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the Olympics…

03 Monday Feb 2014

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app, big girl pants, calendar, contact accident, eye healing, looking back, Olympics, seeing growth, Sochi 2014, Technology, watch live

starting to get excited about the Olympics…

have now organized having Friday off so that I can watch the Opening Ceremonies… I really like to watch the events live if I possibly can…

have downloaded an app – Sochi 2014 – which lists times when all of the different sports are taking place and you can add them to your calendar…

Sochi Olympics app...

Sochi Olympics app…

planning on some Slopestyle qualifying around 4 am on Thursday with semi finals late Friday night…Saturday has lots of skating and some moguls as well… Sunday looks to have some downhill, ice dance and luge…

going to be a rough week next week.. short track is happening at 5 am Monday so I should be able to watch a bit of that before heading to work, lol…

this has reminded me of the time that I was listening to the TV as I was getting ready for work a number of years ago… was so intent on hearing how our athletes were doing that I put cleaning solution on my contact and then put it into my eye… I could barely move, the pain was so bad, and I remember calling George to help me get the lens out.. after rinsing it for quite a while I contacted my eye doctor and had to go right to his office to get it looked at… it too ages to heal… since then I have been extremely cautious as to what solution I am using…

in a recent conversation, realized that I am currently looking back but also seeing how I have grown… some days it is quite easy to put on those big girl pants…

MBlog 2014…

01 Saturday Feb 2014

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big girl pants, blogging conference, collaborate, lots of information, MBlog 2014, tell the truth

my head is filled with all the bloggers who spoke at today’s blogging conference…

heard about five ways of being – useful, original, confident, excellent, social…

asked “what do you want people to know about you” and told “keep doing it”…

link to your blog on Pinterest… group boards… collaborate…

be trustworthy and consistent… respond to comments with encouragement…

write for yourself… “tell the truth”… “pretend you are good at it”…

set aside the time…

keep legalities in mind…

treat the camera like a person when doing videos…

yikes… now to find the nuggets that speak to me… what a great day…

health break this morning...

health break this morning…

twitter…

30 Thursday Jan 2014

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big girl pants, lunch out, MBlog 2014, Technology, twitter

tonight I attended a seminar on Twitter for Business… I signed up for Twitter about a year ago and have tweeted all of 36 times, lol…

the class was great…  I learned some basics from @cendrinemedia in a fun and interactive manner… while we were looking at her page the tweets were racing down the screen…

I think I learned enough to understand the basics and really start tweeting on a regular basis… there is a lot to learn but Cendrine encouraged us to keep the handout filled with the information she shared, and just get started…

tomorrow we have our blogging conference – MBlog2014 and I am planning to do a bit of tweeting during the event… hope it goes well, lol…

earlier, had lunch with a good friend… we ate at a restaurant that sadly is closing on Saturday… I ordered the most requested item on the menu and enjoyed it very much… my friend had the soup which was very good as well…

 

enchiladas for lunch today...

enchiladas for lunch today…

 

going to bed now because it is going to be a very busy few days…

busy evening…

29 Wednesday Jan 2014

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big girl pants, busy evening, George, giggle, picture, purple, purple door, purple wall, red, visitors

not very often that I have visitors in the evening… well, other than Monday nights, lol…

tonight I had two different ones…

possble picture for the purple wall...

possible picture for the purple wall…

a colleague dropped off a picture for me to check out and see if I want to use it on the new purple wall… thinking I like it, but will need to have a look at it in the daylight…

very shortly after that a friend stopped by to pick up the car to use while she is in town over the next few days…

I had made tea, but both women had things to do and places to be, so I had to drink the tea all on my own…

during the day my contractor friend was by and painted the new door upstairs purple… it looks amazing… so then I had to stage the room to get a picture for you…

purple door in the bedroom...

purple door in the bedroom…

made me giggle a bit… for quite a long period in our life I had red everywhere and it drove George a bit batty… I wonder what he would think now as the purple slowly creeps into the house room by room…

sometimes wearing those big girl pants is kind of fun…

the moment…

28 Tuesday Jan 2014

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big girl pants, conversations, find time each day, in the garden, ReImagining, snow, snow covered, the moment

 

this morning as I was leaving the house I looked up and there was a sliver of moon and Venus shining brightly… it was just gorgeous… didn’t have an opportunity to get a picture…

we talked about how beautiful it was and enjoyed the moment… my colleague had enjoyed catching glimpses of them as she was on her way to pick me up…

moon a few night's ago...

moon a few night’s ago…

reminded me of last night and the conversation we had at BS… how important it is to enjoy the moment, because there is no certainty about the next moment in anyone’s life…

this same conversation took place at the last gathering of my Reimagining friends… and how I am trying to find time each day to be in the moment and realize how special that moment is…

made me think of all the snow and very cold weather we have been having and a comment that a friend put up on Facebook about not wanting to hear anyone complain about the heat in the summer, lol… we are very good at complaining about whatever weather we are experiencing…

on the weekend I took a few pictures of the garden, with the waterfall rock nearly covered with snow… someone reminded me that in 1997 we experienced more snow than this, and another person talked about the winter of 1955-1956 when the there was twice as much snow as we have now… yikes…

snowy back yard...

snowy back yard…

when I am sitting out there in the spring and summer enjoying lovely weather I will be able to remember how beautiful and pristine it looked before and after the bunny and squirrels had made paths across it…

lovely day…

25 Saturday Jan 2014

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big girl pants, held new baby, lovely day, lunch out, pedicure, smooshed polish

had a lovely day…

went for a pedicure first thing with Crystal… then we picked some paint for one of the living room walls… on to the mall for some presents for a new baby girl…

had lunch at the Food Court and then I headed off to have my hair purpled and cut, stopped for gas and returned home for a nap and a bit of sports on TV…

picked up again, and got to hold the baby and visit with her family… finally ran a last errand in the falling snow, and home…

heated up the leftover soup from lunch and watched some great TV…

the only thing that wasn’t lovely was that the polish on one of my toes got smooshed and looks bad, lol…

smooshed nail colour...

