I did it. To be honest, I never thought I would accomplish this goal. Bedtime to me should be at the latest 11 and if I sleep past 9:00 I feel really guilty about it.

I remember sitting in my teacher’s office, and having her warn me that I will have to pull all nighters once I get to college, that it’s not possible to go through school without doing so. Well now that I’m passed my college days, I can laugh in the face of all nighters. The latest I ever had to stay up was till 3:00 for only several nights. I only did so, because I was going to Hawaii during my break off and I was leaving a couple of days early. Now that I’ve pulled an all nighter and have done college, I can honestly say all nighters for school are the worst idea ever. If people can actually buckle down and do work, right when they get the homework, and set there mind to it – homework can be accomplished without putting the body through so much stress. Pulling an all nighter before a test? Nu-huh your mind and body are so out of it and injecting your system with caffeine is not healthy.

But in the long run, I felt like I couldn’t hit 25 without seeing what all the buzz was and I couldn’t do this without Kevin to keep me going. We tried to be ambitious and accomplish this goal as well as watching a Star Wars marathon. But I wouldn’t recommend watching 6 movies while trying to stay awake. Instead we ate pizza, fries, drank coke and rum and started to watch the first three movies while playing games. After that we hit the ’slump’ at 3 ish and I drank half a caffeine boost and we played The Force Unleashed.

All and all – it was awesome to accomplish a goal, but I like my sleep to much to do this again.

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Sticky: Don’t forget to retweet and keep coming up with names for the giveaway, thanks !

Today’s Friday Finds are ode to the colourful flower the Poppy. From red to orange to even blue, this circle fluffy flowers can be shaped into any art.

a) Monkey & Squirrel – She is definitely my new favourite seller :) I would love to see this hanging on my wall.
b) Prince Design UK – Simply gorgeous and elegant!
c) Jewelry by Natsuko – Can you believe the flowers are made out of enamel?
d) Implexa – I’m not a fan of something in my hair, but these are cute.
e) SilverLines Jewelry – I love how elegant and clean the lines are.
f) Poppy and Ted – How about a little day for your child or decoration, I fell in love with her yellow owls.
g) Sewing Momma – Can I have these to keep my supplies in check?
h) Skeptis – Vintagely Cute
i) Poppy Chic Designs – Can I have this for my hair?
j) Chryls -Maybe I should actually get a bookmark.
k) Printmaker Jenn – I love the blue idea for a poppy.

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Sticky: Don’t forget to retweet and keep coming up with names for the giveaway, thanks !

People were surprised at how honestly personal I was in my A Wee Bit of Personal Roar. But I’m going to knock it up a notch. As I said in that post, I’m at the worst weight I have ever been. I was a bit ‘chubby’ in highschool, but after wards when I had my job at the nearest mall I lost a lot of weight, I went down to a size six. I walked down and up hill about 45 minutes each way, almost every day, then stood on my feet for a minimum of three hours. I never ate fast food, at the most pizza or chinese food once a month, nor any pop.

That all changed when Kevin came around, my burger and pop intake went through the roof, plus chips and chocolate. I also finished BCIT and started a desk job, and my exercise level plummeted.

Before people can tell me ‘but you already look beautiful’. This is nothing about societies idea of a ‘thin women’ and nothing is pressuring me to be ’skinny’. That’s why I tried not to use the word ’skinny or weight loss’. This is about feeling good and I definitely don’t feel good. I’ve noticed definitely a loss of energy and my back has been a lot worse.

Starting from now, I’m on a fitness plan: no fast food, no pop – and I’m allowed one sweet thing a day. It’s not about losing weight, and being skinny. It’s about feeding muscle and having my body feel good. Since I know all of you will keep me to it :)

And since I’m putting it all out there, just so we know at the end of the six weeks this whole thing worked:

Weight: 140 to 150 pounds
Arm: 11.5 in.
Chest: 37 in.
Waist: 32.5 in.
Hips: 43 in.
Thigh: 23.5 in.

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A furry four legged surprise that is. Flynn our adorable grey tabby monster that ruins my photos with his cute face (see below) will be getting a sister! That’s right, Kevin and I put a deposit down on an adorable calico kitty and we will get to take her home some time in March we believe. She has such beautiful markings and a cute little black spot on the side of her nose. Before a few people I know will comment about this *cough* parents *cough* – you need to grow love to be loved, no? ;)

Kevin asked me how come I crash peoples dreams with my ability to pick the most popular kitty out of the litter. Flynn was the most curious adorable kitty that everyone in the barn had a crush on. And our new kitty is the most spoilt out of her litter since everyone wants to pick her up and cuddle her.

So Cue the Giveaway

I’m having a naming contest, since I’m horrible at names and well Kevin … he wanted to call her ‘Flynnette’ *rolls eyes* men. Since I just recently had a breakdown and I know a few people have been feeling down recently as well, I thought it would be cool to giveaway a few items that make me feel good when I’m hiding away from the world.

Prize Include

- Sparkly Yellow Nailpolish: Seriously every time I put this stuff on, I just want to sing. It’s like my rose coloured glasses.
- Mini Eggs: My Easter chocolate addiction.
- Starbucks Card: Now where would I be without my little chai latte? And the card is from the olympics! ;)

Basically comment as much as you want with as many names as you want. Please be reasonable with the names, I already have someone at home coming up with weird ones and I’m not looking for ’spot or baby’ names. I’ll keep the contest open for the next two weeks. There are no limit to how many entries and you don’t have to have a blog to enter. So feel free to pass it on to your friends, family, colleagues etc :D

Kevin and I will select the winning name ironically on Flynn’s birthday – March 17th and let you all now. I’m looking forward to seeing what you all think of and can’t wait to bring her home to take lots of photographs :D

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I really should be doing research but instead I’m sitting here playing random music to annoy Kevin while waiting to go out at 1:00. Instead I’m announcing a soon to come giveaway on the Heather Mulholland blog. Who needs to be at 100 posts or 100 comments, nor 100 twitter followers to have a giveaway. I’m having one because … *shifty eyes* … well I can’t exactly tell you now, since that would spoil the surprise. But just make sure your creative juices are flowing and anyone can enter even if they don’t have a blog.

And since a post isn’t a post without a photo, I think the best photo I have ever taken of Kevin.

I couldn’t decide if I liked the colour or black and white

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