"If you don't like starting over..."

STOP GIVING UP!

After eating like shit, and not working out, 

the scale and I were friends off this morning!

So I laid back in bed and wallowed for a few

minutes in self pity...

And then got up and got on the treadmill. I 

feel better already even though I'm a tomato 

face. Next up {After a mini blog break of course}

making a healthy dinner for work tonight and then 

washing my disgustingly greasy hair! HAHA

Sunshine and Snow

A few weeks ago, after humming and hawing,

we decided to hit the slopes and head to Fernie

for a mini ski day! It did not disappoint! 

My legs were hell-of-a sore for about 3 days post,

but we got some sunshine on our faces and 

burned a few calories while we were at it!

Plus I got to wear my ice-cream sundae socks and

drink my dads coffee so

it was a win/win!

Back To It

I was a lucky duck this week and 

snagged 2 overtime shifts which will 

hopefully going towards that hot holiday

that we both REALLY want to do this

spring. That being said, they were unexpected

to my meal prep fell behind. I didn't fall too far

off the wagon though so that's a 

relief. I ran 5 days in a row so I took 

yesterday off running as well as it was 

a rest day of the squat challenge. 

The running must have been keeping 

me stretched because my hips were so

sore last night after doing neither during the

day. OUCH! Back to the grind though. Gotta 

get this body turned around to regular 

hours because I don't want to sleep 

this weekend away!!!! We are going to be

getting our house all Christmafied!

I'm excited that the festive season is upon

us and want to enjoy the next little while we have

off together. Rhys has been hitting the gym as 

well so between us both working OT 

and working out, we haven't seen much of 

each other this week. Next week I'm back on

nights which is always a treat ;) 

Beets, Beets, the Magical....errrrr Fruit?

I have been trying to find more creative ways to

get my veggies in, because let's face it-

I would rather eat bread, pasta, and cereal.

My spiralizer has paid of a million times over again

NO JOKE. 

I love love love this thing. 

My newest fav is spiralized beets with dill, steamed

and then mixed with 1- 25calorie laughing

cow {french onion flav}

SOOOOOO good!

I also made a big pot of borscht so I 

could have a snack or a hot lunch 

in a  pinch. Boy is that paying off with these 

2 night shifts I've picked up.

Lucky Me

Earlier this week Rhys and I had to have

a little sit down about stepping up the romance.

Life has been pretty busy lately and I've been

feeling like we are just going through the

daily motions without really connecting

to our life that we currently have.

Maybe one day we will have a family and life

will be even busier and we will wish that we 

took the time to enjoy it just being the 

two of us. I've been noticing people {including us}

are always "plugged in". The other day, we were 

sitting down to dinner and instead of actually

talking to each other we were

both on our phones. I, probably on instagram, him 

probably looking up military stuff.  

The flowers, make surprise

dinners and writing me cheesy little love notes

 in my lunch bag slowly stopped. Probably 

because life just keeps carrying on and you

lose track of those things, maybe because I used

to make fun {playfully}, whatever the reason- both

of us decided we needed to step up our game.

Well lucky for me Rhys went out and grabbed  

a beautiful tenderloin and boy was it tasty!

We have been eating chicken, chicken, and more 

chicken, so the pork was sooooo good!

I made up a side of riced cauliflower with chives,

low fat mushroom soup, and low fat feta. Mmmm. 

All around it was a lovely dinner and hopefully we

can keep up the no electronics at the table deal!

Weekly Wrap

This week went pretty well in terms of 

goals. I drank more water, did my meal prep,

got back into a sleep cycle, and lost 

2lbs! Woo-Hoo! It's a small

loss but it's in the right direction so 

I will take it! 

This week I need to focus on using

my time more effectively. 

EVERYDAY I was at the grocery

store, which luckily a new one

opened right outside Auburn Bay, but

still.... I hate grocery shopping, so to

torture myself everyday is 

ridiculous. I also want to start

getting some Christmas crafts done

and enjoy some quiet time at home.

Our Fernie trip is right around the corner 

and I have a few things I need to get

organized for that as well as 

make a couple easy meals for 10 people

while we are out there....

