tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44102904539586358922024-02-07T20:13:15.515-07:00what will b | becky glauserjust me & my little adventures in lifebeckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00374151195955954026noreply@blogger.comBlogger284125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4410290453958635892.post-85827405187369675502016-02-27T13:54:00.001-07:002016-02-27T13:54:59.755-07:00Good to Great!<br />
For the past 2 years I have been doing something new to me. It's not a huge thing, but it's been life changing because it's made me notice things more. It tunes me in to what it is I really want to focus on in my life, that year, that month and it puts my mind and heart in the right place in preparation for whatever I am drawing into my life. It's a simple thing and it's just one thing...it's creating a theme for my year.<br />
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It seems simple. But it's powerful! Last year my theme was adventure. Since being married, I noticed that I am not as adventurous as I was because it was less of a focus. Not only did I go to Havasupai for the first time in 8 years with my husband, (which by the way was the best trip with my husband in our marriage!) but I somehow I got my "scared of heights" husband to suggest, organize, and schedule SKYDIVING! I never thought that he would ever go sky diving let alone suggest it. Looking back at it, I am amazed by the power of suggestion. And I'm amazed at what an adventurous year we had. :)<br />
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So this year, as I thought about the theme I wanted for this year and how powerful it can be in my life, the thought kept coming to my mind that "life is good but it can be better and you need to be better."<br />
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I have been fighting adding more to my plate the past couple years, and fighting being better. Mainly because I didn't know how I could possibly do more. So I sat with it for awhile, and decided that I was ready to figure out how. Then the theme "Good to Great!" came to mind. I know it's a book (that I have not read) but it perfectly described what I wanted for this year. And so it began.<br />
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In spontaneous ways that I wasn't expecting, the universe brought a couple books my way that I actually read. And those books were Year of Yes by Shonda Rhimes and even more impactful was The Miracle Morning by Hal Elrod. And then my sister encouraged me to do the 21 Day Fix. I've done it before but I just felt it was too hard to keep up with. But this year I was focusing on being great! So.... I started the miracle morning and I started the 21 day fix and it's been awesome! Also, 1 week into both of these programs, I got an email from a business associate that I respect, Justin Morgan (which the way we met was very serendipitous an couple years ago), invited my husband and I to go to a course Master the Power Within that was happening next weekend. Work was crazy busy and I just decided it was something I was going to make room for! And I did. And I am here. And this is such a great remembering and learning of the foundation of my life.<br />
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There has been so much that I have learned, but right now the thing that I am going to talk about is the things that I am willing to give up to work to be a LION in my life, to begin to live up to being my higher self at all times. The things that I am giving up and am becoming are: 1. I am going to start accepting feedback from Brandon specifically. (Which is hard for me!!!) 2. I am now an on-time person. 3. I check in. I do not live in the distracted present. That means with with cell phone and TV.<br />
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This is the beginning of my Good to Great life! And I am grateful for Master the Power Within because it has opened my mind to giving these things up and start living my best life!<br />
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Life is Great!<br />
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I read a blog called The Simple Dollar. I have for years. Today, a quote on it struck me and I wanted to remember it somewhere. It's about -isms. <br />
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“The moment someone attaches you to a philosophy or a movement, they then assign all the baggage and the rest of the philosophy to you. Then when you want to have a conversation, they will assert that they already know everything important there is to know about you, because of that association. That’s not the way to have a conversation. I’m sorry, it’s not. …I am not an -ism, I think for myself.” – Neil deGrasse Tyson<br />
