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Believing through it

Monday, November 30th, 2009

This weekend…

If you follow me on twitter you’ve already heard me shouting to high heavens about this but give me one more second of your time:
I’m done school until mid-January!!
It always shocks me how the removal of one obstacle can change my whole perspective, and finishing my last two assignments was transformative. I packaged them [...]

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Getting Healthy: Week Two – Regime vs. Routine

Wednesday, November 25th, 2009

Originally posted here with The Demoiselles

This first proper week of living in my new routine has been a Big Adjustment. I tried to prepare myself mentally, and I tried to remind myself that it takes a lot of work to get out of old habits and into new ones but the shock of waking up [...]

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The Big Picture & The Prairie Sky

Tuesday, November 24th, 2009

Sparrows, I just want to say thank you for not judging my pity party yesterday. You know those times where you’re so close to being done something huge but what stands between you and the finish line (a case study & another 8 -16 hours of studying & writing) just feels to big for you [...]

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The Teachable Moments

Sunday, November 22nd, 2009

“Well at least it was a teachable moment, right?”
I first heard the phrase two years ago while working in theatre, my company had a theatre school and every now and then a really challenging situation would present its self. I learned quickly that the art of the teachable moment is taking an every day situation [...]

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Getting Healthy: Week One

Wednesday, November 18th, 2009

Originally posted here with The Demoiselles

My “Getting Healthy” Info
I’m Kyla Roma- a 24 year old Canadian prairie girl, blogger, life long vegetarian, puppy mama & thrifting addict. I’m new to Getting Healthy, and I’m really excited to kick this off. I’ve got high hopes & there’s a lot at stake for me!

1. As of the [...]

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Wuss.

Monday, November 16th, 2009

Most of the things that make me Kyla, I’m okay with.
I’m fine with needing to know when and how things are going to go forward so I can relax. I stage managed for five years, it’s engrained. I’m okay with needing more time to myself than other people I know. I’m good about admitting when [...]

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You’d Never Guess

Thursday, November 12th, 2009

Happy almost Friday the 13th! Inspired by Mandy & some tweets we exchanged a while ago, here are a few things you might not have guessed about me:
1. I’ve never had a guy introduce himself & offer to buy me a drink. Does that happen in real life? I stopped going to the bar a [...]

Posted in Lists & Facts | 55 Comments »

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