Anyways, gonna go enjoy my day off

with the hubs.

This weeks goals are:

1. Continue with my water challenge

2. Meal prep and stick to proper eating times

3. Take more photos

4. Get my Christmas bunting done

His and Hers

This was dinner last night. Yummy. Not gonna

lie, I may or may not have had some

of Rhys' too. Seriously... Cheap pepp

pizza is my FAV. But I did

make my cauliflower pizza and had

pesto, green olives, red pepper, and shrimp

on it. It was super tasty. I poured the 

tiniest glass of red and had 2 sips and

decided it wasn't worth the calories 

 

I'm at work tonight and unfortunately didn't wake

up soon enough to eat lunch, make dinner, and 

get a workout in. SO... I missed lunch and now I'm

hungry!!!! I just had dinner and feel like I could eat

another. haha. Oh lord. 

Teaches me for sleeping in. Luckily I think

my sleep is back on track. I fell to sleep

before midnight and was up at 1030! 

That's reason to celebrate!

 And since I have about 700 calories left to 

eat today, I'm thinking a skinny cow is

calling my name when I get home!

Mighty Sleepy

Night shifts are a bugger. I'm still trying to 

turn around from my shift on Tuesday and 

I have to say it's been pretty quiet around the house.

Mostly because Rhys doesn't want to come 

anywhere near me! Haha. Ugh. It's so hard

not be be cranky when you feel so sleep 

deprived. Although I've still been getting

5 hours which should be enough, when 

you aren't going to sleep until 6am... It 

doesn't seem to matter how much sleep you 

get. It's just not the same as getting a few hours

at night when you SHOULD be sleeping. 

Today was no different except I had a date

planned with my friend Lindsey, so I was up

and at it earlier than normal these days. 

It was such a tread to climb out of my shower

onto a new SUPER comfy bath mat and nice

peach towel. Ahhhh. It's the small things in life man!

 

I also set a goal with myself last night that I would

finish off the 4 liter water jug I had in my fridge

today. I probably had 3 liters to drink. My

legs are feeling achy today from my 

squats and jog yesterday but it feels good to

have a little sore in my muscles. I've finished 40 

of my 60 squats for the day and cauliflower crust

pizza and a nice glass of red is the agenda for the

evening. Hopefully that will knock me out so I get to 

sleep early tonight!!!!!

Good Friends

Good friends are hard to find. After receiving this

delightful text, I officially have someone to kick

my tush {literally} into gear.

Day one was 50 squats- they got done 

around midnight. I decided that

an earlier start was probably 

a good idea. Except I didn't look at the

chart so I did 5 extra squats today! Rats!

Hahaha. Anyways. 2 days of the squat challenge

complete and I even got on the 

treadmill for a half an hour walk/jog

and then did some major stretching and 

free weights. Life feels good tonight.... UNTIL

I opened out mail to see Rhys has $650 worth of

long distance charges. See ya later

feel good endorphins! Fingers crossed it's a 

mistake and it will get sorted in the morning.

Broken City

My sister's boyfriend Kyle was asked to open a 

show last night at Broken City! This was his first

paid gig and while I was really tired and nearly 

bailed, the text saying that she was

bummed that we weren't going to come was

enough to get my tush out of bed and head

downtown. Luckily Rhys and I had passed out for

almost 3 hours evening so even though Rhys

had to be up at 430 this morning, I think

he is doing okay.

Kyle put on a great show! I know he 

does hip hop, and Amy said it wasn't

really "mainstream" so I wasn't sure what 

to expect. The first guy did more mainstream 

rap, and he was honestly pretty good. 

Rap isn't really my thing, but live performance

is always different than listening to an album.

Kyle however is an artist. He does his own thing.

He isn't trying to be anybody else but him, and it

was SHOCKING. 

Kyle is QUIET, like quiet quiet quiet. In the 

10 hours I've spend with him, he has probably said

all of 10 words. So to see him get up on stage and have 

"characters" was really cool. Rhys was so impressed, 

on the drive home he just kept saying that he

finally kinda gets who Kyle is. It was really 

awesome to see him in his element and we

were even tucked away in bed before midnight. 

