tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70709727594967442042024-03-13T04:27:53.947-07:00Kate On-AirKate Bruce's own personal backlog of blogs written for Mountain FM. This is where you can find the archive of all my blogs written since Day 1 (July 2013). These thoughts and opinions are my own and do not reflect the views of my employer. Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08472353604023264314noreply@blogger.comBlogger360125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7070972759496744204.post-20844557368847328492015-12-21T15:36:00.000-08:002015-12-21T15:37:49.177-08:00Hip, Hip, Hooray for Day 1 of Christmas Vacation! <div class="p1">
<span class="s1">My first 30 hours of Christmas Vacation have been incredible. We are just arriving back in the city after a quick night in beautiful Banff, Alberta. Our first night back in Calgary we had a whirlwind evening. We arrived home just before supper and enjoyed a wonderful holiday family meal before jetting off to Flame Central for a kickass Christmas party that The Dudes were headlining. </span></div>
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<span class="s1">I had been jonesing to see The Dudes for years but I have barely been in Calgary since finishing school. “Dudes Christmas Special with Wet Secrets and Shotgun Jimmie” was an awesome, late night dance party that would get even the biggest grinch tapping their toes. I already loved The Dudes, now I am all pumped up about Wet Secrets. Boy, have I ever missed live local music! </span></div>
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<span class="s1">I’m keeping this post short and sweet, it is Christmas and there is just SO MUCH to do in Calgary! The Farmers Market, Zoo Lights, Flames games and sooooo much more!! </span></div>
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<script async="" defer="" src="//platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js"></script>Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08472353604023264314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7070972759496744204.post-92172106673122753202015-11-12T15:53:00.002-08:002015-11-12T15:53:21.220-08:00Side Project: AnnandaleArt.com<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have not posted in a little while because I have been so busy establishing myself in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. I've been trying new things like yoga and I have been super busy getting into a new routine balancing work and having a personal life. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Even though I am trying to take a little more time for myself I have been busy working on a side project, curating and managing a website that showcases my mother's incredible art work. I have been working on the website since August and I am so happy with how well it is doing! Mom is painting away, busier than ever! If you have ever wondered where I get my crazy workaholic drive it is from Patricia Bruce! </span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.annandaleart.com/" target="_blank">Check out her new website here: www.annandaleart.com</a></span></b></div>
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Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08472353604023264314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7070972759496744204.post-89089254810934596762015-07-13T12:04:00.000-07:002015-07-13T12:04:28.159-07:00Canada Day Flashback: Arkells In HalifaxArkells are one of my favourite Canadian bands. I re-watched this little video of myself today at Halifax's Canada Day celebrations and thought I would share it.<br />
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The Glorious Sons and Arkells were killer. In fact, Glorious Son's "Heavy" is my go to pump-up, gym song right now. Check it out!<br />
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Until then, I'm loving the big "kid on Christmas morning" smile on my face in this clip.<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I carry notebooks with me all the time, I still get a thrill every time I buy a new one and think of all the things I will scrawl on the pages. I use my many notebooks for lots of things. I use my jotters for writing down my random ideas after a drive or sleeping, to organize marketing campaigns for work and to write long and short scripts. But, the biggest use of all of my blank sheets of paper is to make to-do lists. I am the Queen of Lists.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I used to be compelled to write my lists every day, I still do this at work each day but I have scaled back to weekly, monthly and yearly lists. Most of the items on my list are aspirational; they help me reach a larger goal. </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Others are smaller tasks or chores that need some slight nudge or push to get done. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The single list I find most beneficial to my health is my eating plan for the week. I jot this down in my schedule during weeks when I really need to get back on track with clean eating. I reward myself with a predetermined treat if I meet my daily or weekly goals. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Even though I love the way it feels when my pen hits the paper to start planning, I am looking to get rid of my manic array of notebooks. After buying my Fitbit I stopped carrying around my gym notebook, it now lives in a pocket of my gym bag just in case. I do not miss it, but I do miss looking back at my lifting progress. <a href="http://adventuresofafitgirl.blogspot.ca/2015/07/monday-motivation-notebooks-and-list.html" target="_blank">For my fitness blog please click here. </a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I have always been a fan of keeping a physical planner, but I feel it will have to go as well. Last month I treated myself to a new laptop and I want to make the most of it in conjunction with my iPhone and other gizmos. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">So here is my question to you, what is your favourite app that keeps you organized? </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Better question, what motivates you? My lists and my little rewards are clearly my motivators, what makes you tick? </span></div>
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days of my life, Apple Blossom Festival Saturday 2015 a day that tested my
mind, body and my soul a little bit. Jet-legged after a strange night of chips
and dancing I set out to help promote an upcoming event at the restaurant that
I work at in both of the day’s parades. It was crazy. As you can see, I was a
little <i>Frozen</i> as “Elsa” on a very
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<span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 115%;">For the shorter parade early in the day there were other superheroes
and princesses with me in the parade. For the Grande Street Parade I was the
lone princess and met with hugs and “Elsa, Elsa” cheers everywhere I went. As
crappy as I felt it made my day to light-up so many children’s (and adults)
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9am until 5pm and then I returned to Boston Pizza to waitress for the rest of
the evening. Unfortunately there was no time to remove the makeup and the hair
extensions so I looked a little strange and definitely not like myself until
about 10:30pm when I finally returned home. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 115%;">It was totally worth it; all the hugs, the smiles, the
long-squats to talk to kids and the jogging to catch-up to my float (I had to
constantly play catch-up because so many people wanted to take pictures and hug
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<span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 115%;">Why did I do it? I’m not a weirdo. I may be a giant
Disney nerd, but threatening I am not. I did it for multiple reasons. Attention
is near the bottom of the list. Originally I did it to help out a friend with a
marketing/promotional event; I know how hard it can be to get people to do
things like this to promote bringing in business so I figured I would do
anything to help. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 115%;">The reason I owned it, even though I felt horrible and
would have rather stayed in bed was because as a kid all I wanted was to go to
Disney World. Seriously, that was it. My family would go to local festivals but
we never had the chance to go on a family vacation, my parents could not afford
to lose the time working at their small businesses. As an adult I have
experienced both Disneyworld and Disneyland and I know how special it feels to
be acknowledged, even for a moment, by your favourite characters. You may get
older, but that feeling never does.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 115%;">I know for a lot of children here in the Annapolis Valley
festivals like Apple Blossom and the Annapolis Valley Exhibition are as close
as they get to a family vacation or even a family outing. To bring a little bit
of Disney magic to them here at home brought me out of my horrible mood and
truly inspired me to suck it up and get on with the show. You never know what
might come from the light in the eyes of a child or an adult for that matter!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 115%;">You might think I am being a little silly, but taking
part in the Apple Blossom Parade dressed as Elsa brought back a unique feeling
that I had only felt once before when I was Princess Middleton 2009. On our
Apple Blossom Tour of the Annapolis Valley we visited my first school,
Annapolis East Elementary School. We were working our way down the Valley
visiting each of the Princesses’ hometowns and I still feel that my stop was
the most special. I was a town employee; I coached tennis and worked in the day
camps during the summer and while I was in high school I refereed minor hockey
and was heavily involved in sports so many of the children knew me or had a
connection in some way. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 115%;">We arrived at the school about 30 minutes after I spilled a glass of chocolate milk over my slim-fitting, easy to manage Princess
Gown so my mother had to meet me with a dress we had all started calling “The
Monster” because it was huge. Seriously, it was big and heavy and took one or
two small children out every event that I went to. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">That's me in the middle in "The Monster" back in 2009.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 115%;">After changing dresses we were ushered into the school
like true royalty. I was introduced to the children and I swear they cheered
louder than any other group of students during school visits. Sorry to the
other Princesses who may be reading this, in Middleton we are a competitive
bunch and these things matter to us. Instead of a normal Princess Q&A that
other schools did a bunch of my tennis students pumped some tunes in the gym
and we danced with all of the children. There were so many children yelling “Katie,
Katie” and fighting to dance with me that I thought we were never going to be
able to leave the school that day. There were some tears.</span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_4Lj1ztpkQ4/VW37xyTgorI/AAAAAAAADSc/3XKT6o5AE8I/s1600/1917700_108861169266_7193182_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="188" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_4Lj1ztpkQ4/VW37xyTgorI/AAAAAAAADSc/3XKT6o5AE8I/s200/1917700_108861169266_7193182_n.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Someone even made me a Barbie! </td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 115%;">In those once-in-a-lifetime moments it did not matter to
me that I was not the Queen because it sure as hell did not matter to those
kids. As I led them in the “Y.M.C.A.” cool went out the window and I made a
mark on those children’s day and maybe even a little more. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 115%;">My experience with the Apple Blossom Festival this year
was very similar. I would say about 90% of the children really knew in their
hearts that I was not Elsa, but they did not care they were just happy to be
acknowledged with a smile, wave, hug or a couple of quick words. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 115%;">The whole time I had one quote in my head, a little
something I have been trying to incorporate in my personal and professional
life for quite a while now: <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 115%;">“<span style="color: #232323;">They may forget what you
said, but they will never forget how you made them feel.”</span><span style="color: #363636; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">-Carl
W Buechner</span><span style="color: #232323;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #232323; font-family: inherit; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">So here is my
Monday Motivation for you, go make someone feel something that makes you proud
to be human. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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BTW here is what my day looked like... </div>
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<script async="" defer="" src="//platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js"></script>Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08472353604023264314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7070972759496744204.post-69749885994536202302015-04-03T07:03:00.001-07:002015-04-03T07:05:03.391-07:00Update: Flight School, Birthdays, Puppies and Losing My Wisdom Teeth<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">It has
been a while! I have been pretty focused on my new fitness blog <a href="http://adventuresofafitgirl.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank">(check it out here)</a> because every blog on this page started to fit into that category. Until
I get everything up and running a little better I will be a little silent on
this end. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Quick update.
