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Conquering Life and all it's Surprises
Plans & Intentions
- ~Cook a completely new ethnic food, including shopping in an ethnic store
- ~Try a new recipe at least once a month
- ~Rediscover Edmonton-Have tourist days
- ~Weekend getaway/discovery trips in Alberta
- ~1 photography day a month MINIMUM!
- ~Watch very little (IF ANY!) TV during the week
- ~Write in the blog 3 times a week minimum
- ~Workout minimum 3 times a week
- ~Try a new restaurant every other month
- ~FINALLY go on the hot air balloon ride Gareth booked as his proposal idea
- ~Don't make too many plans!! Have days to just "be"
- ~Be nice to people (truly nice)...you get what you give
- ~Get published!
- ~Write a list of what makes me happy, and make sure I do/have one thing on that list every day
- ~Read, Read, Read
Big Dreams! (or, My Bucklet List)
- ~Visit Paris (was close! Been to France)
- ~Spend New Year's Eve somewhere other than Canada
- ~Visit Churchill, Manitoba, to see the Polar Bears
- ~Go to Africa
- ~Go to India
- ~Move to New Zealand for a year
- ~Live in the UK for a period of time
- ~Travel Europe
- ~Travel Southeast Asia
- ~Visit Fiji
- ~Publish a photography book complete with descriptions & stories
- ~Drink wine in every wine region in the world
- ~See Mardi Gras in New Orleans
- ~Become a Published Writer-on a regular basis
- ~Skydive
- ~Live in the Okanagan
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What I'm Reading Right Now
The Last American Man, Elizabeth Gilbert
In Defense of Food, Michael Pollan
In Defense of Food, Michael Pollan
Things That Make Me Happy! (try to do one a day)
- ~Travel travel travel!
- ~Going somewhere new
- ~A good night’s sleep…this might be the key to it all. It’s hard to do ANYTHING when I’m tired
- ~Hanging out with my man
- ~Getting outside for at least half an hour
- ~Having a clean house! Tidy surroundings allow for a tidy mind
- ~Visiting with a good friend…they’re so hard to come by
- ~Doing something nice and unexpected for someone
- ~Going for a walk
- ~A really good quality glass of wine
- ~Eating healthy food
- ~Not eating too much (hate feeling over full and bloated!)
- ~Cooking a beautiful meal, including presentation
- ~Having lots of time to get through my day…I love when I don’t have to rush
- ~Reading a really good book
- ~Gardening
About Me
- Mrs. Roughley
- I am a newly married 24 year old woman living in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. I love to write, take photos, eat and drink wine. I work out because I have to, but I move because I love to. Life is constantly surprising me, and I love it that way.
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