New Year, New Beginnings, New Resolutions

Happy New Year!

With the new year come new resolutions for what we plan to do to make our lives better and more productive. I've done the same, and one of my resolutions is to write more on this blog and really share more through pictures. My goal is to write at least two times a week, hopefully more. What are my plans for this blog? I'd like to delve more into beauty reviews like nail polish and makeup reviews.

I'd also like to include some posts on my wedding planning. I got engaged at the end of June 2011 and have finally gotten motivated to really start thinking about planning it. It was more overwhelming than anything at first, but I have some great friends (who are my bridesmaids) and they're very supportive and excited for my wedding, so it's making me more excited. I'm looking forward to using this blog as a record of my own personal journey to getting married.

So what exactly are my resolutions for this year?

1. Drink more water.
2. Eat more vegetables.
3. Exercise at least 4 days a week.
4. Keep in touch with my family and friends regularly.
5. Blog at least 2 times a week.

I also have some mini month to two month goals which I'll talk about in another post, as they're beauty and clothing related.

Forced Diets

And I mean this in the best way possible. I sprained fractured a bone in my leg down near my ankle at the beginning of February. I was walking home with groceries and it was dark and I slipped on some ice that was *literally* outside my apartment. Like, ice on the carport connected to my apartment. I think the extra weight in my backpack and the bags in my hand contributed to the off-balancedness and thus, a cracked bone. So now I'm in a leg splint for who knows how long (wasn't paying attention when I went to the doctor the first time) and I can't go anywhere other than where I have to be (work, immigration office, hospital, etc.)

Thus, the forced diets. Yes, diets. I've been on a forced (but much needed) food diet - I haven't had any soda or pastry/bread for the last two weeks, and I've generally been eating less and snacking on less junk food. I'm also on a spending diet, since I can't go out shopping. And thus, I've been on a makeup and Lush diet. This is all perfectly fine with me, since I don't need anymore things, I need to use up what I have since I'm moving back home in the summer and need to start consolidating what I have, and I need to save money.

This has led me to start thinking about a Project 10 pan type thing, to help motivate me. And I figure, why not now, since the temptation to buy/spend is so low, since I'd rather be home than hobbling around on crutches.

Anyway, will continue with the actual products I will be finishing up later, since I'm off to my doctor's visit now. This time I'll pay attention to how long I'll be wearing the lovely leg splint.