| How to Do Hairstyles With a Twisty Bump Posted: 29 Mar 2016 05:00 PM PDT In a world where there's no room for slow and steady, the fast and furious gets you places. Even beauty routines are experiencing a rapid makeover! Twisty bump is one such hairstyle meant for the modern day women who has little time on her hands, but still wants to turn heads. Give a break to the same old ponytails and buns and add a refreshing and stylish twist to your hairstyle, without burning a hole in your pocket or killing much of your precious time. Here are five simple twisty bump hairstyles that hit the perfect balance between chicness and comfort. EditThe Twisty Bump Ponytail - Brush your hair. Brush gently to remove all tangles. Part your hair as usual. The fewer tangles in your hair, the neater the look turns out.
- Twist a small front section of hair. Take one very small section of your hair from the front, near your hairline. Twist it three times. As you do this, bring it back toward the crown of your head.
- If your hair has trouble with volume, grab a larger chunk of hair instead. Tease it up with a teasing comb and hairspray. Lightly twist the end once and pin it down.
- Push forward to create a bump. Push it slightly forward to create a small bump, about 1–2 inches (2.5–5cm) high. Pin this section to the crown of your head.
- Make a ponytail. Make a ponytail out of the remaining hair. Secure it with a hair tie near the nape of your neck.
- Wrap the ponytail with another lock of hair (optional). Take a lock of hair from under the ponytail and wrap it around the 'tail, covering the hair tie. Bobby pin it in place. This looks really cute with a bump in front.
- This works best with a high ponytail.
- Apply hairspray on the twisty bump. To ensure that your twisty bump stays in place, secure it with hairspray. Enjoy your new, bouffant look.
EditThe Twisty Bump Chignon - Brush out all tangles. Get rid of all knots before you continue.
- Make the twisty bump. Grasp a small section of hair close to your hair line. Twist it three times. Bring it up to the crown of your head and push forward slightly to make a bump. Secure this to your crown with bobby pins.
- Form a side ponytail. Gather the rest of your hair to one side and make a low side ponytail, securing it with a hair tie.
- Twist the ponytail to make a side chignon. Firmly hold the ponytail and twist it around to form a side chignon. Secure it with plenty of bobby pins.
- Secure with hairspray. Spray over the chignon as well as the twisty bump.
EditThe Twisty Bump Braid - Brush your hair back. Gather your hair in the back and brush it all behind you.
- Twist a bump of hair. As with all twist bump hairstyles, begin with a small lock of hair near your hairline. Twist three times, push forward to give it a slight poof, and pin this against your crown.
- Braid your hair. Plait the rest of your hair into a classic French braid and secure it with a hair tie. Hairspray over the twisty bump when you're finished.
EditThe Twisty Bump Bun - Brush without parting your hair. Remove the knots in your hair by brushing it backwards, preferably without creating any parting. This will give you the perfect slicked-back look.
- Form a twisty bump. Twist a section of hair three times and push it forward to create a little bump. Pull it up and secure it with a bobby pin.
- Throw your hair into a semi-high ponytail. Pull your remaining hair into a semi-high ponytail at the back of your head and secure it with a hair tie.
- Twist the ponytail to create a bun. Roll the ponytail around repeatedly to create a bun. Use bobby pins to keep it in place.
- To prolong the style, spray the bun and the twisty bump with hairspray.
EditThe Twisty Bump Half-Up Half-Down - Create your twisty bump. After brushing and parting as usual, choose a section of hair close to your hairline. Twist three times, push to create a bump, and pin it against your crown.
- Add the half-up, half-down look. Take one small section of your hair from the right side, and pin it to the midsection on your hair. Take another section of your hair from the left side, and pin it over the right section of your hair.
- Secure the twisty bump with hairspray. This will set the shape of the twisty bump.
EditThings You'll Need - Hair ties
- Bobby pins
- Brush/comb
- Hairspray
- If you can't get enough volume with the basic method, tease your lock of hair first before twisting it. After teasing, just twist once or twice, then pin.
