tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6603195170825620372024-03-05T21:37:39.844-08:00My Journey of Self DiscoveryThe Incredible Shrinking Tushiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16771390732415214150noreply@blogger.comBlogger106125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660319517082562037.post-25362211023282322572015-01-11T10:30:00.000-08:002015-01-11T10:30:46.411-08:00Who knew?<object allowfullscreen="true" allownetworking="all" allowscriptaccess="always" data="https://www.kaltura.com/index.php/kwidget/wid/1_fe27jsy0/uiconf_id/8700151" height="300" id="kaltura_player_1421000858" name="kaltura_player_1421000858" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="533"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><param name="allowNetworking" value="all" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#000000" /><param name="movie" value="https://www.kaltura.com/index.php/kwidget/wid/1_fe27jsy0/uiconf_id/8700151"/><param name="flashVars" value=""/><a href="http://corp.kaltura.com">video platform</a><a href="http://corp.kaltura.com/video_platform/video_management">video management</a><a href="http://corp.kaltura.com/solutions/video_solution">video solutions</a><a href="http://corp.kaltura.com/video_platform/video_publishing">video player</a></object>The Incredible Shrinking Tushiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16771390732415214150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660319517082562037.post-9453196836544396752014-07-29T18:48:00.001-07:002014-07-29T18:48:05.300-07:00That “not so favourite” teacher and my Bucket List<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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Many people have that teacher who really made a positive
impact on their life.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For me, it was my
Biology teacher, who I will call Mr. Cool-guy, to protect the innocent.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was a young man at the time, though I
never saw that or realized it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But he
had kids younger than me so he must have been young, right?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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Mr. Cool-guy's style was very engaging and he was patient in his way of
teaching.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Even when he was angry at you,
he was nice about it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Never yelled or
belittled you.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A really cool guy and he
inspired me.</div>
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occasionally are reminded of that person?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I have one of those.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She was my
Music teacher in grades 5 and 6.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Thankfully, I left her behind because grades 7-12 were in the high
school which was a different building altogether!</div>
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I have 2 nasty memories of her that stick out.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The one that was pivotal for me happened in
Grade 5.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I truly feel this was the start
of my lack of self-esteem.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was time
for choir tryouts and I was so excited!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I loved singing so much and I really don’t know if I could sing or
not.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was an empty vessel that wanted
to be filled with music and I so wanted to be in the choir. </div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>I come from a musical
family.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All my aunts and uncles on my
mom’s side are musical.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Piano players,
guitar players, singers and accordion players, to name a few.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You name it, and someone could play it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Many of the offspring of this clan also have
the musical bug.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My Aunt C. has 2 sons
who played in bands their wholes lives, drumming and singing and playing
whatever need to be played.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And still
do.</div>
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I too, had the musical bug, or at least I believe I
did.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But along came The Exterminator,
the Crusher of Hopes and Dreams of Young Girls, Ms. Pelly.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Her name has not been changed because she is
not innocent.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I picture her now as a 65
year old spinster who is surrounded by cats and has stacks of newspapers
resembling a maze in her living room.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That
woman was so bitter and it showed in everything she did.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Of course I can say that now, because I have
had many years to mull this over.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>33
years to be exact.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I wonder if she has
any idea the impact she had on me that day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I can only hope that as she got more experience teaching, she stopped
being such a destroyer of little hearts.</div>
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Picture 10 year old me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That 70’s mushroom bowl cut. (See above! I refuse to post a photo of myself!) Wearing bell bottoms and playing hopscotch on
a board that we scratched in the gravel of our unpaved school parking lot.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Wide eyed and bushy tailed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ready to sing my heart out!</div>
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striking a note on the piano and telling me to sing it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One note.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>One tiny note.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And only once. I
