things I am most thankful for.....#4

I was reading my Aunts blog yesterday and she was talking about a comment my Mom had made about one of my posts not to long ago....(go here if you would like to read the post)

"Perhaps if you would take this one step further and realize that the only One we are really responsible to is... God...not humankind at all... then the rest comes much more naturally and easily. God is the One who ultimately forgives us and loves us despite our mistakes. When I finally got my head around that then living this life has been one of happiness despite my continuing to make lots of mistakes and be hurt from time to time. Life is such a blessing and not to be wasted for even a moment." Love, Mom

This brought me to the next thing on my list that I am most thankful for....my faith........I feel so blessed that I was brought up in a family that has tremendous faith...we were always taught how important it was to have it and if nothing else, that faith would get us through the most uncomfortable, hard times............now I know there have been times my faith has faltered, sometimes I will admit it is stronger than others...but it is always there.....it is always ultimately the thing I turn to in my darkest moments....believing that everything will turn out as it is supposed to because I have faith....

I am so fortunate to have people in my life that keep reminding me how important having faith and trusting in God really is!

M:)

things I am most thankful for.....#3

This morning I was saying to T that I was anticipating a really crazy stressful week at work....I was dreading it really....I wasn't sure how I was going to pull it off!!! I was imagining the worst...arriving to work and within minutes the questions would start.......could this client do this, could I have this day off, this sale rep wants you to call him back......yikes sometimes it just overwhelms me..........and then I had an instant inner reality check........



WOW I suddenly realized mid complaint.........how lucky I am to have a job.......to have a business...to have wonderful clients......to have great staff to work with everyday.......thanks to all of these things I get to enjoy so many wonderful things everyday......nothing too extravagant.....just great day to day things........that SO many people never ever get to enjoy!!!



So today I am thankful for my job, my career...and all the wonderful things that go along with it.....all day even in the most frustrating of moments I have been reminding myself how lucky I truly am to be able to work hard at the career I choose and most of all the career that I love.

m :)

things I am thankful for....#2

okay so today I went into the dreaded area of my closet that contains my summer clothing....hmmpph....you know, we are getting to that time of year again......time to bring the old arms and legs out...and if you have been following my blog for anytime at all you will know how I feel about my legs.......not good...not a good scene and no, much to my dismay they haven't wintered well.........

so I started the torturous job of trying on all of my summer stuff and started to assess the situation....what we can use and what we can't..........I figure now that we are going to be "beachin it" I might just as well get over myself and get some shorts and tanks and some more "swimmers"......oh brother.......I think I might just have to show my upper leg this year..........

or maybe not..............I have decided that will not be happening once again....no way, no how... never..........these legs are just hideous...........they have not got any better even though we have donned the support hose for 3 months this winter to combat the varicose vein issue......even though we have probably done up to 10,000 squats since Christmas.........no they don't look better.....they might even look worse than the last time I laid eyes on them....at least last Sept when I was waving goodbye to these bad boys they had a bit of colour.......aghhhhh :)

so let me get to my point...........the second thing that I am most thankful for is the CAPRIS PANT......ahhhh the greatest invention......the long short...the peddle pusher, the capris whatever you call them....I love them........they have enabled me to join the "summer lovin" crowd......show my calf but not my knee.........they are just great.........I have many many pairs....in an array of colour choices..........and they have been my saviour, for the past 8 years of so.........I seriously don't know what I will do if they go out of style.........lol lol


so there you have it........#2 THE CAPRIS PANT.....(my most thankful things are in no particular order...haha)

happy monday everyone
m:)

things I am thankful for.....#1

One of my fellow blogging buddies has just finished doing a round of documenting 30 things she is most thankful for!!! I got to thinking what a great idea........I know that I sometimes...more often than I care to admit....take things for granted....I worry about the small shit and don't really think about all the wonderful things that I have in my life........so I thought I would try to complete this challenge of sorts........now the challenge will not be finding 30 things I am thankful for it will be documenting them all........now my friend did one a day for 30 days........well you all witnessed the whole pic a day for 365 days went for me.....so I'm not going to pressure myself with this.............I will post as often as I can.....:)


So my first thing I am most thankful for is my husband.........I know sappy sappy but really, I would be a mess without him........geezzzz he really keeps things together around here.....he has made my life so complete...........he is my best friend and I can't imagine life without him. I know when things are not going just as I want them too or I am having a really rough day.......the thing that gets me through is knowing that I get to come home and be with him.....he grounds me and somehow makes things look brighter and better every time!!!


For all the shit that I has happened in my life.......at times I never thought I would get through it, but when I look at my husband it all seems worth it..........if not for all of those experiences I would never have had the chance to meet "T" and would never had the relationship I have now......


So the first thing I am most thankful for is, of course........."T"!!!!

m:)

photo op....

Just thought I would share a few of the pics that I took of my girlfriends new baby boy........he was such a good sport the poor thing.......he had 2 women poking and prodding him all afternoon....I guess it was good training for the rest of his life...his first lesson...women are always going to nag at you....lol lol...I hope I didn't traumatize him too much....

tagged....

