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I am tired. _uacct = "UA-4888259-1"; urchinTracker(); Not just "didn't get enough sleep last night, chasing my kids today" tired. I am exhausted. There are days that I can barely keep my eyes open when I'm driving in the middle of the day. I can't figure out why - I'm doing more than enough to keep myself healthy and active: I sleep between 8-10 hours a night I drink 2-3L of water every

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The next time the news airs a piece about someone shot, tasered, or otherwise harmed by the police, please, stop and read this: _uacct = "UA-4888259-1"; urchinTracker(); Is Daddy Going To Die? I've wanted to write this from a child's point of view for years, to have people understand that behind that uniform is a man (or woman) with a family who loves them. And that every single day, he

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43. Grilled cheese with apples, and fresh blueberries 44. Another positive celiac test (this time for C-boo), which means that they will both be equally restricted in their diets, instead of C-boo being restricted for the benefit of her sister 45. Holding hands in the car 46. Calves burning against my first run in 4 months 47. His support for my goals - half marathon in June!! 48.

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I haven't blogged since LAST FRIDAY?? What the heck? I'll make up for it today though :) Running. That's why I haven't been around much. I'm running again!!! It feels so delicious to be busting my tail, heart pounding, legs flying...well, legs turning over and over on the giant hamster wheel that is my 16-year old treadmill, anyway. I hate such a love-hate for that treadmill. Love,

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Another week gone by so quickly! While I try to pause for the little moments, I really am appreciating taking the time to actually write down the little things that make my life so full. Heather had a great quote on her blog this week, from Ann Voskamp's book, One Thousand Gifts: I discover that slapping a sloppy brush of thanksgiving over everything in my life leaves me deeply thankful for

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This is the last recipe I'm posting for the next few days!! I'm going to take my kids to McDonald's and Starbucks for the rest of the week... :p _uacct = "UA-4888259-1"; urchinTracker(); Fish Chowder: This is my creation, aside from a quick look back to the potato corn chowder I love to make to figure out a milk-to-stock ratio. Other than deciding I also needed to make a roux (because

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What is it about winter that makes me bake so much? Thank goodness for workouts, or I'd weigh a tonne right now ;) _uacct = "UA-4888259-1"; urchinTracker(); The bugz asked if we could have a tea party today, and how can you have tea without cookies? (adapted from Afternoon Tea Cookies, courtesy of cooks.com) Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F, and get your cookie sheets greased!

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It's freaking cold here. _uacct = "UA-4888259-1"; urchinTracker(); -43 degrees Celcius. My poor, loving husband works outside. Every time you use your cell phone today, send him a little love and thanks. When he wakes up in the dark of the morning, I can't help but feel bad. Last night, I decided to put together a baked oatmeal recipe that I discovered on (where else?) Pinterest. I

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Is there anything better? _uacct = "UA-4888259-1"; urchinTracker(); Only when that zest is added to a tasty recipe :)

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_uacct = "UA-4888259-1"; urchinTracker(); Minus 20 and snow. I guess winter came back? The bugz have been playing nicely by themselves for almost 2 hours. I'm not about to step in Coffee. Yes, coffee :) My yoga plans were derailed today because Leith is on call. We blame the weather for that one... No yoga = 90 minutes on the treadmill. Not running though... Two wood stoves means that our

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After a week of counting gratitudes, here is my first post on my way to One Thousand Gifts! _uacct = "UA-4888259-1"; urchinTracker(); thank you to Ann at www.aholyexperience.com (even though it isn't Monday...) 1. Sneaking back into bed for a half hour nap :) 2. Watching them perform "ballu-et" every day...not *just* ballet lol 3. A washing machine with a sanitize cycle when tummies

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I've had a few conversations on Twitter about selfish vs self-care lately. It seems a few (or many more) of us are starting to feel the drag from all the outside commitments in our lives. Some are huge commitments, like NICU babies, business decisions and marriages. Some are less - the cooking, the cleaning, the driving, the mundane every day. _uacct = "UA-4888259-1"; urchinTracker();

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Wouldn't you know it? Winter finally arrived! And while the temperatures are still warm for January, I am definitely feeling de-conditioned to these sub-zero temperatures!! The bugz have been begging for pink cupcakes since they read Pinkalicious, so  today seemed like the perfect day to channel a bit of summertime flavour in the kitchen! I found this recipe at A Beautiful Mess Blog. Let

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My beautiful bugz are at their very first dance class, all by themselves! I'm trying so hard to not peek through the curtains...it's so hard!! I can't believe they are big enough for dance already! Wasn't it just yesterday that they were sleeping in their carseats while I taught?

