AGILITY TRIAL!!!!

This weekend I'm going to my first trial of the season! I'm so excited!!!!

That is all.

Inspiration of sorts

Okay this was from like, two weeks ago...but I haven't had time...

I'm continually being inspired by things this week. I made a shirt two days ago. I had this old tshirt that I bought at VV for a dollar. It's straight out of the 80's, I'm sure. Neon green spandex... So I cut the neck really big, and used that material and scrunched it up and sewed it to one of the shoulders, and then sewed a lace strap on the other shoulder to keep it up, accompanied with white metal buttons on each end. I think it's pretty sweet, but anyone without a really weird personality, like myself, couldn't pull it off, I don't think. Because, basically it's extremely ugly, but so ugly that it's awesome.

I was on We Heart It last night and I found so many great pictures of inspiration. Here's a few of the many that I loved.

Can't wait until my hair is this long...It's getting there...few more years  :)
I had a late night burst of inspiration when I saw one of my old shirts. It had this crisscross stretchy thingy on the top, with just a flowy bottom. It was way too small for me and was just waiting to go to the orange bins. But I looked at it and an idea came! I cut the top apart from the bottom and cut it a little thinner. I also had to cut about an inch or two off the length and sew it back together, as it was a little too big. And voila! A headband!
Then I was looking at the bottom, trying to figure out what I was going to use that as. I thought I would cut it into strips and braid them, and use them as another headband, but an idea came to me! You can just double it up and use is as a headband. Or you can use it as a scarf.

Yesterday I went over to my friends house for the day, and we TIE DYED! so. much. fun.

I made three shirts, a bracelet and a headband. I'm definitely going to be doing that again soon.
I'll get pictures of those when she brings them to me next week!

What a week!!

Wow, so busy! I've had something to do every night this week, on top of homework..great joy.
This is the first week back from March Break, and it was soooo long. I'm so tired.

Monday we got a new addition to our family. He's my mom's pup. His name is Rowdie. He's a pyr shep and he's a fiesty little sucker! Great attitude, tug drive, but not so great with the whole sleeping thing. He's a screamer. But not that I hear anything when I'm sleeping anyway..

He's so cute:)

Then tuesday, I worked on a project all night. Then wednesday me and my friend were going to get our nails all done, but she cancelled..but I keep forgeting to rebook...I should get on that! Then wednesday I worked on that project (group project by myself...typical..grrr) then thursday I did a work out with two ladies who do agility and then tonight....what an adventure!

So, Bren picked me up from school. She only got off work a little after school was over, so I had lots of time to get homework done, and I managed to complete two assigments, which is really nice, because those would have taken me forever at home with all the distractions. We first went and got a little food because we were both starving, then we went over to get some dog treats, then we went to bulk barn and got some organic peanut butter, then over to fabricville to get some material to make this dress....



ISN'T THIS AMAZING!!!?!?!!!!??
I was looking on weheartit.com , I think it was, and I found this. So glad I did, because I want it...so I'm goig to make it. So after we figured out how we think it's made (the picture doesn't let us see much), we got the stuff, then we headed over to walmart and got some tie dye so I can make it super awesome. And what do ya know, there's a kit with all those colors in the pack! How luckyy! We were passing through and I saw these shorts that are perfect for doing agility in in the summer. Little tiny shorts. I hate long shorts, especially in like 25-30 degree weather. Soo hot. But nice!! So she bought them for me for my birthday..yes, my birthday is in June. But they'd be gone if we waited. :) That was her thinking anyway.

Then we had this super cool guy at the cash...I love seeing cool people.

Anyways, we then headed over to Winners to get Bren a travel outfit for her trip in a couple weeks. Then I saw this amazing top. Like, amazing. It was screaming my name and all  hippies. I don't even know how to describe it, it was just so awesome. And Brenda being her, she bought it for me...I feel so bad, she just buys everything for me. But that is also going to be with my present. I can wait. And it's easy because it's a little tank top thingy. It's still too cold to wear it.

Mach likes helping with loading the dishwasher...


ANYWHO... we had left winners, made it back to her house, ate a little then she was driving me home. Out club is getting this new field, but we have to like, make it all agility-able. So we were driving past and she decided to show me exactly where it was. But she's going to a seminar in the morning, and she hadn't packed her things yet and she would be up really late, and yatta yatta, so I was like "No, Bren you have to get home!" and She's like "Noo, we'll just go look". And so we did. We pulled into the little driveway thing. But it never occured to her that because the frost is coming out of the ground, it would be really soft...so we got stuck. Well, not at first. The mud was the least of our problems.

