The lack of posting new entries has been it's been a crazy two weeks in here in Vancouver as the Olympics are coming to an end on sunday.
We're currently in 4th place for metals, but more importantly, the men's hockey team beat Russia 7-3, and what a game!!! woot! Go Canada Go!
This past week I volunteered for two things, both which I find important.
I've never been much of one to volunteer, and although I like the idea of it and being part/giving back to my community, there hasnt been anything I'm passionate about, until now.
UBC Hospital and Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute are proforming a research study on women between the ages of 35-50 who have night sweats. Menstrual Cycle and Ovulation Research.
Perimenopausal Night Sweats Study
The primary aim of the study is to determine the feasibility of a potential future randomized control trial of progesterone therapy in perimenopause, and to estimate the number of women who would be needed for that study, as well as to examine whether cyclic hormonal changes affect perimenopausal night sweats.
This is a great opportunity to learn more about yourself and help us understand night sweats in women aged 35-50 who still have regular periods.
This UBC study is observational (no study medications), and takes 4 menstrual cycles.
Who can participate?
You may be eligible for the study if you are a woman who:
Is between age 35 and 50
Had menstrual periods no more than 60 days apart in the past year
Is not taking hormone therapy or birth control
Has night sweats (hot flushes during sleep time)
I'm eligible to apply for this study. (even with being on snythroid- hormone therapy) I spoke via email with the doctor & reseach assistant who is screening potentional clients. However there is one glitch, I'm not currently having night sweats and when I have in the past, they are not as regular as 5 per menstrual cycle.
When this doctor asked why I wanted to participate, the answer wasnt anything I had to think about.
"It's women's health. If I can be part of a solution that will help women breeze through perimenopause and help prevent cancer related issues based on treatment found now, why wouldn't anyone want to be part of that? I have 3 older sisters, sister in-laws, cousins, aunts, etc, friends mum's who have been affected by the HRT and wouldnt have taken it if more studies and alternative options had been available. I have nieces, great nieces, 2nd and 3rd cousins who will still go through this process."
She was pleased with my reply and asked if she could contact me for future studies on women's health.
Obviously, I said OF COURSE! and wished them well on this particular case study.
The other volunteer position is more local and a personal interest for me.
When I was younger I worked for the land title office in the city, and found a nak for the historical searches which most founf to be tedious and boring. I LOVED IT! To touch original pictures, original blue prints of road construction designs, and the property books half written in old english and latin as to when a piece of property was bought directly from the crown. That's old shit. To actually touch history.
Recently an old friend had mentioned all the things in the city she hasnt experienced. One of them was the Irving House. Built in 1865 at the time when New Westminster was the Capital of BC and we were developing and excelling as one of several port cities.
So much of Vancouver and surrounding cities have lost much of their history, which is really sad, cos we had so much of it. The current government doesnt seem to care about restoring, preserving, and educating the public and school systems, they seem to care about supply and demand with the developers salavating at large properites to build up and congest the city more than preserve what holds so much of our past.
When looking at the site, I learned about a few volunteer positions, and applied.
I applied for an assistant curator/research assistant position with the Museum & Archives.
This position is volunteer and only 2-3 hours a week, although I put I was available 2-10 a week.
Ultimately this would be a dream job if it was a paying gig.
If I get the position, I will be part of restoring and preserving the history of the community, and surrounding cities I grew up in. Educating the public and school system about the remaining history they probably walk by everyday and have no idea.
Thanks to my Cousin David who is currently living in Dubai for the last 10 years, was the one who initally got me interested in history. He's travelled a lot for a living and always made sure he knew as much as he could about the history of whatever town, country etc he was living in. Years later I ended up working in the LTO with all this to my immediate access.. I was in love.
That has been my week. What have my lovely readers been up too?
Friday, 26 February 2010
Monday, 15 February 2010
WE ARE MORE - Canadian 2010 Olympic Poem - Opening Ceremonies
If you were unable to watch the Olympic 2010 open ceremories being held INSIDE BC Place in Vancouver.
