I've always struggled with commitment. When I say commitment, most people immediately think of relationships, but for me that isn't the case! In this case, it is completely different.
I've always struggled with feeling comfortable in my own skin. I've always felt, like many other people, that there were SO many things about my body that could be improved upon. Many times I've "committed" to some kind of diet or cleanse that I expected to see fast results with. Every time I've made this choice, my head has never been fully in it. I would feel like I wanted it so badly, but as soon as someone offered me a cookie, I would decide that I wanted that more. This has been a consistent cycle in my life for the last few years. Especially in high school, I always felt like I needed to be watching what I ate, working out, and making sure that I was committed to taking care of my body, but I was NEVER serious about it. I let myself "cheat" more than once a day, comforting myself when I felt guilty about cheating by telling myself that I obviously didn't want to deprive my body. Every time I decide to try some new diet, it lasts for about three days on average, and then I cheat a few times and give up.
In High School I never felt as comfortable as I knew I should, and every time I failed at one of my quick fix diets, I felt worse about myself. Going into my sophomore year of college, I plan to make an actual difference in my body this time. It's time to be serious about working hard for what I want, which is to lose the weight that I have let accumulate for so long, even if it's just a little bit. Everyone has to start somewhere, and this is my somewhere. This time, I am committing.
P.S. Obviously with this change will come recipes and different workout tips, so stay on the look out for those!
xoxo
-Lex
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Wednesday, May 21, 2014
Why Having a Sister Is The Bomb Dot Com
When I was young, all I did was pick on my sister. We're only two and a half years apart in age, so basically what that means is we fit into the same size clothing, and about 3/4 of my closet is in her room. I buy something, she thinks it's cute, she steals it, I find it in her room, and I yell at her about it. But nothing changes. This is the way it's always been. As we have gotten older, it seems to happen more and more. I remember how mad I used to get when our mom would buy us the same outfit, but in a different color. If she tried to wear it on the same day, I would throw a huge fit and someone would have to change. Nothing's changed. Since I started college, she took it upon herself to move literally half of my closet into her room, including my bathing suits, but I've since taken them back. Even though she get's on my last nerve sometimes, I feel so lucky and so blessed that I have a sister, especially one that is so close in age. There are so many reasons why having a sister is the bomb dot com.
1. They're Permanent. Literally, you cannot get rid of them.
2. You Have Someone To Share a Closet With. All. The. Time.
3. They'll point out all your flaws. They'll also point out things you didn't even think were flaws
4. They will back you up anytime your parents are being annoying.
5. You'll Always Have a Non-judgmental Listener and Friend. They have to listen to you, they have to be there for you, and they are.
6. You Can Argue With Them. If I didn't have my sister to yell at about all the things she does wrong, I would definitely have some built up anger, and we don't want that, do we?
7. Someone to Hang out with All the Time. If i'm bored, ill linger in my sister's room because she has no choice but to let me hang out with her.
xoxo
-Lex
(with a little help from my sister lol)
1. They're Permanent. Literally, you cannot get rid of them.
2. You Have Someone To Share a Closet With. All. The. Time.
3. They'll point out all your flaws. They'll also point out things you didn't even think were flaws
4. They will back you up anytime your parents are being annoying.
5. You'll Always Have a Non-judgmental Listener and Friend. They have to listen to you, they have to be there for you, and they are.
6. You Can Argue With Them. If I didn't have my sister to yell at about all the things she does wrong, I would definitely have some built up anger, and we don't want that, do we?
7. Someone to Hang out with All the Time. If i'm bored, ill linger in my sister's room because she has no choice but to let me hang out with her.
-Lex
(with a little help from my sister lol)
Monday, May 19, 2014
Ways I Stayed Organized My Freshman Year of College
As I was talking to my friends dad last night about my first year at college, he was surprised when I said that I thoroughly enjoyed it. I can honestly say I am so happy about where I chose to go to school, and believe that it was the best fit for me. I believe that my organization had a lot to do with my happiness, even though obviously the people, classes, activities, and other aspects helped as well. I think one of my best qualities is my ability to be organized, and it's something that brings order to my life when I remain organized. I thought because of this that I would share a few of the ways that I stayed organized my freshman year of college! Enjoy!
