This weekend our family lost a great man.

Rest in peace Uncle Vlado.

 

That a girl goes through…

Today has been kind of blah for me.  I strained my neck and back last night backing out of a driveway and due to my current injuries from my car accident it hurt like hell!  I didn’t go in to the office this morning because I couldn’t move and then had a nice relaxing physio session.  My Dr told me that I added to my injuries and that I better get my butt into bed and rest so back home I went.  I put on my pj’s and some music and got into bed to work.  Harley is the best when I’m home sick.  He just cuddles right up and purrs away.

I have a crappy feeling that I’m letting people down and that some people are disappointed in me today.  It’s one of my insecurities and I hate it when it creeps its way in.  Sometimes you just can’t help it though.  Not everyone is going to like you or what you do every day and you’ve just got to turn that negativity around into something positive.  I think that it just makes me work harder to prove to myself that I’m doing the best I can.

Got invited to go to a Raptor’s game tonight and sit in the 2nd row behind the net.  What a day to be stuck in bed!  I love basketball and have only gone to 1 NBA game in my life.  I wish I could’ve gone tonight but c’est la vie.

I’ve got a secret cheer up weapon in my arsenal today though.  Tonight is the night that I finally get to watch Breaking Dawn Part One.  I’m really excited to see what the film looks like and yes I’m a nerd but I don’t care.

Tonight is also the second Boy vs Girl night at Supermarket pitting Robyn Dell’Unto against Morgan Cameron Ross – tonight it’s Robyn’s turn to shine while Morgan heckles her from the crowd.  If you haven’t seen these two perform yet you should get your butt down there to see them.  I’ve been a fan of Robyn since her CD release party last year and she has a gorgeous voice with great songs.

Hope you guys are having a good week so far.

 

 

This morning started off a little stressful but ended up turning into a nice evening.  After we sorted everything out and finished running around I came home and decided to clean and start cooking.  I absolutely LOVE cooking and making things from scratch.  I don’t do it enough and I’m going to make a big effort to cook more this year.  I made an amazing butternut squash soup and banana oat muffins.  I’ll post them tomorrow and if you like butternut squash you’ve got to try out my new recipe.

I finally found a nice place to move into after months of looking and applying and being disappointed.  It’s so hard to find a good apartment lately and we’ve seen some disgusting and beautiful places.  I’m sticking to my East End hood, which I love, and getting a nice main floor place with a working fireplace, backyard and huge kitchen!  I have been dreaming of wine and relaxing by the fireplace since I signed the lease.  Perfect for Canadian winters.

I’m really excited for 2012.  The past two years have been very challenging and thankfully things have started to feel a little more balanced.  I can’t wait to move into our new place and decorate.  I’ve decided to get rid of as much as I can and start fresh.  New year, new girl, new life

Well my soup’s ready and then I get to watch Breaking Dawn for the first time tonight!  Hope you all had a great weekend.

Today is Thanksgiving in the US and I’m making a nice dinner for my American man.  Mom, Dad, Kristin and Kyle are all coming over to my tiny apartment for Turkey and all the trimmings.  I’ll post recipes and photos of my spread and I think it’s important (and maybe a little scary) to note that I have not cooked a Thanksgiving turkey in at least 10 years!!!

Happy Thanksgiving to all my American friends and family and I’ll be having dinner on the beach next year.

I lost a bunch of posts from the very beginning of my blog, I think they were even imported from my first blogger site.  When I made the switch from kaponetwo some of the posts just disappeared and I couldn’t figure out what to do.  It’s probably been too long to figure out but maybe one day I will.  My blog feels really bare lately and its frustrating.  I’ve got lots to do and say but not enough time to write it all down.  I guess that’s a good thing though.  I’m too busy to sit down and write.  There’s always so much going on.  I made the best butternut squash soup ever last night for dinner.  Jason loved it and he said some pretty ridiculous things that I’m not going to post.  haha.

We’re going back to Florida soon and I cannot wait to go on a road trip.  I’m only going for a week this time and Jason for the winter so that kinda sucks that I have to fly home without him.  I need to move and get a bigger place soon.  I’m looking in the Beach/Leslieville area so if you hear of anything let me know!