We started sinking and spinning the tires in the mud, so she got out of the ridges to back up. But she didn't realize that there was a little bit of a turn in the driveway...and we went in the ditch. Well, okay, not really. But we would have. She was over a little too far to the side, and there was a tree stump, which we drove over and got stuck on the back axel, so we couldn't move. At all. I called up my dad and he came to our rescue. He got there and tried just pulling it out, and when that didn't work, that'd when we realized that we were stuck on a stump, so we all drove back to our house, got a jack and some wood to hoist it up then drove back to the field, which is a 13 minute drive. So now, my dad has made three trips. He jacked it up, got some wood under the tire and tried pulling again. No success. So he jacked it up higher, put more wood...with SUCCESS!!

It was a long cold night, but I'm glad everything is alright and good to go.

When we came back the second time, I brought the camera to take some memorable pictures of this night hahaha

Hahaha, but we got 'er out!

Tomorrow I'm going to the barn!! Yay!

Beautiful day!

Today was the most beautiful day this year! It hit a high of a smokin' 13 degrees! I went out in a sweater! What joy! The sun was shining...goodness, it was so beautiful. Spring is on it's way :)

Today I stayed true to my healthy eating plan, and I ate healthy all day! I'm proud of that, because usually I'll slip at least a little bit at some point. For breakfast I had a strawberry smoothie. For Lunch I had a veggie thing...I don't know, I just chopped up carrots, green peppers, corn and mixed a little bit of the chicken left over from last night's supper. It was delicious! Then I had a handful of almonds for an afternoon snack, then for supper we had brown rice, turkey meatballs, and the same salad as last night, finishing the day off with an apple with peanut butter. Yay for healthy eating!

Okay, this wasn't from today, but it's still a cute picture :)

I also went for a run today....yikes. No, it really wasn't bad at all. It felt so refreshing to get a good dose of endorphins. Seeing how that last time I worked out (as in not just agility, or walking/hiking with the dogs) was last july....ahhahahaha..see? I am terribly out of shape. So I didn't think I would last very long. But I made it to 30 minutes. I did take two short walk breaks, though. So in total, I probably ran 25 minutes. I came back home and did an amazing 20 minute stretch routine. I love stretching. It feels so nice after all that vigourous cardio to take a deep breath and release all the tension. And I did it outside, which was even better. It cooled down pretty quick, though, as it was already 4pm.

I also cleaned my mom's van today. It needed a good ol' cleaning. After the barn all winter, the dirt piles up. I know, I know, we're at the barn for another month and a half, but we have a trial in a couple of weekends, so it needed to be done before then, anyway.

YAY TRIAL!!!!!! So excited.


I heard it's supposed to be really nice all week, so I'm excited.

Rambling lifestyle and spring.

That title makes absolute no sense.

We went to the barn today! It was much much fun. It was weird not running two dogs...Mach is still recovering from his neuter on wednesday. He's doing really great, back to his normal self - but not allowed to run, sheesh. Toffee is so great and so easy and so familiar. I'm still trying to figure out the best way to train Mach, as he's so different from Toffee. Much softer, but he's starting to get the hang of things, so we'll grow as a team as he grows older. I'm in no rush to trial him. Toffee and I are working great, 14 more standard Q's for our Lifetime. She's so much fun to run :)

I like to bring peace into anything I'm making....That pizza was extremely delicious, by the way.

We left the barn to go to Bren's so I could try on some hand-me-down's from her niece. I got so many nice things! I like hand-me-down's much better than store bought clothes. For one, you don't have to pay for them, and by the time you get them, they've long been out of the stores, and you don't see many people with the same clothes!

This is the shirt I made. Plus the headband. Yay for peace and inspiration and laughter.

Me and my friend went to a hockey game last night! UNB won against Xavier. Yay! It was her birthday, so I gave her her present! I love giving people stuff!

This wasn't taken today, as you can see there's ice on the trees. But it was really pretty. Today, however was So. Nice. So.So.So nice. Spring is finally on its way! I was only in my ski pants and a sweater in the barn, and it was much colder in the barn than it was outside with the sun shining down. By 4 o'clock, though it was cooled down, but it was so beautiful for a little while. I think it's supposed to be nice again tomorrow. :) I can't wait for spring to be here!

 Mach enjoys shredding old slippers.

I've decided that now's the time that I start eating better and start working out again. I mean, I've been doing agility all winter, but it's not the same as a halfhour run. Summer is approaching and that means shorts and bathingsuits. I'd just feel bad for everyone if they had to see me...yay healthy!

