In Need of Some Changes

Today's post is a little deeper than my usual posts, but I feel like I just need to get these feelings out and I'm posting them here to keep myself accountable. I've been pretty unhappy lately- a little bit about our current situation, but mostly with myself. I feel gross on the inside, I feel that I look gross on the outside, and now I know that it is up to me to make these changes.

I have always been a pretty fit. I played soccer for years, ran track and cross-country, and loved being active. But ever since college I've let fitness fall to the wayside. I've tried to change this numerous times over the past few years with no success. I am currently taking a Best Body Workout class once a week, but that isn't enough. I feel bloated almost all of the time, I haven't been sleeping good for weeks now, and I'm at my wits end. I need to start eating healthier, working out more, and drinking more water. I'm not lying when I say that I haven't had a sip of water all day today. I've never been a water drinker, but that has to change.

On top of feeling gross on the inside I'm feeling gross on the outside too. My nanny uniform consists of yoga pants, a top, my hair in a pony, and no makeup. After a few weeks of this you start to feel like a middle school aged girl. Not a 23 year old WIFE. My poor husband has heard me whine about this for months now. I just want to look cute. I'm not one of those girls who can just naturally look cute in that "uniform."

So after weeks of complaining and feel down about these things I had enough. No one is going to change these things for me, I need to change them myself! I make it a point to do my makeup at least 3 days a week, I'm currently looking for a new hair style that I want to try, and I've made myself a routine. One that includes beauty, fitness, and "chores." And I'm slowly adding these new "tasks" into everyday life. Like I mentioned in Thursday's post- once I've stuck to the routine for 3 weeks I'll post it as well as my progress. Does anyone have any advice on how to implement and stick to a routine? I'd love to hear it!

And as for the things I can't change I need to just let them go. Living with my in-laws is a huge blessing overall and I have absolutely not doubt that it'll be worth it in the end. August isn't too far away ;)  There's absolutely nothing that I can do about getting accepted into a grad program so why stress myself sick over it? I just need to keep telling myself that everything will work out in one way or another. 

Thanks for listening to me ramble... I'll try to keep my next few posts lighthearted!

Life Lately

I initially intended on this being a Day in the Life post, but I just couldn't stick with taking the pictures this past weekend. I'm going to attempt to do it again this Thursday so we'll see how that goes. So since I failed at that post I figured I pop in and talk about what's going on in our life lately :)

• I picked up my cap and gown last Wednesday and graduation is less than five weeks away! It wasn't really sinking in that this was my final semester of Undergrad, that I'd be graduating from Western at the end of it, ect. It hit like a ton of bricks last Wednesday though that's for sure! I'm so excited. I'm proud. I'm ready for a break. I'm the first person in my family to get their Bachelors degree so as much as I don't like to admit it- it's a pretty big deal ;)
• And since graduation is less than five weeks away that means that we leave for our cruise in less than five weeks as well! We've had this vacation planned for almost a year and I can't believe that it'll be here before we know it! Everything is booked and paid for, 99% of everything is purchased that we need to take, and I've been on Carnival's website everyday looking at the activities to do on our ship, the menus, ect.
• As you saw in yesterday's P 52 post- Duke graduated Puppy Kindergarten and is slowly getting better at home. We're still trying to fix his stomach issues and hopefully we'll figure it out soon. I just wish we knew what caused it and for it to go away! We've made it mandatory that we walk him every single day no matter what and it seems to be helping his behavior at home. We have a very energetic puppy on our hands.
• We started packing up the apartment this past weekend. Just a couple of clothes bins, extra bathroom items (um.. I have way too many products), and all of my scrapbooks. We are going to take as many bins/things home these next two weekend visits so that we have less to do when we get back from the cruise. I wish that the weather was nicer so that we could enjoy Kzoo our last few weekends here.
• The hubs and I have been watching Game of Thrones every night before bed so that I can be up to date when the new season starts Sunday! It's definitely not my favorite show, but I enjoy watching shows with T that we both like.
• I spent a good chunk of time this past weekend looking for a graduation outfit and I think I found it! I just need to try on the shoes and make sure that I can walk in them first.Haha

 What do ya think?!