don’t know about you, but back circa 1979, 10 year old kids in rural Newfoundland were not
lucky enough to have had singing lessons and I had no idea how to hit a note
on cue.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So, of course, I was not able to
sing the note and with that, the tryout was over and I was out the door. I was crushed and humiliated! </div>
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So here I am, over 3 decades later, still influenced by that
one note, so very long ago.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It has only
been <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in the last couple of years have I
found my voice and have let it out in front of people, while playing Sing Star
mostly!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But it took a very long time to
get there.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That one little note
still continues to influence anything and everything about music for me.</div>
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In grade 6, I started guitar lessons.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It really helps to sing while you are
learning to play guitar, but by now I had developed a complex and refused to
sing while playing guitar.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For the rest
of my time in school, grades 6-12, I continued to take guitar lessons, but I
never ever made sounds come out of my mouth in the form of a song.</div>
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Talk about crushing the spirit of a young child.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>How could anyone be so…mean?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I can only assume that she was so unhappy
with her life (and this was 1979, not much back then for counselling) and her
only outlet was the kids she taught.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Maybe she was abused at home.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Maybe
she was an alcoholic.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hooked on Happy
Pills. Who knows?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Those things weren’t
really talked about back then.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All I do
know, is I wish I had never even met her.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>EVER.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who knows what I could have
done with my music, if she hadn’t crush it like it was nothing of consequence.</div>
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These days, if a kid wants to be in choir, well then choir
it is.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No tryouts necessary.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Anyone who wants to learn to play an
instrument, can.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My daughter picked
saxophone and learned how to play a song within the first few weeks.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She taught herself violin.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She can play the ukulele.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She can play the tin flute. The
recorder.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That’s progress or maybe it’s
just less about controlling the child now and more about letting them explore
their potential.</div>
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I have yearned my whole life for the confidence to sing and
know I don’t sound like a cat with its tail stuck in a door.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I really don’t know how I sound and I am
scared to find out.</div>
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I have decided that learning how to sing is going to be on
my Bucket List.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I guess this is going to
be item #1.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I don’t know when and I
don’t know where, but I will take singing lessons and maybe sing a song for a special
occasion.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Maybe I can learn my wedding
song to sing it at our 12 year anniversary in 2022.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(Doesn’t that number look odd?) It will be nice to have that monkey off my
back.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Thanks Ms. Pelly for putting it
there, it sure is heavy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I think I will
give him back to you soon and good riddance.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He’s old and ugly, kinda like that I imagine your insides to be.<br />
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<br />The Incredible Shrinking Tushiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16771390732415214150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660319517082562037.post-57350987117070888332013-01-26T08:28:00.001-08:002013-01-26T08:28:56.128-08:00Very cool video<iframe frameborder="0" height="300" src="https://www.facebook.com/video/embed?video_id=408200779258980" width="400"></iframe><br />The Incredible Shrinking Tushiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16771390732415214150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660319517082562037.post-75900343989783604972013-01-06T11:54:00.001-08:002013-01-06T11:54:47.629-08:00<span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption">LATEST CANCER INFORMATION<br /> from Johns Hopkins<br /> <br />
AFTER YEARS OF TELLING PEOPLE CHEMOTHERAPY IS THE ONLY WAY TO TRY AND
ELIMINATE CANCER, JOHNS HOPKINS IS FINALLY STARTING TO TELL YOU THERE IS
AN ALTERNATIVE WAY …<br /> <br /><span class="text_exposed_show"> <br /> 1.
Every person has cancer cells in the body. These cancer cells do not
show up in the standard tests until they have multiplied to a few
billion. When doctors tell cancer patients that there are no more cancer
cells in their bodies after treatment, it just means the tests are
unable to detect the cancer cells because they have not reached the
detectable size.<br /> <br /> 2. Cancer cells occur between 6 to more than 10 times in a person's lifetime.<br /> <br />
3. When the person's immune system is strong the cancer cells will be
destroyed and prevented from multiplying and forming tumors.<br /> <br /> 4.