Please do yourself a favour and find a link.
They (IOC & Vanoc) were able to do so much more in the way of entertainment, cos they had the luxury of practicing the ceremonies indoors, in private. The first Olympic opening ceremonies to be held indoors, ever!
And what a show. .... Skip the first 30 mins it takes for all the athletes to walk in and take their places.
The IOC had a full minute of silence to honour Norad, the Luger from Georgia who lost his life on connor 16, during practices up in Whistler the day before. It was the most heart wrenching monent, 60,000 people, and you could hear a pin drop. If you were unfortunate to see the 10 second clip on the news, or youtube before it was pulled, consider youself very lucky. No one needs to see his death being aired. It's an imagine I wont soon forget. My heart, prayers and condolences go out to his team mates who found the courage to more forward, his family, and friends who couldnt be here with him. Our government flew him home yesterday.
My favorite part of the ceremonies was the poem by Shane Koyczan.
Copy and past this link. Where ever you are from this is an awe inspiring poem, and he delivered it!
http://surveys.canada.travel/ca/en_ca/media/en_ca/demo.mp3 (no video, mp3 only)
I've attached the poem below for your viewing, although it doesnt do the live version remote justice.
Enjoy.
When defining Canada
you might list some statistics
you might mention our tallest building
or biggest lake
you might shake a tree in the fall
and call a red leaf Canada
you might rattle off some celebrities
might mention Buffy Sainte-Marie
might even mention the fact that we've got a few
Barenaked Ladies
or that we made these crazy things
like zippers
electric cars
and washing machines
when defining Canada
it seems the world's anthem has been
"been there, done that"
and maybe that's where we used to be at
it's true
we've done and we've been
we've seen all the great themes get swallowed up by the machine
and turned into theme parks
but when defining Canada
don't forget to mention that we have set sparks
we are not just fishing stories
about the one that got away
we do more than sit around and say "eh?"
and yes we are the home of the Rocket and the Great One
who inspired little number nines
and little number ninety-nines
but we're more than just hockey and fishing lines
off of the rocky coast of the Maritimes
some say what defines us
is something as simple as "please" and "thank you"
and as for "you're welcome"
well, we say that too
but we are more than genteel or civilized
we are an idea in the process
of being realized we are young
we are cultures strung together
then woven into a tapestry
and the design is what makes us more
than the sum total of our history
we are an experiment going right for a change
with influences that range from a to zed
and yes we say "zed" instead of "zee"
we are the colours of Chinatown and the coffee of Little Italy
we dream so big that there are those
who would call our ambition an industry
because we are more than sticky maple syrup and clean snow
we do more than grow wheat and brew beer
we are vineyards of good year after good year
we reforest what we clear
because we believe in generations beyond our own
knowing now that so many of us
have grown past what used to be
we can stand here today
filled with all the hope people have
when they say things like "someday"
someday we'll be great
someday we'll be this or that
someday we'll be at a point
when someday was yesterday
and all of our aspirations will pay the way
for those who on that day
look towards tomorrow
and still they say "someday"
we will reach the goals we set
and we will get interest on our inspiration
because we are more than a nation of whale watchers and lumberjacks
more than backpacks and hiking trails
we are hammers and nails building bridges
towards those who are willing to walk across
we are the lost-and-found for all those who might find themselves at a loss
we are not the see-through gloss or glamour
of those who clamour for the failings of others
we are fathers, brothers, sisters, and mothers
uncles and nephews, aunts and nieces
we are cousins
we are found missing puzzle pieces
we are families with room at the table for newcomers
we are more than summers and winters
more than on and off seasons
we are the reasons people have for wanting to stay
because we are more than what we say or do
we live to get past what we go through
and learn who we are
we are students
students who study the studiousness of studying
so we know what, as well as why
we don't have all the answers
but we try
and the effort is what makes us more
we don't all know what it is in life we're looking for
so keep exploring
go far and wide
or go inside but go deep
go deep as if James Cameron was filming a sequel to The Abyss
and suddenly there was this location scout trying to figure some way out
to get inside you because you've been through hell and high water
and you went deep
keep exploring
because we are more
than a laundry list of things to do and places to see
we are more than hills to ski
or countryside ponds to skate
we are the abandoned hesitation of all those who can't wait
we are first-rate greasy-spoon diners and healthy-living cafes
a country that is all the ways you choose to live
a land that can give you variety
because we are choices
we are millions upon millions of voices shouting
"keep exploring... we are more"
we are the surprise the world has in store for you
it's true
Canada is the "what" in "what's new?"
