The 7 Year Itch

Wow!  Does time ever fly.  7 years… it has been 7 years since I have written a post. 

I have talked about writing again year after year, but somehow never actually get around to it. It’s funny how 7 years can feel like just yesterday and forever ago at the same time.

Sometimes I feel like life is stagnant. Monotonous.  We do the same thing day to day.  Work to pay the bills, get a little ahead, go through a few set backs but for the most part, same old.  Sure, jobs change, and people come in and out of your life.  Adventures have been had and we have experience some change but when it comes down to it, one could say that life is repetitive.  Days feel long and reoccurring at times.

Other days I can’t help but feel like life is passing too quickly. There is so much to do, people to see and life to live but it feels like it is all going too quickly.  We have had so many new people enter our lives and make an impact on our life but it feels like we don’t have enough time in the day, month or year to fit everyone and everything in.  We find new activities to get involved in, new interests and hobbies and all of the sudden you blink and another day has gone by. 

I am not sure which feeling is worse.  The feeling of a tedious day to day or the feeling of not having enough time… or the feeling of the two combined.

For me, it is the former.  I don’t want to feel like I waited too long to try something, experience something.  I would prefer new adventures and changing days, to feeling like I missed out.  I don’t want to feel like my work life gets more time and energy than my “real” life. 

Well that is about to change.  I hold the key to my own “same old” life, and with this first post I feel the key turning and change ahead.  Change with a better work life balance, change with new adventures and change with new goals and accountability for those goals.

Wish me Luck! 

I am average

Alright, so it has been a while. We shall see if any of you still check this thing after a week and a half off.

First, Congrats Sunny............. It is from sesame street however it is not elmo. It is these pigs in boas. La la It was a good try and you were on the right track but sunny one up'd you.

After a week off i am not sure whether to blog it all or save some stuff for another time. Get back onto it slow i guess hey?

Well, In that case, i will tell you a little about my Grouse Grind experience. As some guy behind me said......" they don't call it the grind for nothing" For those of you that know me, you know that i moan and complain up any hill, mostly on rollerblades but still. this is hiking. Last time i went hiking i ended up with a fractured elbow. Not fun. Especially when you have friends who can't even do a pony tail for you (mel)

My first few steps started off strong. i was in high spirits, excited for this new challenge. Well that lasted all of about 20 steps. My partner in crime for this hike was many steps ahead of me, urging me to hurry up. "NOT HELPING!" about an 8th of the way up i had had it. I was "over it" ready to walk down and wait until my friend finished up. How i ended up continuing to put on foot in front of the other is beyond me. I ditched the pink back pack. Which was helpful when looking up to find where my friend was.

My first quarter mile took about 1/2 hr. not good. the second was at 15 min. Goooooooooooo Heath!!!!!! In the end i learned the following:
-Despite my first mile i did end up as an " average hiker"
-Don't hike with someone who is not willing to wait for you a bit. or feels he could jog it. NOT GOING TO HAPPEN FOR ME!! I will give him credit. he probably could have done it in about an hour if it were not for me.
-bring 5 bucks unless you want to walk down.

Two days later me legs still don't hurt. Maybe that whole slow and steady thing really works.


Quote of the day
"climb every mountain"
- The Sound of music

My thoughts................. I won't be climbing them.

Walking woman

Alrighty friends, Today we start off with a pop quiz. Who knows where this song is from............

“ I got a new way to walk. Walk walk. I got a new way to walk. Walk walk. I got a new way to walk and i feel like dancing!”

I will reveal the answer in my next post but will award you sometime, not sure what yet but something very fun if you can name where that is from.
Now on that topic, walking, I would like to say this....... I LIKE IT! When i first moved here i thought that walking to the internet cafe was too far at times. It is maybe 4 blocks away. Now, i walk everywhere. Even in the rain i will opt for my own to feet instead of the bus or a cab. Now don't get me wrong, after a long day of work or after a bar and my heels are on, i am all for the cab but today i am appreciating my walks. Maybe it is that the summer air smells so good and fresh and clean. OR maybe i have just adapted to the Vancouver way of life who knows...... I just know that i have enjoyed my walks today.

