I wanted to change the name because I felt that having my name in the title was a bit self-centered. I don't know it just didn't feel right. Yes, this is a personal blog but I don't want it to be narcissistic.
I chose this name because if I could only do two things to feel pulled together, it would be black mascara and red lips. I would like to incorporate more of my interests into this blog instead of making 50 different blogs. I'm more likely to keep up with one. Weekly weigh-ins and link love/weekly reads will still be ongoing.
I didn't take my MCAT. During my two week vacation where I visited Las Vegas, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Williams, AZ ) I wasn't able to study enough to stay on track.
So with this new semester, I would like to stop doing things that do not work and focus on the things that have helped me in the past. An example is that for the past 3-4 months I've been been attempting to do intense studying at local coffeehouses where it is often noisy instead of the quiet solitude I get at a library. I love the atmosphere of our local coffee shops, but I cannot do any serious work (like ahem-MCAT study) there.
And I didn't realize that until I read a comment on this blog post at lifehacker.com "If you can do your work well in a coffee shop, let's be honest, you're not working that hard."
Another example is with my weight-loss goals, I've been at a standstill. What worked before was 6-7 hours of activity per week so -- I need to exercise for at least an hour everyday and track my calories--period. I've already put ongoing cardio classes into my Gcal for every day of the week because I need variety and I only have so many workout DVDs.
I'm going to try and do a personal (better yet a blog post) weekly evaluation on my goals this whole semester like this one I read about on Lifehacker.
1) continue to study for my MCAT so that I can take the January or March one next year
Get through and understand 2 lessons a week, in addition to my weekly school work.
Ban coffeeshops from my study spots
Go to the library before class or work.
2) Get my booty to the gym (or wherever) I can sweat it out at least 6 days a week.
Sounds like a good start :)