so don't say "been there, done that"
unless you've sat on the sidewalk
while chalk artists draw still lifes
on the concrete of a kid in the street
beat boxing to Neil Young for fun
don't say you've been there, done that
unless you've been here, doing it
let this country be your first-aid kit
for all the times you get sick of the same old same old
let us be the story told to your friends
and when that story ends
leave chapters for the next time you'll come back
next time pack for all the things
you didn't pack for the first time
but don't let your luggage define your travels
each life unravels differently
and experiences are what make up
the colours of our tapestry
we are the True North strong and free
and what's more
is that we didn't just say it
we made it be.
Please do yourself a favour and find a link.
They (IOC & Vanoc) were able to do so much more in the way of entertainment, cos they had the luxury of practicing the ceremonies indoors, in private. The first Olympic opening ceremonies to be held indoors, ever!
And what a show. .... Skip the first 30 mins it takes for all the athletes to walk in and take their places.
The IOC had a full minute of silence to honour Norad, the Luger from Georgia who lost his life on connor 16, during practices up in Whistler the day before. It was the most heart wrenching monent, 60,000 people, and you could hear a pin drop. If you were unfortunate to see the 10 second clip on the news, or youtube before it was pulled, consider youself very lucky. No one needs to see his death being aired. It's an imagine I wont soon forget. My heart, prayers and condolences go out to his team mates who found the courage to more forward, his family, and friends who couldnt be here with him. Our government flew him home yesterday.
My favorite part of the ceremonies was the poem by Shane Koyczan.
Copy and past this link. Where ever you are from this is an awe inspiring poem, and he delivered it!
http://surveys.canada.travel/ca/en_ca/media/en_ca/demo.mp3 (no video, mp3 only)
I've attached the poem below for your viewing, although it doesnt do the live version remote justice.
Enjoy.
When defining Canada
you might list some statistics
you might mention our tallest building
or biggest lake
you might shake a tree in the fall
and call a red leaf Canada
you might rattle off some celebrities
might mention Buffy Sainte-Marie
might even mention the fact that we've got a few
Barenaked Ladies
or that we made these crazy things
like zippers
electric cars
and washing machines
when defining Canada
it seems the world's anthem has been
"been there, done that"
and maybe that's where we used to be at
it's true
we've done and we've been
we've seen all the great themes get swallowed up by the machine
and turned into theme parks
but when defining Canada
don't forget to mention that we have set sparks
we are not just fishing stories
about the one that got away
we do more than sit around and say "eh?"
