Braids..Kid approved.

Braids. Such a classic idea, right? But they are so popular right now and are taking up a whole new trend. Side braids, waterfall braids, Dutch braids, but I am not a terrific braid-er, so all these trends are kind of hard for me. I like them but I have SO MUCH hair. It is long and thick which makes it ridiculously hard to work with. 

Normally, I would see maybe one person wear a cute braid, think about it and then never try it. Now days, there is Pinterest. Like I've said before, I love Pinterest but it really does tend to make you feel inadequate about yourself. How do all these people do all these things!? It isn't fair. Every time I update my page, there are new braids that are even harder than before.

I have tried all of these trends but I will get halfway through my braid and my arms are so tired that they feel like they are going to fall off. Then I found this pin. It was easyyyyy and I love easy! It had a step-by-step guide that I could follow and BAM! Success!

Instead of teasing my hair and leaving it down, I put my hair up in a ponytail and went to work. Instantly, my gymnasts were impressed. You might be thinking, “Ok, so a bunch of little girls think it’s cool, who cares?” well, you don’t know how judgmental these girls can be. I have been told many things that if adults said, they would be offensive but the closest thing I got to a negative comment was, “Coach Bianca, you are only braiding your hair because of The Hunger Games. No one cared about braids until that movie came out.” Now, this girl, was in middle school so she was old enough to know how to push my buttons. Let me state here and now, if I wanted a “Katnis braid” I would have done one, this is a braided headband. Overall, the girls liked it, so it was approved and I felt good. Braid = Accomplished.