I’ve decided that the last day of each month I’m going to post a gallery of pictures of some of my highlights for the whole month….. I may decide just to put the pictures or possibly have some commentary all depends on my inspiration
Here goes my first in the series……………………………
Making Life Memorable our way!
It’s so funny how among all the things I’m juggling I can actually say I have another thing on my list….yup I’m a swim Mom.
No not a soccer mom….. A SWIM MOM. What does that entail other than the obvious going back and forth to practice….oh so much more! So So much more.
That means I have another job of volunteering for bingo, collecting points by attending clinics and courses, volunteering for meets oh and collecting donations for whatever cause. Sounds like so much and you’d think I’d be complaining….Nope not I!! I’m actually loving it!
I love being part of a team (even though I’m not actually the one swimming), making sure the girls are on time and ready to swim full force and most of all being a cheerleader. I don’t think I know how to be “not busy” it’s a luxury I do not understand.
Making Life Memorable and staying active….
Don’t you wish you have the formula to have the perfect body?? I mean yes I am happy with myself and I do generally feel happy with my body (until I go to a fitting room and realize I chose a few sizes smaller than what I really am!!
I just want to be as skinny as I think I am in my head….. I know I should work out, walk more, control eating….Which I’ve done and succeeded many times but then I get burned out and life just distracts me!
So as I was on my daily pinning spree on pinterest I spotted something that I can’t wait to try. They claim that it will make belly fat disappear faster than ever. Off course I read the article twice over with all the scientific mubo jumbo about what each ingredients’ health benefits and all that. Seems legit! The best part is that the 3 ingredient concoction is added to your daily coffee….So if noting comes out of it I would have just added some extra flavoring to my coffee….No harm in that!
I decided I’m going to give it a try. So come May 25 (a month from now) I’ll do a follow up post with my finding!!!
Making life Memorable with weight loss!!
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In my big move from Kuwait to Canada I was faced with the extreme challenge of putting my life into boxes….. A lifetime of memories, accumulating and collecting was put to the test of ” attempt to sell”, “Give Away”, “Save” or “Pack”.
For every website, Pin, organizing list it was universal in its advice. Sound simple until you actually have to do it! This is in no way a post to help you in packing on the contrary it’s about how you should live leading up to the point of needing to pack.
I always took pride in my double closet in my home office/craft room filled with everything your heart desires when it comes to crafting materials. It was really a miniature craft store on its own from paints, card stock, colored papers, paintbrushes, crafting tools, Styrofoam , felt, fabric, ribbons, wrapping papers, beads, an array of canvases, paint brushes, sketchbooks, floral supplies and most importantly GLITTER.
In my mind there’s glitter and there’s GLITTER. To the normal person they really sound/look the same. Nope!! not for me. There was regular glitter that I let my girls use and splurge on and there’s GLITTER that was “special glitter” that the girls were only allowed to admire from afar and I was the only one that used it sparingly.
Then the day came that I opened my wonderfully organized and stocked up closet and I had to part with it AAAALLLLL….. The cost of shipping could not be justified in comparison to buying everything new was my husbands perspective, Logic says he’s right but then there’s my crafting logic screaming internally “Precious….its precious!”
I replayed in my head all the times we didn’t use the GLITTER while crafting and the life lesson hit me. Never save anything for that “special” day. Use it and abuse it because you never know where life takes you and you end up looking back like I did at all the missed chances to enjoy it.
So don’t forget use that GLITTER while Making Life Memorable before you have to give it away!!!
My daughter is only 10 but I see glimpses of what she’ll be like as a teenager….on the most part it seems manageable so it should be interesting to see what I have to say a few years from now!!!
The one thing that I do enjoy about her “grown-upness” is our conversations and her new love to my music….. Its moments when she says “Mama in your olden days” or “in your time”….seriously!!!! Me OLD???? I didn’t get THAT memo…UGH…make that double UGH!!!
