Photo provided by Yahoo images: A_Road_Less_Traveled_by quasiangel (This image may be subject to copyright)"It's the magic of risking everything for a dream that no one sees but you." (excerpt from "Million Dollar Baby")Do you ever feel destined for greatness? Somehow all you've gone through and all you've experience is going to lead to this one defining moment where it all comes together and you go okay now I get it. That's how I've been feeling for the last few months. There is this deep excitement beneath the surface and you have no idea how you are going to get there but it will happen eventually and when it does it will happen quickly. What I see infront of me is my business that started 4 years ago with a few products and a tiny table. Now it's 4 big tables with about 100 products and my sister and I have done it all from scratch. We've created the recipes, the merchandising, the marketing, the labels, bought the ingredients, searched the globe for unique containers, talked with so many people, joined so many web groups and we are ready for the next step.Right now we are in the process of getting a website up as customers keep asking if we have one. With the help of a friend and a lot of long hours on our part we are creating it. I'm learning how to work on free websites and use their tools and we are bribing our friend to show us the ropes. Well not really bribing he has offered to help in any way he can.So this little seed that started small is slowly growing. I have so many ideas and big dreams and the creative process keeps me going each day. As I said on a paper in university, "I want to motivate people to reach for the stars and catch them."Au revoir,S.
Photo provided by Yahoo Images cotton_candy_cup_1.jpg (This image may be subject to copyright)I'm not sure when it began but in the last year and a half I'm nuts over the colour pink. It's a whimsical shade and just makes me happy and reminds me of some of my favourite things. Let's see there's cotton candy, bubble gum, my mother of pearl ring, my bedroom wall, etc.Lately whenever I'm buying something I'm always hoping it comes in pink. My crocs are hot pink, some of my headbands are pink, my latest fountain pen is hot pink, the pants I'm wearing are pink. Will the obsession ever end I wonder...but it's okay if it doesn't because it just makes sense.S.
Photo (with permission) "Spectrum" by Emily M. HansonOkay I'm trying to open an account in Blogger Beta and so I come up with the idea to open an whole new account with new URL and all. Then after I do that I swap everything over to the new place but keep the old account.I want my original address so I go to the new one and switch the setting to old address adn then go to the old address and switch to the new one. Sounds easy, well it turned into a nightmare and I ended up open 4 accounts and now can't open my original one. So I deleted one and have no idea how to delete the other one.The bottom line is I will not give up until it is all ticky boo and that is how I learn and why some people think I'm so smart. It's desperation and the will to not give up until I'm satisfied with the solution.S.
Photo provided by Yahoo Images Jumping_Cougar_1024.jpg (This image may be subject to copyright)The most horrific thing happened while I was at camp and I thought of it again today. We had heard there were cougars at camp and it was always in the back of my mind. So one night we were playing a wide game in the pitch darkness. Only the leaders were allowed to have lights to catch the campers. So I headed towards the campers and I said: "busted" to the campers who just froze. There were about 8 of them. They all left and I was staring ahead at the bathrooms which are near the cabins and I saw it run like lightning. I just stood there and realized I had seen the cougar head just behind the bathrooms.I asked if there were animals on the grounds and someone said it was the camp dog. Deciding to tell another staff member who then reported to the deans, my suspicions were confirmed that the camp dog was locked up at night. As I head to the bathrooms with my girls one of the deans tells us there is a lock down and no one can leave the cabins until everyone is accounted for.They finally tell us we can go back to the bathroom and by this time I'm freaked out. As usual I and other campers had to go a ffew times during the night. At 5a.m. we go out (me and another camper) and head to the loo. The campers didn't know that a cougar was spotted so I say nothing to the camper as we head out. Meanwhile I'm nervous. As we are in the bathroom washing our hands we hear a low growl. We both pause and I ask: "what was that?" The camper looks at me scared and says: "why?" I say: "no reason." All the while I knew it was the cougar. I told her we should wait a few minutes. Then we poked our head out and stood near the wall to see if we could see anything. We went back into the bathroom and waited a few more minutes. I just said a prayer as we headed back to the cabin hoping we wouldn't get gobbled up.I was leaving later that night and boy was I glad to not be sleeping near the cougar.Peace out,S.
Photo provided by Yahoo Images steve0.jpg (This image may be subject to copyright)I was shocked to hear that Steve Irwin the famous crocodile man died. I remember watching one of his videos when I worked at a school a couple of years ago. He seemed fearless and so passionate about his work. Back in 2004 I remember hearing about him feeding a crocodile with a baby in his hands and he left unscathed by it all. Everyone including me was beginning to think he was invincible.Then I was sitting there on the couch when the news came of his death and I was so shocked. I'm not his number 1 fan but I was surprised that it happened so quickly like a blink of an eye. It shows me that no one is invincible and that everyday I'm hearing about so and so in the hospital or so and so having a heart attack or so and so dying. It just makes me realize that life is so fragile and that we should make every moment count.This news also makes me glad I'm a Christian and I know I'll be in heaven when my time is up.As Ryan Seacrest used to say on his show: "Seacrest out" I'll end off there.S. Out
Photo provided by Yahoo Images FOREST.JPG (This image may be subject to copyright)Well as some of you might know I went to camp a couple of weeks ago.Anywho I was a co-cabin leader at the Teen Girls Camp and 12 girls were in my cabin ranging from Grade 6-8. It was a fantastic week to get away and just be a kid again. The scenery was absolutely beautiful as the dining area faced the lake and a huge mountain.It was very hard to come back to reality after an experience like that but I realized how great it was to volunteer at a camp I love. The whole cabin bonded by the third day and I didn't want to come home. Even now I look back on those lazy days and the fresh air and I realize how alive I was there. I haven't felt that amazing in a long time. All my frustrations and worries melted away.Also seeing kids again was refreshing. There was no internet or cell phones, or television and everyone was forced to interact with each other with is a rare thing these days.Toodles for now,S.
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