MEET MELLOW

Hello Loves, this post is so exciting to write and post about, eeeeek. I'm excited!! So lets go back to the start so yawl are in the loop.

Me and G have been together 11 years this past April and from the very beginning of the relationship he expressed his lack of enthusiasm towards cats. Dogs he liked, cats not so much.

I grew up with inside cats, outside cats and dogs of every breed. I love animals and loved growing up with them in and around the house, while G had a few dogs growing up he wasn't an animal lover. Over the years of our relationship I have wanted to get a cat very badly. G was never for it and because we are in this relationship together I always respected his choice but never stopped bugging him.

We had discussed dogs both small and large breed however we both had full time jobs and didn't want to adopt a pup or dog of any age knowing we couldn't give them the time and attention they deserve. We both don't want to be a neglectful pet owner. So on went life every year until late 2016. Our best friends got a cat and while we visiting and played cards I just knew deep down I wanted a fury friend too. So I looked into adopting and older cat from new by shelters. However this wasn't as easy as I thought,  I had certain criteria I wanted and whenever I found a possible adoption It never worked out. Three separate times it didn't work, I got completely discouraged and gave up looking.

Enter  spring 2017 and I began doing research on different cat breeds. Its an amazing gift to be able to adopt, however this wasn't my journey and so I decided on a breed and began my search. It took me a few months to find a breeder, then I had to wait until the litter of kittens were born.....waiting and more waiting! Once the kittens were born I had to wait 4 more weeks to see how they looked. I picked a wee little fur ball and waited for another 5 weeks to go by. At nine weeks and two days G and I drove to Edmonton to pickup our little Mellow.

Everyone meet Mellow, she is a purebred Scottish Fold cat. She is the cutest sweetest little thing.

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UP NORTH

This past weekend I travelled North for a few days to visit a friend. I love and adore her and where she lives, its beautiful and peaceful. I snapped a few pictures along a walk we took on a walking path that intertwined between the trees along a main road.



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CALL IT WHAT YOU WILL

Big changes are on the horizon for me!

I have often thought of a day where I would wake up and not feel the anxiety and negativity to come with getting to work.

I have dreamed of being able to focus on myself and just have an un-scheduled amount of time off from work life to really be able to focus my time on myself, my wellbeing, mental health as well as physical health. Nothing more than a dream for I would say 5-8 years on and off. I had talked to G before about taking a leave from work and we both decided it wasn’t a financially smart decision and that was that.

Fast forward a year later to my birthday and I had a very interesting and eye opening conversation with G. I was made aware just how much my job was affecting my life and relationship. I was blind to it and once I lifted the veil so many things came into focus, things I couldn’t ignore and turns out wouldn’t ignore.

I had an amazing therapy session the day after talking with G, and felt I had a lot more knowledge of why I was staying at my job and in my current situation. GUILT. It’s no way to live and I knew it was time to end it and change I just wasn’t sure if I was going to be capable of going through with leaving. It’s extremely scary to not have an income every month and be on a strict budget. I decided I needed to really think about it, I asked close friends and family for advice, as much as their advice helped ultimately I had to make the choice.

As the week went by I tried to make myself very aware of how I was feeling at work and away from work. I left to visit a friend up North on the weekend and on the drive home Sunday, I felt happy, actually happy. I realized I felt more happiness thinking about quitting my job than id felt in two years. I felt up beat, I felt energy, optimism and excitement for the future. The thought of having time to myself for blogging, made me want to reach for my keyboard and camera. I felt so many goals could be attainable through the changes I could make in the future.

I made the decision on May 3, 2017 to quit my job. I have two weeks left and an untraveled road ahead. I thought it would feel amazing to quit like it did when I knew I was ready to move on from my previous job. Instead when I handed in my resignation I felt sick, very sick. I felt a lot of anxiety and guilt, it wasn’t a good feeling, I didn’t have regrets but I definitely felt scared.

I got re assurance from friends, family even a previous work college, I still felt sick to my stomach. What did make me feel better was realizing I had handed in my resignation in Mental Health Awareness Week, if that’s not a huge sign and/or coincidence I don’t know what is!

Cheers to an unknown road ahead, one filled with many changes I’m sure of.

I’m scared, excited and happy.

Cheers to eyes wide open, realizations and signs!

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MISS MARRA MONTAGE

I have to tell this sweet story with all of you. I mean I’m sure I don’t have to, but I wanna, so I’m gunna.

On April 8 my sister had a sale to sell and promote her super cute business Olive Designs (Teething Chewlery), I tagged along to help watch Miss Marra while her mom did her thing. I'll admit I was skeptical that the lil one would let me watch her after our fiasco in Grande Prairie (story posted). See “Adventures With Miss Marra”.

