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  • Kindess goes a long way

    My girls have been creating kindness rocks and these are Samantha’s! They have been painted and on the back, she has written kind words on them!  Inspired by the grade 8’s at Samantha’s school, she wanted to take it a step further and have them out in the neighbourhood.  

    She is hiding them in the neighbourhood for people to find in hopes it makes them happy!  I have been that some have been found so that is awesome!

    #kindess #everythinglittethingcounts

    Next batch of Samantha’s kindness rocks ready to go!

  • Day 1 of what I am calling “Take Back My Life” Journey

    Today is like any other day except for one thing; the plan to succeed.  I lost my father this year and the emotional state in itself was enough for me to go back to my old eating habits and drinking wine. And not just a little wine, I was drinking at least two glasses an evening if not sometimes more.  I have always loved wine so this wasn’t a hard thing to do.

    Today, I take my life back. No more excuses or shrugging it off or being lazy. I am still coping with my father’s death as it has been seven months since that terrible, unbearable and sudden day happened.  But today is a new day! A New start! A New Healthy Life!  I let things slide and I am back on track. Now as of today!

    I will begin a nutritional cleanse program today along with healthy eating. NO sugar, no booze and no bad food for 30 days.  Of course, I intend to continue eating healthy moving forward but baby steps are a great way to start.

    I am starting at the highest weight I have ever been at in my life so that tells you something.

    Today is September 26, 2026.  My BIG GOAL is to lose 45 LBS before the end of March 2017.  That averages to just under 2 LBS a week. I am hoping that by writing this out for all of you to see, I will be accountable to you as well as to myself.

    Wish me luck!

  • Setting Nutritional Goals, I Am Committed!!

    I am on day 3 of a 30 day nutritional program.  I am feeling very good about the month ahead and am determined to conquer my health goals.   I also quit coffee cold turkey as of the first day so other than a bit if a headache here and there from that, I feel just fine.

    Breakfast and lunch are a healthy meal replacement shake that is chalked full of vitamins, minerals and under-natured whey.  Dinner is a healthy dinner of 400-700 calorie dinner consisting of protein, vegetable and a carbohydrate.  I am always full and depending on the season, enjoy many different vegetables.

    I had done this nutritional program before and although it is a lifestyle, life happened and I got off track. I had amazing results with a noticeable difference in my sleep patterns, mental clarity, lost weight and inches overall and my energy was soaring through the roof.

    Today is my first cleanse day of the 30 day program, there are 4 total in the entire 30 days.  Cleansing is great in the fact that it cleanses your cells within your body and helps rid the toxins from your body.

    I will be a force to be reckoned with. I WILL achieve my goals.

    I strayed off the path and now back and committed as ever.  I will succeed! You can too!   Life is made of choices and if you make a wrong one and have a bad day, remember that tomorrow is a new day and a new chance!

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  • Thank you

    Thank you to my friends, family and readers from my website who extended their wishes and condolences after my father’s sudden passing.  I am getting back on track so look forward to more writing coming shortly! 🙂

     

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  • My Father

    My father passed away suddenly on Saturday, February 20th, 2016!  My father was an awesome man. He had a great sense of humour, a heart full of gold and  who you could only aspire to be as a person.  He is my dad and I will always love him.  I miss our daily texts and talking about family, his grand kids, and cottaging.  He was a very loving man and a great constant in my life and our family unit.

    Here is what I said at his Celebration Of Life service:

    I want to thank everyone for coming today, I know my dad would be flabbergasted to see the number of people here.   As you know, my father Ralph was a pretty amazing man.  My dad had many wonderful qualities that have been passed to me and my sisters.

    Dad, I love you!  Your grandchildren love you!  You gave me a big heart.  I like to help anyone when I can.  You gave me the gift of the gab. I can talk to anyone and everyone.  You taught me that family was important and to welcome people into our lives and hearts.  I have fond memories of family dinners, (or as you would have corrected me, supper), roller-skating and ice skating every Sunday as kids.

    My dad would always tell us that we were his favourite to all of us girls and of course as we got older, we realized he said the same thing to each of us.  Of course, I really was his favorite!   I will miss our daily texts and conversations about family, food, his grandkids and whatever came up.  Every wine related post he ever saw on social media, whether it was a sweatshirt or a large wine glass he thought I would like, he shared it with me.  He definitely knew his daughter.  He would joke to me about how he always had so many more twitter followers than I did and that I needed to catch up.  I never did.

    I always knew that my dad was a talker and carried great conversation. After the news of his passing, I saw the magnitude of friends whom he kept in touch daily and I shouldn’t have been surprised but I was amazed.  I want to thank his friends from the virtual world who gave him laughs, talked to him about sports, his kids and grandkids.  Thank you for being his friend.

    Since my father’s passing, through organ donation, he has given someone the gift of sight.  Even in his death, he is still giving!  He would be happy to know that he was able to help someone in this way.

    Thank you to friends and family for being such an important part of his life.

