tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24667192421194018802024-02-18T20:02:09.468-08:00Finding NatashaNatashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02685077716455384582noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2466719242119401880.post-23889712660428491112012-03-15T18:12:00.010-07:002012-03-16T03:26:25.675-07:00Things are a changin'.....<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #2a2a2a; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"></span><br />
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There is so much that I need to do right now that it's proving to be quite
difficult to sit at my desk and get through the work day, without getting distracted and lost in my own thoughts. My heart is racing fast as my </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">to do </span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">list continues to grow, but this little brain of mine is reminding me to stay optimistic, be positive AND don't forget to breathe!</span></span></pre><pre style="line-height: 17px; white-space: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">
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house a year and a half ago. The past year has graced us with an eye
opening, life changing experience of the loss of a parent. That experience
forced us to take a step back and re-evaluate our life, our goals and our
aspirations. We've grown up, we've lived and learned, we've figured some
stuff out about ourselves as indivuduals and as a couple in a marriage.
We're not ready, nor interested in having kids anytime soon, we don't need
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<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-autospace: none;"><i><span style="color: #7f7f7f; font-family: Georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">“I am not sure exactly what heaven will be like, but I know that when we die and it comes time for God to judge us, he will not ask, 'How many good things have you done in your life?' rather he will ask, 'How much love did you put into what you did?”<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #7f7f7f; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">―</span></span></i><i><span style="color: #7f7f7f; font-family: Georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> </span><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/838305.Mother_Teresa"><span style="color: #7f7f7f; text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Mother Teresa</span></span></a></span><span style="color: #7f7f7f;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I think I may have </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Found </span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">a little something out about </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Natasha</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">....we might be </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">on our way to </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Finding Me…</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I have always been a knitter. My Grammy Carson taught me when I was young, the Garter stitch and I have always been the best of friends. I find it so therapeutic to sit and knit. It's meditative and the finished product is always a treat! BUT..now...I'm pushing myself to learn, to try to create and design on my own, and I am really enjoying it! I want to do something with this passion that I have.....<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">There are a whole pile of knitters out there - young, old, busy moms, single ladies, men and kids; and the greatest thing with knitters is that we're all willing to help each other out. There are so many online resources to help you get unstuck with a stitch or any new-to-you technique; there are a ton a knitting blogs with so many beautiful patterns and inspirational knitters, that it makes it easy to find an answer somewhere! It's just great! It just gives me so much motivation to create, create, create!</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Creative energy is an amazing thing! It's the best kind of energy for me! It keeps me awake at night and gets me up bright and early in the morning. I am always so excited when it’s time to get started on a new project, to see how it's knits up, to hold the finished piece up and think...I made that! A ball of yarn, a pair of knitting needles and my own two hands -Amazing! My hands are tingling with excitement just thinking about it and I wish I was home now, sitting with a cup of tea, needles clicking, mind at ease.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I started this past weekend off [Friday afternoon at 3pm!] with a trip to Cricket Cove to purchase my new set of Knitter's Pride Dreamz Interchangeable Circular Needles! A couple of months back, one of the girls at Cricket Cove Knit Night showed us all her new set, and I have not been able to stop thinking about them since! Finally!!! They're mine!! 9 sizes, 4 different sized cables, the needs are made of birch wood and each stained a different color. They are amazing! I also bought 9 balls of </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">SIRDAR Snuggly Baby Bamboo</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> yarn! It's sooo soft, so pink and so lovely. It glides right off my needles! I thought this baby blanket project was going to be tricky; however, it's been a breeze! The pattern is fool proof and it </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">knits up quite quickly. I actually had to walk away from it a couple of times yesterday because I want to take my time and enjoy the process; I don't want it to be over by Friday!</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I set my self up with a dedicated </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Knitting Room</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> in the house, this weekend as well. I finally have my own space to organize my projects and knit in peace. I am sure my hubby will appreciate the lack of knitting articles and accessories scattered about all over our house, and the extra space that's now available on the kitchen table. While I was setting up, I took the time to look through the dozen or</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">so knitting books that I have acquired over the years. I came across one book in particular that I have had forever, but haven't really taken the time to read. It's called </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Compassionate Knitting: Finding Basic Goodness in </span></i><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">the Work of Our Hands </span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">by </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Tara Jon Manning</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">. I didn't think I was the only one that used my knitting as a meditative technique, as a tool for contemplation, but I had no idea it was actually a </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">thing</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">. The book really only has about 5 pages of ideas regarding this, an intro, I'd call it- but those 5 pages are jam-packed. The book is made up of 20 patterns aiming to assist you in benefiting personally from the creation….. to take the time to be in the moment of your stitches, to be mindful of what you are creating, to leave snippets of your self within the pattern.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">New Needles - DREAMZ</td></tr>
