I came across this article entitled Women are ‘at their most beautiful’ at 31. I thought it’s in the mid-20′s? However, I would like to think so. After all, I’ve just turned 32.
On the other hand, what I’m more interested in right now is how to make myself look younger. I’m afraid constant stress is starting to have its effects on me. Here are steps that I aim to do.
1. Get a good haircut
Going to a hair salon here in Singapore is really expensive. I’d rather always keep my hair in a pony tail then get a haircut when I’m in the Philippines. However, due to flu, I was not able to visit a hair salon when I went home last December. And for the past few months, I found my waist-length hair so long and so unruly.
Here’s how I looked 3 days ago. This was even after I brushed it well and pinned it up.
I normally let my hair down in the morning because I usually don’t have time to blow it dry. Just imagine how unkempt I would look when I get to the office! There was even one time when a male colleague asked me if I was running late and if I didn’t have time to comb my hair!
I finally visited a salon this afternoon, had a haircut and hair treatment. I don’t like the fringes, but it is high time I cover my big forehead. So, what do you think? To be honest, I couldn’t see much difference but my head definitely feels a lot lighter.
2. Lose weight
I have noticed that when I was bigger than I am now, I looked older. So maybe shedding off a few pounds would probably make me appear younger. Looking at the photos of some highschool batchmates who have gained more than 20 pounds, this seems to be their case as well. I haven’t attained my target weight but I am working on it. I don’t aim to be skinny, though.
3. Sleep at least 8 hours and sleep early!
Some people look refreshed even with 6 hours. But in my case, if I sleep less than 8 hours, then I’ll get puffed eye bags, dark circles under my eyes (just like in the photos above), and a nasty headache. This is quite hard considering that I do a lot of
Facebook refresh internet-related stuff before I go to sleep. But I must impose self-discipline.
4. Lead a healthy lifestyle
Exercise, healthy food, and item #3. Been trying to do this for years but I always find myself at stage 1, still trying to convince myself to do these.
5. Get rid of eyeglasses
I’ve been contemplating about trying Lasik surgery. However, even if I do have the money to undergo the surgery, is their a 100% guarantee that there’s no long-term bad effect? Maybe for now, I’ll just settle for contact lenses. But I cannot wear contact lenses if I lack sleep. So this leads me back to step #3.
One of these days, I’ll be able to faithfully follow these steps (especially steps 2-5). Gotta act before it’s too late!
In the end, it all comes down to how you take care of yourself and how you see yourself as…
“What a person says about you does not define who you are.” - Joel Osteen
My grandmother or “lola” used to stay with us, so I basically grew up being taught with the things she believed in – Catholicism mixed with old Filipino beliefs.
It was not hard finding the hotel. We just took the MRT from the drop-off point, then got off at Medan Tuanku station. The hotel was about a block away from the station.
