Why is identity such an important topic amongst women, girls and minorities?  Will there ever be a time when our heritage, race and social economic status won’t affect our experiences?  My focus... Read More

Lifelong Friendships I met my best friend Ashley the summer between Freshman and Sophomore year in high school.  We were a couple weeks into driver’s education class and had never... Read More

Writer’s Workshop I recently took a writer’s workshop at UW Madison to sharpen my craft.  We explored some deep topics.  Each writer was willing to be vulnerable and everyone who... Read More

Summer Time Hairstyling During the summer, we keep it moving.  We are always on the go, Swimming, camping and eating at backyards BBQs.   This is our season.  Living Laufty... Read More

Children’s book about Natural Hair Care We received our pre-ordered book “My hair is a garden” last from Amazon.  The beautifully illustrated kid’s book touches on a young girl’s struggle... Read More

Flexi Rod set on natural curly hair   After we removed the box braids from Giana’s hair, her hair was stretched and dry with lots of volume.  Old hair works... Read More

An interview with Dongjiao Sun This past fall I collaborated with a talented sketch artist.  I was introduced to Dongjaio Sun (aka DJ) by my girlfriend and I was very... Read More

Wash Day Mixed Kids Haircare Sundays are family days for us.  These little fishes love to swim.   Despite the less than ideal weather we had this summer, we managed... Read More

Giant Bun on 3-day old hair Old hair is so pretty to work because the hair is dry and the curls are set.  It has more volume at this point... Read More

Heyyyy! Thanks for visiting and learning about living the Laufty Life. I’m Dione Laufenberg. Originally from Chicago, we moved to Madison, Wisconsin when I was young, so I’m a midwest... Read More