I forgot how great it feels to put everything on pause and just take a nice nap. Now if you're anything like me, your one hour cat naps turn into time warps and the next thing you know it's bed time. Try setting an alarm for an hour later. That should provide enough time to get a nice rejuvenating nap in but also not sleep the day away. 9 days.
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I've struggled with my body for a long time. But now I'm reaching the point where I just have to accept my body for the way that it is until I decide to make changes to it. So as I've been shopping as of late I've been buying things that I like and just put them on! Of course there are times throughout the day when I question myself and if I'm wearing the "right" thing but what I've come to realize is that the "right" thing is what I like! So at 22 I just want to put the outfit on and rock out!! (:
I'll make this one short and sweet. I love the appearance of heels and the things that it does for a woman's body. I feel like it's important for every woman to have a collection of heels that reflects her so that every once in a while she can feel that sense of empowerment that comes with wearing heels. Personally, I've never been able to walk well in heels or stand well in them either. This has a lot to do with the fact that I don't always get shoes I can walk in but ones that look really cute instead. Do not I repeat do not do this to yourself. It is painful and foolish because if you're anything like me, you're going to end up on the ground. Find yourselves some height appropriate heels (and of course that all depends on you) and let's work it out! 11 days to go o:
I'm typically the type of person that likes to keep to them self. I'm pretty good at staying out of people's business and knowing when to share my input. However I also have a terrible habit of keeping things inside myself until it gets to a certain point and then I explode. I'm tired of exploding.success It doesn't feel good when I do it and it feels even worse after I've done it. I want to start speaking my mind before things like that even happen so that I can get them out in a much better way. So many things to work on. #12daysleft
I know how much fun it can be to do things like shopping and seeing movies out in a group but there are times when doing these things by yourself can be so healing. Yesterday I needed to go shopping and instead of going shopping with others I decided to go by myself and find what it is that I needed and so much more. of course it's nice to have someone there with you to tell you what looks good or if it's worth investing your dollars in but sometimes it's rewarding to just trust your own instincts. Too many voices can clutter your mind and result in unsuccessful trips. However don't neglect those outings, those are always moments to remember! 13.
As I recently mentioned my life as of late has been quite hectic. I haven't been getting a lot of rest or down time and I think that's been really getting to me. Today after another day of mental and emotional overload I just came home and crawled into bed. I spent about 15 minutes just laying in bed listening to the quiet of my room and the soft whisper of my fan. It helped so much to just stay in one place and breathe for a little bit. Definitely going to need that for the future! 14.
Dearest friends, I'm do apologize. I've been very busy and very distracted for the past few days so even though I didn't entirely blank on blogging yesterday, I certainly spaced on remembering to go back and post. Anyway number 7 came to me yesterday while I was having a girls' day out with my mom and sisters. The four of us and my younger cousin went to go get our nails done and while I was sitting there in the large massage chair getting my pedicure I realized how infrequently I do things like this. So for day 7 I vow to start caring for myself much more. whether that means monthly manicures or making time for a bath, it shall be done. #15
So I've have Pinterest for a little while now and I think it's great. Granted I don't use it nearly as much as I use tumblr but ya know. The thing is I realized just how little (aka not at all) I use the super cool things that I found on there and wondered why. So for number 6 on the list of things that I want to start doing at 22 actually using Pinterest is one of them. There's so many great recipes and art ideas and drinks (; that I would've never thought of. 16.
As someone who has such a love for art, I need to start making it much much more. A lot of the time I want to make things but basically just won't let myself tap into what im feeling or get up the energy enough to do it. But I will start. I need to start using the positive outlet that i have and allow myself to make of not beautiful, emotional pieces. This with depth. Things with courage. Things that can make you feel. I need to start making such things instead of just feeling them. 17 guys (:
Today, I've had a very informative day in the area of nutrition. My boyfriend and I watched 2 documentaries the first one was called Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead, which I'm sure if you're a Netflix junkie like myself you've come across it before. For those of you who haven't seen it, it's about a man who's pretty overweight but not only that he had a really rare skin disease and instead of just letting things go on the way they are he decides to reboot his body and consume nothing but fruits and vegetables for 2 months. Though with the amount of nutrients he needs from the fruits and veggies he doesn't really have the time, nor the desire to physically eat them, so he starts a juice cleanse. It ends up being completely effective, he loses a ton of weight, doesn't have to take medicine for his skin condition any longer and is an all around happier person. He even helps some other people out along the way - it's really awesome.
What's not really awesome however, is Food Inc. Food Inc - also another Netflix Documentary, is about how shitty the food world is basically. I haven't had an appetite since I've seen it, but it's a really good documentary to watch. I recommend it. With all this being said, I've been wanting to juice for a long time. And when I say long time, I mean since I was like maybe 11 years old and I was watching late night infomercials and saw the one for the Jack Lalane Power Juicer. I've never been serious or consistent about it though, but I feel like now is a time in my life where I really need it and more importantly, I'm motivated enough to want to continue doing it. I talked a bit in my last blog about switching my lifestyle over, and I know this could be a great way, I just need to get started! I've already been looking up some affordable yet recommended juicers and some recipes and things like that so as soon as I know I can commit and I get all the equipment I'll be sure to blog about the journey. 18 to go (: |