 

 

I suck at life.

So my weekly goal list was lame.

The only thing I stuck to was eating clean. 

I perfected my bowl of zoodles and I'm

still in love. I don't know if I will ever eat

regular pasta again to be honest. They taste 

good, have great texture and a small zucchini

is only 20 cals. Yup... pasta is out. 

I'm going to continue on with my weekly 

goal list and hopefully stick to it this week.

Rhys and I had a great couple days off 

together. It's been over 6 weeks since we

had days off together that we stayed home

to enjoy. It was delightful to be at home 

on snowy days just reading, catching up on 

shows, and hanging out together. 

I've been making more of an effort to get

home to the farm and see my sisters but 

sometimes a weekend at home is really nice,

especially when ever other is spend at work. 

I love my .7 and don't think at this point I 

will be giving it up for quite some time but the

working every other weekend is kinda a drag.

This weeks goals are:

1. Meal prep and eat according to plan

2. DRINK 2.5 liters of water/day

3. Exercise 3x

4. Start the 30 day squat challenge

As most of you know, I was not blessed with 

a Kim Kardashian booty and I would love a little

more junk in the trunk so here's to doing a bazillion

squats! 

ZOODLES

I've found a new love of my life... Sorry Rhys.

It came wrapped in a nice brown box and gleamed

white and shiny when opened. Thanks

to World Cuisine, I am the proud 

new owner of a spiralizer.

I've made a zoodle meal 2 days in a row

and I'm hooked. My fav was using zoodles

with tomato sauce and chicken meatballs.

I swear I could eat that every day for the next

month. SOOOOO good. 

November Goals

Well a quick dash to the farm this weekend to grab

the treadmill has sparked a fire under my behind.

My meal plan is ready. Hair, groceries, and meal prep 

is the game plan for tomorrow. I'm making some

Weekly and Monthly goals to try to keep me from

going off course while I'm  trying to create healthy habits.

My goals for this week are:

1. Meal prep and eat what is on the plan

2. To workout 4x with a combo of weights and cardio

3. Spend my spare time reading, not watching TV

4. Drink 3 liters of water/day

My Goals for the month are:

1. Continue to meal plan and prep weekly

2. NO PIZZA

3. Focus on sleep routines

4. Stick to my workout plan

The Lake

We only made it to the lake once this year

which is kinda disappointing but at the same time,

we picked the perfect weekend to go!

The drive out was a bit slow with construction but

when we showed up, everyone was already there

and the drive was forgotten. The weather was HOT 

and our campsite was flooded so with a bit

of tricky maneuverings and a lot of sweating 

the trailer was in the perfect spot, our suits 

were on, and we were in the lake!

{Everyone had a great time painting garden creatures}

{Rhys' creature took him about 5 min to complete}

{Every morning Eddie smushed his face against the screen

}

{Luckily we were able to get in a round of golf}

{Boat jumping in the middle of the lake. Millie of course has to join the fun}

{And Eddie just wanted to be a mountain goat}

{Lucy was such a good sport even though she had a dry summer}

{Eddie getting his tan on}

{Eddie loves boating}

{And of course I fried}

{But nothing can't be fixed with Smore's}

{You can't beat Koocanusa}

Fall Routine

Fall has definitely arrived. We held out as long as

we could but finally turned the furnace on last night.

As much as we tried to just snuggle up to keep warm...

It just wasn't cutting it. Fall means routine to me.

It's so easy over the summer to be a bit more 

fly by the seat of my pants. Not eating the best

foods, having a few too many tasty drinks, smore's 

by the campfire. 

I'm looking forward to cleaning up my flowers this week

and getting out patio furniture put away. 

There is a lot up in the air regarding some medical

surprises but I think making some freezer meals

and getting back into a healthy routine 

will be the best thing for those days where you just

need to watch TV in bed. And of course 

to catch up the blog... Summer was pretty busy and 

it's time to get things posted with a nice latte in hand.

At Home Workout

I finally made my way to fitness depot today.

There are a few things we have been using at the gym

that I figured could be a sound investment for at home.