I am lonely in Greenwood. Kevin has left for Phase 1 of Flight School, I turned
26 this week and yesterday I had my wisdom teeth removed. It has been a crazy
few weeks since we left California, but I am looking forward to getting back in
the swing of things once I catch up with life. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I am back in California once again; this is the third year
in a row that I have ventured out of the snow and into the sun (it is my fifth
trip to California in the last four years). I absolutely love every minute I
spend in California, I dream of living here some day. This year’s trip has
brought us to a new place on our California adventure map, Palm Desert. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The little computer inside my Fitbit has been on fire this
past week as we tour the area. We actually only arrived last Monday, but it has
been nearly a week now. We leave on Thursday and I am already feeling the
hunger pains to come back to California again. Next year we have promised
ourselves we will finally get to LA, this trip has been all about desert life!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Now there will be a ton to talk about in the blog over the
coming days about our stay at our new Cali-home in The Lakes Country Club, but
today is all about this fit chick’s first hike!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Yes, today I went on my first hike. I have NEVER been much
of an outdoorsy girl so it will come as a huge shock to many who know me that I
did not hate hiking. To be clear, I am not in love with hiking. Far from it
actually, I had a near meltdown in the 89-degree heat after hour number two
today, but it eventually passed when we finally arrived at our halfway destination.
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Let’s go back a few steps before we get into my near tear
emotional moment. This trip has not exactly been what I expected it to be, I am
a routine gal who works two jobs and hauls her ass to the gym at least 5 days a
week. I am not great at taking time outs. I usually pump out more blogs while I
am on vacation then when I am at home and I usually have a major side project
to complete while I am off the clock. This year I have been approached and
started a side project but have been off the blog train until now. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">To me, hiking is self-torture. It is walking to walk on land
that is unwalkable (or not walkable with ease). Unless there is a truly unique
view or purpose I am not down to clown around hiking. Hiking was not my thing
before today; it is still not my thing. I did have fun tracking our walk with
my new Fitbit Surge (I am very happy I bought it before this trip). </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Today’s hike (my first hike ever) took us to Agua Caliente
Indian Reserve where we actually did two hikes. The first was very easy (and
enjoyable) it took us 30 minutes in the sun to trek around Andreas Canyon. I
really did not mind this part of the hike, I even felt like I could get on-board
with hiking while doing this walk. Then I saw a family with small children all
wearing dresses managing battling the rocks with a stroller and figured out
that things were way too easy to get let off the hook with a quick hike. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">No, we could not hike where strollers could kind of roll; we
needed more of a challenge and for the $9 a person charge to get into the
Reserve Hiking Trails I think we all felt we had not gotten our monies worth
with a 30 minute stroll. Both of the hikes were surrounded by beautiful desert scenery, but $9 a person is pretty crazy! We were in for a bit more of a challenge on the second part of our hike. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-RCCTCK8N0cc/VP0IPlJ5LNI/AAAAAAAADAc/NkWwOMcrSfI/s1600/clubhouse.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-RCCTCK8N0cc/VP0IPlJ5LNI/AAAAAAAADAc/NkWwOMcrSfI/s1600/clubhouse.jpg" height="320" width="210" /></a><span style="font-size: small;">We then went off in search of the Seven Sisters Waterfall
and Murray Canyon. After about an hour </span>and two miles we reached the waterfall.
Here is where the near meltdown occurred. I was under the impression that we
were on a two-mile hike, only doing double what we had already done. I was not
really tired; I was kind of just looking forward to being out of the scorching
winter heat (yes, it is pretty hot here right now for Canadians) and getting
some lunch. We started the day rather late at 10:40am and were now at the
afternoon sun’s mercy. When I was informed that we were not at the end of our
journey and that we had to go all the way back the way we came I was a little
heartbroken. It all worked out though, we shaved over ten minutes off our
return trip because we all were so hungry and hot.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I am kind of a baby when it comes to heat; I have had heat
stroke far too many times to forget how horrible it feels to get too much sun.
I usually get it once a year and I try to ensure I do not lose a day of
vacation day for it because I swear it feels twice as bad. For me the sickness is horrible, my
mentality is unbearable and I need to sleep for at least half a day to feel
better. I swear it feels the same way the Wicked Witch of the West feels when
she is exposed to water…. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Anyways, it was a great challenge and an interesting way to
spend a day. I would do both hikes again, but maybe earlier in the day and not
both at the same time. I would also bring snacks; I’m generally a pretty happy
camper when there are snacks to be had. For more on the Murray Canyon and Seven Sisters Waterfall (from a respected hiker)<a href="http://www.examiner.com/article/hiking-palm-springs-murray-canyon-and-seven-sisters-waterfalls" target="_blank"> click here</a>. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I have given my Fitbit a break for the rest of the day; I am
currently at 15,488 steps for the day and took 11,003 steps on the hikes. Here
is my hike break down:</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Steps: 11,003</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Distance: 8km</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Calories Burned: 890</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">As much as I love my Fitbit I know that is an estimate and
not 100% accurate. But, compared to a full day on my feet waitressing that is not too shabby! <span style="color: lime;"><a href="https://www.fitbit.com/user/3832JZ" target="_blank">If you would like to connect as Fitbit motivational buddies click here. </a> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Now I have a question for you, we have explored three
fitness options so far on this trip I want to know which you would pick.</span></span></div>
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</span>$9 a day hiking</span></span></div>
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</span>$10 a day access to a senior’s country club
workout room</span></span></div>
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</span>$15 a day access to a busy full service fitness
club</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">There is lots more to come from our California Adventure 2015!</span></span></div>
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Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08472353604023264314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7070972759496744204.post-86570310984130921152015-02-28T17:10:00.000-08:002015-02-28T17:10:40.766-08:00Waitressing With A Fitbit<style>
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I treated myself this week to a FitBit Surge and I am in
love. Seriously, I talk about it all the time and I am constantly checking my
activity. I love it. It was a tough decision but I am very happy with my <a href="http://kateonairblog.blogspot.ca/2015/02/fitness-trackers-fitbit-surge-vs.html" target="_blank">choice</a>. </div>
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One of the main reasons I wanted a fitness tracker that could monitor heart
rate etc. is because on top of my new marketing gig I am still waitressing. I
was always interested to see how much activity I did in a day and how my heart
rate was affected. I can now say that I just finished my first full day shirt
with it and I am no longer surprised that I have had put on a little weight
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While working today I took about 13,300 steps, traveled about
9.5km and burned around 2,100 calories. That does not include my activity
before and after work (so far). It is very fair to say when you wait tables you
work your butt off, no wonder mine is a little bigger now that I sit on it all
day! I still go to the gym everyday, but before I would work 6 out of 7 days of
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leave for California. I really wish I would have had it for our Disneyworld
trip… we may just have to pop in a quick visit to Disneyland to see our park