When a person has cancer it indicates the person has multiple
nutritional deficiencies. These could be due to genetic, environmental,
food and lifestyle factors.<br /> <br /> 5. To overcome the multiple
nutritional deficiencies, changing diet and including supplements will
strengthen the immune system.<br /> <br /> 6. Chemotherapy involves
poisoning the rapidly-growing cancer cells and also destroys
rapidly-growing healthy cells in the bone marrow, gastro-intestinal
tract etc, and can cause organ damage, like liver, kidneys, heart, lungs
etc.<br /> <br /> 7. Radiation while destroying cancer cells also burns, scars and damages healthy cells, tissues and organs.<br /> <br />
8. Initial treatment with chemotherapy and radiation will often reduce
tumor size. However prolonged use of chemotherapy and radiation do not
result in more tumor destruction.<br /> <br /> 9. When the body has too much
toxic burden from chemotherapy and radiation the immune system is
either compromised or destroyed, hence the person can succumb to various
kinds of infections and complications.<br /> <br /> 10. Chemotherapy and
radiation can cause cancer cells to mutate and become resistant and
difficult to destroy. Surgery can also cause cancer cells to spread to
other sites.<br /> <br /> <br /> 11. An effective way to battle cancer is to STARVE the cancer cells by not feeding it with foods it needs to multiple.<br /> <br /> What cancer cells feed on:<br /> <br />
a. Sugar is a cancer-feeder. By cutting off sugar it cuts off one
important food supply to the cancer cells. Note: Sugar substitutes like
NutraSweet, Equal, Spoonful, etc are made with Aspartame and it is
harmful. A better natural substitute would be Manuka honey or molasses
but only in very small amounts. Table salt has a chemical added to make
it white in colour. Better alternative is Bragg's aminos or sea salt.<br /> <br /> <br />
b. Milk causes the body to produce mucus, especially in the
gastro-intestinal tract. Cancer feeds on mucus. By cutting off milk and
substituting with unsweetened soy milk, cancer cells will starved.<br /> <br />
c. Cancer cells thrive in an acid environment. A meat-based diet is
acidic and it is best to eat fish, and a little chicken rather than beef
or pork. Meat also contains livestock antibiotics, growth hormones and
parasites, which are all harmful, especially to people with cancer.<br /> <br />
d. A diet made of 80% fresh vegetables and juice, whole grains, seeds,
nuts and a little fruits help put the body into an alkaline environment.
About 20% can be from cooked food including beans. Fresh vegetable
juices provide live enzymes that are easily absorbed and reach down to
cellular levels within 15 minutes t o nourish and enhance growth of
healthy cells.<br /> <br /> To obtain live enzymes for building healthy
cells try and drink fresh vegetable juice (most vegetables including
bean sprouts) and eat some raw vegetables 2 or 3 times a day. Enzymes
are destroyed at temperatures of 104 degrees F (40 degrees C).<br /> <br />
e. Avoid coffee, tea, and chocolate, which have high caffeine. Green tea
is a better alternative and has cancer-fighting properties. Water--best
to drink purified water, or filtered, to avoid known toxins and heavy
metals in tap water. Distilled water is acidic, avoid it.<br /> <br /> 12.
Meat protein is difficult to digest and requires a lot of digestive
enzymes. Undigested meat remaining in the intestines will become
putrified and leads to more toxic buildup.<br /> <br /> 13. Cancer cell
walls have a tough protein covering. By refraining from or eating less
meat it frees more enzymes to attack the protein walls of cancer cells
and allows the body's killer cells to destroy the cancer cells.<br /> <br />
14. Some supplements build up the immune system (IP6, Flor-ssence,
Essiac, anti-oxidants, vitamins, minerals, EFAs etc.) to enable the
body's own killer cells to destroy cancer cells. Other supplements like
vitamin E are known to cause apoptosis, or programmed cell death, the
body's normal method of disposing of damaged, unwanted, or unneeded
cells.<br /> <br /> 15. Cancer is a disease of the mind, body, and spirit. A
proactive and positive spirit will help the cancer warrior be a
survivor.<br /> <br /> Anger, unforgiving and bitterness put the body into a
stressful and acidic environment. Learn to have a loving and forgiving
spirit. Learn to relax and enjoy life.<br /> <br /> 16. Cancer cells cannot
thrive in an oxygenated environment. Exercising daily, and deep
breathing help to get more oxygen down to the cellular level. Oxygen
therapy is another means employed to destroy cancer cells.<br /> <br /> (PLEASE SHARE IT TO PEOPLE YOU CARE ABOUT)</span></span></span>The Incredible Shrinking Tushiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16771390732415214150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660319517082562037.post-38677408565007297152013-01-06T11:08:00.001-08:002013-01-06T11:08:30.063-08:00WTF is up wt the Indians? Bill C-45 *Profanity Warning*<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="344" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/gehHpFaP4C0" width="459"></iframe>The Incredible Shrinking Tushiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16771390732415214150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660319517082562037.post-59846427162864330822013-01-03T18:53:00.000-08:002013-01-03T18:53:14.622-08:00Get some tissues first!<br />
