It happens every time. When I have a baby I take a few months off from even trying to look good. I mean when you have a new baby you also have baby weight, and you feel like a zombie because well let's face it newborns don't sleep much. It is hard for me to want to put forth the effort to look good when I don't really feel good. As far as the health and beauty aisle I have always been a fairly low maintenance girl, but right after having a baby I am even more so. I spend maybe 10 minutes getting ready each morning. I usually stick to the bare essentials: get dressed, brush my teeth, put on deodorant, and put my hair in the infamous "mom pony". Eventually, after life with the new baby has settled into a bit of a routine, I get tired of feeling (and looking) frumpy and have to do something about it. Usually that something has been a hacking off my hair and getting a new cut. Jon predicted my change of heart this time around and in talking about it we decided that for Christmas he could get me a gift certificate to a salon so I could go and get a new haircut and with it a new outlook on life. 
On December 30th, Jon watched all of the girls for me and I headed off for a few hours at the salon. It was actually only the second time in her life that I have left Alyssa for more than an hour. (The first being the day before when we went to the temple.) It was fantastically fun! Included in my gift package was a haircut and style, a mini mineral make up lesson, a eyebrow waxing, and a manicure. I learned a lot from my make up lesson and the hair stylist. I gained a little more confidence in my ability to do my own hair and make up. In fact, I think I put on make up at least 4 days this week! It is always amazing to me how much better I feel when I know that I look good. It has got me thinking, maybe it is worth the time and effort after all. The girl who cut my hair asked if I was going to wait another 20 months before getting my hair cut again, and I think I have to answer no. Because I have learned that contrary to what I said earlier in this post ("It is hard for me to want to put forth the effort to look good when I don't really feel good.") when I put forth the effort to look good I usually end up feeling good. Interesting little fact, eh?
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HOLY SMOKES WOMAN! Your new hair do and make up...WOW! You look absolutely amazing! Rick and I are sitting here, looking at these before and after pictures, with our jaws to the ground! You have amazing cheeks too!! (Rick made that comment!)
We love it!
You look beautiful, my friend!
You look awesome Skye!!! I feel this exact way after baby too. It's hard to remember to take of the "mom hat" for long enough to remember that we actually want to look good for ourselves and for our hubby. :) But seriously, Tyler's never given me a salon package, that's awesome (I might have to drop him a major hint for my birthday ;D). All you needed to make that total bliss is a massage thrown in there. ;)
love your haircut! And I completely agree with you about how you feel you look affecting your outlook. I feel the same way.
You look amazing! I love the haircut, and I love your jacket! I agree with you, though. When I don't take the time to get ready for the day I tend to feel tired and avoid going out in public. When I feel decent then I seem to have more energy and I want to be around other people (because I'm not embarrassed to be seen in public).
Love the cut, but my favorite part is the eyebrow waxing... Before I read teh post and was just looking after the before and after pics I completely noticed the eyebrows. I love it when I get mine done, I swear it makes my cheekbones higher and my eyes bigger. You always have good cheek bones, but it looks good. Plus once you get them done it's easy to keep their nice lines with tweezers.
What a great gift. You look beautiful! Love it. Hope you are doing well. Happy New Year!
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