So I have been tagged.....my cousin J tagged me a few days ago.......so here goes....

1.What’s your current obsession? almond butter on rice cakes...this too shall pass....

2. What’s your weirdest obsession? hmmm this is tough I am always obsessed with something and it is ever changing...I think T would say they are all weird.

3. What are you wearing today? jeans, black hoody and a hat...its Monday....(well when I wrote this it was Monday...it is now Tues night and I am in comfy pants and a tank...)

4. Why is today special? today was special for a number of reasons, I spent the morning at the cottage just fiddling around....had a really nice lunch with my Mom and then had a wonderful visit with a my girlfriend and her new baby....then home to have dinner with my husband...what could be better....(today was special too....I had an extra day off so that of course made it extra special.....had my hair done...that is major in my life....haven't had it done since Oct....YIKES and I call myself a hairstylist......had a little photo op with my girlfriend and her new baby...so fun...so yeah today was special too)

5. What would you like to learn to do? right now I would love to know how to sew...I'm thinking slipcovers and cushions......but really I am always wishing I knew how to do something better....

6. What’s the last thing you bought? groceries for dinner

7. What are you listening to right now? the climb by that billy guys daughter....love the song just can't remember her name....

8. What’s your favorite weather? the first days of fall....the arms and legs get to be put away for another season...thank goodness.....

9. What’s your most challenging goal right now? learning to be more patient...uggghhh

10. What do you think about the person who tagged you? love her obviously....she is like a little sister to me....

11. What's your favorite guilty pleasure? rubber candy.....jujubes, licorice whatever you've got

12. Favorite vacation spot? anywhere relaxing with T

13. What would you like to have in your hands right now? licorice.......

14. What would you like to get rid of? the sad feeling I sometimes get when I think about our future with or without children.

15. If you could go anywhere in the world for the next hour, where would you go? hmmm I'm really happy right here thanks....

16.Which language do you want to learn? I think I would like to perfect my Spanish

17.What super power would you like to possess? super power....well I'm not sure this is a super power, but I would love to be able to take away the emotional pain that so many endure....

18. What’s your favorite thing about the city you live in? hmmm the shopping the restaurants...the fact that I can go out and not run into 15 people that I know.....in saying that there are things that I miss about small town living...

19.What’s your favorite piece of clothing in your own closet? this great stretchy things that help hold my jeans up without a belt....oh that sounds really odd but they are great really.....if anyone has a big gap in the waist of their pants all the time..these are a lifesaver.....lol

20. What’s your dream job? for the most part I think I'm doing it?

21. If you had $150 now what would you spend it on? someone to come and help me with the gardens at the cottage....

22. Do you admire anyone’s style? oh this took me a bit....but there is this women that comes into my salon and she has the best style....just really put together, current......ahhh love it!

23.Describe your personal style?....boring....classic...I don't really know....you guys might have to help me with this one....

24. If you had to slap one person with no repercussions, who would it be and why? any person that compares themselves to me.....so so dumb...I hate that.....don't compare just do what makes you happy...we are all different......

25. What are you most proud of? ohh gosh so many things and so many people....first off my parents...for raising such lovely children...haha.....no really my parents...my family....my husband....my husbands family...myself....my staff.....lots and lots of people make me very proud.

26. If you could choose one person who has passed to have lunch with who would it be and why? My Grandfather that passed away when my Dad was young....I imagine him a certain way...and I would love to chat with him...I often think about how our family might be different if he had been around.

27. What makes you the most angry at yourself? well there are a few things...this rarely happens but when I don't exercise, that just makes a good day go downhill fast.....when I am agitated at home or at work....that's never a good scene.....most of all when I let little things people do or say to me upset me.......

28. If you could change one thing about yourself what would it be? haha that's easy.....my absolutely god awful...hideous stumps that some might refer to as my legs.....:)

so at the end of this you are supposed to tag 7 other blogs that you enjoy reading...well I love you all seriously everyone I read I love...sooooo... I am just going to say if you are reading this.......consider yourself TAGGED!!!

m:)

stage #2

So we have had a crazy busy weekend..the interior painting is pretty much done...so we moved in..... and we had our first sleepover at the cottage.........ahhh soooooooo exciting....it was great!!!!

Here are some pics from the weekend.......


our first dinner at the cottage.....some greasy fries and foot longs....well that's what they had not me...lol..........my parents came to help with the big cleanup....Mom made that floor shine!!!
so we didn't have our bed set up yet.....so our first sleepover was spent on the couches....

T and his Mom taking a break......

okay here we go.....finally got the mess cleaned up........there is still a bunch to do but it is getting there.........

the little bedroom.....I hope no one ever sleeps in there...I don't ever want to have to make those darn beds again.......my goodness I never knew what a challenge those were to make!!! haha
my grandfathers old trunk.......he built this trunk to bring all his belongings back to Canada after being in France where he was an Air Force Minister.....love it!!

our bedroom....

and the living room........

So as I said lots left to do......we are both sick of manual labour...lol...especially T...........as I have said before, we are not the handy type....but we are giving it our all on this project!! WOW this whole DIY stuff is really overrated.....lol

m:)