<a href="http://lovelightlaughterandchocolate.blogspot.ca/2012/12/be-with-me-just-for-today.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Heart breaking story of loss and re-birth</a><br />
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This is so sad.....and so inspiring! Please read and share!<br />
<br />The Incredible Shrinking Tushiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16771390732415214150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660319517082562037.post-48948241438871079562012-12-31T10:47:00.003-08:002012-12-31T10:47:28.851-08:00A status stolen from FB but I thought it was worth sharing<h5 class="uiStreamMessage userContentWrapper" data-ft="{"type":1,"tn":"K"}">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><span class="userContent">With
the New Year, it's almost time to empty that suitcase..you know the one
we all carry around everyday. Chock full of fears, insecurity, anger,
hate. Each New Year we are given a brand new suitcase, fresh, clean and
most of all, empty. We spend the next 365 days stuffing every bad
emotion, every wrong ever done to us or wrong we ever done to others. It
finally gets so heavy, we can no longer lift it & are forced to
drag it. This year, fill your suitcase with Joy, Faith, Love &
Kindness...it will be light as a feather and a pleasure to carry
around..and see how high you can fly ...what are you going to fill yours
with? ♥ ♥</span></span></span></span></span></h5>
The Incredible Shrinking Tushiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16771390732415214150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660319517082562037.post-46936018033285384612012-12-31T09:42:00.002-08:002012-12-31T09:42:46.170-08:00Just as aside<a href="http://woodstocksanctuary.org/learn/why-its-unethical-to-eat-animals/">http://woodstocksanctuary.org/learn/why-its-unethical-to-eat-animals/</a><br />
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this article is amazing if you are thinking of becoming a vegetarian.The Incredible Shrinking Tushiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16771390732415214150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660319517082562037.post-1550191648581353542012-12-31T01:43:00.000-08:002012-12-31T01:43:21.404-08:00Almost 2013I can't sleep for the urge to write. So here I am. Laid in bed for an hour thinking about the difference between resolutions and goals. Because I won't be making any resolutions this year. What I will be doing is reaching for several goals that I am going to set for myself for 2013. Some are financial, some are physical and some are just spiritual. Those last ones are still mostly unknown yet.<br />
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So here is a definition for "resolutions":<br />
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<span id="hotword"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; cursor: default;">from here: <a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/goals?s=t">http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/goals?s=t</a></span></span></div>
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<span id="hotword"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; cursor: default;">So I am not just "resolved" to reach my goals...I WILL REACH MY GOALS!</span></span></div>
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<span id="hotword"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; cursor: default;">People make resolutions all over the place on the 31st, but not many make it past the 1st of January. </span></span></div>
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<span id="hotword"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; cursor: default;">My goals are concrete and are not vague. They are measurable and have ends!</span></span></div>
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<li><span id="hotword"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; cursor: default;">run a 1/2 Marathon in August </span></span></li>
<li><span id="hotword"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; cursor: default;">reach my goal weight of 160 pounds (by the time I run the 1/2 in August)</span></span></li>
<li><span id="hotword"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; cursor: default;">save enough money for a tummy tuck</span></span></li>
<li><span id="hotword"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; cursor: default;">replace my husband's income with my 2nd line of income, so he can quit his office job</span></span></li>
<li><span id="hotword"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; cursor: default;">be well on the way to my own retirement from cubicle land (I don't even have one of those!)</span></span></li>
<li><span id="hotword"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; cursor: default;">empty out my storage locker</span></span></li>
<li><span id="hotword"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; cursor: default;">get out of debt (as much as possible)</span></span></li>
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<span id="hotword"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; cursor: default;">Wow...that's lots of goals...none of them are "immediate". Mostly long term goals with a fewer shorter term goals in amongst them. </span></span></div>
