weekly wishes

the photo theme for this week is:  selfies
i honestly don't take many selfies because i actually despise taking pictures. but i was on the way to the concert and really liked the mascara i'd used, so i snapped one at a stoplight. responsible driving? not so much. but there WAS a dude beside me at the light literally putting in contacts. CONTACTS!!!!

last week's goal was to do something everyday that made me happy, and i was just so damn happy that i didn't get to take pictures of anything. so i guess you will just have to take my word for it!
monday: i drank my first full glass of wine after 3 weeks without a drop. it was phenomenal AND i am happy to report that my portion control has made leaps and bounds. i didn't actually have to measure the wine (like i usually do) to keep from overindulging, and i haven't had another glass since! 
tuesday: i went to chipotle and demolished a low-carb burrito bowl. i haven't had chipotle since maybe april of this year and it was worth every flipping cent.
wednesday: i gave my hair a nice deep treatment with naturelle grow marshmallow root deep conditioner (review coming tomorrow!), and my hair was very happy. doing my hair is always so therapeutic!
thursday: i began making plans for two epic events that are occurring in the next two weeks. one is this friday's halloween party get-together, and the other is an unplugged weekend inspired by lisa's awesome seaside getaway. more details on both later!
friday: i embarrassed the crap out of my students while chaperoning the student council halloween dance. i also did helpful things like decorate and delegate tasks, but i made sure i also got really close to all of them when i decided to bust some serious moves. they were mortified. score one for me!
saturday: i went to my first-ever belly dancing class. i have been wanting to learn how to belly dance for quite some time and was super pumped to go. i looooooved it! i have another class set up for next week :)
sunday: i lounged around and watched hulu. i discovered "fugget about it," which i really loved and wished there were more than the 13 episodes i watched all in one sitting (no judgey). i also got around to drinking my pumpkin pie frankenwater, and unlike the caramel apple and orange mango flavors, i found it cloyingly sweet after the first couple sips of amazement.

in the spirit of keeping things simple, my wishes for this week are simple and things i should be doing anyway.
1) recommit to #teamnobuy. i haven't bought anywhere near as much as i usually would've if i weren't on the challenge, but i've had A LOT of slip-ups. i need to remind myself that i am saving for a purpose and that if i just HAVE to buy something, it must be because it is an essential item.
2) recommit to looking halfway decent during the week. living the single life has its perks, but it also has the downside of not really having someone for whom to look nice/hold you accountable to not looking busted. my morning routine takes all of 25 minutes, and i definitely look it. i'm always neat, clean, and professional but definitely plain jane. this week, i am going to try to add in another five minutes to at least put on a coat of mascara and maybe some tinted moisturizer. my nails could use some attention, too...
linking up with melyssa ♥