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January in Alberta... _uacct = "UA-4888259-1"; urchinTracker(); It's grey and windy. The grass is brown, the trees are bare. We are trapped in a never-ending Groundhog-day pattern of unseasonably warm weather which, although nice, is starting to feel suffocating. The days are short, the nights are long, and it feels like March without the promise of renewal. That's why I've started a

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I love fried chicken.  _uacct = "UA-4888259-1"; urchinTracker(); I hate logging fried chicken into my health & fitness app... I also hate buying fried chicken from a fast food restaurant when I have no idea what they're really putting in my food. I love cooking (and baking!) from scratch :) So tonight, I made my own baked chicken strips. I took a chance, threw a bunch of seasoning

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I have two little princesses who are just a little excited to rain sparkles and glitter down on the seats of the Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium! I have one Belle and one Ariel waiting to see Beauty & the Beast in REAL life. There is just a little bit of anxious squirming in the backseat of our car ;)

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It is blissfully quiet here at the Acreage right now. Kit-kat is playing with stickers, and C-boo is snuggled up with Daddy because they both have upset tummies. I took advantage of the peace and slathered my hair with coconut oil. Surrounded by the tropical aroma, I started thinking of a few of my favourite things right now :) _uacct = "UA-4888259-1"; urchinTracker(); 1. Coconut oil!!

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Here we are, five days into a new year and I haven't posted once! I've been soaking up 2012, finding my ground, doing lots of yoga and spending time on me. I'm in the middle of a three-day stretch with no kids, and I am just breathing life. _uacct = "UA-4888259-1"; urchinTracker(); 2012 is the year of detox for me: mind, body and soul. It is the year of me, first. I started this little

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Depressed doesn't mean depressing. _uacct = "UA-4888259-1"; urchinTracker(); Meds doesn't equal crazy. And yet, for someone who is so open about depression, I struggle with admitting this to a crowd. Maybe I worry that you'll judge me, or that you'll jump to conclusions. Maybe I worry that you'll roll your eyes or tread to gently the next time we talk? But then again, maybe I just

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I'm hiding in my bedroom at 11:15pm on Christmas Eve, trying to ignore my wide-awake, wonder-filled children in the next room. You see, they woke up 20 minutes ago an found out that Santa has already visited!! Awesome. Thank goodness they don't have a clock and can't tell time... They've seen the parcels Santa left in their room: one wrapped in brown paper, and another box with a Princess

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It's +5 on Christmas Eve. Really, my entire list of gratitudes should just stop there. The weather is beautiful, the sun is shining (for a few more minutes...), and there is just enough snow on the ground to cover up the mud. _uacct = "UA-4888259-1"; urchinTracker(); Perfect, really :) But in addition to that, I really must give thanks for: husbands who come home last-minute miracles

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This is a post that has been written and re-written so many times in the past 5 months, both in my head and on the screen. I've waited and waited, sometimes scared, sometimes apathetic, sometimes angry, sometimes at peace. It's a post that many people have asked and wondered about, and for nearly 5 months, I've kept my mouth closed: _uacct = "UA-4888259-1"; urchinTracker(); At the beginning

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Not to be confused with last week's post, 36 hours ;) _uacct = "UA-4888259-1"; urchinTracker(); My husband has exactly 34 hours to get home before I trade him in. Don't worry - he knows these conditions. I am nothing, if not transparent. Ha. So, for the next 34 hours, I will madly try to assemble some veil of festivity in our house. I will try to get it cleaned up and decorated to

