough to give you volume! Also, have you ever thought of clip in extensions? I didn’t use them but I do have some that I clip in when I need some extra volume…esp when its an updo no one can tell you have extensions in! Just an idea 🙂
I love the Carrie one!
I really like Carrie Underwoods hair!
The Carrie Underwood pic, if you can make it work!
Carrie look all the way! I know you can make that look beautiful!!! U would look amazing with that style, heck any of those you would!
I love all of them but I think the Jess Simpson one is the best! I love the messy look and plus then you wouldn’t have to worry about it falling out because it is already messy and cute 🙂
I love them all! If I had to pick one I would vote for Carrie Underwoods look! I totally get where your coming from with the volume delimma but hairdressers can make magic happen with a teasing comb and hairspray… I wouldn’t worry :). Whops I shouldn’t be saying “teasing” my sis is a hairdresser and she was taught in school that, “it’s called backcombing, you tease your boyfriend not your hair!” haha.
I love the carmen electra look!
P.S. I just found out that I will be a bridesmaid for 3 different weddings next summer (yikes), and I’ve never been a bridesmaid before! Do you have any tips for first timers?
yes! i actually answered that very question in this post: https://www.pbfingers.com/2011/02/09/wedding-q-a-part-i/
Thanks julie! I knew you would be the perfect person to ask for advice 🙂
My vote is the Carrie one. She’s so gorgeous! I cut my hair shorter than usual quite a while ago and am really missing the length now. Hopefully within a few months it will be back to normal! Can’t wait to see photos!
I vote Carrie or Julianne! Both are gorgeous!
Carries is my favorite! I dOnt know if this is an option but at sallys beauty supply they sell clip in extensions they work wonders to make you your thicker and more fuller, they aren’t super expensive and SO easy to use! I have some and they are my favorite! You can re use the
Over and over! If you don’t have sallys there check out another beauty supply! I use them for weddings and other special occasions to give my hair that extra little boost!
love love j.simpson’s hair!! I also think anyone could pull that one off.
Have fun at the wedding!!
I love the Carrie Underwood the best, but I also love the Carmen Electra. My hair is super thin so “messy” updos tend to “stay” better than perfect ones. When my hair starts to fall and slip out, it looks like it is part of the plan.
my hair is the EXACT same way. un-done looks always seem to work better on my hair.
Hey Julie!
I think you could definitely pull off any of them..your hair isn’t thin, it’s very fine, but there’s a difference! I have fine hair too and I thought it was thin, but then my hairdresser told me it’s fine but there’s a lot of it. Who knew! 🙂