If you've known me long enough, you know I love New Years. I love the idea of trying to improve yourself or your life. I don't believe it has to be done on the first of the year, or even the first of a month, but there is something that appeals to my OCD side about starting a new year with new intentions. I've been thinking for the last few days about what I wanted to do this year. I can't think of any big things to accomplish or change, I've accomplished a lot of my immediate goals (for the time being). I think the rest will come more naturally, so I can't plan for them as well because they're things that kind of 'develop".
This year, due to some of the recent events in my life, I seem to be struggling with positivity. So after much though I've decided that for each day in 2013 I want to write down something positive, happy, or sentimental that happened that day. I am going to try and do this on my blog, but they might not come in daily posts, but maybe a weekly roundup.
January 1st, 2013
Today was wonderful because I slept in, wore my PJs til 1pm, and had waffles for dinner.
January 2nd, 2013
Today was special because I was able to get to Marshalls and pick out some new winter workout gear.
January 3rd, 2013
Today is exciting because I will finish "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth and start a new book by Lauren Oliver
Thursday, January 3, 2013
Sunday, September 9, 2012
Baby Proof- Emily Giffin, A Book Review
As I said in my last post about Elle and Blair Fowler’s book
“Beneath the Glitter”, I recently finished studying and taking the last section
of the CPA Exam. (Still keeping my fingers crossed that I passed). When I was
done- I was looking for a good book to read. I had a few on my kindle, and
several that I’d purchased over the last year- but none were calling to me. A
lot of girls I know have announced pregnancies, or had babies lately, and so
babies had been on my mind. I’d read an Emily Giffin book before, and thought
it was pretty good, and so when I saw “Baby Proof” at Target 25% off in the
mass-produced paperback and was able to snag it for under $5, I thought I’d
pick it up.
I read the book in under 24 hours, it wasn’t long, about 364
pages with probably a size 10 font on those small pages, so the book moved
pretty quickly. After reading a second book by Emily Giffin, I’ve decided this.
She is an author of women’s literature; however, she is not a fluffy ‘chick-lit’
kind of gal. She writes books that dig a little deeper below the surface, and
are not that light, fun, fluffy, light-hearted beach read. Her books, at least
for me, make me think about life decisions. The first one I read was “Love the
One Your With” so keep that in mind, I haven’t read Something Burrowed, or
Something Blue- which I think might be more in the traditional genre of
chick-lit.
Warning: This review
will contain some “spoilers” but to be honest, I would have read the book even
if I’d read my own review.
In summary “Baby Proof” is about a 33-35 year old woman,
Claudia, who has never wanted children. She meets her “soul mate” Ben, and the
two build their relationship around the idea that all they want from life is
each other. Meanwhile, their “couple best friends”, who originally didn’t want
children, end up getting pregnant. This ends up causing Claudia’s first husband
to question their decision not to have children. To make a long story short,
they get a divorce because Claudia is unwilling to compromise on her decision.
Eventually Claudia moves on to an older man, who is ‘perfect for her’ by the
book definition, but she finds herself deciding that inexplicably she just
doesn’t “love him” enough to be with him. Claudia ends up deciding that for
Ben, she could have a baby, because he is her soul mate. By the end of the book
the two are back together.
While I could give the writing and the story line of this
book a “three-star” review, I have some serious problems with the story.
First of all, Claudia is so strong in her conviction that
she doesn’t want children. She ends her marriage practically without any
hesitation over the fact that she will never change her mind on the matter.
Honestly, it was probably the fastest divorce I’ve ever read. And then Emily
Giffin has the character 300 pages later, deciding that because she loves her
ex-husband so much, and no other man could possibly complete her as much- so
sure, she can have his baby. What? I feel like that sends a horrible message.
Sure, the protagonist in this story is a “strong” “successful” female, but the
message that gives me seems like something out of the 1920s. Sure it’s masked
in the idea that she’ll do anything for “love” but it seems backwards.