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</span></div></div>Natashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02685077716455384582noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2466719242119401880.post-66409867567962087472012-02-23T08:25:00.003-08:002012-02-23T08:36:10.921-08:00It's that time of year again...<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-autospace: none;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #7f7f7f; font-family: Calibri;">“Deep in the meadow, hidden far away<o:p></o:p></span></i></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-autospace: none;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #7f7f7f; font-family: Calibri;">A cloak of leaves, a moonbeam ray<o:p></o:p></span></i></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-autospace: none;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #7f7f7f; font-family: Calibri;">Forget your woes and let your troubles lay<o:p></o:p></span></i></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-autospace: none;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #7f7f7f; font-family: Calibri;">And when it's morning again, they'll wash away<o:p></o:p></span></i></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-autospace: none;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #7f7f7f; font-family: Calibri;">Here it's safe, here it's warm<o:p></o:p></span></i></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-autospace: none;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #7f7f7f; font-family: Calibri;">Here the daisies guard you from every harm<o:p></o:p></span></i></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-autospace: none;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #7f7f7f; font-family: Calibri;">Here your dreams are sweet and tomorrow brings them true<o:p></o:p></span></i></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-autospace: none;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #7f7f7f; font-family: Calibri;">Here is the place where I love you.”<o:p></o:p></span></i></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #7f7f7f; font-family: Calibri;">~</span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #7f7f7f; font-family: Calibri;"> <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/153394.Suzanne_Collins"><span style="color: #7f7f7f; text-decoration: none;">Suzanne Collins</span></a>, <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/2792775"><span style="color: #7f7f7f; text-decoration: none;">The Hunger Games</span></a></span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #7f7f7f; font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Dull and damp and dark and cold….that's the weather. That's how I am<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">trying NOT to feel! Thank Baby J for out newly purchased treadmill or I<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">wouldn't be getting any sort of exercise at all! I am the worst this time<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">of year; really having to fight hard to stay 'mentally healthy'. Too much<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">time on my hands to stay inside and think…there isn’t enough yarn or pages<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">in a book to keep my head from spinning with thoughts this time of year. You<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">know...the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">woe is me</i> thoughts.....those stupid thoughts that have time to<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">sneak up on you when you have time to let them....yep. Those. I am trying<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">really hard to keep them at bay. Consider the fact that when you smile, even<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">if you don't feel like it, the act of smiling actually makes you feel<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">better; like you are smiling for a reason. I need to keep busy with new and<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">exciting knitting projects, books that are total page turners and time with<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">friends and family. That's what I need to do. I need to make myself feel<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">happy and be happy and do happy things in order to Really be HAPPY! <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Soon enough it's going to be SPRING! Fresh air, flowers and running OUTSIDE!<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">I can't wait!! We have so many plans for the summer and we are sure to be<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">travelling here and there for Shaun's shows on the weekends! I have big<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">plans for some shawl wearing when we're in Quebec. I started my shawl with that<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">trip in mind; thinking it would be the perfect place to show it off on cool Summer nights while sipping wine at Shaun's gigs! <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">As I said yesterday, my newest knitting project is the <span style="color: #d99594;">Holding Hands Baby<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #d99594; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Blanket</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">. I have so many lady friends who are expecting little tiny's this<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Spring and Summer! I have to get my baby-knit on!! I won't know how long the<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #d99594; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Holding Hands Baby Blanket</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"> is going to take me until I get the first one<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">finsihed; which needs to be by May; so I am hoping I can manage that! I think<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">it's such a lovely blanket that I'll master it and make it for all the new<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">babes! <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Speaking of Babies -- We had one of our little nephews this past weekend for<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">a sleep over. We're not ready for a baby. I don't really need to say<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">more...but I will. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Growing up, I was never one of those little girls that had any sort of<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">vision for her wedding day, I didn't dream of my dress or even the guy who<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">might be my husband. I didn't have a set # of children I'd like to have, I<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">didn't even really want them at all. I just wasn't that girl. I'm still not<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">that girl. Don't get me wrong, I met the guy and he became my husband, but<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">he's nothing my imagination could have mustered up...he's much, much more. We<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">got married and it was the best, most perfect day of my life. