I don't own a car...

Most of you who read my blog regularly know that I don't even own a car.  Strange I know!  How do I do it??!!  I am not as lazy as I lead you to believe I guess lol!

We as a family don't have the money for a car.  To get one, to insure one, to fill with gas or even to maintain.  Any of those costs are impossible for what we bring in each month, each year.  But this is not a sap story, this is not a pity party.  This is a post of wishful thinking.  The what ifs!

On one of my many trips back up this massive hill to my house I feel the same feeling I often do.  Resentment... resentment to my bank account for not magically replenishing itself with money so that I may own a car care free, and will no longer have to carry a hundred dollars worth of groceries back home; at a time.  It gets old, trust me, and FAST.  And you know what I want??  I want a minivan, those Dodge Minivans; "Grand Caravan's" really have it going on these days.

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They have doors that open without worry or moving for that matter which is great for tons of brats.  They have "hypno-devices," as I call them in the back to keep the children from ripping each other apart limb from limb.  I think they even have those cameras in rear view so that you can actually have "eyes in the back of your head" so to speak.  I mean what mother wouldn't want one?!?!  So If you have a spare Dodge minivan please, feel free to pass it along, I would love it!! lol.   

But outside the world of motherhood.  If some amazingly handsome man drove up in a car and asked me to get in, I think this would be the car.  The car I would want to drive into the sunset in down some long sunny hot desert highway, as if in some cheesy movie.  It would be my dream car... the ONLY car in my eyes.

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Yeah that's the stuff baby, a black 1969 Impala... nothing gets better than that.  That is wet yourself sexy!!

It would also be a bonus if driven by this gorgeous man:

That insatiably divine piece of man candy there is Jensen Ackles.  Just drop dead delicious.  I love this man... LOVE this man... so my day pass... so if your listening Jensen... day pass... think about it lol!!

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There once was an ugly kitchen!

Alright so we know how ugly my kitchen is...

Yes I have unpacked everything... i'm just too lazy to photograph those ugly kitchen cabinets again.   Well I have been trying to think about what to do about it exactly.  Everything in my kitchen is falling apart, literally the counter by the sink there... rotting away. 

I am just thankful that when/if I go camping this summer there will be a new kitchen waiting for me.  Too bad they can't throw in some new kitchen chairs, as I only have two left... both broken.  Some matching chairs with some chair cushions, just like my mom used to have would be the bees knees!!  Don't even get me started on my kitchen table... only way it would look better is if i permanently covered with with a vinyl table cloth!  But I have a love affair with wood so I think that option it out. 


I just have to pray that when they do fix my kitchen that they don't paint it this "fun colour" again.  That is right he described that horriffic colour as "fun."  Blows.  My.  Mind.  My bathroom is the same colour... his thoughts where "kids love to spend all their time in the bathroom and kitchen so when made it a fun colour for you."  So if you live in my area and you are willing to give me paint PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD DO!!!

Any moving decor blunders ever been in your worlds???
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Attempting the move...

I have thought about it and I will soon be moving to a new address heehee!  AND my blogging babe will be doing a NEW design!!! OOOOooOOOOO!! 

As I type this my whole apartment building is starting to smell as though someone is cooking rotten-fish-garbage for dinner.  Smells horrific I can barely think!  If you cook things that smell like this and live in an apartment for the LOVE OF GOD STOP!!!




Check her out she is pretty damn amazing.  Plus she is my little helper cause she figures out all the things i'm too dumb to figure out.  Nice though that I still know more about this stuff than my hubby.  I can talk to him about these things and his head starts to reel and that is GREAT!  I don't always have the upper hand so i like to enjoy it when i can lol.

Now with this big change will come even bigger changes!  I will start to make GOALS!  Become productive if you will lol.  I will begin my steps towards a better media kit, I will be focusing more on my content and narrowing in on my SEO.  I hope it all works out!!!

P.s. I got a hair cut... I will show you photos tomorrow :)!

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So I am a teacher now lol!!

Alright we all know here how much I LOVE LOVE LOVE Blogelina.  And of course how I work for her as well of course, but what you may not know is that I have been promoted!  I will soon be teaching a beginners class focusing on help you start your own wordpress blog from the beginning steps etc.  Funny since I am a blogger user... looking to switch though I still have to just bother to do it at this point lol.  I have been studying and prepping links etc for class and tonight during the more intermediate class I will also be testing out the NEW beginners class!!

