Something New

So as many of you have noticed my blog received a much needed upgrade.  Thanks to the lovely and talented Maria Isabel my blog now looks a lot more professional.  She is truly talented and I appreciate everything that she has done for me and this blog.  You can find out more about her and her completely awesome blog designs at http://misabel5.blogspot.com/.

If you're in the market for spectacular blog design please look her up.

I'm Back!

First I'd like to apologize for neglecting my blogging duties for so long (it's been almost 2 weeks since my last post).  Things became a little too overwhelming for me and so I took some time to gather myself and my thoughts.  Okay the true story is that I sat in front of my computer this morning and told myself either you get it together or you let it go...I decided to get it together.  Big girls cry but they don't give up.   So here I am.   I have a lot of exciting things to share and there's nothing more in this world that I'd like better than sharing them with you all.  So with that being said here's what I have in store....

     
• The Well Dressed Woman
• Fall Fashion Wishlist
• The Well Dressed Man
• My Vacation Files
• Cell Phone Etiquette
• Reviews, Reviews, Reviews
• More Active Prepared Life
• And So Much More

Thanks for reading and I love you all. 

    

It's Giveaway Time!!

There's nothing like a fresh manicure with bright cool colors.  Recently I had the extreme luck of acquiring a large amount of mini polishes from The Color Workshop so I have decided to host a small giveaway.  There is no need for me to keep the remaining polishes so I'm spreading the love.  The rules are simple and entering is even easier.  So here goes...

Entry:

1.  Must be following this blog.

2.  Leave a comment below.

3.  Just joking no third requirement, I want this to be easy.

First Place Winner

Six polishes and a $20 Visa gift card to use for whatever you'd like.  I'd use it for a manicure myself.

  

Second Place Winner

Five polishes and a $10 Visa gift card to also use for whatever you'd like.  

Both winners will be announced on July 12, 2013.  I wish everyone the best of luck and thank you for reading.

This Week In Retrospect: Positivity

I hope everyone had an awesome week that was productive as well as inspiring.  Here's a rundown of my week thus far:

• Started the 'active/prepared' lifestyle
• Spent much needed time with friends/family
• Came back from a wonderful vacation
• Began a new healthy lifestyle routine (more on that later)

  I chose to focus on positivity this week because even though those things that I've done sound great I still had plenty of opposition.  I had to overcome issues at work, toothaches (extreme, migraine inducing toothaches), and a slew of other family/personal issues.  However, I figured if I just keep a positive attitude and think positive thoughts then the pain will only last for a little while.  It made an extreme difference this week (I was getting beat up left and right).  We don't have to feel bad.  There is no rule that you have to feel like crap when you're having a crappy day.  You are allowed to be bubbly if it makes you feel better.  There's no need to beat yourself up if circumstances/your boss/your body/your family is already doing a good job of beating you up.

This week in My Active Prepared Life
I honestly thought that since I had a plan integrating this new system would be easy.  Boy was I wrong.  It is hard work trying to better yourself.  It's even harder to watch people (friends/family) shun you when you want to live a better life.  I foresee plenty of these goals being revisited in the weeks to come. However, I did see improvement in my overall well-being and ability to handle situations.  Meditation and prayer have helped with my anxieties.  I received many compliments at work regarding my improvements.  So far it's been tedious but worth it.  

Until next time be happy if it makes you feel good.  

This Week In Retrospect: Pulling it All Together

So this week (like every other week) had it's ups and downs.  Some things didn't go as planned while others went so smoothly you would have thought it took months to plan.  However, this week did let me see just how focused I am in accomplishing the goals that I have set for myself.

Here are a few goals (some short-term) that I have set for myself that I hope to will accomplish

• Move into my own place (by myself)
• Blog on a regular basis
• Amass a substantial emergency savings
• Earn my certification in Spanish
• Exercise on a regular basis
• Pay off debt...ALL OF IT!

It may not seem like a lot but these are just the big ones.  There are plenty of other things to accomplish as well.  This week my main focus has been organizing everything so that accomplishing these goals happens with as little stress as possible.  Well we all know that nothing comes without obstacles but the point is to not become overwhelmed with what I do have planned and the obstacles when they come my way.  There is a lot of tedious work in becoming successful and living a fulfilling life.  This weekend I urge everyone to look at their goals, focus on the steps it takes to accomplish them, and go after them  with everything in your arsenal.