I ended up with 2 resistant bands, one bender ball, 

a GLORIOUS mat, and an antiburst "yoga?" ball.

Workout tonight had me sweating buckets but it 

sure feels good crawling into bed knowing that

my muscles have been used and I didn't have to 

leave home to do it!

Wild

Travel books have become my fav. I love hearing

of people's adventures and the experiences they have while

seeing the world. This was an incredible book. It brought

me to tears a few times. I've read another book that

inspired me to want to do some hiking, but this one was 

something different. It felt more tangible, less of a far 

away dream. Anyways, I talked to Rhys for DAYS about this

hiking idea and slowly he got just as excited as I did. 

Our goal is to do the West Coast trail. Hopefully next 

summer or the summer after. The hike is definitely a long

term goal that could not make me more excited.

Anyways... This book was INCREDIBLE. I 

read most of it over my week at the lake and loved 

every minute of it. Although most is spent rambling 

about the monotony of the hike, you really FEEL 

what she is feeling. My feet hurt just with her words, my

legs ached, anxiety hits your stomach at parts, and the

kinship she finds on the trail is something that 

just makes you feel good. 

Highly Recommend!

Hitting the Deck

After my training session today, we were doing some

post stretching when all of a sudden a cool sweat came over me.

The nausea began to rise which made me bolt to the washroom

to only then realize I was going to hit the deck. I sat down

{yup- in the bathroom... which could make you barf}

Luckily a cool cloth and a couple crackers made

the world stop spinning. Within 5 minutes I felt back to 

normal. How embarrassing. Guess I'm going to be eating 

something before my training sessions from now on!

Too Much

Well I was a total moron and signed myself

up for too many days in a row at work. It seemed

like a good idea at the time but it wasn't. 

Luckily my good pal Amber took today and tomorrow

off my hands and I took vacation. It is always a bummer

to waste vacation days on events such as this 

but luckily with being a .7 vacation isn't quite

as precious as it was when I was full time. 

So instead of heading to work with a frown on

my face, I went to the grocery store with a smile. 

I also got prepped for the next few days so 

I wasn't tempted to eat pizza pops for lunch! 

I love when the fridge is clean and fresh food is

readily available. 

Now off for day 1 of running. Eeks.

It's over

I know life could be worse...

But today sucked.

I'm so glad it's fricken over.

The work before the fun

So while all this crazy wedding business was going on, 

I offered up our place to host the bridal shower. While I 

do kind of like hosting things like this... There is still

quite a bit of things around the house and outside

that need to be done. Let me tell you, new builds are a pain

in the butt when it comes to finishing your yard and making

your place a little less "builder beige".

We put lots of money into the yard last year so this

was the year for labour and next year maybe we can 

just enjoy the yard?!?!?!

Anyways, we started holidays and decided it was best to 

stay home for a few days to put some muscle in so that

I wasn't so overwhelmed coming back to do

it while on nights... on a stretch of 15.

 

So while I was busy staining the deck... My mom was

torturing me with photos of the lake and how beautiful it was. 

 

I finally got the columns painted on our porch

which I've wanted to do for the 

last year and got our little star hung up. The porch

still needs to be stained which fingers crossed I am doing 

today once I wake up.

And of course we still had a bit of fun. We splashed at the

Auburn Bay spray park, played 2 rounds of golf, 

went paddle boarding twice. All in all I would say we 

had some successful work days before we 

got to play.

Bachelorette

I'm kind of a party pooper. I like to be in my 

jammies on a Saturday night curled up with Rhys, but 

when I realized that we would indeed be home

for Paige's bachelorette, I decided that I did NEED

to make an appearance. Plans were set.

We were all supposed to dress up as a Disney 

princess but those who know me, KNOW that there

is no way in hell I would draw more attention to 

myself by dressing up in costume to head to a bar

on 17th ave. So I went instead as Ursula {the sea witch}

Hello black dress and purple sandals! Haha.

I picked up Shandell and Vanessa {2 other bridesmaids} 

and we headed to The National.

Food was tasty... But it was LOUD. Like LOUD LOUD.