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Why do iPhone software updates take soooo long?? Honestly! _uacct = "UA-4888259-1"; urchinTracker(); The funny thing is, as soon as I typed that ... well, the update finished. Now the title of my post today is completely irrelevant. Such is life, I suppose. An important PSA for you this morning: that cookie recipe I shared last night?? DON'T MAKE THEM!! They really ought to be renamed "

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I haven't written much at all this week, have I?  _uacct = "UA-4888259-1"; urchinTracker(); I've been floating around in this cloud of survival, partly busy, partly avoidance, partly a lot of things. I have emails to answer, calls to return, laundry to fold and put away (gag), gifts to buy and wrap...a house to decorate! I'm just not there yet. I've been doing...stuff, I guess. I've been

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I'm trying to keep myself preoccupied right now so this weekend was full of busy fun! We went to my mom's Christmas party for kids on Saturday to decorate gingerbread men and see Santa. The bugz were thrilled to wear their (non-matching) party dresses that they picked out themselves this year :) _uacct = "UA-4888259-1"; urchinTracker(); C-boo was very...thorough?  Kit-kat, on the

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...I was wide awake. _uacct = "UA-4888259-1"; urchinTracker(); Suffice it to say that my brain has been running on overload since Kit-kat's blood work came back positive for Celiac disease. We will meet with a pediatric gastroenterologist on Wednesday for her pre-op consultation and find out what day they will do her biopsy to confirm. C-boo is booked for a consultation as well, and

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Just keep swimming, just keep swimming... I've been waiting impatiently for news of C-boo's blood work last week, amidst countless hours of Google and Twitter-combing for ideas and answers. This morning, a phone call added a whole new level of fun to the pile. And by "fun", I mean sucky-stupid-lameballs-non-awesomeness. Sorry. I've been holding onto maturity all day and needed to let that out.

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While I was dragging my screaming children from store to store on a monster-list of errands today, I noticed something peculiar: _uacct = "UA-4888259-1"; urchinTracker(); I'd always assumed that real Christmas trees were expensive and impractical, especially since my only experience with one was the tree my dad cut down at 3am after a night shift when I was in high school. I won't go into

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I've been husband-less for 21 days and counting. There is supposed to be some form of regulation that limits time away to 21 days. It seems to have been overlooked. Parts not arriving on time, high winds this week...a series of setbacks that mean my husband won't be home for his birthday...he won't be home for another week...that will make for 28 days. Sigh... Meanwhile, I am looking at 21

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If I could, I would: _uacct = "UA-4888259-1"; urchinTracker(); like mushrooms and borscht. They both sound so appetizing, yet try as I may, I can't choke them down :( run outside every day feel inspired to take more pictures take an Italian language class buy a new treadmill, but to justify that, I would need to: enjoy running on a treadmill more. It's just. so. boring! paint my bedroom grey

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I hate my tree, but you already know that. _uacct = "UA-4888259-1"; urchinTracker(); I finished my whining and my tea, went downstairs and hauled up Beastly. I made it this far before I collapsed into a puddle of despair: Ugh. So I went online to search for better trees. Maybe someone would have free instant delivery, right? I called Leith as well, because misery loves company

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I hate my Christmas tree. _uacct = "UA-4888259-1"; urchinTracker(); I hate is SO much.  I hate it in the way that you can only hate something that is the purest burden on your Christmas season. It's worse than burnt appetizers, champagne hangovers, great-aunt moustaches, horny dogs, and in-laws all wrapped up in one. I hate my Christmas tree. You see, many, many five years ago I

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This has been a horrible week. (I will say this - yesterday was amazing, because I got to stand beside a dear, sweet friend when she was married...just so that you don't think my whole life sucks right now!!) Monday was a breaking point. When C-boo was screaming in pain again on Tuesday, I tricked her into another suppository when she thought I was giving her bum cream. She is so terrified