Second of all, the main character ends up living with her
best friend. Her best friend is a 30 something in a delusional relationship
with a married man who lives out-of-town. You get the impression that this
relationship has been somewhat lengthy and at one point this character attempts
to get herself pregnant to get the married man to leave his wife. It doesn’t
end up working out, but the fact that when this happens, Claudia just ‘goes
with it’ really bothers me. If my best friend did that I couldn’t sit there and
blindly let her think that it was okay. I would have to make her see the light
of day, and I can’t see why this didn’t happen.
Finally, the ending to this story made it feel like of like
a pointless read. In the end Claudia is back with her husband, on the pretense
that she can have a baby with him, but they’re not actively discussing it at
the end of the book. They are just happy to be back together again. I just feel
kind of cheated by that; I feel like I spent an entire day reading a book to
get a “just kidding we’re fine”.
What were your thoughts? Have you read this book? Do you
plan to read this book? If you don’t, what do you think of what you’ve read of
the book in my review? I’m just interested on everyone else’s thoughts on this
book.
Essie's East Hampton Cottage- Swatch Included
This past week I took a few days off of work after my exam to kind of regroup. I had planned the days off months ago thinking that I'd want them to kind of 'celebrate being done'. I didn't know I'd be filled with the overwhelming feeling of dread, being pretty sure that I didn't actually pass my test. Anyway- results don't come out for a few more days, so no more harping. With my time off I refreshed and decided that I kind of felt like caring about my appearances again. That has gone way to the bottom of the important list lately. I went out to pick up some things, new mascara, new eye-shadow, and at the time I'd been thinking a nice berry-read nail color for fall. I stared at the Essie's in my Target for a long time not able to over-come the feeling of, "I have one so similar at home”.
I started looking at the neutral colors and ended up deciding that a clean, fresh nail would go more along the lines of my fresh-start, so I picked up Essie’s East Hampton Cottage. The application of this was probably a 3/5. It was not great, a little streaky at first, but with the second coat I thought it looked fine. I love the color on my skin tone. It really reminds me of ballerina slippers. It is probably best described as a satin finish, which is probably why it reminds me so much of ballerina slippers. Honestly, I really like it. I like that it isn’t a ‘creamy light pink” or a “French manicure pink”. It’s that neutral feel with a little twist. The picture below was at work the next morning (Note my 403(b) CPE book in the background). It’s now Sunday night (I did them Wednesday night) and they still look pretty good. A little tip chipping, but the kind that’s not really noticeable because of the shade. What do you think?
I started looking at the neutral colors and ended up deciding that a clean, fresh nail would go more along the lines of my fresh-start, so I picked up Essie’s East Hampton Cottage. The application of this was probably a 3/5. It was not great, a little streaky at first, but with the second coat I thought it looked fine. I love the color on my skin tone. It really reminds me of ballerina slippers. It is probably best described as a satin finish, which is probably why it reminds me so much of ballerina slippers. Honestly, I really like it. I like that it isn’t a ‘creamy light pink” or a “French manicure pink”. It’s that neutral feel with a little twist. The picture below was at work the next morning (Note my 403(b) CPE book in the background). It’s now Sunday night (I did them Wednesday night) and they still look pretty good. A little tip chipping, but the kind that’s not really noticeable because of the shade. What do you think?
Beneath The Glitter- A Book Review
I recently took the last part of the CPA exam. As per my
usual, end of stressful study session routine I decided I needed to empty my
brain and read some fluff. My first choice was Emily Giffin's "Baby
Proof" (separate review coming on that). It didn't fit the bill; it wasn't
exactly the right degree of "fluffy". Since the buzz among the girls
I follow on twitter was about the new book coming out by the “Fowler Sisters” I
decided to give it a read.
For those unfamiliar, the Fowler sisters are Elle and Blair.
Elle is about 24, and Blair is 19. The girls originally from the south-east
became what some would call “Youtube Famous” around 2009-2010. Both girls have
hundreds of thousands of subscribers, a separately run-website, and contracts
with a lot of pretty decent brands. They have a lot of loyal followers, and a
lot of people who dislike them. I would classify them as a D list celebrity.
They really are only ‘famous’ among those who know them, and while that is a
large following, it’s not huge compared to the everyday celebrity by any means.
