1- Leave thumb alone: pretty not bad!
2- Get down to 145-150 lbs: meh.
3- Take better care of myself: Painted nails, wheeee!
4- Get back to writing: hey, here after 4 days!
Getting back to work always does a number on the thumb. Plus, was expecting mass hysteria to greet us after 4 days we were closed but in reality, got to work to an almost empty waiting room. Figured things would pick up and.... they never did. Not that I truly mind the no customer thing, but boredom can be quite dangerous to my first resolution of the new year. Having nothing to do makes me play with my thumb almost unconsciously, and many a time I woke up from spacing out with my thumb between my teeth. Still, for a first week, I managed ok - yes, relapses happened, that's why it's a resolution! But on the whole, my thumb is a lot less red than at Christmas.
The good thing about the thumb is improvement can be seen after just a few days. That doesn't happen with a diet. (No, no, diets are bad! Must not think of it as a diet, must think of it as changing one's habits to a healthier lifestyle!) Anyways, tons of things have kept me from resolution #2, such as Mr X and his girlfriend Cat leaving for their road trip to Vegas, and thus invinting us to Toyo's, delicious Japanese style restaurant, where we ate entirely too much terriyaki chicken and fried rice. (Also, Toyo's is terrible on the wallet, but hey, I did get to spend more time with friends!) To make matters worse, theirs was a last minute invite, and I had already made dinner plans for Thursday night with Oni-san at my favorite sushi place (Do not look at credit card bill until paycheck has been deposited.) And tonight, BF decided that he had a McDonalds craving.... (at least, he paid AND we had coupons...) Tomorrow's bound to be just as bad, as we have another engagement, this time with BF's family at a buffet. On the upside, I did bring my lunch everyday this week! That must count for something, no??? Oy....
Before our Toyo dinner, had decided that going out with friends I hadn't seen in a long time deserved I prioritize resolution #3! So I painted my nails with some sea-green nail polish and it looked spiffy! Looking back I should have washed my hair again, since if I don't wash it every fucking 1 1/2 day, it is untamed everywhere, except for the bangs that are terribly flat, grrrr. Also, wore a cute outfit of trendy jeans and a nice shirt with a camy under, but I still felt fat. Meh. Please let me stop being sick so I can get back to the gym, at least a little!!! Dressed up nice for my first day back at work and wore eyeliner, still sporting my nail polish that hasn't even chipped up till now. However, that kinda took a hike after the first day back, since at night, back home, I detected the first signs of a bladder infection. There's nothing like being sick to make you not respect your resolution to look nice: you want comfy clothes cause you're in pain and you don't give a shit if you look like shit cause you feel like it too. Mercifully, only spent 30-45 minutes at the clinic, and walked free with a prescription for antibiotics that is renewable. Thank you Jesus!
So I've survived the first week, my wallet is a little worse for wear but hey, I've spent some good times with friends and that's worth something. ...ok, I bought ear pompoms for much more than they should be worth, but they look nice and fashionable, (and they're warm!) so I don't regret it. Yet.
Estate agent's outta town, so no news on the condo front. Got back to work so little time to practice cooking skills (commute takes around 3-4 hours per day, temporary situation, rest assured... though how semi-permanent the temporary situation is still has to be determined.)
Still, the year's brand new. Lots of room to keep improving. ...yup!
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Friday, January 6, 2012
Monday, January 2, 2012
2012
1. Leave my thumb alone
2. Get weight down to 145-150 lbs
3. Take better care of myself and my appearance
4. Get back to writing
Consider this my personal version of Bridget Jones's Diary. Except, starring me, instead of Bridget. Shouldn't be all that different I figure, considering how my mom can be...
So here are my New Year resolutions for 2012. Figured if the end of the world does come, it'll be nice to know I've managed to accomplish something. Hm... though then might be mightily pissed if for once, was on the right track getting my life to how I want it to be.
1. When I was a kid, I used to chew on my fingernails. At one point, I ran out of fingernails to chew. So, out of boredom and a lack of suitable-length fingernails, I began playing with the skin around the nails. I picked at my skin so much, that eventually all my fingers looked like a 2-color version of those red-white-blue popsicles. Over the years, I've managed to cut back on my finger abuse. And now, at 26, the one finger I can't seem to leave alone is the thumb on my left hand. And now since my mom, my boyfriend, my friends, my co-workers AND my boss have taken it upon themselves to make me stop, I figured I might as well give it a real shot. Don't laugh: I swear it's as hard as quitting smoking (though I never smoked, I'm pretty sure that's how smokers feel!)
2. I've never been thin, and I never will be and I've decided I wasn't gonna psychotically obsess over it anymore. I, however, have once been thinner, and thus would like to get back to that weight where I felt comfortable in my own skin.