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Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08472353604023264314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7070972759496744204.post-40938910271457552742015-02-17T19:36:00.000-08:002015-02-17T19:37:09.976-08:00Fitness Trackers: Fitbit Surge vs. Jawbone Up3<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">Well I have whined here before about being desk-ridden all day and having no way to accurately track how active I am and how effective my workouts are, today my complaint is about all the websites advertising their latest fitness trackers that have not been released yet.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">This rant has been a long time coming, I have been looking for the ideal fitness tracker for quite some time now and I have refused to buy one without a continuous heart-rate monitor. I am now keen on idea of having multi-sport functionality as well. I have been unable to find one that I like the look of that has all the specs I want until now. Now, I am torn between two. The holding top-spot in my brain is the Jawbone Up3 and competing for that precious real estate is the Fitbit Surge. </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">Yesterday I had my credit card out, ready to make the big purchase to no avail. Literally, there were none available online.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">Now I want your feedback, which would you pick? Is there a fitness monitor that I am missing that has a sleek, functional look with all the advanced features on the market right now?</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">Honestly, I am pretty hung up on the Jawbone Up3 but it is missing the display function that the Fitbit Surge has (making it a little less useful). Also, after downloading and playing with the apps for both trackers I am more impressed with the Fitbit app. </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">For more on the Fitbit Surge <a href="http://www.fitbit.com/ca/surge" target="_blank">click here</a>. For more one the Jawbone Up3 <a href="https://jawbone.com/store/buy/up3" target="_blank">click here</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>I
am a huge nerd, I have admitted it in the past and I will continue to admit it
into the future. One of the things that gets my nerd juices flowing the fastest
is Saturday Night Live. Last night was SNL40, the highlight of my storm-stayed
holiday long weekend at home. I have been waiting for the huge special that
aired last night since I first caught wind of it and believe me, it did not
disappoint. After over a year of hard work the special was absolutely magical
to me. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>My
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>-Bradley
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>-The
auditions feature during the show with clips of SNL favourites auditions back
in the day. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>-Chris
Rock’s tribute to Eddie Murphy.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>-The
montages, all of em’. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>-Tributes
to my hero Lorne Michaels throughout the night, my favourite one had to be
during Adam </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>Sandler
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Forgettable Moments:</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>-Miley
Cyrus’s performance, it was good but had everyone in my house scratching their
heads. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>-Eddie
Murphy’s 73-second appearance. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>This
morning I woke up and re-watched most of the special again and there are
honestly very few things I would cut. I thought Jerry Seinfeld’s question and
answer segment was great but would have been better without Dakota Johnson’s
awkward plug for her upcoming episode and a throw to the uncomfortable antics
of Ellen Cleghorne. Also, the Californians went a too long. It was an absolute
treat to see Wayne and Garth back together and impersonating Lorne. </span></span></span></div>
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favourite moment is a hard one to judge, but it would have to be Celebrity Jeopardy. </span></span></span></div>
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could go on and on about the magic of SNL 40 last night, unfortunately some
people failed to see it. The internet is a-buzz today with feedback about the
special but I think the most important thing to remember about SNL is something
that I was told when touring NBC and visiting the SNL set.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>Studio
8-H is tiny, it truly is. The crew does an incredible job making it look WAY
bigger than it really is. That is one of the reasons it is so hard to get
tickets to the show. During the tour they tell you that the show is not created
each Saturday night for the people in the audience, it is made to watch at
home. Last night’s Sunday night special was a change in format, I watched it as
a performance for the incredible cast and crew that has made SNL over the past
40 years. From the comfort of my home I felt like I was peeping into a window
watching something special created by and for some of the most talented
comedians to ever live. It is hard to articulate exactly how I feel about last
night’s show, but I feel privileged to say that I watched it and that I visited
8-H a place where magic truly does happen. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>Last
night it was exciting to see the incredible casts of the past work with the
contemporary SNL night crew. I have mourned many people leaving the show in the
past few years only to be blown away by the incredible new talent that joins
the cast. It was wonderful to see them all working together. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>If
you have not watched SNL40 yet make sure you watch it all soon, do not just
watch the clips online you will not get the incredible impact of the entire
show as it was meant to be seen. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>One
final note, THANK YOU to everyone who has worked at SNL in the past and continues
to provide laughs for the future. As I type this there are three people on
screen in the TV show that I am watching (not SNL) that were once on SNL
working together with other talented comedians to produce one of the funniest
shows on television right now. Saturday Night Live has made the world a
funnier, better place. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>Also, props to Global TV here in Canada for live streaming SNL 40 for FREE online. Now SNL start letting Canadians view your YouTube videos, common' Lorne I know you have the power! </span></span></span></div>
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I needed to get a little rest and back into my routine before sharing the results, I am so excited I raised $316 for Open Arms in just 48 hours. Yes, I was up until 3am with my wonderful sister, aunt and cousin baking/decorating 171 cookies; but it was worth it!<br />
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After a long Wednesday night and a minor fender-bender Thursday morning I made it to work and the cookies genuinely seemed to make everyone happy. Who doesn't love getting a nice message and a sweet treat for a good cause, right?<br />
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I'm already planning for my next fundraiser to help Camp Brigadoon, some friends and I are taking part in "Wine & Dash" this Spring.<br />
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For now, I am focused on my winter fundraiser. You can help the cause by donating to the Annapolis Valley's Coldest Night of the Year in support of Open Arms by clicking <span id="goog_952729872"></span><a href="https://secure.e2rm.com/registrant/FundraisingPage.aspx?registrationID=2677155&langPref=en-CA" target="_blank">here</a><span id="goog_952729873"></span>. <br />
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white;">Honestly, it is kind of nice to have strange occurrences brighten up my day to day routine. I was just perusing one of my favourite websites that I use daily at work “Morgue File” and found an unexpected delight (as my boss would call it). I’m not sure if this photo was taken in Nelson, BC where I stumbled upon the “Before I Die...” wall or if my message was is so unique and strange that it stayed on the wall for an extended period of time, either way it hit me in the face today.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white;">As I flipped through pages of photos of “art” I found the wonderful wall that had people lining up in Nelson to publicly share their goals and life ambitions with my message intact. Yes, my small hands have not only impacted someone’s view of an amazing public art exhibit but they have also contributed in a tiny way to one of my favourite sites.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white;">My goal on the wall that day was very ambitious. I think I am better qualified to work towards it today than I was that day, but I am moving further away from working in the industry my dream pertained too... I’m not sure if I should be encouraged or discouraged seeing this photo about a year-and-a-half after expressing my dreams. I’m not sure if I was drunk with ambition or just a little buzzed... I know one thing is for sure, I miss that beautiful sun shine! Summer cannot come fast enough!</span></div>
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Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08472353604023264314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7070972759496744204.post-50024434240412349842015-02-10T19:25:00.001-08:002015-02-10T19:25:15.749-08:00Fundraising For Coldest Night of the Year<div class="MsoNormal">
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marketers have their hands in pretty much every pot at the office. I’m not
complaining, I would rather be immersed my organization than caught unaware.
Marketing can range from doing traditional roles like creating advertisements
and strategies to event planning and employee recognition. I think most of the
best marketers are also the best front line employees because they have the
finger on the pulse of what is going on and can jungle multiple asks and
campaigns while being part of traditional daily front-line operations. <br />
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of being a new employee at a business in a new industry is not having that bare
basics knowledge about daily operations that someone who has worked one has.