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<span id="hotword"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; cursor: default;">I have others of course, like eat healthier, get rid of gluten again, and as much dairy as I can, out of my diet. I just don't think I can do without cheese...or eggs. The rest can be gone. </span></span></div>
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<span id="hotword"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; cursor: default;">I don't eat beef (ok very very rarely) and I also rarely drink milk, usually chocolate if at all. I always pay for it later. Eggs are a staple for me. Not totally sure if I am intolerant to those too. I just assume I am. Hmm...should dig out the papers on that allergy testing I had done and remind myself what it says.</span></span></div>
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<span id="hotword"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; cursor: default;">No pork for this girl either. I eat chicken and moose. Someday I am sure I will be vegetarian...maybe even vegan, but I just haven't quite figured out how to do it yet, in a house of carnivores.</span></span></div>
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<span id="hotword"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; cursor: default;"><br /></span></span><br /><span id="hotword"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; cursor: default;"></span></span><span id="hotword"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; cursor: default;"></span></span><span id="hotword"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: #333333; cursor: default;"> to be continued</span> </span> </div>
The Incredible Shrinking Tushiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16771390732415214150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660319517082562037.post-35658180240252997172012-12-12T15:24:00.001-08:002012-12-12T15:24:31.489-08:00Happy 12 12 12!<span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><span class="userContent">To Whom it May Concern:<br /> <br />
Mrs. Claus and I regret to inform you that effective immediately, I
will no longer be able to service the Southern United States on
Christmas Eve. Due to overwhelming current population of the earth, my
contract was renegotiated by North American Fairies and Elves Local 209.
I now serve only the northern portion of the United States.<br /> <br /> As part of the new and better contra</span></span><br />
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ct I also get longer breaks for milk and cookies so keep that in mind.<br /> <br />
However, I’m certain that your children will be in good hands with your
local replacement who happens to be my third cousin, Bubba Claus. His
side of the family is from the South pole. He shares my goal of
delivering toys to all the good boys and girls. However, there are a few
differences between us, including:<br /> <br /> 1. There is no danger of a
Grinch stealing your presents from Bubba Claus. He has a gun rack on
his sleigh and a bumper sticker that reads: “These toys insured by Smith
& Wesson.”<br /> <br /> 2. Instead of milk and cookies, Bubba Claus
prefers that children leave a RC Cola and peanut patty (or a Moon Pie)
on the fireplace. And Bubba doesn’t smoke a pipe. He dips a little snuff
though, so please have an empty spit can handy.<br /> <br /> 3. Bubba
Claus’ sleigh is pulled by floppy-eared, flyin’ coon dogs instead of
reindeer. I made the mistake of loaning him a couple of my reindeer one
time, and Blitzen’s head now overlooks Bubba’s fireplace.<br /> <br /> 4.
You won’t hear “On Comet, on Cupid, on Donner and Blitzen…” when Bubba
Claus arrives. Instead you’ll hear, “On Earnhardt, on Wallace, on Martin
and LaBonte. On Rudd, on Jarrett, on Elliot and Petty.”<br /> <br /> 5. “Ho, ho, ho!” has been replaced by “Yee Haw!” And you also are likely to hear Bubba’s elves reply, “I her’d dat!”<br /> <br />
6. As required by Southern highway laws, Bubba Claus’ sleigh does have a
Yosemite Sam safety triangle on the back with the words, “Back Off!”<br /> <br />
7. Bubba Claus doesn’t wear a belt. If I were you, I’d make sure you,
the wife, and the kids turn the other way when he bends over to put
presents under the tree.<br /> <br /> 8. Bubba Claus refuses to wear the
standard issue Santa cap because he says it makes him look like a
girly-boy. He has been granted permission to wear a white Stetson with a
red band instead, as well as black cowboy boots.<br /> <br /> Sincerely Yours,<br /> <br /> Santa Claus<br /> (Member, North American Fairies and Elves Local 209</div>
The Incredible Shrinking Tushiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16771390732415214150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660319517082562037.post-38947524764772032902012-12-11T12:17:00.001-08:002012-12-11T12:17:19.937-08:00Happy Tuesday!<h5 class="uiStreamMessage userContentWrapper" data-ft="{"type":1,"tn":"K"}">
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A man wakes up one morning to find a bear on his roof. So he looks in
the yellow pages and sure enough, there’s an ad for “Bear Removers.” He
calls the number, and the bear remover says he’ll be over in 30 minutes.<br /> <br /> The bear remover arrives and gets out of his van. He has a ladder, a baseball bat, a shotgun and a mean old dog.<br /> <br /> “What are you going to do,” the homeowner asks.<br /><div class="text_exposed_show">
