Ahhh fall

Obviously as you can tell... My summer was busy. I haven't blogged in forever! I'm sure there were moments I had thought of sitting down and taking a minute to write something fantastic but obviously that didn't happen.
My summer was amazing as usual. We did everything and anything we could to keep ourselves busy and happy. Celebrated family, weddings, births, wins and everything in between.
And finally we are starting to say good night to the sun at earlier hours each and everyday as we near fall. I love fall. Everything about it. From the fashion to the weather, the beautiful colours and the crisp walks. Such a beautiful time of the year.
When I think of fall I think of new beginnings.
Everything starts fresh come fall. At a young age fall meant school and hockey; two of my favorite things growing up. And no, it's not like I loved to study... I loved new clothes, new teachers, new books and new paper and pens. New beginnings.
Today is the first day of the rest of your life. Have you heard this saying before? It doesn't matter what day it is, it's a new day.
I know I don't have school to look forward to because Unfortunately I am an adult now and work year round :| but I do have other amazing things to look forward to. Change.
I have applied and taken a job within the company I work for. A big change. I haven't started yet but this change is going to take place right away. My environment will change. The people I work with will change. And I will change.
Life everyday for me is a learning experience. Being a young woman I have so much to learn, but with change I can learn anything and everything. If you want to accomplish  anything in life you must change something. Just something small can effect you greatly.
There is more in my life I am wanting to change and I have to make it so I can change my life, for the better.
Tonight I am feeling honored.

Love

Unfortunately I am not very knowledgeable about politics and probably will not vote. I can’t vote for someone or something that I do not know anything about. I know we are living in today’s world and it probably will not take much time to just do a little bit of internet research, the click of a mouse, to make a decision I think is best. To be honest (and very truly sorry for those who are strong believers in politics’) I am the least bit interested in what they have to offer. I know that whoever receives the most votes has a large impact on my life, I know that.

I’m not going to blog about politics, well because I don’t know anything about them! Which means I can’t B!+ch about anything to do with any situation regarding politics, which don’t worry I won’t because well I don’t even know what to B!+ch about!

A friend of mine has the right to B!+ch because she follows and researches and has her strong opinions on politicians which is great! She had mentioned something about one of the politic parties not believing in human choices. Now I could have this all wrong but that’s not really the point of this blog anyhow. It’s more so on the choices we make as people.

Apparently a political party doesn’t believe in abortion, or gay marriage or apparently the freedom of every human being to have a choice. Why? Why wouldn’t anyone want what is best for their people? I am a strong believer that everyone on this planet has the right to choose their destiny in life, good or bad… remembering that this is their choice, not yours.

In life I think if people are happy that is all that matters. If you are in love with the same sex and will live happily ever after with your soul mate then why wouldn’t I support that? I support happiness. Is there a politician who supports happiness?? I’m not sure, but I do hope one day the world will see that love and happiness takes you much farther than rich and fame.

For all you politic followers! Go and vote and vote for whoever you think will be best for all of our people! For now, I will keep smiling and being happy because of the choices in life I have made, good and bad, in the end it all works out because of love.

Be happy my friend’s, that’s what I want for you, love whoever you want to love but keep loving, love is everything. Love is the first thing a baby knows and learns.

I'm So Proud Of You

Drake Ft Nikki Minaj - Make me proud = All time favorite song right now
Althought if you have ever heard this song, it may not be your cup of tea. The repetitive words "I'm so, I'm so, I'm so Proud Of you", I can't help but sing these words out loud while thinking about all the things and people in my life I am proud of. Being proud of something is such an honor. When I think of being proud a million things rush through my thoughts.


proud 
1. feeling pleasure or satisfaction over something regarded as highly honorable or creditable to oneself


Thinking about all the thoughts of being proud make me tear up with happiness of being proud of so many things. I'm so lucky to have these feelings of being proud of who I am today and who the people around have become. I am truly proud, proud to know the wonderful people in my life. Im proud to be a friend, a sister, a teammate, a daughter, a grand-daughter, Aunt, companion and so many other things. There isnt one person in my life that I am not proud of, my husband, Keags, my parents, my siblings, my friends, my family, my teammates... you all make me proud one way or another.

Keep smiling my friends, today is a new day xo

The Challenge

I love my sneakers.