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There are some things in this world that I have never, ever been able to understand. One of them is complaining and whining about things that are fully in within your control. When I was in high school, my dad was one of four RCMP officers in our town. Do you know how many times I heard, "Your dad pulled me over for speeding/stunting/tinting/drinking/whatever"  Do you know what my reply

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_uacct = "UA-4888259-1"; urchinTracker(); You haven't lived until you've spent a night with your child screaming "Owwwiiiiieeeeee!" on the toilet for an hour. When you've spent the last year and a half giving her two different stool softeners a day (Lansoyl jelly and Lax-a-Da powder) and seen no effect. When you've held her down with all 150lbs of your own body weight while she smashes her

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Wanna know how many naps I've had in the past 18 days? 15. Wanna know how many hours of work I've put in? Zero. Yup, this rocks :)

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I've been rolling this post around in my head ever since I saw it on meant2bemama's blog last week. With my bugz tucked into the beds for a nap, here goes! _uacct = "UA-4888259-1"; urchinTracker(); 5 things you may not know about me: I was born in a suburb of Ottawa but moved to Airdrie when I was in kindergarten. I'm still in touch with my childhood best friend, which is super cool. We

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Here we are, two weeks into unemployment, and I have learned a few very important lessons. _uacct = "UA-4888259-1"; urchinTracker(); First: we cannot be insanely busy every day of the week. Not only does that throw us into a vortex of whining, but it results in massively skewed nap times (for all!), very late bedtimes, very late mornings, and general fatigue and weariness. Second:

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I make a mean Mac n Cheese, and I'm proud of it. I don't buy KD - I don't believe that cheese powder is real food. This is my comfort food to end all comfort foods, and I'm always looking for ways to jazz it up and change things around.  _uacct = "UA-4888259-1"; urchinTracker(); I found a one-pot recipe on Pinterest (of course!) that I've been wanting to try for a few days. We were tired

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Ugh. _uacct = "UA-4888259-1"; urchinTracker(); Remind me not to drink coffee after 4pm, okay? It results in a restless night and blogging at 2am. We all slept in until 9:30 this morning, but I. Am. Bagged. Done. Exhausted. All I want is a nap, and the minions are having nothing to do with that. I don't want to craft or play outside or edit photos. I don't want to drive to town

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I know that I am going to regret sitting at my computer in about, ohhhh, 5 hours when Kit-kat wakes up, but I'm wide-awake after a long day and need to purge my brain back to sleep ;) _uacct = "UA-4888259-1"; urchinTracker(); I had a wonderful, wonderful day today! It was one of those days that could have been stressful and painful but ended up being a sweet reassurance that I am in the

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Tonight marks one week of unemployment for me ;) _uacct = "UA-4888259-1"; urchinTracker(); It's been grand! Although it's a little strange, and I feel like I'm on an extended weekend, it's really, really nice. My bugz and I have been able to spend every minute of the day together, and their rotten behaviour has taken a backseat for the time being. Of course they're 3, and they have their

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We waited all fall for snow. We waited until I was done work and the wood stove was cleaned out. We played outside on the first day. Then the wind kicked up. Then I realized I could wait just a little longer!!

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Unemployment is awesome thus far. _uacct = "UA-4888259-1"; urchinTracker(); I slept in until 7am, drank coffee in my PJs by the fire, went for a walk, taught my bugz to write the letter "A", and more! It's still a bit weird, but today is only the first day. I'm sure we'll be used to this in no time :)

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After many years and many failures, I finally poached an egg!!! And it was tasty :)

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I will: sleep watch Treehouse do crafts clean my office get the bugz' passport applications in! bake bread get ready for Erin's shower and wedding!! (eeee!) snuggle my bugz detox my hair run play outside (note: need winter boots!) teach ballet visit did I mention sleep?? Skype with GG blog more visit Sku travel to see Leith work on my 101 in 1001 list read catch up on True Blood ;) plough the

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Sometimes, the only way to get what you want is to have a good, long cry about it!! We had a rough night last night. It was the first day of the last week of day home, after a week at home with Gigi. It was the day after the time change, and the bugz didn't think that afternoon napping was en vogue... Leith was still out of town, and I had to teach ballet after supper. By the time we ate and