Basic Blogging for Beginners - The Online Class




Remember when you join the class you get a years free webhosting!! sweet deal!! The beginners class will also be offering the first round for FREE!!  So e-mail me and I can get you hooked up with all the info and you can come join the beginners class aswell!! HORAY!!

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On another note I wanted to take the time to tell you about this great mothers day gift idea that really gives back!

A really great idea SickKids Get Better Gifts, approached me to give you all a little heads up about it cause it really is a sweet idea.  Especially for a mom who wants to and enjoys to give back.  So take a look and bookmark it for your hubby's lol. 

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Happy Easter

I hope that you are all having an amazing Easter weekend.  Mine has been full of fun and mischievous-ness lol!!  With whom, do you ask??  Well one of my gfs from high school!  This girl has the amazing ability to make you feel just like you were back in those crowded halls again.  Soo needless to say we had a fun time! 

Her and I playing with our brats at the park!

Yup this is us the wild ones!  We had a great time this weekend!  Really a great weekend!  Her hubby is pretty awesome too, which is great for my hubby!!! You know how hard it is to find good friends for hubby??  Hard.  Anyways Check him out HERE at his website!!

this is what it looks like when you gf tackles you at a park mid-photo... :D!

I hope you had a great time this weekend too!! xoxoxoxoxo


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I have dreamed of this place.

The oddest thing happened to me this morning.  I was drinking some juice, yes out of the carton you can chastise me later for that, when I realized I have dreamt of this place.  My kitchen, exactly how my fridge looks.  ALL identical to a dream I have had prior to moving, prior to the thought of moving!

I don't know if this is a regular thing but i usually don't have dreams containing pieces of my future in them, let a lone remember them in order to identify it.  Am I watching too many sci-fi shows??  Do I need more sleep or something?

I thought it was very curious.

On another note I haven't done very much today had a gf over for a bit, not really any cleaning or anything (well nothing big anyways the regular stuff clearly is being done... has to... damn house hasn't figured out how to clean itself yet... stupid house!) BUT I do have a piece of news.  Well not really news BUT since I am a "Vancouver-ite," and it is a big ta do in this city I figure its a huge insult not to do a little something something on this; but today is 4:20.  For those of you that don't know, what it is: it is basically national pot smokers day.

I know I know, please refrain from the hate comments, I am only reporting on something that my city does that is pretty HUGE and crazy.  I only live in this city ppl so so sorry for that... jeez.  

moving on I wanted to show you some pieces of this "celebration" that happens in downtown Vancouver every year at this time.  Note I used to attend this with my father as a tween... you kinda have to go ONCE if you live out here just to check it out, too each their own right??  Plus I was EVEN YOUNGER and most stupid once lol, didn't think that was possible did you?!!  Here is a video of the sheer volume of this whole event.

I told you it was pretty epic.

This year is supposed to be especially crazy because of Marc Emery being in jail and all in the states.  I have met that guy on a number of occasions and he is very strange... hits on anything with legs but DAMN he has one HOT wife!!  Considering his eyes remind me of a goldfish.

Marc Emery 2008 pot rally

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Cheech & Chong of course had something to say about it today on facebook:

Cheech & Chong

Happy 4:20 C&C fans! You know what to do...I'm doing it now!...uh what? Oh yeah.....remember Marc Emery still incarcerated illegally for selling pot seeds over the 'net...reschedule pot Obama, you can do it!...tc

Good times... so drivers please beware of stoners wandering thru a very congested downtown Vancouver lol!

Also a little message from WEEDS:

 
again please no hate comments, i don't condone the practice I have merely reported on it.  

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So sad I could cry.... isn't that silly??

I have been using the name "Mumfection" for about five+ years.  It was first the name of my in home daycare when I used to run one, prior to youngest birth.  When that ended I opened up my blog under this name...

But my dreams have been dashed... someone has stolen my idea and I am so sad about it, it's bordering an "unhealthy reaction," lol. 


http://momfection.com/

That is right... just one letter... worst part is, if i still bothered to deal with my father I could still have my mumfection.ca... but I don't.. So i'm sad.

Sad that everything that I have worked for here is gone... Just so sad..

Am I being silly??


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a little black dress

Alright so I know the little black dress thing isn't terribly original style wise but I don't have one.  I need one.  So I bought one:

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cute right??  only 18.00 free shipping!!  I got it for my gfs birthday that is coming up.  She is going out to dinner, and then to a club.  Not that I enjoy clubs but it isn't my birthday and so I decided I wanted to look the part, at least better than I dressed last time.  