and yes we are the home of the Rocket and the Great One
who inspired little number nines
and little number ninety-nines
but we're more than just hockey and fishing lines
off of the rocky coast of the Maritimes
some say what defines us
is something as simple as "please" and "thank you"
and as for "you're welcome"
well, we say that too
but we are more than genteel or civilized
we are an idea in the process
of being realized we are young
we are cultures strung together
then woven into a tapestry
and the design is what makes us more
than the sum total of our history
we are an experiment going right for a change
with influences that range from a to zed
and yes we say "zed" instead of "zee"
we are the colours of Chinatown and the coffee of Little Italy
we dream so big that there are those
who would call our ambition an industry
because we are more than sticky maple syrup and clean snow
we do more than grow wheat and brew beer
we are vineyards of good year after good year
we reforest what we clear
because we believe in generations beyond our own
knowing now that so many of us
have grown past what used to be
we can stand here today
filled with all the hope people have
when they say things like "someday"
someday we'll be great
someday we'll be this or that
someday we'll be at a point
when someday was yesterday
and all of our aspirations will pay the way
for those who on that day
look towards tomorrow
and still they say "someday"
we will reach the goals we set
and we will get interest on our inspiration
because we are more than a nation of whale watchers and lumberjacks
more than backpacks and hiking trails
we are hammers and nails building bridges
towards those who are willing to walk across
we are the lost-and-found for all those who might find themselves at a loss
we are not the see-through gloss or glamour
of those who clamour for the failings of others
we are fathers, brothers, sisters, and mothers
uncles and nephews, aunts and nieces
we are cousins
we are found missing puzzle pieces
we are families with room at the table for newcomers
we are more than summers and winters
more than on and off seasons
we are the reasons people have for wanting to stay
because we are more than what we say or do
we live to get past what we go through
and learn who we are
we are students
students who study the studiousness of studying
so we know what, as well as why
we don't have all the answers
but we try
and the effort is what makes us more
we don't all know what it is in life we're looking for
so keep exploring
go far and wide
or go inside but go deep
go deep as if James Cameron was filming a sequel to The Abyss
and suddenly there was this location scout trying to figure some way out
to get inside you because you've been through hell and high water
and you went deep
keep exploring
because we are more
than a laundry list of things to do and places to see
we are more than hills to ski
or countryside ponds to skate
we are the abandoned hesitation of all those who can't wait
we are first-rate greasy-spoon diners and healthy-living cafes
a country that is all the ways you choose to live
a land that can give you variety
because we are choices
we are millions upon millions of voices shouting
"keep exploring... we are more"
we are the surprise the world has in store for you
it's true
Canada is the "what" in "what's new?"
so don't say "been there, done that"
unless you've sat on the sidewalk
while chalk artists draw still lifes
on the concrete of a kid in the street
beat boxing to Neil Young for fun
don't say you've been there, done that
unless you've been here, doing it
let this country be your first-aid kit
for all the times you get sick of the same old same old
let us be the story told to your friends
and when that story ends
leave chapters for the next time you'll come back
next time pack for all the things
you didn't pack for the first time
but don't let your luggage define your travels
each life unravels differently
and experiences are what make up
the colours of our tapestry
we are the True North strong and free
and what's more
is that we didn't just say it
we made it be.
Monday, 25 January 2010
Country Bars & Good Will Hunting?
Currently have military friends in town from the Island working for the next month while we have a huge 2010 city event in town. Upon their arrival they've informed me they have no country bars on the island and reeeeeeeaaalllllllllllllllyyyyyy wanted to go to one.
*Ugh*
I oblige and take them to a local hick bar. Cowboy hats are a plenty, girls acting like whores are more.
Although the people watching was an event and most entertaining in itself, I was surprised to see so many hot young men walk in the door, just about "last call" time.
*Sigh* If I could only be 27 yrs old again, those boys wouldn’t have a chance lol.
As we're being wrangled out the doors at the end of the night like cattle, some guy set up a smokie hotdog stand. BRILLIANT!!! Well at $6 a dog, he made a killing, but so worth it.
Whilst dressing my dog, some guy mentions to me that I won’t be kissing anyone as I stack on the sauerkraut and onions. Hahahahaha Before I could look up and say anything, he has tilted my head back and proceeds to lick me from the base of my neck to my temple! WTF?!
I politely smile, thank him and his friend for being gentleman like and excuse myself, finding my friends had watched the whole thing in horror watching, pointing and laughing.
A friend recapping the event, decided he must have been trying to re-enact the whole Good Will Hunting movie, where the characters are on a date and decide to get the kiss out of the way while they’re both chowing down on burgers with lots of onions etc.
Except he forgot a few important keys.
1) We were not on a date.
2) He never talked to me prior to licking me.
