Sunday, 22 April 2012
Saturday, 21 April 2012
Wishlist
Every year I make up a wishlist with some things I want to buy and achieve during the year. Let's have a quick look on the wishlist for 2012 :)
(Source: Amazon)
First: a new camera. As you may know I am one of those crazy chicks on youtube who does stupid videos telling the world how to (not) apply make up... I enjoy it a lot, but the quality of the cam I used to use isn't good enough so that I can't work with it properly. I love my camera since I got it from Suzi. :) After looking through guru blogs and their youtube pages and videos I decided to get my hands on a Canon EOS. Yes indeed, Suzi does use this camera as well, but hands down, her videos are always in high quality. It's not a bargain, but I can do more things with a reflex camera than just shooting HD videos.
(Source: Happily ever after apparel)
Second: To be honest I have no idea what happened to me but since I am with my amazing boyfee I changed (and still change a lot). In the past I did enjoy the company with my exboyfriend of course, but I never wanted to meet him more than two or three times per week. Now I literally die when we can't see each other one single day, it's hilarious. To complete my lovey-dovey behaviour I definitely need a pair of those matching crewnecks by happily ever after apparel. Shame on you tumblr, I found these pictures on my dashboard. I don't know whether my boyfee will like it, but you know how life goes, some people have to be forced into doing what's good for them. :D
(Source: Justfab)
Third: THESE SHOES ARE BLOODY AMAZING!! Thanks to Melissa and one of her endless OOTD videos I saw these wonderful platform peep toes. Hence I am only 5'4 I love to rock heels, mostly platforms, they are really comfortable. The only downside: I don't know if Justfabships to Germany - right now it looks like they only ship within the US and Canada... 
(Source: tumblr)
Fourth: More / New brushes. Lacking inspiration and new ideas is one thing, but when you don't have enough tools to work with it's a desaster. I already have made experiences with those brushes you can get online from Hong Kong, some of them are nice but a lot are useless and feel horrible on the skin. But that's another story. Every artist needs good brushes, so do I. Not necessarily MAC brushes (they're hella expensive... Jesus), but some brushes by MAC are worth their money. Some days ago I made a list which brushes I definitely need right asap and decided to get them from Sigma. Some MAC brushes will find their way into my brushroll as well, but not at the moment.
(Source: tumblr)
Fifth: Trip to London. Being away from school and my english teacher for almost 2 years leaves one's mark. Furthermore I want to work outside of Germany once I'm done with university so I definitely have to train my business english. British colleges offer lots of different courses in different fields, I still debate which one would be the best. A language course sounds pretty boring and sometimes I still regret I haven't applied for the London College of Fashion. Unfortunately the businees administration courses only last a few days, but they do offer a fashion design summer course as well, which sounds pretty interesting. My summer semester break is long and I won't go on a vacation, so this is a nice and suitable alternative.
(Source: Sally)
Sixth: Being this caring girlfee I am (at least I try my best... :D) plus my addiction for healthy food take me here: I want to cook more. For myself as well as for my boyfee and my friends. Yesterday I stumbled upon this bloody awesome blog by Sally and directly fell in love with her recipes. Fresh, healthy but at the same time easy/moderate. I am a perfectionist and hate to try out a difficult recipe because it never ends like it should. Sally does a great job, you should check her blog out. :)
(Source: tumblr)
Seventh: fit and healthy. As you already may know I am in the middle of a lifestyle change. Not only did I changed my diet I also exercise regularly and do everything to live healthier. For me the loss of nearly 4 pounds / 2kg is already visible, but I am not done yet. I will join the gym in may which not only includes cardio and strength workouts but I also want to try out Tai-Bo, Tai-Chi and Pilates (and Yoga of course) and hopefully will stick to it so that I reach my goal in the end of June.
(Source: tumblr)
Eighthly: Become a better person. I am afraid that this might take a couple of years but it's never too late. Who's fault is this? My boyfees. :D He is such a nice and warm-hearted person, I really don't think I deserve him. I won't change my meanie attitude I have towards weird people... I mean, they are really weird, like weirdweird...weird. Not this Ryan-Higa-weird, that's cute and I am like that as well, but like... you know. Anyway. I just want to become a little more grateful, live happier and love fullier. Be nicer and stuff.
