Can You Hear Me Now?

I guess I can’t really see LINDY and not write about it here the next day!!

What can I say… this was the best I’ve ever seen him and Sally. He’s playing a lot of new stuff as well as my favourites off Suspension of Disbelief (including “In The Air” which he never used to play live, until he figured out a way to pull it off that wouldn’t wreck his voice!) He ended his set with “Hockey Night in East L.A.”, which I used to see strictly as an encore. But he has changed his encore to show off his COMPLETELY PSYCHOTIC INSANE CRAZY PERSON side and it was fantastic!!! Ahahaha!! It was sooooo much fun. I knew Lindy had an outrageous fanatical zany side to him, I have just never seen it on stage quite to that extent. He told me later I only witnessed about one quarter of what his encores are like now these days… I guess it’s not something he can do every single night while on tour, but I sure look forward to the next time I can see him in a performance that is separate from a big tour. Read the rest of this entry »

Apparently everywhere the Queen goes, clouds follow, so that would explain our weather. Blech.

Tomorrow is my last day working at my big client way across the city. I am so happy about that!! I will miss the awesome muffins from the coffee shop next door and free lunches from Boston Pizza (and the regular cheques), but none of it is worth the long rides (unless AH is driving) and the intense dread I experience every time I think about going there.

The other significant thing happening tomorrow is the next American Idol is crowned! I love Bo, but I am willing to forfeit my hope that he wins so he isn’t forced to record that awful song and release it as his first single. Read the rest of this entry »

Further to my last entry, I was surfing the ‘net looking for affirmations and stuff, and came across this piece taken from Louise Hay’s book “The Power is Within You“. This is something I really need to take to heart, and I wanted to share it because I think we can all get something out of it.

10 Ways to Love Yourself

1. Probably the most important key is to stop criticizing yourself. If we tell ourselves that we are okay, no matter what is going on, we can make changes in our lives easily. It is when we make ourselves bad that we have great difficulty. We all change —– everyone. Every day is a new day, and we do things a little differently than we did the day before. Our ability to adapt and flow with the process of life is our power.

   Those who have come from dysfunctional homes often have become super-responsible and have gotten in the habit of judging themselves unmercifully. They have grown up amidst tension and anxiety. The message they get as children of dysfunctional homes is: “There must be something wrong with me.” Think for a moment about the words you use when scolding yourself. Some of the phrases people tell me are: stupid, bad boy, bad girl, useless, careless, dumb, ugly, worthless, sloppy, dirty, etc. Are these the same words you use now when describing yourself?

   There is a tremendous need to build self-worth and value in ourselves, because when we feel not good enough, we find ways to keep ourselves miserable. We create illness or pain in our bodies; we procrastinate about things that would benefit us; we mistreat our bodies with food, alcohol, and drugs.

   We are all insecure in some ways because we are human. Let us learn NOT to pretend that we are perfect. Having to be perfect only puts immense pressure on ourselves, & it prevents us from looking at areas of our lives that need healing. Instead, we could discover our creative distinctions, our individualities, & appreciate ourselves for the qualities that set us apart from others. Each one of us has a unique role to play on this earth, and when we are critical of ourselves, we obscure it.

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So today is the start of a new routine for me. I don’t want a summer where I am bursting out of my clothes and nothing fits me!! I can’t afford a new wardrobe. So I’m starting over again today (again and again and again, I am the Queen of failed attempts, but I will persist and keep trying!) I’m taking some time off from MSN to take some time for myself and make sure I get three important things in every day: exercise, reading, and affirmations. Yes, affirmations… those positive phrases you repeat over and over while looking in the mirror. I decided I don’t care who comes over and sees these phrases hanging on my bathroom mirror, they are staying there because I know they’re going to help me and that is all that matters!! Read the rest of this entry »

I now have access to the statistics for my blog… how many hits/unique readers, how long they stayed, what they’re reading, what/who brought them here, etc. I also know who you are all bwahahaha! Kind of. IP addresses can reveal a lot about a person sometimes if you know how to dig! I have a lot more readers than I thought… just over two months has brought in 1,849 unique visitors, many who even stayed over an hour. So few comments and notify list subscribers though… I wonder if spammers register in the visitors category?? Heh. That would explain a lot. I like to see the searches people did that brought them here… some of my favourites are: Read the rest of this entry »

Today is a great day because I honestly have no work to do (I could find some, but it doesn’t need to be done until next Thursday, so why bother) and I don’t have to go anywhere. It’s flannel jammies and coffee day!

Of course, there are always closets, drawers and cupboards to go through and organize and get rid of stuff, if I’m really hurting for things to do. One day.

So Sunday my mom and Bob came over with my brother and we had a shared birthday/Mother’s Day fiesta. Guess what my parents gave me!! Guess!!! Guess!! No! You’re wrong! Read the rest of this entry »

My blog has been down for days and days and days as it was moved to a new server. You would think I would have spent all this time thinking of one HELL of a great entry to make my comeback with. HA! Truth is, my week has been pretty boring.

I worked a lot and chatted on MSN a lot. The highlight of my week (aside from the nightly chats with AH ) was that I finally gave my notice to my biggest client. Quitting him has been in the back of my mind and gnawing at my gut for months now, I just kept putting it off because the money is good and he really is a very, very nice man. There were just so many factors that made me dread going there every week. So I finally decided life is too short to be miserable about anything, and I let him know I was leaving. Read the rest of this entry »

My birthday weekend has come to an end for another year. (Sort of… there is still family stuff this coming weekend that will most likely involve cake and presents, so who am I kidding!) My friend Christine invited me out for dinner on Saturday night, and she asked me if I wanted to invite anyone else, so I got a few friends together and we met up at Joyce on 4th, a nice Irish Pub & Restaurant. We had a blast!!

Fingerprints on the camera lens caused a couple pictures to blur, but ohhh well, we have our memories:

Clockwise from left: Christine, Lisa, Russ, Michelle, Me and Jason

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