Marra did amazing, she played on the floor on her blanket, chatted a bit while her mom and I passed her back and forth, and I took her for two short walks outside to nap. Her napping was short lived and she was due for a nice long nap so my sister suggested I take her for a nice long drive, I packed her up and after 15 minutes of nonstop crying I turned around and headed back to her mom for plan B or plan C I wasn’t sure which one at the time. I was about ten minutes away from getting back when her crying sounded too sad and I pulled over to calm her down and make sure she was alright. I opened up her car seat cover, our eyes locked and I was so sure she was going to scream louder because I wasn’t her mom, but I was very wrong, she stopped crying looked at me very intensely, reached out her tiny sweet hand and rested it on my cheek. I whispered you’re okay little one, I promise. So corny to say, but I felt like the world stopped and it  was just me and my niece bonding and staring at each other for what seemed like 5 minutes. I love thinking about that moment it makes me smile.

I knew she needed to nap so I drove us back to her mom and got her stroller out and I didn’t make it two minutes of walking and lil Miss Marra was snoring, I walked with her for over an hour in the sun and brisk wind and had an amazing day.

Here are a few photos of my Marra lately

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NEW MOON IN TAURUS

Tonight is the New Moon in the sign of Taurus bringing with it a very intense period of new discoveries and new awakenings. Truths will be spoken and what was hidden will now be uncovered. So much of what has been suppressed is coming to the light, this New Moon is about truth and seeing what is really there and not what we want to see.

This New Moon is a good time to commit to personal goals that express the positive energies of the sign of the Bull. It's time to enjoy life's simple and physical pleasures, savor good food and enjoy activities that bring us in touch with nature and with our bodies. It's time to stop and smell the roses, and to become more aware of what makes us feel comfortable and secure. With this potent Taurus energy, we have the chance to make important changes in our lives. It's time to make some solid yet realistic plans, and to set the stage for reaping the rewards from our new beginnings.

This will be an emotional New Moon, Your feelings may become overwhelming, you may feel a flood of different emotions all coming at you all at once, you may even find yourself becoming empathic and feeling others emotions. We may find that we have been carrying around a lot of heavy, emotional energy that belongs to our friends, lovers or relatives and we will need to recognize that it is time to try to off load it and to stop feeling responsible for how other people feel.

The Taurus New Moon is about strengthening our sense of security. It is a time for re-evaluating our relationship with money and possessions and to figure out what it is that truly makes us happy and fulfilled. It's a time for considering new ways of increasing our income or earning power. We should be concentrating on what it is we can do to increase our own feelings of self-worth. We are asked to get in touch with what it is that we truly value and want in our lives, and to part with those things or situations that are not contributing to our feelings of worthiness. This includes identifying those things that give us a false sense of security.

This is a time for getting back to nature and seeing the beauty all around us at the moment, trees are full with foliage, flowers are starting to open up and bloom, fields are lush and green, days are bright and warm, birds are singing. Look at the beauty in our lives and be grateful for all you have. Try to stay positive and steer clear of negativity, look at the good things in your life and look at how to improve the bad things. Taurus gives us strength so now is a good time to get any tough jobs done you have been putting off.

Use this New Moon to grow both materialistically and spiritually. Nature is giving us so many gifts at the moment don't be afraid to take them and to dream of bigger and better things, ask for more, do more, be more. Look at what may be holding you back and get rid of it. This is a powerful time of healing and cleansing our spirits, to release the old and stale energy to allow a new and more positive energy in.

Hey loves, I had to share this for personal reasons, I have had a few conversations with friends, family and G about my future plans, all of these converstations happened on my Birthday this week and the next day I seen this post on facebook. I read it and got chills it mirrored my converstations so well it kind of shook me, in a good way ill add. I wanted to use the facebook post as a blog entry so i could always know where to read it here on my blog.

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LIFE LATELY

While Netflix-ing and chilling (what I do best) I realized my dream vacation for my 30th birthday, still two years away. I would not, will not be okay with spending the money needed to travel to Italy. Yes of course almost all trips can be done on a shoe string budget, I however am not educated or experienced in travelling and neither is G. I wouldn't feel comfortable doing things on the edge to save money on our first solo trip, they only place we have gone alone to is California, with that said i reveal my new thoughts on where I would like to go for my 30th birthday!

Laguna Beach, California! I have been doing research, it will be much more affordable and practical than Italy and if you know me, in the end I always go with what’s practical.

If any of my readers have traveling advice or activities to try in Laguna, please share. Xo xo.

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MOTIVATION ON A MONDAY

Who else needs a little motivation on a Monday.....I know I do!

I use to do similar posts on my fav insta or pinterest quotes for motivational posts. I'm going to start doing this on a regular basis and relabeling it "Motivation On A Monday".

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