Not a fan of glasses?

Some people just look stunning with their glasses and that led me to the belief that I too would look pretty amazing with glasses.

Expectations vs Reality on how I thought having glasses would look and feel:

When I was younger I had 20/20 vision and thought that having glasses would be a cool accessory for your face. Boy was I ever mistaken. Later on this "dream" of mine to get a pair of "cute" glasses was fulfilled... kind of.  I had gotten my first pair of glasses and to my disappointment, they were hideous. I had chosen them myself, yet I rarely wore them even when I needed them. However there was a strange sense of obligation to always carry my glasses and glasses case around wherever I went. At school I completely avoided wearing my glasses because I felt awkward and just uncomfortable with the fact that there would always be something on my face. The only times I put them on ever was when I was sitting in the backseat of my parents cars. Yeah I know what you're thinking: what a dumb kid who wasted money on a pair of glasses. I understand and totally agree, yet I had insurance that covered lenses and frames every other year so I continued to buy new glasses each year while wearing them about 6/364 days in the year. I still don't understand how other people are managing to continuously pull off looking like tumblr hipsters or smart business people with their glasses on.

For some time I have been considering getting contact lenses, but my mom completely opposed this option because she thought I was too young and that contacts could be dangerous to my eye health. Of course I completely disagreed becaus I was about 14 years old at the time and a bunch of classmates and friends of mine already had contacts while I was going around glasses free, but practically blind. As years progressed, my vision worsened to the point that my grades started to suffer. (I am an over achiever so suffering grades would mean receiving an A- instead of all perfect A's). My parents are super strict in regards to grades and academics and after a tearful (and tantrum-like) complaint on the effects of my "blindness" in school and everyday life, they finally allowed me to get contact lenses.

oh yes, the day has come

Today I went to the doctors and got my first gel like contact placed on my eyeball. I must say that having a doctor put it in my eye was very painful. I just don't feel comfortable with anyone sticking their fingers or any foreign object in my eye. Hopefully this is  normal because I'm assuming no one likes having their eyes touched by others. Afterwards I learned how to take out and put on the lenses and it wasn't as painstakingly painful as I thought it would be. The doctor or contact trainer lady even said I had been the fastest person all year to take out and put in my contacts for the first time. I guess I'm comfortable with placing my own fingers in my eye? *****(Side Story, scroll down to the last paragraph to read).

I chose to go with the daily disposable contacts rather than the more permanent one because there is less maintenance involved. I know daily disposables are more expensive in the long run, but I feel its worth it since I am not at all the type of person who is responsible and will wake up early in the morning to clean my lenses. Also there is a reduced risk of getting an eye infection with everyday disposable lenses. My doctor also recommended daily contacts instead of the more permanent option becaus people who have only just started to wear contacts should first start getting used to wearing contacts until they get older and more responsible Ipin order to fully care for the products. 

This was a pretty long post documenting my day and a life changing moment for me. I didn't really have time to edit because it wanted post this on the day it happened so If there are any terrible grammar mistakes, I apologize.

****Okay time for the 100% true side story.

When  I was around the tender and naive age of 5, I was in the bathroom with my older cousin when  I witnessed her sticking her finger in her eyes to pull out a small bowl-shaped clear object. I asked her what it was and she tole me "CONTACTS". After that I believed that everyone had contacts and tried to take out my own contacts. I wasn't very squeamish so I just went ahead and gently attacked my eye with my fingers. Nothing ever came out so I thought it was forever stuck in my eye so I just have up. It wasn't until years later that I finally learned about contacts and how wrong I was about practically everything. Maybe this early eyeball touching has made putting contacts in my eyes easier? Who knows, maybe the doctors were lying when they said I was quick at putting in my contacts.

Hope you guys aren't going blind!

~Angela

How to be more active when you are lazy...

If you planned to start off your summer improving your physical health, but gave up along the way, know that there is still hope.There is always hope. It's only the first half of August so you still have a little less than a month to change your old habits and get in better shape before summer is over and you have to get back to work or school.I am writing this blog post to help motivate others to start working out and partially to motivate myself as well to go through with my plans.

Here is my guide to summer (or any time of year really) workouts for lazy people/exercising for lazy people

1. While Brushing your Teeth at Night, do some Squats 

just imagine she has a tooth brush in her hand

When brushing you top and bottom teeth, have a set amount of squats you will do set in your head. For the number of squats, I triple my age. After a tooth rushing exercise, I end up doing 45 squats. If you are 20-30 years old, double your age for your amount of squats. If you around 40, just do the same amount of squats as your age. If you are 50-80 years old and still want to exercise your thighs, I admire your activeness and you should divide your age by 2 or 3 depending on how many you can do. If your age amount of squats strategy isn't working for you, just do as many as you can and try to keep it consistent. Mornings can be busy and hectic for many people, so I recommend doing this at night time.

2. When Brushing your Teeth in the Morning, do Calf Raises /Tip Toe

turns out this blog is also talking about teeth brushing exercise, I'm using their picture so I wanted to give them some credit

Basically while you scrub away plaque; keep alternating between standing on your tip toes and standing with your feet flat on the ground. This workout targets your calves of you have any extra flab or just want to tone up. You don't have to count how many calf raises you do, just repeat until you finish brushing. By the end you will be able to feel the burn.

3. Stick out your Arms when you Walk Around your House 

When walking around your home, stick your arms out perpendicular to your body and move them in small rotations. This exercise well help you get rid of that arm flab that you have. If you don’t have much arm flab, it will also help tone your shoulders and general arm muscles.

4. Walk Whenever You Can

Instead of driving your car to get to places, walk there. If you are dreading the sound of these words, just remember; at least you don't have to run. Also you can try taking the bus because it can help you save money as well as get in some extra exercise when you walk to and from bus stops. If you are an extremely busy person with an intensely hectic schedule, you can still drive your car to get to places you need to go, just try to find a parking space in the parking lot that is farthest away from the building have to go to and walk that distance. Overall the goal is to spend time being a little bit more active as you go through your day.

5. Use your Grocery as Weight Lifts 

When you unload your grocery from your car to your house, slowly raise them up and down like you would dumbbells. Of course you should always be careful depending on what’s in your bags. If it’s a huge water melon or bag of wine bottles, obviously be careful on carrying them around. Only do this exercise on bags of grocery with a weight you can handle.

6. Flex 

When you are in situations where you are alone or sitting at a desk for a long period of time, flex your abs like you are doing miniature crunches. This way if you’ve been sitting at a desk all day at work or commuting at a red light, you can get some extra exercise into your daily routine.

7. Laptop Time Pilates

see, you're basically already at that position anyways, might as well do some pilates!

If you are spending most of your time lazing around your bed with a laptop, ipad, or any technological vice in your hands, you might as well work on your legs while you browse the web. I myself fall victim to this category of “lazing around your bed with a laptop,” currently I am of course typing up this post as I lay upright on my bed. Basically while you are on your device, lift one leg slowly up into the air then slowly move it back downwards. Repeat this about 25 times for the same leg or follow the age amount of repetitions guide I mentioned before. After repeating, switch sides and continue alternating between the two.

That’s it for my lazy person’s exercise guide. There are many other things you can probably do, but these are just a few that I have done a few times before and planning to continue doing in the future.

Hope you guys achieve your goals in health!

~Angela