Have you ever had something you thought was calling your name? Have you ever had a burning desire to do something, try something, experience something? Do you have a BUCKET LIST? Do you know what it is that you truly want to do before its too late?
Have you ever watched something and thought, HUH maybe I could do that? Maybe I could be that girl that climbs that mountain, explores that cave, bikes that distance, races that race. So what is stoping you? YOU
Are you too scared, uneducated on how to reach that goal? Are you your own worst enemy? Sometime's I think I am. When I was 18 I was fearless, nothing was going to stop me I was like a hurricane. Wild, unpredictable, rough around the edges, and really had NO edit button. So what happened to her? I settled into adulthood, married, kids, job, chores, bills, responsibility... Not that I don't love it because I do. BUT sometimes I miss the old me, not the lippy, no edit button version of me because sometimes she does come out, just to get me in trouble. But the wild and crazy, go get it girl.
When I was 21 I was like this is that last GREAT birthday I am ever going to have. The next big birthdays all have 0's behind it... YIKES!!! So I vowed that I would do something wild and crazy, try something new every year after that, so when I was old I would be the girl that said "Hells Yeah I did it, and I rocked it" But as I got older the dream of being that girl kind of died and was replaced with the "whatever" girl.
So I have decided that I am reclaiming my wildness, not to be confused with recklessness. This year I am going to go on my caving adventure. I am going to go the Rats Nest Grotto, I am going to a 6 hour cave exploring tour and finish off the day with a massage (because I am old and will need it) and a large beer, because I am Canadian! Are you in?
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Thursday, February 3, 2011
The Hangover
I always have said the January is my least favourite month of the whole year. It is a long month 31 slow, dark and pain full days. It has the most working days out of the year, No STAT holidays, long weekends, NOTHING! You are also suffering from what I call a Holiday Hangover. December is a busy month, parties, get togethers, company, cooking, cleaning, and that goes with the holiday season. Then BAMM January and nothing....
Most think it will be a welcome relief no plans, lazy weekends, back to normal. But for me I think this month sucks. I can not wait for February!!! Here is why I think February is so much better the January.
It only has 28 days, so it is short and goes by fast! Half way through the month you have St. Valentines Day. Now if you know me I am not a typical girl and love that day. BUT I do love the fact my son is so happy to go to school and pass out his Sponge Bob Square Pants Valentines Cards. I am also excited for the fact the we always make chocolate covered strawberries and let Calder decorate his very own heart shaped cake. So far they do not look great but the taste amazing because it was made with love laughter and a ton of great memories.
I am also taking a photography class this month. To honest I have never had a burning desire to take photo's. My husband always does that, he ownes a video company and also does photography so why would I ever need to know how to take the camera off AUTO? Well maybe so when Calder looks back at his childhood he has a few GOOD pictures of him and his dad that are in focus, good colour, not too much wasted space, etc.
Then to follow that up, here in Canada we have a long weekend that is known as FAMILY DAY. However on the holiday we will be a arena for a hockey tournament, but on the Saturday I plan to take in the festival at the Lake where I grew up. They have sleigh rides on the Lake, Skating, Bonfires, Polar Dip (cut a hole in the frozen lake and stupid people go swimming in the middle of a Canadian Winter) Then at Dinner time they have a fireworks display on the ice. So it is a perfect break from the BLAH month that was January.
With the close of February it will be the rapid count down until Lacrosse season kicks off and our hot holiday to Mexico begins. Here's hoping that February is a fast one!
Most think it will be a welcome relief no plans, lazy weekends, back to normal. But for me I think this month sucks. I can not wait for February!!! Here is why I think February is so much better the January.
It only has 28 days, so it is short and goes by fast! Half way through the month you have St. Valentines Day. Now if you know me I am not a typical girl and love that day. BUT I do love the fact my son is so happy to go to school and pass out his Sponge Bob Square Pants Valentines Cards. I am also excited for the fact the we always make chocolate covered strawberries and let Calder decorate his very own heart shaped cake. So far they do not look great but the taste amazing because it was made with love laughter and a ton of great memories.