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“I’m going to put this ladder up against the roof, then I’m going to go
up there and knock the bear off the roof with this baseball bat. When
the bear falls off, the dog is trained to grab his private parts and not
let go. The bear will then be subdued enough for me to put him in the
cage in the back of the van.”<br /> <br /> He then hands the shotgun to the homeowner.<br /> <br /> “What’s the shotgun for?” asks the homeowner.<br /> <br /> “If the bear knocks me off the roof, shoot the dog.”</div>
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The Incredible Shrinking Tushiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16771390732415214150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660319517082562037.post-39361378626929505222012-12-07T15:48:00.004-08:002012-12-07T15:50:50.067-08:00I need to ventand since I cant do it on FB without the whole world reading it, I will blog it..:)<br />
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How can someone I've known for over 5 years, who I've
supported thru every crazy decision you've made, who's dog I walked when you
were sick, who's puke I cleaned up when you couldn't handle it, who asked me to
deliver pain killers and doobies to when you were too sick to get out of bed,
who I listened to many times when you were having trouble with your
relationships, who was my Maid of Honour at my wedding, who's wedding I
preformed, who welcomed me into your home many times, who I pulled into MY
circle of friends because you were my friend, just throw our
"friendship" that all away for "perceived" wrongs? The ones
you made up in your head?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>How could you
possibly know I was pissed off at you since you never asked me, not even once?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gee, I guess the friendship was one sided
that whole time because I sure thought we were friends.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At least I cared about you. And no, not
knowing my phone number, in this age of technology, is not a reason to say we
weren't friends.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I sent an email to you
with my heart on my sleeve weeks ago and you can’t even bother to reply.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ya, I guess we were just client and trainer
after all and I just had the wool pulled over my eyes the whole time. It must
have just about the money then, because when I stopped training, you didn't
even bother to contact me at all.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I must
have been paying for your time all along. I guess if your friends don't chase
you down, then they are beneath you. </div>
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I’m just glad your true self has shown herself.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I knew it was just a matter of time before I
fell from your good graces…seems like everyone does eventually.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At least I won’t waste the next 5 years with
someone who doesn’t care about me anyway.</div>
The Incredible Shrinking Tushiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16771390732415214150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660319517082562037.post-75581158018562338902012-12-07T11:06:00.002-08:002012-12-07T11:06:58.849-08:00Friday Funny<h5 class="uiStreamMessage userContentWrapper" data-ft="{"type":1,"tn":"K"}">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><span class="userContent">A Mainlander, a Nova Scotian, and an Newfie are seated side-by-side at a bar. Each has a mug of beer in front of him.<br /> <br /> Simultaneously, three flies land in the beers, one in each mug.<br /> <br /> The Mainlander looks at his beer, pushes it away and asks the bartender for a new one.<br /><div class="text_exposed_show">
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The Incredible Shrinking Tushiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16771390732415214150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660319517082562037.post-19414650446787458252012-12-01T16:52:00.001-08:002012-12-01T16:52:01.816-08:00Saturday FunnyAn elderly man in Louisiana had owned a large farm for several years. <br /> <br /> He had a large pond in the back. It was properly shaped for swimming, so he fixed<br />
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it up nice with picnic tables, horseshoe courts, and some apple and peach trees.<br /> <br /> One evening the old farmer decided to go down to the pond, as he hadn't been there for a while, and look it over.<br /> <br /> He grabbed a five-gallon bucket to bring back some fruit.<br /> <br /> As he neared the pond, he heard voices shouting and laughing with glee. <br /> <br /> As he came closer, he saw it was a bunch of young women skinny-dipping in his pond. <br /> <br /> He made the women aware of his presence and they all went to the deep end.<br /> <br /> One of the women shouted to him, 'we're not coming out until you leave!' <br /> <br /> The old man frowned, 'I didn't come down here to watch you ladies swim naked or make you get out of the pond naked.'<br /> <br /> Holding the bucket up he said,<br /> 'I'm here to feed the alligator...'<br /> <br /> Some old men can still think fast.</div>
