Does This Baby

My 30th birthday came, and went like a fart in the wind, as my friend Sabrina would say. It was a little bit of a joke, but I wanted to have dinner at the Sandbar, notorious cougar joint , also one of the best places for Seafood in Vancouver. What a perfect place to launch my new era. Dinner was fab, drinks were good, DJ was cool, and the people watching, amazing. Everyone went home drunk and sound. I woke up with a cold, but I wouldn't have changed a thing.

I found the poem I wrote when I turned 26. Saturday is my 30th birthday.  26 years of laughter Art and design Aiming to please Trying to impress Breaking hearts Putting my foot in my mouth Loving and cuddling Building and learning Stopping to take note Dancing with friends Dancing alone Puking too much fun

There's nothing more fabulous to me than spending Saturday morning sitting with my tea , hubby and baby, surfing my favorite online stores. Hubby's on his own laptop and baby is reading a book. And when I say reading a book, I really mean watching a Disney movie. Her favorite right now is Robin Hood. I've been shopping online for years. My first experience was with New Balance . I went to my local New Balance store, and fell in love with some runners. I don't run, but these were going to look so cute on my feet. The problem was they didn't have a 7.5. I had just gotten a job with an online company , so I went home, and googled "New Balance online store". There it was, and a new shopping method was born. I used to shop online for items that I couldn't get locally, but now it's all about how I want to spend my precious time. I work 40 hours a week. I get home, make dinner, play with my daughter, put her to bed, and I'm pretty much ready to hi...

Every morning before work, I check out Louise Hay's daily affirmation . It usually sets my mood for the day. It makes me feel like I can do anything I put my mind to. Yesterday's was awesome, "The ocean of life is lavish with its abundance". I know it means that all the opportunities of the world are open to me, but I really feel like Louise is telling me to go shopping.

In high school I thought I'd be a business woman when I grew up. I didn't really know what kind of business, but I knew I'd have a briefcase, and all the right answers. And I'd yell, "F*ck, just get me a coffee", to my idiot assistant. Nobody taught us about HR in high school. Well, I don't have an idiot assistant, and even if I did, yelling at them isn't as glamorous as I imagined. But I am grown up now. I have an office job. I work for a very successful company. I have manager at the end of my title. I can afford my mortgage, childcare, and a designer denim obsession. I think I grew up OK, but I want more. Instinctively, more means bigger, better, and expensive things. But I'm trying to put my ego in check, and figure out happiness beyond money. Yeah money makes me very happy, but I'm looking for something Wayne Dyer would be proud of. Career wise I've got a few plans for this year, complete my business management certificate, writ...