Project: Beautifully Healthy

I've been thinking about making a beauty blog for a while. I wanted a place where I could share things that I try with others. I am nearing Thirty and, no offense to her, I don't want to have my Mom's skin in 20 years. I want my skin to look healthy and young. I want my hair to be smooth and soft. I want my body to be generally healthy.

I have been trying to change my lifestyle around for most of the year. I've added more vegetables to my diet, reduced my fat and sugar intake, and started taking better care of myself. I want to stop using to many chemical heavy products and save money on my hair and skin care products.

My Goals

• Hair health: I want to improve the texture of my hair, allowing it to feel softer while protecting it from as much damage as I can since I like to heat style it often. I also want to stop tying it back so much so I can combat the thinning I am starting to see at my temples.
  
• Skin health: I want to soften and moisturize my skin. I would like to see a more even complexion, lighter dark circles, and fewer breakouts.
  
• Nail health: I want to find a way to keep my nails from breaking so easily. I feel like they are incredibly brittle. I can't seem to grow them out at all without them breaking the second they have no polish on them.
  
• Physical health: I would like to start toning my arms and legs and slowly drop some of the weight I have on my body. I gained a lot of weight a few years ago and I have struggled to get rid of any of it ever since. I would like to tone and strengthen my arms and lose at least 15 pounds by my birthday.
  
• Natural products: I want to decrease the amount of chemical heavy products that I use, and instead reap the benefits of natural items.
  
• Find my style: I am just about to be 30, but I still dress like I am in my early 20s. I don't care about being really stylish, but I would like to find clothing that makes me look more my age. I don't want to look frumpy, but I want to be able to look old enough so that I am taken seriously.

So, I plan to chronicle things as I try them to tell what worked for me, what didn't, what was too much effort, products that I fall in love with. I will be doing blog posts and also video posts as well. I am actually really excited to do the vblogs and actually make use of my youtube account.