The Incredible Shrinking Tushiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16771390732415214150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660319517082562037.post-60969917746477818552012-11-28T14:04:00.001-08:002012-11-28T14:04:41.335-08:00Nutella Crunch Cookies - Rock Recipes -The Best Food & Photos from my St. John's, Newfoundland Kitchen.<a href="http://www.nlrockrecipes.com/2011/12/nutella-crunch-cookies.html#.ULaKcvmBQpI.blogger">Nutella Crunch Cookies - Rock Recipes -The Best Food & Photos from my St. John's, Newfoundland Kitchen.</a>The Incredible Shrinking Tushiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16771390732415214150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660319517082562037.post-11885888303110588182012-11-26T16:54:00.001-08:002012-11-26T16:54:12.922-08:00A Tribute to Newfies!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />The Incredible Shrinking Tushiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16771390732415214150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660319517082562037.post-91314335502746145202012-11-21T17:13:00.000-08:002012-11-21T17:13:00.986-08:00For Realz!<h5 class="uiStreamMessage userContentWrapper" data-ft="{"type":1,"tn":"K"}">
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years ago, Stan married an attractive woman, Aggie, half his age, in a
small coastal Newfoundland community. After several months, Aggie
complained that she had never climaxed during sex and according to her
Grandmother all Newfoundland women are entitled to a climax at least
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on the Burin Peninsula . The Vet didn't have a clue, but he did recall
how, during the hot summer, his mother and father would fan a cow that
was having difficulty breeding, with a big towel. This would cool her
down and make her relax. He told them to hire a strong, virile young man
to wave a big towel over them while they were having sex. This, the Vet
said, would cause the young wife to cool down, relax, then climax. </div>
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couple hired a strong young man from Port Aux Basques to wave that big
towel over them as the Vet suggested. After many efforts, Aggie still
had not climaxed so they went back to the Vet. The Vet said for Aggie to
change partners and let the young man have sex with her while Stan
waved the big towel. They tried it that night and Aggie went into wild,
screaming, ear-splitting climaxes, one right after the other for about
two and a half hours. </div>
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When it was over, Stan looked down at the
exhausted young man and in a boasting voice said:"And that, me son, is
how ya waves a fockin' towel!"</div>
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The Incredible Shrinking Tushiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16771390732415214150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660319517082562037.post-78432363574309948942012-10-28T15:37:00.000-07:002012-10-28T15:37:19.392-07:00SundayHappy Sunday folks. It was a relatively nice weekend. Well my child was a handful during the day on Saturday, but went to a sleep-over and we all got a break from each other.<br />
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Tomorrow I am starting a 30 Day Cleanse. <a href="http://tamikelland.isagenix.com/ca/en/home.dhtml#" target="_blank">IsaGenix</a> <br />
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Here are my goals.<br />
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1. lost 15 pounds. (brings me to 185)<br />
2. follow the program to a T<br />
3. share the program with as many people as I can.<br />
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Not only is this program an amazing detoxing and fat-burning system, but the online support is amazing. I belong to several online support groups on FB and they are there for any questions I might have and support me thru this part of my journey.<br />
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On top of that, the earning potential is amazing! I just wish I could get my team started. Haven't found the right people yet! ARG!<br />
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Well, lead my example I guess..:)<br />
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However, the family has decided to try this for supper tonight...a pizza from pizza hut...hot dog stuffed crust...omg...my arteries are hardening while I type! But everything in moderation, and I will not be eating like that in these next 30 days, so it's all good!<br />
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I just learned today that I can do an "all-shake day" on this program. So instead of the one 400-600 calories meal, I will have 2 shakes, 4 shakes in total. I have decided that I will do this on my<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_yoga" target="_blank"> hot yoga</a> day (Tuesday), as opposed to doing a deep cleanse on that day. Then I will do the deep cleanse on Wednesday & Thursday and that works out just great for me. Wednesday is <a href="http://www.blogto.com/sports_play/2012/01/lifting_off_at_an_aerial_yoga_class/" target="_blank">ariel yoga</a> and Thursday day is <a href="http://pilates.about.com/od/gettingstarted/ss/ReformerAnatomy.htm" target="_blank">reformer chair pilates</a>. I have done deep cleanses for both those classes with no issues.<br />
