Tasty

I love Avocado and I love Tomato.

Put them together, add a pinch of salt &

some Edamame mix from the salad

bar at Loblaws and voilà, a perfect dinner.

I just have to eat slower.

I eat too fast.

This really is tasty.

A Great Day. A Not So Great Evening.

I spent yesterday with my parents.

It was a beautiful sunny day, we went for a walk to

The Apple Market, we sat in the sun on the balcony

and I really enjoyed spending time with my parents.

On my way home, I didn't feel so good so I turned

around and went back to my parents house.

Not how I wanted the day to end.

I spent the night there and came home today.

I feel better today and now I'll have to get

5 days of work done in 4 days.

C'est la vie.

A Spring Morning

I was overjoyed to see the bright sky when I woke up this morning.

I don't think I could've taken another grey dull rainy day.

Unfortunately, I gave Crockett a bit too tight of a hug this morning

and he gave a little "ow" sound.  This of course is like getting

stabbed in the heart with a dagger.

His tail straightened and he's been avoiding eye contact.

He was happy when I said "Walkies" but then I had

to chase him around the apartment to get his leash on.

Crockett is a Pug. When he's happy, his tail is curled.

When he has a sore back, it is straight.

His tail is the beacon of my happiness.

He enjoyed the walk, but was a little slower than usual and he spent

the majority of the time with his nose to the ground taking in

all the new fresh spring aromas.

 Straight Pug Tail.

 Is it wrong of me to say that I am disappointed that

they selected to plant this entire bed of Tulips in a very

dull dark purple color.

I was hoping for something brighter.

 Toad stools always make me think of Peter Pan.

 The park was full of people this morning.

I'm sure this afternoon it'll be filled with Brides, Grooms,

wedding parties and photographers.

 I don't know what the name of this plant is but I love it.

It looks like rubber and feels like velvet.

It also looks like something that should be underwater or in an aquarium.

If you click on the photo to make it bigger, you can see

small droplets of water trapped in the leaves.

 Enjoying the Sun.

 I took this with the zoom lens.

He did look at me!

He is too cute.

A close up tree bud.

Epiphany

For the last few days, I've been almost stuck

in deep thought, reflection and preoccupation with the

question "what do I want out of life?"

Mid-life crisis? No.

Mid-life review? Sort of.

I'm not reflecting upon my life up to now.

I've already spent enough time doing that.

I can't change what's in the past. I can only

hope to learn from all my experiences both positive

and negative and move forward a better me.

I've said it before and I'll say it again, my life is not perfect.

I don't think anyone's life is perfect really.

If I was asked, I don't think I could clearly explain what

a perfect life for me would consist of, what it would look like.

I do, have aspects of my life, that make me realize I am blessed.
I recognize that and I am grateful.

The "what do I want out of life" question is actually a selfish question.

I've never been a selfish person. In fact, one of my biggest faults

is that I've never been selfish.  Not in the arrogant way, but

in the way of taking care of my own needs and happiness above

the needs and happiness of others.

If I could describe myself in one word it would be, caregiver.

I don't want to change that, I just want to include myself in it!

I had a feeling come over me yesterday, a sort of light bulb feeling.

A switch was turned on and I had real clarity.

What's that called? An Epiphany?

My thoughts were very precise, logical, sensible and

I could clearly see the way to get the place where I want to be.

I'm going with it and putting it into action.

I'm not ready to share details yet.

I will. One day.

I promise.



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Fill In The Blanks Wednesday

Prompts from The Little Things We Do.

Out Of Humor

I admit freely that I woke up this morning, not only on the
wrong side of the bed, but on the wrong side of the world.  
Rating myself, 0 being not easily irritated and 10 being
very easily irritated, I am a 15 today.

Irritated:

adjective annoyed, cross, angry, bothered, put out, pissed (Brit., Austral., & N.Z. taboo slang), harassed, impatient, ruffled, exasperated, irritable, nettled, vexed, pissed off (taboo slang), displeased, flustered, peeved (informal), piqued, out of humor.

It’s a bit concerning, as there is nothing about
today that is different from any other day.  
I think I am just ready for the sun to shine.
The rain and greyness is getting to me.

Today, I fear the smallest thing will transform into

the living engine of destruction that is The Hulk. 

http://www.marvel.com/

Just writing about my irritated mood has made me feel a bit better.  