I am also taking a photography class this month. To honest I have never had a burning desire to take photo's. My husband always does that, he ownes a video company and also does photography so why would I ever need to know how to take the camera off AUTO? Well maybe so when Calder looks back at his childhood he has a few GOOD pictures of him and his dad that are in focus, good colour, not too much wasted space, etc.
Then to follow that up, here in Canada we have a long weekend that is known as FAMILY DAY. However on the holiday we will be a arena for a hockey tournament, but on the Saturday I plan to take in the festival at the Lake where I grew up. They have sleigh rides on the Lake, Skating, Bonfires, Polar Dip (cut a hole in the frozen lake and stupid people go swimming in the middle of a Canadian Winter) Then at Dinner time they have a fireworks display on the ice. So it is a perfect break from the BLAH month that was January.
With the close of February it will be the rapid count down until Lacrosse season kicks off and our hot holiday to Mexico begins. Here's hoping that February is a fast one!
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
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.
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.
Thursday, January 6, 2011
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!
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!
Sunday, January 2, 2011
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.
Thursday, December 30, 2010
365 days?
Well I am thinking it is that time once again that we should all reflect on our lives. The friends we have made, lost, re-connected with (face book). Goals we have reached, or fell shy of reaching, or were too scared to attempt. Love that has changed, grown, blossomed, lost? A year 365 days. In the grand scheme of things it is a blimp on our radar, a moment in a very long life.
Think about it, I have been on this earth for approximately 11,325 days, and counting. So for me most of those days have been, as my son tells me almost every day " This was the best day of my life!" Oh to be 6 again, the simple days movies,video games, sports, friends, family, food, warmth, health and love. Hey once you put it all out there I have all of that, and then some.
While cruising on face book today I noticed that some of you have done your year in status. You can really tell what kind of person you are, by looking at what you have written. You know the old glass half full or empty saying. Most of you will never get what I am saying until you look and see it all there in front of you in black and white. Most of you use your status to tell of the adventures and funny things that have happened to you and your family. Which I enjoy, and say keep them coming! Some use it to talk about sports, news, school, kids, spouse, work. Just a note to you, I don't want to know that you and _____ are fighting! No one cares but you!!! ( just sayin). You also have we are going to save the world, one dog, human, do gooder at a time. Good for you for having a goal, and passion. Then you have the the last 2% that use there status to tell everyone how much there life sucks! How they have been singled out, let down, disappointed, and all around have had the worst year of their lives! Well to those of you that fall into in that SMALL group, again NO ONE but you cares, NO ONE but you can fix it. The people that say oh I feel for you, Oh is there anything I can do? Have they ever really done anything to help you? Can they change your life? Can you change your life? Or are they just saying it to make you feel that you are just in thinking that your life is the pits? Life is hard for everyone, everyone has problems. You just don't hear thats its hard from everyone, some people are glass half full. I know a few people that are battling cancer and not a word of this sucks. People that a divorcing after almost 20 years, not a peep. A young girl that is not even 16 and had to have a hip replaced because she was in a car accident, doctors were surprised she lived! Let alone walked away. Can you imagine 16 years old and having your 1st of many hip replacements. Missing your 1st year of high school, because you are in rehab? Clearly just because things are not going your way you don't get to bring everyone down with you. I was raised that you never get more then you can handle. Trust me, like you I have handled my fair share, but I am better off that guy, I am not dying, sick, homeless, alone, scared, weak. Life is hard, its just not hard all the time. If you only have to take 365 days of crap out of 11, 000, sign me up.
I guess what I have learned this year is:
Life is hard. If it was easy people would do it twice! People say that child hood is the best part of your life, for me its what you try the rest of your life to over come.You get what you give, the Universe is a large place and you never know how this crazy world works. I believe in Karma! (enough said!) You should always try to be your best. Put out the same effort your expect in return, in every thing you do. Enjoy the small things in life. The morning coffee, the winter walks, that great book, find the true beauty in life, and what it means to you.