If you’re interested, and haven’t heard of them you can find them under the
names “AllThatGlitters21” and “JuicyStar07” on youtube.
On to the book, the easiest way for this might be to play ‘the
“pro-con” game, and let you draw your own conclusions.
Pros:
- --The relationship among the sisters feels like
the type of things real sisters might worry about. Am I being too clingy, is
she trying to mother me, why does she care so much about my life, etc. I am not
incredibly close with my sister, but these are the kinds of things I feel
towards my closest friend, so I can believe it.
- --The prologue is intriguing. You find yourself
wondering what might be going on, and how it got to that point.
-The writing is colorful. If you’ve seen Elle’s videos you’ve picked up on the idea that she wants to convey certain feelings a lot of the time, a feeling of whimsy, coziness, or sophistication. Love her or hate her, she can get her point across. I felt that way with the book as well. She was able to really convey the type of scene she had in her mind.
-The writing is colorful. If you’ve seen Elle’s videos you’ve picked up on the idea that she wants to convey certain feelings a lot of the time, a feeling of whimsy, coziness, or sophistication. Love her or hate her, she can get her point across. I felt that way with the book as well. She was able to really convey the type of scene she had in her mind.
Cons:
- --So as to not give away too much of the plot
line, there is one character who seemed too fairy-tale to me. He is always
there and able to come to one of the character’s rescue. (If you do read this,
or have read it, it would be Sophia’s rescue). I understand that a lot of books
that fall into this genre have unbelievable characters, and normally I am okay
with it, but this one…. He was just over that line. I didn’t like it.
-
--I felt myself reading this book, waiting for the
story to begin. I thought it was kind of interesting that it focused more on
their ‘lives’ and careers outside of ‘youtube’ but- it felt like the story fell
on all the blank pages after the last chapter. I felt like the actual story
started, right where the book ended.
-
--I felt a little bit like I was reading a blog
from time-to-time. I understand it was a first novel, but something about the
writing novel reminded me more of one of those books that is all in text
messages and emails, than it was a standard novel. I didn’t like that feeling.
Overall:
I would give the book a solid 2 stars. It was by no means
the worst book I’ve ever read. However, at the end of the day, it just felt a
little bit… boring. It wasn’t bad, it wasn’t good. It felt like I was reading a
blog, or a letter home to a friend, about what Blair and Elle actually spent
their day doing- because let’s be honest- the story of “Ava and Sophia London”
is the story of Elle and Blair Fowler. I would kind of put this in the category
of “Feels like it was an extended short story written by a high-school freshman”.
The book is set up to have a sequel, and at the end of my Kindle Copy it says
that it’s due out in summer 2013, right now the jury is still out on whether I’ll
read it. However, if I had a 13 year old daughter, I wouldn’t stop her. It is
exactly the book I would expect a 13 year old to read. Unfortunately I’m 23, so
it’s just a little bland for my taste. That being said, no one ever said their
target audience was stuffy-CPA-candidates. In fact, I can assure you, it wasn’t.
Missing
I haven't blogged in a long time, a really long time. I don't feel the need to apologize, because I don't really 'promote' my blog any more, I will text a few people and let them know I updated it, but it does seem a tiny bit futile... pretty much the only people reading this already keep up with me. Anyway, missing as a title for this blog is perfect. Not only have I been missing in action, I've been missing my internet life. Would you believe this is the first time I have been on my own lap-top in probably 3 months? I unplugged it and put it in the closet at some point when I was studying, and I never took it back out.
I feel like I always come back to blogging when I'm dying to reinvent myself, or better myself. One time my mom made the comment that I am always making goals, kind of one of those "picking on you, but I find it cute" comments. And she's right- I am. She followed it up by the comment that even if I never meet them, it never stops me from making new ones. I think that's kind of true, and I think I like that about myself.
