Humming Bird

Well its been awhile... To say that I have been busy would be a gross understatement! But I like you have the same amount of hours in which to do stuff. So why am I so far behind I think I am ahead? Because I am like a humming bird, I can not slow down,100 beats per second, I can move forward or backwards I just can not sit still.

For starter I work. Almost full time. I have a family who also works, sports, volunteers, eats, makes a mess etc. So that could be why I am so busy! But I really think it is the fact that I do nothing half way! My house is always spotless, you can ask anyone!!!! I always have something I could make you for dinner, snack, sweets. I can cook like nobody's business. I am always on GO mode. I wish I could just unplug.

I took on a volunteer job, because it sounded fun and like I could do it in my spare time. BUT I am now obsessed with this job! I can not sleep, barely eat, am always driving, dropping off, picking up, meeting, emailing, phoning, and creating stuff. Don't get me wrong I love it. I thrive on being busy, I work great under pressure. But I am wondering if when I get this job the way I want it, will I be less busy? OR will I just want more? Knowing me I will want to take over the world, drunk on power.... (insert evil laugh here)

The bad thing about this job that I took is that this is not even the busy part of this job, its just getting to the busy part! However it was kinda a mess before, I think the person that had it before did it because no one else would/could. I also think its because there is a normal persons way... and then there is the DANISH WAY!! There is a tonne of work that needs to be done and ORGANIZED is my middle name, so I think once it is cleaned up and ready to go it will be a cake walk.

So as it sits for the night, I have had my hour all to myself. I looked at a book, I had my 4 glasses of water, all emails,phones,pages,ads,websites,posters,etc are done for the day. Now to try and slow down enough to sleep.

21 days to form a habit

Well the New Year has started with a bang LITERALLY! I was sick, and I mean sick. Pray for death sick! So I have not yet had the chance to really sit down and make any resolutions. I could say that I have high hopes. I am going to loose some weight, eat cleaner, drink more water, exercise more regularly, clean up the bank book, and the list goes on. Like most people I pick the hardest things to change about yourself, I love to sleep, shop, and drink beer. So you go on a New Year's over haul, you do great for a week, then BAMM your bed is more comfy then gym, pizza sounds better then salad, beer colder then water, the sale at ___ and the bank book takes a giant hit. Did you know that it takes 21 days for a human to form a habit, and only 7 days to break it! So if you make it past January you are GOLDEN!!!

So this year I am starting small, and I figured if I told you all about it then I would have to keep it up for more then a week. I vow to drink 1 glass of water before I have my morning coffee, 1 before I have lunch, 1 before I have dinner, and 1 before bed. I am going to do some type of activity just for me for 1hr at least 3 days a week, wether it be a coffee date, workout, a nap, read, whatever I want it just can not be on FACE BOOK! As well as I plan on paying $10.00 more on each of bill per month, so I have a credit so when I have holiday booked or something special I can skip a month of bills and use the bill money for something AWESOME!

So as this first week is winding down I have to report that I have made the water thing happen every day and I find that I am drinking even more then the 4 glasses that I said I would. On Sunday we were outside all afternoon snowshoeing, Tuesday night I read a magazine cover to cover after work, and before I went to bed. I have cooked clean meals all week, and today I did 26 minutes on the treadmill at a 6 incline, pace of 3.8 and then did a kick butt hour of bootcamp. I feel great, the burn in my lungs amazing! Tomorrow the burn in my muscles (hamstrings,and arms) will be OK because I know that I did something just for me! That burn I earned, and I am going to keep earning it, and thanking my body that I am young and healthy enough to work out. After all in 73 days I plan to be healthier, lighter, faster, stronger, more rested, well hydrated, and happier with the choices that I have made to get me bikini ready for my holiday!

Wishing you all a STRONGER, FITTER, FASTER New Year!

Canadian Eh?

Well have you ever wondered why you live where you live? Seriously have you ever thought about it? What holds you to the place that you call home? Is it your kids, family, friends, job, too scared to strike out on your own? If you are from Canada it is most likely NOT the weather that holds you here.

I always said the stork messed up when I landed in Canada. I should have been a tropical baby, I never say it is too hot. I never get sun burned, so why waste this awesome skin on Canada. But then you have days like today where I know I was meant to be a CANADIAN!!!

There is nothing like being outside on a warm winters day, having fun. For some you hit the slopes, the hills, the rink, parks, lakes, for us today we took to the trails. It was the first time that I have snow shoed in like 8 years. I have not been a trail blazer since I had my son, and it was just as amazing as I remembered it. The ache in the legs and butt, the burn in the lungs, the sting of the wind on your face, AMAZING! My son Calder also fell in love with it, he had a blast. We were a hour in on a trail and he was running, laughing telling stories, red faced and snow covered, and it hit me he is truly a Canadian!

I think the thing that set us apart from the rest of the world, is that we have a true appreciation of the great outdoors. All across the Great White North people were running, hiking, biking, skating, sledding, skiing, and snow shoeing millions of Kilometeres today. No matter how cold, wet, rainy, sunny, bug infested, you will see us crazy canucks out side doing what we do best. Then when darkness falls on the land we head in side and have a cold frosty beer, and the kids have a hot chocolate and we plan our next out door adventure.