Monthly Archives: September 2011

Love…

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  • my husband
  • my bugz
  • my first coffee of the morning, with almond milk in it
  • my heated car seats
  • watching the sunrise each morning on my way to work
  • big hugs and squeals when I pick my bugz up
  • frosty mornings, but only when they give way to sunny afternoons ;)
  • muscles remembering the chords of each piece of ballet syllabus music
  • 18 fresh faces each Monday night, ready to dance and learn
  • paycheques every Friday morning, bills paid every Friday night
  • an opportunity to promote my passion on live TV this Thursday … eek!
  • friends, in all their phases and stages
  • photographs, finished or work-in-progress, love captured
  • surprise lunch dates every week :)
  • learning and re-learning, keeping my mind fresh
  • the excitement of having TV again after 3 years – what a treat!
  • the hustle of fall in the air
  • finding out that reading Tolstoy isn’t as terrifying as I’d thought
  • dinner stacked in the freezer, hard work turned into good food
  • running, feeling alive instead of tired
  • warm sweaters
  • fuzzy bedtime snuggles, even if they spend the rest of the night kicking me ;)
  • holistic options, a pharmaceutical-free life
  • reiki zen-bubbles
  • late-night tweeting … even if my “late” night is 9pm!
  • VD dates with Sherrie, and vampire wine from my cute husband
  • an awesome clinic this weekend about all things pelvic
  • sunshine and life

No rest

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I’ve been go-go-go-go for so long now that my poor blog is being neglected. I had the best intentions this weekend: I was going to update this one, post in my professional blog, get a photo blog up…

Needless to say, I didn’t achieve any of those bloggy goals. Sigh…

I sit at a computer all day long. When I get home, I barely even turn my iMac on. I eat, wash, clean and go to bed. I don’t even really read at home… I’m feeling technologically overwhelmed and I miss all of you!

So what’s new? Lots has been going on, despite my online absence. I’ve been visiting people in real life (gasp!), planning a family vacation to Mexico (tickes purchased!), cleaning my house like a madwoman, and generally drifting through life.

Some goals for the next few weeks? Get my health on track. Get my nutrition back on track. Get my basic, foundational fitness back on track so I can run safely. Get my energy back up…I’ve been so tired with the lack of activity in my life… Stop eating after 8pm because I’m bored. Stop drinking wine during the week. Stretch. Get to physio…all that good stuff.

Get my ballet student’s started on their Winter Showcase piece. I’m excited to be choreographing :) Start planning out my long-distance running/duathlon training for the winter because I am totally looking forward to racing again next year dammit!

Planning out our winter budget (yawn) so that we can finish our kitchen reno from 2 years ago…finish the flooring in our sunporch before the snow flies…and maybe one day get all the energy upgrades done to our house.

Did I mention Mexico?? I can’t wait for February :) :)

I’m excited to start Vampire Diaries dates with Sherrie again this week. I’ve missed our date nights. I may even go crazy and order sallelite for our house so that we can split date nights. I haven’t had “real” TV in our house since September 2008….

I’ve got professional things coming up too…an online television show on the 22nd, articles to write. I’ve started 2 courses at NAIT from my original program – one as a refresher, one that provides a new certification. I have a workshop coming up in a few weekends that I can’t wait for.

Busy, busy, busy. Not enough hours in the day… But the peace of mind that comes from full-time work is so worth it. I love leaving my work behind at 4:30 and having my evenings and weekends be for me and whatever I need.

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Busy body

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I am falling behind as my life speeds up, and things around here are becoming neglected!!_uacct = “UA-4888259-1″;urchinTracker();

  • my house
  • my blog
  • my fitness
  • my projects
My goodness! I spent all day today purging and cleaning the main floor of our house. I essentially dumped both bedrooms out on the floor and slaved away until they were done. I scrubbed each bathroom and vacuumed and washed all the floors. In the midst of all of this, I made frequent trips down to our laundry room, swapping and loading clothes and blankets and towels, trudging baskets back upstairs to put away.
I wonder if I would get more laundry put away if it were on our main floor…
Doubtful!
I haven’t been for a run in two weeks. I feel achy and lazy and bored. I’m teaching a 90-minute ballet class, but we all know that teaching ballet falls on the minimal-exertion end of the scale. I’ve figured out a schedule that will get me running and keep my body strong so that I can fight the early onset of Office Azz.  We do not want to be victims of Office Azz over here!! Especially with the cold weather around the corner and the treat counter in my office…
I’m also going to start more long-distance running now that my energy isn’t used up teaching. I want to do a half-marathon early in 2012 so that if I decide to do a full marathon, I’ll still have lots of time. I also got that rotten multi-sport itch when I saw a triathlon going at the TriLeisure centre this weekend. Another duathlon in my future, perhaps?? I’d love to get out to Footstock again…
Not only has my activity level sucked, but my diet has too. I know that it is instinct to crave comfort foods in times of stress, but at some point I need to recognize the power of my own mind! I need a slap upside the head…
My blog…oh, poor bloggity-blog. I miss you! I honestly just don’t have the energy when I get home to type up a post for you :( These once-a-week postings are shameful. I need to put more effort into blogging random stray thoughts to keep you all entertained :) :)
My projects! Oh my!! I’m working on my professional site, with so much to say and too little time to say it. I’ve been invited to be a guest on fusedlogicTV’s Mommy Time segment on September 22. I had an article published for Mommy Connections. I have more interest in my pelvic floor and core training than ever!! It’s nice: I can do as much or as little as I want to and just work on enjoying what I do.
I’ve been madly editing photos. I’m still finishing up Erin’s engagement shoot, and I just shot a wedding on Saturday! I have 350 photos to give them, and I am SO happy with how they all turned out :) It was a beautiful day with a gorgeous bride and stunning wedding party. But no, I am NOT doing another wedding ever again. This was a one-shot special favour ;)
Other than all that craziness, life has been good :) Leith and I relaxed with a couple of movies last night. The bugz have been as good as 3-year olds can be. Work is still great, even when it’s busy. I’ve had some great get-togethers and am just enjoying the ease of this newfound freedom in my life.
I may be falling behind in some areas, but I am enjoying every moment of the ride!