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Best Long Hair Tips to Grow Healthy Hair

When it comes to growing long hair that is healthy and beautiful, the less you do to your hair the better.

I have been growing my hair for 9 years. These are the tips and tricks that I've learned to keep my hair healthy.

For even more tips and tricks follow my journey, follow for long hair on my Instagram! Longhair_Milehigh 

1. Research Your Hair Type


It's important to know what type of hair you have so that you know how to nourish it. I have high porosity hair which means it's harder to moisturize and I don't like protein treatments. When I did protein treatments in the past, it gave me split ends. If I had knowledge about my hair type I could have avoided the damage.

Damage-free hair is crucial for your long hair journey. Do a little research to understand your hair.

2. Wash Your Hair Less


How often do you wash your hair? I wash mine once every 5 days. Even if you are buying quality hair products it's best to minimize the exposure to chemicals as much as possible.

Try to extend your hair routine by one day and see how your hair reacts. Most importantly, don't touch your hair. Your hand oils will make your hair dirtier faster and make the roots appear greasy. Your hair will adjust to the new washing regimen, just give it a little time.

3. Avoid Sulfate and Silicones 


Sulfate will actually strip your hair of its natural moisture, and silicons will weigh your hair down. There are a ton of silicon and sulfate-free options for you to choose from.

My favorite shampoo and conditioner are from Costco. You can check out the Salon Formula Moisture here. 

4. Carefully Brush Your Hair


Take the time to brush your hair. Start from root to tip. This will help you avoid tangles and ripping your hair.

I love the Wet Brush. The bristles are extra-long with flex technology which helps to avoid ripping, tugging, and tearing.

5. Trim Your Hair Before You Grow


Start fresh when you begin your hair growth journey. If you have split ends trim them now, damaged hair can be healed but it's best to just get rid of split ends. Nothing can reverse a hair split.

6. Stop Dying or Highlighting Your Hair


When you dye or highlight your hair you are breaking down the hair follicle. Over time this will weaken your hair. Embrace your beautiful natural color, no one really knows what those chemicals do.

7. Avoid Heat 


Air-dry your hair! When you get out of the shower simply pat down your hair to remove access water.

Usually, I let my hair dry in a loose bun or loose braids. If you do this it will create nice soft waves, and tame the frizz.

I absolutely love these Curling rods. They're an excellent way to curl your hair if you want some real bounce! You can sleep in them, or just dampen the ends of your hair and let it dry.

8. Sleep in a Satin Bonnet


As your hair gets longer it's going to start to tangle. A bonnet like this one will help your hair from becoming a bird's nest overnight. Satin won't dry out your hair like a cotton pillowcase will. I double up and use a silk pillow too. 
This is my favorite silk pillowcase

9. Pouch Your Hair


When your hair starts to get long, it could start to hurt your head a bit due to the weight. When you wear a hoodie you can actually stick all your hair in the hoodie pouch! It works great at alleviating the pressure after a long day.

10. Oil Your Hair


My favorite oil is Grape Seed Oil, it's light and nourishing. Start by oiling the ends of your hair and working it further towards your scalp. Let the oil absorb into your strands and wash your hair as normal.



I hope that these long hair tips and tricks will help put you on the right track for longer hair. Hair takes some patience but it's an accessory that you wear every day.

The last tip and most important is to eat a balanced diet. I tend to rely on a lot of quick meals, but I also invest in Rawr Superfoods. It's an easy way to get all my nutrition in and there are healthy ingredients for hair growth. Check it out! I'm not much for habits but I've made Rawr Superfoods part of my life.

Rawr superfoods

For even more tips and tricks follow my journey, follow for long hair on my Instagram! Longhair_Milehigh 


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Work from Home and Earn $65 an Hour


work from home as a proofreader

Are you a struggler or a thriver? 

Make life changing money in 2020!

My friend Caitlin Pyle over at ProofreadAnywhere.com is one of the most talented proofreaders out there… and she has compiled all of her knowledge into a comprehensive course: General Proofreading: Theory + Practice™.

Caitlin and her program have changed my life. As someone who has always enjoyed reading, I never thought that I would be able to turn it into a business. Especially a business where I got to work from home.
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Some proofreaders get paid as much $100,000 per year. That's $100,000 to work from home, while raising your kids or living anywhere in the world.
Get FREE access to the famous Proofread Anywhere Free Masterclass Course and Webinar! This FREE webinar will show you how to start thriving as a proofreader. 