My boobs will look GREAT in this lol!!! I am really excited to get it, and it sure as hell better get here on time.  I also got this for a musical I will be going to in a few months.  VERY thrilled about that lol.  

This is the first piece of clothing that I have bought for myself in sooo long and it feels great to get it, even if it is just one thing.  SOOO HAPPY!!! 

In other news my boys are sick, hubby is sick and I am sitting in a germ incubation chamber.  It is only a matter of time...  Just a matter of time... 

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I want to wear myself again.

I have to say thank you to all of you for reassuring me and my glasses.  I love them and now I have written proof of societies acceptance of their appearance, upon my face.  Hubby can no longer argue, nor mock.  I have to say that I am trying to make steps to really wear things that make me smile.  I don't care if some people don't like it but i'm going to dress with my personality just like we should!  I think those little touches are what makes everyone's style so amazing. 

I want 50's dresses and 60's housewife dress.  Is that so horrible??  Why not?!?!  I can wear whatever I want I don't care what is in style I LOVE those dresses, they look great on bigger figures and I want to look and feel good.  I want people to see me in what i'm wearing and go "I want to talk to her shes looks awesome!"  Or something close to that lol, I mean i bet I wont look AWESOME lol! 

So 20.00 at a time I shall buy my better wear.  I will. 

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I am so tempted to buy this... but I must focus on other purchases first... *sigh* 

Feel free to donate to my wardrobe!  My pay pal earnings are now going to start being used to replace my clothes from gr. 8, or my worn out hand me downs.  And ebay is great!  This dress is only 30.00!! plus cheaper things too!! So heehee donate to my wardrobe lol!!! HAHAHAHA yeah right, if only eh??

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A Tale of Funky Glasses

So some of you may have noticed my facebook page has a new profile picture. 

I wanted to tell the tale of how I got these glasses.  How did I even think to put these on?

It was one amazingly hot summer day in grade ten.  I had just lost about 50 pounds at that point and I was struttin' my stuff at the local mall with my gf.  Ed Fu.  No I don't know why she called herself "Ed," it was an on-going thing back then, in the days of no responsibility, other than your responsibility to the people, to look HOT!  LOL.... ahhh I was quite the bombshell back then I have to say lol.  *blush* oh the youth is wasted on the young!

Back to my story.  Here we were trolling the local "Claire's" and I saw these "things" and I laughed and put them on; turned to my gf and squealed: "HOW DO THEY LOOKY?!!"

All she did was turn to me and say:

"I am buying those for you, and there is nothing more to be said about it!"  That was that I sported these things with pride! 

Then, the other day, I found them again in my things and decided: "What the hell!"  I will put them on, and sneakily I placed them upon my face and; BOOM!!!  I was transformed into that wacky little teen I so missed and loved.

Hubby returned home... mocked me... and I took them off.  Needless to say I am not wearing them when he is around lol... just cause lol. 

I think their cute don't you??!!

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An old Birthday Card

Now today is just one of those days were I am not getting too much done at this point.  I haven't written an article for LFG in a while and i'm really behind in that aspect both in my life and in the writing aspect of it.  Probably cause aunt flow is over and she has a sever vendetta with me for some reason.  Nonetheless I was popping around on blogs and got inspired.  Someone's mom was sharing her old cards, granted I can't find the damn link to this place but w/e, maybe later.

Back to the task at hand, after seeing this I was determined to find this card I got from my sister a couple birthdays ago.  Now my sister and I are "The Simpsons" generation, I know Erin lol, anyways I grew up watching this religiously, especially since my mom was mentally sick and I would pretty much just sit in front of the tv ALL DAY LONG.  No joke, she would get really anxious and scared leaving her house, kinda went with the territory.  I didn't mind then, don't really mind now and i'm not horrifically messed up considering all the factors.  Plus other ppl took me to the park lol.  Whatever, i'm dragging here and spewing verbal diarrhea at you all; I wanted to share this card:

Best card ever I think.  Thoughts??  Share you're hilarious card tales!  I am always up for having a laugh.  Sorry for babbling :D, you love me anyways right?!?!
 

p.s. if you have any ideas of things I could write about for LFG that would be much appreciated.  I am at a loss.... and not in the good way lol!!

p.s.s. Did you notice Erin did some spring cleaning for me?!?!?! my header is smaller my icon's are cooler and I tidied up my side bars!! horay!! 