Finally i have come around and my mel goes and gets herself a car. Man, I am going to hate walking soon.

I would also like to say that you can tell a lot about a person by the way they walk. I walked home with a floater and a bouncer today. The floater walk is very sexy. Just gliding along. Me myself, i think i strut. Yah i said it........ I am a strutter, my hips move and float and bounce all at the same time. Hey baby, if you got back, you got back you gotta do it.

Quote of the day
“oh the songs we hide, singing them only to ourselves”
-Theodore Roethke
*i would like to add that today's quote is dedicated to mel who put up with the songs i DID NOT hide during our walk in kits beach on Monday.

crown

If i won the super 7 i will buy you all a crown. Mine will have pink gems.

Super 7

Well today i got a text from my one reader to update. Seeing that i worked all weekend and then spent my day off resting and fighting my cold i am not too sure what it is she would like me to write about today.

Let's see............. i guess we could talk about how i am hoping that i am now the proud owner of 35 million dollars. You see, i know that i am destend to have money. Maybe not that much but i already know what i am going to build with this money so seeing that i have already spent it, i better get it. Maybe i will earn it, maybe i will win it, either way........... I will have it. I am too scared to check my ticket and i am sure the winner has already been on the news. If this is the case and you already know i am not a millionaire, don't tell me. I need some believers on side.
Big presents for all my readers if i won. Yes Mel, you can have a present.

Quote of the day
“give me the luxuries of life and i will gladly do without the necessities”
-Frank Lloyd Wright

She's sick folks

Well, it is almost here..................... The days of sun dresses and flip flops, Sunscreen and air conditioning are just around the corner. We have had a few days of teasing but then those grey clouds roll in and put us back in our place. Well this week i intend to pull out my summer clothes and put away the winter ones. Goodbye parka, goodbye sweaters, goodbye toques and goodbye mitts. Let's pull out those fans from storage and open up our windows for the fresh summer air.

To get things started i turned on my ceiling fan for the first time Sunday afternoon. HELP!!! i think she's sick!!!!!! The buzz buzz buzz i do not remember . The hum sounds all off and i have to say i am frightened she might just spin right off!!!! Now maybe i just need to become accustomed to her again but please, i need a second opinion!! I have her closely monitored but there are visiting hours. Tues and wed evening from 6-9pm she will be available for anyone who would like to come by and tell me if a specialist needs to be called in!! Your help is needed please help a friend in need.

Quote of the day:
“spring is nature's way of saying, “let's PARTY!””
-Robin Williams

call me!

The crazies are out in full force

Note: Todays photos go with the quote of the day................

Like was today the day of the weirdos? I tell ya, first a man wanted a cloth to wipe up water. I walk pass again five minutes later and his friend has used this cloth to wipe the blood off his face that is oozing out from under the band aide on his forehead. GROSS!!! Well this same sketch bag then tried to kick the S@$t out of a bum. Then there was the “artist” that wanted my opinion about prisons and how would i run them if i had the power ect............ Well somehow within my incredible response i then “inspired him to write a book” HELLO!!!! CRAZY. I mean i know that what i say IS Fantastic and interesting and intelligent but really Ralph who are you kidding. That is not the end for me and Ralph though, oh no, he then gave me a napkin, yes napkin with these notes and phone numbers and stuff, a newspaper article he just happens to carry around in his pocket about some of his work or something. I don't actually know though because after he dedicated this article to me and signed it for me i figured i did not need to read it. You would think this would be the end of Ralph and his gifts but No, next he presented me with a 2005 calender “i know you can't use this but you could just look at the pictures” Grrrreat. Thanks!

Tonight is America's Next Top Model and LOST night. I will have to day as dedicated to LOST as i am i do have to say that i am getting a bit sick of all the repeats!!!!!! Hello, i am trying to convert my Wednesday night date into being a dedicated and interested LOST viewer. Help a girl out!!!

