Family Day!

 

Another perfect day! Yes I did enjoy being in the present moment today.

Morning started off very relax. We slept in till 8:30. Sam woke us up. Kyanne was all excited that we were going to be able to eat our breakfast outside again. She loves being outdoors like me. We went to get Monique's dogs next door to create more excitement lol! Kyanne had Dozer on the leash. Poor Dozer did not understand why all the other dogs were running around free and he had to follow Kyanne.

We relaxed on the patio for a good hour after our walk on the beach with the dogs. I took out her braids while she was relaxing in the sun. I cannot explain how different this summer is from last year but it is so much more relax. I feel more in control. I was off for the whole summer last year, but it was my first summer being a mommy and I didn't really know what to do...
Maybe its the fact that I know that this is just vacation and time is going to pass quickly so might as well make every minute count and enjoy!

After lunch, we went to the beach with Chantal, Maika and Kael. Kyanne and Maika play well together. Reminds me of Margo and I when we were younger.  I could sit at the beach every day.

I am so proud of myself today... $0 spending Yahoo!

 

Day 2!

 My second day that I can sleep in and I am up at 7am! I am actually enjoying having a some time alone before she wakes up. I think this is the part that lets me relax, do my stretches, a few yoga moves, drink water and then  my cup of COFFEE listening to the ocean. What a beautiful relaxing time. Oh and then I hear " Mommy! Why are you not in bed with me" The 3 of us gets up and run upstairs to rescue Miss Kyanne! the 2 other ones are my Sam and Thomas! They are really protective of her. Sam usually sleeps with her all night but she decided to come down with me when she heard me get up.

Once she asked me 20 questions on why I was not there last night to put her in bed, she decided she wanted to cut the pineapple and eat it for breakfast. We went outside on picnic table to enjoy the morning sun.

It's so different not feeling the pressure to hurry up all the time. We went for a nice walk on the beach with the dogs and then we decided to do our nails. Kyanne could do her nails every day. She's a girly girl!

After lunch, we packed up a cooler and headed to Centennial Park again to go play at the splash park with her friend Sophie and plenty of other of her friends. We had a good time. Kyanne is extremely loud. She was a bit intimidated by the water splashing at first but did not take her long to start running everywhere.

I was going to go home after but Renée wanted to go eat because she had Sophie and her sister. She twisted my rubber arm and we went out for nachos.

Spending

Coffee at Café Codiac $2.25
Mexi's $ 35

I'm actually impressed! I could of done more damage than that. :)
Live is good.

3 weeks vacation!

I decided to take 3 weeks without pay this summer to spend time with Kyanne. How am I going to do this??? Simple! I have no plan lol! I requested the leave, eventually got approved and then... we'll just go with the flow. :)
 
I could of arranged for Renée and Amanda to take care of Kyanne while daycare was closed for 2 weeks, but I decided that I was the one that I wanted Kyanne to remember when she grows up that she was with mommy during summer vacation. I want to enjoy our mornings like last summer during my parental leave. I want her, not to feel rushed in the mornings. These are precious moments that I need to be present for.
 
So story is that Victor agreed that I can stay home for 3 weeks without pay, but he ask me if I had a plan. I said yes I have a plan. We are going to have fun, go to the beach, go see our friends, make bon fires, stay out late...
 
I guess that's not what he meant. He wanted to know if we could afford it. So technical. Like I told my good friend the other day, when it comes to the end of the month and I have to pay my credit card, I pray my angels that we find money to pay all our bills. So far its working. :)
 
My plan is not really a plan. I just wake up each morning and live! No I did not save up for this but I have faith and I know it's going to work out.
 
Day 1 - July 29, 2013
Appointment day! Kyanne had an appointment at the Osteopath and Allergy clinic. We had some time to spare in between our appointments so I brought her to Crystal Palace to go in a few rides since it was not nice out. I had some coupons from last time so all it cost me was a coffee at Starbucks. After our last appointment, I decided to bring her to Centennial Park to see the ducks. Kyanne got a bit scared when one of the ducks was following us. We had such a wonderful day just the 2 of us! She was pleasant. We then stopped at my friend Suzanne to say hi! It felt so relax to be able to be able to do whatever we felt like whenever. Life is good!
 
My friends and I had a course on Meditation. My hairdresser gave us a beginner course that I really enjoyed. Perfect timing to start my vacation and be in total relax mode!
 
Oh! I kind of told my husband that I would do activities that would not cost during my time off work. I had also told myself that I would not use my Visa at all. So... I guess I'm not perfect. Visa is going to have to stay for the 3 weeks. I would not be able to survive.

Purchases for the day:

• Starbuck Coffee juice, banana bread $8
• Meditation Course $40

I think I did pretty good for my first day!

Choosing to be happy!

Yes we all need money to survive in this word! We want to get the latest styles, we all need 10 pair of heals to go to work when half of the time I switch to my flats lol! At the same time, when I am with Kyanne, my thoughts change and I don't need all. Watching her innocent laugh when I push her on her swing instead of checking facebook, that's when I realize that life can be simple!
The other day, she wanted me to push her higher and I was too busy texting... She screamed my name, looked me in the eyes and said, "Focus Maman!" Outch!!! That hurts. :(

When I went back to work after my parent leave, I tough life was over for me. I was going to be one of those regular moms that go to work and complain that I don't have time to do anything anymore. I have to admit that I was there too.

Yes things and thoughts can change. Last month, my friend and I went to Halifax to see Wayne Dyer. He taught us how to live in the present moment. So all that to say that I am starting a new blog! I did not want to continue with the one I had for our adoption story. This blog is going to be about how I am trying to raise my daughter in a positive environment. Two of my guardian angles are coaching me on how to live my live in a more relax environment. I need to focus on not wanting more, but to just live for each day. Keep it simple and take the time to relax. I need to be in the outdoors. They said " Learn Simplicity and Silence"

Last but not least... I am starting a new blog for my dear friend who moved out West to be with her husband. She does not have FB. I will try to entertain her for a while until she is back home. :)

I am not perfect and I will make mistakes, however, writing this blog might help me keep my focus on being happy. Oh and one more thing... don't take this the wrong way but I am learning to do the things that makes me happy. I am no longer trying to please everyone. Some already have issues with my new way of being, but I am feeling pretty happy and at the end, that's what counts!

Enjoy the reading!!!