In June 2011 we took a trip to California to visit a place called Disneyland (Best place on earth by the way). Before we took flight out of Spokane, WA we hit up the shopping mall. Yeah that's right, we went shopping before we even flew away. I had been wanting a new pair of sneakers and I knew I could find something decent with a great price in the US. My sneakers previous where just OK, pink of course and did the job (well slightly since I was usually left with shin splints after Ball Hockey). I found a pair of KSwiss tubes, and they were purple, close enough to pink. I chose KSwiss because Jillian Michael's is a sponsor and also because they are pretty sweet looking. My coupon queen mom got me a great deal for the sneaks. I always have trouble with shoes, or anything that goes on my feet including my skates. I always need to look extra hard for a pair of shoes that wont give me blisters. First day in Disneyland I took a plunge and decided that I would try out my new KSwiss sneaks. This was a huge deal because usually I have to test shoes out 10 minutes at times because by then I am in pain. After 12 long hours of walking and riding, my feet were fabulous! Since then, I think I swear by these sneakers, for me anyways. I continued to wear my sneaks throughout the summer and my ball hockey season. Not once did I get shin splints. After wearing them out for 6 months my wonderful mom bought me a new pair for Christmas, this time blue and I fell in love again. Believe it or not, I always look forward to putting my sneaks on. Plus the blue matches my blue boxing gloves, lucky me!

I know I just wrote a large paragraph about my sneakers, but there is a point to this blog. At the gym some of the girls are starting a challenge. A challenge that commits them to do something each day for the whole year. This challenge isn't to compete against one another. Its a challenge for yourself, a promise to yourself to succeed. I thought it was a great idea to challenge myself to something and decided that my challenge would be 60 sit-ups a day for the next 355 days. I started yesterday which means that I would challenge myself to do these 60 sit -ups for the next 355 days (Until December 31st, 2012 if the world doesn't end).

60 Sit-Ups X 355 days = 21,300

By the end of this year, I will have completed over 20,000 sit-ups! Crazy! This challenge is for you. For you to take that extra time in your day to complete something fabulous. Now you don't have to choose sit-ups, you can choose whatever your little heart desires. 50 Push Ups? 30 Jumping Jacks? 100 Squats? 60 Lunges? 20 Minutes of walking? 5 Minutes of dancing? Its your call, its your challenge. I do recommend choosing something that allows you to be able to complete this challenge so just in case you don't have time for the gym, you can do this challenge anywhere. At home, at the gym, at work or wherever you have the room and time.

I am committed to this challenge, 60 sit-ups a day? No problem, takes me less than few minutes. I will wear my sneaks proud and accomplish this challenge for myself. To better myself, to set goals, to achieve goals, to work hard at something. To help my health. It's just 60 sit-ups a day for me, easy but beneficial.

Leave a comment below if you want to join, tell me your challenge and we can accomplish this together! If you are unable to leave a comment Facebook me, or make the promise to yourself to do the challenge!

 Remember, its about YOU, no one else.   

SO... are you in for The Challenge?

 

 

"Save the Drama for your Mama"

“Save the Drama for your Mama!” What in God’s name does that even mean?!? I just saw it and thought it was funny! I guess it could mean a numerous of things such as take your drama and shove it up your … you know.

Ahhh Drama, how I hate thee. I think we all hate Drama, even the ones who start the Drama say they hate the Drama. Ironic isn’t it? Well I must admit that life (for me and A) lately, and actually for quite some time has been “Drama Free”. The big “D-F” Drama Free. Boring? Yeah sometimes. But awesome? Yes.

Oh once again, my favourite thing ever, Facebook! I just love Facebook as you all know, for so many reasons (not even sarcastic!) I am probably the person some may call addicted to Facebook, like its FaceCrack. But I am totally okay with it. It’s so funny sometimes reading friends and family status’s about the “other” people in their lives. You know those annoying people at work? At the gym? Or at the store? Or at school? Or wherever. Even though is a computer written statement, you can still feel the Drama of the words spitting out of the computer at you from Facebook. “Oh-My-God! I can’t stand that B*%$!, she is like always up in my biz, honestly I think she like stares at me on purpose, I just want to beat her up!” Really?! You just want to beat her up, well make sure you film is and then put it on Facebook for our entertainment because we need that shit! Most of the time, I scan past these kind of status because it’s the same old junk, but sometimes they are actually funny to read so I read them (remember, I am a Facebook freak?!) This one gets me as well “I can’t believe that just happened to me, OMG, can you believe it, I am so happy to be alive!” …  Sorry what?!? What happened?!? Did I miss something? HELLO! OR “I hope he’s okay, that was awful” …You hope whose okay? What’s awful? Did someone die? Did someone get hurt? Finish the damn sentence. Not only does that annoy me, what annoys me is the fact that I have to read the 10000 comments people have posted below the status, most of them saying “You hope whose okay? What’s awful? Did someone die? Did someone get hurt?”. I never ask, or comment, I wait for the next dramatic person to ask and usually find out there answer on comment 146. Lol oh Facebook. If this person posts numerous of similar statements within a week’s span, you no longer have the privilege of being on my news feed… Sorry, you’re taking too much room and you’re making it difficult for me to see what other Drama is going on in everyone’s life.