What status group would you fit in? (the funny pages, the news headliners, the do gooders, or the bitchers). Just think if today is the day that you leave this world, what do you want people to say about you?
Think about it, I have been on this earth for approximately 11,325 days, and counting. So for me most of those days have been, as my son tells me almost every day " This was the best day of my life!" Oh to be 6 again, the simple days movies,video games, sports, friends, family, food, warmth, health and love. Hey once you put it all out there I have all of that, and then some.
While cruising on face book today I noticed that some of you have done your year in status. You can really tell what kind of person you are, by looking at what you have written. You know the old glass half full or empty saying. Most of you will never get what I am saying until you look and see it all there in front of you in black and white. Most of you use your status to tell of the adventures and funny things that have happened to you and your family. Which I enjoy, and say keep them coming! Some use it to talk about sports, news, school, kids, spouse, work. Just a note to you, I don't want to know that you and _____ are fighting! No one cares but you!!! ( just sayin). You also have we are going to save the world, one dog, human, do gooder at a time. Good for you for having a goal, and passion. Then you have the the last 2% that use there status to tell everyone how much there life sucks! How they have been singled out, let down, disappointed, and all around have had the worst year of their lives! Well to those of you that fall into in that SMALL group, again NO ONE but you cares, NO ONE but you can fix it. The people that say oh I feel for you, Oh is there anything I can do? Have they ever really done anything to help you? Can they change your life? Can you change your life? Or are they just saying it to make you feel that you are just in thinking that your life is the pits? Life is hard for everyone, everyone has problems. You just don't hear thats its hard from everyone, some people are glass half full. I know a few people that are battling cancer and not a word of this sucks. People that a divorcing after almost 20 years, not a peep. A young girl that is not even 16 and had to have a hip replaced because she was in a car accident, doctors were surprised she lived! Let alone walked away. Can you imagine 16 years old and having your 1st of many hip replacements. Missing your 1st year of high school, because you are in rehab? Clearly just because things are not going your way you don't get to bring everyone down with you. I was raised that you never get more then you can handle. Trust me, like you I have handled my fair share, but I am better off that guy, I am not dying, sick, homeless, alone, scared, weak. Life is hard, its just not hard all the time. If you only have to take 365 days of crap out of 11, 000, sign me up.
I guess what I have learned this year is:
Life is hard. If it was easy people would do it twice! People say that child hood is the best part of your life, for me its what you try the rest of your life to over come.You get what you give, the Universe is a large place and you never know how this crazy world works. I believe in Karma! (enough said!) You should always try to be your best. Put out the same effort your expect in return, in every thing you do. Enjoy the small things in life. The morning coffee, the winter walks, that great book, find the true beauty in life, and what it means to you.
What status group would you fit in? (the funny pages, the news headliners, the do gooders, or the bitchers). Just think if today is the day that you leave this world, what do you want people to say about you?
Wednesday, December 29, 2010
Well a year in review?
As this year comes to a close, I always think back to all that I have done. This year was a busy one! We spent last Christmas in the Canadian Rockies, the best place on earth. There is nothing and I mean nothing as beautiful as the cool crisp air, snowy mountains and dressing up in your winter gear to hit the trails. We spent every Saturday morning at the slopes with our then 5 year old boy Calder. He was in his 1st year of ski cub.
March brought our Mexican vacation, we went to Cabo San Lucas. We stayed the Barcelo, and I would send everyone there. The fire pits on the beach, great pools and bars, splash park for the little kids. The only down side of Cabo is that you can not swim in the ocean by the hotels! However we did snorkle at Santa Maria Bay!!!
