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You Don’t Get To Pick Your Problems, But You Do Get To Pick Your Attitude

June 30, 2014 by 5 Comments

Over the years, I have learned the discipline of gratitude and choosing joy. I always laugh at people when they are shocked to hear I have problems.  Life is full of problems. I’m alive, therefore I have problems. It is part of the human condition. My life is anything but a happy shiny rainbow. I am […]

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Do stuff you love to do and don’t worry about helmet hair!

May 22, 2014 by 6 Comments

It has been literally 3 years since I have been able to ride my bike or commute with it. It has nothing to do with time, coordination, preparedness, vanity about how sweaty I am when I arrive places, or the reality of my schedule. I wasn’t healthy enough. For the past few years as I […]

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Everywhere You Go…There You Are

April 27, 2014 by 6 Comments

Yesterday I woke up at 3:42 am and did not go back to sleep. 500 women were coming to a breakfast and I was the keynote speaker. Once I realized the day had come, I just got up and went about my planned morning….just a few hours earlier than planned. I was prepared, ready and nervous. Nervous […]

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The Artisan Soul {52 Books}

April 21, 2014 by Leave a Comment

Your life is meant to be a masterpiece. You are captivating and most alive when you are who you are, not when you’re trying desperately to be someone else. We, myself included, often seek to echo someone else or another group in order to stay safe, in order to be accepted. To experience a sense […]

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Gold! Oh Canada, eh?

February 23, 2014 by Leave a Comment

Canada. I have lived up here in what I like to call the ‘subarctic‘ for almost 16 years. We love our hockey and our hockey players, that much is clear. My dad is Canadian and we grew up listening to Don Cherry yell at Ron MacLean in between periods. Don made me have more than a […]

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Know Where You’re Going And Then Keep Going!

December 28, 2013 by 2 Comments

Christmastime in the subarctic. Yesterday morning we packed up our car and started the drive to my in-laws. We worked through Christmas Eve and spent Christmas and Boxing Day with family in Edmonton, then onto my husband’s family house in Saskatchewan to spend time together through New Year’s. We joke about the drive because they […]

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My Birthday Gift To You – Free Books!

December 13, 2013 by 5 Comments

During my thirty-fourth year of living on the earth, I have learned a lot of things.  I am not my pant size. How to use a table saw and keep my eyes open at the same time. You can and should live both deep and wide. Doing one thing for one person does change the […]

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My Birthday Book. Opinions Required STAT!

December 8, 2013 by 14 Comments

In a few days, I am going to turn 34.  And yes, I did have to refer to the year to figure out how old I am about to be. Having your birthday close to Christmas results in a few hilarious realities when it comes to planning a birthday adventure. I tend to hate having […]

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