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Now..we're just doing our thing. We're young, in love and function<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">incredibly as a couple in our marriage; but we are still too separate to become one<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">[aka: make a little tiny] before we've found ourselves. I have no idea who I<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">want to be when I <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">grow up</i> and my husband is working so hard on making a<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">career out of his passion [with my whole heart and self supporting him along<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">the way] that it's just not something that we need or want right now. We<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">can't raise a little tiny person to become <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">someone</i> when we've yet to become<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">someone</span></i><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"> [an individual with true passions, talents and love for our own<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">independence] ourselves. It's really hard to not feel the pressure when<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">everyone around you is having babies and talk, talk, talking babies. It's as<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">if my mind is trying to convince myself that it’s time, it's ok, we're ready,<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">it's what we're supposed to do, it's part of the timeline - get engaged, get<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">a Puppy, get married, buy a house, pop out some babies! That's what you do.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">BUT - I DON'T want to! Maybe not ever. And you know what? That's OK! That’s<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">totally ok with ME. And HIM too! <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">For those of you that are reading this thinking...I remember that talk<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Natasha and I had about babies…the one where she said, maybe in a year or<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">so. Well…that was me going through one of those societal driven phases<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">where I nearly convinced myself that's what I wanted. I didn't. I don't. I'm<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">not ready. We're not ready. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">That felt...Really. Good.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">I suppose I could just keep ranting, since it feels so amazing! There's<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">something else I need to address. I have a real f*%#ing Potty Mouth and I<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">need to fix that!! I should add it to my list of goals, because it's getting<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">ridiculous! I can't even say one sentence without inserting the word F*%#.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Happy, sad, angry, excited, stressed, mellow, relaxed...it's all the F*%#ing<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">same! So...here's to me trying to fix that. It's not ladylike, it's not<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">pretty, it's not nice, it's NOT NECESSARY! <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Well then...<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">This post was much longer than I had expected it to be. Enjoy ;o <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Oh wait - </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #215868; font-family: Calibri;">The Hunger Games</span></b><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #215868;">by Suzanne Collins</span></i></b>!!!!! Oh my goodness. What an awesome read. I can't put it down!! I am halfway through the first book and I am so glad there are<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">2 more because I can't imagine the story ending! We picked up the hardcover box<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">set at Costco on Friday night. I made a deal with my hubby that he could<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">start it first even though I was dying to get my hands on it. I secretly picked it up last<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">night and OMG!!! We are trying very hard not to hurt each other over who gets to read<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">it when. AKA - I am trying to be very sneaky with my reading time to make<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">sure that I finish it first so I can start the second one first! He's too<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">slow! So...really, you should just get this book and READ it asap!<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">I finished this lovely shawl last night. It's warm, cozy, gorgeous and was not difficult at all.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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This is the<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #674ea7;"> Holding Hands Baby Blanket.</span></span> Isn't it so beautiful!!!??? It's going to take me a while so I've got to get started asap! DO you know how many stitches are in this bad boy!!??<br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 17.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Corbel; font-size: 14pt;">So.... a 'once a week' blog eh? That turned out well.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 17.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 17.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Corbel; font-size: 14pt;">I didn't stop writing because I succeeded in finding myself. I wish. That is definitely <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 17.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Corbel; font-size: 14pt;">NOT what went down. It just got...well...time consuming. Life got busy. I<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 17.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Corbel; font-size: 14pt;">stopped taking the time to unload and refresh...for several months. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 17.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 17.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Corbel; font-size: 14pt;">I can't say that it's really been a problem. I think I've been too busy to<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 17.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Corbel; font-size: 14pt;">even notice. That is, until I ran into that certain someone that pointed out<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 17.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Corbel; font-size: 14pt;">my lack of commitment to my blog posts. [Thank you to that certain someone]. So, really though...at the very least, I should be able to post once a week. I'll try to keep you all updated on what I'm up to, how I'm doing and all that fun stuff.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 17.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 17.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Corbel; font-size: 14pt;">I'll be honest and say that I certainly don't want to take the time to try<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 17.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Corbel; font-size: 14pt;">to recollect the last 5 months of my life. It will take forever. It's been<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 17.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Corbel; font-size: 14pt;">good. I've been good. My hubby has been wonderful and little Bean is still<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 17.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Corbel; font-size: 14pt;">little Bean. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 17.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 17.