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The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari

July 29, 2008 at 6:37 pm · Filed under Books and Film

As I mentioned earlier I just finished this book by RobinSharma. It was excellent. Easy to read and understand, didn’t sound hoaky like some other inspirational books have a tendency of doing.

One of my favourite chapters in the book is how important it is to screen the information we allow ourselves to be surrounded by. As much as we try to avoid putting toxins into our body we should be just as selective about the toxins we let into our brains. That includes screening the types of books we read, the tv we watch, the websites we visit and even the people we associate with.

Junk TV and gossip is to the brain what junk food is to the body – damaging, useless and produces negative results. When we read books its not only what we get out of the books that is important but what the books get out of us. I thought that was really cool.

So Robin recommends that we carefully screen what we allow into our psyche and that we spend the first 10 minutes and the last 10 minutes of every day in quiet peaceful thought and reflection. It’s a really nice book if your looking for a life lift or pick me up. And who can’t use that once in a while.

MATC

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I still prefer boring

July 29, 2008 at 5:17 pm · Filed under Family Life

So the saga of my summer weirdness continues… and still not in a good way. I’ve already written about my car and home being broken into, my computer being stolen and last week I lost a traffic court case for failing to stop at a stop sign. 2 points and $80. Lovely.

Today I found out that my Income Tax Refund cheque was cashed by someone I have no idea who. They made a really pitiful attempt at forging my signature and deposited my cheque into their account. Did they really think they could get away with it? What are people thinking? They deposited it through an instant teller at a very popular financial institution. There are ways of tracing these types of things and I sincerely hope they recieve a hefty fine, after all it is fraud.

It’s funny these things are happening at a time when I’m making concentrated efforts to become “enlightened” in my life. I just finished the book The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari, which was excellent. The main principles of the book are finding ways to live a ‘richer’ life and be happier spiritualy, mentally and physically. The book review is a separate entry.

My hubby says that things happen in 3’s so I’m not sure which 3 he’s referring to but I hope this is it. Really.

MATC

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The Weight Journey

July 16, 2008 at 3:33 pm · Filed under About Me, The Weight Journey

Being 22 weeks pregnant I’ve decided to keep a diary of my weight during my pregnancy and the journey to lose the weight after. I’ll post some pics soon and keep posting as I go. Hopefully this roller coaster won’t be as big as my first with M where I gained 80lbs!!!! I shudder just thinking about it.

So far I’ve gained 14 lbs and I’d like to keep the whole thing below 30 if possible. What I’m really hoping is that my sweet tooth will just disappear and I will be repulsed by the sight and smell of chocolate. For some reason no matter how healthy I try to eat somehow an ice cream sandwich or a chocolate wafer still finds it’s way across my lips with the ultimate destination being my hips and thighs.

Part of it is that I’m pregnant but part of it is that I am allowing myself to be a little indulgent since this type of thing happens what two, maybe three times in your life? Might as well enjoy it.

Although this time I am being more proactive, I’ve already purchased a gym membership for after I deliver and am ready to go back to the gym. The gym is exactly one minute walk from my front door and is open from 6am until 11pm so there is no reason why I can’t get to the gym for at least an hour 3 times a week. I’m hoping for more but I don’t want to push it and then not go.

So the weight documentary begins (pics coming soon) and so does the transition of clothes becoming too small, walking becoming slower, sleep is more uncomfortable but of course all these things are small burdens for the end result.

Update: Here are some pics at 22 weeks weighing approx 160lbs. I will have another update next week when I see the doctor.