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162 days till Australia. 22 days till my 26th birthday. 120 days till Christmas. What I'm about to write about is the changing times of life... I'm somewhat hesitant, because it is fairly personal and feels "hush hush" although it is such a natural thing. I suppose my above countdown is an attempt at blog procrastination. I've fessed up to some important women in my life that I'm starting to feel more maternal, but now I feel it's time to share this fact with anyone else who gets intrigued by the title of this blog. YES it's true, the girl who was unsure if she wanted kids and completely FREAKED OUT about the actual process of giving birth is feeling the urge to have babies. It all started a couple months ago or so, when I started feeling a bit more warm and fuzzy around little people, but in the last couple weeks more instances of being around kids have created a longing for a family. Now, BEFORE I GO ANY FURTHER, I must say this... I will not be havi...

 I had a great vacation with Nicolarrr and experienced some pretty awesome things, but I have seriously been living my own personal nightmare for two days. Instead of pouring more of my energy into the nightmare, and because Nicola pretty much gave me a friendship ultimatum ("Blog or we're through!"), I present you with this: Found via Dooce  Thank you, dogs, for once again allowing me to see truly matters in life: hilarious things set to classical music. Is there anything better?

1045pm. Showered, and not looking forward to my 430am wake up. Kind of hurts to type because of my barnacle-shredded finger tips, but this is faster than typing on my iPhone. Jesse and I left Cortes Island this morning. We said our goodbyes to Rebekah and Sinan and left the cabin and yurt about 845am. Ferry was leaving at 950am. Missed the first ferry (apparently it's busy on Sundays!) so caught the 1150am ferry. -2hrs. Next stop was Quadra Island where we met up with Kim and waited for the next ferry. Should have caught the 1pm ferry, but again they were backed up. -1hr. Hopped on over to Campbell River, grabbed a bite to eat, and headed back to try and catch the 440pm out of Departure Bay, Nanaimo. While driving down the highway we see a sign stating that the next ferry available was the 905pm... sheesh - there goes that plan!!! So kind of a frustrating day up till this evening when I decided it would be best to stay the night and give'r tomorrow morning! So her...

1121pm, laying with Jesse in the cabin on Rebekah and Sinans property on Cortes Island. Simply beautiful here. Rustic, green, quiet, full of sea life and bustling in the summer high season. Tonight Jess, Sinan, Rebekah and I went to Hollyhock (a spiritual retreat) to listen to two authors speak about alternative science and medicine - it was very interesting!! Their names were Rupert Sheldrake and Andrew Weil - great speakers! Talked about the human genome, inheratibilty problem, precognition and much more! Left with lots to ponder. We started the day today with a trip to Mansons Landing during low tide. It is stunningly beautiful during high tide but quite marvelous at low tide too. We went for a walk, picked up some star fish, found some sand dollars and shells, and absorbed some sunshine. Afterwards we went for a little drive around Cortes - Cortes is only about 20miles by 5miles so doesn't take long to get around. Next stop was Hanks Beach....... A rocky beach wit...

Few little tidbits to report first off... I've been exercising and eating right for about 3 weeks now, and have dropped 15lbs... I am so happy and feeling great!! I've had the last few days off which has been fantastic. The start to my staycation with Kim set the next days in order! I've been swimming and running every day! Jazzy and Maggie have both been down to the swimming hole with me, but Maggie is undoubtedly the most suited for water! Jazzy likes to wade, then gets upset if we swim to the other side of the river! So a bit of a hullaballoo (sound it out...) to say the least. Dad and Michele came home today from visiting family in Alberta for the weekend. Nice to see them home - now I don't have to do as many chores haha. Mind you, it is nice to be alone on the farm. It gives you a really freeing, yet connected feeling. Kim and I are road tripping it to the coast August 18th - can't wait! So happy she can make the trip with me. We're parting w...

11:04pm Saturday night... Just had a beer at the Station Pub with my friend Kim. Now sitting alone in the miata waiting for Kim to restore her energy with a 15min Qi Gong session in city park... Today I have felt happy, liberated, energized, cleansed, renewed, eager, anticipation, frustrated, giddy,and hopeful. I try to remain balanced and settled with everything going on in my life right now, but somehow the universe still knows how to mix things up. I digress. So my ticket to Australia is booked for March 8th, 2011. This means I've got just over 7mths left in Grand Forks. A lot can happen in 7mths - I wonder what the future holds? Dad and Michele are going away end of September for almost 2 months to England and South Africa so I'll be looking after the farm again. I may have to shave down one job or something. Not sure how that will work out! Kim and I drank a cleansing tea this morning - lemon, Ginger and cayenne. It felt amazing! Then we did the chores and went ...