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A walk in my old shoes.

 {Your, Mine, and Ours}

If you haven't met this chick I highly suggest it!  The other day she posted about these shoes.  The ones she is wearing there in the above photograph.  Now when I was a little girl I had these shoes, ones that looked just like it!  In fact I was dedicated to find them as I knew they were in my house somewhere amongst all my crap.  After a crazed man hunt I found them.  I found these sneaky little sandals.  

My old shoes... is it odd that I still have these??

As I promised I have posted about them; and, of course I had to just brag about this chick I feel like she is my special little blogging find lol!! I also wish I had her waist line, baby face good looks and adorable wardrobe!  

When I was little I remember buckling up these shoes... or trying to.  

I remember the sounds that the buckles even made and when I saw them again I tinkered with them just to hear them jingle.  

I even remember how they felt on the tops of my feet; rather stiff at the braiding. 

I remember how sand used to get into all the creases and drive me nuts.

There are a lot of things that I remember about these shoes, I guess that means their keepers. 

Check her out, she's pimp!

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Today is my sister's wedding...

Today is my sister's wedding and I wish I was there.  I am not.  No I don't want to talk about it, I just wanted to share some bites of my sister with all of you!

My sis and her soon to be hubby.

isn't she gorgeous?!?!

She's ZANNY too!!

My sister always told me that I was Stitch and she was Lilo... I watched this movie and that was horrifically true!! Yes i licked and bite things lol!!

a mural she did princess themed (she always wanted to be a cartoonist!!)

Shark themed room!

Pixie Hollow

Cars!

E-mail me if you are in Arizona and want some of this kinda thing done i'll forward her information!

one of my favs!!  I love this!! Little Mermaid, our fav disney movie from when we were kiddos!

She is an amazing girl and she deserves an even more amazing wedding day!

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something amazing!

Yesterday was kinda a rough one so, I just had to share this and give you a little taste as to why I LOVE LOVE LOVE where I live.  Vancouver BC!!

We may be the Canadian Amsterdam but I adore it here, nothing can beat it.  Though I have never really had the opportunity to really leave this city, but that isn't the point... the point is this video:




Isn't that breathtaking?!?!  A little something fun and interactive for your Friday!

What is the best part about where you live?


Also I wanted to attempt to make it to 250 GFC's by next week, help me pretty pretty please!!

This crazy lovely super awesome lady sent me some love today and I wanted to return the favor!  CHECK HER OUT she is one of my daily reads, granted shes posted which is likely lol!!  That is why i love her!!


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Since I told them I would

Well we tried to suspend our Shaw account till we got caught up on our payments but apparently, even though they have no contracts, I couldn't do that.  Instead I was told they will cancel it completely giving me 15 days to pay the outstanding bill (not going to be able to happen) before they send it to collections etc.  Wouldn't even consider trying a suspension and payment plan till I was caught up.  Plus when they shut me off when I come back I have to pay and ADDITIONAL 150.00 for the reconnection!!!  ARE YOU FLUCKING KIDDING ME!?!?! 

Of course I try to reason with the idiots, no luck... instead they find and old account of mine from 3+ years ago and inform me that it was outstanding and that they will be adding that to my outstanding bill on this account.  THIS IS IMPOSSIBLE!! When you open an account with shaw BEFORE you get accepted, they run your info and find ALL PREVIOUS PAYMENTS OWING!! Which they did cause I asked them to when I set up this account 2 yrs ago.  I PAID IT!  They are charging me anyway.  So in an outrage and this bullshit I told them I will be telling EVERYONE about their crap.  THAT SHAW IS CRAP!!  They are double charging me for an account I had BEFORE eldest was born.  SERIOUSLY??!?!  And to make up for it these stupid people thought separating the two would be a good enough solution!  NO IT ISN'T! NOT AT ALL FIX IT!  So i'm angry.  I have switched to Telus and let me tell you, I actually left telus for SHAW!  So when push comes to shove people use TELUS TELUS TELUS TELUS!!

Cause shaw is rude, they are clearly incapable of updating your system and they might just charge you 300.00 YOU ALREADY PAID! They aren't here to help you, just rape your wallets!

This rant has been brought to you in part by: Eschelle Westwood Shaw hater. 


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Hubby: "what do you need from the store??" Me: "a man with a million dollars!!"