smooshed nail colour…

 

apps…

23 Thursday Jan 2014

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App of the Day, apps, big girl pants, Burst, camera, MBlog 2014, Technology, The Bloggess

downloaded the App of the Day app on my phone and have been enjoying some of the apps that come up… I always like to give the photo apps a try…

downloaded Burst a few days ago and think it might be a keeper…

fish tank...

fish tank…

been taking lots of shots of the fish as they tend to move around a lot…

this app takes bursts of pictures in increments from 5 to 1000 at a time… I have tried 10 and 50 and will give the higher numbers a try over the weekend…

fish looking for food...

fish looking for food…

once it has taken the pictures you can look at them one at a time and save the one(s) you like to the camera roll…

looks like I can raise the quality so will give that a try…

looking forward to testing this out on the boys when they can’t sit/stand still for me, lol…

new technology, yay…

just noticed that The Bloggess has moved to WordPress… looking forward to meeting her next weekend at MBlog 2014 at the UofW…

 

issues…

21 Tuesday Jan 2014

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big girl pants, health and dental insurance, hot water problems, in the moment, issues, keep going, shovel, snow blow

feels like I’ve been wearing those big girl pants a lot lately…

Sunday I discovered that there wasn’t any hot water in the bathtub/shower… later in the day the kitchen sink didn’t seem to have much hot water… the new water heater was installed in May so it can’t be that, although I did think about it for a moment or two…

went to check in the basement but there wasn’t anything leaking, which was good… after talking with a few folks I think there are two problems… maybe something wrong with the tap in the tub and maybe the cold outside is doing a mischief to the water line in the basement…

I now know how to check to be sure the hot water tank is working, and something about bleeding it, lol…

called my son-in-law, who is going to come over and have a look-see… and he is going to shovel/snow blow the driveway so I can get the car out… yay…

tonight had a phone call from someone who wanted to give me a better interest rate on my credit cards… they knew my name and I kept asking questions about exactly what card it was and eventually they hung up… they did know that the cards were paid off monthly, so that was kind of bizarre… I have taken down the number and will consult with one of our experts at work tomorrow to see if I should do anything further…

been checking into health and dental insurance as the survivor benefits that Rona provided me with will run out at the beginning of March… talked with Sun Life, checked out Blue Cross online, and have spoken with a broker who is looking into possibilities… I was shocked at how much this might cost me on a monthly basis, but continue to look into options… and apparently I should have been looking into this sooner as many of the companies want you to pay into them for three months before providing any benefits…

finally I contacted the physio place I went to in the Spring to get a copy of my receipts, as I appear to have lost them and need to put in a claim while I still have time… they were very helpful and will be mailing me the information…

my neck has been bothering me for a couple of days, so think I will put a heating pad on it for a while tonight because apparently I can’t get to the hot tub as the snow is quite deep out back…

was talking to someone today about keeping going and doing my best to live in the moment and see the special things that are happening… as we were talking the snow was falling and we both took a minute to enjoy it… it does look so beautiful falling and when it covers everything in a blanket of white… later as I was shovelling the sidewalk I enjoyed how light and fluffy it was…

snow in the garden before yesterday and today's snowfall...

snow in the garden before yesterday and today’s snowfall…

good to be in the moment…

home…

19 Sunday Jan 2014

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big girl pants, deep snow, home, snow, week in Mexico

a year ago today we returned from our wonderful week in Mexico… we had an amazing time and enjoyed every minute…

we were picked up in an SUV limo at the airport and had to climb through deep snow (me in my sandals) and ended the vacation with dinner from Tony Roma’s…

 

limo, sandals and snow...

limo, sandals and snow…

 

it was delightful…

today the kids didn’t make it over as the littlest one is sick…

made a crockpot stew and watched some sports and a movie…

piles of snow...

piles of snow yesterday – more fell today…

quite a different day, lol… although there is a lot more snow on the ground this year…

statue and snow covered chair...

statue and snow covered chair…

to the right of the statue are the arms of a chair, covered in snow… not from being shovelled, just accumulation, lol…

planning…

18 Saturday Jan 2014

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big girl pants, Cirque du Soleil, Kazu, Kurios, Le Petit Opus, lunch in Montreal, Maison Boulud, Montreal, planning, Toque, visit Ottawa

a few weeks ago I booked a flight to visit Cyndi and Ron in Ottawa… will be going toward the end of April so it is a ways off…

will only be there for about five days and am looking forward to seeing where the kids live and what is around them…

the newest Cirque du Soleil show is starting around the time I am there so we booked tickets to see it… we have now organized a train trip to Montreal and a bus trip back so that we can do everything in one day…

kurios from Cirque du Soleil website...

Kurios from Cirque du Soleil website…

today I spent quite a bit of time online trying to find a great restaurant to have lunch at while we are there… hard to do when you don’t know the place…

sent a list off to Cyndi with a bunch of ideas and hope that she can pick one or two for us to make a final choice, depending on their proximity to the train and Cirque du Soleil…

looks like there are lots to choose from…a couple looked quite interesting: Kazu, Le Petit Opus, Maison Boulud, Toqué… some of the ones that looked good weren’t open on the weekend so that helped shorten the list…

kind of made me hungry, lol…

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