But who is Caitlin?

Caitlin Pyle is a former freelance proofreader who lives in Florida. That was her primary income ($40k+ per year!) -- until she realized that she was just as good at teaching proofreading as she was at actually doing the proofreading itself (so pretty darn good!).


Caitlin’s General Proofreading course will set you up with the skills to grow a business proofreading more general -- and fun! -- types of texts like books, blog posts, resumes, news articles, etc.
If bad grammar and poor punctuation make you cringe this is your opportunity!

Proofreaders are a hot commodity and can earn more than $65 an hour!

As a proofreader you have the ability to work anywhere in the world, control your income and proofread information that you enjoy. That means your ability to learn will never stop and you'll be doing something that you love. You don't have to be tied to an office! You can make life changing money.

You are worth it, never doubt that! At $65 an hour you have extra freedom. 2 hours of work is what most people earn in a whole day! 

So What is Proofreading?

Proofreaders are needed for just about everything that is written. No really! Proofreaders check grammar, spelling and typing errors.That means, blogs, articles, newspapers, books, magazines, manuscripts and much, much more all need to be proofread. 

Proofreading is the final stage of writing! Editing happens before the proofreading stage so that is not your responsibility. 

That means the skills you will learn in Proofread Anywhere will be the skills that you need to succeed! No prior education is needed, you are putting the final polish on! 

Caitlin teaches you how to find all of those mistakes quickly and efficiently so that you can be a thriving proofreader sooner! That means more money faster. 

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Proofreaders Work Where They Want 

Do you dream of working from home, or poolside, or even on a beach? What about working while your baby sleeps on your chest? As a proofreader you have the freedom to do that and still earn an awesome hourly wage. You are worth it! Earning good money doesn't only exist for certain people. You are worth it too. 

Build Your Confidence as You Build Your Proofreading Skills


As a thriving business woman Caitlin is aware of the mental mind shift that happens. Part of her program addresses your ability to really believe in yourself. She works hard to build you up to being the confident business owner we all know you can be. 

Proofread Anywhere takes your confidence and success so seriously in fact she includes 2 freebies to ensure it! 

Daily steps for accountability and motivation really helped me organize my business. Her tips have been invaluable to me. 

Attract the Clients You Want to Work With 
Whether you start your own website and attract clients that way, or gain clients through LinkedIn or other sites you will have the skills to work with who you want to work with.

Her templates made it so much easier to reach out to business owners, I really felt like I had an arsenal of knowledge behind me.

This is Absolutely Something You Can Be Successful With! 

If you work hard at proofreading it will work hard for you. This isn't a pipe dream this is a skill that will propel your life goals.

You will never be sorry when it comes to furthering your knowledge especially if it means you get to work from home!

Get FREE access to the famous Proofread Anywhere Free Masterclass Course and Webinar! This FREE webinar will show you how to start thriving as a proofreader. There are tons of other freebies too!

I'm here to support you and so is Caitlin. It's time to become a thriver.

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Decide to be a striver in 2020! 

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My Go-To Resources

Trim – Bill Negotiator Will negotiate bills with credit card companies and potentially get them lowered. Trim will also ensure that your subscriptions are cancelled across all your accounts. This is a full money-saving system for free. Tryout the Trim Bill Negotiator today and see how much you could be saving! 8 Million dollars was saved for users last year alone.
Rakuten Coupons deals and cash back. When you’re shopping online if you aren’t stacking your savings, you’re losing serious money. Get rebates from 1%-20%+ on thousands of stores and get $10.00 for signing up. 
Making Sense of Affiliate Marketing If you want to make money by promoting an affiliate, you need Michelle’s course Making Sense of Affiliate Marketing.The money didn’t actually start coming in till I took this course. Save yourself from frustration, Michelle has it figured out for us!

BUY or DIY - Inspired DIY Fashion

Being able to make your own clothes is the best right?! True until you realize you have no patience to sew.

Fix that with these easy to make high fashion items that will totally vamp any outfit.

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These 24 items are perfect for the upcycler or DIYer who is ready to create something cute and quick.

Bookmark this page and get to creating a glam look, at a fraction of the price! 

Prefer to buy? No worries, the links are provided for the originals too!

I found the most stylish items of the season so that you can BUY or DIY! These projects should be easy and hopefully you can make a lot of them from your craft remnants box! 