- Dress up your hairstyle with fun accessories like bow hair ties (for the ponytail and braid) and hair clips (for the chignon and bun).
- If your hair is thick, you may need more bobby pins (and more hairspray) to keep your hair in place.
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| How to Perform Downward Facing Dog in Yoga Posted: 29 Mar 2016 09:00 AM PDT Downward facing dog, or adho mukha svanasana in Sanskrit, is an integral pose for any yoga practice.[1] You can do this asana, or posture, alone, as part of sun salutations, or even as a rest pose. If you are an experienced yogi or just getting started, there are different ways you can practice downward facing dog. EditPracticing Downward Facing Dog from a Standing Position - Stand in tadasana. Start by standing in tadasana, or mountain pose, at the front of a yoga mat. This will allow you to most easily flow into downward facing dog from a standing position.
- In tadasana, or mountain pose, you stand at the front of a yoga mat with your feet together and your arms at your sides. Gaze forward, spread your toes, and make sure your balance is evenly distributed between both feet.[2]
- Make sure to engage your abdominals and lightly pull your sacrum toward the ground.
- Inhale and exhale evenly through your nose. If you can, make a slight sound like the sea when you breathe. This is called ujjayi breathing and can help you flow through your downward dog more effectively.[3]
- Place your hands in a prayer position and set an intention. No yoga practice, even if it is just doing downward facing dog, is complete without setting an intention. By taking a few seconds to dedicate your practice to something, you may be more effective at doing downward facing dog.
- Lightly touch the bases of your palms, then the palms themselves, and finally your fingers to make prayer hands. You can leave a small space between your palms if you like to let energy flow. Place your prayer hands on your sternum, near your heart.
- If you don't know what your intention is, consider something as simple as "letting go."
- Inhale and raise your prayer hands into an upward salute. Once you've set your intention, inhale and raise your hands towards the ceiling in an upward salute, which is also called urdhva hastasana.[4] Gently arch your back as you look up past your hands.
- Make sure to completely extend your elbows and reach up through your fingers towards the ceiling. Only tip your head back slightly, making sure not to compress your cervical spine.[5]
- Do this without hunching your shoulders and make sure to keep your chest open.
- Exhale and hinge into standing forward bend. Exhale and "plunge" into standing forward bend, which is also called uttanasana.[6]
- It's important to keep your back straight and hinge forward at your waist as you transition from upward salute (urdhva hastasana) to standing forward bend (uttanasana).
- Plant your palms flat on the floor next to either foot. Your fingers should point forward and be fully spread apart so that your entire palm is pressing into the floor, which will help distribute your weight evenly between your hands and your feet.
- It's important to keep your abs engaged and in contact with your thighs.[7] If necessary, bend your knees to keep this contact.
- If your palms don't reach the floor, put them on blocks so that your entire hand is pressing into the floor.[8]
- Inhale and extend your spine into standing half forward bend. Gently inhale and extend your spine into a standing half forward bend, which is also called ardha uttanasana. This position will make it easier for you to enter downward facing dog.
- Make sure to keep your spine straight as you extend halfway upward. Keep your palms firmly planted on the floor next to your feet.[9]
- Make sure to keep your abs engaged while you're in this position.[10]
- Exhale and step or jump back to plank pose. Depending on how experienced you are at yoga either step or jump back into Adho Mukha Dandasana. This will be your preparatory pose before completing the vinyasa to adho mukha savasana or downward facing dog.
- Exhale and push your hips towards the sky as you step each foot back until your body is in the shape of an inverted "V" for downward facing dog. If you are a beginner yogi, first step your right foot back followed by your left. Your body will end up in an inverted "V" shape, which is downward facing dog or adho mukha savasana. This position should feel calming and allow you to rest as you get deeper into the asana, or pose.