School and Lacrosse were in full swing and in May I helped run the annual Lacrosse tournament. What I eye opening weekend! I have a 5-6 year old boy, its a GAME people!!! We hosted 54 teams ranging in age from 5-16, according to others it was the best tournament they have ever been too. I say we can always improve.
Summer came with a bang! Literally it rained all summer, the only weeks we had of summer were the ones we were gone! We traveled to Port Elgin, Niagara Falls, (Ontario) Montreal, Trios Rivieres, Old Quebec City ( Quebec) and Plaster Rock (New Brunswick). I have been to Ontario many times, my god parents have lived there since I was 6. Going to Quebec was a little nerve wrecking, I don't speak a word of French and neither does my son, French is Rene( my husbands) first language. But everyone was wonderful! We seen our old room mate that moved back to Quebec 9 years ago. I got to meet my husbands family for the first time. My only regret is that we did not get more time in Quebec City! There is WAY too much to see. New Brunswick was nice the weather was not great, rainy! But we surprised my husbands Grandma for her 80th birthday. It was EPIC!
School started once again, this time Calder was in grade 1. You know what that means.... I have all day!!! To go for coffee, work out, clean the house... OR I work more. I guess the more I work the more holidays I can take. My son started playing hockey this year! Which both myself and my husband love. But we will see if he plays again, he loves it but he is FICKLE!
This Christmas is the first Christmas we did not go to the mountains, and it will be the last Christmas we spend at home. I love Christmas, but at home you have to cook, clean, visit, wash, dry, etc. At the mountains you can have waffles, eggs benny, turkey and trimmings, anything yours heart desires. And when you are done you just leave! You have way more time to visit, and play ( skate,ski, snowshoe, sled, swim, spa) because well you have all day and no chores. There is nothing and I mean NOTHING better then a Christmas day Pedicure or Massage TRUST me ladies, its the way too go!
March brought our Mexican vacation, we went to Cabo San Lucas. We stayed the Barcelo, and I would send everyone there. The fire pits on the beach, great pools and bars, splash park for the little kids. The only down side of Cabo is that you can not swim in the ocean by the hotels! However we did snorkle at Santa Maria Bay!!!
School and Lacrosse were in full swing and in May I helped run the annual Lacrosse tournament. What I eye opening weekend! I have a 5-6 year old boy, its a GAME people!!! We hosted 54 teams ranging in age from 5-16, according to others it was the best tournament they have ever been too. I say we can always improve.
Summer came with a bang! Literally it rained all summer, the only weeks we had of summer were the ones we were gone! We traveled to Port Elgin, Niagara Falls, (Ontario) Montreal, Trios Rivieres, Old Quebec City ( Quebec) and Plaster Rock (New Brunswick). I have been to Ontario many times, my god parents have lived there since I was 6. Going to Quebec was a little nerve wrecking, I don't speak a word of French and neither does my son, French is Rene( my husbands) first language. But everyone was wonderful! We seen our old room mate that moved back to Quebec 9 years ago. I got to meet my husbands family for the first time. My only regret is that we did not get more time in Quebec City! There is WAY too much to see. New Brunswick was nice the weather was not great, rainy! But we surprised my husbands Grandma for her 80th birthday. It was EPIC!
School started once again, this time Calder was in grade 1. You know what that means.... I have all day!!! To go for coffee, work out, clean the house... OR I work more. I guess the more I work the more holidays I can take. My son started playing hockey this year! Which both myself and my husband love. But we will see if he plays again, he loves it but he is FICKLE!
This Christmas is the first Christmas we did not go to the mountains, and it will be the last Christmas we spend at home. I love Christmas, but at home you have to cook, clean, visit, wash, dry, etc. At the mountains you can have waffles, eggs benny, turkey and trimmings, anything yours heart desires. And when you are done you just leave! You have way more time to visit, and play ( skate,ski, snowshoe, sled, swim, spa) because well you have all day and no chores. There is nothing and I mean NOTHING better then a Christmas day Pedicure or Massage TRUST me ladies, its the way too go!
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