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Gramma is back home. The bugz are tucked into bed. I'm curled up in my own bed for the first time in 8 nights... (Not that I'm complaining - this week with GG here was so wonderful. I wish she didn't have to go so soon!) I'm on the home stretch. 4 more workdays until I can claim my place as a stay-at-home mom. 4 more sleeps until I can cuddle with my bugz whenever I want to. 4 more days until I

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What do you do when you don't want to spend money on Halloween?? Use a roll of brown kraft paper, a skien of twine and some black eyeshadow to create a couple of Paper Bag Princesses!! Total cost? $1.99 for twine and $10 for two long-sleeve t-shirts :) (L) C-boo; (R) Kit-kat Then, score 2 huuuuuge pumpkins at Superstore for $2.49 each and carve them into (really sad) jack-o-lanterns!

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Ugh. There's a big ugly beast in the world right now. It's not quite anorexia, but it sure as hell is disordered. It's this obsession with being thin, to the point of a miserable life. These women (not girls) berating their appearance, begging themselves to become an army of Kate Moss minions "Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels" Are you kidding me? That, followed by pages of "thinspiration

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My friend Heather recently posted a link to a blog, dispelling the "do it all" myth. I think that bloggers can sometimes give the impression that life is all sunshine and roses. After all, who wants to read about our whiny problems and negative attitudes day in and day out? So, in the spirit of dispelling the myth, this is what I don't do: I don't shower every day. Every other day, tops and I

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Here's the thing: a lot of people would probably say that it is easier to quit than to weather the storm. After all, if you quit, you avoid all the pain associated with persevering through the storm. I'll tell you this - it's equally hard to quit. Some days, I wonder if it's harder to quit than to struggle through. I've quit a lot of things in my adult life, and it's never been easy. The

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I'm listening to the silly sounds of two little girls who have invaded their Great-Gramma's nap :) The three of them are cuddled up on my bed, reading and telling stories while I quietly putter around the house. Those bugz have been so good since Gigi arrived yesterday - they are excited and enthralled! I'm amazed at how they've taken to her. She's only been to visit once or twice a year since

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We survived the first week of single parenting!! It was a long haul, and by Tuesday afternoon I was done. The girls must have sensed my anxiety because by Wednesday afternoon we had settled into a calmer routine. I had yesterday off for a doctor's appointment to fix my tipsy IUD. It wasn't the least bit painful, thank goodness. I was terrified going in, hearing the words "embedded" and "

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I found my lawyer and he is alive and well :) Thank god... Let me reflect on the weight lifted off my shoulders ...bliss.

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...where I am exhausted from single parenting and working ...where I am conflicted from sending my bugz to the day home when C-boo is unwell ...where I am trying to keep all the balls up in the air for another 2 weeks and 2 days ...where I am so sick and tired of keeping my mouth shut and my chin up when I am hurt ...where I am tired of being tired and tired of scrambling and tired of it all ...

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I'm laying in bed with my bugz, looking at the week ahead and trying to keep perspective. Leith is gone for three weeks. He will be home for a day in between to transition between the Great North and the Deep South. My gramma is coming to stay for the middle week. When it's all done, my away-from-home job will be over and our new life will start. I lost my temper several times with my bugz

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Tonight, I am going to buy Pillsbury cresent rolls and fill them with dark chocolate and cheese. I'll probably spread Nutella on them too, and sprinkle a few pecans inside. I'm also buying cinnamon roll dough, and I am going to fill them with butter, cranberries, brown sugar, pecans and chocolate. And I will also remember to buy milk, and take pictures of my creations so that you all throw your

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We lose thousands of hours in our lives      A third of every day spent sleeping      Mindlessly driving to and from work, wondering how we even got there      Dozing on lazy Sunday afternoons      Sleeping off the celebrations from the night before      Burying our heads in the pillow      Flipping channels and pages All the hours spent away from home      ...in cars      ...at desks      ...on

