A Better Me

I realized lately that I've had a lot of aspirations concerning my body, such as:

• Gym membership. I've been an avid gym patron since I bought my membership at the end of December.  I can only remember two distinct times that I slacked off (the first time for 10 days, the second time for 4 days).  It's been tough, but I can slowly see changes in my body, and I've had others say they notice extreme differences.  Just having compliments about my changing body has increased my self-esteem and confidence tremendously.  I notice that I'm more prone to wear clothes that aren't so baggy anymore, which is a good thing since summer is just around the corner.
• My super duper awesome boyfriend, Chad, has purchased a tanning membership for us.  He is awesome =)  I don't go as often as I used to (say, when I was in high school) because I am more aware, or rather, I care more, of my risk of skin cancer.  But I think tanning in moderation isn't too bad.
• Taking better care of my teeth.  I've scheduled a ZOOM! teeth whitening session in May after the semester is over, as a sort of reward for myself for doing so well this semester.  I'm also going to see about getting other needed things done to my mouth.
• One of my New Year's Resolutions from last year was to wash my face every day.  Sadly (and grossly!) I haven't done so, but a friend from work suggested trying Oil of Olay, which I know is one of the best skin products on the market, so I'm thinking of investing in a bottle and trying it out.  Hopefully I'll stick to it this time!
• Because I found out that I will be graduating this December instead of next May (2013), I have decided that if my belly flab hasn't changed much by then (my gym membership expires in December), that I will look into having cosmetic surgery--a tummy tuck-- as my graduation present to myself.  I know that cosmetic surgery can be a controversial issue to some people, but I feel that if I work out consistently for an entire year and I see no changes to my target problem area that cosmetic surgery will not be an issue.  After all, I will still work out consistently after the fact.  But hopefully I WILL see changes in my stomach before then, and I can save some hard-earned cash and do something more exciting for my graduation gift, like going on a Christmas vacation.
• Last but not least, I've been thinking of cutting my hair in lieu of summer.  I've been growing out my hair for almost two years-- I had a trim this past November-- but I feel like it's time for a small change in my hair.  I'm not too sure yet about cutting it, but it's an idea I've entertained.
• I'm still working on my New Year's Resolution of good posture.

 I know the argument I'm setting up for myself about how I shouldn't care about my image enough to have all these alterations to it (teeth whitening, cosmetic surgery), but my only response is that I'm doing these things to be healthier and more aware of the consequences of not taking care of my body.  I'm not doing it to try to aspire to be society's image of beauty or whatever.  I'm doing it to lead a healthier lifestyle for MY standards.

Boyfriend Chad

 Spring break officially began for me yesterday at 12:15, and I couldn't be happier.  I need this week off.  Biloxi is in the itinerary next week!  Hopefully I'll win some money at the casino; I've never been before, so I'm pretty excited about it.

April is going to be a busy month for me.  I have things to do nearly every weekend in April, mainly Easter Sunday and the hellion's birthday at the end of April.  Other things I have planned between those weeks, such as finishing Spring semester!  Then 2 summer classes and 4 & 1/2 fall classes, then graduation!

Well, I'm off to take the hellion to the movies to see The Lorax.  We're having a Mommy and Me Day =)

It was so hard trying to get him to look at the camera and not the Wii!