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Planning to NOT Plan.

Toyah — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:39:30 +0000

After almost 8 years of a relationship and dreams of what our wedding would be like and should be like, we’re planning to not plan our wedding. Years of thinking about how I want that day to be and what special touches i want and making sure to make notes about those things that annoy me and i don’t want to be apart of our big day, I’m throwing all that away. Well, not really throwing it away, per say, since it will be more than we’ve ever dreamed of and the end result will be the same. We will be married. 8 years down the road and 3 kids later i just don’t have it in me anymore. The planning, the stress, the over thinking, the worry, the hopes, the inspirations, the time consumption, and the financial planning is taking all the fun out of it. So we are left with one choice.

Elope.

That one word makes me giddy, makes me feel alive and makes it all fun again. We are going to go to Hawaii and pay someone else to make our wedding everything we want it to be. Simple yet elegant. Stress free. Wedded bliss. We will have a lot of pictures and a video to show off to everyone else and plenty of memories for just the two of us.

So now we are planning to not plan.. and if it all falls thru there’s still a court house right down the street!

Walking

Toyah — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 06:10:05 +0000

As i was driving home the other day, something popped in my head. I need to relearn how to walk properly. But is there a ‘proper’ way to walk? Ever since i broke my ankle and had to under go surgery to fix it, all i’ve been able to think about is walking again. Bein mobile. You never really understand how much that means to you until it’s taken away. You take it for granted. It’s second nature. So, i got home, ‘hobbled’ into the house and got on the trusting interwebz to figure out “How to walk properly” but what i found instead was a life lesson.

No two people walk quite the same way. Your style of walking is as individual as your fingerprints.
This makes perfect sense. No one has the same life.. while some have similar lives, something somewhere is different. YOUR life is a unique as your fingerprints.

Stretch before and after walking. The heel-to-toe action of walking tends to tighten your calf muscles, so stretching the lower legs is important.
You should think ahead and think it through. Life can wear you down and wind you up. By thinking, your body will thank you later.

Start slowly at a comfortable pace.
There’s no rush, keep it simple, keep yourself happy.

Maintain good posture. Keep ears centered over shoulders, which should be centered over hips. Don’t slump. Keep your chest up and out and shoulders relaxed. With this posture there will be less chance of foot, leg, or back pain.
Confidence. Keep those you love centered in your life. Don’t sweat the bad stuff. Take it in stride and it will make you better.

Heel first, rock, then swing the foot forward. Sounds simple, but as you walk faster it’s harder to maintain the rocking motion. Keep your foot swing natural.
Find a good peace within yourself, hold on to it, and savor it. Sounds simple, but as life flashes by, it’s easy to forget it. Keep your head up and never sway.

Pace yourself. Use the target heart rate to set your pace. Walking at a moderate rate will increase your stamina.
Enjoy the small things, stop and smell the roses. Set small goals and reach them. Just be yourself, stay true, it will make you stonger.

Don’t forget to swing your arms.
Don’t forget to let loose, go a little crazy. You don’t have to do it all the time but it feels damn good when you do!

So, i may walk a little funny now.. and thats ok, because i have what matters most, those i love and those that love me. Thats what makes the world go round and that’s what helps me walk.

Potato Soup

Toyah — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 18:18:25 +0000

5 lbs potatoes peeled and cut into cubes cover them with chicken broth.. it’s like 1 1/2 quarts

season with garlic salt and pepper and cook till potatoes are tender.

Mash them up (i left mine kinda lumpy cuz that how i like it!)

throw in some cut up celery, green onions, bell peppers and onions

i fried some bacon really crispy and crumbled it in there

Let it cook till all veggies are tender and the soup is the consistancy you like

add in 2 8 oz packages of cream cheese, cook on high for about 30 mins until the cheese is melted and mixed well

and viola! Yummy! FYI: this makes A LOT!

Toy

Toyah — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 03:04:10 +0000

I’ll get the basics out of the way.

I’m Toyah, but you can call me Toy.

I’m 22 and a mother of 3.

Trenton is 5, Melayna is 3, and Bryson is 7 months.

My other half is John, sometimes he’s the better half and sometimes he’s not.

I live for the simple things in life. The smiles i wake up to in the mornin are what makes me get out of bed.
The hugs and kisses i get at night are what helps me fall asleep.

I like the funny things and can usually find humor in any situation.

Everything happens for a reason… those are words i live by…