Crazy Eights

You know those quizzes that you get emailed and then you send them back so the person that sent you it gets to know you better.....this is kind of like that but you don't have to do anything Thanks for the idea Kelly of http://www.donmillsdiva.blogspot.com/

Eight things I am passionate about:

My family

My friends ( that covers everyone in a nutshell)

my work the people at my work

learning new things

my photography,

my writing

palliative care

Calling people on their bullshit


Eight things I learned this past year:

Sometimes you just can't keep your mouth shut

I am only one woman

Marriage and raising a family is constant work even after 13 years

Sometimes life just isn't fair end of story

Yes we can get more snow

I really am allergic to alcohol (this isn't a laughing matter)

I really don't want to hear the excuses sometimes people are just assholes

sometimes all you got to do is move on

Eight things I say often:

You are going to drive me to drink

F*@#

F*@# Maximus

I am going to say goodbye one of Mamma's friends ( for the umpteenth time as I head to the funeral home)

Pain in the butt Carpenter Kid ( in a loving laughing tone)

I love you thiiiiiiiiiiiiiis much

Grow a Penis you lose your eyes (Andrew gets very upset with this one and likes to remind me that when he actually does find something that even with a penis he can see)

Eight words to Live by

Love

ownership ( take ownership for your mistakes and learn from them)

forgiveness ( oh it feels so good )

Honesty ( to yourself)

Njut ( swedish word take it in )

Challenge (don't be afraid)

Balls ( everyone has got them grab them and use them especially when it comes to standing up for what you believe in or heaven forbid yourself)

Loyalty

Eight things for the Bucket List

Visit and see Orangutangs in Borneo with Birute

Speak french eloquently

go to Iceland and photograph the landscape and people's hands

Take my whole family to sweden for Swedish midsommar

Write and actually publish a childrens book

Still be married to Brian and still actually want to be

Carp and I to go to Tanzania and photograph from a hotair balloon, the Kilimanjaro and the mara mara

Do a tandem Parachute flight


Eight things I wish I knew at 18

Sieze the opportunities you get

No that guy isn't maybe like that because of his upbringing maybe he is just an asshole

Don't care so much what people think

Neon anything isn't exactly attractive neither is drinking till you puke

No you aren't fat

No the guys aren't like your cousins, they are really looking at your breasts and buying you drinks for other reasons than just being nice

Take more pictures

Njut



Eight people I admire

Rick Mercer
Heather my sister-in-law
my parents
Single mothers
Birute Galdikas
Steve
Jane Goodall
Kim Phuc

Eight Things I miss

My sanity
Faster Bojan
Sweden
My energy
My waist
Being able to drink responsibly
Dorothy
A minute to breathe