I am going to try and get back to blogging on a somewhat regular basis. I have some hobbies that I am dabbling in, and I'm reading again, so I would love to do book reviews. I will hopefully get my final CPA exam score released this week, and maybe I'll know for sure if I can start blogging again... but in the mean time I am going to work on some posts about some different things. It would seem like a lot to make one giant post, so I'll do them separately. :)
I feel like I always come back to blogging when I'm dying to reinvent myself, or better myself. One time my mom made the comment that I am always making goals, kind of one of those "picking on you, but I find it cute" comments. And she's right- I am. She followed it up by the comment that even if I never meet them, it never stops me from making new ones. I think that's kind of true, and I think I like that about myself.
I am going to try and get back to blogging on a somewhat regular basis. I have some hobbies that I am dabbling in, and I'm reading again, so I would love to do book reviews. I will hopefully get my final CPA exam score released this week, and maybe I'll know for sure if I can start blogging again... but in the mean time I am going to work on some posts about some different things. It would seem like a lot to make one giant post, so I'll do them separately. :)
Friday, December 30, 2011
2011 Resolutions- recap.
Below are my 2010 resolutions. Let's see how I did....
#1- Get back to the gym, and vary my workout routine. For almost the entire month of December I got out of the habit of hitting the gym. Part of it was that December was a really stressful month for me between work, school, finals, and getting a pretty horrendous "won't go away cold." The other part was that I think I just needed some time "off". I asked for freehand weights for Christmas and my sister got them for me, and I have a yoga mat, so while I want to get back into running too, I also want to work on toning up some muscles. But most definitely incorporated into this category is to lose the 6-7lbs I've gained over the fall. (Yes, the little cliche bells are going off.)
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I am so sad about this but I only kind of got back into the swing of things. Two years ago I was really good about getting to the gym 4-5 times a week and I would run at least 4 miles if not 5 when I went there. I have been trying to get out more but I just keep being "tired" and wanting to rest up. This year I am making "SMART" goals (I'll explain that later) to help me meet this goal more. Gotta be pretty for my wedding!!
#2- Read more for fun. I think I underestimate sometimes how much reading keeps me relaxed this past fall/summer I hardly read for fun but with the purchase of my kindle I am going to attempt to take 30minutes a day to read just for fun. I should have a little more time this spring since I'll only have one accounting class (technically two I guess...)
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I did okay on this one. I remember in the early part of the spring semester I would read my book at the gym, but then I felt like I wasn't getting my full workout in, so I stopped. I took a few months off and in late summer early fall I really picked up reading again. I don't know how many books I read this year, maybe 15? It's not a ton but it's a big improvement.
#3- Relax more. I don't know WHAT happened this fall but I felt almost constantly stressed and burnt out (hence why I think I got four colds and needed a month break from the gym after finals). I really don't want to do that to myself again. I only get to be this young once- I want to enjoy it.
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I'm not sure I've learned to relax. I don't think I know how not to spend my time worrying about something. But I don't feel like I have been as "anxious" as I was a few years ago. I don't think I've done anything to change that though, I think life is just different now. Anyway.... I guess this was accomplished.
#4- FINALLY make some wedding plans! We have a date set, but since it's not until the end of 2012 I've never bothered to start looking into making actual plans. This obviously won't be until the later part of 2011 but it's time to start!
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Check!!! Got the wedding venue/catering picked out, and the photographer, and the ornaments. AND I just found out earlier today that my uncle is making a webpage for it, and my parents are going to go down for a weekend in the spring to try out the "events" we're going to suggest guests do while they are in town. :) Mom and I even went out to get ornaments for the centerpieces the day after Christmas! I think we will try and do engagement photos sometime between March and May! Now I just need a dress?!
#5- Start saving for a town-home with Zach.
Ooooh! Look at me over achiever! We didn't save but we now OWN one!!
#6- Take a CPA review course, and at least one part of the CPA.
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No CPA review course, but I passed the first section of the exam so does the rest matter?!
#7- Take at least a "mini" vacation (3-5 days) with Zach. Not sure where, or with what money, but I haven't been on an honest to God vacation since I was probably in 8th grade.
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:( No. Moving was expensive, and then CPA studying and tests got in the way!
#8- Run more 5k's.
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I think I had done 2 in 2010 and i did 4 in 2011 so..... improvement? :)
#9- Learn to cook more things, and try to expand my pallet.