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Corbel; font-size: 14pt;">Let’s talk about her first, little Bean -- I had to be a tough Mom and take her to the vet this morning [without Shaun, this is quite a feat for me --I don't do well with anything hurt, bloody or remotely painful] because she pulled one of her toenails off [but not really] and we weren't able to cut it for her. We made sure to keep it clean with salt and water all weekend but it wasn't falling off so we decided to take her in to have it removed. O to the M to the G! The vet looked at me this morning and said, "Is it ok if I hurt your dog?" I looked at him like...WTF? What kind of question is that? Maybe try wording it-- are you ok with her being in pain for a split second?!! I said "No." He then explained that she could either be sedated [which would cost $150 on top of the $100 to have the nail removed] or she could just be awake and feel the pain. I told him, "Well...I guess you'll have to sedate us both!" BUT - that is a TON of $ and I knew she could handle it and I knew Shaun would say she could handle it; so, she did! I sat in the waiting room with tears in my eyes and my ears covered [no way I was going to hear her little yelp!] for what felt like 10 minutes, which was only 2! The vet said she did amazing and now she’s good to go. Oh, little Bean! She gets an entire paragraph in this post. Lucky puppy!<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 17.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 17.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Corbel; font-size: 14pt;">-My Birthday was wonderful. I spent it with my family and some close<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 17.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Corbel; font-size: 14pt;">friends. That's the best. Oh, and I’m 25. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 17.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 17.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Corbel; font-size: 14pt;">-Christmas without my father-in-law was bittersweet. It's insanely sad to<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 17.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Corbel; font-size: 14pt;">feel all kinds of [missing] in one room, it's also incredibly lovely to be<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 17.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Corbel; font-size: 14pt;">surrounded by such an amazing family that love each other so much. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 17.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 17.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Corbel; font-size: 14pt;">-My amazing husband bought a new [AMAZING] NORD keyboard for his upcoming year of non stop music!<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 17.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 17.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Corbel; font-size: 14pt;">-Our little Bean is just as adorable as she was in October. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 17.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 17.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Corbel; font-size: 14pt;">-I volunteered to read and review a novel by a local author. It’s coming<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 17.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Corbel; font-size: 14pt;">out in April. My review is going to be on the back of the book. This makes<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 17.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Corbel; font-size: 14pt;">me incredibly happy.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 17.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 17.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Corbel; font-size: 14pt;">-I have been knitting up a storm. I started my very first big project. A shawl just for me!! <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 17.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 17.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Corbel; font-size: 14pt;">-I am learning how to knit cables.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 17.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 17.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Corbel; font-size: 14pt;">-I miss my old co-worker and I love my new one.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 17.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 17.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Corbel; font-size: 14pt;">-I am not sure if it's a Café I'll open or a knitting store with a coffee station.....<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 17.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 17.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Corbel; font-size: 14pt;">-I've learned that there aren't enough pieces of myself to pass around, I am<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 17.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Corbel; font-size: 14pt;">not good at being a busy or pretend person. I have come to terms with the<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 17.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Corbel; font-size: 14pt;">simple fact that those relationships and friendships that truly mean<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 17.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Corbel; font-size: 14pt;">something to us, are the ones that we need to put our true self and<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 17.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Corbel; font-size: 14pt;">effort into. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 17.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 17.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Corbel; font-size: 14pt;">-I will never give up coffee. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 17.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 17.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Corbel; font-size: 14pt;">-I am looking into purchasing a treadmill. I am not a 'go outside to<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 17.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Corbel; font-size: 14pt;">exercise in the winter' kind of gal. Can't do it. Won't. Nope. A walk to<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 17.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Corbel; font-size: 14pt;">breathe in the nice fresh air, maybe. Running? Hells no.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 17.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 17.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Corbel; font-size: 14pt;">-My 2012 Reading Challenge Goal is 42 books. Why I upped it by 2 when I<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 17.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Corbel; font-size: 14pt;">didn't even make it to 40 last year is beyond me. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 17.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 17.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Corbel; font-size: 14pt;">-I love my hubby more and more Every. Single. Day.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 17.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 17.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Corbel; font-size: 14pt;">-I had my annual review at work today. It was good. I am going to be<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 17.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Corbel; font-size: 14pt;">certified to be able to do some more important stuff. That makes me feel<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 17.