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I identify with this. Since I became an active member of the LDS church, I think people thought I would stop being me. Or find that I had no thoughts of my own. I am still me. I do believe the gospel to be true. And I'm still me. <br />
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I wonder how many people feel that way about different things they have identified themselves with. And if they have noticed people treating them differently...<br />
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I am unique in my thoughts and beliefs as the next person, regardless if we identify ourselves in the same group or religion or political party or not. <br />
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It's interesting to take a step back and look at that. <br />
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Good night. :)beckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00374151195955954026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4410290453958635892.post-24458343245470757992011-01-14T22:55:00.003-07:002011-01-14T23:01:24.360-07:00nothing.i am done. <br /><br />graduated from college.<br />graduated from my 200 hr yoga teacher training. <br />turned in final group project - investment research challenge. <br /><br />tonight is one of the first nights in awhile that i have had absolutely nothing that i had to do. <br /><br />it is great. :)<br />i did nothing tonight, except catch up on stuff that i have been neglecting for a long time like . . . .<br /><br />taking down my christmas decorations<br />blogging<br />watching tv shows<br />hanging out at my house all alone<br /><br />what a great night of nothing. <br /><br />things to look forward to tomorrow morning: picking up bountiful baskets and hot yoga. :)<br /><br /><a href="http://s196.photobucket.com/albums/aa101/rebeccaglauser/?action=view&current=Blog-signature-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa101/rebeccaglauser/Blog-signature-1.jpg" alt="blog signature butterfly" border="0" /></a>beckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00374151195955954026noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4410290453958635892.post-40663313412840517792011-01-11T23:06:00.001-07:002011-01-11T23:07:24.877-07:001.11.11the coolest birthday date ever. had a great 27th birthday. happy day to me! :)<br /><br /><a href="http://s196.photobucket.com/albums/aa101/rebeccaglauser/?action=view&current=Blog-signature-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa101/rebeccaglauser/Blog-signature-1.jpg" alt="blog signature butterfly" border="0" /></a>beckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00374151195955954026noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4410290453958635892.post-61841282456519985472010-11-07T22:40:00.003-07:002010-11-07T22:45:32.088-07:00awesome chasmfavorite hike that i have done in a while. a new route for an old hike. loved it!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8JGp_uRbG7G2xuXieia7LA5qwMGnWdZbiZMsAStmzWQGr5L9uGihuCcNBVzpsSkP0_2VtoZ3jFA6vQxc3TrnxVXzSMB5zNYa4pOpmh_Yu_WVeDLVu-WHMLf8KzYeWMQmSw9v5cDfmteA/s1600/2010+-+11,12.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8JGp_uRbG7G2xuXieia7LA5qwMGnWdZbiZMsAStmzWQGr5L9uGihuCcNBVzpsSkP0_2VtoZ3jFA6vQxc3TrnxVXzSMB5zNYa4pOpmh_Yu_WVeDLVu-WHMLf8KzYeWMQmSw9v5cDfmteA/s800/2010+-+11,12.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537049746078496146" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s196.photobucket.com/albums/aa101/rebeccaglauser/?action=view&current=Blog-signature-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa101/rebeccaglauser/Blog-signature-1.jpg" alt="blog signature butterfly" border="0" /></a>beckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00374151195955954026noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4410290453958635892.post-20591462663755271882010-10-23T22:53:00.002-06:002010-10-23T22:57:00.809-06:00sistersphoto from a spontaneous saturday with my sister. love it. love her. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1rn3RLODnhMeVzODyHUKFhpj5z0gOoecZo53SPgULt2272n2180oWb5aSA4PAwz6TM7FiJQ50Wp8ag6B36OD5q_TIq9iZJAh-yHzB4sT2pFUXCetQwbLGh2nspHGusS0sEnCb37Rxc88/s1600/Becky+and+Sara+001.