My Goal, A Promise to Myself

My goal for my 30th birthday (eeeek) is to be in the best shape of my LIFE, and keep it up.  I don't go to the gym as regularly as I'd like because it's seriously hard to find the time or the energy to hit the gym when I get up at 5am every day.  It's no excuse.  I am making a promise to myself to make more of an effort to go to the gym and train hard.  I want to make every minute count.  It's not about a "number" I want to be at, it's about being FIT.

I've already signed up for two races this year to help me stick to my goal...Cherry Blossom Ten Miler in April and Iron Girl Sprint Triathlon in August.

BRING IT!

A little motivation I have found on Pinterest...

BOOM!

Bring It, 2012!

A little liquor store run to pick up New Years necessities.

This year, we're going low key and heading to a friends place for a small gathering. So excited to spend the night with some of my favorite people. Can't wait for bubbly and chocolate covered strawberries!

Date Night...

Irish Style :)

Chevron Nails: Take 2

Let's try this again!

I'm SO glad I decided to redo the Chevron, this is more of what I had in mind when I first started this project. Swapping out the middle color to black makes the pattern more noticeable. I can't wait to try this with other color themes in the future!

Essie - Merino Cool, Sally Hansen - Black Out, Essie - Nice is Nice topped with Sinful Colors - Pearl Harbor

Chevron Nails

Ok, so they didn't turn out as awesome as I wanted, but I think it's due to the colors I used. I wanted it to be more dramatic and two of the colors I picked were too similar in shades to get that "pop". I'm probably going to end up doing it again...ahh the joys of being a perfectionist!

Love using Scotch Tape to create different designs...it's a bit tedious, but the end result is well worth the time!

Essie - Merino Cool, Sephora by OPI - Stop Stocking Me!, Essie - Nice is Nice with Sinful Colors - Pearl Harbor

Really could have used one more day off...or how about until after New Year!

Back to the grind!

Merry Christmas Eve!

Bokeh awesomeness! Check out this trick I recently discovered...of course I had to make the lights in the shapes of stars!

Christmas is ALMOST here!!! Weeeeeeee!

Christmas Pups!

Nothing says getting into the Holiday cheer like putting Christmas bowtie collars on your dogs. I'm sure they're totally annoyed thrilled by the added Jingle Bells.

I actually made these in no time. Super easy and I didn't even need a pattern. I had to get a pretty heavy interface for the fabric because the plaid was flimsy and wouldn't hold the shape of the bow. I made the bow for Dallas a little smaller than Lunas to make it a little more masculine.  All in all, I'm very pleased with how they turned out. I think it's adorable to hear the bells as they run around the house! :)

You're very welcome, Luna & Dallas! Haha

Dallas

Luna bear

Hello Christmas nails! Had to go with my favorite red and a simple sparkle statement nail for the perfect holiday look.

OPI - I'm Not Really A Waitress & OPI by Sephora - Flurry Up!

Last night we went to Rockville to see Ashley and Drew's new place. We finally got the boyfriends back together...bro-mance reunited! Their place is super cozy and ready for Christmas! While I was there, I gave Ash a mini-mani. Red and white houndstooth was the perfect festive design.

OPI - I'm Not Really A Waitress & Konad Special Polish in White