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No :(
#10- Sleep more! I've gotten into an awful habit of getting about 4-6.5 hours of sleep a night for five or six days in a row and that is NOT good for you!
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I think over achieved on this one too. Now I won't even get up when my alarm goes off!!
#1- Get back to the gym, and vary my workout routine. For almost the entire month of December I got out of the habit of hitting the gym. Part of it was that December was a really stressful month for me between work, school, finals, and getting a pretty horrendous "won't go away cold." The other part was that I think I just needed some time "off". I asked for freehand weights for Christmas and my sister got them for me, and I have a yoga mat, so while I want to get back into running too, I also want to work on toning up some muscles. But most definitely incorporated into this category is to lose the 6-7lbs I've gained over the fall. (Yes, the little cliche bells are going off.)
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I am so sad about this but I only kind of got back into the swing of things. Two years ago I was really good about getting to the gym 4-5 times a week and I would run at least 4 miles if not 5 when I went there. I have been trying to get out more but I just keep being "tired" and wanting to rest up. This year I am making "SMART" goals (I'll explain that later) to help me meet this goal more. Gotta be pretty for my wedding!!
#2- Read more for fun. I think I underestimate sometimes how much reading keeps me relaxed this past fall/summer I hardly read for fun but with the purchase of my kindle I am going to attempt to take 30minutes a day to read just for fun. I should have a little more time this spring since I'll only have one accounting class (technically two I guess...)
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I did okay on this one. I remember in the early part of the spring semester I would read my book at the gym, but then I felt like I wasn't getting my full workout in, so I stopped. I took a few months off and in late summer early fall I really picked up reading again. I don't know how many books I read this year, maybe 15? It's not a ton but it's a big improvement.
#3- Relax more. I don't know WHAT happened this fall but I felt almost constantly stressed and burnt out (hence why I think I got four colds and needed a month break from the gym after finals). I really don't want to do that to myself again. I only get to be this young once- I want to enjoy it.
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I'm not sure I've learned to relax. I don't think I know how not to spend my time worrying about something. But I don't feel like I have been as "anxious" as I was a few years ago. I don't think I've done anything to change that though, I think life is just different now. Anyway.... I guess this was accomplished.
#4- FINALLY make some wedding plans! We have a date set, but since it's not until the end of 2012 I've never bothered to start looking into making actual plans. This obviously won't be until the later part of 2011 but it's time to start!
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Check!!! Got the wedding venue/catering picked out, and the photographer, and the ornaments. AND I just found out earlier today that my uncle is making a webpage for it, and my parents are going to go down for a weekend in the spring to try out the "events" we're going to suggest guests do while they are in town. :) Mom and I even went out to get ornaments for the centerpieces the day after Christmas! I think we will try and do engagement photos sometime between March and May! Now I just need a dress?!
#5- Start saving for a town-home with Zach.
Ooooh! Look at me over achiever! We didn't save but we now OWN one!!
#6- Take a CPA review course, and at least one part of the CPA.
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No CPA review course, but I passed the first section of the exam so does the rest matter?!
#7- Take at least a "mini" vacation (3-5 days) with Zach. Not sure where, or with what money, but I haven't been on an honest to God vacation since I was probably in 8th grade.
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:( No. Moving was expensive, and then CPA studying and tests got in the way!
#8- Run more 5k's.
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I think I had done 2 in 2010 and i did 4 in 2011 so..... improvement? :)
#9- Learn to cook more things, and try to expand my pallet.
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No :(
#10- Sleep more! I've gotten into an awful habit of getting about 4-6.5 hours of sleep a night for five or six days in a row and that is NOT good for you!
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I think over achieved on this one too. Now I won't even get up when my alarm goes off!!
Thursday, December 29, 2011
Too many days in the week start with T.
I have a problem at work when I have to send an email. I never know what to use in the subject line. I feel like subjects such as "Question" are too vague. In contrast I feel like a subject such as "Specific Question, about Specific Client" is way too wordy- I mean do people even read the subject lines of emails? As a result I probably spend a little too much time figuring out what few letters to type in that annoying little field. Anyway, the moral of this story is that I never know what to title my blogs. And considering I generally just "talk" I don't think it matters.