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1rn3RLODnhMeVzODyHUKFhpj5z0gOoecZo53SPgULt2272n2180oWb5aSA4PAwz6TM7FiJQ50Wp8ag6B36OD5q_TIq9iZJAh-yHzB4sT2pFUXCetQwbLGh2nspHGusS0sEnCb37Rxc88/s800/Becky+and+Sara+001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531471332771509666" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://s196.photobucket.com/albums/aa101/rebeccaglauser/?action=view&current=Blog-signature-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa101/rebeccaglauser/Blog-signature-1.jpg" alt="blog signature butterfly" border="0" /></a>beckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00374151195955954026noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4410290453958635892.post-66743715643445977782010-10-20T23:04:00.000-06:002010-10-20T23:04:00.173-06:00everyone moved away<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"> . . . and i hardly got any pictures. brad and kendall and family and aaron and sabrina and family both moved up to seattle, wa. i am pretty bummed about it. but mostly i will miss the kids. :) notice that's who I got the most pictures of. <br /><br />sabrina and kendall at grandma elaine's a few days before they left.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL_O4wWy4ss1H1lv8fJBzzVVvHeafL8o8Dp7PD8C5hmC45bfXZfuF7Wn7ncCTqYAqTomyLHHfEirmTWGDLNlunhyrx6-dzkC__c1FfufQTfxJ1rFCcbcm0213MgFkdAKVVjfFYe_EOods/s1600/IMGP4990.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL_O4wWy4ss1H1lv8fJBzzVVvHeafL8o8Dp7PD8C5hmC45bfXZfuF7Wn7ncCTqYAqTomyLHHfEirmTWGDLNlunhyrx6-dzkC__c1FfufQTfxJ1rFCcbcm0213MgFkdAKVVjfFYe_EOods/s400/IMGP4990.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529248447937419522" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div style="text-align: left;">dominic. i took a million pictures of this kid and he wouldn't look at the camera. he is so cute though.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGsq2GwyrfDjJ2lwlNcJ55q67f0ZeXuQpqVwBs8z9TZ1XZlLMOKGKlY_oZGlMUsj99DBPdNdg_3R0aMhu8Opv5kFLjuthlInERNwfVm0mj_6fderoafxkibKaGMg2W9shqx4gb3o5xreA/s1600/IMGP4995.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGsq2GwyrfDjJ2lwlNcJ55q67f0ZeXuQpqVwBs8z9TZ1XZlLMOKGKlY_oZGlMUsj99DBPdNdg_3R0aMhu8Opv5kFLjuthlInERNwfVm0mj_6fderoafxkibKaGMg2W9shqx4gb3o5xreA/s400/IMGP4995.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529248446984817698" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div style="text-align: left;">landon and kailyn, the night we helped them pack the moving truck. not sure why landon is in his power ranger outfit, but i love it. i miss these little bugs. <br /><br /></div><a onblur="try 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style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbDxJJI2YImJpIxsCPu1B6d4D2rSo5_sHkMbjChpPsyQx87S7nN86S8ZHRndmpIucoLRp601mOOsDPZcE-SKVyge9fLipaQuinGhqcsIRAuECdSBXJreo0Q0ZL9beFdyKsevYNEQDMhio/s400/IMGP4997.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529248432712105474" border="0" /></a><br /></div><a href="http://s196.photobucket.com/albums/aa101/rebeccaglauser/?action=view&current=Blog-signature-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa101/rebeccaglauser/Blog-signature-1.jpg" alt="blog signature butterfly" border="0" /></a>beckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00374151195955954026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4410290453958635892.post-18175703599022133362010-10-19T22:35:00.000-06:002010-10-19T22:35:00.435-06:00red rock and beatles love<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">visited leah in vegas with cody in september. it was a much needed weekend of hiking at <a href="http://www.redrock.org/">red rocks</a> {just outside of vegas}, going to <a href="http://zh-cn.facebook.com/pages/Las-Vegas-NV/Bikram-Yoga-Westside/339644152114">bikram yoga</a> for the first time {super hard and super HOT, but uh-mazing}, shopping and seeing my first cirque de soleil show: <a href="http://www.cirquedusoleil.com/en/shows/love/default.aspx">beatles love</a>. <br /><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmGHR46swU5J6_Pj3KpX_-saCUBuBTKGHM0kk_zrD-ClIulBX62906Y4cf8x7D1x1XYcJrjIZ0wtdLJ201QuH-uHLXDnAyuWS-pQ22H-bMCZq6bfpimvvl3WW3chQ2tjjTwNv2xGN8nZQ/s1600/IMGP4973.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmGHR46swU5J6_Pj3KpX_-saCUBuBTKGHM0kk_zrD-ClIulBX62906Y4cf8x7D1x1XYcJrjIZ0wtdLJ201QuH-uHLXDnAyuWS-pQ22H-bMCZq6bfpimvvl3WW3chQ2tjjTwNv2xGN8nZQ/s400/IMGP4973.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529242913957545938" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilVIyx3pM5liYFZE9WikBiOFW19u_dNs9SNL3jOHCGaJaEFPb6Jrxl2T33-PKNVUMbJ0WYldXcdyLHOPQrodtgCiwyXxlzUVtPbIVOU1J52jKxK_TpvP4_tr08NOplMu2eiFfRnGLN2a4/s1600/IMGP4971.