Motivation Monday - Getting Focused

It is a New Year... and so I am taking the opportunity to start writing about mind, body and spirit again.   A while back I started writing with some focus and one of those themes was Motivation Monday.

Today as part of Motivation Monday I am going to try to do one thing for myself. I think it is important to be kind to yourself ( even though it is something that I struggle with on a daily basis). After I dropped off the kids I made a stop at Starbucks. I received a Starbucks gift card for Christmas from a good friend and I realized that I still had money left on the card so I decided to treat myself with a what I call a fancy pants coffee. I ordered myself a tall latte and took it home!

It was so nice to treat myself today. It is just a little thing but made my morning a little nicer. It is all the motivation that I need this Monday to get a little extra done today.


What are you doing to treat yourself today? What do you to stay motivated?

A Whole New Year! Welcome 2013

I think I write a post like this every January. I don't really make New Year resolutions BUT I sure love the feeling of a new year. It is such a great opportunity to start fresh and create a vision of the year ahead.

I am planning great things this year. I want this year to be about being a better ME! And by that I mean doing more of the things that make me happier, feel more joy and bliss and just make me a better person. There are so many things that I want to do this year but what tops the list is writing. There are many projects that I will start and many more that I will actually finish. Firstly I plan to finish the two manuscripts that I have been working on for many, many months. From there an agent, publish and then to see my book on store shelves. I am setting my sights high this year!


This year I hope for a BLISSFUL year! This is the year to live a blissful life. A life that is full of all the things that I dream will be mine.

Do you make New Year's Resolutions? Do you make big plans for the new year?

Getting Healthier with Adult Essentials

A great way to start the year, getting healthy with Adult Essentials.

I received this bundle of vitamins as part of a blogging campaign with Adult Essentials and Shes Connected. I was compensated for my time but the opinions in this post, and any subsequent posts, are my own.

Kinder Treats! #KinderMom

Look what arrived!!!!!

“Disclosure: I’m part of the KINDER® Mom program and I receive special perks as part of my affiliation with this group. The opinions on this blog are my own.”

Panorama with Windows 8 Phone

Love this shot by the Nokia Lumia 920

This is just one of the lenses available on the Nokia Lumia 920. How awesome is this. A beautiful panorama shot. It was so easy to take the phone gave me prompts every step of the way. All I had to do was follow the prompts on the phone and follow the beautiful landscape. 

There are a number of lenses that are available on this phone. I makes taking photos so easy with a little extra wow factor.

I received a Nokia Lumia 920 from Microsoft Canada to try out. I am being compensate for my posts but the opinions written here are my own.

On The Road...with Windows 8 Phone

On the road again......

Still snow on the ground.

Heading to warmer temps!

So this year was like many in the past... after Christmas we packed up the car and hit the road south. We programmed the GPS and got driving for sun, sand and surf.

One other thing I did was load up the Kids Corner on my new Microsoft Windows 8 Phone. There is nothing that makes a road trip smoother with two kids than all the electronic devices loaded with games for the kids. That is what I LOVE about this new phone is the kids corner. The kids have a dedicated spot that is full of games just for them. I don't need to worry about what they are doing in the back seat with my phone....in a spot that I can't see and can't reach while we are on the road.

I loaded up several games for the kids to play in the hopes that it would keep them occupied for several hours in the back seat. Here is just a selection of the games/apps that I loaded on the phone for the nearly 24 hour road trip. 

This was a life saver for sure. I gave us hours of driving pleasure! Of course I also loaded a few games in there for Mom too!

I received a Nokia Lumia 920 from Microsoft Canada to try out. I am being compensate for my posts but the opinions written here are my own.

Holiday Lights and #Holiday Swap

This is an annual tradition....going to see the lights on Spruce.

Wow. The lights are just crazy.

This Microsoft Windows 8 phone takes great pictures. Both of these shots were taken at about 9 o'clock at night. The colours are so vibrant. I love the quality of photos this phone takes. The large screen also allows the user to get a good look at the shot being taken. This was a great opportunity to get a chance to use the phone's camera as part of this #Holiday Swap campaign.



I received a Nokia Lumia 920 from Microsoft Canada to try out. I am being compensate for my posts but the opinions written here are my own.