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It's been a difficult fall for us out here at the Acreage. Of course, it hasn't been as difficult as years past, when we've struggled to make ends meet and juggled looming responsibility with crazy uncertainty. In fact, that area of our lives has been a calm oasis. But the changes in our life this year have been a huge transition. I lost my job, I experienced a huge betrayal of trust, I found a

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Do you hear that? _uacct = "UA-4888259-1"; urchinTracker(); ...it's the sound of two tired bugz napping on an unexpected day at home with mom. ...it's the sound of laundry turning downstairs while chores get finished in between snuggles. ...it's the sound of dinner being prepared from scratch instead of frozen at the end of August and thawed throughout the day ...it's what we wish our life

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After over 2 years, we finally finished our kitchen: I use the term "finished" lightly, because we still need to grout and tile the toekicks and backsplash, and install the pulls on the new cupboards. But for all intents and purpose, it is  done. We knew we'd never get those tall pantries painted, so when Ikea had their kitchen event, we decided to hop on the free-gift-card train and get

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I hate scary movies. I can't watch them. I don't watch them. They plague me for life if I try to. Case in point: Jurassic Park. Not a "scary" movie by any standard, but when my dad and I saw it in the theaters in 1993, I slept in my 5-year old sister's room that night, and several nights after. Ever since then, I have dinosaur nightmares a few times a year where I am being hunted at Jurassic

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I discovered an iPhone app for Blogger! I'm sitting outside, waiting for the windshield repair shop to open...I can't tell you how excited I am to sit in their waiting room for 2 hours this morning!! It looks like a ghost town - I'm going to be somewhat unimpressed if my appointment is screwed up. I can stand lateness... I'm so thrilled about my mobile blogging app though! I have absolutely

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...when you've assembled enough Ikea furniture in your life that you want to hunt down the founder of Ikea, dissemble his car and hand him an Allen key: ...jerk... _uacct = "UA-4888259-1"; urchinTracker();

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Did you know that it is less than eleven weeks until Christmas? That means there are just 12 weeks left in this year, and I have learned a lot from 2011:Vibrams are the greatest running shoes. Period. It is easier to install the drawer runners in an Ikea cabinet if you lay it on its side, rather than trying when it's already mounted to the wall (would have been nice to know in 2009...) Keeping

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Not from blogging, don't worry! ...Although the past 6 weeks were definitely lacking... No, a hiatus from the digital world, from the hustle and bustle of my virtual social existence. I'm not busy per se, but my hours are limited. I'm bringing down the axe and making cuts in my life, deciding what is most important to me. Life is all about relationships, but I need to foster the ones closest to

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Okay, technically they are bacon and egg breakfast cups. But I was on Twitter, and one thing led to another, and now we all want bacon except for Jen, who wants pie. _uacct = "UA-4888259-1"; urchinTracker(); I'm all about the compromise... I've finally discovered the "it" factor about pinterest. Thus, I have spent many, many hours pinning many, many things and wasting gobs of

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Just so ya know, I haven't abandoned you!! _uacct = "UA-4888259-1"; urchinTracker(); We went to Jasper this past weekend, and the weekend before I was in an amaaaaaaazing course with Interior Fitness' Julie Wiebe, and in the week in between I was crazy busy mixed with deathly sick. Yikes! Work is work... I was on a later schedule for September which was hard with Leith's schedule and

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Here ya go, vultures. On Thursday morning, I spent 40 minutes talking about all things pelvic with Narissa Singh on Mommy Talk: _uacct = "UA-4888259-1"; urchinTracker(); Mommy Talk Episode 6: The Pelvic Floor from fusedlogic TV on Vimeo.

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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

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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

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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

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So I totally went and wrote an article for a nationally franchised moms' group's monthly newsletter. _uacct = "UA-4888259-1"; urchinTracker(); Well, I say "national", but they actually have licenses across North America. No big deal... So here it is, and big thanks to Carol for the opportunity to write for Mommy Connections!!! Prenatal Exercise: Growing with Your Bump Enjoy!!

