leaping towards spring! & career path

One thing I dislike about today is having to give up one hour of the day! but being that it is almost 7pm here in San Diego and the sun is still out, I love it!


I was super tired today, thus I drank coffee, and somehow it made me even more tired and groggy! weird...does coffee give you weird side affects too??

red cup :o)

Whilst I was conducting some info my my group project tomorrow about careers related to strength & conditioning, I immediately became curious about the process of becoming an Esthetician. So I did some research to find out about the school and certification progress, and decided to maaaybe take a leap of faith and consider it in my future. Definately a different direction from my Kinesiology major eh? * le sighhh

So I went through my financial aid files online and decided to add a school that is accredited in that field. If somehow I am able to go to that school without a cost, then no doubt will I fit that into my future. I am excited and can't wait to get more info about it.

Why am I acting upon this interest?

-I have been interested about this career for the past ~1.5 years but never acted upon it. It was all because of my first experience with my esthetician Martine. As you might have read previously, I had struggled with acne for so long, then it got worst to the point where I would cry about it and it affected me socially (I did NOT want to go anywhere and had self-negative talks!). Then after I went to Martine for a few sessions, I've never felt better and my confidence level went up tons! Because acne doesn't go away forever, it does take maintanence for clear skin, but I do not have the money for that right now.

It was amazing how this service affected me dramatically in a postitive way, and I played with the idea that I wanted to provide that same feeling for someone struggling with any low self-esteem issues with their problem skin.

By the way! Isn't the art form of Henna tattooing so exotic and beutiful? I love it!
For a girl who is sooo undecisive, thus wouldn't get a tattoo unless I was SURE about what I wanted with no regrets (that is hard) I would love to get this.

Did your plans for the future ever change towards a different direction waaaay different. Or were there things that you NEVER thought you'd do but you took interest in it?

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New skin care

Hello! I have three new products to share, but they are not food. Ha

How was your day so far? Mine has been productive. I went to work today getting a refresher on my lifeguard skills and it was lovely. Unfortunately, I got a weird one piece swimsuit tan. No me gusta... It wasn't a pretty tan, it was an ashy tan...No me gusta dos!

 I came to my dear mothers house quite ravenous, because I was in the water training for two hours! And then I spotted these packages. Suddenly my hunger disappeared, funny how that works.

eeeek! I've been waiting for my first package to arrive three days ago, but we had construction that blocked off our road, hence, no package. I was an impatient baby.

Some of yall, or maybe no one...have read that I've been having problems with my skin and begging for advice. My acne has been getting a lot worst to the point where make-up does not help. I've been struggling with acne since the six grade, and it got worst after high-school. No me gusta acne

So what did I order?

Jan Marini products. I've read reviews after an esthetician suggested it. Here they are (they are quite expensive, but I bought them off ebay saving $$):

Reviews from customers
BioGycolic Bioclear cream
BioGycolic oily skin cleansing gel
Clean Zyme Papaya Cleanser

I realized that I bought the wrong cleanser, so sad. But based on the reviews, people liked it.
I was originally aiming to get this though:

Bioglycolic Facial Cleanser

What's the difference? the one I mistakenly ordered was a gel cleanser, whilst this one is soap-free and is more lotion-like. It seems more concentrated and you apply it with no water! just simply rinse. I used a sample of this for a couple days and I loved it!

oh chucks..
I'll post my review after a month of testing this out.  I'll let ya'll know if it is in fact...a miracle in a jar.

Lunch

- Rojos Mango Peach Salsa (this is amazing!!!!) Costco sells a huge container <3

- Happy Cow Lite Swiss Cheese (I love it so!) Costco sells this in a pack of 4

- 1/2 brown rice/sauteed cabbage/chicken breast with cayenne pepper

Amazing. I love to mix it with veggies that are sauteed or steaming rice.

I feel like it tastes more like white cheddar than swiss.

no complaints...

All of my eats have been either in a tupperware or baggie as of late.

Since I am under a roof, I figured I should attempt to eat normally with a container plate and plastic fork silverware.

Same color scheme.

And as my snack for this up coming evening...

mmmm...can't wait

I've never had kiwi with skin, so I got organic just to be safe. Hopefully I like it!

Kiwi used to freak me out because I didn't know to eat around their fuzzy skin, I thought those fruits were dirty.

Were there any fruits that intimidated you at first?

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New items and bikini challenge!

Hello! it has been so long since my last entry. I've had many things that I wanted to write about but I've been lagging with bringing my camera everywhere and forgetting most of the time. Lately I've just been enjoy every blog I've been reading and just trying to finish this semester of school :o)


I'd like to hare with you guys new items I've purchase that I LOVE!  I love to read about new discoveries with food and items from other entries, and though that, I have also discovered I liked them too.

This is my new insulated lunch duffle bag from Target. It's not as big as it looks (it fits 9 cans) it's the perfect size! Since I am at school all day til 10pm on Tuesdays (lame), carrying this lunch bag is not only cute, but it is also not embarrassing and heavy compared to my other cooler.

la la la

I love it and it is perfect for my bikini ready challenge :o)

which I will talk about later.

Next up......

I don't know what took me so long to buy a reusable water bottle. I guess I never found the right one.

This is my favorite water bottle and I can't leave home without it!

This too was also purchased at Target for $9.99....what a steal! (for me anyway)

I refilled this twice according to my clicker. It is so helpful for such a forgetful gal like me :o(

Today in lab I forgot which test tubes were mine, even though I experimented with it 30 minutes prior. see?

I LOVE the sprout. That was immediately the first thing I noticed. Am I weird like that? The sprout isn't TOO WIDE that it drips all over your mouth, and it isn't THIN so that you don't create water bubbles that clog.

They had several colors to choose, from Green, Blue, Red, Pink, and Purple.

Recently I discovered a new (new to me) magazine. M&F hers.

It is such a helpful magazine for those who are interested in being fit, learning new techniques with working out, and staying motivated. It cuts to the chase and I love how each and every page is important and that doesn't focus on beauty/make-up/useless-ness stuff like other fitness magazines (I can get that info from US Weekly!)

Currently I am on day #1. This is my bikini challenge to stay fit and snuggly fit into my bikini!

What's great about it, is that there is a plan. Lately, I have been so so so so unmotivated. I have been so unmotivated that it tarnished my gym efforts and my eating habits. To tell you the truth, I probably went to the gym 2.5 times in the last two weeks. Now that I have a PLAN I feel like there is no reason to slack off. Because in the last two weeks, it just felt like I was lost, and that I didn't know what to do with myself. I think this is the reason for not blogging :o/

It includes workouts for the month. Stellar! The trainer conducting this Bikini-Ready Program is a sought out trainer Kim Oddo. I checked his website and he has quite a list of many pro fitness and figure competitors that he's trained who look incredible! And many who have won pro-cards! So it is awesome to think I am following a program from a renown? trainer and maybe an expen$ive one? ;o) You can follow this program too!

Today is rest day from the gym, because I have school til 10pm and I've been there since 8am. I realized that I walk at least 2.5 miles today at school (the parking lot is so far away!), so I am glad it's an active rest day :o)



How are you?? Have you done any type of programs like this? especially from magazines?

--I definately DID NOT! Because I never found a program that I liked. I used to pick up tons of magazines with programs, but once I bought them, I just read them and forget about it.

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