With that knowledge comes respect, for example while I was working in Marketing
for McDonald’s Restaurants I gained the respect of the employees I was training
and teaching because I understood their roles and what a day in their shoes was
like because of my experience working as a “crew member” in high school. That
traction was so valuable to me and to the people I was working with.</div>
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Taking on my new marketing role with a financial institution
has been a challenge. One of the most challenging things I have been asked to
do is to take on being Captain of our Coldest Night of the Year fundraising
team and organizing our organization-wide fundraising efforts. I am so proud of
our team for their amazing work so far. I am used to organizing events, motivating a corporate team is a little different. As you can see on the website listed
below we have had nearly $800 in donations and that does not count all of the
money donated at our branches by our members. I appreciate how hard it can be
to follow the lead of someone new, especially when that person is new to their
role and industry and the team here has welcomed me whole-hardily. </div>
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Unfortunately I am a desk jockey and do not have the
opportunities to fundraise like our amazing staff. They truly are amazing for all of the support
they have thrown behind making our team successful in supporting Open Arms and
the “homeless, hurt and hungry” here in the Annapolis Valley. To help in my own
way I am pulling some sweet Valentine’s Day treats from Pinterest and making
customized Cookiegrams to be sent between branches and around our area. </div>
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In the past 16 hours I have already raised $100 and I am sure
there is more to come! If you live in the Annapolis Valley and would like to
order some red velvet or sugar cookiegrams please email me <a href="mailto:k.bruce@valleycreditunion.com" target="_blank">k.bruce@valleycreditunion.com</a>! </div>
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If you would like to help support our fundraising efforts
but do not want the cookies you can donate by following this link:<a href="https://secure.e2rm.com/registrant/FundraisingPage.aspx?registrationID=2677155&langPref=en-CA" target="_blank">https://secure.e2rm.com/<wbr></wbr>registrant/FundraisingPage.<wbr></wbr>aspx?registrationID=2677155&<wbr></wbr>langPref=en-CA</a></div>
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It is going to be a cold night. It has been ridiculously
cold lately with wind-chills making it feel like the temperature is in the
-30s. There is not another group of people that I would rather be freezing with
than the incredible people I work with. I am so impressed with their ability to
juggle so many tasks and come out on the successful side with grace and
excitement to take on the next challenge. </div>
Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08472353604023264314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7070972759496744204.post-52905565635627924042015-02-09T17:51:00.000-08:002015-02-09T17:56:59.692-08:00Creating My Own Marketing Textbook<div style="display: block; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 19.32px; margin: 0px 0px 6px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">“2015 a year of learning, exercising and creating”</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">That has been my mission statement for this year. So far I think I have been doing okay at working on those three things. Today I am blogging about the first priority for this year, learning.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">My new job working in marketing is one that requires a lot of learning on my part across the spectrum; learning new techniques, new computer programs and the scariest thing (for me) about banking. Working two jobs has proved to be a little bit much on top of my three goals. We have had a couple of snowdays so my living room has been turned into the University of Kate on the days I have time to dig into my<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2FLynda.com%2F&h=OAQEEZLGX&enc=AZPj5qig051zGmiSazwVHzLEKp-5U0nKXWSkisIyBvtTV5CvZt1J6XtHX9N3s9u1Jr_chNPhG6V0jdZFmuzeuUxBjhfXMHdYBgRZ_Rqz1p6o5pZIkS-W2uJJiQacaggffeqL28waYW7oFp4RfHjhlf7OO0UzoKwINwuYq9nFM_zg9w&s=1" rel="nofollow" style="cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Lynda.com</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>curriculum.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">One easy thing I have been doing to keep my brain in “learn mode” and to help build knowledge about <a href="http://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2FLynda.com%2F&h=pAQHVnbAm&enc=AZO-6zPRKe3gWZfmwvNuCyCWDW7vhJHnqG5oYM9jMJWP5Z-91gwpM9cOgQqSaAG3ggbEDfqXAG-KiJ-GtG9A2mp1NR21XHxSyfzZynjPySg2bGpSCSFFno91mEDocJUjmJV3vaFQkphPtZ7TvolOvEirnCI1_3AQdIF798WNqIdFkQ&s=1" rel="nofollow" style="cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Lynda.com</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>is to read. Every day at my new job I sit and I read at least one article online. It can be about marketing, social media, innovation, finances, banking or business in general; whatever strikes my fancy or is trendy or relevant that day. I have learned an incredible amount from slowing my racing mind down for 5-10 minutes and reading an article. I then sum up the key points that pertain to my role at my job in one line on the paper and put it away until the next day.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Yes, it is that easy. One line a day and you are slowly creating your own personal textbook. I often go back and read through the list I have created thus far and reflect on the things I have learned in the past.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I often find my articles on LinkedIN or via my business buddies on Twitter. I have a few blogs that I love one being <a href="http://effumarketing.com/" target="_blank">effUmarketing</a> by Jordan Rycroft. My readings are not peer-reviewed articles or data plugged in and shot out at me to tell me what to think. The readings I do are from people working everyday in their respective fields and who see what is going on the in the world we try so hard to predict and cash-in on. Most of the articles are comprised of data that is complimented by anecdotal evidence or stories to back the overall message but have much more substance than an average blog and much less opinion.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">That is just another thing I am doing to help myself learn new things in 2015. As you can see the longer I am at this job, the less time I have to do my readings. Do you have any tips? Leave them in the comment field or you can find me on LinkedIn and Twitter below. Let’s be friends :)</span></span></span></span></div>
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Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08472353604023264314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7070972759496744204.post-58403174844185491352015-02-03T11:12:00.000-08:002015-02-03T11:12:34.316-08:00Dear Winter...
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stop. Kindly move along and allow an early spring to begin. <span> </span>I appreciate that this is not the worst
winter on record, that there has only been a slightly annoying amount of snow
and nasty so far this year compared to others but I have had enough. After
living in a part of the world that experiences all of the awesome parts of
winter (and celebrates them) without it’s crappy grossness. </span></span></span></div>
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is the first East Coast winter I have had to experience as a true adult and I
am not enjoying it. I am out of winter wear; I’m really struggling to recycle
my warm outfits to make it through an entire week in office appropriate
clothing. Seriously, I would be all right if we could make 80s pant suits
fashionable again at the office. I would be totally fine wearing shoulder pads
for a little extra warmth. I keep a pair of wool socks stashed at my desk at
ALL TIMES just in case my toes loose all their feeling. </span></span></span></div>
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not a big baby. I can deal with the cold, but the cold isn’t what is annoying.
It is being wet and cold day-in-day-out. If I spend any more time in my bathtub
trying to thaw I think I will develop scales or turn into a mermaid. </span></span></span></div>
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Having to shovel snow before going to work. It is nearly 3pm and we still have
not been plowed out. From the neck up I am totally ready to go to work. From
the neck down, sweatys and my trusty wool socks. There is NOTHING worse than
waking up and getting ready for work, shoveling a ridiculous amount of snow,
cold winds blistering your skin as more snow falls from the sky and then
working up a thick layer of sweat from tearing apart small mountains of snow
that is packed down by ice. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>Owning
a dog I now know that I need to have winter boots to live in Canada. But, they
are all so god awful that it pains me to think about spending money on them. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>To
be clear, I do not hate winter. I think I just hate winter in the Annapolis
Valley. Last year winter in the Kootenays was awesome! World-class skiing and
amazing winter celebrations made it all bearable. I feel like living away from
the Valley for one winter really has changed how I see it now.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>As
I sit here stewing, waiting to be dug out of this relatively small amount of
snow that kept me home from work today I really just needed to get a rant out.
Again, I do not hate winter but I really cannot wait until this gross one is
over. </span></span></span></div>
Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08472353604023264314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7070972759496744204.post-65817803802107588082015-01-31T10:05:00.000-08:002015-01-31T10:05:56.081-08:00My First Radio Ad as an Outsider<div class="MsoNormal">
Over the past few months this blog has shifted from being a
place for me to showcase my on-air work in radio and musings from my daily life
to a place for me to post my thoughts whenever I can. Many of my previous posts
that were work related celebrated work that I had done, a lesson learned as
part of my job, cool things that I got to do as part of my awesome job or rants
that started as a short 45 second radio break. </div>
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I’m going to try to continue posting here about the things
that impact my life. I don’t think I’ll be blogging about the jerks at table 61
who did not tip, but I will be blogging about things I learn or find challenging
about my new career path in marketing. I’ll continue to post my random workout
thoughts, because I believe being health conscious is a very important part of my
life and when things are working out (no pun intended) in that area of my life
everything else falls into place. </div>
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Even though this is no longer a blog that focuses on my life
as a “radio personality” today’s blog is featuring a little piece of work that
I did for radio for my marketing job. I am the Marketing Coordinator of Valley
Credit Union here in the Annapolis Valley and one of my tasks for our
RRSP/Investment Season Campaign was to write and voice our radio ad. This took
our radio advertising in a new direction that people around the office really seem
to enjoy. It challenged me because my wisdom teeth are slowly breaking through
my gums and I had not realized that I was having trouble annunciating until I
heard my first run through. Yikes, it was bad!</div>
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Writing and voicing this ad really forced me to get out of
my radio comfort zone and experience advertising from the other side of the
table.<br />
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<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vu-Qxq3kNu4/VM0YlNI4OXI/AAAAAAAAC8U/xyHQQQO0LAM/s1600/HO%2B2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vu-Qxq3kNu4/VM0YlNI4OXI/AAAAAAAAC8U/xyHQQQO0LAM/s1600/HO%2B2.jpg" height="320" width="320" /></a>I have been thinking a lot about retirement these days (I guess it comes with the job) and I have <br />
decided what I would like to do about 30 years from now. I think I would make a fabulous "Fairy Godmother". I would love to cruise around Disney Parks hanging out with kids, adults and super fans. I think it could quite possibly be the best job to do during retirement.<br />
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Are you going to cut loose from the work world when you retire or are you already planning to have a side job? I'm so worried that I will be bored with all the free time that comes with retirement and I have a fear of being old and cold so I think that being "Fairy Godmother" is the perfect fit!</div>
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Here is the ad, I hope you like it!</div>
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Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08472353604023264314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7070972759496744204.post-33577162050699036382015-01-27T16:00:00.001-08:002015-01-27T16:03:50.084-08:00My Thoughts on Middleton for Kraft Hockeyville 2015<div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_7Cth8IM95I/VMgmfB3KBZI/AAAAAAAAC8E/yq15RC7-p7o/s1600/222.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="background-color: white; clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_7Cth8IM95I/VMgmfB3KBZI/AAAAAAAAC8E/yq15RC7-p7o/s1600/222.jpg" height="186" width="200" /></a><span style="background-color: black; color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Last year Kingston had an
incredible experience running for Kraft Hockeyville. I am green with envy </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">that
I was living in BC and missed it. I am so happy to be home in the Valley for my
home rink's Hockeyville celebrations.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: inherit;">At first I was a little
hesitant about Middleton's nomination for Hockeyville. The thought of sharing a
place I find so sacred with the country was a challenge. Growing up the rink
was my second home and honestly most of the time I preferred to be at the rink
than at home.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: inherit;">I have heard people say
that here in Canada we over romanticize our relationship with hockey. I've
played hockey across this country and I can tell you that there is nothing like
being the first person to hit a freshly cleaned sheet of ice at your home rink.
