IT'S 2015- FOCUS ON YOU

Every year I always start off with brand new trends for the season. I will but before I do that I wanted to start my first post for the year about  focusing on self.

I realized for a year to be a great year, it doesn't depend on others or the day but it depends on you and how you view situations, opportunities and people. Regardless of what occurs, it is up to you to take the good and maximize it. So for this year, let's try the following to make it a great year:

BE POSITIVE AND RELAX

Each morning you realize you are awake, be thankful and declare it is a great day. No matter how the day went, focus on the positives and you'll realize it was indeed a great day..you were late but maybe you missed being in an accident; your favorite lunch was not made that day but maybe you missed being food poisoned; your spouse was too tired to start dinner but that can be an option to dine out and spend time together; Things didn't work out how you wanted it to? It's OK. Everything happens for a reason. Either try again or another opportunity will come again. Take a deep breath and let it go. We have to let things work out themselves without stressing. Note the miracles you've experienced and by year's end, you'll see it was an amazing year.

EXERCISE

This is so important for you and your body that you can't imagine. Yes everybody hits the gym for the first 3 months or the 1st month and are not consistent. But consistency is a mind set. You don't have go to the gym, you can walk or ride around your neighborhood for 15-30 mins. Don't want to walk, ride or not sure of the safety of your neighborhood? Do jumping jacks or jump rope for 15 mins inside, run the stairs, do squats and lunges or even a workout dvd of pilates, yoga or zumba. Make exercise FUN not a death sentence. You just need your heart to get a workout which by the year end you'll notice that you have more energy, less stress, more toned areas and keeps you looking young.

SKIN CARE

Regardless of what your skin type is, try to find the right cleansers and moisturizers for your skin. Especially for acne-prone skin like mine, I always look for products with salicylic acid (2%)which helps clean pores and prevent breakouts. As we get older, especially late 20's and early 30's we need to start using good skin renewal products with retinol and anti-aging ingredients to get a jump start on wrinkles and fine lines. Get a good regimen like twice a day or once a day, pamper your skin and by year's end you'll see consistency or an improvement. Avoiding stress, smoking, drinking and eating healthy plus smiling more also helps in having great skin.

SELF LOVE

I don't think we speak much on this. A lot of people walk around with big smiles and inside they are truly hurt or suffering. You can see it in their eyes as your eyes are truly the window to your soul. We must be happy inside and with ourselves. Stop comparing ourselves with others as everybody has their own life story and regardless to what you are going through or not going through, what negative things people say to you or about you please, remember YOU ARE WORTH IT, YOU ARE LOVED and YOU ARE AMAZING.Don't ever depend on somebody else to make you happy..that's your job to do and YOU CAN DO IT!. Have daily reminders that YOU ARE STRONG, BLESSED, HAPPY, CONFIDENT and VALUABLE. 

We need to focus more on SELF..work on ourselves, take care of ourselves and accept ourselves. 2015 IS AN AMAZING YEAR and I wish every one of you the same. THIS IS FASHIONISTA NEWZ!   Hyper Smash