If I were to win the lottery : 52 weeks of Blogging with a Purpose

If I were to win the lottery!

OH MY GOD!!!

First off, I would do a happy dance.

An embarrassing, don't care who's watching, happy dance.

It would mean so much for my family.

Open so many doors.

I would pay off all our debt. 

To be debt free and not have to worry about bills. That would be the best feeling in the world. Not to have to do without just so we can make payments.

I would build our forever home.

My dream home. 

Open plan kitchen with a pantry, dining room, big family room with a big open fire, 4 bedrooms, en-suite, playroom, office, walk-in closets,  porch, basement, big back yard and a long driveway.

 I don't want it to be huge.

Just enough space for my family to have space to grow. 

To be happy.

I would set up collage funds for my kids.  

I want my kids to be able to go to collage.

I want them to have to tools to have a good career.

I don't want the cost of collage to worry them.

That's not their job.

Their job is to enjoy it and do something that makes them happy.

I would start my own business. 

I love parties.

I love to plan parties.

I love making birthdays, christenings, baby showers, whatever occasion extra special with the little details.

I'm just starting out on this venture now.

I've done it for myself and family for a while but I'm going to take the step and start doing it for others.

It's going to be another way for me to be creative.

To help with our families income.

If i won the lottery, I would be able to make this little venture the best it could be.

Now for the fun/other stuff!

Save.

Buy a new car.

Go the Disneyland.

Visit Jen over at A Daily Dose of Davis and run a few 5k's with her and the other Health and Fitness Friday girls.

Shop!

Help my family.

Donate to Bee for Battens/ Cancer charities.

Go on more family trips.

Hire a cleaner. Ha!

Mostly. I would make our life comfortable.

Make it so we could worry less and have more fun together.

Guess I better go do the lottery now and try make all this happen.

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My Biggest Weakness : 52 Weeks of Blogging with a Purpose

I have lots of weaknesses. Everyone does.

Chocolate is probably my worst one but seriously, who wants to here me talk about chocolate.

( now I want a piece of chocolate, Ha!)

My biggest weakness or personal flaw would have to be forgetfulness. 

I forget everything.

I am that person who will be told "Don't forget the (fill in the blank)" and sure enough I will forget it. 

I will walk into a room and forget what I came in for. 

I have forgotten doctor appointments.

I even forgot to meet a friend one day.

I can't help it.

I'm not sure why this happens to me.

It drives the Hubs crazy.

Many time he will have asked me to bring something from town and I will totally forget it.

It has caused arguments and I fell really bad for doing it.

Maybe it's me Mom brain. 

Maybe I have short term memory loss.

I don't know.

But I am working on this.

I'm making lists. Lots of lists.

Putting reminder in my phone. This one cracks people up.

But it's helping.

Hopefully, by making all these lists and setting reminders, I won't forget to pick up my kid from school again.

Ya, I forgot. 

(But in my defence, they did change the time and give them a half day at the last minute. I was only 5 minutes last)

Here's hoping!!

But that is my biggest weakness/flaw.

Do you have any tips to help me remember things?

Leave a comment and help me out.

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52 weeks of Blogging with a Purpose.

5 Years From Now : Blogging with a Purpose

5 years from now?? Oh god, Where will I be?

5 years from now...

My kids will be 10.5 years old and 6.5 years old. Just saying that makes me feel old. I will have both kids in school. I hope that they will be happy, healthy and having fun in their little lives. I hope that they have a great brother/sister bond. I hope that they are best friends.

I will be 33. OH MY GOD!!! That is old. Well not that old. I hope that I have learned to be more patient. There is always room for improvement. You can always be a better person. I hope that I can still be a total goof and have silly fun with my husband and kids. I hope that I can still laugh and make people laugh. I hope that I have my health.I want to grow old. I want to be grey and wrinkly and watch my grand-kids and maybe great-grand-kids running around. I what to be old with my husband.

I hope to be in our forever home. I hope that we find our forever home. Somewhere that we can grow as a family and make memories. Nothing too big but somewhere that we have room to grow as a family. A backyard where I am happy to let my kids go play outside. Somewhere we feel safe. Somewhere we can call Our home.

I hope that we will be closer to being financially secure. We all have bills. They all have to get paid. Boo! I hope that we have a collage fund for our kids that actually has money in it. One day!

I hope to still be blogging. I love blogging. It has allowed me to connect with women all across the world. It has allowed me to share my story. To express myself. To be creative. I will forever be grateful for what blogging has given me.

I hope that I still have time for my passions. Photography, Horses, running, crafting to name a few. These are the things that help me escape. The things that make me, Me. Without these things I would be lost and frustrated. I wouldn't be able to create and express who I am. That is so important to put me first sometimes.

5 years from now...

I hope that i'm alive and happy and having a hell of a lot of fun.

Otherwise, whats the point??

I'm linking up with Becky over at From Mrs to Mama for her weekly link-up 52 weeks of blogging with a Purpose.

