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10/19/2016

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Here's the organized version of all ideas big and small that I scratched down during my brainstorm for Reality Rain Cheque.

​They are mostly doable, budget friendly things that (most importantly) appeal to ME!

​I look at this "break" time as a chance to do things I can't always do. As a no excuse time. As an opportunity to live the life and be the person I want to be. To be intentional about my actions and thoughtful about the reasons behind them.

​Only a few days in and I can already sense the shifts in my perspective on how I want things to be after this vacation. It will be different... In so many ways... It is my hope that my family will reunite feeling refreshed and with our cups overflowing! Ready for more experiences that make us happy and meaningful time that doesn't need to end just because vacation is over.

​Anyway, more on that later.

Here's the list in all it's random, from-the-heart glory.
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Updated: November 2016 (after RRC)

MOVE
Explore 'character' neighbourhoods
​Go to an Outsiders Run Club Meet | Oct 25, Instagram
Find free yoga | Tried Body Flow class, Oct 29
​Yoga with Adrienne at home | Oct 16

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Try a spin class
​Push-up challenge

Halloween Howl 5K Run, Sunday, Oct 23 @ 9

OUTDOORS
​Walks + Hikes
- Bowness Park | Oct 16 (read here)
​- East Village / River Walk | Outsiders Run
- Bowmont Park NW
​- Edworthy Park SW

​- Douglasdale Trails | Oct 20, Instagram
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​South Fish Creek | Oct 21, Instagram
- Lake Chaparral to Cranston | Oct 23, Instagram
Treat pups to dog park(s) | Oct 25 with Luna
See COP | Coincidently I could see it from a high point of my walk at Bowness Park :)
​Tea House Hike | ...closed early October :(
​Mount Sarrail

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READ ( / watch / listen )
​Finish night stand books:
- Daring Greatly (again) | check! A must read for everyone.
​- A House in the Sky
​Documentaries to watch (all on Netflix):
​- Happy | Watched Oct 16
​- The Secret | Watched Oct 18
- Awake: The Life of Yogananda | Watched Oct 21
​- The Human Experiment | Watched Oct 23
​- Stink Movie | Watched Oct 24, available for free online until the end of October at stinkmovie.com
​Podcasts | SO much podcast time! More details for another post perhaps?
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Download new music
Blog catch up reading


WRITE ( / create )
​Submit iTunes Podcast reviews for my favourite shows. | Wrote a review for one of my new favourite podcasts, discovered during Reality Rain Cheque, called Live Immediately with Mike Campbell
Felt board stories + shapes for playroom | Check!
​No-sew fleece blankets
PHOTOS - Print. Frame. Photo Albums.

​Document on the blog. (#realityraincheque) | This post, First weekend, Two Weeks
​Collaborate with local mamas/blogs/biz
​Create a Live List
​Research/plan next year's camping trips
​Research/plan dream vacations

​Make meal plans | I planned meals for my family's first week back ;)
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Learn to crochet
​Take video clips of Reality Rain Cheque
​Write a note to someone special
​"Letter to my intuition"
​Note to Halle's preschool teachers


CONNECT ( / places / events )
​​Wordfest: Gals & Good Times | Read about it here
Mommylicious
Visit an art gallery
​Go to a museum
Heritage Park Vintage & Antique Sale
​Crossroads Market
​Girls night!
​Plan a Pink Party
​Dinner with friends

​Pumpkin Festival, Oct 22
​ADAC Calgary Gallery Hop, Oct 22
​Halloween at the lake
​Halloween treat bags (kids & mama biz bags) | kids complete - we had about 100 trick or treaters!
​* newly added *

​Ladies craft afternoon | Oct 22 :)
​Flames game / night out | Oct 22
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ME ( / others )
Get a massage
​Try Clear Float Spa | Oct 24, Instagram, Oct 31
​NAP. | check, check, check
Babysit for Halloween | volunteer attempt did not pan out in the end... I tried!
Donate clothes | Done!
​Sell clothes/things
Random acts of kindness/service *** | hold doors for people. pass it on. ;)
​Volunteer
​Surprise someone
Plan biz events

