How to Fix Nasty Barbie Hair

How many of you have wanted to get rid of nasty My Little Pony or Barbie hair but didn't know how?

ME!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks to the lovely site called Pinterest, I figured out the secret to make Barbie's hair pretty again.

YAY!!!

How to make your Barbie's hair pretty again:

Step one:  Fill a bowl with super hot water (hot chocolate hot).

Step two:  Place your Barbie's (or pony's) hair inside that bowl and let it soak for thirty seconds.

Step three:  Brush your Barbie's hair (starting from the bottom; it'll make brushing so much easier) with a small tooth comb (or a "Barbie brush") until all tangle monsters (or whatever you call them) are out.

As a last resort:  If you're stuck on a knot that just won't come out, then cut your Barbie's hair.  Yes, you heard me...  Or read me, cut the stupid Barbie hair.  It's not going to kill you if you give Barbie a trim...  Or a new look.

Step four:  Style your Barbie's renewed hair.  You'll be amazed at how much better it feels and looks.

Question of the day:

When was the first time you cut hair?

Me:

I was about four.  I was styling my cousin's long, thick, curly locks with a tiny round brush.  It kinda got stuck, so, being one to solve problems on my own, I cut it out.  Then I decided to cut a few other "chunks" out as well to make it symmetrical.  Long story short (eh-em, no pun intended), my Aunt Karen had to take her to a salon to "fix" my stylish creation.  Needless to say, it ended up getting cut about 1 inch long all around her head.  I don't think Aunt Karen liked me very much for a while after that...

Dark Chocolate Covered Bananacicle

OH MY GOOBERS!!!  

I CAN'T BELIEVE IT'S SUMMER!!!

Ah, summer: the time of year when it's awesome to swim, bike, bake, hike, and eat popsicles...

One problem: I don't have popsicles at my house (hence the phrase: My mom is the Food Nazi).

We also don't have chocolate... Well, we do, but I don't know where my dear, sweet mother hid it.

[Mom here: all chocolate and peanut butter is banned to the locked safe...]

BUT, we do have frozen bananas.  So, taking a little inspiration from Chocolate Covered Katie, I took the liberty of making my own dipping chocolate and made a Dark-Chocolate-Covered Bananacicle.  (Try saying that 7 times fast!)

They are super yummy and super easy to make...

The nice thing about them is that the chocolate is pretty dark but mellows out nicely with the banana.  It makes a great satisfying snack that isn't super addicting and leaving you hunting for more sugar... or chocolate...

Dark Dipping Chocolate:

2 tbsp coconut oil

3 tbsp cocoa powder

30 drops liquid stevia

2-4 shakes of salt

1/16 tsp vanilla

2 frozen bananas, cut into chunks

Melt the coconut oil in the microwave for 15 seconds.  Mix in the cocoa powder, stevia, salt and vanilla.  Stir until all the clumps are gone.

Dip the banana chunks into the chocolate mixture and allow to cool on a cookie sheet lined with waxed paper.  

Watch in awe as the chocolate mixture hardens in less than 30 seconds.

Eat and enjoy the crunch of "mock dark chocolate magic shell" on the creamy, dreamy freezy banana.

This is kid tested and Food Nazi Mother approved!

Question Of the Day:

What are you excited for most this summer?

Me:

LAKE POWELL!!!  Costa Rica, and Girls Camp!