We kick started that plan by having an amaaaaazing salad for supper. It was complete with baby spinach, mandarins, strawberries, apples, skinless white chicken, walnuts (that turned out to be stale, so I didn't eat them) and topped with a little rasberry vinegrette. Yummy!
I thought it looked so good, I needed to take a picture of it at the dinner table...

So there you have it: Rambling lifestyle and spring.

Have a great day!

Staying true to my word. Stay Inspired.

Yes, I stayed true to what I said, and I made something artsy. I painted! Now, I don't have cool colors, or even a brush that's worth looking at, nor do I have canvas or something cool to paint on. BUT, I had a good time, and it's much better than sitting infront of the computer or tv.

This is what I made a while ago. Quotes, ftw!

Best quote. I thought the good ol' four-leaf clover suited it.



This birdy is on one of my journals. It has a really cool cover. It's blue, with a quote "Peace is always beautiful" and there's peace signs and flowers and this bird, all sorts of different designs. Really cool. AND, it's a ecojot..saving the planet while writing! Doesn't get much better than that :)

I wish I never put that last branch on the bottom. I never had it, but I thought I would lopside it a bit, but now I wish I hadn't. Oh well...

So there you have it.

Everyone should always keep to their word. Everything is better that way.
Hope everyone was inspired by something today!

Wishful thinking and a little bit of luck.

I think that's my new quote. I was just thinking about things, as per usual, and that popped into my head. I thought it was very insightful and simple. Simplicity is how I strive to live my life. Too many things at once, too much happening stresses me out. I like taking things slow and soaking it all in. I don't know if I've always been like this, or if that came with growing up, but I like it. I do know that when I was younger, I hated crowds, still do. I would cry and cry and cry. My mom used to babysit 15 kids afterschool...it was insane, just to let you know. I don't think there was one special event, like the Easter egg hunt, halloween dress up, Christmas present exhange, caroling - that I wasn't crying. I cried all the time. I think I was scared of all the commotion. But that's alright. I know what I can do and what I can't. I like pushing myself, however, putting myself in situations I know I won't strive in is something I don't usually do.

We went for a hike this morning. It was beautiful out. Er...it was warm, at least. It was windy. Extremely windy. I could barely hear my mom speaking to me, the whooshing of the wind was deafening. It was wet, too. We've been having rain lately. I'm not complaning. Rain melts snow...that's a great thing! The roads were digusting, though. The snow on the trail was ever so soft and we kept falling through, to our knees! Snowshoes are something we're going to have to invest in for next winter...

Today is Toffee's 6th birthday!! Happy Birthday baby girl! I can't believe it. It seems like just yesterday that we picked her up and brought her home. I never knew how much she would change my life, nor did I know how much she would teach me. She has by far taught me more than I have ever and will teach her. She's a wise dog, full of spirit. I am the luckiest person alive to have had such a special gift given to me. She's sleeping in the chair beside me right now. Always by my side. That's loyalty.

YES! THAT IS GRASS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

GRASS! I love grass. I love grass so much. I can't wait until the whole country is blessed with this green gift. SPRING! Coming soon...like in a month!! I can't believe winter is almost over. I can't believe it's march. March 6th, that is. And you know what comes after spring?!! SUMMER! I love summer more than anything...the hot days, cool water, iced tea, lazy days, freckles, sun burns, bare feet, running. I love it all. Counting down the days...



Today is Sunday. Usually, I'm locked in the "dungeon" ..er, the office, doing homework. But today, I had nothing to do. It's march break! So I decided to sketch out a few outfit ideas on paper. I was loving using my right side of my brain instead of the constant usage of the left. That got me thinking, I want to be more creative. I love taking photos. Not always the nicest or most creative, but I like taking them nonetheless. I want to channel my creativeness into something awesome. I made a painting one time..how sad "one time".. I loved spending my time like that instead of being in front of a screen. It was black, witha big red heart in the middle, made into a peace sign. Then I wrote a whole bunch of my favorite quotes and lyrics on it. It filled the board with an aray of different colors and writing styles. I should make another something this week. Anyway, when I was sketching, I thought it would be so much fun to actually make these clothes! I have been wanting to do this for a real long while now, but I thought, why not now?! My mom used to sew, but she says she wouldn't be able to figure it out now, that it's been too long. (ha!) I think this lady that does agility with me, and who is basically family would be able to teach me how to sew. I said to mom as I sat at the kitchen table, ' You can't ever find things that you want in stores these days. And they're far too expensive. It's nothing you want, but you buy it anyways. It's just all what other people want you to wear, not yourself." (okay, I definitely didn't say it like that, but I can't remember how I worded it...it was so profound, too..boo)

I like finding inspiration in little things. I love dreaming. I love finding tranquility in quietness. My New Year's Resolution this year was to get out, experience things, basically stop being a hermit. But getting out, now a days requires money, and we all know I don't spend mine on anything but agility. Of course, you can hang out with your friends, and that's the greatest time spent...but you know what I mean. So today, I decided to change my resolution. *Clears throat* To be more crafty! I want to tap into my inner artsy fartsy self and let all of it out! I think it's great..