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Corbel; font-size: 14pt;">good.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 17.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 17.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Corbel; font-size: 14pt;">-I don't like Tash or Tasha, but I do have a thing for Nat. Feel free to<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 17.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Corbel; font-size: 14pt;">call me that. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 17.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 17.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Corbel; font-size: 14pt;">Happy 2012! It's going to be a really great year.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 17.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 17.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Corbel; font-size: 14pt;">There. I like lists. See some knit pics below. And my recovering Baby Bean<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 17.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Corbel; font-size: 14pt;">too. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 17.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cable Hat - 1/2 done</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shawl -- I don't want to toot my own horn or anything, but… :) </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My little Bean all bundled up in her blanket, tuckered out from her morning at the vet.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigk8wu0UG_cFrNAT-eBD1sJ3vVI-D0XEuh6SzDCiO0-TNrOYlvxJCKPJyyRC-YoV6HZi8IEC2FxzplkafRa3M_l59dGUH5mDtC_P4NvLXWUVmppYhwP6Ki_qmTsEg3GVp4mu9AOo4a7Hs/s1600/DSC01741.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigk8wu0UG_cFrNAT-eBD1sJ3vVI-D0XEuh6SzDCiO0-TNrOYlvxJCKPJyyRC-YoV6HZi8IEC2FxzplkafRa3M_l59dGUH5mDtC_P4NvLXWUVmppYhwP6Ki_qmTsEg3GVp4mu9AOo4a7Hs/s320/DSC01741.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
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</span></div></div>Natashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02685077716455384582noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2466719242119401880.post-77171815505232767602011-10-24T17:21:00.000-07:002011-10-24T17:32:11.944-07:00Learning<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #7f7f7f; font-family: Didot; font-size: 16pt;">“The more I live, the more I learn. The more I learn, the more I realize, the less I know.”<o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #7f7f7f; font-family: Didot; font-size: 16pt;">~Michel Legrand<o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-autospace: none;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Didot; font-size: 16pt;">I’m learning that I may not always have time to post each and every single day.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Didot; font-size: 16pt;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Didot; font-size: 16pt;">Tonight <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">‘I’</b> made supper! That is a HUGE deal, as it probably only happens once a year. It’s not that I am not capable, it's just that I have no patience for cooking and my hubby loves to; so why would I? <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEireBI15CwlzYc3gka94A4vBCsz2gUvEqn_pJx7_vRT8aFe11ap7353nPQTuY9bAGP4NdzhmKOdg2uyWM0otgjOBIkiB8ry_UXzGqnH5ZRAUOMruP6Ful_c73peAPLk7Oxvnaf5JSRtvZA/s1600/DSC00706.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="190" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEireBI15CwlzYc3gka94A4vBCsz2gUvEqn_pJx7_vRT8aFe11ap7353nPQTuY9bAGP4NdzhmKOdg2uyWM0otgjOBIkiB8ry_UXzGqnH5ZRAUOMruP6Ful_c73peAPLk7Oxvnaf5JSRtvZA/s320/DSC00706.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Didot; font-size: 16pt;">But tonight…tonight was a Birthday supper! My husband and one of his friends have celebrated their birthday together for years. We went on a pub-crawl over the weekend but they didn’t get cake, so I thought they should have their own special Supper WITH CAKE. So I made supper and the other birthday boy’s wife brought the cake! <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Didot; font-size: 14pt;">I’ve been complaining too much and I need to smarten up. You know when you just get stuck in a rut and can’t quite seem to pull yourself out of it? That’s this week. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Didot; font-size: 14pt;">Why is it that all of our days can’t be good days? Why can’t we jump out of bed every morning ready to face the world, with a smile on our face? Oh, right, because we stubbed our toe when we were on our way from bed to shower. Oops…. there I go, complaining again!<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Didot; font-size: 14pt;">The thing is, when I experience times like these I seem to forget that these days will never be given back to me.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Didot; font-size: 14pt;">I need to remind myself that just because it’s getting cold out, doesn’t mean that I need to hibernate the happy side of my brain along with the bears behind the house. [Good one Natasha!] I just need to remember how to keep my energy up and spirits positive when the going gets wintery. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Didot; font-size: 14pt;">I had coffee with a friend tonight and it was just nice to sit, chat and vent -<i>Even if we had to sit on the world’s most uncomfortable bench in Crystal Palace; which is outside of Starbucks since their café area is way to small and never has any available seating.</i> Having one of these so-called weeks, it was a much-needed coffee date. So, Thanks to her. Thanks also to my other coffee date lady out there. I’m a huge fan of these nights and I need them more than they know. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Didot; font-size: 14pt;">Nighty Night <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Didot; font-size: 14pt;">~from little Miss Positivity, right? <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Didot; font-size: 14pt;">Ps- Did I mention I am going to open my own adorable Coffee Shop some day? <o:p></o:p></span></div>Natashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02685077716455384582noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2466719242119401880.post-43786058710835060632011-10-18T03:17:00.000-07:002011-10-19T18:34:37.801-07:00Arts and Crafts Day<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-autospace: none;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #7f7f7f; font-family: Didot; font-size: 16pt;">“Some people cannot see a good thing when it is right here, right now. Others can sense a good thing coming when it is days, months, or miles away.”<o:p></o:p></span></i></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-autospace: none;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #7f7f7f; font-family: Didot; font-size: 16pt;">~Maya Angelou<o:p></o:p></span></i></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-autospace: none;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Didot; font-size: 14pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Tons of stuff on the go! Work is crazy busy, it’s too nice to not be outside as much as possible, I’m trying to run as much as I can, I need to get some reading done, I have 92 more bookmarks to knit before December 3</span><sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">rd</span></sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">…the list goes on!