Life Lessons Learned

Why oh Why do we do what we do…

March 13, 2012
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Why oh Why do we do what we do…

This weekend I realized something. I am a purist. Kinda… Let me explain. I attended my third blogging conference this weekend. It was the inaugural Blogwest 2012, the brainchild of my friend Felicia Dewar and a much-needed convergence of bloggers, sponsors, and experts in the social media and blogosphere world for Western Canada. In September of 2011 Felicia and I both attended the ShesConnected conference in Toronto and it was very clear then that western Canadian bloggers as a whole were both missing and also not being targeted by brands and sponsors. I am positive that it was after this conference that Felicia’s wheels started to turn and that weekend, the beginnings of what would become BlogWest sprouted in her head! At the time, I was quite excited about being invited to ShesConnected. I truly believed that connecting with brands and sponsors was what I wanted and needed to...

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om…..

February 7, 2012
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Today I am running through all the phrases and sayings and meditations I can to keep my calm. “Everything happens for a reason.” “Problems are not stops signs, they are guideposts.” Robert Schuller “The greater the difficulty, the more glory in surmounting it. Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempests.”  Epictetus “Just keep swimming, just keep swimming….” Dory It is kind of working. Although I am pretty sure I freaked my kids out real good when I broke down and started sobbing after I picked them up (25 minutes late) from school, got another phone call about the Natural Urban Home and YET another issue that is not going as planned that I have to deal with and after I yelled at them to stop the FUCKING WHINING ALREADY!! (Sad to say–that is a direct quote.) I really just have to calm down, take some deep breaths...

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a few of my “least” favourite things

January 23, 2012
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A few things have me all riled up today. ~ When I am really, really wrong. Like having no problem swearing in front of my kids, saying that I don’t care if they swear as long as it is in context and then having them swear totally IN CONTEXTand realizing that I was WAY OFF BASE with this one. (Oops!) ~ Bad editing. Whether it be in a movie, a TV Show (Hello Once Upon a Time, I am talking to you), or a blog post. Especially a blog post. Spell Check people, know it, use it, love it! And please read and re-read your posts before you hit publish. ~ People trying to pass off someone else’s work, research or pictures as their own. Show some respect and give credit where it is due. (PS. Not only is this not very nice, it is often illegal! ~ Laundry. (Not...

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I like to do things in threes… can you tell?

January 19, 2012
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I like to do things in threes… can you tell?

Day 16. Morning. …when it is -40 degrees Celcius, you need a hot tea latte and bunny mittens to start  your day. Day 17. Water. …I need a lot of it! Day 18. Something I bought. ..and might regret very soon. A white jacket for my 3 year old. #JANphotoaday Challenge. This is actually harder than you would think.

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pointing out rainbows

January 17, 2012
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This post has been a long time coming. And I don’t really know how to write it. So here goes… I have come to a realization over the past few months. (You Mamas out there with little babies, listen up!) What I have realized is this. We have all been duped. We have been duped into believing that our babies need us the most when they are brand new. And while, yes, it is true that they do need us to clothe, feed, soothe, love and protect them while they are so tiny and vulnerable, once you get into a routine and you find your mama-baby rhythm, things can get relatively easy at this point. Yes, I know, I am making some big generalizations here, but stick with me on this. Last year I went to visit a friend in Toronto who had just had her third daughter. Her...

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learning to love forty

January 12, 2012
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learning to love forty

I have been forty years old for 12 days now. It’s growing on me. Slowly. And so when I saw this in my Facebook feed today I immediately clicked on it. Check out what the ever so wise Andy had to say about us gals. I particularly like this one… “A woman over forty knows herself well enough to be assured in who she is, what she is, what she wants and from whom. Few women past the age of forty give a hoot what you might think about her or what she’s doing.” I think I love him. And just because I can, you can expect some ‘Imma gonna get my forty freak-on!’ posts coming very shortly. Cheers my young grasshoppers! Natasha~    

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Daily Routine

January 9, 2012
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Daily Routine

Forty brings with it a lot more bottles of stuff for your face! Day 9: Daily Routine #JANphotoaday Challenge  

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My Sky…

January 9, 2012
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My Sky…

Why is it that the sky in the country always looks bigger than the sky in the city? Day 8 : My Sky #JANphotoaday Challenge (and yes, I know I am a day late…I am just playing a bit of catch up!)

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The Tenth Anniversary of my Thirtieth Birthday.

January 1, 2012
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Okay fine. Exactly 40 years ago today at 11:37 PM, I was born. The last baby born on the first day of 1972. I think my mom got a blanket and some kind of baby cup from the hospital to commemorate the birth of her New Year child. Today I woke up and felt refreshed. For the first time in a LONG time, I awoke and my body and my mind felt good. Like REALLY good. And as some of you may know, feeling good has been a struggle for a few months. In September of this past year, I was really looking forward to 40. I kept telling myself that 40 is the new 20 and kept planning all the things that I was going to to before I got there and then during my big milestone year. And then as the months progressed, I felt like I...

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thick

December 15, 2011
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This week has been a tough one. As I knew it would be. Natural Urban Dad is on call at the hospital this week and also had to go out-of-town for a night to deal with some urgent business. We steel ourselves for his weeks on call and I thank God that they are few and far between. He knows he will get frustrated and not enjoy his time there, and I know that I will be dealing with a grumpy spouse for a week. But, it is more than just this. I am somehow just feeling off. I was doing really well for a few weeks. Feeling happier, like I was making good choices for me and for my family, focusing on the positive and removing all that I felt was weighing me down. I felt that, although I was still in a tunnel, I was able to...

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