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I was a huge dinosaur nerd as a kid. My dino-love was only slightly shadowed by my pioneer love. My best friend's parents were archaeologists. I was an ancient history geek well into the sixth grade... _uacct = "UA-4888259-1"; urchinTracker(); When the Jurassic Forest opened up north of the city, I knew it was only a matter of time before I would need to drive out there to get my geek on!

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_uacct = "UA-4888259-1"; urchinTracker(); My old friend Hugh asked me how on earth I make 30 meals for less than $300, so I decided to show you all! This month, I am making 5 Sweet Potato Burrito dinners, 4 9x13 lasagnas (2 meat, 2 vegetarian), 4 Turkey and Sweet Potato Shepherd's Pies, 6 baked pastas With veggies (2 meat, 2 alfredo, 2 marinara), 5 Beef Stews, 3 Potato Corn Chowders and

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_uacct = "UA-4888259-1"; urchinTracker(); Tonight... I am cooking ground beef, ground turkey, and maybe even stew meat in preparation for my Big Cook tomorrow. It's been too long since I did a Big Cook, and I'm tired of coming home hungry at 6pm. On the menu: shepherd's pie, lasagna, baked pastas, sweet potato burritos, beef stew, broccoli cheese soup and potato corn chowder! Everything

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4 years ago today I found out I was pregnant. 4 days later, I rolled our 700lb quad on top of me. Other than some colourful bruising I was miraculously unharmed, but I was so shaken up that I haven't ridden since. _uacct = "UA-4888259-1"; urchinTracker(); I've tried to a few times since we moved out here, but I've never made it off the lawn. I've even stranded myself at the top of our "

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I finally went and had another tattoo done. Nosce te ipsum...know thyself. Yes, it hurt like hell. I have the boniest feet known to man, so it was excruciating. I was fine on the table, but I definitely will let it sit for awhile before I add any more to it :D But I know myself, now more than ever. I know this because every time someone has asked me how I am doing in the past week I have been

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_uacct = "UA-4888259-1"; urchinTracker(); Warm sunshine on the deck with Sherrie Bugz and lollipops...silence Dinner with mom and dad Sunshine, briefly reminding me that it is in fact summer! Snuggly bugz while Daddy is gone for work Surprisingly smooth mornings as we adjust to our new schedule Great co-workers and feeling comfortable in my new job Ridiculously long lunch breaks :) Planning

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This summer has been so blahh with its cloudy skies and rainy days. There are many nights where I wish I had a strong stew in the crockpot, or thick oatmeal when I wake up.  On our way home from Saskatchewan last week though, I picked up the latest issue of Chatelaine. I've always skipped the recipes in the back, but this issue had a whole section that can only be described as Nom Nom Nommm! _

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This may be the longest I've gone without posting, at least in recent history!! I've been so busy, between traveling to Saskatchewan last weekend and starting my new job this week, I've barely had time to breathe, let along blog! _uacct = "UA-4888259-1"; urchinTracker(); Big changes, bloggie friends. Big changes over here.  The most significant change has been recent and has been an

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I am trying to train my bugz to go to sleep before 8pm, because starting Tuesday, we have to be up at 5:30am. So far, it isn't working... I'm 6 days in to my 90 day challenge...but really only on Day 4 due to the blender that dropped its bottom out and ruined one of my shakes, running out of samples while I waited for my own stash to arrive in the mail, and being one shake short of 6 days anyway

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Something I need to forgive myself for: _uacct = "UA-4888259-1"; urchinTracker(); I've been stalling on Day 3 for a long time because I haven't been able to think about something I need to forgive myself for. Finally, in the past few weeks I have found it: I need to forgive myself for the past 12 years of being a dreamer at the expense of my responsibilities. Now before you step back and

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An update on the way in a few days...big shifts happening over here in Magzland. _uacct = "UA-4888259-1"; urchinTracker(); All good though :)  All good!