#1- I really enjoy the song "Dreamer" by Elizaveta. It's a little new-agey and not my typical cup of coffee but I really like it. It's oddly a really good song to listen to when you're running. At first it might not seem that way, because it's a little whispy sounding, but the lyrics are pretty motivating. It also helps that at some points the tempo is "building".
#2- I bought my favorite "test pencils" from college again the other day. I think I just like them because they're pastels. Oh, and they were obviously successful because I graduated from college manga com laude. (I'm not going to lie, it drives me crazy that after you get a job noone cares how you did in school. I worked my butt off for 3 years, not 4, when do I get to brag?!)
#3- Look at how cute my new nail polish storage is!!
The top box has my cotton balls and nail accessories in it. The bottom box (pictured) stores all my colors. Yes, I really do own that many. It's a healthy hobby and the pretty colors make me happy. I do not have a problem. You'll also be thankful for a friend like me when you need a pretty nail polish to match your dress. But the best part! Look how cute! Look how accessible! I ADORE!
#4- Hannah has started her blog up again which has me motivated. I always love looking back at my posts so I wish I could stick to keeping up with blogging. I just never feel like I can allot time to it when I need to study, exercise, paint my nails. Thoughts? Who reads this?
#5- I think my dog hates me. She always barks at me and never wants to play with me. She won't share her toys and likes to hide under the table when I decide she needs to go out. Naturally I still adore her. I feel like that girl in high school whose in love with the jerk.
#1- I really enjoy the song "Dreamer" by Elizaveta. It's a little new-agey and not my typical cup of coffee but I really like it. It's oddly a really good song to listen to when you're running. At first it might not seem that way, because it's a little whispy sounding, but the lyrics are pretty motivating. It also helps that at some points the tempo is "building".
#2- I bought my favorite "test pencils" from college again the other day. I think I just like them because they're pastels. Oh, and they were obviously successful because I graduated from college manga com laude. (I'm not going to lie, it drives me crazy that after you get a job noone cares how you did in school. I worked my butt off for 3 years, not 4, when do I get to brag?!)
#3- Look at how cute my new nail polish storage is!!
The top box has my cotton balls and nail accessories in it. The bottom box (pictured) stores all my colors. Yes, I really do own that many. It's a healthy hobby and the pretty colors make me happy. I do not have a problem. You'll also be thankful for a friend like me when you need a pretty nail polish to match your dress. But the best part! Look how cute! Look how accessible! I ADORE!
#4- Hannah has started her blog up again which has me motivated. I always love looking back at my posts so I wish I could stick to keeping up with blogging. I just never feel like I can allot time to it when I need to study, exercise, paint my nails. Thoughts? Who reads this?
#5- I think my dog hates me. She always barks at me and never wants to play with me. She won't share her toys and likes to hide under the table when I decide she needs to go out. Naturally I still adore her. I feel like that girl in high school whose in love with the jerk.
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Day 1
Now Playing- Grace Potter & The Nocternals " Paris (Ooh la la).
So I thought I would rehash on my progress today, and then also just share some tid-bits.
Skin- I washed my face this morning and after my run with my new "Olay Pro-x face brush" and the face wash that came with it. The face wash doesn't give me the overwhelming clean feeling but I wanted to try something different. If I need something with something stronger I can always go back. My only fail is that I probably should have washed off my makeup before my run. Oh well- starting off perfect would leave no room for improvement. :P
Running endurance- I ran 3 miles today. I had planned on going further but it was pretty windy and the fact that I had no music had me a little unmotivated. The important thing was that I got out there and that I wasn't even a tiny bit winded after my 3 miles. I also didn't run "fast" so I kept my heart rate lower which is good for building endurance.
Spend less time on the internet- yeah nope.
Get to work earlier- I didn't succeed on this one today. I set an alarm for 4:45 and got up and turned it off and was for all purposes "wide awake" but I just wanted to get more sleep. I didn't want to get up and study. So I slept a little late. I think tomorrow I will try and be out the door by a little after 7 (whenever it's bright enough) and pick up some coffee with one of my many giftcards.