3) Never asked if I was game.
4) In the movie it was a kiss, not a full on neck – temple tongue assault.
Needless to say when I got home I scrubbed my face and neck from any drunken cooties he may have transferred… who knows who else he’d been licking earlier in the night?
*Ugh*
I oblige and take them to a local hick bar. Cowboy hats are a plenty, girls acting like whores are more.
Although the people watching was an event and most entertaining in itself, I was surprised to see so many hot young men walk in the door, just about "last call" time.
*Sigh* If I could only be 27 yrs old again, those boys wouldn’t have a chance lol.
As we're being wrangled out the doors at the end of the night like cattle, some guy set up a smokie hotdog stand. BRILLIANT!!! Well at $6 a dog, he made a killing, but so worth it.
Whilst dressing my dog, some guy mentions to me that I won’t be kissing anyone as I stack on the sauerkraut and onions. Hahahahaha Before I could look up and say anything, he has tilted my head back and proceeds to lick me from the base of my neck to my temple! WTF?!
I politely smile, thank him and his friend for being gentleman like and excuse myself, finding my friends had watched the whole thing in horror watching, pointing and laughing.
A friend recapping the event, decided he must have been trying to re-enact the whole Good Will Hunting movie, where the characters are on a date and decide to get the kiss out of the way while they’re both chowing down on burgers with lots of onions etc.
Except he forgot a few important keys.
1) We were not on a date.
2) He never talked to me prior to licking me.
3) Never asked if I was game.
4) In the movie it was a kiss, not a full on neck – temple tongue assault.
Needless to say when I got home I scrubbed my face and neck from any drunken cooties he may have transferred… who knows who else he’d been licking earlier in the night?
Saturday, 16 January 2010
HAPPY 101 AWARD
The other day, The Naked Redhead nominated The Quixotic Jedi for a “Happy 101 Award” because she thought it was “hilarious to do so”. This is kind of like a blogger chain-email thingamabob (I think). TNR was nominated by Alex over at The Tell Tale Blog, and QJ was named in her post. I think pingbacks are supposed to be involved here, but who knows whose are disabled and whose aren’t? The Quixotic nominated me. YAY!
Anyway, here are the rules of engagement:
List 10 things that make you happy. Do at least one of them today. Tag 5 bloggers that brighten your day.
For those bloggers who get the award, you then link back to my blog and create your makes you happy list.
In no particular order, the following 10 things make me happy.
1. Sunny Days.
2. Coffee.
3. Writing.
4. Friendship/Unconditional Love.
5. Surfing/The Ocean..
6. Driving.
7. Independence.
8. Uncensored Laughing.
9. Friends that become Chosen Family.
10. Music.
1. Sunny days in Vancouver are precious. Whether it’s cold and a foot of snow on the ground, spring rains, or warm, there is something special about it that puts a spring in your step. Waking up slowing in the morning knowing that everyone outside your apartment is going to be in the same mood makes the days easier to deal with.
2. 6. (1) Coffee, Driving, Sunny days.– Enough said right? Not much more gets better with this combo unless its driving the strip to Long Beach, Tofino to go surfing.
3. Writing – I’ve been blogging for as long as I knew what a diary was. It was a way to vent and express myself without judgment. Writing about random things, sticking the Ipod in my ears, and losing myself in a heat of the moment, emotion thought that has to be written down right then! Some people run, hike, workout etc, as stress relievers, I write.
4. Friendship and unconditional - WIll try and articulate this another day.
5. Surfing/The Ocean - If you’ve never been to the ocean, and/or surfing, you’re missing something totally spiritual and magical.
Spiritual in the way that while you’re losing yourself in while watching the waves crash and slip back out, you’re free. The ocean doesn’t judge you, doesn’t compete with you, and the time that passes with the freedom is something else.
Look at the faces of anyone who’s just returned from holidays or spent a blissful day near water, the stress in their faces are gone and people look at peace and happy.