3. In the past, I've thought this would only be to make my mom stop her near constant nagging, though recently, I came to realize I'd like to look nicer too. By looking nicer, I actually mean the following: have painted nails, wear a bit of make-up, update my wardrobe and not wait till I look like a grizzly bear to wax certain strategic parts of myself (plus, can you say OOOOOOOW?) I've always been more of a tomboy, slightly lazy about it too since it never mattered much to me before, but I have a friend, Kari, who's a master girly-girl (ok, she might be a little too fashion obsessed for my tastes, but she always looks great) and I've started thinking more about her way of seeing how she "suits up", and started to see the good points in her philosophy.
4. Getting back to writing is why I've started this new blog. I've been writing ever since I became a fanfiction addict in highschool, through college, uni, and when I was in Japan, but since I've well and truly entered the "workforce", writing has sort of taken a hike. And I miss it. Plus, Ian is always writing since he's taking college classes for creative writing and I keep reading his stuff and it makes me miss it even more. So for this blog not to turn out to be one long ass post every 2 months, here's my complete resolution: Write a minimum of one post a week, updating you with how I'm doing, keeping my New Year's resolutions. This should (WILL, dammit!) culminate in minimum 52 posts for the year, hopefully a bit more!
So here it is, the important stuff at least. Cuz there's also a million tons of things I'm hoping I'll accomplish by the end of 2012, like: being more comfortable at my job (i.e: reconciliating my ethics with the new views and policies, for example);
finding a condo;
spending less on unimportant things (already not too bad at that one I'd say!);
learning to cook new stuff (and using the 4 recipe books I got for Xmas in the process);
seeing friends more often;
going out more often (and not leaving at 11PM cuz I'm too tired);
and spending less time/money in restaurants (counter-productive to resolution #2, learning to cook and spending less).
So here it is, wish me success! And I hope you'll stick to whatever resolutions you have taken!
2. Get weight down to 145-150 lbs
3. Take better care of myself and my appearance
4. Get back to writing
Consider this my personal version of Bridget Jones's Diary. Except, starring me, instead of Bridget. Shouldn't be all that different I figure, considering how my mom can be...
So here are my New Year resolutions for 2012. Figured if the end of the world does come, it'll be nice to know I've managed to accomplish something. Hm... though then might be mightily pissed if for once, was on the right track getting my life to how I want it to be.
1. When I was a kid, I used to chew on my fingernails. At one point, I ran out of fingernails to chew. So, out of boredom and a lack of suitable-length fingernails, I began playing with the skin around the nails. I picked at my skin so much, that eventually all my fingers looked like a 2-color version of those red-white-blue popsicles. Over the years, I've managed to cut back on my finger abuse. And now, at 26, the one finger I can't seem to leave alone is the thumb on my left hand. And now since my mom, my boyfriend, my friends, my co-workers AND my boss have taken it upon themselves to make me stop, I figured I might as well give it a real shot. Don't laugh: I swear it's as hard as quitting smoking (though I never smoked, I'm pretty sure that's how smokers feel!)
2. I've never been thin, and I never will be and I've decided I wasn't gonna psychotically obsess over it anymore. I, however, have once been thinner, and thus would like to get back to that weight where I felt comfortable in my own skin.
3. In the past, I've thought this would only be to make my mom stop her near constant nagging, though recently, I came to realize I'd like to look nicer too. By looking nicer, I actually mean the following: have painted nails, wear a bit of make-up, update my wardrobe and not wait till I look like a grizzly bear to wax certain strategic parts of myself (plus, can you say OOOOOOOW?) I've always been more of a tomboy, slightly lazy about it too since it never mattered much to me before, but I have a friend, Kari, who's a master girly-girl (ok, she might be a little too fashion obsessed for my tastes, but she always looks great) and I've started thinking more about her way of seeing how she "suits up", and started to see the good points in her philosophy.
4. Getting back to writing is why I've started this new blog. I've been writing ever since I became a fanfiction addict in highschool, through college, uni, and when I was in Japan, but since I've well and truly entered the "workforce", writing has sort of taken a hike. And I miss it. Plus, Ian is always writing since he's taking college classes for creative writing and I keep reading his stuff and it makes me miss it even more. So for this blog not to turn out to be one long ass post every 2 months, here's my complete resolution: Write a minimum of one post a week, updating you with how I'm doing, keeping my New Year's resolutions. This should (WILL, dammit!) culminate in minimum 52 posts for the year, hopefully a bit more!
So here it is, the important stuff at least. Cuz there's also a million tons of things I'm hoping I'll accomplish by the end of 2012, like: being more comfortable at my job (i.e: reconciliating my ethics with the new views and policies, for example);
finding a condo;
spending less on unimportant things (already not too bad at that one I'd say!);
learning to cook new stuff (and using the 4 recipe books I got for Xmas in the process);
seeing friends more often;
going out more often (and not leaving at 11PM cuz I'm too tired);
and spending less time/money in restaurants (counter-productive to resolution #2, learning to cook and spending less).
So here it is, wish me success! And I hope you'll stick to whatever resolutions you have taken!
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