We couldn't even talk to the person sitting next to you.

We left 3 hours later with the 3 of us having a titch of a 

headache. Jeez. I am a granny. 

We then headed to a karaoke bar on 11th ave.

Once again... NOT something introverted little me would

ever pick to participate in but I figured that I would go,

sit, laugh, have a good time with the rest of the crew. 

Everything there was actually fun... Until it wasn't.

So Shandell, Vanessa, and myself took our butts home

around midnight. I survived!

Tired Tuesday

I'm mostly writing this post to give me something to do

so that I don't fall asleep. It

was a busy day around the William house.

Rhys was up first thing this morning tackling our

stair project. I putzed around and made bfast 

before getting my gym gear on and heading

to my training session. 

Let me tell you. 10 min in and I was 

sweating up a storm. Whew... She had me up 

and down and all around. It felt good to be using

muscles that I don't normally feel worked.

My arms felt like jelly by the time I left an

hour and a half later.

When I got home Rhys informed me that he booked

a tee time for 3... which gave me just enough time 

to rest for about 20 min before changing again and 

heading out the door. 

We finally checked out Lil devil which is a little 

9 hole walking course right down in the coulee off 

22x. We had so much fun. It was definitely a bit

of a work out. It was nice to use some of the

clubs that you don't usually get to use often. 

  I can see us going there quite often now. Especially

with the two of us... We breezed through and it 

took just under an hour and a half to do 9 holes. 

Still need some work on the short game but it's finally 

coming along. 

Well... Now we are off to do a little paddle boarding.

That darn bridesmaid dress is still looking REALLY

tight. 5 weeks to go which means I need to step it

up in the workout department. 

Guess it's time to get the running shoes on!

Feeling Lucky

Yesterday began at 7am when I woke up 

on my own! We began the day by both jumping 

up and starting to do our housework that we 

had planned. I finished painting the columns on our

porch and Rhys began to put the edging in

on the garden we made. Both took WAY longer than

we anticipated but wrapped them up around noon. 

Then we hung up the star we found at the 

garden centre earlier this spring and we 

called it a day on the "yard work".

Both of us then headed for a nap. 

As we were working away yesterday morning,

I couldn't help but think "thank god we don't have

kids yet".... It's an odd thought, one that doesn't

pop into my head often. But, all the work

we have been doing around the house probably

wouldn't be possible if we had a baby to be

taking care of or a toddler to chase after. 

Things would definitely be a lot more difficult, AND 

our glorious afternoon naps we have on the weekends

would not be in the cards either. 

After we woke up from napping, we tinkered around 

a bit before deciding to throw our clubs in the car

and hit the driving range. We both wanted to check out 

Blue Devil and thought this was the prime 

opportunity. They have grass tee's which are AWESOME.

Most places have mat's and you really don't get the same 

feel of a true swing. I finally felt like I was 

starting to get the hang of my new rescue 

so I call that a success. 

We also decided that we really needed to hit the lake.

After the driving range we were both a bit 

sweaty and hot so after grabbing some salads

from Subway we got our suits on and hit

the beach. We both took out the 

stand up paddle-boards and had a blast.

I've wanted to try paddle boarding for quite some time

but always found and excuse not to go.

Well it was SO MUCH FUN! I luckily didn't 

fall off once. Rhys bailed twice but it's 

because in true boy fashion he had to try

to go as fast as he possibly could. He is

also a much stronger swimmer than I am

so the fear was nowhere to be found with him. 

I on the other hand am planning to wear a life 

jacket next time just to calm my little 

worrier nerves. I kept imagining me hitting my head 

and drowning.

{This is why I shouldn't work at FMC}

There are lots of places that offer lessons and we did

look into it, but in the end decided it was 

best to give it a go on our own and if it 

was too difficult then we would 

look into a lesson. Luckily Auburn House 

purchased some top of the line beginner 

boards so the stability on them was awesome

and easy to get the hang of. I was 

thinking that maybe we should get some

as an investment. They also retail at 

$2000... NOT gonna happen. 