It is to be said with surfing. To sit on a board in the ocean with Mother Nature, waiting for her to send you a swell to pick you up and drive you into the shore. Or simply swallow you whole and force a saline cleanse on you, spit you out with a smile on her face while she fades back into the deep with a taunting whisper that says…..NEXT!
Either way, whatever you chose to do, sit on the beach or play red rover with the ocean, it’s not until you’re relaxing at the end of the day with that sun/wind kissed face and silently appreciate what peace is or could be.
6. Driving – Nothing beats an open road, music blasting, sun out… It’s simply peaceful.
7. Independence – I’ve never lived with a spouse. And although I would enjoy it, I also enjoy not having to answer to anyone, not cleaning anyone else’s mess.
And knowing being female, I’m strong and smart enough to do small repairs around my apt, fix my own car, plaster things if need be etc..
8. Uncensored Laughing – I love when something so unexpected makes me laugh so suddenly and hard from the belly. It’s the best, when in a world of forced politeness, some people are still capable of being true and letting go. It’s a very attractive thing to hear someone laugh like that.
9. Friends that become Chosen Family – After my folks passed away my siblings virtually become like strangers to me. They had absolutely no interest in keeping close. They went about their business and always seem annoyed that they had to deal with me. I was ashamed of them for their behaviour and embarrassed that maybe it was ME they didn’t like and were secretly having gatherings behind my back…. That was not the case and I learned my siblings are selfish people. My closest friends and their families opened their hearts and homes to me so I’ll never be alone again. They accept me for who I am, I can be myself, and that’s how it should be.
My friends are my chosen family and I wouldn’t have it any other way. I’ve learned much from them and their family dynamics.
10. Music – I love losing myself in music. All sorts. I wouldn’t say I have a type I like best; I let the music find my mood. With that I’ve learned to appreciate many different styles for the many different layers of my onion.
Below list of bloggers I’ve tagged that makes me happy.
The Quixotic – But he already tagged me..
http://www.quixoticjedi.com/
Red at The Naked RedHead
http://www.thenakedredhead.com/
Peter Shankman at Haro and Shankman.com
http://shankman.com/
Georgia at In the State I’m in
http://georgiaisyourfriend.blogspot.com/
Jesse Tucker at Making Music
http://jessetucker.squarespace.com/
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and two one more for good measure
Jen Lancaster at Jennsylvania
http://www.jennsylvania.com/
Michele Hickford at Do I Need To Slap You?
Although she isn’t currently blogging, she’s an amazing woman who has changed
My life in many ways from her blog and book.
http://muleos.blogspot.com/
Anyway, here are the rules of engagement:
List 10 things that make you happy. Do at least one of them today. Tag 5 bloggers that brighten your day.
For those bloggers who get the award, you then link back to my blog and create your makes you happy list.
In no particular order, the following 10 things make me happy.
1. Sunny Days.
2. Coffee.
3. Writing.
4. Friendship/Unconditional Love.
5. Surfing/The Ocean..
6. Driving.
7. Independence.
8. Uncensored Laughing.
9. Friends that become Chosen Family.
10. Music.
1. Sunny days in Vancouver are precious. Whether it’s cold and a foot of snow on the ground, spring rains, or warm, there is something special about it that puts a spring in your step. Waking up slowing in the morning knowing that everyone outside your apartment is going to be in the same mood makes the days easier to deal with.
2. 6. (1) Coffee, Driving, Sunny days.– Enough said right? Not much more gets better with this combo unless its driving the strip to Long Beach, Tofino to go surfing.
3. Writing – I’ve been blogging for as long as I knew what a diary was. It was a way to vent and express myself without judgment. Writing about random things, sticking the Ipod in my ears, and losing myself in a heat of the moment, emotion thought that has to be written down right then! Some people run, hike, workout etc, as stress relievers, I write.
4. Friendship and unconditional - WIll try and articulate this another day.
5. Surfing/The Ocean - If you’ve never been to the ocean, and/or surfing, you’re missing something totally spiritual and magical.
