Happy Hub: Zoya Rikki, Eddie the Eagle, Zootopia, & More!

We made it through another month! It feels like March has dragged its feet. It's been stressful, even though spring break made up with a fourth of it, and things starting up again for spring quarter. Only three more months until summer! As we look to the future, we cannot forget to live in the present. What better way to do that than by reading this month's Happy Hub?!

#hairoftheweek: Winter 2016 Recap

We've reached that point of the season where it's time to close it out and gear up for the upcoming season. I've compiled all twelve #hairoftheweek posts into this Recap to make things a bit easier for you. Hopefully you didn't miss any of them as the season went on but if you somehow did, this is your chance to catch up! There's also some extra information about each hairstyle that was not included in their original blog posts so let's get to it!

#hairoftheweek: {Bonus} Boho Lace Tieback

Since I'm on spring break and it's the end of a #hairoftheweek season, we're switching things up a bit. I'm bringing the bonus #hairoftheweek to you mid-week, and I hope you don't mind because we've got a big one headed our way this Sunday. I don't have time to come up with a hairstyle and go through the whole #hairoftheweek process over spring break as well as close out the season so my solution is to do the bulk of the work the summer before. Let it be known that I love to plan ahead.

#hairoftheweek: #tbt Braid Flip Combo

I can't believe we've blasted our way through another ten hairstyles! While the quarter itself took its sweet time, each #hairoftheweek came and went pretty quickly. Either way, I'm so relieved it's spring break. This is some much deserved rest, if I do say so myself. I need me some R&R. The best way to do that is by trying out some new hairstyles, right?

#hairoftheweek: Skeleton Braid

Dead week more like dead me. My brain knows I should be more stressed than I actually am (what is it with the lack of urgency of dead weeks this school year?!) so to make up for it, it's decided to make me a complete sloth. This week has been the most unproductive all quarter. Maybe I've burned myself out? At least there's one part of my life that isn't suffering, and that's my hair game. Not to brag, but I think this season turned out pretty great. I can officially say that since this is the final #hairoftheweek before the Fan Favorite! But let's not get ahead of ourselves. We've still got to take a look at the Skeleton Braid!

Book Talk: Beauty and the Beast Recommendations

It seems like everywhere you look these days there are fairytale retellings. It's a good thing I'm the last person you'd find complaining about it. I have, however, noticed that a good portion of said retellings are inspired by Beauty and the Beast in some way. I like to think I've read a fair amount of fairytale retellings and it took me by surprise just how many of them can be linked back to Beauty and the Beast. It's hard to come up with a well-done, original retelling without taking elements from other fairytales but it's not impossible, as you'll see in some of these recommendations in this post. I think you'll be amazed by the many different directions these authors have chosen to take their retellings of the same story. I certainly was.

#hairoftheweek: Big Dutch Halo

The weather is gradually warming up, the flowers are blooming, the sun is setting later, and I have to start putting away my sweaters or risk overheating in class. Looks like Punxsutawney Phil was right, spring is here early! It's a good thing, too, because I have been itching to get to some hairstyles I've had saved up but wanted to wear in spring. This week's hairstyle just happens to be one of them! I fell so completely in love with this hairstyle when I discovered it that I wanted to wear it as an official #hairoftheweek as soon as possible.

Book Talk: February Wrap Up

In retrospect, February felt long. It did feel a little slow during the month, but looking back, it's as if the books I read at the beginning of the month were books I read a year ago. I've been so immersed in all these adventures that it feels as though I've lived all their lives. Collectively, that's a lot of lifetimes. I am very happy with the books I chose to pick up this month. I think I got a good mix of everything and every book hit its mark. If you want to find out more about these fantastic books, keep on reading!