 

It's been a long LONG time since

I've had enough energy to even wake up on 

my own when my body is ready. My body

hasn't felt energized like this, my guess is about a 

year now. It finally feels good to be able 

to do the things I've been wanting to do for

so long. I also need to remember that even 

though I'm starting to feel better, I probably

should refrain from doing it all in one day.

Most of today was spend between the kitchen, my

bed, and the couch.

Date

It's been a long lonely few weeks in the Williams

house. We have both been working above and beyond

our normal schedule which means we are on 

polar opposite schedules. We were both 

officially supposed to start holidays tonight at 530

but of course Rhys picked up tomorrow OT. Oh well

one more day won't hurt and at the end of the 

day he does it to provide so I can't complain. 

 

I spent most of today shopping for an outfit to

wear to the bachelorette party tomorrow night

and finally settled on black on black on black. With

fun shoes. Hahahahaha. Token fat girl wardrobe! 

Shopping has been quite a torturous experience the

last couple years. I look  forward to feeling excited for 

shopping again and not the nagging dread. 

It helps to have supportive

positive people in my life. The reassurance that this 

is a journey not a race helps keep the 

self doubt and guilt at bay. 

 

We decided that we deserved a date night though. 

I honestly can't remember the last time we actually

went out for a meal where it was just the two

of us. Kind of sad actually. 

The food was delish. There is nothing like a good

steak when you've been loading yourself with chicken. 

We both turned our phones off and had a nice

chit chat. Although the table next to ours was REALLY

noisy. Then it was off to Golftown to grab some more 

balls. {Man I burn through those!!!!} 

I also pulled out the workbook I'm using as a 

compliment to my diet I'm taking on. I filled

out all the beginner exercises and feel great. 

Tomorrow is a new day and a fresh start.

Down Down Down

Well I am thrilled to report that after 3 days of

"dieting" I am officially down 2.5lbs

I know I know... 2.5lbs is a LONG way from 

the goal but in 3 days!!!! I will 

take it with a smile on my face!

It has also helped the cheater cravings {and cave ins}

of the last couple days. Every day I've caved with one meal.

But hey it's the long weekend right?!??! And

I really can't get Rhys to eat like a rabbit.

SOOOOO... This is the week to kick it into high

gear and get that carby sugar cravings

out of my system!

Today is day 8 of 9 and then I'm off for a 

couple weeks so I have no excuse not to get

organised and prepped. 

Praying for a easy super stat day at work today

to peruse pinterest and find good recipes! 

Happy Heritage day! 

On Self Improvement

About the middle of June I decided that I 

needed to start being a more positive person.

I thought of a few things about myself that I wasn't liking

and decided to try to change them. Two months later

I think I have shown some improvement. 

One of the ways I thought was bringing down my

spirit was being gossipy... It is easy to 

get caught up in the moment and say things

that you don't necessarily mean to. I wanted to 

try to keep those negative things in my head and not let 

them slip out my lips in hope that eventually 

they would just stop entering my thoughts. While

I have definitely had a few slip ups, I have noticed a huge 

change! The things that were annoying my about certain 

people have for the most part gone away. 

It is nice to start seeing the positive things about people

that for a while were non existent.

I also wanted to put more of an effort in with relationships

that I value. I often don't free enough of my spare time

to nurture the friendships I care about. While I haven't

been able to see lots of these people one on one 

I have stepped up to the plate and have

inquired more about what is going on in

their lives and are more engaged in what they are doing 

and how they are doing. I have also realised that there

are a few friendships that are cracked at the 

foundation and are unlikely to be repaired. Time to MOVE ON!

Spending energy and effort with friendships that

aren't meant to be is exhausting and takes

away from the ones that truly matter. 

Most of all I think my patience has grown which

is not my strong suit, so any help in 

that department is most welcome!!!!!

Happy Thursday!

Fun in the Sun

We were so looking forward to this weekend at

the lake... But after my parents had to deal with

burying a horse Friday morning we decided

that maybe the farm was where we needed to be.

So after an hour and a half detour and 3.5 hours

later we arrived in Magrath.

The weekend was so much fun even though

swimming didn't happen. 

We played 2 rounds of golf on Saturday.