The ice crunching underneath your skates as you push off, the cold air hitting
you in the face and let’s be honest, sometimes in Middleton it was more like a
warm foggy air that you could not only feel but taste and smell as well. It is
such a personal, individual moment that is part of a sport that truly teaches
you how to be part of a team.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">
<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: inherit;">When I look back at my
childhood and teenage years that feeling was a key part of growing up; learning
how to skate by sprawling onto the ice outside dressing room #2 and being
equally as excited to see the tractor clean the ice as I was to skate, tripping
on my skate guards getting onto the ice outside room #1 for figure skating and
finally jumping down from the home bench too many times to count outside room
#5 hosting hockey games for my seven seasons in minor hockey.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: inherit;"><b><u>Everyone in Middleton has
a memory of our rink:</u></b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: inherit;">- The late 80s mix-tape
that was played well into the 90s during public skate<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">
<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: inherit;">- The excitement and
anticipation of your first Rink Drink<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">
<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: inherit;">-Getting an extra penny
candy (or two) in your bag from the canteen<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: inherit;">-Bicycle rodeos<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">
<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: inherit;">-Saturday night
double-header high school hockey games<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">
<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: inherit;">-CanSkate lessons with
lots of marker scribbles on the ice<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">
<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: inherit;">-Waiting for the Zamboni
to come out on the ice (they really seem to blow young children’s minds)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">
<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: inherit;">-Walking into The Pep,
knowing every face and struggling to find a seat<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">
<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: inherit;">- The annual parent-child
hockey game<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">
<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: inherit;">-Taking two bags to
hockey so that when you finished at the rink you could head over to Sampson’s
pond<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">
<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: inherit;">-And getting to the rink
with enough change in your pocket and time on your hands to get Adrian to
sharpen your skates. I swear Middleton kids had the sharpest skates in the
Annapolis Valley because of that man! It didn’t matter if we were heading off
to another rink for an away game we always made time to stop off and get our
skates sharpened by our Pro Adrian. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: inherit;"><i>I had to take a break; I
have now just come back to this blog after a few days.</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: inherit;">I want to finish this
blog by reflecting on my experience with Middleton Arena and playing hockey in
Middleton. I started playing hockey much older than kids normally do. I was
eleven and held back on the Atom team; taking the year to develop the skills
and work my butt was one of the best decisions my parents ever made for me. I
was in Grade 6 that year and it would end up being the only year that I played
on a single hockey team. I cried when the season was over; I never wanted it to
end. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: inherit;">The following year I was
off to MRHS and not only played on my minor peewee team, but on the first version
of the Middleton High School Girl’s hockey team. Many of the girls had never
played before and the leadership from the senior girls who had played before
was something I will always appreciate. For the next two years we lost brutally
to teams that would go on to form our High School Girls Hockey League and other
senior female teams in our area. When the league finally did form we started to
reap the benefit of having younger girls leaving elementary school and moving
on to MRHS. Yes, our league was dominated by young experienced hockey players
who helped a large number of the more senior players develop. There were some
seriously skilled female players playing that were older than me, but again the
majority of the older female players were newbies. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lEvbwKW4dXU/VMgka8Me4JI/AAAAAAAAC7w/1_58c0AhZpg/s1600/3926_1033779339266_6384479_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lEvbwKW4dXU/VMgka8Me4JI/AAAAAAAAC7w/1_58c0AhZpg/s1600/3926_1033779339266_6384479_n.jpg" height="201" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white;">There it is! </span></td></tr>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: inherit;">The moment that will
always stick with me in a Middleton Hockey jersey was huge. Unfortunately it
happened in Barrington Arena in the spring of 2007, my graduating year in high
school. Our MRHS girl’s hockey team faced Kings Edgehill at Regionals. KES is
one of the first actual high school teams I can remember playing. I was in the
8<sup>th</sup> grade, it was before there was a high school girl’s hockey
league and we met them at one of CK’s first Christmas time tournaments.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They killed us 17-1. Beating them at
Regionals and advancing to provincials in one of my last games wearing blue and
gold was such a vindicating moment; it was the first time we EVER had beaten
Kings Edgehill and (I like to think) it was a big moment for the league. We may
not have won the banner in the Middleton rink, but all the work to bring us
that BIG “W” was done at home in our rink over the years it took to get us
there. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: inherit;">I have many more photos from the era before Facebook at my parents house to dig up, most of them are during very awkward stages of life that teenage Kate hid strategically. </span></div>
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Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08472353604023264314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7070972759496744204.post-5969287464020764182015-01-25T15:07:00.000-08:002015-01-25T15:10:33.256-08:00Middleton for Kraft Hockeyville 2015!<div class="MsoNormal">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cNQXR43YVMQ/VMV2etbp1RI/AAAAAAAAC7g/MuWZRlB6ae0/s1600/15515_608319055966809_4807764778704853796_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cNQXR43YVMQ/VMV2etbp1RI/AAAAAAAAC7g/MuWZRlB6ae0/s1600/15515_608319055966809_4807764778704853796_n.jpg" height="319" width="320" /></a><span style="color: white; font-family: inherit;">I am so excited! My hometown Middleton, Nova Scotia is in
the running for Kraft Hockeyville 2015! Here is a little video from Valley
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In my last blog I talked about all the dope stuff that was
under my Christmas tree and why I am motivated to sty fit in 2015. It has been
a busy month with my new job, my old job and the puppy but I have still been in
the gym every week (or playing sports) 5 out of 7 days each week. New Years Eve
I actually worked one job and then went to the gym, had a healthy lunch and
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Going from working at a restaurant in the evenings to
working 9am-5pm everyday has been a struggle. I used to have all the time in
the world to workout everyday and maintained a very specific training plan.
Things have changed; now my workouts have to fit in between work and supper,
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Now my workouts have to be quick and thorough. One thing I
am doing is breaking out of my comfort zone more and moving away from single
muscle group exercises. I am challenging myself to do new workout moves that
are more productive for my body. As I mentioned in the previous blog I am
easily intimated at the gym and now that I am becoming more comfortable at my
new gym I think it is time to learn some new moves for my new lifestyle. </div>
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In December I started doing squats and now they are one of the
key parts of my training routine. I see and feel the impact squats have on my
body. I am so happy I moved past the short-term awkwardness and now can feel
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January has been all about deadlifts. Again, I am so happy I
have added the deadlift to my program. I had been disappointed with my efforts
over the first few weeks of working my new job and fitting in time at the gym.
Now with squats and deadlifts added to my training plan I am feeling like I am
gaining back what I lost.</div>
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From now until the end of February I am going to try to do
something new every time I lift.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
am thinking that will be about 20 blogs. Give or take. For example today I
should have soccer and would not be having a full weight lifting session and at
least two days a week I work both jobs (making it impossible to get to the
gym).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m hoping to not get sick
again (I am sick at home right now, moping around because I was too sick to go
to work). Also, I will have to have my wisdom teeth removed over the next month
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New Move #1 -> Deadlifts</div>
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I’m a girl in love with squats right now so I am pumped to
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Also, I love the “Buff Dudes” channel on Youtube. I like
these videos so much that I am able to get past being called a “Dude”.</div>
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Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08472353604023264314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7070972759496744204.post-63798582048719381002015-01-01T10:41:00.000-08:002015-01-01T10:41:50.120-08:00Welcome To 2015! Happy New Year! <div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">I
do not consider myself one of those people who are obsessed with fitness. I
work two jobs and on the days where I only end up at one of my two work places
I hit the gym; normally about 5 times a week. I take pretty good care of myself
and watch my diet without really ever feeling like I am missing out on
anything. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">At
one point I was very unhealthy and overweight, it started in my 4<sup>th</sup>
year of university and ended in halfway through my 1<sup>st</sup> year of trade
school. That year of binge eating whatever I wanted, whenever I wanted with
little to no exercise was worth the lesson it taught me about life.
