Makeup Wars: 2013 Beauty and Lifestyle Resolutions!

Happy 2013!!! To ring in the New Year, the Makeup Wars bloggers are sharing their 2013 Beauty Resolutions!

What are the Makeup Wars?
The Makeup Wars group blog blasts about the same topic about every other week. We link to each others' posts through the themed graphic and the blog logo/photo links at the bottom of this post. We encourage you readers to click the links and scroll through all of our blogs to see our favorite mascaras! Our posts all go live at the same time. So, finding out what other Makeup Wars bloggers picked is a surprise to me too! I am always so eager to click through to find out what everyone picked!

Did you miss our last few Makeup Wars? Be sure to check out those posts here: Battle of the Taupes, The $20.00 Face Challenge, Battle of the Favorite Summer Lippie, the Most Expensive Face Challenge, the Best Brush, Favorite Fall Polish, Favorite Red Lipstick, Best Fall Look, Halloween Manicure,  Favorite BB Creams,  Favorite Mascara , Favorite Holiday Metallics, and Holiday 2012 Beauty Wishlist.

Now, I couldn't just do "beauty" without throwing in a few "lifestyle" resolutions as well. For me, beauty goes way beyond makeup and skincare! In order to look and feel beautiful, I need to work on myself from the inside out. So, I included a few resolutions that are geared towards relaxing my mind and body and becoming a healthier person.

From my years in the workforce as a Speech-Language Pathologist, I am not a newbie when it comes to goals setting. Not only is goal setting intertwined with speech therapy, but also it is a part of working with and leading a professional team. While my job tiled has changed from Speech-Therapist to Stay-at-Home Mommy and Beauty Blogger, I still find that goals setting is something that I do on a weekly and even (sometimes) daily basis. I know, I am so "type A"! lol! I just find that I am more efficient and productive with my time when I set goals. Plus, I just love writing lists and crossing off items as they are accomplished.

Attainable Goal Setting and Self-Accountability:
I think that the key with creating attainable goals is to be realistic with goal setting. One must look at the length of time for their "data collection" and be mindful of what their goal is actually measuring. In my case, for example, rather than "lose the rest of the baby weight", I am setting goals for more attainable precursor steps like "eat healthy snacks". Also, no, I won't actually be taking data on my goals. However, I am going to make myself accountable. I am going to print myself out a copy of my numbered goals. Each day that I make advancement towards one of my goals, I will mark the # of my goal onto my refrigerator calender.

With all of that said, I have not made annual resolutions in ages!!! So, I am super excited about this week's Makeup Wars Beauty Resolutions Challenge! This type of Challenge is completely fun for me!

So, I am posting my 2013 New Years Resolutions! Curious? Please keep reading to find out what my Resolutions are for this brand new year!