Seriously... Tuckered us out. 

Sunday was another round of golf and checking

out my Uncle's new acreage. 

And of course getting some time in with my little girlies.

ON HAPPY NEWS!

My appointment went really well today! Such a

huge relief. The last week was pretty rough but 

I feel good! So now I need to get my trainer booked,

get on a good healthy eating plan on Wednesday and

start putting the hard work in to live a healthier life. 

Fingers crossed that by the time surgery comes

I will be healthy, happy, and comfortable.

Phewf... Golfing is tough work!

Hillbilly farming

Waking Up

Still many of things going on inside this head of

mine but the most common theme is fear.

Fear of many things which after Monday I will

feel more freely to talk about. 

That being said I also keep thinking about

health. Health and fitness is something that

has sparked my interest for the last couple years

and yet doing it... not so much.

Maybe this is just the kind of thing that pushes you

outside your comfort zone. It's time to take 

some control back over my body and do things

that I am going to feel good about. I think

the emotional effect will be helpful and of course

any sort of physical help at this point will be 

needed. 

SOOOOOO....

I have an appointment tomorrow morning to see

a trainer that I keep looking up. Her studio is on a little

acreage outside DeWinton so it's a hop skip and a jump

from our house which is nice. I also have an 

appointment on Wednesday to see a 

Naturopathic doctor that I have been looking at

for the last year on and off. If anything good comes

from all this, I hope that it is this wake up call.

Keep Calm and Clean On

I've always been one to clean or eat my

mood away. Usually anger results in eating. 

Usually anxiety results in cleaning. 

Well today I'm cleaning my little heart out. 

My mind is playing tricks on me. The "what if's"

are going to drive me nutty. I swear there

is a little OCD in my blood because I've 

never been one to be able to think about 

something else when I have something on my mind.

And today there is a big something on my mind. 

Hopefully on Monday I will have more answers

and I can Keep Calm and Carry On.

Relief

It feels so good to be at home in my office

typing this and knowing that I get to sleep in

tomorrow and run some errands 

AND I start my week off!!!!

This was my first full week back since 

I got sick and although I made it through there

was many days that I wasn't feeling so hot.

Today included. We were up and early yesterday

and today getting replacement trees for the backyard

and getting a few new one for the front. Just getting up

and out of the house in the morning was such a chore. 

I'm tired. I did happen to have a nap in my car 

most days this week on my break which helped and 

hopefully with one more week of R and R I will be 

good to go for my next rotation! I have some long

stretches coming up {9 eves and then a stretch of 15}.

I couldn't be more excited for the first lake weekend of 

the season. I'm already counting the days

until we can pack up and hit the road! 

I love waking up to this.

 

Weekends at the farm

Well after 2 months of being a bored blogger I decided to

give this a go again. June and the first half of July have flown by.

I've spent almost 4 weeks trying to get over some

sort of virus. Thankfully I'm feeling like I'm on the mend.

{except for today- my throat and chest are killing me}

But hopefully this is the last of it. After almost $150 in

cold medication, an entire puffers worth of Ventolin, 21 

doses of antibiotics, and countless ice packs, July is looking up!

We finally ventured out to my parents place this last weekend

and had such a great time. We were even able to get

2 rounds of golf in! The dogs LOVE LOVE LOVE being

at the farm and hanging out with Ruby {my parents dog}.

It was such a treat to get a good visit in with my 

3 favourite little people. My nieces are seriously the cutest 

kids around. Ellie is such a little helper. She is 

almost 8 and such a dolly. Lucy is almost 6 and 

stuck on the couch for the next few weeks with a broken leg.

And last is PENNY. She is the cutest little monster around. 

At 3 years old she is such a little personality. When

Penny is in the room you know it!

The weekend playing golf got me hooked again. 

Every time we play I always have so much fun but it 

doesn't take long to forget that! Rhys bought me

some new shiny clubs so now I have to get out and 

use them! We are excited to play our little hearts out for

the next few months and then hopefully get some time

in Phoenix this winter to keep up the skills!

How's your summer going?!?!?!

Eddie loves being in the sun all day

This is us after a weekend at the farm