Back to my happy place of I’m young, thin and tall!!! We started listening to some of my favorite songs….they reminded me of when I was carefree and had no responsibilities……
I decided to make a list of some of the songs in no particular order genre and the people each one reminds me of!! I’ve attached the youtube links for each song just for your entertainment
1. The Sign by Ace of Base.…….. Reminds me of Lesley
2. Have You Ever Really Loved A Woman? by Bryan Adams……… Reminds me of Salma
3. Hold on by Wilson Phillips.…… Reminds me of Mona
4. That’s what friends are for by Dionne Warwick ….Remind me of Wessan
5. Butterfly Kisses by Bob Carlisle……Reminds me of Terri
6. The Message by Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five ……Reminds me of
7. Kiss by Prince….. Reminds me of Maha
8. 500 miles by the Proclaimers….. Reminds me of Hiba
9. God Blessed Texas by Little Texas Reminds me of Richard
My Ultimate and tearjerkers
10. Que sera sera by Doris Day. and Those Were The Days by Mary Hopkin…..My amazing Al-Hajjaj family!
I love Making life Memorable one song at a time!
There’s always a reason to just kick back and have an enjoyable cup of coffee (or tea, or whatever) in and atmosphere that relaxes you….Want to have that kid of relaxing experience day???
Well head on over to Good Earth CoffeeHouse one of my favorite coffee places in Summerside!!! Be sure to bring your travel mug and enjoy a free drink in celebration of #Earthday! Good Earth Summerside: 936 91 St SW, Edmonton
Sometimes it’s about Making Life Memorable with every sip of java!
Zeenah (officially 7 now) is beyond obsessed with Unicorns…..I think she counts unicorns in her sleep!!
Before we move to Canada (December 2016 ) she was so distraught about not being able to celebrate her birthday with her closest friends…I could totally relate to her as its such a big change mixed with so many emotions. I couldn’t bare the thought of her never forgiving me of depriving her with one last big bash. I tried to ignore it as much as I can but as the departure date was getting closer I decided to do something…..
So what did I come up with…..A “fake” birthday off course!!! As my house was chaos of boxes half unpacked and couldn’t bare the thought of planning a full fledged birthday I decided to actually give in and have it somewhere….. it was a mix of Unicorn and Spa.
I booked a full Spa birthday at Sparkle Nail Spa in Discovery Mall. It was a full day of pampering Zeenah’s closest friends followed by lunch at Chillis and obviously her Cake.
The girls were all pampered from head to toe! Nailpolish, hair, makeup and fancy tattoo art. I found the cutest thing when they all were attempting to carry Zeenah…..and she loved every moment of attention.
No birthday is ever complete without a family group picture….this in particular I love because you can see my mommy in the background!!! 
She made sure I made a Unicorn topper and decorated with Rainbow Meringues……
I think I did good in Making Life Memorable twice over for that matter when it comes to her 7th Birthday!!!! Stay tuned for a post about her “Real” birthday with her New friends.
There’s one thing that always makes me feel complete and that’s my hair…..I am done with ponytails and buns ever since I bought this one piece of equipment….by far this is my favorite curler ever.
Something quick and easy to complete any look and that’s the Infiniti Pro by Conair Curl Secret
It’s one of those things that has made me wonder how I ever survived without it!!! This helps Making life Memorable with the perfect curls….
The wonderful thing i found about moving to Canada is the fact that you instantly become part of a community. With the help of social media and our “Community League” facbook page i got to virtually meet so many members of my community. It keeps me up-to-date without trying and knowing what new businesses are basically in our backyard!
This is exactly how I found out about the BODEUX PHOTOGRAPHY! We had the best time during the girls Easter photo session…
There was lots of gigles and laughs and Jared was absolutely amazing and patient when the girls were a little too silly!! And boy can the be extra silly!!!
Everything was super easy from the time we booked our session all the way to downloading the pictures!
As hard as it was to choose a picture to feature on the blog I figured I have to just blindly pick one!!
But then you don’t really get the essence of how much fun the girls had as much as this picture!!!
So the next time you are Making Life Memorable be sure to contact BODEUX PHOTOGRAPHY I’m positive you’ll have a wonderful experience.
For more information contact Jared Bodeux