Life has been busy and really great lately.  Hope it’s been the same for you.

For the past two years I’ve been a speaker on the panel at COLS – Central Ontario Leadership Seminars talking about Social Media and being responsible on the internet.

COLS is Non Profit organization that holds a three day long seminar over the May long weekend to develop leadership potential in Grade 10 students.  Their goals are to:

• Encourage and prepare the next generation of Canada’s civic, social and corporate leaders.
• Provide young leaders with forums to learn “how” to think, not “what” to think, by offering independent and interactive opportunities for critical thinking.
• Encourage personal growth by promoting positive thinking, goal setting and community involvement.

Please watch the video below and have a look at their website to learn more and if you can, donate to help keep this great program running.

 

A year ago tonight I walked into The Cottage in FMB with my cousin Tanya.  I was feeling very down in the dumps as most of you know until a man in a Captain America costume put his arm around me and told me I was the prettiest girl in the bar.  Who knew I’d fall for a man in spandex

 This is about 1am last Halloween – excuse my drunky face

 

 

I can’t believe it’s been a year since we met (again) (that’s a story for another time).  I love you more and more everyday and I’m lucky to have you in my life.  I can’t wait to see what the next year will bring.

 

Last weekend

If you live in Ontario and are 18 + I hope you plan on voting today!  Go to Elections Ontario to find locations and any other info.  You can even vote if you don’t have a voters registration card by bringing these acceptable forms of ID and voting locations are open 9am-9pm, so there’s really no excuse.

After voting I’m gonna head down to Workpace One to check out Social Media Marketing 101.  Casie & Sheldon are speaking and I’m interested to learn about Daryl D’Souza’s business.  Workplace One is a shared office space for entrepreneurs, small businesses and professionals.  I think it’s a great idea and I’m looking forward to seeing what their space looks like.

Because I’m all about change and growth right now as soon as I saw this personality quiz from the NYT on Casie‘s blog via Lauren  I had to see what it said about me and share it with you:

You are culturally adventurous in all walks of life and love to explore different avenues of tastes and trends. Because your body is also important to you, you look for flavors that are unusual but still healthy and delicious, and you are constantly on the lookout for the next food trend. You are an emotional spirit and you make really strong connections. Good friends and lots of laughs are the recipe for really happy days. And nights!

 

          

I found these photos last night when I was cleaning my desk and started to think about all the things that have changed in my life since then.  It has been an absolutely crazy past year or so for me and I’ve had some major life changes.  I wasn’t sure if I should post this, but after a great talk with Christina I realized that it’s all part of life and why the hell not.

Then I woke up this morning and read my daily horoscope:

 

	Your horoscope for October 4, 2011
	This is a great time for you to take a difficult situation, work through it, and come out victorious, Carly-Anne. Do not feel bad about things in your life that are sitting in a crumbled heap before you. Destruction gives opportunity for brand new growth and advancement. Recall the phoenix who rises up from the ashes, and embody the spirit that makes the phoenix so powerful against all odds.

 

And that was what I needed to hear.  So here it goes…
A year ago the rug was pulled out from under me and everything in my life changed.  I went from being everywhere and right in the middle of a personal blog challenge, 30 Days of Blogging, to pretty much dropping off the face of the earth.  I surfaced again on an island and spent the next few months just enjoying myself and trying to sort out my life and figure out what I wanted to do next.  In the midst of all of this, my poor blog didn’t get much attention and I have really not been writing as much as I want to.  I have so many unposted things from the past year and have not really been keeping up with my site.  Some of them are pretty interesting IMO and instead of just going to waste, I figured why not share them now?

So starting with today for the next 30 days I’m going to catch up on all things that I missed putting out along with some new stuff including a contest and giveaways.

Thanks to everyone who’s been along for the ride the past year.  And thank you to my Florida man for being so good to me.  I love you ♥

 

 ”Happiness hit her, like a train on a track…

…Leave all your love and your longing behind, you can’t carry it with you if you want to survive.”

 

 

Hi All,

Wanted to let you know that I’m doing a Ustream today and I want YOU to be involved.  This is to start talks on what we can do to stop the Online Bullying that has been increasing at a rapid rate lately.

You can join me on Ustream at 4:00pm today

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