(Source: google)
Ninth: holland lop. This is something I thought about over and over again. After my little bunny died in January 2011 I felt alone. He lolloped everywhere I went and stayed by my side when I sat on the floor to watch TV or so. But when he went to heaven, my little heart broke in thousands of fragments and I never felt ready for another bunny. However, cuddling and playing with a little bunny is one of the most amazing things in life. My boyfee already said it would be "funny" to have one... and imagine those super cute pictures I could make with a little bunny LOL.
(Source: Amazon)
Tenth: Sewing Machine. Again it's Melissa's fault because of her DIY videos I planned to try it myself half a year ago but haven't done it yet. On youtube are tons of DIY tutorials, but my favourites are the ones you find on the Threadbanger channel. They provide different styles so everyone should find something interesting. If you are interested in those kind of videos, you should check them out. :) ♥
Saturday, 3 March 2012
Fit and Healthy
Losing weight is not easy, it never was and it will never be.
Those girls who are naturally skinny are lucky, well, I do know they have to deal with critical comments too (I have been there some time ago).
I never felt comfortable being in-between skinny and starting-to-get-a-little-bit-chubby. There are a certain friends who will shake their heads when they read this, but I don't care. I have to feel beautiful in my body, not you.
Three years ago I gained around 17 pounds / 8kg due to unhealthy food (hell, I just love icecream so I ate it every night for a couple of weeks... shame on the inventor of icecream!) and emotional stress. On top of that I stopped going to the gym, I admit that wasn't one of the best ideas in my life. To be honest I did noticed some difference, but it was fine until I went out with a friend and saw a few pictures from that night online. Suddenly I had huge chubby upper arms, a little double chin in some mean ankles and beefy thighs.
Some may say curvy women are more beautiful than those skinny girls, which is true, but it does look pretty ridiculous having plump body parts without having boobs.
I tried to diet. And found out that dieting is awful. Changing your eating habbits is one thing, but counting calories all the time is nerve-racking.
Then I gave fasting cures a chance. I did lost 4 pounds in a week but I literally starved myself. Afterwards I tried really hard to eat low fat food in the evening, like salad and chicken. But I was always hungry. Always. And sleeping while you're hungry is really stressful.
After I moved out I planned to go to the gym again, but I never went. Excuses don't change anything, instead, they make everything worse.
In my opinion strict diet plans and workout lessons twice or thrice at the gym don't solve your problem until you changed your behaviour as well. That includes working on your habbits, both eating- and exercise-wise.
During the last days I learnt a lot about healthy food and useful workouts without starving yourself. Healthy and mindful eating doesn't mean that you can't enjoy your food, but you have to be aware of how you eat, every single moment. We do forget too easily what we are eating and are barely aware of what we're consuming. Think about your food, pay attention to it.
Food isn't your therapist, it's not your best friend, your diary or your stress reliever. Food is fuel and we should treat it as such, no more, no less.
Tumblr is an amazing community where you can find so many different fitblogs and a variety of workouts, you should definitely give it a try. ;)
I guess everyone looks up to someone else, because of their looks, of their attitude or maybe good grades. But instead of hating on someone why don't you get your ass up and work on yourself? Envy pushes us, keeps us going.
Beside cardio I love yoga and pilates so the gym should offer some courses. Everyone who did/does yoga knows what it does to your body. When you want to have a toned body, you should definitely try it out.
Furthermore I want to have an everyday workout for home, something quick, easy but effective. A friend of mine introduced me to Jillian Michaels (The Biggest Loser) and I fell in love with her 30 Day Shred Workout (Level 1).
20 minutes 5 times a week should make a difference after some time. You work on every little inch and every little muscle in your body, the first time I did this was pretty tough and I barely made it through the workout.
On top I wanted a few more ab exercises, but I was afraid to overwork my muscles because I haven't done anything in a really long time. When I stumbled upon this plan I immediately included it in my workout.
After the first day I felt horrible, I had mucle aches, could barely move and was super tired and sleepy. But when I woke up the next morning my body not only felt fine, I also had the urge to do the workout again.
The weekend is Jillian-free but I will do my abs workout.
When I lose this weight I don't expect my boyfriend to love me more or stay with me forever, I won't get my dream job nor a lot of money. I won't turn someones head when I walk down the street. But I feel comfortable in my skin again, I will be confident, happy and won't fear to take my clothes off infront of someone else. That's the reason why I want to lose weight.
Who to follow:
Healthy Life Project
Fit and Healthy is beautiful
For a better me
Downtownn
Those girls who are naturally skinny are lucky, well, I do know they have to deal with critical comments too (I have been there some time ago).