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<a href="http://www.amctv.com/shows/the-walking-dead" target="_blank">The Walking Dead</a> is on tonight. I LOVE THIS SHOW! I have to also say that I love my DVR. I would miss all my shows if not for that. Funny thing is, the whole reason I got the machine was to record <a href="http://www.nbc.com/the-biggest-loser/" target="_blank">The Biggest Loser</a>....turns out the new season wont start airing til JANUARY 2013! But it's all good because I am watching all of the <a href="http://www.showcase.ca/lostgirl/" target="_blank">Lost Girl</a> episodes before the new season starts. We also record <a href="http://www.nbc.com/grimm/" target="_blank">Grimm</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survivor_%28TV_series%29" target="_blank">Survivor</a> and tons of kids shows. Beauty!<br />
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Anywho, got chores to finish. See you on the flip side!The Incredible Shrinking Tushiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16771390732415214150noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660319517082562037.post-19479725102950913012012-10-26T22:26:00.000-07:002012-10-26T22:28:35.830-07:00TGIFSo..here I sit...time counting down my time. It was a long week. My work-place was involved in a table discussion to try to make the office function better. It was just one step in the process but a very emotional one. I hope it works.<br />
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My industriousness of last weekend on the quest to earn some money to buy a LuLu Lemon sweater thingie kinda backfired on me. I did sell maybe 1 dozen of them and make a bit of money, but I ate more than I sold, and well...I gained weight. All that white flour and sugar and butter...yup...right to my gut. My pants are all too tight and my belly is bloated.<br />
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The key for success for me is to plan. I guess that is everyone's key really. Some people seem to be ok without it, but that is not me.<br />
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Ok..plan my day...I have that done already actually. I have a great nutrional program already, one that allows me to not even think about what I am eating, just follow the plan.<br />
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(there goes my 5 minute timer!)<br />
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<a href="http://tamikelland.isagenix.com/ca/en/home.dhtml#" target="_blank">IsaGenix</a> is amazing. But my willpower when it comes to sweets is not so much. I HAVE to be regimented in order to succeed. I am also determined to reach my scale goal SOON! I just keep ticking like a <a href="http://www.timex.ca/" target="_blank">Timex</a> watch!<br />
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<br />The Incredible Shrinking Tushiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16771390732415214150noreply@blogger.com1Yukon Territory, Canada64.2823274 -13557.1684214 -155.214844 71.3962334 -114.785156tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660319517082562037.post-75398795911063358952012-10-23T18:44:00.001-07:002012-10-23T18:45:30.880-07:00Well trying again to write a blog<br />
I have a strong desire to write, yet I am afraid to start. What if it is no good anyway? Why bother? Well that's my inner brat talking to me, I don't know her name, but <a href="https://www.facebook.com/FlyLady?ref=ts&fref=ts" target="_blank">FlyLady</a> let me know of her existence!<br />
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So I decided I was just a timer for 5 minutes...just 5 minutes...and blog. So, I just turned the timer on and have my thinking cap on.<br />
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And about blogs....I mean....lots of people spend time writing and honing their writing, and I always thought that blogging was sorta off the cuff and on the spot. I think I will Google blog and see what I get...brb...<br />
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<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blog">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blog</a><br />
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So I guess the term blog covers a wide variety of types. Mine is a type of online diary, so very informal. Well that works for me for now. <br />
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Been struggling with lots of things lately, losing weight, eating, work. I feel like I am trying to swim up a water-fall. What I need to do is turn around and go with the flow, not against. Working thru it may help. I may reach an epiphany while I am here. Here's hoping.<br />
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I'm been trying to make a little but of extra money by selling baked goods...haven't really hit on the best one yet, but I have only tried tea buns and shortbread cookies. Oh and home-made bread too. The ad on FB ( has only been up for a few hours. I'm trying to find something that I can make cheaply, and quickly. It doesn't make too much sense to spend hours and tons of time on something you really can't sell for a lot..baking...lol. Maybe fudge?<br />
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Well there goes my timer. If anyone reads this and has a suggestion of baking that you would buy, just to give me an idea of what people like and want, that would be so great if you would leave me a comment!<br />
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