Like I said, for the past while I have lived a Drama free life. Maybe it’s because I am living through everyone else’s Drama? Nah doubt it, too lazy and laid back for that, yes I admit I can be lazy who cares, don’t judge. Ugh, it could be that I don’t have any friends? Or actually, to get that statement correct (I do have friends) I just don’t have any friends that like Drama, and believe it or not, my family has tamed down there Drama too, they must be tired or busy or something. Usually around the holidays going home to BC is a ton of fun, relaxing and can be stressful from all the drama, but this year, the drama part never came… thank god, that’s why, our holidays rocked! It’s totally weird because usually women are the ones who just adore drama, gossip or anything to get there blood pumping or just an excuse to talk behind someone’s back maybe? I started that sentence with "its totally weird"; the part of the women loving the drama actually isn’t the weird part, what weird is that my life is filled with women. All women at work, all women ice hockey team, all women ball hockey team, all women friends (pretty much, and the ones who are male have some womanly traits), and I go to an all women’s gym. Weird? No not really, weird that I am living a drama free life? Yup.

I have learned some things in my life time of the age of 24, and yes of course I have like a million more things to learn, but every day is a learning process. Here are my tips for my Drama free life:

1) If it doesn’t involve you, don’t get involved! If it doesn’t involve you then why is it your worry? Try and stay out of other people’s madness. If you feel the need to jump in, then obviously you want the drama so don’t complain about the drama in your life. (This could contradict my statement above about creeping on peoples drama on facebook, but remember I don’t ask the questions I just creep, yeah I am a creep, who cares, don’t judge)

2) Don’t let the little things get to you! Who cares if that’s what she said, obviously is someone is saying something horrible about you, then you probably shouldn’t be friends. Don’t let those little smirks from the Smart Ass’s get to you. Don’t let their annoying laughs make you want to jump off a bridge, stick in some headphones and listen to your own tunes. If they are being a bitch, leave the room. If they are being negative then walk away and spread your happiness elsewhere. Who cares! Don’t let those little things get to you.

3) Don’t hold grudges! Holding grudges only makes the situation worse. Yeah you may not be best friends with that person who is sitting over there driving you mental because of that one time or few times they were a total A-Hole. Well stop holding the grudge! It’s over and done, it’s the past (refer to my last post about the past). Grow up, join the conversation and move on.

4) Excuse the people from your life who cause the constant drama! Yeah Drama was so much fun in… ughh… high school? But drop the act. You no longer are in high school and by now, you should have somewhat grown up, if they haven’t, well then maybe it’s time to move on. I know it’s hard sometimes when the drama could involve family or in friends you don’t want to lose. Well during their drama freaky time, excuse yourself from their life at the moment and when you’re ready and feel as though its drama free then excuse yourself back in. There is no need for you to be around that drama, no one needs that kind of stress.

5) Don’t judge people! Just because that b!*%$ at the gym is running in short shorts and a sports bra doesn’t mean you have the right to judge her. Maybe she is more than confident, and she probably worked extremely hard for that body, or maybe she just sweats balls and needs to take off the layers. The thing is you don’t know her story, so why do you care? Don’t judge people, it only starts drama.

6) Sometimes it’s best to keep your comments to yourself! This will only start the drama. Remember, you can’t really argue an opinion so why try? Stop trying to start drama over someone’s opinion. Who cares if I love Sidney Crosby and I think he is possibly one of the best hockey players in the world. I honestly don’t care that you hate him (for god knows why you do). But it’s okay to argue facts, because well I like to argue about facts, but mostly just with A.

So those are just some tips from my experience. You may not agree with them, but they are working for me! You must also remember that starting drama, causing drama or helping drama spread like a wild fire can hurt the people around you like your loved ones. You can even hurt the people you don’t like, which honestly is not nice at all. Hurting anyone’s feelings is by far the worst, childish thing you can do. As Ellen says, “Be Kind To One Another”.

I think I may be able to get the Drama I need back into my life…. Watching Gossip Girl which starts again this Monday WOOHOO!

dani xo

The Start of 2012

2012!?!??!! Where did 2011 go? It seems as though the older I get, the faster the time goes. Maybe it’s because that is the pace of life and we just don’t want to believe it.

Oh the holidays were lovely, and of course went by to fast as we all say and now we are back to the grind. Back to reality, back to work, back to starting a new fresh year! I love the fact that overnight we decide that it’s a new year and a new beginning. It helps many people set new goals to help improve their lives for the upcoming year and so on. We all make plans, some make resolutions and some start fresh.  I know that there was no difference between December 31^st and January 1^st, but mentally we can make that difference.

