August is the heart of summer, and we had both a trip abroad and a family holiday! It was such a busy month of friends, summer sunshine, and getting to make so many memories. I really have enjoyed hanging out with Kai so much and being able to have more relaxing summer days. As a part of Project 365 I have taken a photo and written about every single day. Some people post monthly like me, some post daily, and some post weekly. You can check out some other bloggers at the end of this post.
Harlow Town use to have a Harlow Town Show, many, many years back. Recently, as a part of their new developments within Harlow, they’ve been hosting more events. We’ve seen the Christmas Market, the Graffiti Festival, Lions on the Loose, and now the Harlow Town Show. This event specifically was meant for only people who live in Harlow (they had this whole ticket verification processes and everything), as it was put on for the people of Harlow.
Harlow Town Show Ticket Situation
The event had different stands and shows on each day, for three days. We went on the Sunday, going to both the daytime show and the night show. (Friday and Saturday also had a night show. Both night shows were ticketed separately to the daytime shows.) The tickets for the Harlow Town Show were very confusing generally, with Friday and Saturday evenings being labelled as 18+ only, but also Sunday evening shows saying the same in their emails – and there was this whole thing where they’d call and “check” if you were living in Harlow if you got a ticket – but obviously some people just lied and brought their out of town family members anyway. It’s all a bit of a strange thing!
I have been dying my hair for well over a year now, with vibrant, often light colors that do need a lot of work! I refresh my own hair in between going to my local salon, but I am often looking to make sure my hair’s vibrant color sticks for as long as it can. There are a few things you can do to help with vibrant color lasting. Often, when getting your hair dyed a vibrant color, you’ll want to make sure you are washing your hair only 1 to 2 times a week (I wear a shower cap if it’s not a day to get my hair wet) and make sure you are using cold or cool water. You need to ensure you are not using heat tools when possible, and if you are, you should use a strong heat protectant. One other thing, which is extremely important, is your shampoo and conditioner. There are a lot of brands out there that make shampoo and conditioners specifically for colored hair, as they need to be sulfate-free. I’ve tinkered around with a few different brands and want to share my thought:
While in Canada, my time zone was all out of whack. The weather was fantastic in the evenings, so I wanted to do something that involved walking around and seeing something interesting, so I went to the Neon Sign Museum! This is a free, outdoor exhibition space between two buildings, full of neon signs and history around these signs.
[Ad – Gifted Products] Every other Monday we have a board game afternoon at our local Geek Retreat, and this time, we played Snackaroo – which has really fantastic characters! I absolutely love claymation and clay art, I collect clay Pokemon Cards, so when I saw the box of Snackaroo, I really wanted to play the game itself. Robin and Amelia both agreed these were fantastic cards as well, so we were excited to play.