Spiritual in the way that while you’re losing yourself in while watching the waves crash and slip back out, you’re free. The ocean doesn’t judge you, doesn’t compete with you, and the time that passes with the freedom is something else.
Look at the faces of anyone who’s just returned from holidays or spent a blissful day near water, the stress in their faces are gone and people look at peace and happy.
It is to be said with surfing. To sit on a board in the ocean with Mother Nature, waiting for her to send you a swell to pick you up and drive you into the shore. Or simply swallow you whole and force a saline cleanse on you, spit you out with a smile on her face while she fades back into the deep with a taunting whisper that says…..NEXT!
Either way, whatever you chose to do, sit on the beach or play red rover with the ocean, it’s not until you’re relaxing at the end of the day with that sun/wind kissed face and silently appreciate what peace is or could be.
6. Driving – Nothing beats an open road, music blasting, sun out… It’s simply peaceful.
7. Independence – I’ve never lived with a spouse. And although I would enjoy it, I also enjoy not having to answer to anyone, not cleaning anyone else’s mess.
And knowing being female, I’m strong and smart enough to do small repairs around my apt, fix my own car, plaster things if need be etc..
8. Uncensored Laughing – I love when something so unexpected makes me laugh so suddenly and hard from the belly. It’s the best, when in a world of forced politeness, some people are still capable of being true and letting go. It’s a very attractive thing to hear someone laugh like that.
9. Friends that become Chosen Family – After my folks passed away my siblings virtually become like strangers to me. They had absolutely no interest in keeping close. They went about their business and always seem annoyed that they had to deal with me. I was ashamed of them for their behaviour and embarrassed that maybe it was ME they didn’t like and were secretly having gatherings behind my back…. That was not the case and I learned my siblings are selfish people. My closest friends and their families opened their hearts and homes to me so I’ll never be alone again. They accept me for who I am, I can be myself, and that’s how it should be.
My friends are my chosen family and I wouldn’t have it any other way. I’ve learned much from them and their family dynamics.
10. Music – I love losing myself in music. All sorts. I wouldn’t say I have a type I like best; I let the music find my mood. With that I’ve learned to appreciate many different styles for the many different layers of my onion.
Below list of bloggers I’ve tagged that makes me happy.
The Quixotic – But he already tagged me..
http://www.quixoticjedi.com/
Red at The Naked RedHead
http://www.thenakedredhead.com/
Peter Shankman at Haro and Shankman.com
http://shankman.com/
Georgia at In the State I’m in
http://georgiaisyourfriend.blogspot.com/
Jesse Tucker at Making Music
http://jessetucker.squarespace.com/
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and two one more for good measure
Jen Lancaster at Jennsylvania
http://www.jennsylvania.com/
Michele Hickford at Do I Need To Slap You?
Although she isn’t currently blogging, she’s an amazing woman who has changed
My life in many ways from her blog and book.
http://muleos.blogspot.com/
Friday, 8 January 2010
8 days into 2010 has proven to be to be a positive start compared to last year.
8 days into 2009 I had already had two dates from hell. A roommate that was shadey, friends even worse.
Everyday in 2010 has been different for me. I'm not a morning person, ever, nor do I ever fake it.
As of lately, I've been waking up in a decent mood, pleasant even. *gasp*
I'm still sensitive to the cold, but have been finding it most relaxing to walk about (bundled up of course) with the cold air on my face and quite enjoying it.
Although my body feels like that of an 80yr old, my mind is energetic, and I really hope my body allows me to play along. I've been stretching, will start going to the gym, cos I really do not like the aches and pains my body has endured in the last two years as a result of hurting my back.
There are times when I'm sitting and NOTHING hurts, no aches, nothing.... and I think, cool lets go snowboarding! Then I get up to do something and walking hurts some days.
I think it would be safe to say I'll be going to physio this year, instead of the chiropractor as my recovery.
I love the chiropractor, however stopped going about 6 sessions into, when I started becoming tighter and losing the flexibility I had.