Unfortunately no one really told me I was getting fat. I was 200 lbs and felt
super hot. Usually because it was because I was winded from walking up stairs
or moderate movement in general, but I never felt ugly. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I
went into radio school bigger than I had ever been in my life. I started to
realize what was going on with my body when I looked at my photos from my first
trip to Disneyland in California and finally when visited Value Village and
stepped on a scale for the first time in over a year. Late night snacks, quick
drive-thru trips and 7/11 sugar rushes were adding up... fast.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">After
deciding that enough was enough I started with the smallest step possible. Something
manageable that I could do everyday, every morning I woke up with enough time
to drink a protein shake before heading off to class. This was strategic,
protein early in the morning helps you feel fuller later in the day and it was
easy to do. Waking up early in the morning really was not my jam. Doing
something quick and easy to start the day in the right day was key. I had been
starving myself for the first half of the day and then fueling myself with
something quick and easy for lunch at school. Unfortunately quick, easy and
cheap is not a good combination in a school cafeteria. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">My
protein shake breakfast started during the winter months of 2012 and it is hard
to believe it has been almost 3 years! To this day I have a shake for breakfast
on mornings that I have to rush out to work and I still hate waking up before
the sun.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">That
one easy step helped me drop weight quickly. The first pounds seem to be the
easiest for me. I cleared out my stock of high carb food and scheduled my first
cheat day. I have been doing this ever since. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The
weight that I lost just by keeping an eye on my diet did more for me than I
ever imagined. I had energy again. I had been napping every day since I was in
high school and struggled to stay awake every day; that ended after about a
week of smarter eating. I liked to look at myself again. Even though it never
bothered me seeing photos of myself when I was overweight once I realized what
was going on it tainted the moments a little bit. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">It
took a little over a year for me to feel comfortable enough to go back to the
gym. I had been regularly going in the fall of 2010 but as I learned about
health and my body I realized that my intense cardio workout were part of my
problem staying committed to the gym. I knew as I was dropping weight from a
healthier diet that I was going to have to change the way I exercised my
muscles. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The
first time I visited a gym after dedicating myself to eating properly was in
the spring of 2013. I learned how to properly schedule my workouts and a
variety of new diverse things to do at the gym. It was very intimidating. I was
back in the gym that I had stopped going to when I started to gain weight but
using a completely different floor with new machines. I did things wrong and it
scared the shit out of me to be told that maybe I should tweak things to do
them a more effective way but I kept at it. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">My
mother owns a tanning salon in a gym so growing up I spent a lot of time in a
gym. I started lifting weights when I was in 8<sup>th</sup> Grade in the weeks
between seasons when I was not playing sports. As I got older my workouts
changed into being straight-up cardio sessions. Why? It was easy, mindless (for
me) and there was little chance that someone would approach me to correct my
movements. I hated it which made me think it must be what I needed to do to
lose weight and have a kick-ass body. Cardio was all my friends wanted to do
when they went to the gym and there were rarely women downstairs on the weight
lifting floor. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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was a big change to program workouts, track progress and lift heavy things. I
still do cardio; I just do it differently and in conjunction with lifts. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Changing
my thought process regarding working out has been the most challenging part of
my weight loss story. I do get bored with my workouts some times and my
schedule has changed multiple times since I started working out. These things
have taught me another valuable lesson about being healthy and fit; willpower
is a muscle you have to train just like any other part of your body. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">In
2013 I made it about 15 weeks straight hitting the gym. I moved across the
country during this period, finished post-secondary education and internships.
When I was offered a job in British Columbia it brought me into the 9-5 fold
and I was thrown from my fit routine. It took me about 9 months to get back
into a gym after the move. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">That
was 40 weeks ago today. Yes, I keep track. That is one of the key things for
me. I am a nerd who carries around a notebook at the gym so I can proudly tell
you exactly what I did the last time I was there and how many times I have
visited the gym since I started going back. It has been 40 weeks and 165 gym
sessions and I feel great. I feel better than ever actually. I would be going
to the gym today if it was open, I could write a massive rant about why the gym
should be open on New Years Day but I decided to start 2015 on a positive note.
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to willpower, it is a “muscle” that always can use an extra set. Even on the
days I do not feel like going to the gym (which is pretty much every weekday
after working at my desk job) I go. I put an hour on the clock and go hard. I
let myself do some mindless cardio and rock out to my music. I prove to myself
that my mind is as strong as the body I have spent so much time to build. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Now,
to be clear I do not have the perfect body. Not even close. Especially coming
out of the holiday season. That is not why I go to the gym. I go to release the
energy that I now have from eating and sleeping well, I go to get out of the
house and see people, I go because I like to binge watch television shows and I
go because I LOVE to eat. And sometimes when I make the turn to go home instead
of to the gym I think about seeing myself on the TV monitor while I was taking
Radio and Television Arts and seeing my bloated face’s headshot. I think about
how crappy it felt to not want to watch myself on TV, something I has wanted
all of life. That for me is the kicker, the thing that gets my ass into the gym
and helps my willpower kick in when it needs to at the grocery store. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We
all have motivations and things that drive us to be the person we want to be. I
like to think I had a kick ass 2014, I hope you did too! As great as the past
year was, lets make 2015 even better! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GBj01FVeGkM/VKWRncrCT4I/AAAAAAAAC6o/XzrHf8x2Yvc/s1600/newyear.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GBj01FVeGkM/VKWRncrCT4I/AAAAAAAAC6o/XzrHf8x2Yvc/s1600/newyear.jpg" height="301" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: inherit;">This
year I am not setting New Years Resolutions. Not one. There are things I would
like to keep up on, but I will not be beating myself up to get them done. I
would like to continue to learn; so I have gifted myself Lynda.com access. I
would like to continue to be fit and healthy, so Santa has brought me 40lbs of
protein powder and 4 boxes of Quest bars to go with my year gym membership. I
have also gifted myself a new gym outfit from Fabletics. Nothing feels as good
as slipping into new workout gear after a day in heels and business attire! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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most challenging thing I would like to do in 2015 is to continue to create.
Working two jobs I find I have no time to write a blog or something witty for
radio and that is the big thing I would like to exercise my willpower on this
year.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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I’m going to sum up how I would like to see 2015 in my mission statement right
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“2015
a year of learning, exercising and creating”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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would you like to happen in 2015? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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the best and Happy New Year!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Kate<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">A
BIG THANKS to CanadianProtein.com for all of the awesome deals on my Christmas
gifts. Yes, I know where Santa shops. It is my favourite place to order
pre-workout, protein powder and protein bars. Click <a href="http://canadianprotein.refr.cc/8H5CMRW" target="_blank">here</a> to check out <a href="http://canadianprotein.refr.cc/8H5CMRW" target="_blank">CanadianProtein.com</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">One
more shutout, this one goes to <a href="http://www.fabletics.ca/invite/61620735/" target="_blank">Fabletics</a>. I am obsessed! I used to be all about
Lululemon and saving up to treat myself to a new piece of workout clothing. Now
I shop at Fabletics.ca and get an entire outfit for the price on one of the
Lulu shirts I bought at a Lulu Outlet! Check out Fabletics <a href="http://www.fabletics.ca/invite/61620735/" target="_blank">here</a>.</span><span style="font-size: 18pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08472353604023264314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7070972759496744204.post-91447143363935022352014-12-30T13:11:00.002-08:002014-12-30T13:12:42.695-08:00A Proud Moment Thanks to a Childhood Watching Oprah<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-K6vKDUrkevc/VKMUDLmzvvI/AAAAAAAAC6Y/3SwkTiAbLO0/s1600/ad.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-K6vKDUrkevc/VKMUDLmzvvI/AAAAAAAAC6Y/3SwkTiAbLO0/s1600/ad.jpg" height="236" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Time has been flying away;
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Yes, my blog used to be
part of my job and now that I have branched out into the world of marketing,
finance and banking I really do not have time to write my humble thoughts in a
trivial blog daily. But, I do miss it. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Today at work I was
challenged by weaving my fine radio skills with the art of ad writing for
radio. Normally this is not so much a challenge, but an almost fun creative
writing exercise. Over the past week it has not been, it has been a
learning experience just to get through all the material I need to know before
writing an ad for products that I am still rather naive about. I know have the
first drafts of both spots done and I am about to start the editing process and
mark up all the beautiful white paper I can. So, I thought I would share the
inspiration for the second of the two ads I have just penned because it is a
moment from my childhood I will never forget. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I was 15 when this Oprah
episode aired and I remember thinking to myself, "no way Oprah would ever
drive one of those cars, she is a better actress than everyone gives her credit
for". Today, I called up this moment in television history and twisted it
for my own purposes for a radio ad. I will share it when the time comes for it
