ImaginaryExtraordinary by Coastal Sound Music Academy – #SummerSwitch
As Abby gets older, her attention span is growing with her. We were recently invited to attend an event presented locally with the Coastal Sound Music Academy, featuring child and adult choral performers. I have always loved music, and I’ve always wanted to instill that same love to my daughter. Even though my main incentive to bring her was for her to see her friend, I was also excited to show her the talents within our community from kids who spend time practicing and love to sing. As it happened, the ImaginaryExtraordinary show fell...
read moreNever Stop Learning
What a crazy interesting month June has been. Between my desire to better myself and get back on track with my eating habits, the cancellation of my schooling program, injuring myself and getting stitches in my index finger… the decision to find a new job…. There’s been a tonne of soul searching. See, I was working part time while Abby was at school, right? And it was serving a purpose in that I put in hours and I came out with a paycheque that gave me a little extra spending money. The thing that I was worrying about was the...
read moreGet a Horse! Cute Disney alert…
Making its world debut Tuesday, June 11, 2013, at the Annecy Animation Festival in Annecy, France, is Walt Disney Animation Studios’ never-before-seen short “Get A Horse!” Starring the one and only Mickey Mouse and featuring Walt Disney himself as the voice of the iconic character, this black-and-white, hand-drawn short follows Mickey, his favorite gal pal Minnie Mouse and their friends Horace Horsecollar and Clarabelle Cow as they delight in a musical wagon ride—until Peg-Leg Pete shows up and tries to run them off the...
read moreJoshua
I’ve been making a lot of life decisions lately, which is to say that I’m really taking a good look at where I want to be and the most realistic way to get myself there. One of the things that occurred to me most recently was that I had let my photography slip. It’s something I love so deeply, something I feel so passionately, and something that fully moves me. It’s been far too long since I picked up my camera and shot just to shoot, so yesterday I spent some much needed time with one of my very...
read moreHealthy Eating – Week End Report
You may remember last week, when I flipped out and forced myself to get back on track with my eating habits. I decided to kick start my efforts with a paleo inspired diet, where I eat only whole natural foods and go very easy on the carbs. Weight loss is tough, and requires dedication, but the hardest thing is getting to the point where you can make up your mind and make it happen. For me, that point came when I found I was thirty pounds overweight. I shared pieces of my journey this week, as I struggled with cutting out processed sugar above...
read moreJudging Character
I used to think I was a good judge of character. Sure, I had the occasional incident which left me scratching my head, but for the most part I was surrounded by people I loved and who were kind. And then I grew apart from some of those people, but I always felt that we were still on good terms. No bridges burned. No crazy drama. Because you know, I read this meme the other day that said, “If you’re always stuck in drama and you can’t seem to escape it, you’re probably the one causing it.” And I agreed with that....
read moreKeeping a Handle on It
It’s been three days of intense healthy eating. Three days of thinking and watching everything that I put in my body. This is hell week, as it were, and the reason for this complete deconstruction has been to ensure that I identify what does and what doesn’t work for me when it comes to eating habits. It’s a reboot. A serious overhaul. It’s just like starting over. And it’s working. Obviously you can’t see results just yet, but every day gets easier. Every day is a bit better. Every day I’m finding...
read morePlanning for Disneyland
I love experiences. I love doing things and creating memories. I love travelling. Booking a family vacation is a great way to escape, not only when you actually hop on that plane, but in the months leading up as well. I love researching holiday spots thoroughly before travelling. I love travelling as a part of my plan to live my life to the fullest. The thing about living life to the fullest is that you’ve gotta make things happen for yourself. If you’re not willing to work for it, well, you’re probably just going to be...
read moreGoodbye Sugar
GRRR!!! Don’t even look at me today!!!! Today I’m pouting on the couch. Today I’m growling at your smiles. Today I’m slumping as I walk down the hall. Today I’m detoxing from sugar. I feel like crap. My mood has plummeted. To say that I am irritable would be an understatement. I’m downright hard to be around. I’m pacing. I don’t know what I want. Wait…. I know what I want, but I know I can’t have it. I know this is an uphill battle for the first few days. I drink a glass of...
read moreGetting Back on Track
I mentioned the other day that it’s time to make a change. I don’t know what it is inside me, but something totally snapped when I stepped on the scale. I knew something had to give. I broke down my approach; shed the guilt and excuses that come hand in hand with making poor eating choices, and decided to get back on track when it came to eating. You know how the internet is when it comes to changing your diet; there are passionate ideas about every diet out there. And that’s why I don’t want to go on a diet, I just...
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