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Most of my long-time readers and real life friends know how I feel about nutritional supplementation. I really, truly believe that you CAN get all your nutrients from real, whole foods. I am a notorious ingredient-label reader, and nine times out of ten I'd prefer to make my own food rather than buy it. Hence Sunday's massive baking spree in the +27 heat...yikes! Unfortunately, I lack daytime

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Today is one of those rare Summer of 2011 days where the thermometer has actually risen above 22 degrees. To celebrate, I decided to turn my oven on and bake my house full of love. _uacct = "UA-4888259-1"; urchinTracker(); Beignets were first on the list, since they were such a success on Friday and I've had a few requests to share ;) Next was banana bread, since the banana I went to eat for

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Between Princess and the Frog and True Blood, I've been craving a visit to the deep south of Louisiana. Unfortunately, our budget and babysitters don't seem to agree with my whims, so today I took the plunge and taught myself to make homemade beignets. _uacct = "UA-4888259-1"; urchinTracker(); Oh, sweet beignets.  The southern donut, coated in a film of powdered sugar, calling my name ever

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And a lot happier than the last time we chatted! _uacct = "UA-4888259-1"; urchinTracker(); First of all, I am happily typing away on my brand-new iMac which I purchased today from WestWorld Computers. Let me just say this: I was blown away by their customer service. They hooked me up BIG TIME. Now I can work away in peace at my desk, rather than hunched over my iPad or crying over my dead

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_uacct = "UA-4888259-1"; urchinTracker(); Here I am, typing away on my iPad like a woodpecker. A lot of people have been asking a lot of questions, and rather than reply to a dozen Facebook and Twitter inquiries, I decided to blog. After all, blogging is what I do. Yesterday involved several very difficult decisions in my life, none of which I've enjoyed making. Unfortunately, the first

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I've been laying in bed following a Twitter stream about my friend, Jen Banks' recent post about her weight loss journey on MomNation. I tossed and turned with this post bubbling in my head, trying to decide if it belonged here or on my HAWT Fitness site. _uacct = "UA-4888259-1"; urchinTracker(); Here it is ;) I soap-box about fitness a lot (like that's any surprise to my wonderful readers!),

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July is so beautiful! It may just be one of my favourite months of the whole year: everything has settled into the lazy waves of summer and it feels relaxing no matter how much I need to do. I went for a Reiki treatment yesterday morning, and it was an incredible experience! It's hard to describe, and people experience it in many different ways, but I felt (and still feel!) very content and

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It's no secret that I can be a bit cheap sometimes.  I've caught myself at Joe, shaking my head at paying twelve whole dollars for a pair of pants for my bugz.  I actually debated between a pair of $5 and $7 leggings as well.  I don't like spending money where I don't need to, and grocery stores seem to be the worst offenders. _uacct = "UA-4888259-1"; urchinTracker(); You go in for just

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...is kicking my azz. _uacct = "UA-4888259-1"; urchinTracker(); I am frustrated emotionally, spiritually, professionally, physically and mentally. Ever corner of my life seems to be fraught with contradiction and negativity.  I am trying SO hard to block the things and people causing this disruption, but it feels very hard today.  I am trying to look for the personal growth in the situations,

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Waaaaay back in 2000, I was a young, naive dancer with hopes for the world.  I was enrolled at Grant MacEwan in their 2-year dance program with plans to transfer to the University of Calgary's Kinesiology degree after. _uacct = "UA-4888259-1"; urchinTracker(); Two weeks into the course, I withdrew.  It was waaaaaaay too modern-dance for my small-town, low-self-esteem, 19-year-old ego to

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A lot of life and worldly wisdom floats by me from day to day.  When I'm caught up in a particular thought though, it seems that opportunity flies into every open window! _uacct = "UA-4888259-1"; urchinTracker(); I've been focusing a lot of pelvic floor health with HAWT Fitness lately as I try to nail down our curriculum and write out my core expectations of instructors (haha...punny).  I've

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A statement, instead of a question. _uacct = "UA-4888259-1"; urchinTracker(); How's that for a change? Granted, where I am now is at my kitchen table: blogging, instead of finishing the gigantic task of cleaning out my office. But I digress... (obviously) I've been giving a lot of thought as to why I feel so good lately.  I think that I am finally (finally!) comfortable in my own skin.  I

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