Oh Canada

Lets rewind a bit before I forget. Canada. But lets get real. I wouldn't forget. It was an unforgetable weekend. Lots of dancing. Lots of laughing. Lots of friends. Little sleep.

Once I walked into the condo and saw the most incredible view through ceiling to floor windows I knew it was going to be an epic weekend. We stayed in an incredible place that overlooked Stanley Park and the most beautiful marina. The condo had 2 decks - and did I mention we were on the 20th floor?! - it was so high - and so awesome - and incredibly beautiful!

We didn't get in until maybe 11:00pm - and we didn't leave to go out the first night until about 1:15. But it was perfect. We went and danced the night away, met some friends, and walked back as the sun was coming up. Literally.

We probably got to bed close to 5am and Erin and I decided to wake up at 7am and walk around Stanely Park and get breakfast at her favorite place. I don't know how or why but I was ready to rock all day - even though I was functioning on 2 hours of sleep.

All the days seem like one big day - but to sum everything up -we met a lot of really awesome and super nice people. Canada is full of the nicest humans, I swear. We danced and ate and walked and laughed. We celebrated Tamara's birthday and road in a limo and ate cupcakes and wore party hats.

Vancouver is awesome. I'll prove it.

On our way! YAY!





death

A coworker learned that her good friend died today. He killed himself. He jumped off a bridge.

When news like that comes up it is natural to feel sad. I feel sad for the family. Sad for the friends. Sad because it is a really sad thing. Death is always sad and hard. But suicide is sooo sad and hard.

But after I felt sadness, and I felt a lot of sadness, I started listing the reasons I am thankful. I am thankful. I am sooo thankful. I am thankful for all the little things in my life. And I am thankful for myself. I am thankful for my heart and my lungs and my ears and eyes. I am thankful for my hands and feet and nose and hair. My hair is my favorite physical feature. I am totally thankful for my hair. I am thankful for my brain and my bones. I am thankful for my toes and fingers. And my ears. I am thankful that I have pushed myself - but I'm not quite sure what to call that. There is something inside of me that craves adventure and success - so whatever that is in me, I am thankful for it. Really thankful for it.

When sad things happen it is good to remember that good things happen, too. And its good if we can let sad things motivate us to be our best, most happy and thankful selves.

My thoughts and prayers go out to the people who knew this really cool guy who died. My thoughts are prayers also go out to everyone else, particularly people I love and care about, that they might feel thankful everyday and know that they are loved. Because everyone is loved.

Tell people they are wonderful. Because they are. People are so so wonderful. And they should know it.

This is where I'm working today

Law of Attraction

I hands down, 100%, without a doubt believe in the law of attraction. What you put out into the world in thought and in action is what you will receive back in some form or another.

There are hard things in my life, no doubt. But I have (for the most part) stopped talking about them. I make an effort to not give energy to them. What you give energy to, you give life to. So I am giving energy to the good things in my life. And energy to myself - to creating a better and happier and healthier Chelsea. And when I do that I become ever better and even happier and even healthier.

I am giving energy to good people. So good people are appearing. I am giving energy to eating right and exercising - and I feel better. I am giving energy to being a good employee and creating and it is paying off. I am happy at work and making a difference.

I am giving energy to problem solving in my life. I know there will always be times when everything doesn't go the way you want. And that's okay because I'm figuring it out. I am attracting goodness in my life. And I love it. It works. I am a believer.

Which brings me to a special person. I made up my mind that I was going to be by myself for awhile. I was going to work on me. And I have been. Big time. I have been creating healthy and happy habits and patterns. But then something happened with one of my best and longest (at least in Seattle) friends - who has also been trying to attract goodness in her life - we started seeing each other  in a different light. We wanted to be together all the time. We laughed a ton and talked very openly and honestly. We cried to each other during the struggles and encouraged each other to rise above. And now? Well, now we have a foundation to something that might be a really awesome and completely unexpected relationship. I'm happy. I'm excited.

The idea of being best friends with the person you are with is nice. But I never have. Yes, I have turned into best friends with the person I was dating but I've never been great friends before dating. ha. sounds backwards.

I totally believe in the law of attraction. I believe that hard things will never go away but perspective is everything. My perspective has changed.  A lot. And goodness is all around me. And its around me because goodness is inside of me. And I'm putting energy into it!

Work

Oh man. So tired! I'm in Wenatchee for a work trip (which has been great) but got home from Vancouver yesterday and haven't quite recovered from the lack of sleep from that weekend trip. But it was well worth it.

I will write about Canada later (because it was incredible!). For now I want to highlight work and how great it is going. It is good and easy for me. Y, at the same time, it pushes me. I have been working on this particular project for nearly 2 years and it is so gratifying to watch it become successful.

Starting a business - or creating anything new takes a lot of time and commitment. And I'm having a hard time juggling my work schedule with the rest of my life - including being a good dog owner. I feel like Harley has been neglected. But that is for another entry. For every good thing, there is sacrifce.

For now, for purposes of this entry, I am so thankful for work and the creation and process of making things happen for myself.

I mean, checkout what I do during lunch! :)

Outside

I wish I could describe what I'm looking at right now.

I am at work sitting in Denise's office. Our IT guy is working on my computer right now and Denise is on her honeymoon so I came up here. I'm taking a little break from work to write because I'm so excited! But I don't know if excited is the right word. I don't know the word to capture the feeling.

I'm looking outside. I see Lake Union. The sun is blasting the water. I can't count the number of boats out there - and the number of kayaks and paddle boards. People are jumping off the dock. Planes are taking off from the water. I see a group of friends eating on the rooftop patio of the houseboat. Man, what a sight. Seattle really is an amazing place!

I'm headed to Canada tonight. I love Canada. It is a cleaner and friendlier version of Seattle. Erin's family has a condo right next to Stanley Park - so a group of friends are going to crash. Lucky for us (or not so lucky - depending on how you look at it), this weekend is pride.

Oh Canada Pride - I love you and I hate you. This last year I have definitely hated you.

Back to outside. It is amazing. Absolutely.

I'm going to get off work early today and take Harley swimming. I love Harley. And I giggle when I watch him swim.