Friends and men have improved. I'm not dwelling on those who do no make me happy, and until recently, hadn't thought about the man I stopped seeing forever. (I only thought of him cos someone asked me about the situation)
Friends of the past have either stepped up or stepped off. For those who chose to step off. So be it.
Not bitter, sad, angry, only indifferent. What catches me off guard a little, is how little effort on my part it seems to take to move on.
I'm normally one to fight to the bitter end to try and make a friendship or romantic relationship work. This year, letting it/them all go without much dwelling or effort. Learned to let go at some point. FINALLY!
I've seen how much growth I've earned over the years, usually only when I look back to where I was and where currently am. Never while it's happening. feeling free of drama and others negativities is an amazing feeling, and I highly recommend it to everyone.
Surrounding myself with great people. Although I might want to be your friend, and think you're great.... it may not be a compatiable fit. Nothing anyone can do about that.
If relationships on any level are not mutual, there is no point trying to force the friendship or romance with that person. Passing acquaintances or someone you spend only a small dose of time with.
You're not a priorty friend who gets the intimate details of my day to day life. Fair? I think so.
It's not meant to come across as rude, some relationships are meant to be short, long, etc, for whatever reason, (and I strongly believe in this) people come and go in and out of your life for a multitude of reasons. Hopefully we learn what those reasons where.
I like who I've become in the past year, and although the jounrey may have sucked, I'm here now and I like ME (Don't "they" say, you have to like/love yourself first before someone else will?)
8 days into 2009 I had already had two dates from hell. A roommate that was shadey, friends even worse.
Everyday in 2010 has been different for me. I'm not a morning person, ever, nor do I ever fake it.
As of lately, I've been waking up in a decent mood, pleasant even. *gasp*
I'm still sensitive to the cold, but have been finding it most relaxing to walk about (bundled up of course) with the cold air on my face and quite enjoying it.
Although my body feels like that of an 80yr old, my mind is energetic, and I really hope my body allows me to play along. I've been stretching, will start going to the gym, cos I really do not like the aches and pains my body has endured in the last two years as a result of hurting my back.
There are times when I'm sitting and NOTHING hurts, no aches, nothing.... and I think, cool lets go snowboarding! Then I get up to do something and walking hurts some days.
I think it would be safe to say I'll be going to physio this year, instead of the chiropractor as my recovery.
I love the chiropractor, however stopped going about 6 sessions into, when I started becoming tighter and losing the flexibility I had.
Friends and men have improved. I'm not dwelling on those who do no make me happy, and until recently, hadn't thought about the man I stopped seeing forever. (I only thought of him cos someone asked me about the situation)
Friends of the past have either stepped up or stepped off. For those who chose to step off. So be it.
Not bitter, sad, angry, only indifferent. What catches me off guard a little, is how little effort on my part it seems to take to move on.
I'm normally one to fight to the bitter end to try and make a friendship or romantic relationship work. This year, letting it/them all go without much dwelling or effort. Learned to let go at some point. FINALLY!
I've seen how much growth I've earned over the years, usually only when I look back to where I was and where currently am. Never while it's happening. feeling free of drama and others negativities is an amazing feeling, and I highly recommend it to everyone.
Surrounding myself with great people. Although I might want to be your friend, and think you're great.... it may not be a compatiable fit. Nothing anyone can do about that.
If relationships on any level are not mutual, there is no point trying to force the friendship or romance with that person. Passing acquaintances or someone you spend only a small dose of time with.
You're not a priorty friend who gets the intimate details of my day to day life. Fair? I think so.
It's not meant to come across as rude, some relationships are meant to be short, long, etc, for whatever reason, (and I strongly believe in this) people come and go in and out of your life for a multitude of reasons. Hopefully we learn what those reasons where.
I like who I've become in the past year, and although the jounrey may have sucked, I'm here now and I like ME (Don't "they" say, you have to like/love yourself first before someone else will?)
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