I can curl my hair in about three minutes flat. It's become an almost-daily task in the morning, and I'm really fast. But, if I'm going out and have a little more time to get ready, I like to curl slowly and pin everything up while I get ready. I find that pin curls are bouncier and hold a lot better than a simple, hasty turn of the curling iron. Here's how to get the look!

  

1. Separate hair into sections and curl the first one under. Roll curling iron up as far as possible.

2. When the hair is hot to the touch, release it and carefully (it'll be quite warm!) roll the curl up with your fingers.

3. Pin the curl against your head. I think you could use bobby pins, but my hair is super thick and heavy, so I use those metal hair pins pictured above.

4. Repeat steps 1-4 all the way around your head!

5. Once everything is pinned up, give the whole thing a spritz (I use Redken Wool Shake).

6. Hang out around your house feeling glamorous until it's time to leave! (If I weren't taking photos for the world to see, I'd usually wait until this moment to do my makeup and put some clothes on.)

7. Take out the pins, shake your head around, and give the ends one final spray. Go forth and be fancy!

For about the past week, I've been feeling a little off. I powered through it so I could go to work and see my friends and keep plans and then visit Rob on Friday, but I think it finally caught up to me. And then I lost my voice a little? Driving back on Sunday included chills and a fever and the worst migraine I've had in months. So today I'm home, finally taking a rest and drinking some tea. Here's to being up and at 'em again in the morning.

How was your weekend? Happy Monday!

I feel really honored to be here today with the sole purpose of sharing a beautiful and important movement with you.

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Because I couldn't have said it better myself, I borrowed some words from the description of the above video:

"The Half the Sky movement is cutting across platforms to ignite the change needed to put an end to the oppression of women and girls worldwide, the defining issue of our time. Inspired by journalists Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn's book of the same name, Half the Sky brings together video, websites, games, blogs and other educational tools to not only raise awareness of women's issues, but to also provide concrete steps to fight these problems and empower women. Change is possible, and you can be part of the solution."

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This post (+ my sharing on social media) was inspired by my participation in a compensated program initiated by Women Online/The Mission List to raise awareness about the Half the Sky. All commentary and opinions are, of course, my own.