2016 Roundup + 2017 Resolutions

2016 Roundup

1. My cat baby, Alice, turned 2 in May
2. Finished my M.S. program in July (but the official date on my degree was August, which was the end of the summer session)
3. Applied to dental school in August (late application)
4. Accepted into dental school in December!?!?!
5. Now I have a better idea of where my life is headed
6. Kicked anxiety's butt around this time and now I'm eagerly waiting to practice driving so I can be independent and drive solo~ (but freeway is still scary >_<)
7. Took off my braces and now waiting to do Invisalign
8. Finally started playing Animal Crossing New Leaf (ACNL) again - I forgot how much it made me happy!
9. Decluttered a lot of nail polishes, along with some clothes and makeup, and felt loads better after reducing the excess
10. Kept doing me :)

2017 Resolutions

1. Stop procrastinating
2. Keep working hard - I will get there!
3. Keep growing
4. Keep working on becoming a more positive person
5. Continue decluttering my life - only keep what makes me happy. Live a more wholesome life without the excess and burden!
6. Maybe learn how to oil paint, watercolor, or Japanese
7. Definitely learn how to cook
8. Relearn Spanish
9. Hang out with friends as much as I can before dental school starts
10. Keep in touch with them even as everyone keeps moving forward with their lives
11. Learn to not stress out so much - it's unhealthy
12. Sleep more and better
13. Exercise (that belly chub! :( )
14. Enjoy everyday, wake up looking forward to the day (ACNL definitely helps with this!)

2015 Round Up + 2016 Resolutions

2015 Round Up

1. My pet baby turned 1! <3
2. Got into the progressive degree program for my master degree.
3. Actually graduated from undergrad.
4. Actually got into graduate school.
5. Actually going somewhere in life.
6. I still have no idea what I'm doing. C'est la vie.

2016 Resolution

1. Continue breathing.
2. Continue eating and drinking.
3. Sleep is always the answer. Or playing with or petting my pet baby. Her purring is so comforting. <3
4. Keep taking pictures of my pet baby.
5. Get a good graduate GPA.
6. Find a job and pursue a career. (Hopefully before spring semester or summer session ends.)
7. Master the art of driving on freeways to become an independent driver.
8. Exercise to lose belly fat to look good in work clothes.
9. Learn how to cook.
10. Learn how to adult.
11. Figure out what the heck I'm doing with this thing bestowed upon me called "life."

Pretty sure that's all. Happy New Year!

Michelle

Words

Just some inspiring quotes as we start off the new year. A word of caution, they are not your normal quotes...

"Once you decide on your occupation, you must immerse yourself in your work. You have to fall in love with your work. Never complain about your job. You must dedicate your life to mastering your skill. That’s the secret of success, and is the key to being regarded honorably.”

“I fell in love with my work, and I gave my life to it.” 

“Always doing what you are told doesn’t mean you’ll succeed in life."

     - Jiro Ono, Jiro Dreams of Sushi (2011)

"Never give up

Unless you’ve tried at least 3 times.

'Cause fuck it. Then it’s just impossible."

     - Pewdiepie (I just found this quote funny.)

“In the end, all that may be left is a blank piece of paper, but we have to keep on walking into the future.”

     - Chen Kaige, Together (2002)

“We can be anyone. We can do anything. It’s only a matter of going.”

     - Ilsa Faust, Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation (2015)

“I am nothing. So, I can be anything.”

     - one of the Pocari Sweat commercials from 2015 

"Life has taught me that we have this incredible power, this marvelous capacity to actually shape it.”

     - Kristina Bazan, fashion blogger and aspiring singer

Michelle

Lipstick Collection

Lola Cosmetics Tinted Lip Balm in Bronze Bombshell

Maybelline Color Sensational Matte Daringly Nude

ColourPop Lippie Stix Frida, Topanga, Brink, Lumière

Revlon Lip Butter Peach Parfait

NARS Satin Lip Pencil in Rikugien

Rimmel Exaggerate Lip Liner in Eastend Snob

Etude House Play 101 Pencil in 33

Maybelline Color Sensational Lip Color in Make Me Pink

Rimmel Show Off Lip Lacquer 101 Celestial

Nature Republic Creamy Lipstick in 04 Rose Brown

Rimmel Lasting Finish Matte by Kate 101

Rimmel Lasting Finish Matte by Kate 103

Nature Republic Botanical Eco Crayon Lip Rouge in 6

Revlon Colorburst Balm Stain Honey

Revlon Lip Butter Red Velvet, Super Lustrous Lipstick Pink in the Afternoon

Milani Power Lip 05 Macaroon

Maybelline Color Elixir 090 Rose Redefined

Revlon Colorburst Matte Balm Elusive

Etude House Play 101 Pencil in 26

Maybelline Color Whisper 60 Petal Rebel

Revlon Lip Butter Cotton Candy

TONYMOLY Petite Bunny Gloss Bar 05 Juicy Peach

ColourPop Lippie Stix Toucan

ColourPop Lippie Stix Julep

Revlon Colorburst Matte Balm Unapologetic

Maybelline Color Sensational Vivids 870 Shocking Coral

Maybelline Color Elixir 005 Breathtaking Apricot

L'Oreal Colour Riche Extraordinaire 201 Rose Symphony

Revlon Lip Butter Wild Watermelon

TONYMOLY Petite Bunny Gloss Bar 04 Juicy Cherry

Revlon Super Lustrous Lipstick Cherry Blossom

Etude House Fresh Cherry Tint RD301

TONYMOLY Petite Bunny Gloss Bar 06 Juicy Orange

Revlon Lip Butter 015 Tutti Frutti

TONYMOLY Cat Wink Lipstick 07 Salmon Wink

Peripera Peri's Tint Water in Cherry Juice

NARS Velvet Matte Lip Pencil in Cruella

Wet 'n Wild Megalast Lipstick 918D Cherry Bomb

ColourPop Lippie Stix Dalia

Maybelline Color Sensational Matte 695 Divine Wine

Revlon Super Lustrous Lipstick Black Cherry

ColourPop Lippie Stix Feminist

Wet 'n Wild Megalast Lipstick 908C Sugar Plum Fairy

MAC Amplified Creme Lipstick Pure Heroine A34

L'Oreal Colour Riched Extraordinaire 502 Plum Adagio

ColourPop Lippie Stix Charm

Pretty Serious Flavoured Tint Gloss Into Dreams

L'Oreal Colour Riche Extraordinaire 106 Fuchsia Orchestra

The Playlist Lately // 13

BoA - Sekai no Katasumi de (Japan)

KangTa - 그해 여름 (Late Summer Night) (South Korea)

Hong Kong Nocturne Medley (Hong Kong) (I couldn't also find "A-go-go." :( )

Doris Day - Que Será, Será (U.S.)

Skoop on Somebody - Sha la la (Japan)