to be produced, if it is ever produced. There is still a chance that it will
end up in a paper ball on my floor at home or in a recycling bin in my boss's
office. Regardless, nothing can take away the happiness I feel right now as I
check this item off my to-do list. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Here it is: <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I think anyone who enjoys a
laugh can watch that without thinking about Dane Cook's bit on the same
episode. Honestly, my inspiration was about 1/3 Oprah and 2/3 Dane Cook for the
ad so here is that moment as well:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">1/3 Oprah, 2/3 Dane Cook
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Just in case you are
wondering what my inspiration was for the straight ad I wrote, the one I am
much less proud of well it was $$$. Dolla-dolla bills. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08472353604023264314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7070972759496744204.post-91805948283304328142014-12-03T09:27:00.000-08:002014-12-03T09:28:36.787-08:00Life and Lou<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: inherit;">I often start my
blogs off with a comment about how crazy life has been and an explanation about
why I have been too busy too blog. This blog is no different. Since leaving the
radio game and moving back home to the Annapolis Valley things have been different,
busy and very adult. I know that is a weird way to explain it but we have a new
responsibility that is making us feel extremely accountable for my time, a
puppy. I have discussed getting a puppy in previous blogs, when the puppies
were born before we actually took custody of our little guy.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: inherit;">Now our lives are
all about Lou.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: inherit;">Seriously. Lou is
ruling all right now at 5 Lodge. Let me explain… <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-lcwBBxhyGUE/VH9DmSJuoRI/AAAAAAAAC5w/j2YOHihjVtU/s1600/10802056_10202530600380784_2504672346132545124_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-lcwBBxhyGUE/VH9DmSJuoRI/AAAAAAAAC5w/j2YOHihjVtU/s1600/10802056_10202530600380784_2504672346132545124_n.jpg" height="320" width="240" /></span></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white;">Lou looking pretty annoyed after his first bath.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: inherit;">Growing up my family
always had a dog, always. Living on a big farm it was never a problem, it was
natural to have a puppy that overtime transitioned into a dog that could be
left alone and find things to do all day. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: inherit;">The last time I
<a href="http://kateonairblog.blogspot.ca/2014/11/pick-puppy.html" target="_blank">blogged</a> about the puppies we had not determined which one we would pick. I am
happy to announce we have a 9-week-old addition to the family who is relatively
lazy male that is about 99% cocoa chocolate lab in the sun. He is pretty much
black but it has been debated off and on since we brought him home, I think he
is just a very dark brown. To celebrate his 9-week birthday I bathed him for
the first time and he is not very happy about it. He is growing so fast, I wish
we could freeze him in time for a little while. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: inherit;">Life has changed in
the week and a half since we brought Lou home. We have scheduled every last
minute outside of our house so that Lou will not be alone, since he came home
he has only been left home alone for about an hour total. He was not a fan. We
have had to settle in at night a lot earlier, Lou wakes up rather early for us
and sleep levels have been rather low. Being completely honest, Lou sleeps on
the bed. I said it would never happen, but he really does not like to be alone
on his mat or in his crate in the dark. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: inherit;">Lou hates the car. Soon
he will be too big to hold, to carry or to even sit on my lap. If is mother is
a good indicator of his future behavior than it won’t matter how big he gets,
he will still try to be a lap dog. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-oxXtWq64iDk/VH9EUJ0yj0I/AAAAAAAAC54/g43dFDb8CVY/s1600/10424283_10202519403580871_8480973265219339301_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-oxXtWq64iDk/VH9EUJ0yj0I/AAAAAAAAC54/g43dFDb8CVY/s1600/10424283_10202519403580871_8480973265219339301_n.jpg" height="180" width="320" /></span></a></div>
<span style="background-color: black; color: white;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: inherit;">Lou has definitely
been a learning experience and it is really about time that I develop a
backbone. Between the three of us we have all given in to Lou a lot. He has
been incredibly easy to teach to do his business outside, now we have to teach
him how to be alone. I think it is going to be much tougher. Working at the
restaurant I have been home all day with him and given up my gym time and the
boys have been staying at home with in the evenings while I have been at work. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: inherit;">This brings me to
another big piece of news, proving everything in life really does happen all at
once. I have accepted a 9-5 job in an industry I never thought I would work in,
banking. I will be taking on a marketing role with a bank in the Annapolis
Valley (I will give more details after I actually get rolling with the job on
Monday) starting Monday. As I was offered this unique opportunity to develop my
marketing skills I was also offered another opportunity in the industry I am
actually trained in, radio. I do not want to give out too many specifics
because that role has not been advertised yet, but turning it down was one of
the hardest decisions I have ever had to make. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Kootenays the exact same thing happened to me, I was offered a Promotions
Director gig at a Calgary station and the Midday Host/Promotions Coordinator
position (that I accepted) for Vista Radio Kootenays. I maintain that I made
the right call there, moving to BC and taking on the roles that I filled at the
station was a big challenge for me; I hope I will learn as much with this new
position I am taking on here in the Annapolis Valley. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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of all the daytime attention he has been receiving. Right now he is pretty
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objectively if I have been silent for a little while. This blog is simply a
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that at a time when everything was swirling and twirling around in life (the
way it does for 25 year olds) there was a 9 week old little puppy around who
wanted nothing more than to cuddle up all day and sleep on your feet to keep
you in one place for a little while. Someday Lou will not want to slow me down,
unfortunately I fear that the day is coming soon that will have me struggling
to keep up with him. I saw hints of this today as I fought to keep him in the
bathtub. This is a reminder of his needy/toddler days when it was a challenge
for Lou to stay awake to play sometimes because his little puppy eyes needed to
nap. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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A video posted by Kate Bruce (@kategbruce) on <time datetime="2014-12-03T15:59:41+00:00" style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;">Dec 12, 2014 at 7:59am PST</time></div>
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<script async="" defer="" src="//platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js"></script>Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08472353604023264314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7070972759496744204.post-25169054830037560252014-11-18T20:10:00.000-08:002015-01-13T17:12:53.874-08:00"Yes Please" by Amy Poehler<div class="MsoNormal">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-LP8zfekkBmg/VGwYBhB9faI/AAAAAAAAC5c/E182jra-zCs/s1600/9780062268341_custom-f6744fcd3b66ba8077ddcae40e09df11864f49d6-s99-c85-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-LP8zfekkBmg/VGwYBhB9faI/AAAAAAAAC5c/E182jra-zCs/s1600/9780062268341_custom-f6744fcd3b66ba8077ddcae40e09df11864f49d6-s99-c85-1.jpg" height="320" width="211" /></a><span style="font-family: inherit;">My
drive home from work today was extremely lonely. I have been spending the last
week and a half with a bright, hilarious, female companion as I ripped around
the Annapolis Valley. I have been listening to “Yes Please” the new audio book
by the brilliant Amy Poehler. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I
am a BIG fan of listening to the comedians read their own books as I drive; it
helps pass the incredible amount of time I spend in my car. Whilst listening to
incredible books like Tina Fey’s “Bossypants” and Mindy Kaling’s <a href="http://kateonairblog.blogspot.ca/2013/09/kates-reading-challenge-book-9-is.html" target="_blank">“Is EveryoneHanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns)”</a> I actually started to resent
having passengers during my trips who distracted me from listening to the
special voices living inside my car. “Yes Please” was no different. My sister
and other travel companions would recognize Poehler’s voice instantly and tell
me to continue listening with them or start the book over. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Sometimes
it is nice to have a little something to yourself, even if people all over the
world are enjoying the same thing at the exact same time. There is something so
intimate and private about listening to someone read you a book and tell you
their stories that it makes you feel connected to them in a way that would
probably creep them out (at least a little bit).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">To
be honest with you I am not big on listening to books that are anything other
than authors talking about their own lives. I could never listen to <i>Game of
Thrones </i>via audio book, although it would take until I settled into retirement
to finish them. Listening to Tina and Mindy’s books really added that special
touch, something I think I missed by reading Sarah Silverman’s ballsy “The
Bedwetter: Stories of Courage, Redemption, and Pee”. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Listening
to “Yes Please” was a treat. Poehler’s book is honest in a way that the other
books in the female comedian semi-biography genre are not. Her take on life,
her words of advice and her humble roots combine to make a very accessible book
that can be appreciated by readers of all ages. I love the cameo voice-overs
interjecting with advice and bits throughout the book as well. Not only does
Amy offer up words of wisdom from experience her parents also interject with
more advice on living.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I
love the advice on everything from sex to tipping waiters in “Yes Please” but I
can happily tell you that the book is not preachy. Poehler’s counsel is
perfectly balanced with tales from her childhood and her personal and
professional life as an adult. As much as I love <i>Parks and Recreation</i> I am
happy that she feels too close to the show right now to write in depth about
it, she acknowledges the impact of the show on her life but leaves more to be
discussed (hopefully) in her next book. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">It
is hard to determine what my favourite part of the book is because the entire
book was a pleasure to listen too. I can narrow it down to three parts:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]-->Amy reflecting back on her time at <i>SNL</i>. I believe that the set of