​Shop for a cause: Breast Cancer Awareness Month KEEP donations | Accepted sponsors of bracelets to be donated to Calgary's Breast Cancer Supportive Care Foundation, details here
​Organize a fundraiser
Shop for Christmas gifts

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FOOD ( + drink )
​Shop at Italian Market
​Order Indian | leftovers for days
​Eat Sushi
WINE. | gulp.
​Try a re:grub shake | And a burger! Oct 31
​Expand my Fiasco flavour tasting ;) | ...Or stick to my favourite: Creamy Coconut
Find Food Trucks
​Willow Park Beer Festival, Oct 24, $40
Bake muffins to:
- eat them all myself ;)
​- gift a friend :)

​Try new recipes/new food | honey cinnamon roasted sweet potatoes
​Make cookies just to eat the dough |
okay, I added this one today as I ate it while typing this post ;P recipe

DAYHOME
Complete safety tasks | completed!
​Sign policies | October 18, 2016: It's official, I'm an Alberta Approved Family Day Home Provider with Child Development Dayhomes
Advertise | Posted flyers around neighbourhood playgrounds
​Create Facebook page | Ladybug Playgarden
​Find families :) |
Currently accepting interviews!

And there you have it: my list!

​You may have noticed I added italicized text next to what's complete, which isn't much so far! Lots of ideas and time to make things happen. Ultimately I'm choosing to go with the flow during this time. The list was a way for me to thought dump and now go from here to make the most of this time I have been given. There's already been some pretty cool moments of "attraction" or signs of this adventure unfolding positively... Go watch The Secret to learn more about that ;)

​Until next time, friends. Thanks for following along xoxo
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Reality Rain Cheque

10/14/2016

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Day 1.

Powerful phrase.

​Of what, you ask?

​Day 1 of Matthew and the girls trip to Newfoundland... without me!

​Something we have been counting down for months. Excitement for plane rides and visits with family. Cousin play time and grandparent help. East coast living and home cooked meals.

​And then there's me, just as excited for all of the fun they are about to have, and equally excited for my "break", but also left with this strange jumble of mixed emotions.

​Of course I would love to be there too. With them. With family and friends.

​However, perhaps most strangely surprising of all, I am feeling very peaceful about it all. I feel a sense of trust in the timing of how life is unfolding.

I think this time away is going to be good for all of us. Albeit hard to be away from each other so long.

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​​As we chatted with the attendant, who was helping us check their baggage at the airport this morning, I commented it was a "vacation for me too." She later asked me what I was going to do, to which I replied "rest a relax... Clean the house..." Which brought on a "that's no fun!" Echoed by Matthew.

​I'll be totally honest, I actually am looking forward to a deep clean, de-clutter and organization because it makes me feel good.

But, they're right. That's no fun.

​And so, I spent a good chunk of today brainstorming and jotting ideas down of how I want to spend my time over the next 18 days. How I can make it fun. How I can be intentional about my way of living.
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​I feel a strong calling for adventure during this time. A voice that's telling me to 'go for' things and this is my time.

​I keep thinking, when will I ever have this time again? A time, when although I do have work to do, I am not formally working a full time job. I am flexible. I have time. ​The odds of me ever having this much "time off" from working and parenting, being in good health and at home, are likely never to happen again.

THIS IS MY CHANCE!


I'm calling it my Reality Rain Cheque ;) It will be documented here on the blog and on Instagram (@xokatiehowell & #realityraincheque)

​It's exciting!

Most things are on a budget, too. Because, while I'd love to have the resources to pull off all sorts of adventures, the whole not working factor, influences this aspect. Although low cost activities have been enticing to me and I'm liking my ideas so far.​

​I can't decide whether to share my list or just document as I go... (?)

​One thing (or series of actions) I have determined as a simple 'goal' for happiness and gratitude every day is to:
​Move. Get Outdoors. Read. Write. Connect.

​Straight forward. But I'm really looking to have this "no excuse" time to devote to living more intentionally.

​I ran 5K with the pups this afternoon to get my 'move' in and really set these goals and ideas in action. Running always helps me get clear on thoughts and/or paths, so I'm excited to "jump in" now... Stay tuned!
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Hopefully this little intro has inspired you to follow along my adventure. I look forward to sharing more as time unfolds.

Thanks, as always for reading!
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