    Dad, I love you and you will be dearly missed!

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    The pouring of support has been amazing and I want to thank everyone for their kind words and love over the past couple of weeks.

    My dad is now a special angel looking down on all of us!

  • Temporary Issue has been fixed

    I have had a website issue for the past few days but it is all fixed now.

     

    I have a great number of posts that I will be adding in the next few days so stay tuned!

     

    Thank you!

  • Nutrition makes a difference

    A few months I started using a nutrition program that I absolutely love and see it as being a part of my routine for the rest of my life!

    I have always gone in spurts where I would exercise for months, stop for months, and start again. I continued the cycle for many years.  I was never seeing results and now I understand why!

    I would do the exercise but I didn’t change my eating habits enough to see differences.   I would be frustrated because I wasn’t getting any results that I wanted or felt that I should get.  I wouldn’t eat extremely unhealthy but what I put into my mouth wasn’t an issue as I had the mindset that I should be able to eat what I like because I was doing the exercise to compensate.

    Once I took the chance and made a decision to add great nutrition,  it made a world of difference.  I an fuelling my body with healthy and nutrient dense food , and now working out at the gym isn’t just something I do. I notice that I am losing inches, feel better about myself and know that with my current eating habits as well as exercising 6 days a week, I feel amazing!

    I love exercising and making my body healthy.  Great nutrition makes me feel inside that I am making a difference and I want to continue aspiring to my fitness goals.  Eating well and using this nutrition program has made me feel empowered that I could do it. I am in control of my destiny, of my future, and the only choices made that affect me are me.  It has given me a higher confidence, less stress in day-to-day things and I have gained more energy than I had before as well.

    If you want to change, take a chance and say #yes to whatever your goals are.  Just Go for it!

    Happy to share my information if you are interested! xx

    Have an amazing day everyone!

     

  • Great Nutrition+ Exercise= Feeling Amazing!

    I have been using a nutritional cleansing program now since May of 2015, and feel amazing!  I was tired all of the time, had no energy, and sleep was even worse. I would lay down at night and think about everything or anything that would come to be, generally about what I have upcoming or the endless number of things I didn’t complete on my list.

    In my first 30 days on a nutritional cleansing program, I lost 14.5 LBS and 35 inches, my stress was gone, and I was sleeping as soon as my head hit the pillow.  I had so much energy, there was nothing that I couldn’t accomplish. ( still feel this way today)

    After the first month, I added gym workouts to the mix.   I found a free weight program on www.bodybuilding.com  and chose a 120 day program for transformation. My husband and I are working out together 6 days a week, at the gym.

    I have continued to use my nutrition program as well as their whey protein and products that will help me maintain lean muscle and lose weight.  I have lost a total of 18 lbs at this time and am not done yet!

    Before:

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    After:

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    I am eating clean food and no sugar, lowered my coffee content and drink water all day long.  I drink a shake for breakfast and a meal for lunch and dinner as well as a morning and afternoon snack, with a protein shake as well.

    There is a massive challenge beginning in September and if you would like information about the nutrition I am using, please send me a message on this post.

    Ultimate Challenge

     

    I have had an amazing experience and I am so excited that I want to share it with everyone!   I am motivated and encouraged to make a difference day by day and have been coaching others to do the same.

    If you are ready, LET’S DO THIS! xx

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    I began a nutritional cleansing program a couple of months ago.  I have lost 17 lbs and over 30 inches.  I have amazing energy and great mental clarity.  I eat healthy and feel amazing.

    I am beginning a challenge and would love for you all to join me!

    30 day money back guaranteed if you are not happy so there is no risk.

    Email me today for more information and have an awesome day!

  • Webinars for Nonprofits

    Nonprofit Tech for Good is a great resource for go-to information for nonprofits, especially in the areas of social media and different platforms.

    Here is a great list below for upcoming webinars if you would like to register!

    Tuesday, April 28 

    11 YouTube Best Practices for NGOs
    10-11:15am EDT (New York), 3-4:15pm BST (London)
    http://globalngo.org/resources/webinars/11-youtube-best-practices-ngos/

    Tuesday, May 5
    16 Pinterest Best Practices for NGOs
    10-11:15am EDT (New York), 3-4:15pm BST (London)
    http://globalngo.org/resources/webinars/16-pinterest-best-practices-ngos/

    Thursday, April 30
    How to Launch a Social Media Strategy for Your NGO
    9-10:15 SGT (Singapore), 11am -12:15am AEST (Melbourne)
    http://globalngo.org/resources/webinars/launch-social-media-strategy-ngo-5/

    Tuesday, June 16
    Mobile for Good: A How-T0 Fundraising Webinar for Nonprofits
    10am-11:15pm PST (Vancouver), 1-2:15pm EST (New York)
    http://www.nptechforgood.com/2015/03/21/mobile-for-good-a-free-how-to-fundraising-webinar-for-nonprofits/

    To check out their website, please visit http://www.nptechforgood.com/