.busking.beauty.

*When I was younger

I wanted to be a street performer.

I wanted to sing, and have people appreciate me for my talents.

once I won a competition held in a small town for the best busker present.

I really thought I would do it, move to Victoria, hit the road...

.be.someone.

but like most other people, I grew up

and im not dissapointed with what I grew up to be, my little brother asked me the other day why I stopped singing...

after a long pause I said... I moved to college and didnt have a piano.

that was a lie.

I went to college and sort of... lost myself. I got replaced by someone else. and since that time I have managed to get some of that girl back... but not that little part that wanted to live the streets full of hope, dreams and

.MUSIC.*

(this picture was taken when I was recording a demo many many years ago)



Today we went to a Festival here in Edmonton.

a street performer festival! (hence the rant). we did all sorts of things.

one bieng:

I learned how to JUGGLE!



LEGIT. I know in this picture there are only two balls, I got up to three by the end...promise!

there was also FESTIVAL FOOD!



and of course... the performers!

this guy was my

FAVE!




THESE PEOPLE ARE SO TALENTED!

all in all it was a great day. T of course, was working his little butt off, and I, if course...got a little work out in... Lemonade diet starts MONDAY! - I still wanna know who's with me?!?!

its summer.

/lets.laugh/


.x.x.

.R.

WHO IS WITH ME?

This last 10 days or so has been fabulous




just in general, but also, because I got to have my lil' brother JOSHUA here with me!

its summer, so he's done school and wanted to get away for a bit, so I grabbed at the chance to have a WORKOUT BUDDY! were both doing at least one or two work outs a day! and its been FABULOUS! - he makes me work hard, I mean, the kid is 3.5% body fat... 4 POUNDS OF HIS LITTLE 110 POUNDS IS FAT. well, that doesn't make my 26% body fat percentage look awesome...does it?


SOOOOO,

you guys know me, always looking for the newest diet craze. while im unemployed I thought I would give this one a try.

THE MASTER CLEANSE!!



BASICALLY.... you only drink maple syrup, lemon juice, water and cayenne pepper in a combo all day...every day...anywhere from 10-40 days!

copy and past this link to a youtube video of a woman who did the cleanse for 40 days!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1mK7TclJrs&feature=related

I have heard its tough, and I think im really ready for it...im going to mexico for my honeymoon!! (only a year late!) We leave at the end of august. I want to look my BEST!

I am going to track my progress here starting on Monday, all my stats ect.

so... I guess my real question is...

WHO IS WITH ME?!?!

xx

R

coke-zero-head.

my new obsession.

I have always been a diet coke girl, the "real" coke was just too sweet for me! but honestly, just out of nowhere yesterday I cracked a diet coke and was like....GROSS! I could taste every bit of aspartame in it! how upsetting!!! I was suddenly craving REAL COKE! EEP! sugar overload.

so I decided to try out the new coke zero.

let me tell you, its a winner!

how DO they do it?

well I did a little surfing, and I found this SORT OF UPSETTING article on the ingredients for coke zero...

Coke Zero Ingredients

Coke's marketing people talk about "zero consequences", but can they promise Coke Zero's ingredients are without consequences?

The ingredientsare listed on Australian cans of Coke Zero. Water anyone?

Carbonated water
Colour (150d) - aka "Sulphite Ammonia Caramel"
Food acid 338 - aka "Phosphoric Acid" (Also used for rust removal!)
Food acid 331 - aka "Sodium Citrates" (Also used in photography and as an anticoagulant of blood stored for transfusion!)
Flavour
Sweetener 951 - aka "Asapartame" (According to the US FDA, "the [National Cancer Institute] currently is studying aspartame and other dietary factors as part of a larger study of adult brain cancer." You might want to wait for the results before you drink it. Also, avoid this one if you're moody!)
Sweetener 950 - aka "Acesulfame Potassium" (Looking for reasons to avoid this sweetener? Look no further...)
Preservative 211 - aka "Sodium Benzoate" (Undiluted this stuff isn't too bad... Just don't let it touch your skin!)
Caffeine

WOW!

is it super terrible that this upset me, but I will probably still drink the 24 cans of coke in my fridge?

maybe a little...

.x.x.

R

So, it's official.

I'm in love with my Iphone.
That's the only real reason that I haven't been on my blog.
I gave up on this for 2 months

but let me assure you...
My life has moved on.
My fitness level is increasing.
I'm teaching all tracks but two on stage in class.
Step is consuming me. I have less than two weeks to submit my video to Toronto And become the next step instructor for GoodLife Fitness.




T and I are in our new pace! I don't miss our old little hole at all.... sometimes I get nostalgic for our first little home... but I LOVE OUR NEW PLACE!! it is just me, or is a home that is almost new, WAY easier to keep clean?!?!? I feel so much more domestic!



I quit my admin job at Goodlife, I decided to just be an instructor. I mean... I loved my job, I just needed different things out if a job. So I quit, found a replacement and ran.
Litterally.
I ran away to southern Alberta and spent two wonderfully weeks with my grandma Craig. By far the most amazing woman I have ever met. We hiked and walked and she told me stories from when she was young. We laughed and cried and read books and baked cookies... And I was calm, man, more calm than I have been in months!! oh, and I cut my hair! im still trying to get used to it!! but its so much easier to do!





So now I'm back. I have a new perspective, a calm perspective. I have a new...
Motivation.


I will stay posted!!

Oh ya, my current weight is 145. My list of excuses include, I've been doing alot of weights, Im PMS'ing... And... Well, your not here to listen to this are you.

Game on. Again.

xx

R

.new.

SOOOOoooooOOO..


I started a little indulgent *side.Blog* - to track my usual diet mischeif. -

www.betterthanchocolatecake.blogspot.com

.x.x.

.R.

update!

ugh. im the worst blogger EVER!

im so happy the gym is opened now, and what's even better, my fabulous sister in law Sarah joined! were currently hammering out a work out program to get fabulous bikini bodies for a possible Hawaii Trip this fall?? :) my weight hasnt changed after a hard week of working out with her, but you know? after week one im feeling healthy and motivated and...tight?does that make sense? ha ha

our new car is fabulous - we got a steal of a deal on a silver, with black leather interior Nissan Altima SL - and can i just say? I LOVE HEATED SEATS! another huge perk is having dual climate controll...I mean seriously .T. married an ice cube, and hes a burning pool of lava. the new car really eases the tension ;)

we found a new off leash park to take the Boss to. he LOVES it, he spent all afternoon chasing around a 200 pound great dane and a greyhound...lets just say he's sleeping right now. but only after a bath... I wished so badly I had my camera as he was rolling around in the lovely spring mud and getting trampled by other muddy dogs, but it was nice, I think we will do it every Sunday, its a good time for .T. and I to take a breather, walk hand in hand and talk about our week ahead. were a pretty happy family right now :) - .T. is almost done school! and then the summer work begins :S

I dont have any pictures recently...sadness. there is something about the summer tho. creativity thrives in the summer! graffiti walls, feilds, green forests, and summer LOVE! eep! I cant wait!

.x.x.

.R.

.I.see.red.

I have my RED eye shadow

my RED jacket,

a HUGE SMILE!

and

im ready to ROCK this GoodLife Fitness GRAND OPENING TONIGHT!

.X.X.

.R.