Summer to Fall 2010 - Oh How the Seasons Have Changed!

You'll notice that I took Pretty much most of July and then all of August off from blogging. There is a reason for everything. My July was spent packing up and saying goodbye to Toronto. I've made the nagging decision to move myself back to Moncton, New Brunswick for a few months in an attempt to save some money and get my life back on track. I feel strongly that now is the time for me to prepare for the next chapter in my life.

For me, 2010 has been a year FULL of tests, trials and tribulations. I know what I'm about to write is conceited in the eyes of most, but I have to say it anyway - I am so damn proud of myself for holding my head as high as I've been holding it throughout this all. :) At the end of the day, if there is one lesson I can teach anyone who may be going through a rough patch in life it's simple: STAY POSITIVE - ATTITUDE IS EVERYTHING!!!! Positive people are drawn and attracted to more positive people, just as successful people are drawn to more successful people and so on. Yes, it works the other way around - depressed people love company too... Don't fool yourself into thinking that you deserve a pity party, no matter what you are going through. And that's my rah, rah, rah, cheer for the day. LOL

So what's new? Let's see:

Mega-focusing on my Health and Fitness.  I've finally completed ALL of my FIS training and passed my final practical. I am officially certified as a Fitness Instructor Specialist through Can-Fit-Pro.
 
Additional certifications that I've taken upon myself to earn include a "Flirtification" with Flirty Girl Fitness as a Flirty Girl Instructor to teach a class they call Booty Beat as well as a licensed Zumba Instructor.


For the next few months, my schedule looks as follows in terms of the classes I'm teaching:
Mondays, 7:30pm - Booty Beat, St. Pat's Family Center
Tuesdays, 7:30pm - Zumba, Goodlife Fitness
Wednesdays, 6:30pm - Cardio Groove, Goodlife Fitness
Thursdays, 8:15pm - Zumba, YMCA
Saturdays, 10:30am - Zumba, Goodlife Fitness

If you're reading this and are in Moncton, I hope to see you in one of my classes soon!

After little to no luck with the job market this summer in Toronto, I am now back in full swing of job-hunt mode on the East Coast.

I've had a TONN of weddings to attend in the past few months, including one that I was in as a Bridesmaid as well as an Master of Ceremonies and yet another one coming up in October which I am also MCing as a favor to a good friend. I love that there is so much love in my life and in the life of my friends right now! I hope it lasts :)

My tennants of a property that I own have chosen to move on to another place and so I am investing a lot of time and money into renovating this house and preparing to market it for new tennants in the very very near future.  It's been fun learning about how to do these renovations and working on my own or with a contractor helping...

Lastly, but certainly not least of all - I went out and got myself a boyfriend. Someone I trust and enjoy, who treats me like gold and I can't wait to spend more time with. Those who know me well know how out in left field this last one is for me. LOL

So in short, I'm dancing a LOT these days and having a blast with that while earning some extra cash for teaching, dumping cash into my investment property, looking for work and trying very hard to make time for a great man. Believe it or not, that really does not leave me with a lot of extra time in my life. 

My plan is to get a full time job so I can put some money away and start saving again, work part time teaching in the evenings and get some new tennants living in my house. I'd like to do this before the end of the year so it's been a busy summer but it's going to be an even busier winter for me.

I've got 2 new business ideas that I'm going to start working on and get ready for launch in the new year, I need to study for my GMAT and finally take that damn test so I can pass the results on to grad schools I'm applying to for my MBA, and of course save money to be able to attend in the next year. Whew! What a mouthful! 

So now that you all know what's going on with me, please comment and let me know what's going on with you! I'll be sure to keep you all posted on my new venture ideas.  It's so important in life to have a TO-DO list at all times. Know what you're doing, know what you want, know what you need in order to succeed and go out and get it! Don't stop growing - when you stop growing, like all living things... you DIE.

Love! xoxo

Mid to Late 20's - The Weddings Era

Isn't it funny how there holds a period in everyone's life where it seems that everyone they know has decided to tie the knot.... AT THE SAME TIME?

Has this happened to you? One day you wake up and discover that all of your closest friends are not only not single anymore... but incandescently in love, which is a beautiful thing, until they all decide to celebrate it at the same time. :)  I'm kidding.

It's a beautiful thing regardless. What's even more beautiful is when they ask you to be a part of that celebration. I've been asked to be a part of a few weddings this summer; whether as a bridesmaid, a DJ, an MC or just a guest I feel privileged and blessed to have such beautiful people in my life who want to share such a beautiful moment in their lives in my presence.

So here I am in my mid-late 20's and I've got a whole lot of weddings penciled into my agenda. I was recently (last week to be exact) involved in the behind the scenes activity of my own brother's wedding. This is my only brother who I love dearly and even though I don't live very close to him and so cannot see him on the daily, I really am super excited and happy for him because he believes himself to be happy and that's all that matters. My brother has a heart of gold and he wears that heart on his sleeve everyday. I actually admire that at times. This particular wedding was filled with trials and tribulations, including a sick baby in the hospital, no sleep, no food for some of us, being locked out of our house causing a few hours delay for everything else, technical difficulties with a slide show, music selection issues... and more. But it all came together in the end and the bride and groom looked lovely and got to celebrate with their closest friends and family all at once. The food was good (so I heard), the speeches were moving, the colors/decorations and clothes looked amazing and the weather was beautiful. Couldn't ask for much more (except maybe a wedding planner to do all the worrying for us! hahaha).

In the next few months I look forward to attending another wedding in New Brunswick for my best friend as a bridesmaid and potential MC, a wedding in Halifax for a great friend of mine as a guest, and possibly another wedding in New Brunswick as a makeup artist and guest. Again, for any of these people reading this (you know who you are) - I love you for inviting me to share in your special days!


So because I have weddings on my mind, I've been talking with friends about friends getting married and the things we do for these friends. I swear, the conversations thus far have been entertaining enough to each produce their own movie script. One particular friend of mine who I will limit to referring to as RO here was telling me a story about what she did to make it to her friend's wedding and if I had any say in the matter, I'd say it was perfect material for the sequel to the film 27 dresses. We're talking last minute rush traveling for destination weddings, ripping, sewing and altering dresses in taxis on the way to the wedding, not showering, you name it.... we do what we have to in order to show our love...

Right ladies? Feel free to share your thoughts on the subject or tell me a really funny or crazy wedding story of your own in the comments below!