1. Use an agenda. I promise that your planner/agenda will become your best friend, and it was something I always had with me, whether it was in my purse or in my book bag! I've always been big on using a planner, because writing things down help me to remember it more than just jotting it down in my phone. One of the ways that motivated me to use it more was to personalize it!
2. Make a To Do list, every day. On my desk in my dorm room I had a note pad that I would write down all the things I needed to accomplish the next day and either put it in my planner, or kept it on my desk, depending on what I was doing that day. This really helped to visualize how much I needed to finish and what had priority over what.
3. Use different colors! Whether it was in my notes or my planner, my notebooks and agenda were filled with different colors and different highlighters. Using different colors stimulates your brain to pay attention and focus more clearly on what is written if it is written in something other than black pen or pencil.
4. Get your work done first, so you can have fun later. Something that really helped me this year was putting in the time to get my work done so that I could do fun things with my friends. One of the awesome things about college is getting to go out during the week, but if I was going to go out, I had to make sure I finished everything on my to do list.
5. Read your Emails! Set up your email on your phone/tablet/computer so that you get notifications when you receive an email. I cannot even explain how helpful this is because teachers are constantly sending out emails about class cancellations, homework assignments, or dates for different assignments.
6. Balance your extra curricular activities. Whether it be a sorority or a sport, balancing those things and making sure that one is not affecting the other is so important in college. Making sure you have your work done and planning your time accordingly is so important (this is where that agenda comes in handy).
7. Always make time for naps. Yes, this actually did help me stay organized. College can be overwhelming and stressful at times, so if you have time, take a quick nap to recharge your body so that you can accomplish more later!
8. Keep your room organized! I was lucky enough this year to have roommates who cared about cleanliness as much as I do. If your things are cleaned up and organized, chances are you will feel more organized just because of it, because I don't know about you, but it stresses me out when my room is messy!
Those are the main ways that I stayed organized my freshman year of college! Hopefully some of these helped, and inspired you to try some of them if you haven't already. Thanks for reading.
-Lex
1. Use an agenda. I promise that your planner/agenda will become your best friend, and it was something I always had with me, whether it was in my purse or in my book bag! I've always been big on using a planner, because writing things down help me to remember it more than just jotting it down in my phone. One of the ways that motivated me to use it more was to personalize it!
2. Make a To Do list, every day. On my desk in my dorm room I had a note pad that I would write down all the things I needed to accomplish the next day and either put it in my planner, or kept it on my desk, depending on what I was doing that day. This really helped to visualize how much I needed to finish and what had priority over what.
3. Use different colors! Whether it was in my notes or my planner, my notebooks and agenda were filled with different colors and different highlighters. Using different colors stimulates your brain to pay attention and focus more clearly on what is written if it is written in something other than black pen or pencil.
4. Get your work done first, so you can have fun later. Something that really helped me this year was putting in the time to get my work done so that I could do fun things with my friends. One of the awesome things about college is getting to go out during the week, but if I was going to go out, I had to make sure I finished everything on my to do list.
5. Read your Emails! Set up your email on your phone/tablet/computer so that you get notifications when you receive an email. I cannot even explain how helpful this is because teachers are constantly sending out emails about class cancellations, homework assignments, or dates for different assignments.
6. Balance your extra curricular activities. Whether it be a sorority or a sport, balancing those things and making sure that one is not affecting the other is so important in college. Making sure you have your work done and planning your time accordingly is so important (this is where that agenda comes in handy).
7. Always make time for naps. Yes, this actually did help me stay organized. College can be overwhelming and stressful at times, so if you have time, take a quick nap to recharge your body so that you can accomplish more later!
8. Keep your room organized! I was lucky enough this year to have roommates who cared about cleanliness as much as I do. If your things are cleaned up and organized, chances are you will feel more organized just because of it, because I don't know about you, but it stresses me out when my room is messy!
Those are the main ways that I stayed organized my freshman year of college! Hopefully some of these helped, and inspired you to try some of them if you haven't already. Thanks for reading.
-Lex
Sunday, May 18, 2014
Cup-cup-Cakery
This weekend, I went to visit some friends and, while walking around the town, stumbled upon a cute cupcakery! They had so many different flavors to choose from and each cupcake was pretty cheap!
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