Tuesday, October 27, 2009


Leo - October 27, 2009

Feeling grumpy lately? Don't fret, dear Leo - your bad mood won't last. This attitude is so unlike you. Those at work notice your change in personality but still treat you with consideration and respect. You are fortunate to be able to draw upon a considerable wealth of kindness and good deeds that you have done over the years. Your friends and loved ones treat your mood as an aberration, which is exactly what it is.

Monday, October 26, 2009

packing whine

Oy! Packing is such a pain. I hope I never do that again! SO many menories. Emotional and physically exhausting. Amazing how much things cost. Realtor commission. Lawyers' fees. Loans. Taxes. Transfer money.
It IS going to be a slim Christmas for me! It's the thought that counts right????

hellooo!!!


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Sunday, October 25, 2009

good reasons to have a nap!

• Increase your on-the-job alertness by 100 percent
• Sharpen your thinking so you make more accurate judgments and better decisions
• Ramp up your productivity
• Regenerate skin cells so you look younger
• Increase your sex drive
• Help you lose weight by altering metabolism and shifting chemicals that affect appetite
• Reduce your risk of heart attack, stroke, irregular heartbeat, high blood pressure, and other cardiovascular problems
• Lift your mood by bathing your brain in the neurotransmitter serotonin
• Speed up your ability to perform motor tasks, like typing, operating machinery, even swimming
• Improve your accuracy—in everything
• Improve the way your body processes carbs, which reduces your risk of diabetes
• Sharpen your senses so you take in what's important in your environment—and screen out the 24-hour culture chatter that surrounds us
• Put your brain into its creative gear so you can come up with fresh ideas
• Trigger a naturally occurring hormone that blocks the destructive chemicals produced by stress
• Boost your ability to learn something new—and, better yet, remember it
• Zap the need for drugs like caffeine and alcohol to manipulate your mood and energy level
• Relieve migraines
• Improve your nighttime sleep by eliminating that wired feeling and thus shutting off the brain chatter
• Make you feel good all over
“The key to change... is to let go of fear.”
Roseanne Cash

Thursday, October 22, 2009


Tuesday, October 20, 2009

65 days until Christmas

just sayin...


Monday, October 19, 2009


  • packing up the house has been really hard. harder than I had anticipated. it's physical and time consuming but more than anything, it's so emotional. I have come across so many things, so many momentos, so many memories. so so hard.
  • will be moving to my new home in just a few weeks. that is what I am trying to focus on; my fresh new start in life. looking at paint colours, furniture, decorating ideas. even my daughter is picking out her colours! (I secretly hope she moves back in after the university year is done..)
  • work has been stressful. lots of changes to healthcare, lots of cutbacks. nurses losing their jobs, challenging assignments. morale is slipping. I SO love what our special unit is supposed to be about, and the kind of care we are meant to give.
  • Christmas is less than three months away and I'm actually looking forward to it, being in a new home, starting a new life. Looking for a new big tree to take center place in my new living room. Even going to have the staff party with my co hostesses MCbabyC and Rocketgirl. thankfully they can cook and bake!

Monday, October 12, 2009

Happy Thanksgiving Canada!


who are you grateful for?

Friday, October 09, 2009

Tuesday, October 06, 2009


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Things are really starting to happen fast! Offer on the house has been accepted, now quickly working on getting "subject to's" removed, packing, PURGING (out with the old baby, out with the old), furniture shopping, paint colour decisions, Christmas party plans......WOO HOO
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Saturday, October 03, 2009

exact same thing a friend said to me a few days ago...

Leo - October 3, 2009In some ways, today may seem like a day of reckoning for you, dear Leo, when you look in the mirror and see parts of you that you are really not very happy with. Perhaps there is a sense of shame that is present within you based on events of the past that still linger close behind you. Don't let this shadow of insecurity continue to dwell in your life. Work through these feelings, and identify the root of the problem.

Thursday, October 01, 2009


and, if you ask nicely, I'll share my famous recipe with you!
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