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10 Things I Live For : 52 weeks of Blogging with a Purpose

I'm linking up with Becky over at From Mrs to Mama for 52 weeks of blogging with a purpose.

What do I live for??

I have been thinking about this for the last week. What do I live for. It took awhile to figure what the answers were. I mean I live for so much.. My Family, Husband, chocolate (ha!) But seriously it a tough one when you have to think about it.

Anyway, this is what I live for.

Mr.E (Hubs)

I love this man more than he knows. I would not be the wife I am today or the mother I am today with out him. He is my everything. Even if I want to strangle him on occasion. 

My Kids

These two little monster are the reason I get up in the morning. The reason I stay up past midnight making a birthday cakes. The reason I have grey hairs at 28. They are the reason I keep going. they are my reason for living.

Family

The older I get the more I realize that I don't know what I'd do with out them. The help more than they know. They make me laugh. And even though we fight and argue over an egg roll (long story) we always forgive and forget. They will always be in my life. Just don't go and tell them. Ha!

Running

This is the newest thing that I just could not live without. I never liked distance running when I was younger. I was a sprinter. But the I've come to love it. It's my thinking time, my forgetting time, my Me time. It's helping me get to where I need to be health wise. 

Making Memories

I live for making memories. Going to new places with my little family. Seeing things for the first time. Seeing their faces when we do something new. Being told I'm the best Mom just because we went to the park. It's these memories that I will cherish when I'm older.

Laughter

 There is an old Irish proverb that says " There is nothing a good laugh and a long sleep won't fix". I truly believe laughter is often the best medicine. That feeling I get when my side are sore from laughing and I have tear in my eyes. That really is the best feeling.

Horses

These amazing animals are my first love and always will be. My horse is my best friend. I trust him completely. I put my life in his hands when we go riding. Horse riding is my was of escaping. Galloping across a beach is the most amazing and freeing thing I have ever done.

Taking Pictures

I am that person that always has a camera. That one person that will take a picture of everything. And I mean everything. From taking pictures of horses, which is my favourite thing to do, right down to my daughters first time peeing on the potty. Such a proud moment for her and I have that captured. I wish I could capture every moment my eyes see and put them on my laptop forever. So I will never forget.

Writing/Blogging

I never thought I would be saying this. the girl that did do well in English at school. The girl who hated reading books. But I would be lost with out my little blog. I know it's not huge and I don't have 100's of readers but it's mine. I can say what I want. Write what I want. It's for me. Just me.

Cooking/Food

I love food. All kinds of food. I love cooking food. I love preparing a big feast at Christmas and seeing everyone tucking in. I love the feeling of accomplishment. I made that. I made those people happy, full, content. It's not just about cooking. It's about being creative. I'd be lost without food.

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52 weeks of Blogging with a Purpose : Who I am?

Today is the first day of a series of blogs I'll be doing. For the next 52 Mondays I'll be linking up with Becky over at From Mrs to Mama.

I thought about tell you all that I am a mom, wife, sister, daughter, blogger, the list goes on but then I thought you already know all this. Then I thought about how i preform in these roles. And then it came to me.

I am Me. I am Human.

I am human!! I make mistakes. I'm not perfect.

I'm A Mother. I am a mother that loves my kids with every inch of my being. I the kind of Mom that writes notes her daughter's banana going to school. The kind of Mom who throws over the top birthdays because her kids deserve it. I'm the kind of Mom that needs to be more patient when she has been "Mom'd" for the 500th time that day.

I'm a wife. I'm the kind of wife that need to learn how to be more patient with her husband. The kind of wife who tries to have a nice home but sometimes there is just too much laundry. The kind of wife who tries to get a hot dinner on the table every evening but sometimes we have takeaway. I'm the kind of wife that knows she needs to spend more time with him. The kind of wife that knows it's ok to want to strangle your husband but not doing it cos you'd miss him.

I'm a Runner. I love to run but I don't get to do it half as often as I want or need to. I'm the kind of runner that runs for me and not to win. I'm the kind of runner that is happy running in the rain but I hate the heat. I run to forget about my stresses and worries.

I'm a Daughter.  I'm the oldest daughter in my family. Even though I'm stubborn and would never admit it, I would be lost with out my parents. I'm the kind of daughter that tries too do what ever she can to help her parents even though sometimes it seems I'm doing it the wrong why. I'm the kind of daughter that still need to hear that her parents are proud of her and that I'm doing a good job.

I'm a Blogger. This is the newest role in my life. I love blogging. I love finding blogs that inspire me. I hope that one day my blog inspires someone the way that I have been inspired. I love how I have been able to connect with women all around the world that I would never even know existed if it were not for blogging. I love that I am a Blogger.

But...

I am Human!!

I make mistakes. I get it wrong. I forget. I have good days and I have bad days. I get stressed. I laugh at myself. But I am always me. Honest, open and slightly crazy me. But I am happy with were I am in my life right now. I'm am proud that I am a mother and wife. I am confident in my ability to fulfill these roles. And once I am always true to me and keep trying to be a better me, I'm happy with the job I'm doing.

So, Who are you??

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