I am a big watcher/addict of America’s Next Top Model. I love the photo shoots and seeing all the different looks they have – the hair, the makeup, the costumes, etc. I don’t know about you, but when I watch it, it seems like it would be so easy. Part of it I suppose is getting into the character, but I’m often watching thinking I could totally do it. But let me tell you…I’m pretty sure now that I can’t,…
A couple of times in September I had a message on my phone from Shaw wanting to discuss my account, though with so many phone scams going on there was no way I was phoning back. I honestly figured if there was a problem, they could send me a letter. Then the Captain texted to tell me that our internet was out, so I told him I would phone after work. I cannot even explain to you how aggravating the…
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In Making Memories/ VACAY!!
5 Things I Would Change About The Manteo Resort #manteoresort #thesearethedays #kelowna
Our stay at the Manteo Resort was fabulous, for sure, but that doesn’t mean that everything met our expectations. It has nothing to do with being difficult to please {AT ALL}, and everything to do with the expectation that comes with paying $300+/night. So these are the 5 things I would change: Smack Dab ~ Their in house restaurant, whose slogan is *Crazy Good Food* had okay food, but nothing spectacular. We had their pizza for lunch, which was good, but…
I’ve always been a believer that we make time for the things that matter ~ That if something is truly important, we will FIND the time and MAKE it happen. For example, I’ve made the choice to make the time for the gym and because it’s important to me I’ve made the choice to sacrifice certain things in order to make it happen: time with friends, pedicure dates, kid-less grocery trips and a whole scad of other things I could do with…
I know in the book that February’s main focus was on Marriage ~ Giving Proofs of Love to your spouse. And while I love that and continue to make the Captain my main focus, I’m also implementing the same effort into other people {and animals} in my life. 1. The Way to a Man’s Heart is Through His Stomach *Really, the way to anyone’s heart I’d say! 😉 One of the biggest ways that I give proofs of…
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In Making Memories/ Personal
{My}Happiness Project ~ March #thesearethedays #happinessproject #aimhigher
Aren’t you proud of me ~ getting this post up at the beginning of the month!? I know, I’m impressed too 😉 Update: No need to be too impressed….I wrote the post but didn’t publish it until now. oops. I’m really excited for the focus this month and can’t wait to implement it. AIM HIGHER I know, pretty broad right? Aim Higher ~ what does that mean? In her book, My Happiness Project, Gretchen Rubin narrowed it down to these…
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In Happiness Project/ Personal
{My} Happiness Project ~ February #thesearethedays #happinessproject #rememberlove
Considering February is the month with Valentine’s Day, it seems fitting that the theme or goal for this month is *Remember Love* {Marriage} The things listed to help achieve this are: *Quit nagging *Don’t expect praise or appreciation *Fight right *No dumping *Give proofs of love I have always felt like we fell into married life with ease. We rarely fought and seemed to often be on the same page with plans, decisions, etc. We were good at taking care…
It all started with THIS ~ hundreds of complaints from the last 4 months of people whose pets either got sick or even died as a result of their food….the same brand of food our dogs are on. WERE on, but I’ll get to that. I do honestly believe it was more than likely a bad batch, but it was enough for me to reconsider what we’ve been feeding our dogs. So, being halfway through our last bag of dog food,…
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In Happiness Project/ Personal
{My} Happiness Project ~ January Wrap Up #happinessproject #thesearethedays
It’s already February – how did that happen?! Before I can get into the goals and plans for February, I need to do a bit of a January wrap up. So let’s get to it. January’s Goals were to increase energy by: Going to Sleep Earlier Exercising Better Tossing, Restoring, Organizing Tackling a nagging task Acting more energetic 1. Going to Sleep Earlier – I sure had good intentions, and most of the time was really good about crawling into…
I’ve always loved animals. As a child I dreamed of owning 3 homes, side by side; one for me and my family, one to house people who needed help, and one for all my animals. {And of course an underground tunnel connecting my house with my best friend’s, but who didn’t have that dream?!}. Early in 2013 we finally decided we were ready for both the time and financial commitment. Our ultimate plan was to have two, so we first…