My "Mirror" 30-Day Challenge!

I haven't blogged in a long time...it feels great to be back (:

With all the buzz about a million different 30-day challenges, I thought why not start one? But not just a silly one about things I hate or facts about me or anything like that. I want my challenge to be exactly what it's called; a CHALLENGE.

I've been following my cousin's blog for weeks and now, she has started her version of a 30-day challenge. It's all about a green dress that she wants to wear to my graduation in May, but the dress no longer fits. It's not necessarily about weight loss or being "perfect", but about loving yourself when you look in the mirror.

So....I was definitely inspired by her and decided, why the heck not? My graduation is the perfect deadline and then the two of us can hold eachother accountable and achieve our goal.

I absolutely love my cousin, Corinne. When I was younger, she and my other two cousins Casey and Brooke HATED my guts. I was the unwanted-cousin, you could say. Now, obviously, I'm 10x less annoying and we get along really well. But what Corinne doesn't know is that since day 1, I've always looked up to her. She's beautiful, smart and she makes people laugh. She can sing, she can act, she has a great relationship with God and I've never been more proud to have such a talented cousin. She's just great (:

Anyways, so this whole challenge involves cutting out soda, sweets and fast food, while eating more healthy and simple meals. Thankfully, Sunflower Market in Colorado Springs just opened and offers a lot of fresh fruits and veggies and all kinds of organic and healthier products, with a great price that fits into my budget. How awesome is that? I also have free access to a gym and I NEVER go...that's not so awesome. So I'm going to change that, especially with my senior prom coming up. So I'm going to challenge myself to go to the gym 3 times during the school week and go for a walk/do yoga/zumba on the weekends.

Down to the most important part; I call this my mirror challenge because I heard from a friend, that if you stand in front of a mirror and tell yourself 5 good things a day instead of tearing yourself down (i.e. "I love my beautiful, long hair" vs. "I hate how big my thighs are") that your self-confidence levels go through the roof! So, why not try it? I'll write my 5 things on my mirror with a dry-erase marker everyday and post pictures and track myself on here.

If you want to read Corinne's post about her "green dress" 30-day challenge, go to http://waytorelieve.blogspot.com/. Wish me luck, guys!!