One step closer

My federal tax refund has been deposited into my checking account!!!  Now, I just have to wait for my state refund to come in and then I can FINALLY get my new camera!!!!!  YAYS!  Technically, I can order my camera now since my federal refund more than covers the cost of the camera kit that I have been drooling over, but I want to be good, financially responsibly girl, and wait (and it's killing me!). 

On the healthy living front:
So far i have been doing a pretty good job on the following things:
1) Eating breakfast - I was T.E.R.R.I.B.L.E. at this for the past three years.  My daily breakfast every morning during the work week?  Coffee . . and that's it!  Now thanks to all the healthy living blogs that I have started to following (Graduate Meghann, Carrots N'Cake, Healthy and Fun, and Emily Eats Clean) I feel more motivated and inspired to start the day with a simple, easy to make, hearty breakfast.

2) Drink more water - Coffee is still my morning staple, but now I try to finish my coffee during my 30 ish minute commute to work.  I leave my tumbler in the car (brought in today for the photo-op) and then for the rest of the day, I keep my Planet Blue water bottle in front of me so that I am reaching for that and not running to a pop machine!

3) Cooking more and getting take-out less - So far so good, although I think I need to adopt better grocery buying strategies because I'm finding that I'm not using up all of the fruits and vegetables that I buy in a timely manner.  I may adopt the "buying fruits and vegetables as i need them" or "for the week priniciple" instead of buying what I anticipate to cook in the next coming weeks.  Paid day is next week, so we shall see.

On the fashion end:

Well the last two days I had some really stellar outfits!  I had lots-o-meetings on Tuesday (all of which were very important and I had to present at pretty much every single one of them).  I think I've weeded out my winter wardrobe of the drabby sweaters that i have had since high school (I'm not joking, just last week, I wore one of those turtle neck sweaters that I know there is a picture of me in it when I was a sophomore in high school . . .circa 1997!).  Probably next winter I will need to hit the stores for more winter staples.  I will take my sister along.  She hearts the winter sweaters like WHOA!

On the running end:

Well, I haven't been running since November (sigh) due to my knee.  I think that the weekly yoga session that I've started has definitely been helping with my knee issues.  I also bought a new pair of cushy shoes that I can't wait to try on.  I will start running again in March.  My friend Tasha has told me a few nature trails that are around the Plymouth area, so I'm look forward to good scenery and no more concrete!  10K here I come!

I can't wait to get my camera!  Then I can really get this blog rolling!