New Years Resolution

I know this is my second post today, but I'm bored and have nothing better to do.. Almost always, my new years resolution tends to deal with getting in shape, skinny and healthier. Usually I try it out for a few weeks or months, but gradually I fall off that healthy path and back to binging and being lazy. I think my problem is that I jump into it too fast. I'll try to jump into 5 times a week workouts and a strick low-calorie diet that's a quick fix. This year I want to simplify my goal so that I can have long term results. Essentially, all I want is to feel better about myself and to be proud to be me. Getting active and in shape I think will boost my confidence and help me get back "out there" (lol) and making friends.

So this is it:

Bad foods list:
Chips, ice-cream, chocolate, pasta, pop, cookies, white bread, fried anything, processed frozen anything, liquid calories...lattes, hot chocolate, etc, cheese, coffee

Good foods list:
Brown bread, stir fries, veggies, fruit, salads, chicken, nuts, tea

I want to try and keep things simple. If I decide to treat myself, it would be 1 cookie or a small hot chocolate.. not 10 cookies and a extra large hot chocolate with whipped cream. Hopefully by making these changes I'll be able to lose some weight. All of my munching out has led me to gain almost 20 pounds. I'm now almost around 150. Yuck.n

For my work-outs, I want to start with 2 days a week. Gradually, I want to get up to going 4 days a week. I want to LIKE going to the gym! If I'm forcing myself and in a bad mood before I even get there, I doubt this will ever stick.

Anyways, I'm gonna watch another episode of Pretty Little Liars (so so good and addicting!). Wish me luck on my diet/lifestyle change!

Let it snow!

We got a tonne of snow last night! It's officially starting to look like winter. I've been so lazy all morning. Laying in bed, watching Pretty Little Liars and eating chocolates. This morning, I finally ordered tickets for the club we're going to on New Years. I'm really looking forward to it! For my outfit, I'm wearing a sequin skirt and a sheer black top with tights and heels. Last year was terrible, so I'm hoping it's going to be a good night.

Anyway, today I'm going to the mall to get all of my returns done. It's a pain in the ass, but I guess I've got to get it done sometime!

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Wishing everyone a very merry Christmas!

Lazy day

Today was a nice lazy day before Christmas. I ended up getting the day off of work so I got everything ready for when I go out of town. Clean my room, laundry, wrapping, nails and facial. I feel rested and ready for almost anything that'll be thrown at me this weekend!

I used Ole Henriksen's 3 step facial. Honestly, it's the most wonderful face products I've ever used. The 2nd step lemon is great because you really feel the zing of the acid on your skin. It's great. The results are really obvious too. After I do it, my skin looks brighter, younger and more awake. It's pricey, but definitely worth the buy.

Buy it at Sephora, for $114 ($95US).

Hot Nails

Tried one of the new Sally Hansen Salon Effects 2011 Christmas Edition nail strips. This print is called Snow Bunny. Found these on sale for $7.99 at Shoppers. I am SO in love with this nail art look!

Time to relax

These last couple of weeks have been super stressful, but it's all finally paid off! Christmas holidays are here! I have't seen any of my family from back home since Thanksgiving, so I'm really excited to see everyone.

I'm working all weekend again, but it's defintely gonna pay off since I'll be off for 2 weeks. This week I have a lot of Christmas shopping to do... my mom, dad, stepdad, boyfriend, etc., I'm hoping to get it all done in one trip.

Sometimes I wish I wore glasses....

Cha-Ching!

My order came in today from Abercrombie. Lot's of nice things! My favourite thing is definitely the corduroy jeggings. They're so so soft and comfortable.

This weekend I'm not doing too much since exams are coming up. Staying concentrated on my studying is hard. I'm just taking a little break before I get back at it.

 

 

Beauty Haul!

So Christmas time is coming up and I've been doing lot's of shopping! I've also been treating myself a little bit as well :)

A while back I bought the new Benefit They're Real Mascara when it first came out. It's a really great mascara, but takes some getting used to. The wand is really thick, similar to the Covergirl Lash Blast wand. My only other complaint is that washing it off can be really difficult and takes scrubbing. But anyway, I picked up a tube for one of my Christmas gifts for my sister.

Next thing I need was a new blush. I just ran out of my NARS orgasm. I really like it and have been using it for years, but I decided to try something new. This Benefit blush called Dandelion, it's a very soft pink with a hint of shimmer. It's is supposed to brighten your face and make you look more awake. - Something I definitely need! So I'm going to try this out..

