So true....

Positivity retreat!

This weekend I was lucky enough to spend the time at a yoga & positivity retreat.

There was yoga, meditation, all sorts of message and relaxing machines,  there was an RMT ( my favorit part), we had different work shops with the whole group about positivity, letting go of the past and live in the moment, and we each learned so much.

Every work shop had a different meaning, but I think we all had
different lessons to take from it.

For me I think I realized everything that I already knew but couldn't fully accept.

Feeling free and letting go, finaly,
feels amazing.

I'm gonna put a few pictures of the weekend.

To my beautifull fiancé

This is José Robichaud the girl is the one who brought us all together.

Mindfulness facilitator and retreat host at Joyous Being. 

 Feel free to visit her website. 

http://joyous-being-joie-de-vivre.myshopify.com/products/positivitybeachretreat

All the girls from the weekend were not here but this is after we got our certificate for completing the retreat

This is me about to say my goodbyes to the beach and the people. Leaving feeling relaxed and living in the moment! Loved the weekend. 

I recommend this to everyone, just to take the time for yourself . It is worth it.

Live life to the fullest and with no regrets!!!

What is life all about?

The other day, I was questioned about my life, about how im living, and of course.... The famous one,  are you happy. ....

Now let me think for just one second.

Yes, im not perfect, neither is my fiancé.
Yes, I have my moments where i'm tired of everything, but doesn't everyone?

Yes, sometimes I wish I could have this or that, sometimes I wish to be as beautiful or as thin as another girl.

But my question is why? To myself. I ask myself this in all of these moments, why do I need that?

If I could get that fancy car, would I be satisfied or just want a newer virsion the next year?

If I had more money, wouldn't I just spend more on things I do not need?

 If I was beautiful like some other girls would  I love myself more, or just find something else to dislike about myself?

Why, is it that we always seek more but quite often what were seeking is right infront of us?

I tell myself each morning, when I wake up, ( not right away obviously, as if thats realistic), but after asking some of these questions, in the end; I always smile at my life.

Not because I have more than anyone, but because I have the same, and it's exactly what I  wished for when I graduated highschool and I've been told that, that isn't something to be proud of....

And im really sorry to say, but going to school making a career out of it?

Falling in love; to an amazing person by the way....

 Getting the keys to your first house after along fight to get it and making it a home?

Starting a life together?

Yes, its true. Most of us have done this, it doesn't make each and everyone of our stories arent worth sharring or worth being proud of?

The value of one persons effort does not diminish because of others have done the same.

I'm happy to say, that i'm happy with the life my partner and I have created.

To the moments that can't be bought! 

New workouts I want to try!!!

I need to try this!!!! 

Let's do this!!!

For the past two years, due to the unbelievable pain in my arms, back and feet, and my excessive night binge eating. I got fat, basically. Period!

 Now I finaly decided, I'm going to be in pain either if I  sit on my but, or if I get out and stay active and maybe just maybe my pain will lessen with time. 

I'd rather try than wait and be depressed about how I feel. 

So, now ... I'm Done saying, some day I'll be healthy, some day I'll be thin, some day I'll feel better , someday I'll not complain of all thsee aches and pains. 

Now how ever hard it will be I'm going to get up and say, LET'S DO THIS!

Life facts

      10 Facts About Our Society That We Oddly                                  Accept As Normal

We prioritize money and the economy over basics like air, water, food quality, our environment, and our communities.

We utilize an economic trading system that facilitates the death of millions of people each year.

We divide the world’s land into sections and then fight over who owns these sections.We call some people “soldiers” which makes it OK for them to kill other people.

We torture and kill millions of animals every day needlessly for food, clothing, and experiments.

We send children to school for their entire childhood to memorize facts and skills that they will rarely use. 

More on education here.We impose financial pressures on parents, forcing them to miss out on vital stages of their child’s development.

We have thousands of religions, each one believing that their God or god-story is the only true and unique version.

Love and compassion, which promote life, are mocked as facile.  Whereas war, which harms life, is seen as honorable.

Anyone with a really useful invention can forcefully prevent others from using or modifying it.



Reference....
this HTML class. Value is http://www.collectiv

Sad facts about the true reality that some children face.

Health care and Nutrition
Measles, malaria and diarrhea are three of the biggest killers of children — yet all are preventable or treatable.

More than 30 million children in the world are not immunized against treatable or preventable diseases.

1 in 5 children lack safe drinking water. 270 million children have no access to healthcare. 

Every day, almost 2,000 children die from diseases linked to unsafe water and lack of basic sanitation.

More than 100 million children under age 5 are undernourished and underweight, which contributes to 45 percent of all infant deaths.


More than 300 million children are chronically hungry, and more than 90 percent of these children suffer from long-term malnourishment and nutrient deficiency. 

Stunting affects 165 million children under 5 years old. That's one out of every four children in the world.

Every day, 1,000 children are newly-infected with HIV — this is completely preventable.

Education 
Children from the poorest households are three times more likely to be out of school than children from the richest households.