- Keep your palms pressing flat against the floor and your abs engaged.[11]
- Your heels may or may not touch the floor depending on how flexible your lower back, hamstrings, and calf muscles are. The more you practice, the easier it will be to get your heels to the floor.[12]
- Keep lifting your sitting bones towards the ceiling.[13]
- Keep your gaze towards your navel, but make sure you're head is hanging comfortably.[14]
- Inhale and exhale steadily for as many breaths as you like.[15]
- Cycle back through this vinyasa and return to mountain pose. As you become more experienced you can vary the vinyasas you cycle through to achieve certain poses.
EditPracticing Downward Facing Dog from a Kneeling Position - Start in Child's Pose. Begin by kneeling on a yoga mat or the floor. Bring your knees together and your buttocks to your feet. Exhale and slowly rest your torso over your thighs so that your forehead touches the mat.
- Exhale, spread your knees wide, bring your feet together, stretch your arms out in front with your belly between your legs and push back to downward facing dog. From balasana, or child's pose, exhale and push your sitting bones towards the ceiling. You should end up in an inverted "V" position, which is downward facing dog, or adho mukha savasana in Sanskrit.[16] This position should feel calming and allow you to rest as you get deeper into the asana, or pose.
- Keep your palms pressing flat against the floor and your abs engaged.[17]
- Roll your shoulders down your back and arms inward so the eyes of your elbows are facing one another.[18]
- Your toes may not be flexible enough to allow you to roll over them. If this is the case, modify the pose by picking up your feet and placing the backs on the floor.
- Your heels may or may not touch the floor, depending on how flexible your lower back, hamstrings, and calf muscles are. The more you practice, the easier it will be to get your heels to the floor.[19]
- Keep lifting your sitting bones towards the ceiling.[20]
- Keep your gaze towards your navel, but make sure you're head is hanging comfortably.[21]
- Inhale and exhale steadily for as many breaths as you like.[22]
EditThings You'll Need - Yoga mat
- Comfortable clothing.
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| How to Get a Paid Blogging Job Posted: 29 Mar 2016 01:00 AM PDT
Do you have a high-speed internet connection, a computer, and a love of writing? Do you want to turn that passion into a blogging career or at least supplement your everyday income with some sweet blogging money? While many people think of the blogging world with Arianna Huffington in the back of their minds, it is highly unlikely that your blogging career will net you six figures or more. You might be able to bring home a couple hundred or even a couple thousand dollars a month. To get a paid blogging job, you'll need to create your own blog and to write content for other blogs, websites, or publications for free. After you have gained blogging experience, you can network with other bloggers and writers or apply for lucrative blogging positions.
EditGaining Blogging Experience - Create your own blog. Maintaining your own personal blog will help you gain experience in the blogging field in two ways. Eventually, you'll amass a portfolio of writing pieces that you can then show off to prospective clientele. You'll also increase your own web presence, which is an absolute necessity if you ever hope to network your way into a paid blogging gig.[1]
- There are numerous host sites to choose from. Many of them are free, but offer services from a low premium. Blogger and Wordpress are the two most popular blogging outlets on the web. You can start your blog in a matter of minutes on both, purchase domain names at a low premium or even get a free site address under their banner (e.g. yourblogname.wordpress.com).
- Find a niche. Choose a subject for your blog that interests you, so you can be motivated to generate content for your blog on a consistent basis. If you become known as an expert on something that interests you, then you'll find blogging jobs that fit that subject. You'll enjoy them more in the long run.[2]
- We all think that being versatile, a jack-of-all-trades, or a blogging Renaissance man will help us appeal to a larger audience. Yet, in many cases, people in search of bloggers want someone with a narrow expertise. They want someone who can thoughtfully comment on the latest board games, the newest jet propulsion engine, or innovations in cosmetics. You'll want to market yourself just like people market products. Some of the most basic blogging "categories" or genres are gaming, politics, food, fashion, movies, books, cars, or business. Make sure your niche fits into a larger category. You don't want to pick a subject that is so narrow that no one will care.