Have you ever felt like this woman??  I have, down to that broken chair (thanks dad for all your crappy chairs).  I have decided that this woman has it right.  I need a man with a million dollars.  Could someone please send one my way??  I think I can come up with an agreement with my hubby lol!!

I am job hunting today, writing jobs specifically, anything from home.  To add to my income that I am beginning to make.  I am not going to start throwing out numbers on what I am making on my blogging endeavors, kinda rude and not the point lol.  What I will say is that it definitely isn't a full time pay check... which is what I want and what my family needs.  It would just be nice to contributes more than I am now, to help dig my family out since hubby is still trying to find steady work.  For those of you that know me, you know he has been out of steady reliable work for over a year now.  Thank goodness for his parents and their constant kindness... they pay our rent.  Unlike my deadbeat father who has nothing more than grief and bs and guilt to be attached to anything you ask of him.  And I wouldn't anyway, so not worth having you in my life.  Things are so great I can breathe without you, it's peaceful. 

But I am not here to gripe I am here to talk about my work.  I am here to say that any of you that know of some great work sites let me know and I will share a couple with you!!

Blogelina <--- you can become an affiliate, plus she has a page dedicated to places with freelance writing jobs or work from home sites, so check that out.  Her button is on the left side of my page there.  sign up for her class!! its pimp!

SocialSpark <--- you can write reviews, get points and turn those point into cash.  Pretty awesome and it does work, takes a while to get your points but they can quickly be cashed out and put into your pay pal.  

Demand studios <--- and old gf from high school turned me onto this... so far i was rejected for a writing position, so i went back and applied for a blogging position that I didn't see right off the bat.... ugh I hate rejections....

So there are some options I have shared with you, please come out of the wood-works and share some of your options that work for you! 

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RRRIIIIIINNNGGG!!! Blogelina's Blogging Class is in session!!

We all know how much I love Tanya at Blogelina, and we all know how much I love her classes; well with this months round of awesome classes I will be apart of!  That is right.  I am going to be a kinda "assistant-teacher," as such.  I will be sitting in and taking notes for your follow up e-mails and all that great fun. 

I can say that I am SSSOOOOOO excited and I would love for you to join us!!






click the link and join us in our blogging journey.  This is a class for all blogging levels and TRUST ME, you will make some amazing connections in the blogosphere because of it.  New friends are always amazing.   Class starts tomorrow so HURRY HURRY HURRY!!!

And ladies don't forget to join our blogging groups!! They are pretty pimp!!  We run them through Facebook to make connecting and staying in touch with one another easy and simple. 


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Organ Donation

I have been kinda feeling low today based on the lack of PV's on both my blogs.  UGH life grabs everyone all at once, I know i'm not the only one that feels like this.  For what it matters I am really trying to visit EVERYONE'S blogs everyday.  There are even some I haven't seen in a while on my blog roll which makes me sad.  I also keep forgetting the ones that aren't on my blog roll, are only in my e-mail on in my bookmarks... so sorry there is just so much amazing stuff to read in so little time. 

So today I am taking a moment to talk about something that I think is important.  Organ Donations.  I think more people need to sign up to do this, even sign up your children, as some kids who need organs don't get them as the size of the adults is too large.  Just think about that for a moment, if the loss of your child could lead to the prevention of someone else having to go thru the same thing I would do it.  Soo on that morbid note I wanted to send you to this womans blog.  She has taken the time to highlight the importance of this and to try to dismiss myths attached to the world of organ donation. 

I have signed my donation card, have you ?




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"If life was simple; it wouldn't be rewarding"

I have to say that if life was simple, it wouldn't be rewarding. I mean really think about it.  if everything came so easily to everyone would we appreciate it??  Would we take care of it??  Would we love each other as much?? 

My hubby was getting frustrated the other day, cause things always seem to go wrong for him in all situations and even if it is small he seems to get very upset anyways.  So I turned to him and said:

"You know; if life was simple, it wouldn't be rewarding."  And I think I am right.  I mean the battle makes you appreciate the outcome correct??  I mean he wasn't too impressed with what I said at the time but I like to think he agrees lol.  I like to think that somewhere everyone agrees with that little bit of "Eschelle-philosophy."  Heck for all I know, I heard that before somewhere from someone else I'm sure I am not the first. 

So carry that with you today, as I know many of you are feeling the pinch these days.  That life is ultimately more rewarding the harder you work for it.  I think it is something we should all put into our day... hard work.  Some days it is just so hard. 

What are some of your "philosophies?" 

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