Not everyone has to have New Year’s resolutions! I stopped making mine since last year, because life is full of unexpected adventures and there’s never enough time to complete everything I planned to do twelve months ago.
In my opinion, it’s good to have goals for the new year. However, if you put all your focus on chasing your goals (and judge yourself in the year-end based on the list you made last year) instead of living your day-to-day life with occasionally spur-of-the-moment ideas, you’d be missing out a lot!
After all, life is too short to beat yourself up with what you didn’t do in the past.
Even thought I don’t have specific New Year’s resolutions drawn out, there are still things I’d like to do to start Year 2019 off right! See below.
New Lip Beauty Product
Dior recently released a new color for its signature Addict Lip Maximizer. As usual, I had to try their new products in the store. After testing most of their new Lip Maximizer, I bought the Lip Maximizer in Pink/Holographic. I like the plumping and shimmering effect of this product on my lips. It’s like putting on lip gloss without the stickiness on the lip surface. 
(Love my new Dior Addict Lip Maximizer)
New Gel Nail Color
I’ve been getting my gel nails done in red for the past three consecutive months, because of the holiday season. For January, I am switching to hot pink with light blue glitters and pearls.
(New gel nail for January 2019)
New Hair style
If you want to make changes to your style for the new year, consider updating your hair style. I’ve been keeping my hair long in my natural dark hair color for many years. To spice up my new year mood, I decided to get a trim with long bangs and add some red color.
To minimize the damage to my hair, my hair stylist suggested me to go with highlight. Without using any bleach on my hair, my red highlight turned out to be dark brown. The result wasn’t as dramatic as I wanted, but I don’t have to touch up the color as often as I used to when I dyed my hair in light shades. I am happy with my new hair style.
(My new hair style)
Opera – Il Trovatore
It has been years since I watched an opera. This January I will be going to the opera, Il Trovatore (by Giuseppe Verdi), in Seattle McCaw Hill, with a friend. The opera is about love (between a lady-in-waiting to the princess and two brothers) and revenge (of a daughter). I’ve been listening to the Il Trovatore Opera recording before the day of the opera, so I can be familiar with the opera music and enjoy as much as I can from the night.
(Picture of the Il Trovatore from Seattle Opera)
Celine Dion’s Vegas Concert
Celine Dion is one of my all-time favorite music artists. She has been singing in Las Vegas for a long time and will end her Las Vegas show permanently after this June. My friends and I want to watch her perform in Las Vegas before June, and we have to purchase the tickets and plan for our trip by the end of this week!