57 million children around the world are out of school — and the majority of these young people are girls.

For every extra year of primary school, a girl’s wages increase on average 10 – 20 percent.Two out of five children in Sub-Saharan Africa will not finish primary school.

Educated mothers tend to send their children to school, helping to break the cycle of poverty.

Exploitation 
In the last decade, more than 2 million children have died as a direct result of armed conflict.

Worldwide, hundreds of thousands of children are recruited to serve as child soldiers.

It is estimatated that 1.2 million children are trafficked each year.

168 million children ages 5-14 are engaged in child labor, with 85 million of them working in hazardous conditions.

39,000 girls become brides every day, facing increased risks for HIV infection, hunger and death through childbirth complications.

Exploitation negatively affects children's mental and physical health in the short term as well as into adulthood.


Reference..
this HTML class. Value is http://www.care.org/

Our furry babies

These are my five furry babies. When I met the love of my life she had a little boy named Tyson,  and I fell in love with him. He is the most affectionate cat in the world, and sometimes I actually think he understands everything I say. 

Tyson, age 6 ( going to be 7 in july)

After Tyson,  we decided to get another kitten and that brings me to Ringolo. We went to the spca and found him playing out and about with a  little spring, and instantly we knew he was the one. He is polydactyl, and he became a pretty big fella but so so sweet. He loves water, and he finds girlfriends everywhere he goes. Haha

Ringolo, will be 5 in September 2016

This is tijay, he is cuttie of the bunch, he's very funny, and he's was born in the wrong body. He was truly ment to be a monkey. He loves to Chace flies and enjoys bullying his brothers out of their meals. Has yet to listen to mom on this issue. Lol

Tijay, will be 4 in august 2016

Simba is our little french frog, we got him in a spur of the moment timing.  As a baby he was a little stinky fella. Unfortunately we moved soon after we received simba, so while he was trying to get use to his surroundings, we screwed everything up by moving him somewhere else, and ever since then hes been very nervous about anything and everything, he's a sweetheart but just very scared of any human.  He's the one that looks the most like a wild cat. 

Simba, will be 3 in December 2016

Daxter, what a case this guy. He has serious issues. A little weirdo we shall say. I found this guy online, he was already 3 months by then, I just loved his big cheeks, he reminded me of Ringolo, so I thought it would be cute to have him added to the group. When we met him he was fine, playful and loving but when we brought him home, the cats didn't give me a chance to settle him in, Tyson wanted to give him a bath the minute he entered the house , so they all jumped on me when I set him on the bed. While scaring the crap out of the poor little guy, he had never been around an other animal, so out of his eliment, he was. 

We put him in a room with his own catlitter and his own bed that the previous owner gave us, and toys that he had as well. After a while we started bringing stuff in from our cats to introduce their smell. He was so frightened that he had this constant growl going on, and this lasted the whole time he was in that room. We had to consider giving him back but me being hard headed, I was not letting that happen. I knew he was just scared, here he was; this tiny little thing, and seeing 4 huge beasts trying to attack him? I think it was around 2 weeks that he started coming around with me and my partner, and in no time he started coming outside of the room little by little. 

I am so happy we didn't give him back because, like Tyson he was sooo affectionate. Every night laying with us, and headbutting us all night trying to give us kisses. 

Daxter, will be 2 November 2016

After Ringolo we sort of became obsessed with getting another kitten, and then we wanted a girl so we went out looking and only found another, then we wanted a girl and found our last boy. I guess a girl was really not in the cards, untill we received our little puppy. 

Now after receiving little molly, our furry family is now complete. 

:)<3

Our baby girl is all grown up!

Our boy...

So a while back in 2011 I met this women and became close with her and after a while me and my partner started babysitting for her, after a few years and way up to now, we became very close with her and her kids.

I never thought that I could love this much and at that, a child that wasn't mine. The moment I realized how much I loved them and how much my partner loved them, was the moment where I realized that we actually could adopt if we had the opportunity.

I understand that when having a child you want that mother/child connection, and there is nothing quite like the bond between a mom and her child, BUT I realized that, alot of the connections that we get with our children don't just apear because you gave birth to them, its all about love, trust, mutual respect between parent and child and wanting everything for them and providing in your best ability the most unconditional love in the world. At the end of the day being loved uncontionally is all anyone can ask for.

As the two older kids were older and always in school, the baby of the family became our baby when he was at our home. We would make jokes with his mom and say we were co-parents, and we would laugh and talk about the things we loved about him.

Although sometimes It would be hard for me to see him when he was at my house as I'd work long shifts, I'd still cherish every moment I'd spend with him.

This year having bought our first home and having no children yet and seeing that he was coming over alot we decided to make him his own room for when he would come.

No names are mentioned for the privacy of my friend and her family. Love you and your family will always be apart of ours! ...


PS disclamer: I know I am not a paren't not saying I am,  I just love children, and someday hope do be a good mom, sure I will make mistakes but like everyone else I will learn.