As I am typing this, I’m not sure I have enough strength left in my legs to get myself off of the couch when I’m finished blogging.
I’ve become completely obsessed with Johnny Weir. You know, the “flamboyant” figure skater who placed 6th in the Olympics, but actually deserved the bronze medal? Yeah, him. I could gush for pages, but Johnny-praise isn’t the really the focus of this post.
Johnny has a documentary out called Pop Star on Ice, and his own reality show called Be Good, Johnny Weir. It chronicles his career leading up to the Vancouver Olympics (they started shooting in 2006!). His life is documented both on and off the ice, and let me tell you, it’s my favorite reality show ever. It’s touching at times and always hilarious. I wish Johnny was my best friend. Seriously–he’s just fun. Ok, I realize I said this wasn’t a post about Johnny-praise, so I’ll move along.
One thing is very evident throughout all the episodes–Johnny takes REALLY good care of himself. He has a great skincare routine (his skin is unbelievable, so the effort pays off), he eats well (though not nearly enough because he says he wants to stay skinny everywhere else to balance out his figure skater’s thighs and butt–and oh that butt!), he gets regular manicures and pedicures, he wears designer clothes (and lots of fur), he cleans his apartment obsessively. Like I said, he takes REALLY good care of himself! Watching everything he does on a day-to-day basis to take care of himself and keep his life in order has made me realize that I do not take great care of myself. I do ok. I shower regularly, do my laundry, brush my teeth…I don’t smell. But other than that, I’m pretty low maintenance. I shop at Old Navy, I eat fast food, I rarely wear makeup, I sometimes leave the house wearing pajama pants (yes, the ones I slept in the night before….), I don’t scrub my tub and toilet nearly as much as Johnny scrubs his. Until now. I am making a change, hence not knowing if my legs will have the strength to get me off the couch after I post this. Tonight I worked out (at a fairly high intensity) for 45 minutes. That doesn’t seem like an extreme amount of time, but when you are as out of shape as I am, it’s quite an accomplishment. I ran on the elliptical machine for 8 minutes (the most I could do today after being on my feet at work for 10 hours), I did sit ups, wall push ups (again, the best I can do right now), worked my arms with a resistance band; I danced around to Metro Station. And then I treated myself to a shower with my new tea tree oil, peppermint, and lavender shampoo and conditioner and my lavender vanilla body wash. I have also started a new skincare routine. I read on a Q&A page that Johnny uses (or used when he answered the question) REN skincare. So I looked it up on sephora.com and bought some products. OH.MY.GOD. They are amazing. I have rosacea and my skin is REALLY sensitive, so I have to be careful about what I put on my face. I bought the full size cleanser for sensitive skin and a ‘sephora only’ set called “6 of the Best”–that has a regular cleanser (which I gave to my mom), scrub, night cream, omega 3 renewal serum, peel, and eye serum. They really weren’t kidding with that name. These are the best skincare products I have EVER used on my face and I can’t wait to see the changes after longer use (I’ve been using them almost a week now). They are all natural and haven’t bothered my sensitive skin one bit. I really just can’t say enough good things about this line. I am starting to think I will be able to tell people that I “had” rosacea instead of “have” it. They are that good. I can’t wait to write a review for these products on sephora.com.
I am making all these changes, and you know what? I feel so much better about myself. I know I have a long way to go, as far as losing weight and getting in shape goes, but that’s ok. I am happier and more confident, and I have Johnny Weir to thank (and maybe I will thank him since I’ll be meeting him on April 1).
Ok…time to get off the couch now…cross your fingers. ;)
WOW! I am so excited that you get to meet Johnny! You must be on pins and needles waiting for April to get here!! =)
Exercising is hard for me, too. I always have good intentions, but sitting on the couch is so much easier than sweating on the treadmill. Ugh.
I can relate about not taking good enough care of yourself. I used to be so high maintenance, but as I’ve aged, I’ve gotten less aggressive about it. I think our society is partly to blame, because people are just so much more casual in their appearance than they were even 20 years ago.
Anyway, make sure you blog about meeting JW!
I will DEFINITELY blog about meeting JW! (And there will be a video of his performance and pics….) I can’t wait. I can’t think about it often because I just get TOO excited and it’s still 2 weeks away!!! AHHHH!!!! LOL