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Didot; font-size: 14pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">We had a busy but fun weekend. I finally had a weekend off from work but it was just so jam packed that come Sunday night, I was just as exhausted as I was Friday afternoon! <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Didot; font-size: 14pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">I am currently [aka:still] reading </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">The Night Circus</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> by </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Erin Morgenstern; </span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">it is AMAZING and I believe that’s why it’s taking me so long to read it. Normally, if I love a book, I devour it; this book though…I am trying to savor every single sentence. Read it. You’ll see. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Didot; font-size: 14pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">The issue is RBTW is next week and <i>The Night Circus</i> is NOT this month’s selection. Needless to say, I have a lot of reading to do. 210 pages left of </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">The Night Circus</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> and 383 pages of </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">The Lattern</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> by </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Deborah Lawrenson.</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> A grand total of 593 pages in 9 days. Let’s cross our fingers, shall we? <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Didot; font-size: 14pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">The cool fall air is lovely, isn’t it? It’s so nice to come inside after a long walk with a red nose and cold hands only to warm up with a cup of tea and some knitting needles. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Didot; font-size: 14pt;">I may not be an amazing cook or have the patience to bake, but I LOVE pretending to be a little pioneer; who lives in a small cabin in the middle of the woods jarring preserves to survive. What? <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Didot; font-size: 14pt;">No, seriously. I had so much fun cutting up tons of apples and waiting forever for them to turn into something ouber healthy and delicious. Not a lot of ingredients in these sorts of recipes but a lot of time that needs to be set aside to accomplish the yummy, rewarding outcome.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Didot; font-size: 14pt;">This week has been insanely busy at work, so I am somewhat slacking on the blog posts. I am overtired, overworked and overnotreadingenough! I apologize for my slackassness; but sometimes I’ve just got to take it easy! Though some of you had a nice relaxing long weekend, [not that mine wasn’t relaxing, well…no it wasn’t. It was fun though] I had to squeeze in work with all the fun stuff; so that definitely sucked the life out of me and I am suffering this week because of it. I might not even be making sense right now. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Didot; font-size: 14pt;">I also discovered this weekend that I quite enjoy blogging with pictures. It was fun to document my apple butter process. It’s exciting to get to share with you guys the stuff I run into –like Mom’s coffee find at Winner’s. Seriously, that shit is getting me through the week! <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Didot; font-size: 14pt;">So, here’s a HELLO from ME to YOU. This little Pioneer is hitting up the Bathtub!! <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Didot; font-size: 14pt;">Quote Note: I’m both - the pioneer who’s making her own soap and working to be the pioneer who’s walking toward her future coffee shop. <o:p></o:p></span></i></div>Natashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02685077716455384582noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2466719242119401880.post-40309804018279142282011-10-11T17:57:00.001-07:002011-10-11T18:21:05.000-07:00Crisp and delish<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-autospace: none;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #7f7f7f; font-family: Didot; font-size: 14pt;">Our relationships with others are important. And also important is our relationship with food. It's not just something that is necessary for survival, but a vast array of deliciousness. All food can be beneficial for your health and enjoyment if you will let it. That means not stressing out about what you eat and picking foods that you feel will be best for you. If you are going to eat something which you believe is unhealthy make sure you don't feel guilty about it. Guilt and stress are much more toxic for your body then any desert or salty schnack out there. So every time you eat, treat food as your friend and remember to savor... every... last... bite.<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-autospace: none;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> Jars of Pumpkin Butter and Apple Creme Sauce that I made Friday night</span></span><br />
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</span>Natashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02685077716455384582noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2466719242119401880.post-48414544240183651512011-10-05T15:12:00.000-07:002011-10-05T15:12:27.897-07:00Gotta slow it down<!--StartFragment--> <br />
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</span></div><!--EndFragment-->Natashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02685077716455384582noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2466719242119401880.post-19133082003970392642011-10-04T15:22:00.000-07:002011-10-04T16:07:41.031-07:00Long winded on a Tuesday<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-autospace: none;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #7f7f7f; font-family: Didot; font-size: 16pt;">“There are two motives for reading a book; one, that you enjoy it; the other, that you can boast about it.”<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-autospace: none;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #7f7f7f; font-family: Didot; font-size: 16pt;">~ Bertrand Russell<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 17.0pt; margin-bottom: 18.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 17.0pt; margin-bottom: 18.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Didot; font-size: 14pt;">There I was last night, all motivated to get my run on and now I'm like....eeek.....I have 54 days to prepare myself for this. Is that enough time? If I run at least 3 times a week, that is only 24 runs; am I going to be able to do this? Sure! It's only 5 k, no biggie. BUT - I haven't had a good run since June. I took too much time off, I slacked off big time, I had too many [1 scoop cotton candy, 1 scoop turtle tracks] ice-cream cones this summer and that is sure to weigh me down! No, no, I can do this! I have an amazing support system; I have a super stellar sister-in-law that's doing it with me. I have the memories of how good it feels after each run and the pride in myself that I feel after I accomplish a long run! I can do this!<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 17.0pt; margin-bottom: 18.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Didot; font-size: 14pt;">There it is - totally unedited - that was my brain this morning; full of yes, no, yes, no, yes, no, yes, no?! [Picture </span><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Didot; font-size: 13pt;">Chris Kattan,</span><span style="color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Didot; font-size: 14pt;"> from the movie, Corky Romano here]. The thing is, I knew that if I paid the fees and registered for the run, I would have to make the commitment to do it. There is no turning back now. I have to! <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 17.0pt; margin-bottom: 18.