Save more- I don't know that I really had the opportunity to do this today. I woke up and went to work and then came right home and went running and put things away, etc. I mean I didn't do any online shopping but I normally don't... weekends are my bad time.
So- some Tuesday tid-bits.
-I'm really motivated for the next year.
-I really love writing new years blogs- very reflective.
-I am mildly terrified about all the hours I will have to put in in the next 4.5 months at work.
-My brother and sister in law got me a Cinnamon Sugared Donut candle for Christmas and it smells like fabulous snickerdoodles. I <3 it.
So I thought I would rehash on my progress today, and then also just share some tid-bits.
Skin- I washed my face this morning and after my run with my new "Olay Pro-x face brush" and the face wash that came with it. The face wash doesn't give me the overwhelming clean feeling but I wanted to try something different. If I need something with something stronger I can always go back. My only fail is that I probably should have washed off my makeup before my run. Oh well- starting off perfect would leave no room for improvement. :P
Running endurance- I ran 3 miles today. I had planned on going further but it was pretty windy and the fact that I had no music had me a little unmotivated. The important thing was that I got out there and that I wasn't even a tiny bit winded after my 3 miles. I also didn't run "fast" so I kept my heart rate lower which is good for building endurance.
Spend less time on the internet- yeah nope.
Get to work earlier- I didn't succeed on this one today. I set an alarm for 4:45 and got up and turned it off and was for all purposes "wide awake" but I just wanted to get more sleep. I didn't want to get up and study. So I slept a little late. I think tomorrow I will try and be out the door by a little after 7 (whenever it's bright enough) and pick up some coffee with one of my many giftcards.
Save more- I don't know that I really had the opportunity to do this today. I woke up and went to work and then came right home and went running and put things away, etc. I mean I didn't do any online shopping but I normally don't... weekends are my bad time.
So- some Tuesday tid-bits.
-I'm really motivated for the next year.
-I really love writing new years blogs- very reflective.
-I am mildly terrified about all the hours I will have to put in in the next 4.5 months at work.
-My brother and sister in law got me a Cinnamon Sugared Donut candle for Christmas and it smells like fabulous snickerdoodles. I <3 it.
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
Working on me
Yeah- it's been a while. My life is more consistent now and I feel like I don't change up my routine too much. I feel like I always come back to my blog when I want to work on myself... almost as like a "diary". Anyway here are things I want to start working on TOMORROW. As my friend Jill says- why wait?
1) My skin. I blame part of the problem on a change in medication but I think part of it is me. I don't get enough water and I don't eat that healthy so I want to work on getting my skin cleared up. I used to get compliments on it- I'd like those back.
2) Running endurance. I have a 10 milers to due MARCH 4th and I'd love to not have to walk any.
3) Spend less time on the internet. I feel like that's a funny item to put on this list but it's true.
4) Get to work earlier- more consistently. IE- get out of bed the FIRST time the alarm goes off.
5) Save more. I buy too many little thing. Things should be "treats" not expectations.
:) I might come back to this and update it and add a few but I wanted to get some of these off my mind before I head to bed. I am going to START TOMORROW! I am getting up when that first alarm goes off! Why put off until tomorrow what you can get done today?
1) My skin. I blame part of the problem on a change in medication but I think part of it is me. I don't get enough water and I don't eat that healthy so I want to work on getting my skin cleared up. I used to get compliments on it- I'd like those back.
2) Running endurance. I have a 10 milers to due MARCH 4th and I'd love to not have to walk any.
3) Spend less time on the internet. I feel like that's a funny item to put on this list but it's true.
4) Get to work earlier- more consistently. IE- get out of bed the FIRST time the alarm goes off.
5) Save more. I buy too many little thing. Things should be "treats" not expectations.
:) I might come back to this and update it and add a few but I wanted to get some of these off my mind before I head to bed. I am going to START TOMORROW! I am getting up when that first alarm goes off! Why put off until tomorrow what you can get done today?
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