Get to making :) 


I love this sweater from ModCloth! Just when I think I've seen all the cute ideas available to redo a sweater Modcloth surprises with this sweet, subtle rainbow design. Get it from Modcloth here or buy some multi colored rainbow buttons here.

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With this DIY you can quickly turn any old pair of pants into something special. Pick some different color thread to add something unique to your jeans. 

If you're not sure how to sew around the crotch area without sealing it shut haha, just stop by your upper thigh. You can even stencil shapes or flowers if you're feeling extra adventurous. 

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3. Heart Cardigan

These hearts are sequined but omg they would absolutely achieve the same effect. Along with these heart buttons, you can make this look in a snap. Just grab some thread and an iron. You can snag the heart cardigan at Modcloth or DIY! I think this is really the ultimate!

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4. Studded Velvet Hair Tie

If you have a stud setter this is the perfect item to practice your skills on. If you want a bunny ear velvet scrunchie get it here! If not, any wider scrunchie would work.

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Patches are the easiest way to make any plain sweater special. This embroidered dino patch is perfect! Not in the mood to DIY? Snagit at Modcloth.
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Are you in love with these cute sneakers!? You can add rhinestone embellishment to any old sneaker or snag a new pair, I love these satin reeboks but any shoe would work. 

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Check out these comfortable shoes! You'll love how perfectly stylish they are.


You could remake this jacket with a number of different animals and it would completely change the whole feel of the outfit. Imagine a red zip up bomber with birds instead! 

To get the original look these king cobra patches will be perfect. Add any extra colors using permanent markers. 


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8. Tuk Kitty Cat Flats 

These cute flats would be easily made with just a little bit of white puff paint or sewn if the cloth is thin enough. Whether it's Tuk Kitty Cat Flats or DIY your outfit will definitely get compliments.
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Make this yourself with some faux pearls! Simply cut the collar off a sweater and reattach it with strands of pearls. Easy peasy and a far cry from almost $890 if you DIY.

This sweater from HM could easily be turned into your own pearly creation.

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Use the extra pearls and make the shoes below!

10. Stunner Embellished Strappy Sandal 

Leith brand has done it again, these have great reviews on Nordstrom. If you have some old sandals laying around try glueing a few strips of velvet ribbon that you've sewn pearls on. I love unexpected details, add a little pizzazz.

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Everyone has extra hoops around! Just add some small tassels like these. Or create your own tassels with embroidery floss. 

Mix and match your colors, the sky's the limit if you diy these earrings at home.

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12. Rails Pearl Blouse

Here's another fun way to use up those faux pearls! Simply stitch them at random to any old blouse.

This is a hot look right now and you can easily turn something that's just laying around into something chic!

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13. Tu es Mon Tresor velvet bow jeans

I'm absolutely smitten! Smitten like a kitten for these jeans!

Add a pack of these adorable velvet bows to your favorite jean and achieve the same looks. If you want to get them online they're a cool $1,120 retail.

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14. Gucci NY Wool Hat

Get a similar NY patch here and I scoured the internet and finally found the perfect rectangle jewel embellishments here.

This hat is so chic and simple to create for under $20. I love that everyone is jumping on the rainbow bandwagon! It's the happiest of color groupings.
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15. Carolina Herrera Painted Sweater

If you zoom in on this picture, you can see the sweater details are actually made from fabric paint and hand stitched. It's a very cool concept that you could add to any dainty sweater or t-shirt.

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These flower sequins would be the perfect adornment for your DIY sweater. If you need a little help in the sweater department, check this one out, it's more of a dusty rose, but so cute!

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The thrift store always has a revolving door of great leather belts.

Hot glue or stitch on a few of these Scorpion hair pins from amazon and achieve the exact same look for a fraction of the price.

You can use any motif you want! I wouldn't mind a rhinestone bunny, this one would look so vintage!

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Adding some pretty fabric to a sweatshirt is a great way to make it special. Try using an old scarf that's laying around or a scrap piece of fabric. 

This piece probably takes the most skill out of all the listed diys. 

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19. Beaded Love Tee

With a strand of 1mm ball chain you can quickly make this shirt by either stitching on the chain or gluing using a bit of sewing glue.
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Here's another one for that sewing glue you bought! Little daisy are easily attainable at any craft store.

Pick these daisies (haha) up if you want something very similar.
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You can find the perfect sized black acrylic gemstone here.

