after realizing that my American passport was gonna expire in 11 months, i decided to get a head start on the renewing process in case i forgot later on in the year. since hubby needed photos done to renew his driver's license, i decided to get my passport photo taken. i actually went there twice because i thought that i'd put on some make-up before they took it. i didn't expect for it to be a stellar picture, but i didn't expect for it to look the way it did. (sorry, not posting it...) i would have asked to change it, but then i caught myself and thought screw it. if that's what i really look like, then it'll be a reminder for me to get my act together.
to fully understand my shock, you have to know that i've been constantly neglecting myself ever since Kay was born, so after two years of that, it builds up to things like weight gain, bad hair, aged hands, really, really dry skin, and a whole bunch of problems. :( so, i've gotten into the habit of not looking into mirrors as often or taking more pictures of Kay instead of myself. in other words, i haven't really taken a look at myself fully in a long while. so, the image of me that i have in my head is of me three years ago when i was still
working at Luby, which is soo not the case now... ~_~;;
anyway, it was a rude awakening. since i'm going to japan in March, i plan on taking the time until then to try and get myself back down a few pounds, remember to moisturize, moisturize, moisturize, and take better care of my hair :) i'm also gonna take the extra passport photos and tape them to the door, fridge and bathroom to remind myself... gawd i hope i don't end up quitting and being lazy again like i usually am... ~_~;;
oh, i've started on this
banana diet that started a craze a while back. i didn't register with the site, but hopefully, it'll help since i don't plan on exercising like i did a couple of months ago. that just really killed my energy level...
anyway, keep your fingers crossed for me! :D