Day 15 Of 30 Day Blog Challenge~ Where will you be in 5 Years?

Day 15~ Where will you be in 5 Years?

WOW again....that's a loaded question.

I have absolutely no idea truly. We have a couple idea's up our sleeves. We really hope to be a bit closer to a retirement plan. Working towards Paul retiring at 60 years old. We hope to travel much more, timing wise that will work out perfectly. As Braden will be completely independent, with his settlement starting in the near future. His needs will be met financially. This leaves Paul and I freer to move forward into which ever direction we choose. To be honest, I hate to wish away the years. But in 5 years it will completely be about Paul and I. How do you not look forward to that?

Until that time we will continue to enjoy the ride, life is really simple right now. We are loving that, its quiet, calm and happy~

So lets continue to ride these waves peacefully~

100 Things I want to teach my dughter #79 You can make your dreams come true if you wake up and work~

#79  You can make your dreams come true if you wake up and work.

I know sometimes in life it doesn't seem fair that you have to work so damn hard, always working. But we have two choices in life we can either
a) Work really hard and enjoy the benefits of that
                         OR
b)Not work hard, float through life without goals and worry constantly about where we are going to be in 5 years.

We all have our own personal definition of "working". When I say to "wake up and work" i'm not referring to "making money". Its not about the money. Its about happiness, and working hard is what will always make you happy.

Don't be a chump. In order to be successful get out of bed, educate yourself and work hard. Doesn't matter what you are doing in life, do it well and do it with passion.
When you get the chance to sit and relax you will only enjoy it more.
When you were little, I believed in routines. We had a morning routine, school day routine, weekend routine, dinner routine and a bedtime routine. We followed a clock, time was always important. We had rules and even expectations. From a very young age, you knew there were expectations put on you every single day. Wake up, eat breakfast, brush your teeth, get dressed, go to school, homework, then play. That's what builds a good work ethic and that my darling is the secret too success.
If you want something bad enough in life, then you have been given the tools to make that happen. You know what discipline is, you know in order too be happy you must have some form of routine.
NOW...I am not saying its not ok too break the rules, its totally ok and very encouraged to occasionally and I repeat occasionally skip school for a ME day. Its even important to take a day off of work just for you. Book a trip last minute, stay out late, get drunk on a weeknight, have breakfast for dinner...LIVE~

My point is only if you want to be happy fox you're going to have to work hard at it. Doesn't matter what you choose to do in your life, as long as you are happy, content and successful in your daily living. Have a purpose, get an education and surround yourself with people who work just as hard as you.

Get up every morning with a purpose, don't ever give up. Go to school, go to work but never forget too play.

Day 14 of 30 Day Challenge ~ 3 Healthy Habits

Define Healthy?

Seriously I could give you more unhealthy habits that I have. I may be stretching the truth here but let me try.

1. I do run on my treadmill at the least 2 times a week..at the most 5 times. So that's good~

2. I drink lots of water everyday. I can't tell you exactly how much water but at least 5 bottles a day. Not too bad~

3. I am working hard at healing. Mind Body and Soul my friends.

I so wish I could tell you that I eat healthy, that I don't eat carbs or sugar. I am out of control right now with those things. I have gained a lot of weight this past couple years. However I am not in denial, and I hope that once I get my emotions under control I'll have more strength to take care of myself physically. Its all about balance. I feel like I am getting healthier each day. I even find myself looking for control over my unhealthy eating habits.
I know this for sure, I have been here before. I beat it once...I will beat it again. One day very soon, I will be walking around here again with a much healthier, fit body. Until then and while I heal myself emotionally....
I'm gonna keep eating these....

Because they are good...and they make me feel warm and cozy on the inside ;)

Day 13 of 30 Day Blog Challenge ~ What's in your fridge?"

Oh man, I'm not going to show you the inside of my fridge. NO WAY! I have never been good at keeping my fridge clean. Its cleaned out...but not clean.
Basically I have the staples, milk. cream, margarine, butter, cheese, leftover homemade pizza, cupcakes, pickles, beets, eggs, cream cheese, cheese slices, yogurt, broccoli, carrots, hummus, ketchup, mustard...I could go on and on...its a normal fridge.

I have some juice, beer, wine, pop, ice tea, dog food....etc etc..

That's it lovelies, its a normal fridge with food.

Day 12 of 30 Day Blog Challenge ~ What was your favorite childhood book?

I remember LOVING Clifford the big red dog books. I wonder if maybe the fact that I had a Great Dane growing up I could relate too Emily Elizabeth. My favorite was Clifford's Halloween.

I also loved the Frog and Toad book series. I had all of those, and I loved when Scholastic book orders came home. I always looked for the newest one too add to my collection.

I also loved the Family Circus books, I would spend hours reading those comic strips. They were my favorite family <3 p="">

 

A few years ago I found some of these Family Circus books in an antique shop. I bought them, sadly my kids don't share in the same passionate way as I do regarding these cute comic strips.

 

 

Day 11 of 30 Day Blog Challenge 10 Favorite foods.

My 10 favorite foods...

1. Vietnamese food
2. Pizza
3. Seafood pasta
4 Bacon Scallop Carbonara
5. Crispy Chicken wings
6. S'mores
7. Chinese food
8. Newfie Boiled Dinner
9. Burgers/with Sweet Potatoe Fries
10. Turkey dinners

Day 10 of 30 Day Blog Challenge...Best trip of your life~

I honestly don't think I have a "Best" trip of my life. They all have been my favorite and all my best. But since this is a challenge, and I felt I had to pull something together I chose this trip. It was the year 2000, and Paul and I had went too Cancun Mexico. This trip  was a rebuilding trip, we had committed to eachother and our marriage and recovering from a moment of uncertainty. I can guarantee everyone in a healthy marriage has had times in their marriage where they needed to rebuild their vows.

I loved this trip because I was becoming more confident in who I was as a wife and a woman. We had some struggles previously, but during this trip life became clear. I loved being there with him, and I was in love with my life. I was in the best shape physically that I had been in years, and mentally and emotionally I was growing. This trip we changed as a couple, we grew tremendously together.

Its an amazing feeling to be In love.

 

This trip was the first one we joined in pool games, we let loose and had a really great time.

He was the star*

We had so many romantic dinners together that holiday. Spent so much time talking, eating, site seeing, playing games in the pool and out pool ;)

 

It was my best trip because it was all about US~