The computer is back, and after spending the day reinstalling things I was so ready for a little
tv time tonight - I'm so excited because
So You Think You Can Dance is finally back for the summer! (
Ok, they've been back for a couple of weeks, but that was just the auditions -next week they are down to the top 20 so really you haven't missed anything good yet.) The talent on that show is so amazing, I just love it! The kids love it too because they get to leap around, twirl, wiggle, roll on the floor and basically
illustrate to anyone available how they too, can dance. (*Not to mention it's like 2 hours long and comes on two nights a week so
Tayne gets to stay up an extra hour each time.) Speaking of the kids,
Here's
Tayne making use of our computer table while the CPU was away.
Here's
Pallas being tall and thinking about grabbing
Tayne's basket, can you believe she's only 7
going on 8 months old?!
So, after the show, I decided to catch up on my emails and put some of my lost links back into my favorites folder when I came something I'd forgotten all about :
The
Lululemon Manifesto (
Lululemon makes yoga and fitness clothes in case you were wondering and yes, I know of them because I like yoga pants...) -
For those of you who don't like to squint all that much, here's the
text version :
*Drink FRESH water and as much water as you can. Water flushes unwanted toxins from your body and keeps your brain sharp.
*A daily hit of athletic-induced endorphins gives you the power to make better decisions, helps you be at peace with yourself, and offsets stress.
*Do one thing a day that scares you.
*Listen, listen, listen, and then ask strategic questions.
*Write down your short and long-term GOALS four times a year. Two personal, two business and two health goals for the next 1, 5 and 10 years. Goal setting triggers your subconscious computer.
*Life is full of setbacks. Success is determined by how you handle setbacks.
*Your outlook on life is a direct reflection of how much you like yourself.
*That which matters the most should never give way to that which matters the least.
*Stress is related to 99% of all illness.
*Jealousy works the opposite way you want it to.
*The world is changing at such a rapid rate that waiting to implement changes will leave you 2 steps behind. DO IT NOW, DO IT NOW, DO IT NOW!
*Friends are more important than money.
*Breathe deeply and appreciate the moment. Living in the moment could be the meaning of life.
*Take various vitamins. You never know what small mineral can eliminate the bottleneck to everlasting health.
*Don’t trust that an old age pension will be sufficient.
*Visualize your eventual demise. It can have an amazing effect on how you live for the moment.
*The conscious brain can only hold one thought at a time. Choose a positive thought.
*Live near the ocean and inhale the pure salt air that flows over the water, Vancouver will do nicely.
*Observe a plant before and after watering and relate these benefits to your body and brain.
*Practice yoga so you can remain active in physical sports as you age.
*Dance, sing, floss and travel.
*Children are the orgasm of life. Just like you did not know what an orgasm was before you had one, nature does not let you know how great children are until you have them.
*Successful people replace the words “wish”, “should” and “try” with “I will”.
*Creativity is maximized when you’re living in the moment.
*Nature wants us to be mediocre because we have a greater chance to survive and reproduce. *Mediocre is as close to the bottom as it is to the top, and will give you a lousy life.
*Do not use cleaning chemicals on your kitchen counters. Someone will inevitably make a sandwich on your counter.
*The pursuit of happiness is the source of all unhappiness.
*SWEAT once a day to regenerate your skin.
*Communication is COMPLICATED. We are all raised in a different family with slightly different definitions of every word. An agreement is an agreement only if each party knows the conditions for satisfaction and a time is set for satisfaction to occur.
*What we do to the earth we do to ourselves.
Some of it's motivational, some of it's designed to make you buy water bottles, all in all I thought it was worth reading again - maybe once I reinstall my printer I'll print out a copy to put on the fridge - my days here lately have been pretty full, and I think I could use a reminder to dance, sing, floss and travel more often.
Saturday we headed over to the aquarium - Tayne was in charge of directions, Pallas was bitter that she had to sit in the stroller while I took their picture. Honestly I don't know why I bothered to bring that huge thing, I ended up caring her most of the time so she could get a better look at the exhibits, guess it was good for hauling all our stuff though.
Here's one of the pictures Tayne took - nice penguin shot (really it was) they were tricky to see because they had the water dark to simulate their natural habitat winter. Pallas had lots of fun trying to see them and then being surprised when they would zoom up close to the glass then zoom away back into the darkness.
Penguin lineup time again....
Can you tell this is a favorite?
Thankfully this was the only jellyfish we saw (or felt) this weekend -
Sunday we headed over to the beach to get some sand, sun, and salt(water).
It was Pallas' first time actually in the ocean and she loved it! Grandma didn't love it as much, a wave knocked her glasses off and sadly they remain the property of the sea.
Pallas loved everything - and even being damp didn't stop her from crawling along the sand - she would just be sitting on the mat one second and then she'd decide to take off down the beach, such an explorer!
Oh, and happy father's day to all the dad's out there! If you couldn't be at the beach I hope you had fun wherever you were!