While waiting in line in Sephora, I seen these Boscia nose strips. It wasn't until I checked my receipt after I left that I paid 20 dollars for just 6 strips! I haven't tried them yet, but I'm hoping for a more effective result in comparison to the Biore strips.

I ordered this Harajuku Lovers Jingle G purfume online last night, since it's not available in store. The cute packaging really sold me and for just $25 why not?

Okay, well there's more to come but that's for another day!

Inspiration

I wish for a holiday

It's been an exhausting couple of days. All weekend, I've been working and haven't had time to get much done. I feel like all I do is eat, sleep, work and school. I can't wait for Christmas holidays. I need some time off to relax and do something FUN.

My order hasn't come in yet, I'm crossing my fingers for tomorrow!

Winter Clothes

Ordered a bunch of stuff from Hollister the other day... 3 pairs of tights, 4 sweaters, 2 skirts, 1 pair of sweat pants, 1 pair of jeans, and 2 shirts. Can't wait for it to come in. The sweaters are all cable knit and wintery. The skirts are lacey and girly. I'll post when it comes it! There's lot's of great deals going on there as well as their other brands - Abercrombie and Gillyhicks.

I was really tempted to order a winter jacket from Abercrombie - originally $280 is now only $130 after the discount. I'm gonna think about it.. I really do need a warmer coat for winter!

Anyway, nothing else really new with me. I have homework to do but I've been feeling so lazy today. Vampire Diaries is on soon so I'm going to try and finish before that!

An update on my eating and shit. I'm sometimes trying to control my binges. I think the first step is to stop the late night eating. It's been really tough, but it's my first step to overcoming this. I've been back on my pills for a week now. That has really improved my moods. I don't feel so hopeless!!! Either than that, I've been okay. :)

Prep - my first polyvore creation!

Prep by xxshelbii featuring ballet flats

Abercrombie Fitch cable knit sweater

$78 - abercrombie.com

Abercrombie Fitch mini skirt

$48 - abercrombie.com

Abercrombie Fitch tight

$16 - abercrombie.com

ASOS ballet flat

$45 - asos.com

Michael kors watch

$328 - my-wardrobe.com

Kate Spade pearl drop earrings

$68 - katespade.com

MARBELLA brooch

€88 - luisaviaroma.com

Paris Skyline Vinyl Wall Art Mural - WallQuotes.com

$55 - wallquotes.com

Fall Favourite: Skirts

Planning on ordering all of these. Not only will this solve my dilemma of not fitting into my old pants, but these are super cute. I'll wear these skirts with crew neck sweaters and thick cozy tights.

I'm doing much better today, than yesterday. I took my pills today, I felt so sick all morning because of them (they cause nausea and take getting used to when you first start them).

First 2 are from Hollister, last 2 are from Abercrombie & Fitch

Bad day

It's been a rough couple of days.. I've been binging so much. The worst part is, is that it's like an endless cycle. I binge, so I get guilty and depressed; then because I'm depressed and I binge again. It's terrible. I thought I could go off of my anti-depressants. I thought I'd be fine, but that's obviously not the case. I don't know what to do about my eating. When I'm on my meds, it just makes me not care when I eat. That's great, but it makes me so depressed when I get dressed every morning and something else is too tight. I've tried starving, and that never works.. temporarily, but eventually you gave into the binge cycle.

LC Lauren Conrad

I was taking a look at Lauren Conrad's line for Kohl's online and its actually pretty cute. I would wear almost anything from this line! The only thing I found was some of the stuff was a little expensive, maybe it's better quality than I thought. Anyways, here's my favourites from the Winter 2011 line:

Le Pliage

Pay day is this Thursday, guess what I'm ordering! The backpack that I originally got for school is a piece of crap and it's basically falling apart. I've seen a few people around with these bags, it looks pretty practically to throw my books, binders or overnight stuff when I'm at my boyfriends. I'm leaning towards the grape colour. I was thinking about getting the navy at first, but I thought it'd look dumb with black. I plan on ordering a custom one with the personalized embosed initals, so it takes about 3 weeks to ship. Kinda sucks, because I can't wait to get this!

Binge

I had a bad day and went on a binge when I got home.

