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

Going green

I decided this week that it was finally time to get my butt

in gear... Mostly ALL had something to do with the fact that 

the bridesmaid dress is tight- ugh. I guess

that is what I get from not trying it on before buying it.

Well I hit up Costco, loaded up on lots of fruits and veggies

and the rest is history. The eating has been going well and 

I've been out walking every evening. Nothing too 

strenuous but everything counts. I start my rotation tomorrow 

eve and hopefully I can kick it into gear while I have 

nothing planned for the next few days.

Green Goodness

Pineapple

Spinach

Coconut Greek yogurt

Coconut water

 

 

 I'm trying to go dairy light and gluten free for the next 2 weeks

to see how I feel. So, while that coconut Greek yogurt is a dream

in this smoothie- I'm cutting it this week!

Long Weekends

For the most part Rhys and I have decided that long 

weekends are the way to go. My rotation is always 

Wednesday to Tuesday which makes long weekend plans

perfect for my schedule. 2 days to chill at home and catch

up on laundry/housework. Usually a grocery shop at some

point. Then it's Friday! Time to pack up the car, grab the

essentials and hit the road! By the time we return on Monday 

{if Rhys takes Monday off} we unpack, do some laundy,

 and I can get organized for my next stretch on. 

We sold our Boler last spring

and while we still know it was the right choice... 

I loved that little egg! 

 My parents were nice enough

to loan us their little tent trailer for the summer and boy are

we happy about it. It is NOTHING fancy but it has

2 beds and counter space which suits our 

needs perfectly for now. 

We have taken it on the road twice already. I've set this 

thing up tons of times over the years and I think Rhys

is finally getting in the groove. The first weekend away 

had a bit of a dicey start with us both being annoyed.

Mostly all my fault because I just assume he should

know what I want him to do next...

Am I alone here ladies!

Last time, set up went a lot more smoothly and I think

we have our duties down!

The weekend was rainy but it was perfect. 

Long weekends in Fernie tend to be BUSY but the rain

kept everyone inside which was perfect because we 

took the dogs for big plays and mostly had the parks

to ourselves. Eddie is surprising us lately and behaving

his naughty little self. I think he may actually make 

some friends! 

Eddie playing in the rain

The curry bowl was a disappointment. We knew

that it had changed owners and unfortunately 

it's just not the same. The food was okay. Serve

was on the verge of bad. Both points used to get shining

stars from us. But that's okay because Blue Toque 

did not disappoint and as always Yamagoya was

delish! 

Soul food of the Andes {Blue Toque Diner}- YUM

The benefit of cheap camping weekends is that:

 1. You get out of the city/house

 2. You feel like you got a little getaway

 3. No TV and limited electronics so you reconnect

 4. You aren't paying hotel bills so you can

still eat out and enjoy without it feeling like you've 

broke the bank upon return.

Morning view from our cosy bed

Anywho... Hopefully I will be around more

in these parts. I haven't felt much like writing but it feels good

to get something down!

XOXO B