My First Blog Post of The New Year

2014 is kicking off to a great start. On New Years Eve Michael and I celebrated by visiting one of the local breweries here in Charlotte, Heist Brewery. I enjoyed a few craft cocktails while Michael sampled the beer selection. It was a wonderful way to ring in the new year and celebrate everything we have accomplished together in the past year!


New Years Day was a perfect lazy day. I started reading a new book called The Interestings by Meg Wolitzer. It is the January selection for the A Beautiful Mess book club. Michael began brewing his second batch of beer. He brewed his first batch last September which was an IPA, this time he is brewing a honey and molasses porter. I am so excited for it to be ready, it smells so yummy!

Sunday we ran a few errands around town and then took Dusty on a rainy day walk. Dusty is so crazy when it comes to water, he loves to splash in every puddle he can find! After our walk I tried a new recipe for homemade lentil soup. It was delicious!

I would say that 2014 is already off to an awesome start! This week we have a few Birthdays to celebrate, I love any reason for a celebration!

Credits || Photography: Emily Verdonk

xoxo 

Emily

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New Years, one of my favorite holidays to celebrate! I love the way celebrating the new year makes me feel inspired and excited. It's a time to set new goals, plan new adventures and celebrate everything you have accomplished in the past year. 2013 was a huge year for Michael, Dusty and I. Our life changed incredibly since we moved to Charlotte. We have had some struggles adjusting to our new city but I am so proud of everything we have accomplished. I am really looking forward to what 2014 has in store for us!

Happy New Year! My new planner is full of empty pages to fill with adventures and I can't wait to share all of them with you! Cheers!

xoxo

Emily

Credits || Photography: Emily Verdonk 

High Shoals Falls

Recently I visited High Shoals Falls in South Mountain State Park with my parents, it was beautiful. Waterfalls are by far one of my favorite things about living in North Carolina. You have two choices in North Carolina, the mountains or the beach, I tend to choose the mountains where you can find LOTS of waterfalls. I always enjoy a good hike and Dusty does too!

xoxo

Emily

Credits || Photography: Emily Verdonk and Per Verdonk

Gearing Up For The New Year

Merry Christmas Friends!

I hope everybody is enjoying some holiday fun this year! Dusty and I are gearing up for the new year and working on a few things to share with you. We can't wait to fill you in on our latest adventures!

My first few months as a blogger have been such a blast, I have learned so much and love all the new friends I made along the way. Check out my personal favorites from 2013!

Teach Your Dog to "Say Cheese"

DIY Heart Coffee Sleeve

Crabtree Falls Adventure

Looking forward to the new year! 

xoxo

Emily

Friday Fringe: Romantic Faux Bob

I am happy to share the romantic faux bob with you today! This is one of the MUST HAVE styles right now by Loreal Professionnel. Have a holiday party coming up? This hairstyle is perfect, it is quick, easy and looks beautiful. You can't go wrong!

The artist in this video who created the look is actually going to be teaching a class at my salon in a few weeks! I am thrilled to learn from such a talent!




I added a few extra curls to the top layer of my hair just to give it a looser effect! Have fun and play around with this style.



Now go faux bob it up!

For more on this look and many more check out lpmusthaves.com.

xoxo 

Emily

Friday Fringe: My "Perfect 5th"

I would like to welcome you to a brand new weekly feature here on A Doodle Dose. This feature is called Friday Fringe! Every Friday I am going to share with you either a beauty tip, a beauty tutorial, or just fun things that are happening at my salon and in the beauty industry! Are you excited? I sure am!

This week I wanted to introduce you to my career, and how I got to where I am today!

Back in November 2008 I began my journey. I attended beauty school at The Douglas J Aveda Institute in Royal Oak, Michigan.

My graduating cosmetology class at Douglas J

In December of 2009 I became a licensed cosmetologist and worked at my very first salon as an assistant. Working at this salon I was lucky enough to snag a ticket to the Loreal Professionel Academy in SOHO N.Y.C. It was a life changing experience!

I took a two day color class at the academy and learned from some of the leading artists in the beauty industry, including the remarkable Suzie Bond. They were two of the most career inspiring days I can remember. 

Training in SOHO with Suzie Bond

This was just the beginning for me. I was expanding my career and learning new tricks of the trade! My journey led me to a new salon where I met the most amazing group of hairdressers I could ever ask for. They became not only my co-workers but my best friends. We were an unstoppable team at Textured Salon.

My team at Textured Salon

As you know my boyfriend, Michael and I were on an adventure of our own, which lead us to North Carolina. In April of 2013 sadly I said goodbye to my team and set sail to continue my career in a whole new part of the country. Four salons later I am now a licensed cosmetologist in the states of Michigan and North Carolina and a part of a brand new team at Perfect 5th Salon!

Okay here comes the fun part. In 2011 when I went to New York I had no idea that one day I was going to be living in North Carolina. I also never imagined that after meeting Suzie Bond in SOHO I would get the amazing opportunity to be a part of her incredibly talented salon team. Yes that's right, I am working with Suzie Bond! You never know where life might take you. 

Perfect 5th got it's name from Suzie's musical background, but it just so happens to be the 5th salon I have ever worked at. Therefore I am calling it my very own "Perfect 5th". I am truly excited about my career and hope you will join me on my new adventure!

Check out Perfect 5th on Facebook, Instagram and our website www.p5salon.com.

xoxo

Emily

Chasing Leaves

Hello! This past week was a little hectic around here. The weekend was much needed! I caught up on all my favorite TV shows, cooked some yummy food, and hiked with Dusty and Michael at Lake Norman State Park. It was just perfect! Dusty really enjoyed our hike, you can see he was literally jumping for joy!

Dusty is Crazy!

Also I hear it's been snowing in Michigan...yuck! Right now I LOVE LOVE LOVE living in North Carolina, the weather is just perfect!

xoxo

Emily