- Blog in your spare time. While you want quality material on your blog, you also need quantity. It may take you several weeks or several months for you to develop your blogging skills, to set up a routine, and to gain a web presence, but you can do it.
- There is no magic number for how many blog posts you should have in order to become a successful blogger. Some like posting everyday because it sets a productive routine. Others post once a week. Find a routine that works well for you, but make sure that your readers know what to expect. Every post is like a doorway. How many doorways into your blog do you want prospective readers to have? [3]
- Write for your audience. Since blog readers read differently than newspaper or even book readers, you want to be sure that you are doing everything you can to catch their attention. Make sure that your blog is "scannable". Can the reader get the gist of your blog piece by quickly scrolling across the page? Are there keywords? Have you bolded or emphasized the most important lines of the text? Have you used illustrations that make it easier to understand the material at a glance? There are numerous techniques that you can employ.[4]
EditPublicizing Your Blog - Get the word out. In order to attract readers and develop a following, you may want to advertise your blog using various forms of social media.
- Submit your blog to blog directories or post links to your blog articles on social media websites. Examples of social media websites you can use for this purpose are Digg, Twitter, and Facebook.[5]
- Embed a gadget on your blog that allows people to subscribe to your blog posts. People can then receive emails or notifications when you publish new content, and can also help you attract a consistent audience, or followers.[6]
- Volunteer your blogging services to large blogs with many followers. Blogging for a website or for another blog that receives a lot of traffic will help your name become more recognizable. If a reader likes your piece, they'll search out your other writings.
- Verify that the blog you contribute to allows you to include your name and a link back to your own blog in return for your guest post. If the blog is popular, receives a lot of web traffic, or has a large following, you'll be publicizing your blog in the process. Volunteer work can turn into higher-paying blog jobs, if you're lucky and your content is solid.
- There are online services like www.volunteerbloggers.com that will help link you to other bloggers with similar interests.
- Network with other bloggers. Involving yourself in the blogging community and engaging in online discussions about blog posts and blogging can help you develop relationships with bloggers who may eventually connect you with paid blogging jobs.[7]
- Follow Twitter feeds for large blogs and bloggers, participate in blogging forums, or comment on specific blog posts about relevant topics you are knowledgeable about.
EditSecuring a Paid Blogging Job - Send inquiries about blogging positions to major blogs. Blogs with a large following that publish fresh content daily usually have a large staff of contributing writers.
- Ask the editor or hiring manager if freelance blogging opportunities are available, and include links to your personal blog and to other articles you have had published on other blogs or websites.
- Apply for blogging positions on freelance job websites. There are a variety of websites dedicated solely to open freelance writing positions, such as ProBlogger and FreelanceSwitch.[8] Both sites are free to use. Just create a profile and add samples of your work.
- Be sure to emphasize your niche market. Be sure to relate how the materials you normally cover in your blog reflect the interests of the blog. Most blog job websites ask for writing samples. Tailor your chosen writing samples to position you are applying for.
- Use your blogging network to seek referrals. Other bloggers you have built a rapport with may be able to guide you toward paid blogging jobs. Or they might refer you to bloggers they know personally who currently hiring bloggers. They call it "networking" for a reason. You will slowly create an online community that can help you find paid blogging positions.
- Use your blog to get work. Most blogging sites have a separate "hire me" link where you can solicit your services. In many cases, this works really well. The client will have a good understanding of your skills and your niche market by simply visiting and perusing your blog. Then they can click over to offer you employment.[9]
- Don't be afraid to promote yourself on your own blog and your ability to blog for others. Emphasize your writing style and fields of "expertise".
- Blog consistently for the same outlet. If you can, try to write several pieces for the same blogging outlet. You'll quickly learn what they want out of their blogging presence. You'll spend less time on the administrative side of the blogosphere and more time writing. Doing so might also provide you with a steady income.[10]
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