01 Thursday Aug 2013
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This post is more for girls, but maybe guys do it as well. But what I know from movies, it’s always the girls. No wonder we have so many emotional eaters out there. Movies and TV shows continue to deal with the situation the same way not giving woman other options so we fall for the trap and Continue reading
28 Tuesday May 2013
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On June 7/8 I will be participating in the Relay for Life with The Valley Crew. We will be taking turns walking a track all night long. There are different themed walks and activities during the night. There will also be a luminary ceremony to honor those who have suffered or are suffering from cancer. Continue reading
25 Saturday Aug 2012
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Keep Calm and Carry On. The saying originated from the Government of the United Kingdom in 1939 as the Second World War broke out. It’s a saying that you see everywhere now after it was rediscovered in 2000 at a second hand bookstore. Twelve years later and it is probably stronger then ever with all kinds of parody’s that use the saying, like the one I found at the Cows store in PEI which reads “Keep Calm and Graze On” and the crown is on top of a cow head. I was reminded of this saying last Sunday when my boyfriend and I decided to trust the GPS after we missed our turn off. The GPS lead me to need to Keep Calm and Carry On. Maybe you can tell by the picture what happened! Continue reading
05 Thursday Jul 2012
Posted in miscellaneous, Rest, Update
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I’ve recently moved … again … to a little town in Nova Scotia. It has been so long that I have lived in a small town and in the Maritimes I had forgotten some of the things that I love about the Maritimes the most. Living in a city for 9 years, attending and working in a church of an average attendance of 130, and not socializing so much with your neighbours makes a person forget Continue reading
03 Saturday Mar 2012
Posted in Dukan Diet, miscellaneous, Self Improvement, Update
Hey Everyone,
So, it was a much busier week visiting my parents then I expected and so I haven’t gotten my blog moved yet. I wanted to get my Dukan Diet series better situated so it was easier to navigate, and that hasn’t happened yet either. This week I’ve been sick. I’m getting better! WooHoo! Then there is school. So enough with the excuses already! And guess what else is almost up…. the Dukan Diet!
Before I get on to the Dukan Diet let me just say I love blogging and I am going to get things underway again as soon as I can. I need to make sure that school work is getting done too, which right now is a little bit more important. I might have to post once a week for now and hold off on the switch for a bit… The switch will come, just at a later date. It will be here before you know it, that you won’t even know it!
All righty then, there you have it. You will just have to wait for WordPress… really it won’t affect you much at all, but it will be better for me, which means better for you!
And Guess what!? One Week from tomorrow and I will be on the final phase of the Dukan Diet! Say What!? That’s right! I’m pretty sure that I will be able to squeeze in a blog next Saturday to tell you all how this phase has been going. Especially the last couple of weeks… yikes… has not been easy! What hasn’t been easy is finding posts on the Dukan Diet. If you go to the right side of my blog and look for “Labels” and click on “Dukan Diet” the posts should come up. I will be making it easier to find them, but for now, that’s where you can go. I learned all about how to do a blog series so that it is more organized…now I just have to put it in to practice!
No question today – it’s a freebie! But I would still love to hear from you!
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10 Friday Feb 2012
Posted in miscellaneous, Self Improvement
I grew up in a home where we celebrated Valentine’s Day as a family. My parents always had a card and chocolate treat for us. We woke up in the morning and went to the kitchen table to find something at the spot where we always sat at meals together. My parents always made sure that we knew they loved us, but they took extra effort on Valentine’s Day. Maybe that is why I have a different view of the day. Maybe you grew up that way too, but still feel like it is geared towards couples. Maybe you had a horrible experience with Valentine’s Day when you were younger.
You didn’t get a lot of V-Day cards from your classmates or were crushed by a girl or boy that was in your class. Get over it!
Society has pushed on us that this day is for people in love… for couples. If you are single the day is not for you! Wow! That is such a lie. Companies want to make money, so they push it and in the long run people get hurt. I’m tired of it all. I still love Valentine’s Day and think it should still be there, whether you celebrate it with a significant other or you share it with friends and family. You have 365 days of the year to show someone else how much you care about them and how special they are and how much you love them, but for those who need a little extra help to do this there is Valentine’s Day.
You don’t have to be in a relationship to celebrate V-Day. A friend posted a status update on FB the other day about the reminder of her singleness with V-Day coming up. I challenged her to not think of it in this way, but to consider ways she can show love to her friends and family – to those around her. There are far worse things in the world then being single, so why not make the best out of the day and make someone else feel special instead of feeling sorry for yourself that you don’t have a significant other in your life. I’m sure there is at least one person that you care for an love – like your Mom or Dad or a sibling or a friend or your cat or dog or snake.
I can say all of this because I haven’t always had a special someone in my life. I can say this because I have made the most of the day whether I have been single or not. I can say this because even if I am in a relationship I try to make others around me feel loved and special. Everyone has someone “special” in their life so why not make them feel special. In the end you will feel great. Who knows, it might change your thoughts about the day.
I challenge each of you to do at least one special something for someone else in your life on Valentine’s Day. Especially you singles who complain about the day – Yes, I am picking on you. Don’t worry, I won’t forget the guys who think the day is a waste when you can show love every other day – do something for your lady, because really how many times have you done something special for her?
Whether you are single or not, what are you going to do this Valentine’s Day to show someone you care? You know what to do… leave me a comment… I’d love to hear from you!
*Note* I know this isn’t a regular Friday Post and should be on a Tuesday, but I thought it should be out before Tuesday – which is Valentine’s Day. Now you have the weekend to think about what you are going to do instead of rushing on the day to get something done. Plan ahead, it’s a better way.
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