I went to the store and bought 2 bags of chips, 1 large wild berry pie, 1 mini lemon meriangue pie and garlic bread to go with lasana for dinner tonight.

When I got home, I ate 1 bag of chips and the lemon merangue pie.

I hate how I eat when I'm stressed or bored or sad or whatever. I wish I was one of those people who can't stand the sight of food when they're depressed. Fuck.

Weird thing is, normally when I binge I feel more upset AFTER I've eaten. This time, I felt better; yet I still had this feeling... in the back of my head sort of telling me that this is wrong, what I'm doing is not right.

Today was just a bad day and I let my emotions get the best of me. Tomorrow is a new day and I will try harder to control myself. It's best if I plan what I'm going to eat for the day, so maybe I'll do that tomorrow morning.

I cracked

So I decided to leave school early to do homework and relax before I go to work tonight... Not a good idea! I ended up having the most unhealthy lunch. Wings and stir fry and ice-cream and cookies for dessert. I just need to keep going going going to get my mind off of food. Tomorrows a new day and I'm going to forget about this whole thing.

Thinspo-

I don't want to jinx it but...

I've been eating really well for almost 2 weeks! Absolutely no binges! I don't know what happened, but something clicked and I haven't pigged out at all. For example, today: I had a coffee before going to school, a chicken salad sandwich on whole wheat bread and a chicken breast with greek salad for dinner. I did treat myself to 2 jubejubes for dessert, but come on! It's not 20 jubejubes, just 2!

Anyway, it's late and I need to get up early tomorrow for school. But before I go, here's a peek to what my new room entails:

Redecorated :)

Today I got all of my new furniture from Ikea for my room -- bed, nightstand and drawers for clothes. It took me forever to assemble everything, but it was worth it! My room is still a mess but I'll take some photos this week when I have time.

Hope everyone had a good weekend!

Redecorating my bedroom!

For the longest time I've been wanting to decorate my bedroom and personalize it a bit! Anyway, Ikea is have a sale for students so I'm hoping to score a new bed, night stand, linens and lamp. I'm thinking about going with this bedframe, lamp and night stand:

I guess we'll see when I get there.

Hello there!

I'm back from my long weekend trip! Me and my boyfriend helped our sisters move into their dorm rooms for college. I can't believe my sister is ALREADY starting college! I'm still in school, but man does time fly!

Anyway, after so much driving this weekend, all I feel like doing is relaxing. I'm watching Entourage right now and then a movie, "The Art of Getting By" later.

Back to school shopping!

Hello hello! I've been so lazy these days with posting and so busy with other things, sorry! But this fall, one of my goals is to try to write more. --Especially because I really need to improve me writing skills!

Anyways.. I did a BUNCH of back to school shopping these past couple of days.

Let's start with the boring stuff: a new semester buspass. I still need to buy a new binder, notebooks, few pens, and textbooks. But those things I'll get when I get my loan transferred into my account.

Fun stuff: I did a huge order at Abercrombie & Fitch. They have 30% off all clearance items so I really took advantage of that. I ordered a bunch of tank tops, t-shirts, pair of sweat pant leggings, hoodie and 2 pairs of flip flops (regular price $60, I got em for $20!). When it comes in the mail I'll post photos. Can't wait for it to come in! :)

I also just ordered a new backpack for school and pencilcase/pouches from Baggu. I've been searching everywhere for the perfect backpack, and I've finally settled on this very simple red canvas backpack. Initally I wanted to get a vintagey army utility backpack, but I wasn't able to find what I was looking for and at the right price.

Below is what I ordered from Baggu:

$32

$8

$4.50

So as you can see, the prices are really really reasonable and it's all made of recycled materials! They have some cute nylon foldable backpacks aswell that I'm really liking. But I'm going to wait and see how I like the canvas one first.

Today I didn't really do much. Just sit around, laundry.. whatever. I'm working tonight until 11, thank god I get to sleep in tomorrow!!

Hot.

Abercrombie & Fitch Wishlist Continued!

Comfy hoodie to wear to class

Cute shirt you can dress up or down

I love the bows :)

Preppy sweater

Hey

Not much is really new these days. Haven't been getting many shifts at work so I've been biking and watching a lot of movies and what not.
Tomorrow I'm going to yoga on Parliament Hill. Should be fun, I haven't done an actual yoga class in a lonnnnngggg time!