You know what else I love doing, being a kid again. So many of us lose sight of what matters in life, and in turn, end up being a straight-egde, no-nonsense kind of guy. Remember what it's like to run around the yard, careless? What about finding the upmost joy in a Sunday morning big-breakfast? Or what about laughing hysterically over absolutely nothing? Remember it, before it's so far gone, you can't even see it.

I can't believe I almost forgot! I should have done another post on this entirely. But I'll make it quick. Yesterday we went to the barn (Mach is a superstar, by the way. So is Tof, but that's nothing nwew :)), and this little guy showed up. His name is Dante, he's a 8 week old Great Dane! The cutesttttttttt thing alive! His paws were so big, his ears were so soft. SO. CUTE. Seeing him reminded me of childhood, and innocence. And how we grow up because of choices that were made and events in our life. I hope this little guy has many good choices and events.

Precious :)

You know what I really really really love? Finding new music. Music is what keeps me sane. I've discovered that listening to music while I train keeps my head on straight. I'm easily frustrated and by listening to music, it made me focus on what really matters. FUN! So what if he popped the weaves over and over and over and over...He's still learning! Success can only come from failure! That's a lesson that's hard for me to learn..I'm still trying to grasp that concept and hold onto it in those kind of training sessions. But I must say, I'm much better than I was! Anywho, MUSIC. Finding it. It's like finding a whole new world! I'm a sucker for the simple, acoustic music. Soft guitar, and a soft voice. Jack Johnson, Ben Harper, Joshua Radin, William Fitzsimmons, among others are my absolute favorite. They're so simple and sing about the best things. I love them. Their music just makes you take a deep breath and relax. Complete chill. Goosebumps are a common occurance, too. I stumbled upon these guys as I was reading this super chic, super cool, girl's blog. http://withlovejamie.blogspot.com/ She's pretty awesome and crafty, eh? Also where I got some of my Wanting-To-Be-Crafty-Inspiration.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-tnRU0_k8c&feature=related

Such good music.

I wish that everyone stumbled upon something great today.

Peace.

Chosing your life's course

I want to write about something philosophical and deep and make sure you don't think I'm just some crazy love-struck girl who's in love with Justin Bieber. (okay, I am in love with him, but still..)

I suppose I could write about course selections....gah
As of right now, I think I would like to be a animal physiotherapist. I was all set on it, but then the other day when my mom said 'well, you'd have to be just a physiotherapist first', it kind of set me back a second. I don't want to work with people, sorry. I want animals. Of course, with animals come people, but I don't want to work ON people..you know what I mean. So now I'm contemplating my futur yet again. All I know is I want to do something that betters an animal's well being, primarily canine athletes. So whatever that may be, I would like to do it.

Out of my 10 classes that I need to pick, I have 9 already chosen. English, 2 maths, french, biology (haven't decided if I want to take level 1 again.), chemistry, health and physical education leadership, exercise science and nutrition. I have one more class to pick. I'm thinking either guitar or advanced outdoor pursuits. I would like an easy/fun class to even out my semesters, so I thought these would be viable options; guitar because I have a guitar now, and I'm learning to play (okay, I haven't really started. I know a few chords, but I can't tune it...so it's sitting there beside my bed, in dire need of attention..poor lil Penny. [Her name is Penny from the Beatles song Penny Lane.] ) And outdoor pursuits, because I'm in it now, and I love it. Getting out and doing fun things you probably wouldn't do is great fun!

There you have it, my grade 12 year. Saying that scares me. I can't believe I only have a year and a little bit left of highschool. It doesn't seem real. I know that my grad year will fly by, wishing I'd done more with my innocent times in middle school, because I'll be swamped with homework, and planning my futur. (yuck) As much as I love planning stuff out, I'm not feeling that kind of planning just yet. I don't want to be a responsible adult. I want to be the mature teenager that can get away with doing immature lazy things because I am a teenager, when I don't feel like doing anything.

But I don't want to fret over that right now. Right now, life it good, treating me well. I'm healthy, my dogs are healthy, my family and friends are just the same, I'm doing well in school and that's all that you can really ask for. The rest is just a gift.