Oh Facebook, how I love thee. I love Facebook for numerous of reasons, being able to keep in touch with my best friends and with my family, being able to see pictures of all the little ones growing and looking at all the amazing pictures of all the amazing places people have been.  What disappoints me and makes me a little sad is seeing status’s that say something along these lines “2011 was the worst year ever, let’s put that behind us” and “I’m so glad 2011 is over, worst year ever”.  I understand that our lives can be hectic sometimes and we make mistakes and have regrets but that’s the beauty of life. The beauty of it is learning from it and moving on from it. I understand that life was hard in 2011 for some and great for others, but from this we learn. Life is a process of living and learning. If 2011 wasn’t what it was for you or me or whoever, today wouldn’t be the same. Today we won’t make the same mistakes we made it 2011 we will move forward and learn from what we have experienced. It’s okay if 2011 was your worst year ever, but take the positives out of the year and start fresh today. “One reason God created time was so that there would be a place to bury the failures of the past” Even through all those tough times in 2011, there were also great times remember those and don’t dwell on the past. You’re not the only one with a past, we lived through that and became who we are today. Be happy you are healthy and that today is a new day.

1)        “Do not dwell in the past; do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.”

2)       “Forgiveness does not change the past, but it does enlarge the future.”

3)       “The past is behind, learn from it. The future is ahead, prepare for it. The present is here, live it.”

4)       “Right actions in the future are the best apologies for bad actions in the past.”

5)       “Don’t look at the past; you won’t be able to go back there anyway.”

I look forward to all my friends and family Facebook status’s about the wonderful lives they live. This year looks like it’s going to be an exciting one. I know for me, for some reason, my best years come every 3 years, and this year just happens to be that year. 2006 was when I learned who I was and grew from that, moved away from home and met the man of my dreams, 2009 I had the perfect wedding,  I married that man of my dreams, my family grew greatly. Every year is between was great as well but every 3^rd year seems to be the greatest! Indeed I am looking forward to 2012, so many new things in store, many trips are going to be booked and of course we all will open the next chapter in our lives! Who knows, maybe I will blog more often J

Promise me, that today is a new day in your life, be happy, laugh lots, learn from your mistakes, move on from the past, begin each day with a smile, say you’re sorry, forgive and forget, take deep breaths, set goals, achieve goals, do something that you wouldn’t have done last year, and most of all LOVE because love is everything. Love is the first thing a baby knows, is to be loved and to love. Love your friends, love your family, love your life, love your spouse and most of all, LOVE yourself!
Danielle XO

We Say “I Can’t Wait” … But We Can and Should

Doesn’t time feel like its flying? Already we are 34 days into the year 2011 and it feels like it hasn’t even started yet. For me, I am glad January is over and I am making February my “new year”.

January of course is always long and hard and I “couldn’t wait” for it to be over. With uncontrollable weather, the passing of my grandfather and my uncontrollable life I prayed everyday that January would just end. But now it’s already over and done with and it felt like a long month but it also felt like it has flown by. We always just “can’t wait” for something.

Like always, we have something to look forward to, whether it is the end of the day, the weekend, a long weekend, or a trip in a few months, it’s always something we “can’t wait for”. But then the time comes when it’s the end of the day, the weekend, the long weekend or that trip we have been waiting for. It comes and goes so quickly so why are we always waiting for that time when it comes so fast and ends so fast? It’s always nice to look forward to something because it excites us, but we shouldn’t want it to come sooner, because that means life is passing by sooner.

It makes me sad that time fly’s by and sometimes I need to stop and take life a little slower than usual. Being busy is great but it means time goes by much quicker. It scares me to know that I am 24 this year and yesterday felt like I just graduated. The saying “time flies” is actually pretty accurate. But we all say time flies, maybe this is just how fast our lives are supposed to go?

Today is my niece’s first birthday. At this time last year we were so excited congratulating my oldest sister on her new baby who only cried, slept and pooped. Today we are saying happy birthday to a beautiful walking, crawling, smiling, talking, laughing, and red headed bundle of joy! And how did this past year fly. We got to see her go from a small fragile baby to a small toddler. SO happy birthday to my beautiful baby niece, I would love to say, that we “can’t wait” to see her grow into a young girl and the onto a young lady and into a woman but I am going to just say, I look forward to seeing her day by day changing into that woman she will become.

This year will be exciting like usual. Keagan will be 7 (holy crap), we have a few trips planned (Disneyland and Vegas), Adam turns the big 3-0, and we will be looking to bigger and better things. There will be some wonderful times and some tough times but we all get through these times. So I would like to say “I can’t wait” for this year to bring me laughter and cheer, but I won’t because I can wait, day by day, life will bring us what is meant to be and I look forward to what will fall in place for me.