Obsessions: January

New year, New things to obsess over

•  I found a pair of jeans! Forever21 is the best!
• Weirdly warm days- seriously, what's going on January?
• Spin class
• Skater skirts like my aunts wore when they were kids, I've always loved them but /i now find myself constantly in one, they glide over my hips and highlight my waist like nothing else.
• JCrew and Jenna Lyons- inspirations for my uniform, easy to put together, always chic
• Color- anything to brighten up the dark days
• Wedge sneakers- im looking to add to my pair and they've suddenly popped up everywhere; Steve Madden, Forever21, Charlotte Russe
• Ganache, yum
• Orange peppered caramel (a Hannukah gift) with shortbread and chocolate or dibs

Fitness Friday: Snacks

One of the easiest ways to sabotage some great exercise habits is through snacking. Don't get me wrong, snacks are an easy way to keep up energy throughout the day but snacks can easily turn into a meal if you're not careful. Almonds contain a lot of energy but they are also high in calorie. My mom used to get me those 100 calorie packs, and having recently rediscovered them, I'll admit, they're pretty tasty. Dried fruit poses a similar problem as nuts, but they're even tastier which means more dangerous. I often go with tic tacs, which may not be great for me, but they help me focus and are under 100 calories per pack typically. If anyone has any great snack ideas please share, I probably should break my tic tac addiction.

Resolutions

So... that week turned into two; the holidays sneak up on you like that. Today was the last day of celebrating for me, and I can't wait until next year. 
Happy New Years everyone! To celebrate I will start off by talking (writing) about resolutions. I'm sure I don't need to catch you up on how ineffective "Be healthy" is as a resolution, so I'm proposing a new way. A couple years ago I was reading a girls blog and she had a really interesting way of making resolutions; I tweaked it for me and have used it for the past couple years. Instead of a couple resolutions to be maintained for the whole year, you have one "thing" per month. Here are the tricks:

Trick 1: Be specific. I'm sure you've heard this one before too. The more specific the goal, the easier it is to keep up. 

Trick 2: Not all goals have to be super serious. Not every month has to involve saving the world and becoming a model. Sometimes a month can just involve doing awesome nail designs (thats May for me). 

Trick 3: Make sure your goals make you feel good, emotionally, physically, etc. Last February I made sure everyday I complimented someone. It didn't matter if it was a stranger or a friend, I just had to make someone else feel good. Nothing like spreading a little bit of good karma around. 

For some examples, here are a couple of my past goals: 
Break my bad habits
Moisturize everyday
Read 400 pages a day
Take one picture a day
Sunscreen twice a day
Use my new Sephora Cinderella makeup palette only

Movie Star Monday

There will be no posts this weeks because I am ridiculously busy with school and holiday stuff.

See you next week :)

Fitness Friday: Sleep

Sleep is important. Pretty obvious right, so why are so many people sleep deprived? Most everyone I know has to work late and get up early, so I don't have many well-rested role models. I know that I should get eight hours minimum, but how?
        First it's really important to sleep in a room that is completely dark. Living in the city thats not the easiest to do. Most nights I sleep with an eye mask, not one of those awesome froufrou ones, just a plain navy one. I used to get really freaked out by having my sight taken away, but I just took a deep breath and told myself to relax.
         Secondly, what really helps is to create a routine around your bedtime. It will teach your body what to expect before bed and after a couple nights doing these activities will get you into the right mood immediately. If I had the time to make a whole routine I would make a cup of tea, read a magazine or a book, do some yoga and listen to West Side Story or In The Heights until I fell asleep. Of course I am  not blessed with that amount of time or willpower, so my version has to be abbreviated. I'll be picking two (or one depending on how late I end up in my room) to do. A cup of tea and a good book sound great before bed! (Make sure you don't choose a murder mystery though, a couple nights ago I started  a crime book at 11:30 and was up till three because I couldn't sleep till all the bad guys were dead)
         Third, find out what stimulates you too much to sleep. I can't go to bed within half an hour of washing my face, however playing games on my iPhone with the brightness down doesn't really bother me. My mom likes to fall asleep to the TV. Most of my camp friends have sleep playlists.

Jeans

         I recently realized that I have no well fitting blue jeans. It's a terrifying thought that only leads to misery. I now have to go buy at least three pairs of blue skinny jeans or jeggings super cheap, which can only means hours spent at Forever21 and Old Navy, ugh. I've been trying to think of ways to make it more bearable, because as everyone knows three pairs of great jeans does not make up for the 27 cast offs that sucked. I was thinking of taking a cab home, which is really a treat after an extended shopping trip (my feet get so achey).

         I also have to decide what washes to get. The gaps in my wardrobe are normal jeans, funnily enough. I've got snakeskin, red, pink, high waisted, and flared; but no normal blue wash jeans. How many blue jeans does a girl need? I heard the average woman owns seven pairs of jeans; I think I'm above that though. 

         

The moral of this post? I need jeans, and jeans shopping sucks. Wish me luck.

My Obsessions: December

December is an awesome month, one of my favorites :)

• My new iPhone 4!
• Instagram
• Toffee
• Reading books-I've been reading A LOT lately, like 6 books at once with another 10-12 waiting
• Doctor Who- Technically this should be on every month's list but since the holiday special is coming out in a couple weeks I thought I'd include it.
• Lucky Charms
• Running- I've just started running again after  along break, I used to hate it but 15 minutes of intervals are a greta workout and not as tedious and horrible as long distance.
• Rain
• Doodle Jump and Curiosity-Most addictive games ever!
• Gifts-buying and giving
• Baking-I go into full baking mode during the holidays, like three recipes per gathering, mostly new ones.
• 40's and 50's hair and makeup- I'm feeling old school classic girly-glam for this holiday season.
• Argentine Food- Found a new restaurant, I'm Argentine so I appreciate some good meat and pasta.
• Orange Juice-I was never a fan, but recently I've been craving it, so refreshing!
• My new favorite necklace, silver pyramid pendant from Alex and Chloe- A gift from my aunt for Thanksgiving.