Ginger and honey

Ginger and I have gotten to be best friends the last three days!

Actually it's been ginger, any type of oranges and kiwis. Bring me anything Vitamin C related and I will love you forever...

Everyone and their grandmother is pretty much sick and I hope that I don't get my parents sick too... that would not be bueno...

So let's all chant together now 'You will get better fast'.
In the mean while I will be the girl under the covers with a box of tissues and a steaming mug of fresh ginger tea with honey, whispering her thoughts while writing her goals and plans on her new journal/agenda!

No slacking!



Lot's Love!
Susana

Unexpected

Who doesn't love getting gifts unexpectedly!

Thanks to my brother and his lovely girlfriend I received a little something something in the mail today!!

It goes perfectly with my new runners for the upcoming races!

Thank you both!! When I pick it out I'll post a picture of your gift!

(yes I love exclamation marks!!)



Lot'sa Love!
Susana

53

Oh what a long and winding road you have travelled on...

Grew up in a big family without having a father figure around much, at that time immigration sustained the household...

Took care of the younger ones, the house and the fields from a young age... you knew there was no use complaining, because, the work needed to get done and life goes on...

Met the man that would later take to the altar on New Year's eve, on your birthday... that day changed your life forever...

Married at 20 and moved to the city, life was different here and at 21 you became a mother for the first time... and at 26 once more...

In 1992 at the age of 32, you moved to a different country with your husband and kids. A country with a very different language and you had to fight to survive, to work, to teach your children how to deal with this new place but also teach them not to forget where they are from and not to forget their language and culture.

We arrived on a Sunday and you started working 3 days later... you haven't stopped since... 20 years later you have shown us about hard work, ethics, appreciation and always looking ahead... always having something to look forward to, to carry you forward...

I know that I am not the perfect daughter. I don't think anyone will ever be perfect enough. However, I know that I love you and appreciate you in my own way and manner...

Thank you for who you are, for showing us how to live with dignity with what we have and not with what we covet. For showing us that you don't need the latest and greatest to live happily. All we need is the ones we love, health and faith.... everything else always works out!



Lot'sa Love!
Susana

2012

So here we are again, the end of another year. The nostalgic time of the year that makes you reflect on what happened, should have happened and could have happened in the past 365 days... The time to remove the rose tinted glasses!

This year was big. Big on changes, big on plans, just plain big!

What comes to mind when I think of 2012? Family, the ones that are among us, far away and the departed... Friends old and new whereever they may be... Adventures lived... Memories made... Wishes made upon the stars... Living life one day at a time...

Are there lessons learned from the things that didn't quite happen or measure up? The should-haves and could-haves of life? YES! Either because of fear, the opportunity slipping away, poor planning and sometimes just out of pure laziness... we have all been there! However, we can't just concentrate on the failures or the things that just didn't materialize in our lives. We need to learn from those experiences and try again.

Resolutions... Undue stress and unnecessary pressure if you think of them as a plain ol' list of things to do in the coming year. This year be more precise, make a plan and have a timeline... a goal in plain sight! Sometimes it just works out better that way and you will find that at the end of 2013 you will have more things crossed off your list than you could have imagined! This is how we try again!

I've got my plan in gear for the coming year and I am very excited for the opportunities that will come out as a result! Things to look forward to!

Thank you to the people that stood by me and held out a helping hand when I fell down and didn't think I could get up, when I didn't think I was good enough, or didn't think I was worthy enough... more times than I thought possible!

Thank you to the people that let me bounce ideas with them, ramble on about crazy dreams, and for keeping me grounded when the mind started to fly...

Thank you to the people that took a chance on me and let me into their lives at moments that are usually reserved for close family and friends...

Thank you for coming by and reading, even though most of the year the blog quiet and innactive...

Wishing everyone lots of
health
peace
mindfullness
and love in your lives.
May your 2013 be as great as you make it!
Happy New Year 2013!

See you next year ;)

Lot'sa Love!
Susana

Moving

Work has been so hectic lately that it has been crazy!!

Today was our last day on the 55th floor... We are moving to a better office, however, on a much lower floor...

The weather cooperated enough to give us a nice farewell... The skies were blue and crisp and the view was stunning... Will miss looking out that window and day dream that I was on the lake sailing away like I had the opportunity to do last Summer...

On a better note, it will be a lot easier to exit in case of a evacuation!


Lot'sa Love!
Susana