If you watch an unhealthy amount of TV or are engrossed with People or Us weekly magazine, you know that with a new year comes a new body. You might remember on my previous blog posts that I have struggled with loosing weight. With the help of Weight Watchers (no endorsement here) and changing my intake of meat to solely fish, I was able to loose 50 pounds. Now, almost a year and a half later I'm back to the original weight that I started off at. It honestly came out of the blue. I knew that after I had studied abroad in France I had gained weight. With all the wine and cheese it was bound to happen. With summer and the want to get back into my bikini I became toned and got back to my weight. Then the dreaded senior year came. Priorities shifted and I became more stressed out then I could remember. I still exercised (I actually have started lap swimming in the mornings at 6:30 am!) and was eating pretty healthy (because everyone has a cheat day now and then). Still, I was surprised that somehow this could happen.

@khloekardashian Instagram

  So I looked for some motivation. I looked at social media accounts like Demi Lovato and Khloe Kardashian who publicly aired out on social media there body confidence and journey to being healthy. I looked at their social media success- what did they do that was so different than mine? I did the same work-out as them and even ate the same food.  It was the attitude that made it different and allowed for them to maintain their success. Unlike the first time that I started my weight loss journey, I started this one off with a positive attitude. I didn't get mad at myself like before, I just started doing it. Yes there have been some bumps on the road- but isn't that life? It's one of the curse and blessings that life will give you; the unexpected.

@ddlovato Instagram

   Now, 27 days into the new year I have begun to change my attitude, and along with it so have the pounds. I'm taking every day one step at a time. I've learned that sometimes its okay not to work out till I want to pass out but instead to work on my mind, body, and soul. In my next health post, I'll be talking about what workout plans I've been doing in order to maintain a great mind, body, and soul.

Until then check out my Instagram for motivational post @theprincessfusion!
 

Happy 2016!


   It's crazy to think that I've been using this blog as a medium to write about my life for 6 years. A lot has happened in this period of time. Many milestones such as prom, finding a college, studying abroad, rants about finding love, self-confidence and more have been chronicled on this blog. For those of you who have been on the journey since the beginning- THANK YOU! You are a main motivation for your continuing readership every week (and month, because honestly how often have I really posted in the past months?!?).

Celebrating my 22nd birthday last month on a Holland America Cruise

    With that being said, I have accomplished a pretty big milestone that I believe will help make this blogging journey even more exciting and fresh than ever before! I graduated this December from College with a degree in French and Communications with a Certificate in International Journalism. YAY! This of course means that with the lack of papers that I'll have and books, I can now focus on things that I WANT TO DO. How liberating right? I've done a lot of self contemplating this month about the blog and my projects. With College being over I wanted to take the time and think about my passions and how I can really expand upon them. This blog has become a true passion of mine. Even though I might not write in it as much as I should, I have truly loved working on it and cannot wait to see how this new journey of my life will help develop the blog as well as myself.

Post-College Life Hiking in the Dominican Republic with my mother

   One way that I thought would be great in developing the "PrincessFusion" business is to create a website were readers can see in an easier format my past and current projects. As you can probably see on this blog, I write and vlog about a lot of different content on this blog as well as on Youtube. That's why the blog was named 'Fusion'- because I wanted it to be a collection of things, rather than me just rambling about the latest trends that I'm wearing today. Because as great as it is to tell you about my new Clark boots that are super comfortable that I got today, I find those blogs that consist just of fashion to be well...superficial. Yes, at times I will post about my favorite red-carpet looks or hot Nick Jonas is at the moment (because I could write about that FOREVER), but I also want to write about what makes me tick- politics, health, and just plain old rants. After all, that's what this blog was created for- to show you a bit about my life as a Midwestern girl.


  So here's to yet another start of a new journey with you guys. I can honestly say that I could not be more excited about revamping the blog and making it the best that it could be. So who's ready?


I know I am!

-Until next time

Let me just tell you, this collection was one of my favorites. Look closely- some of the models are sporting one of my favorite accessories: glasses!