Thursday, January 28, 2010

Things I really should do. Yes, Really.

This is akin to making New Years' Resolutions, but I've never stuck with one I've made before, so here's to trying something new. Humiliation. Apparently it works for some other bloggers, so here goes.

I really should:

Wash my face and brush my teeth before I go to bed. Somehow over the last few years I've gotten out of the habit of doing this, and thinking that in the morning is enough, right? Not if I want to keep all my teeth into middle age, it isn't.

Go to the grocery store when I'm out of food rather than eating peanut butter and jelly on tortilla chips for breakfast (for 3 days). It was surprisingly filling.

Do my knee exercises every night. If I ever want to be able to walk around this city without pain, I must keep up with this. It's only 15 minutes!

Get to work at 8:30 am. I know that it's okay to get there at 9 and stay until 5:30, but I'd really rather leave early. Plus, the traffic is better earlier.

After I leave work early - exercise for 30 minutes (not including knee exercises) at least three times a week. I keep looking at my pilates dvds. Looking at them. And looking at them. Not having my yoga mat really isn't a good excuse.

Learn to use makeup. This isn't really a self improvement thing, but I keep buying the stuff looking at all the pretty colors, and all I ever use is mascara and lipstick (ok, usually gloss). I should either throw it all out and give up or learn how to put it on properly!

Okay, I think that's enough self improvement for now. I'll post in a week, and we'll see how I'm doing.

1 comments:

Paige said...

My teeth/gums got bad enough a few years ago that I HAD to learn to floss every night! I really notice a difference when I don't. That one is harder to learn for me than brushing twice/day.

I'm terrible about the makeup thing, too. It is time I can spend sleeping.