Looking for a hot pink sweatshirt? Grab one, check it out here with great reviews!
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Rhinestone trimming is surprisingly cheap! And that's exactly what Coach uses to trim this faux collar. 10 yards will set you back less than $9. 

This will leave plenty to space for other projects! Feel free to stitch or glue your rhinestones on. 

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I love French writing on clothes. Fun fact most all t-shirts in France are written in English. Terrible for a tourist looking for authentic swag haha.

Grab a comfy sweatshirt from HM and iron on some letters to easily duplicate this look. Use any word you want in any language that's special to you.

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I think this one is my favorite! So cute and soo simple! It's punk rock and chic at the same time.

Those rhinestone embellishments are going to come in more handy than you realized!

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I hope that these DIYs inspired you to pull out some of your older items and revamp them with fun details! 

Don't be plain, add the gems, add the glitter! Strut your stuff. Life is for having fun, and it's easy to express yourself with these unique items whether you buy or DIY.  

If you want more great DIY ideas follow me on Pinterest! I'd love to see you there. 

What items do you love to DIY? My go to item is usually accessories :) 

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My Go-To Resources

Trim – Bill Negotiator Will negotiate bills with credit card companies and potentially get them lowered. Trim will also ensure that your subscriptions are cancelled across all your accounts. This is a full money-saving system for free. Tryout the Trim Bill Negotiator today and see how much you could be saving! 8 Million dollars was saved for users last year alone.
Rakuten Coupons deals and cash back. When you’re shopping online if you aren’t stacking your savings, you’re losing serious money. Get rebates from 1%-20%+ on thousands of stores and get $10.00 for signing up. 
Ibotta! I save on all my staples from eggs, to paper towels, to coffee and even uber rides! With Ibotta you just snap a picture of your shopping receipt and match it with current deals lavailable online. Get $10 just for signing up.
Making Sense of Affiliate Marketing If you want to make money by promoting an affiliate, you need Michelle’s course Making Sense of Affiliate Marketing.The money didn’t actually start coming in till I took this course. Save yourself from frustration, Michelle has it figured out for us!

The Best Chandeliers on Amazon


When you get serious about decorating your house and need something out of the norm, 
the internet is where I turn.

I have been searching for the perfect chandelier for my dining room.  There are millions of 
options out there!

I narrowed down my top favorites for your viewing pleasure. Unique Chandeliers With 
Great Ratings

Before I go! Have you been trying to achieve financial independence? 


Proofread Anywhere created by the extraordinary Caitlin Pyle could be your solution.
Proofreaders consistently make up to $65 an hour and are able to work anywhere in the world. I’ve been following Caitlin’s money earning journey for years and she is the creator of Proofread Anywhere. 

Four years ago when she bought her first house with her earnings, I was enthralled with how she did it. It was all through proofreading, and she teaches us her exact ways.
This gig is obviously for a very specific type of person who LOVES to correct grammar, hates when authors use a comma splice, or makes note of spelling mistakes on a restaurant menu… it takes a certain “eagle eye” ability to be good at proofreading!
Now, how much can you make as a proofreader? Well, since I’ve been a Caitlin fan for a long time I happen to have a couple friends who are in that industry, and it turns out — quite a lot! There are some proofreaders earning over $40,000 working for themselves and loving their jobs. Completely free of office walls.
Leverage skills that you already have by starting a proofreading business! The handy webinar will quickly let you know if Proofreading is the right direction for you.
Ready to start your journey? Get free access to the Master Class Proofread Anywhere Webinar run by Caitlin by registering now. It’s a free way to see if proofreading is right for you.
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Trim – Bill Negotiator Will negotiate bills with credit card companies and potentially get them lowered. Trim will also ensure that your subscriptions are cancelled across all your accounts. This is a full money-saving system for free. Tryout the Trim Bill Negotiator today and see how much you could be saving! 8 Million dollars was saved for users last year alone.

Rakuten Coupons deals and cash back. When you’re shopping online if you aren’t stacking your savings, you’re losing serious money. Get rebates from 1%-20%+ on thousands of stores and get $10.00 for signing up.


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Making Sense of Affiliate Marketing to earn money blogging. There are tons of ways to make money on your blog. If you want to make money by promoting an affiliate, you need Michelle’s course Making Sense of Affiliate Marketing. It was an invaluable resource to me despite 1,000+ hours of research on how to earn. The money didn’t actually start coming in till I took this course. Save yourself from frustration, Michelle has it figured out for us!