I never felt comfortable being in-between skinny and starting-to-get-a-little-bit-chubby. There are a certain friends who will shake their heads when they read this, but I don't care. I have to feel beautiful in my body, not you.
Three years ago I gained around 17 pounds / 8kg due to unhealthy food (hell, I just love icecream so I ate it every night for a couple of weeks... shame on the inventor of icecream!) and emotional stress. On top of that I stopped going to the gym, I admit that wasn't one of the best ideas in my life. To be honest I did noticed some difference, but it was fine until I went out with a friend and saw a few pictures from that night online. Suddenly I had huge chubby upper arms, a little double chin in some mean ankles and beefy thighs.
Some may say curvy women are more beautiful than those skinny girls, which is true, but it does look pretty ridiculous having plump body parts without having boobs.
I tried to diet. And found out that dieting is awful. Changing your eating habbits is one thing, but counting calories all the time is nerve-racking.
Then I gave fasting cures a chance. I did lost 4 pounds in a week but I literally starved myself. Afterwards I tried really hard to eat low fat food in the evening, like salad and chicken. But I was always hungry. Always. And sleeping while you're hungry is really stressful.
After I moved out I planned to go to the gym again, but I never went. Excuses don't change anything, instead, they make everything worse.
(Source: tumblr - inspiremethin.tumblr.com)
It has been 2 years until I finally realised it's upon me, my body won't change itself over night. Unfortunately... :DIn my opinion strict diet plans and workout lessons twice or thrice at the gym don't solve your problem until you changed your behaviour as well. That includes working on your habbits, both eating- and exercise-wise.
During the last days I learnt a lot about healthy food and useful workouts without starving yourself. Healthy and mindful eating doesn't mean that you can't enjoy your food, but you have to be aware of how you eat, every single moment. We do forget too easily what we are eating and are barely aware of what we're consuming. Think about your food, pay attention to it.
Food isn't your therapist, it's not your best friend, your diary or your stress reliever. Food is fuel and we should treat it as such, no more, no less.
(Source: tumblr)
As for exercising, everyone has to decide what they would like to do, how much time they want to spend. I know there are some people who say you don't have to exercise to lose weight. That's true. But when you want to have a lean, athlectic body working out is a must. I want to have lean muscles so I have to work for it. Tumblr is an amazing community where you can find so many different fitblogs and a variety of workouts, you should definitely give it a try. ;)
I guess everyone looks up to someone else, because of their looks, of their attitude or maybe good grades. But instead of hating on someone why don't you get your ass up and work on yourself? Envy pushes us, keeps us going.
(Source: tumblr)
(Source: tumblr)
While I composed my workout I thought about how much time I can afford, what I like and what I want to achieve. I am an university student, I do have enough time to go to the gym twice a week for 2-3 hours, but cardio is the only thing I like to do there - most of the time it is a mix of stairmaster, bikes and elliptical trainers. Due to knee problems which lay in our family I can't use treadmills or rowing machines. Beside cardio I love yoga and pilates so the gym should offer some courses. Everyone who did/does yoga knows what it does to your body. When you want to have a toned body, you should definitely try it out.
Furthermore I want to have an everyday workout for home, something quick, easy but effective. A friend of mine introduced me to Jillian Michaels (The Biggest Loser) and I fell in love with her 30 Day Shred Workout (Level 1).
20 minutes 5 times a week should make a difference after some time. You work on every little inch and every little muscle in your body, the first time I did this was pretty tough and I barely made it through the workout.
On top I wanted a few more ab exercises, but I was afraid to overwork my muscles because I haven't done anything in a really long time. When I stumbled upon this plan I immediately included it in my workout.
(Source: tumblr, perf-fect.tumblr.com)
This plus mason twists and "peeing dog butt" exercise takes only a couple of minutes.After the first day I felt horrible, I had mucle aches, could barely move and was super tired and sleepy. But when I woke up the next morning my body not only felt fine, I also had the urge to do the workout again.
The weekend is Jillian-free but I will do my abs workout.
When I lose this weight I don't expect my boyfriend to love me more or stay with me forever, I won't get my dream job nor a lot of money. I won't turn someones head when I walk down the street. But I feel comfortable in my skin again, I will be confident, happy and won't fear to take my clothes off infront of someone else. That's the reason why I want to lose weight.
Who to follow:
Healthy Life Project
Fit and Healthy is beautiful
For a better me
Downtownn
♥
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