I had a friend ask me why I didn’t talk about the business in my blog more. As you know, I do mention it at times and as we approach launch, I will likely mention it more. I’ll promote it at times, but I won’t turn my blog into a 24 hr advertising machine for it. I’ve been blogging for years and I want my blog to reflect my thoughts and my events in my life and I have a full life (or at least I’m attempting to have a full life, lol). And that’s how I would like to keep it:)

It doesn’t mean that I’m not proud of what our company has accomplished so far. I’ve very proud of it. We’ve all been working very hard to bring to everyone something that I hope will help all of us. I know what it’s like to look in the mirror and not recognize the person looking back at me. Losing weight has made a difference in my life and I continue to work to find ways to fit movement in my life. I’ve still got more weight to lose. I’m like many people out there, busy with life and kids and trying to find ways to be active in a supportive environment.

So for my mini shameless plug. Have fun, take the quiz below to find your walking style and pass it around. Watch the revised flash promo (it’s better with the music on) and at the end, enter your email address to be added to the announcement list so you know when we launch right away. Or of course, keep reading here and I’ll tell you;) The first 1000 members will receive a free bonus book with their membership.

Now back to our regularly scheduled blogging;)

Wednesday, at supper time, the kids turned the tv on and I heard ”Mom, Arthur is green.” I went into the living room to check and discovered that all the colour on the tv had become psychedelic. Fluorescent green, blue, red, yellow. I checked the colour settings, everything was correct, checked with a dvd to make sure it wasn’t the cable, still funky colours. I mentioned to a friend of mine about the tv and they asked me jokingly if I was stoned when I was looking at the tv, it’d be easier if I was, because then i’d at least know the colours would go back to normal after, lol. Unfortunately, I’d say my 13 year old tv has finally bit the dust. I hate it when things like this break because it’s always a chunk of money you didn’t expect to have to dish out for something.

Also if I was stoned (note, to those who take things too seriously, I am not, have not been stoned, lol), maybe I’d believe Bush wasn’t in power. I was tipped from a friend that yesterday was the Day of Mass Resistance to drive out the Bush Regime. I would have blogged about it before to let people know, but I was out of town all day yesterday and wasn’t able to blog. From the report on the website, it looks like they had good turnouts in many places. I’d be curious though over how much of a difference that will make to someone to influence their vote for the next election. 

On another note, Alec came in 40th this week at cross country and was thrilled that he did better than last week. He has one more race next week and his goal is to place in the 30’s. And this race, he ran the whole time without walking at all, which was a first. He’s been so proud of his accomplishments. I’d say he’s been learning some valuable lessons through this process. 

Finally, my brother who lives in Thailand is getting married in a few months. Unfortunately, I won’t be able to attend the wedding, but I am going through old photo albums and I’ll be emailing him photos for a video presentation they’ll be doing on his life. His fiance Ae seems very nice (we’ve chatted via MSN). If it wasn’t for the internet and all the innovations, I’d rarely be talking to my brother. But with msn, skype, email, etc. we’re able to keep in touch regularly:)

I regularly see in my stats people finding my blog searching for homeschooling and attachment parenting info (and in particular, breastfeeding, midwivery and co-sleeping). They unfortuately tend to get a lot of 404’s because when I switched my blog over, I did not carry over my homeschooling and parenting blogs. I used to homeschool, and when the kids were younger, I was very involved in breastfeeding support and other attachment parenting issues. However, my life has changed considerably, some of it due to post separation issues and others just because the kids have gotten older. So what I did to help all of you that keep looking for info is that I tried to tag some of the posts into homeschooling and attachment parenting categories for you. Unfortunately, many of the homeschooling posts are missing, but there are still a few there. I hope this makes it a little easier for you looking for information:) And I hope that even though I don’t discuss those issues anymore, you’ll still drop in for a visit sometimes:)

It’s that time of year again. Thanksgiving is often a time of reflection for me. I think of the reasons why I am thankful, yet at the same time, I struggle with wistfulness at times too. For me, thanksgiving has always meant a time to get together with family, the turkey dinner, conversation with family and all that entails. But since Kevin and I have been separated, the kids go with Kevin to his parents for a Thanksgiving dinner. The kids and I will still do something as they will come home on Monday, but it’s much lower key with just the 3 of us, than the Aunts, Uncles, Nana, Grandad and everyone that they will have at their grandparents. I’m glad they will have those memories as I know for me growing up, they were a big part of Thanksgiving memories. So I guess essentially, Thanksgiving for me, has become more of a time for me to reflect on my life, to give thanks for;

Alec and Bram, that words alone can not express how much I love them.

My family - my sister and her family, my brother and Dad. Alec and Bram’s wonderful grandparents.

The many wonderful people that have come and gone in my life. New friends, Dear old friends. For friends I may not talk to regularly, whether fleeting or deep friendships, you are in my thoughts.

That my life is getting better every year. We are healthy and happy.

I lost my grandpapa this year. But my brother became engaged this year. And so the circle of life goes on.

“In everyone’s life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another human being. We should all be thankful for those people who rekindle the inner spirit.” Albert Schweitzer

“For each new morning with its light,
For rest and shelter of the night,
For health and food, for love and friends,
For everything Thy goodness sends.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson

I hope all of you and your families have a wonderful Thanksgiving this year.

This quiz completely mucked up my blog template in a graphic format, so I had to do text only. Snagged from Jo.

Your Dominant Intelligence is Interpersonal Intelligence
You shine in your ability to relate to and understand others.
Good at seeing others’ points of view, you get how people think and feel.
You have an uncanny ability to sense true feelings, intentions, and motivations.
A natural born leader, you are great at teaching and mediating conflict.

You would make a good counselor, salesperson, politician, or business person.
What Kind of Intelligence Do You Have?
More posts coming later on some other topics. About SEX, lol, jk. Yeah, I know, sigh, you miss the good old days when I used to talk about sex;)