Oh Canada....

Back home in Manitoba Canada... loving the time I've been spending with family and friends. Still suffering a bit of jet leg, but this is to be expected! Cant type much, gotta get to bed... strange occurances? My home town... is simply strange!!! Fun to come and visit, but the people drive SERIOUSLY SLOW!!!! Small towns, sheesh! Oh, and I'm sunburnt... :) Golden brown by tomorrow, thanks to the ozone layer I think! Ok nighty night! xoxoxo

LAX blows!

So here i sit at Los Angeles International airport... probably my 8th time here and its patheticness ceases to amaze me. You would think LAX would some how represent the glamour and fame of Hollywood, but it more closely reflects the demise of Hollywoods famous such as Britney, Paris, Lindsay and Mischa. Perhaps, LA is not glam at all... maybe its cursed? Well, I have approx 30 minutes until i board. A quick stop in Cow Town (calgary for my aussie followers), hopefully get to see Mom and Dana for a quick hug and some world famous A&W Onion Rings... and then next stop, final destination WINNIPEG!!!! Laura is picking me up from the airport! Very exciting... and then tomorrow Dad and my big bro Steven are picking me up from Laura's for a w/end of POOL PARTIES and Family Fun in Brandon (my home town). Did I mention this airport blows... so does this computer! Ok, gonna jet (literally).
LOVE YOU ALL... ESPECIALLY MY ONLY FOLLOWER!!! xoxoxox

Yoga time....

I'm celebrating starting yoga... I've been a faithful yogi of Bikram Yoga since early May! And I'm still going!!!! I cant believe it! And in fact, I would consider competing in Bikram comps... but maybe after my Master's is finished and maybe after I've been pracicing for long enough that I feel totally strong and secure in the 90 minute class!

I'm really looking forward to going back to Canada (5 more sleeps) and hopefully practicing some Bikram in Winnipeg, Calgary, Red Deer and LAS VEGAS!!! I hope to keep my routine up!

So what has changed since I've started Bikram you ask? I have more energy... I feel stronger in my self physically and mentally... I feel like I have a stronger immune system... I feel happier... I feel proud of myself for sticking with it... my legs and arms have less 'fat' on them... and I have back cleavage!!!! Wooop Wooop!

I hope to stay comitted to my yoga practice... and I hope that this blog will help me remember just how happy I am with this new part of my life, after only 2.5 months of starting!

5 MORE SLEEPS UNTIL CANADA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The humourous side of Geriatric Psychiatry...

I just love this photo! It's my favorite and I use it in presenations that I give at work when ever possible. I dont know why I chose to put that up there, but that I was just thinking to myself about how much work I have yet to do before I graduate with my Masters in Geriatric Psychiatry. And sometimes people ask me why I would choose such a career... but this photo pretty much sums it up! Aaahhh, gotta love the oldies!!!!

8 more sleeps until Canada... I cant wait to go home and see everyone. My present mission is to dodge what ever virus is running through my team and friends at the moment. Swine flu perhaps? A cough, congestion, aches, headaches... and I've been off my food! You know if Brandi is unwell if she doesnt finish her dinner!!!! But fingers crossed my recent dedication to yoga is helping my immune system FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT off the bad guys!

Two elderly gentlemen are playing cards on Saturday evening as they have done for the past 35 years. Max, the older, had been having problems remembering what cards were what, and usually needed help from his wife. At the end of the card game Ed said to Max, "You did very good tonight. You didn't need any help at all. Why is that?"

Max replied, "Why ever since my wife sent me to that memory school,
I haven't had any problems at all."

“Memory school? What memory school?"

Max thought for a moment, "Oh, what's that flower that's red with thorns?
A really pretty flower...?"

"A rose?"

"Yeah...that's it!" Max turned to his wife and mumbled,
"Hey, Rose! What's the name of that memory school you sent me to?"

hahahaha
xoxo

Totem is one happy girl....

Well, I've finished my move - in theory - I'm back where I started! But I'm back home with Totem. The move was smooth... odd how all of ones belongings can comfortably fit in a package of yellow garbage bags. Hmmm.... probably decreases the value of my many designer dresses and shoes! Oh well, it was probably the fastest move in (my) history.

Sunday night... have a bit of sorting to do... a bit of catch-up-cuddles with Totem, and only 10 MORE SLEEPS UNTIL I LEAVE FOR CANADA!

Good night followers of 'Prairie girl's strange world'....

ps. I'll try to start using spell check ;)

Morning glory...

Well, its sunday morning, the day after I decided to impulsively start a blog. I still have no followers, however, I'm pretty sure there is not a soul in the world who is aware that i have started a blog.
Perhaps I will send out an email later today to see if anyone is interested.
Today I have a rather large job on my hands... MOVING. Since leaving Canada and moving to Australia, I have moved something ridiculous like 7 times in four years. Painful! Living in 'renters paradise' its hard to keep a place for longer than six months, and having moved jobs 3 times since living here, I've attempted to make sure my home was somewhat close to my place of work. Today's move however, is b/c of a bad experience in a 'shared home' and luckily for me I've maintained a close friendship with my ex and can move my things back in there. I will be heading home to Canada in one very short week, so I hope that after a lovely trip home, I will feel rested and relaxed and energised to return to Sydney and start the hunt for a new abode for little wee me!
Off to Bikram yoga... to gain some energy for the day!
Wish me luck!

Trying to figure this out is a bit difficult.... hmmmmm

at least i figured out how to get a photo on!!!!

Saturday night boredom... (lightbulb moment of genius) = Start a blog!!!

Hello to all of my readers (potentially there will be none!) ... but is okay. One must hope for the best, but expect the worst.

I've cleaverly titled my blog "i'm just a prairie girl, living in a strange world'... because i hope this will be significant of the things i may write about in my blog.

Strange experiences at work... ? Strange experiences around Sydney... Strange experiences with friends? ... I'm heading back to Canada shortly, and I may have some strange experiences to share DIRECTLY from the prairires!!!!

This might be very very very fun, or if might end up being a great distraction!!!!

Welcome all.... lets get the blogggggssss started!