Let’s just hope today isn’t the day that there
is an asshole (pardon my French) on the
bus or subway on the way home today!

Another Important Day in History

I am 42 years old and Canadian.

These are the historical events in my lifetime that

I am able to recall right off the top of my head.

They are not chronological or in order of impact/importance. They

are all important in their own way.

This list does not including devastating Natural Disasters or Wars

Deaths of:

Elvis Presley

John Lennon

Terry Fox

Princess Diana

Mother Theresa

Rene Levesque

Pierre E. Trudeau

Saddam Hussein

Osama Bin Laden

Challenger Disaster

Feed The World – Ethiopia Famine Relief

Nelson Mandela Free / End of Apartheid

Fall of the Berlin Wall

Survivors of the Shoah Visual History Foundation

Genocide in Rwanda

Oklahoma Bombing

9/11

London Bombings

HIV

Jarvik Heart

DNA-Humane Genome Mapping

Dolly the Cloned Sheep

Same Sex Marriage Legalized in Ontario

Indoor Smoking Ban

Exxon Valdez Oil Spill

BP Gulf Coast Oil Spill

Ted Bundy Execution

Rodney King Beating - LA Riots

OJ Simpson Verdict

Paul Bernardo/Karla Homolka Trials & Verdicts

Royal Wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana

Royal Wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton

Listen to the Birdses Precious

This morning at 4:30 I was awakened by

the birds outside singing.

They sing every morning and I love it.

The difference is this morning, Yonge St was closed

for the Good Life 10k so there was no traffic noise.

That is a gift. No buses, no taxis.

I opened a window, grabbed my camera, laid back

down, set it to video

and just recorded. It was really lovely.

You can just vaguely see my open window

and the pre-sunrise sky.

Adam or Crockett thankfully weren't snoring!

Sadly about 10 minutes later, 3 young folk who were just

leaving a party were standing across the street talking to each

other or, actually, yelling at each other.  I was so irritated.

We finally get a break from traffic and now

we have to hear post party drunk talk.

Someone from the bldg next door after about

15 minutes yelled at them to shut up.

They yelled back they were waiting for a cab.

Odd that they didn't notice right away

the lack of any vehicles.  

Ahhh drunken youth.

Nature 1.  Man 0.

A Wonderful and Dangerous Place

Today was an absolutely beautiful day here in Toronto.

It was sunny and breezy.

After taking Crockett for his morning walk, Adam

and I must have walked 10 miles!

We walked down to check out the Community/Recreation

Center down the street.  

We looked it up online as we both want somewhere to go

to exercise but don't want to do the commercial gym thing.

I want somewhere with diversity and close to home.

I want to swim, walk, take a yoga class or play

badminton or volleyball.

I was always active in my youth and I'd rather be doing something

other than walking mindlessly on a treadmill for 30 minutes

while watching a big screen tv.

Sadly, it was a bit underwhelming.

They have quite a few activities that are free or pay

as you go, so we'll check a few out before

we sign up for anything.

Plus, it's almost summer,  the walking trails and parks

of the city will turn into our gym.

Now, to the Wonderful and Dangerous Place.

We went into the store DeSerres.

To describe this store is to say that it is a place of inspiration.

It is a Wonderful and Dangerous Place as

I could have spent 4 hours browsing and easily

$500 on Art & Craft Supplies.

I was good and only made a small purchase.

I grabbed a copy of their flyer and bought

2 Sharpies - pink and green and

2 small notebooks by ecojot with blank pages -

pretty flowers and a bad ass Pug.

Adam bought 2 Sharpies - brown and baby blue
and some Original Silly Putty.

Good shopping day for us both!

Beautiful

Yes, I woke up as planned.

Yes, I'm glad I did.

I LOVED Kate's dress.

Classic.

Beautiful.



Source:  CBC

I cried as she walked down the aisle.

I always cry at weddings,

I especially cried at my own.

Adam says he wishes we'd video taped it.

I had to leave for work before they walked out of the

Church together.

I did sneak online at work at 8:20am

to see the balcony kiss.

They looked happy and in love.

They followed the protocols and will one day

be King & Queen.

I'm sure they'd have preferred a smaller

more intimate affair with close friends, but

thems the breaks for fancy regal folk and all.

Now it's late Friday evening and I am over tired.

I don't fall asleep well when over tired.

I'll have to throw a movie in the DVD player

to numb my mind & stop it from thinking

things it ought not be thinking about

this time of night.