<i>Saturday Night Live</i> is equally as magical as Disney World/Land and listening to
Amy talk about her time as part of the cast makes me feel like I am listening
to a child talk about why they like Christmas so much. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]-->Listening to Amy discuss her appreciation and love for the cast of
Parks and Recreation. It sounds like the incredible characters that have made
us love them on TV are just as easy to love off-screen. The workplace
environment Poehler discusses sounds like the dream, there’s nothing better
than working with talented, fun individuals who mesh well. You can hear the
love in her voice when she talks about her co-workers and that is something to
be cherished. It is nice to know that the cast of <i>Parks and Recreation</i> will
miss working together as much (or more) than the fans will miss watching it
after the final season. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]-->The advice. Yes, I had to mention it one more time… and tip your server
well. Words of wisdom touch on many topics like finding confidence, sleep
deprivation, hugging inappropriate people and finding ways to be fun/funny
during challenging times. There is a gem for everyone in this book. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Poehler’s
book is a winner; pick it up for any lady on your Christmas list this year. Or
better yet, check out the audio book and have the one and only Amy Poehler read
it to her herself!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Last
thought on “Yes Please”: <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I
think Amy Poehler could be the next Oprah. I just deleted a long paragraph
justifying my stance on this statement but I really think you should let your
mind wander on this topic until you agree with me. My question to you is, who
would be her Gail? I would do crazy things to be invited to the “Amy’s Favourite
Things” episode of this hypothetical television show… </span><span style="font-size: large;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">For now I guess you can settle for checking out the "Yes Please" tour! For showtimes and locations <a href="http://amysaysyesplease.com/" target="_blank">click here.</a></span></div>
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Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08472353604023264314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7070972759496744204.post-80453278435125293792014-11-12T11:08:00.001-08:002014-11-12T11:08:57.392-08:00Pick A Puppy! <div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Television
channels that were originally dedicated to promoting and playing music have
been the source of endless jokes here in Canada because of their </span>lacklustre<span style="font-family: inherit;"> attempts to meet their mission statement over the past few years. I have been a
champion of knocking </span>MuchMusic<span style="font-family: inherit;">, </span>CMT<span style="font-family: inherit;"> and the like for allowing YouTube to
takeover the music video scene. It all started so innocent with </span>spinoff<span style="font-family: inherit;"> shows
that were relevant to music and then these channels just gave up and started
airing shows that have no business on airwaves that should be representing a
genre of music. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I
could rant about this all day, but this blog is a little bit of an apology to
the CMT network. On top of being a little critical of our Canadian music
television channels for checking out of the music game for a majority of the
day, I had been especially hard on the CMT network for their television show
“Pick A Puppy”. I still think it is crazy that there is an entire television show
dedicated to families picking out their dream puppy, but after a couple of
weeks with free reign to pick my own puppy I have come to the conclusion it is
much more difficult than I originally thought.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">My
afternoons have been spent visiting my Grandmother’s ten new additions to the
family and I have been having an impossible time deciding on the puppy I want
to bring home forever. We have it narrowed down to three but time is ticking
down. People have begun visiting and claiming their own new little furry
friends and I feel a little hopeless. Boy? Girl? Who knows! It is between two
big boys and the tiniest little girl. One of the boys is a little bear who can
fall asleep anywhere. The other boy we have named Ruxin, he is slightly whiny
and has a white tuft on his stomach. The smallest girl is adorable. She does
her own thing and is never with the other puppies (they kind of pick on here).
My grandmother babied her to ensure she received enough food during the first
few weeks; she is still small but she is incredibly feisty. I call her Gadget
and I think she might be my favourite. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I
have no idea how this is going to turn out. Will we end up with a big, lazy boy
or a small energetic girl? Will they all end up massive black labs in the end?
One more time, who knows? </span><span style="font-size: large;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We
will see in the next couple of weeks! I am so excited to bring our little
lad/lass home and baby the crap out of them! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">My indecisiveness
can be summed up in less than 500 words and I have been spending hours each
week with these puppies. I maintain that there is no reason to have an entire
television show devoted to the puppy picking process. </span><span style="font-size: large;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<script async="" defer="" src="//platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js"></script>Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08472353604023264314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7070972759496744204.post-9065285395444165462014-11-07T11:53:00.002-08:002014-11-07T11:55:31.870-08:00"The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business" by Charles Duhigg<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 17.15pt;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IX4IP7mVd4k/VF0iE4y0SxI/AAAAAAAAC4w/81xC5Ucybxk/s1600/10667053-large.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IX4IP7mVd4k/VF0iE4y0SxI/AAAAAAAAC4w/81xC5Ucybxk/s1600/10667053-large.jpg" height="320" width="210" /></a><span style="color: white; font-family: inherit;">Would you like to quit smoking? Start working out regularly?
Follow a healthy eating plan? Or kick a nasty habit like biting your nails
or hitting the snooze button every morning? The empowering read you are looking
for is "The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and
Business" by Charles Duhigg.</span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: inherit;">I have known for a long time the power of habits and routine. For
example, the only times I have been successful (in my mind anyways) at being a
healthy adult were during times when I could establish a proper routine and
develop good habits. Right now I am in one of the "cue, routine,
reward" loops that Duhigg describes in the book, I have been going to the
gym now for 33 weeks straight (minus one week while at Disney World) and have
worked out 184 times. It is all because I made going to the gym and working out
part of my daily routine and it eventually became a habit. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: inherit;">It all started for me when I returned home from my previous
vacation. While visiting San Diego for a week in February everyone made time to
go to the gym but me. I had been working on a side project at work and in was
consuming all of my down time on vacation. All of a sudden my Grandfather
passed away while I was on the other side of the planet enjoying the California
sunshine. My Grandfather's health had been an issue as long as I could
remember, so I made a pact with myself that on my first day back at the station
after vacation I would hit the gym for my lunch hour. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: inherit;">I had been religiously going to the gym before I started my
"grown-up" 9-5 job. After moving to British Columbia I found I had no
time to go to the gym and for eight months focused on my new job and my new
home. On the first day back from California I joined Peak Physique in
Castlegar, British Columbia and hauled my ass to the gym every workday (and
some weekends) until my next move at the end of July. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: inherit;">I knew it was going to be a struggle when another move popped up, but
I have continued to venture to the gym at least five times a week even when in
different provinces and forced to use hotel fitness facilities. For me it was
never about a number, how much I weigh is not really something that bothers me
and loosing weight is definitely not my focus. Going to the gym and eating
properly has always been better for me mentally than physically. Feeling good
on the inside translates to looking good and hitting the gym helps me curb some
of my anxiety and burn off extra energy. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: inherit;">Everyday I wake up and I hit the gym. My cue is sliding out of bed
and into workout clothing. My routine is drinking my pre-workout, driving
to the gym and then working out. My reward is a little time in the sauna
reading, enjoying a protein shake and that post-workout high. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: inherit;">An area that I need to start applying the "cue,
routine, reward" theory is with my online life. If you follow my blog you
can tell that I really do not spend much time writing right now, my website
needs to be revamped and well my social media pages are pretty dull. Moving
across the country has really killed the amount of time I spend online. While
working at the radio station I spent lots of time online at work and while I
was at home but now I have lots of other priorities that do not include looking
for hot topics to talk or write about. Right now I am working
"offline", I am not intentionally avoiding the internet but just do
not have the time for the things that were really important to me at this time
last year.<br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
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<span style="color: white; font-family: inherit;">It has been a nice break but I am looking forward to figuring out
a way to include more time for writing and creativity in my new routine. Any
tips? I have always been big on lists and charting my goals, this is something
I need to work into my new living situation. I have always created little nooks
and areas in my living spaces to do my work, this is lacking from my new house.
Maybe my first reward for blogging everyday for a month could be a new desk?
Hmmmm... or I'm thinking a coffee everyday on my way home from the gym to help
the creative juices flow while writing my daily blog? We will see... that could
get expensive. <br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
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<span style="color: white; font-family: inherit;">What did you do to kick your nasty habits?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: inherit;">If you have yet to figure out how to start a new routine for
yourself or quit a habit or addiction I recommend "The Power of
Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business" by <span style="line-height: 22.8666667938232px;">Charles Duhigg.</span>. I have always been a fan of
buying books at the airport and this book was up there on the list of my
favourites. It was incredibly easy to follow and I could not put it down. I
actually read over half of the book while on my flights from Orlando back to Halifax. </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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