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Didot; font-size: 14pt;">The nice fall weather will be awesome to run in!! And it's just one more reason for me to get out and enjoy the fall weather on a regular basis. Plus, I'll be all in shape and feeling wonderful come December! I'm not always the little bubble of life that everyone thinks I am once the cold, dreary weather hits, so this will get me geared up and prepared for the winter. I'll be going into it feeling fit and great, which will hopefully trigger some 'let's keep this good stuff going' thoughts and help me to work hard to keep up with working out during the cold winter months.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 17.0pt; margin-bottom: 18.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Didot; font-size: 14pt;">It's funny how must of us understand ourselves and our bodies enough to know what's good for us, to know what we need to do to keep our body and minds feeling good. It's also very interesting how although we are very aware, we still let go, neglecting ourselves and our goals; only to fall into a slump where we get mad and regret the choices we should have made but didn’t. That's me! I have a bad habit of doing that to myself and I need to kick it!<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 17.0pt; margin-bottom: 18.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Didot; font-size: 14pt;">Yesterdays post title got me thinking about motivation --- what does and doesn’t motivate me? Given all the super cool things in this world and in my life, I should have a ton of reasons to be motivated!</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 17.0pt; margin-bottom: 18.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Didot; font-size: 14pt;">Things that motivate me:<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="line-height: 17.0pt; margin-bottom: 18.0pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -18.0pt;"></div><ul><li><span style="color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 14pt;">·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Didot; font-size: 14pt;">Making a commitment and having to stick to it - having paid hard earned money to 'be able' to participate does the trick!</span></li>
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Didot; font-size: 14pt;">I didn’t mention this yesterday, but I had a really great weekend with my hubby, friends and family! </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Didot; font-size: 14pt;">Above is a picture of us at Corn Hill Nursery in Corn Hill, NB. We decided to go on a Saturday morning adventure for brunch instead of the Market this week. If you’ve never been, you should go! They have a great little café and it’s just a really lovely place! <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Didot; font-size: 14pt;"><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Didot; font-size: 14pt;">We also celebrated one of my wonderful lady friends 25<sup>th</sup> Birthday over the weekend! It was definitely a night to remember! There was a limo ride included in this evening; so, if you can only imagine how fun that must have been! It was!!!! <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Happy Quarter Century Girly!!!</b> <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Didot; font-size: 14pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Didot; font-size: 16pt;">Ok, so it might not be 10km this time, but it’s a start!!! It’s also for a really great cause!!! Ladies…. we might not be able to grow mustaches, but we can run!<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #262626; font-family: Didot; font-size: 16pt;">I may have had super cheesy, veggie and black bean quesadilla’s with loads of sour cream, salsa and fresh guacamole tonight for supper; along with some homemade chocolate chip cookies for dessert; and I may have opted to stay in tonight and read instead of get outside for a walk, but I just signed up for this thing so it’s time to get my ass <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">back </i>in gear! I have little over a month to get myself back to where I was in June. I can do this!!!!<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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<div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I should note: Mom's Birthday isn't until tomorrow; but this is the night we chose to celebrate. Tonight was a blast! Love you MOM! </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br />
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</span></div>Natashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02685077716455384582noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2466719242119401880.post-43282968245737805532011-09-27T17:28:00.000-07:002011-09-27T17:33:14.110-07:00Teatime<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: grey; font-size: 13pt;">While there will always be something you want that you do not have at this very moment, this moment in time is not imperfect. Perfection is not having everything you could ever want. Perfection is being perfectly happy with where you are now. It is my wish for you that you are happy with where you are now or at the very least be at peace with where you are.<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: grey; font-size: 13pt;">~ </span></i></b><b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: grey; font-size: 13pt;">Alon Attal</span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: grey; font-size: 13pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Right now – I don’t feel like doing anything. I typically have a very non-stressful workplace, but we are down one for a while and it’s been CRAZY! Although I do feel more energized and awake during the day [because I have to be] it’s killing me at night. [I should note: it’s only been two days. I am such a little wimp! !] <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">It’s like this - Get home, make supper, eat supper, do dishes, time to chill… and oh, it’s time for bed. No time to go for a walk, no time to read, no time to have a cup of tea. Ahhhhh!!!! I don’t understand how so many people out there are all…go, go, and go. I am NOT good at being a busy person. I need me time, I need teatime, I need slow time and I need silent time. I need breaks in between events, need time to clean up; I need time to refresh and regroup. Listen to me! Losing my mind here! <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">But now, I feel good! I just had to get all that out. It’s truly been a really busy couple of weeks and it just seems like lately time is flying by and we’re too busy to enjoy it; and that, my friends, it horrible! <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">How can we be too busy to enjoy right now? It’s awful that we don’t take the time to organize ourselves enough to be able to really enjoy every minute of the day. How many of us wish that there were more hours to each day? Just that little bit of extra time that we could spend snuggling with our hunny, playing catch with our dog or chatting on the phone with a sibling. I sure do! Thus, the quote above is so very true. We can spend all our time wishing the minutes that we do have away, or we can remind ourselves of what we did accomplish in the run of our day. Stop and take note of the moments that are making us laugh, really taste the fresh brewed cup of morning java, hug our hunny’s for just a second longer and be appreciative of all the simple stuff and thankful for the roof over our heads and the family’s that love us. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Now, I AM going to do something for me - Have a cup of tea and think about why I am happy with where I am now. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">I am perfectly happy where I am now because:<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left: 39.0pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 14pt;">·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">I am in love and married to my best friend. He makes me laugh every single day, he makes sure that I know I’m loved, he cooks me the most amazing meals and bakes the BEST CAKEs in town! <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 39.0pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 14pt;">·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">I have a lovely, cozy, adorable home. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 39.0pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 14pt;">·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">I’ve created my own awesome little library in my living room.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 39.0pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 14pt;">·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">I have a sweet little doglet with a very cool name. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 39.0pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 14pt;">·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">My Mom and Dad practically live next door.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 39.0pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 14pt;">·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">My whole Carson clan is coming over tomorrow night for my Mom’s BIRFDAY dinner! <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 39.0pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 14pt;">·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">I don’t make a million $’s a year, but my work environment is pretty awesome. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 39.0pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 14pt;">·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">I have some really amazing, thoughtful, creative, beautiful, smart, funny, crazy, people as friends. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 39.0pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 14pt;">·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">I belong to a book club called ReadingBetweenTheWines.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 39.0pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 14pt;">·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Sometimes I have baby fever, but then I remember that I do not yet have the patience for that. Then I also remember how cool I think it is to be a young married couple having the time of their lives for a couple of years before they pop out any super dependent little tiny’s. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 39.0pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 14pt;">·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">I’ve travelled a bit and I’ll travel more. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 39.0pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 14pt;">·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">I’m funny. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 39.0pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 14pt;">·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">I’m healthy<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 39.0pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 14pt;">·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">I ran 10k once and it felt amazing. I’ll do it again. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 39.0pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 14pt;">·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">I come from a very quant little town and I am very proud of that fact. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 39.0pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 14pt;">·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">I am going to have French babies some day. That’s very cool.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 39.0pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 14pt;">·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">I am going to learn French from Shaun while we’re raising our French babies. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 39.0pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 14pt;">·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">I have dreams. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 39.0pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 14pt;">·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">I have goals.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 39.0pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 14pt;">·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">I will admit that I am kind of a huge fan of the simple, silly, random stuff in life. That’s a really great thing. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 39.0pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 14pt;">·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">I am going to be a Maid of Honor for the very first time and I am so excited and flattered that I was asked. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 39.0pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 14pt;">·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">I think I have some really great in-laws. Like, I lucked out big-time!! <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 39.0pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 14pt;">·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">My house is a 2-minute walk from a really nice trail.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 39.0pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 14pt;">·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Canada is a really incredible country and I live here. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: 39.0pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 14pt;">·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">I LOVE me. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 19px;">I am quite proud of this post. I went from pretty negativo to pretty happy! Well done Natasha!! </span></span></div>Natashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02685077716455384582noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2466719242119401880.post-11898308722205681122011-09-26T15:43:00.000-07:002011-09-27T03:13:52.012-07:00Here's to feeling blah on a Monday!<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #181818; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><i>“Isn't it splendid to think of all the things there are to find out about? It just makes me feel glad to be alive--it's such an interesting world. It wouldn't be half so interesting if we know all about everything, would it? There'd be no scope for imagination then, would there?But am I talking too much? People are always telling me I do. Would you rather I didn't talk? If you say so I'll stop. I can STOP when I make up my mind to it, although it's difficult.”</i></b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #181818; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><i> </i></b></span></span></div><br />
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</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #181818; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">My post today is merely this quote. Why? Just because I needed to read it. I bet you did as well. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #181818; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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