Hair Change!

So as you know - the hair has been bothering me lately. I don't want to do anything too wild and crazy, but I did make somewhat of an impulsive change to my mop-top after coming home from the mall today. I don't know whether it's fall creeping up on me that's making me want to do crazy things - or that I'm just sick of looking the same. Attention span of a fly, folks.

So yes - I rocked the bangs as a young'n:

try not to be too intimidated..

But around I would say - 9th grade - I started doing the side swept thing. I realized today that everyone does the side swept thing... which is fine - but that's soooo not me. Gotta stand out. I'm the idiot who gets the jersey of the hockey player that nobody else has and then he gets traded 4 months later all because I HAVE TO BE DIFFERENT. Why get the star player when eeeverryyoonnee elsseee has the star player's jersey. That's my logic... So as I was innocently trimming my bangs today, I kind of brushed them to the side and they kind of fell in this somewhat-cute way and I thought to myself... well what the hell - what do you have to lose, kell? So I pulled a little snip snip here and a little snip snap there and (now that everyone is thinking of vasectomies):

VOILA!

I'm really diggin' them :)

Go Girl Energy + An Exciting Announcement!

Me and energy drinks have a rocky past. I remember when I first tried red bull back in like 10th grade - I took one sip and I was like ARE YOU KIDDING ME?! I thought it tasted terrible! And I mean, it still does taste terrible, I guess I've just kind of gotten used to dealing with it. I've tried the monster and all the other crazy brands and although I've found a few that don't taste like total crap - I feel like they all kick me into overdrive & I wind up feeling like I'm seconds from stepping onto stage at Radio City Music Hall naked all day long. Can't deal with that.

So when "Go Girl" sent me a big ol' box in the mail full of their energy drinks designed especially for women - I was really excited to give them a go. And even better - they support breast cancer awareness, as well as ovarian cancer research. Really an awesome company to support. Here are their 3 amazing flavors and a little review on each of them:

Go Girl: The original go girl is a sugar free energy drink that has a light carbonated, almost strawberry-ish taste and doesn't feel heavy and syrupy like most energy drinks do. It has less than 5 calories, 1 gram of carbs, and it contains a mild apetetite supressant that's all natural (no weird chemicals here). It absolutely gave me a little boost, but I didn't get that overwhelming, heart racing jolt that most other "energy" drinks promise. I also love that it doesn't have that weird after taste that alot of the competitors do. It's actually very refreshing and would even be great for after a workout.

Go Girl Glo: First off, the flavor combo here is unbeatable: starfruit and pomegranate - it is SO light and delish. The nice thing about this one is that it has slightly less caffeine than the original Go Girl, but more than your typical can of pop - so it's great for a mid day boost when you don't want to be bouncing off the walls at 9pm when you're trying to wind down. Never once did I feel jittery. 35 Calories, plus it's got herbal elements that are good for your heart, body, mind, and even your skin! Who said energy drinks couldn't make you beautiful, eh?

Go Girl Bliss: This awesome peach tea flavored drink isn't carbonated, but still provides you with a little kick of energy like the carbonated ones above. This is a great choice for those of you who prefer an all natural route to energy since the "caffeine" element comes from special tea leaves. The caffeine (since it comes from a plant) gets distributed evenly throughout your body and gives what the website calls a "blissful feeling".. Doesn't that just sound awesome? It's sweetened with agave and once again only 35 calories. Great for those of you who are looking for a non-carbonated option.

Go Girl is available online and there's also a product locator tool to see if it's sold in any stores near you. There is a $10 sampler pack of all three I mentioned above if you wanna give all of them a little try. I hope that you guys will give them a go & if you do - let me know what you think!

And aside from that - ol' kellster over here has a new job! Just found out this morning & I couldn't be happier. I'll be leaving my desk job and going back to doing what I love - working with kids! I have a job as a full time nanny starting August 2nd & I'm very excited :) Thanks to all of you who sent me good vibes on twitter - you really came through in the clutch for me! xo Love you guys.

Getting New Stuff Seriously Rules.

I get bored with things really easily. Luckily, for my boyfriend, he is not one of those things because he isn't electronic. When it comes to electronics, I've had like a two-year tolerance. I've never had a cell phone longer than that two year mark because I just get bored with them. I'm the same way with cameras (although sometimes I'm left with no choice because my rough housing causes their early demise).. I realize this is an expensive habit and recently I got sick and tired of it & decided to do my homework & find two devices that I figured would satisfy me for AT LEAST 3 years. At least.

As stupid as it sounds.. if something looks cute - I am way more compelled to hang onto it. My last cell phone (the voyager) was not cute & it's touch screen made me want to kill myself. My last camera (some Kodak thing) was also no beauty queen & it's "maybe I'll work today" 'tude made me impartial to it. So my bug kicks in & tells me it's time to move on & I don't resist temptation:

LOVE. IN FREAKIN' LOVE. I never had a blackberry before & at this point, I don't know if I'll ever want to own anything else ever again. I can do everything on this phone & I'm so glad that I didn't cave & get the droid like the salesman wanted me to because everything he highlighted that was so special about the droid.. the blackberry has it, too. Plus the droid's touchscreen was a huge turn-off & the keyboard wasn't raised which bothered me. Extremely happy with the Curve 8530 & now I can respond to e-mails on the go, too :) Makes my life much easier. If you're thinking about getting one - please e-mail me with any questions & I'd be happy to help ( kelspot@gmail.com) .. Plus it's FREAKIN PURPLE. Hello?!?!!?

The second sex pot is my new Fuji Film Fine Pix camera which has proven to be one of the simplest cameras to ever use & I've only had it for like a day and a half now. I got this thing for $70 on amazon (not even kidding - it was $130 at best buy) & it's so compact & little & perfectly portable. Another huge plus is that it doesnt have a lens that comes out (which has caused all of my other cameras to bite the dust) - so that was great. I did get a case ( a zebra one, thanks ) for the little bugger to hopefully prolong his lifespan. He's way too cute to die. Seriously.

OH! And he has a blog mode which automatically adjusts picture sizes down to make them easy to upload so you best believe I'll be using that ;)

Ahhhh.. fresh electronics.