Quote of the day:
“Call me”
“Stalk you”
- as heard on the Stick It trailer that keeps playing

Stanley Park - pretty park

During a differnt park experience.

Love at new sight

Three for three. Not bad friends.

Months ago, many months ago i told myself i was turning over a new leaf. ( i am doing the hand action right now, mel tells me i can program some hand movement things but clearly i am not that advanced yet. I will teach you all now. Take your right hand, hold it in front of you palm facing the floor. Slowly leading with your thumb rotate your hand to turn it palm up.) Now this may seem easy at first but the problem is that you can't just turn over a new leaf right off the bat. My problem was that although my mouth had committed to the complete 180. physically and mentally i was stuck somewhere between 45 and 90 degrees. I was unable to actually rotate my hand to see my beautiful palm. I feel over the past couple of weeks i have begun to see the beauty in things had I had forgotten or been too in a rut to see.

Today i think i have fallen in love........... Vancouver is beautiful and no, it is not because i saw my bridge but simply because i opened my eyes. I went for a Rollerblade around the seawall this afternoon. I have always thought that the park is beautiful but man, it is beautiful. It is a shame they have chosen now to fix it up a bit. Well, after my friend left to turn up his street I enjoyed a lemonade and chatted with a friend on the phone before the grueling hike up the hill which kills me every time. While sipping my lemonade which by the way, was one of the best lemonades i have ever had, i realized that i am a lucky girl.

I feel like maybe my leaf today is at 110 of the way there. A few more changes need to be made and a few more challenges need to be overcome but i tell ya, i am getting there.

Infact, liked that seawall so much that after dinner I walked it again.

Of course today's good mood could simply be the sunshine warming my heart. CHEEZY!!!
tss tss tss tss.

And on that cheezy note i will leave you with today's quote. In the winter i was not in love with Vancouver. I hate how grey it gets here. Well, walking over my bridge always makes me feel better so i walked my bridge. Later that day i found a necklace with a quote on it. I like quotes. I bought as a reminder to not have to walk across my bridge to feel better.

Quote of the day:
“see the beauty that is still around you and be happy”
-i am sure someone said this but it is taken from my necklace. Bought at blue ruby.

So open your eyes. Turn over your leaf or at least get it rotating. See beauty and be Happy.
P.S. Remind me of this entry when i start to bitch or go on some rant.

Well well well, look at me go. I am here writing ANOTHER blog entry and i just wrote one yesterday. WOW! I will have to tell you that i am not too sure if this is going to be a daily blog like my mel's. I do not lead a very exciting life but for now i will keep it going.

I would like to start off with a few comments. First I would like to say that there will be NO posting of the clip on bangs. Why you might ask? well one, mel already has a video of them on her blog and second, i sent a pic to my friend trace who told me i looked ugly and i made her want to vomit. So sad so sad... NO love. However i may just have to wear them out one night so there is a chance some of you will see them. I myself LOVE THEM!!!

ALso the bruise mel is talking about is getting much better. Thank you for bringing that up. Maybe everyone (i say everyone but i know you are really only a few) would also like to know that my sunburn is getting much better due to a late night mosturization technique i have developed, my zit was popped and now much better but my freckles are just going to get worse.

Now let's talk patios. It is the season of the patio. An after work drink with co workers on the patio to unwind. An afternoon on the patio with friends just chillin. Or even an evening sipping cocktails and appy's. I only have one problem with the patio............ The purpose of the patio is to enjoy the fresh air, the sunshine, the outdoors. WHy is it that every time i want to enjoy myself on the patio i am surrounded by smokers. OK, yes, i know that we have basically banned the smokers to the outdoor patios but really. If i am eating right beside a table that is smoking it totally kills the whole scene!!! I say lets take them out!! Let's take over the patios as well!!! Whose with me folks??

Can you tell i have been around smoke all night?!

Quote of the day:
"you're not the one that's growing dad"
-Kraft singles commercial, my favorite commercial i might add but you have to read the quote in a cute little kid voice and sorta drop the r in growing.