Important

Hey All!
I recently saw this video posted on Facebook a few times and thought that this would be a good time to share my feelings about this.
Watch the video and then continue on reading


                            simple words, irreplaceable people

In 2008 I was in a car accident, the guy who hit me was texting and driving and simply looked at his phone to send a message, and crashed into me while I was stopped. I broke my hand and suffered a lot of injury to my neck. 18 months of physio and to this day I still suffer from neck pain. Never will I forget or forgive the guy who hit me. He changed my life forever, but I was lucky, I survived most others aren't as lucky as me.
I know most of my friends text and drive, they all claim they are a "good driver" and most of them while not on their phones are good drivers, but as soon as they get on the phone and send a message that goes out the window. I wish I could grab their phone and throw it out the window. But it is their choice and it is my choice to get into a car with them.
This video states that people are TWENTY THREE times more likely to get in an accident while driving. As if Calgary roads aren't scary enough but throw in the people texting and driving, sometimes I'd rather walk.  No conversation is that important that you are willing to risk not only your life, but those of innocent people. It is just not worth it.
Next time you drive and you think about sending that text, think about this video and the message, or if you know me and knew me in 2008. Think how much pain I was in and all the shit I had to deal with just because of a simple message.

We aren't all perfect, and by no means am I , but if we just think before we act, this world could be a safer place.

xoxo

Don't Lose Focus Now

I recently booked a vacation alone, just me and myself on a beach. I cannot wait, but by booking it a month out all I can do is think about my vacation which is royally screwing up my focus for school. I have 6 assignments, well 5 I just handed one in and 3 finals before I am done. I must not lose focus now.
This year has certainly been a struggle in every aspect, but what has managed to keep me going is by just taking everything day by day. And remembering that I can do anything for 24 hours it is not that long in the grand scheme of things. But as soon as I lose focus and start to think ahead, I lose control and I don't like that.
If you forget to live in the moment, you may forget to find the beauty in the little things because you don't pay attention to them.

For the rest of the semester I am going to just accomplish little things, each day and before I know it, bam I will be on a beach!

Start Over

Here I am again, I started a blog before but never really followed up with it. The first post was me talking about getting diagnosed with Celiac, feel free to read that one. But most of you know my trail and error process of dealing with this new found aspect of my life.

I will probably blog about that, as I get more comfortable with putting myself out there for everyone to read, but as of right now it is too sensitive for me to put out into the world.

I spend a lot of time reading blogs, and I always find new interesting things when I read them. Most of them are fitness or food related, so I hope that if you read this blog you will learn new things. 

Picture below is one I found in one of the many pages I "like" on facebook, this is my motto. I don't wanna become someone better,  but I wanna become the person I have always wanted to be. The glimpses of that girl I see are what push me, so by putting it out there hopefully I will become that girl