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilVIyx3pM5liYFZE9WikBiOFW19u_dNs9SNL3jOHCGaJaEFPb6Jrxl2T33-PKNVUMbJ0WYldXcdyLHOPQrodtgCiwyXxlzUVtPbIVOU1J52jKxK_TpvP4_tr08NOplMu2eiFfRnGLN2a4/s400/IMGP4971.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529242909819855570" border="0" /></a><br /></div>scary descent. <br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdw0u78NJRIHunTqBbuR1CVoOySeRgbaKQbl3qFC9u2DlhRoW_86Qw5AExPFAB6ehSBapYOWm__upEhedJ-6ceq_ijlUxlP5nidk2zbE9Ci-4QrCQeLnqa6P22zB_SGr1BV9V2Uw6aIYk/s1600/IMGP4986.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdw0u78NJRIHunTqBbuR1CVoOySeRgbaKQbl3qFC9u2DlhRoW_86Qw5AExPFAB6ehSBapYOWm__upEhedJ-6ceq_ijlUxlP5nidk2zbE9Ci-4QrCQeLnqa6P22zB_SGr1BV9V2Uw6aIYk/s400/IMGP4986.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529242903801688354" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8RiawAqVFHkFL7EZHdKsB1t4eF8xlgZSdddtcUAuWe2X6Gun-wm96IOg8wGFH5sHvWvUEs30nT3Orr9-goXtHm_FdcKUnoYBK3m4C9NMLjXqz3al_Pk6Uj_o-BymhyphenhyphenGpHcgjHOAQSrVo/s1600/IMGP4984.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8RiawAqVFHkFL7EZHdKsB1t4eF8xlgZSdddtcUAuWe2X6Gun-wm96IOg8wGFH5sHvWvUEs30nT3Orr9-goXtHm_FdcKUnoYBK3m4C9NMLjXqz3al_Pk6Uj_o-BymhyphenhyphenGpHcgjHOAQSrVo/s400/IMGP4984.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529242901095712530" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br />entrance to beatles love. such an amazing show!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkuDVouy-d0ma-qqZjvFw0JfLEAMugwdH_wPf0TXZaAyLYdeafYej82trbnCgpI0i3B8FTLT_qyjOZ2YNFKpegin84IuZL3XABjt4bN7VIhLri3Cp-B25vwwnsGibyTK7iyfhhGrwdsoM/s1600/44991_1525781937467_1022212506_1534963_8156397_n.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 239px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkuDVouy-d0ma-qqZjvFw0JfLEAMugwdH_wPf0TXZaAyLYdeafYej82trbnCgpI0i3B8FTLT_qyjOZ2YNFKpegin84IuZL3XABjt4bN7VIhLri3Cp-B25vwwnsGibyTK7iyfhhGrwdsoM/s400/44991_1525781937467_1022212506_1534963_8156397_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529242894706593650" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>loved my mini-vaca with cody and lea lea. :)<br /><br /><a href="http://s196.photobucket.com/albums/aa101/rebeccaglauser/?action=view&current=Blog-signature-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa101/rebeccaglauser/Blog-signature-1.jpg" alt="blog signature butterfly" border="0" /></a>beckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00374151195955954026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4410290453958635892.post-91867207262272480912010-10-17T22:11:00.003-06:002010-10-17T22:33:52.941-06:00zion with the girlshiked hidden canyon with mom and sara back in july. :) I finally uploaded a bunch of pictures. this was such a fun day. we hiked hidden canyon {sara was sorta scared of the parts with chains}, went swimming in a fun swimming hole and then had lunch at oscar's in springdale. perfect day with the girls.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitG07P2oMfHo7qXNWfM39wAx3UTEPBx1A5ZFteK9RmKB83EQn7GJhs5vbfhgZFCGaxzHVsXV_-kDa8F2cGjqXTIPCZPtxsfCDhq4tgmOz0NtIbpWXueTxZlBX616MVhBUSJAuFEi-C91U/s1600/2010+-+6,+7,+8.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitG07P2oMfHo7qXNWfM39wAx3UTEPBx1A5ZFteK9RmKB83EQn7GJhs5vbfhgZFCGaxzHVsXV_-kDa8F2cGjqXTIPCZPtxsfCDhq4tgmOz0NtIbpWXueTxZlBX616MVhBUSJAuFEi-C91U/s800/2010+-+6,+7,+8.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529234698628873074" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s196.photobucket.com/albums/aa101/rebeccaglauser/?action=view&current=Blog-signature-1.jpg" 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font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;} </style> <![endif]--><span style="">about a month ago, on my way up to one of my <a href="http://www.sagehillsyoga.com/">yoga intensive weekends</a>, as I was eating cooking dough and driving up i-15, my sister called me. she wanted me to do this raw food cleanse with her. . . huge pause on my end of the phone. now, when i think of raw food, i think of a certain thanksgiving where my aunt made almost all raw food and everyone there was like, "what? this is NOT thanksgiving foo</span><span style="">d." The pies were weird, the crackers were bendy. basically, not a good first impression. BUT i decided to do it anyway . . .</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="">
<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFJ3OPBmRYmhxakNSs36EPsYqsAa773u1vkSdH8VY8CAq7TYeEp518M-FeTABLe9WOJS8Hh4jNvzd2_cijUrAMGQt5RK3_u5zSJjzgjPywFkbbT-qDsE2ttFY6JciiT196qm-iSA0tgjs/s1600/IMGP4929.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFJ3OPBmRYmhxakNSs36EPsYqsAa773u1vkSdH8VY8CAq7TYeEp518M-FeTABLe9WOJS8Hh4jNvzd2_cijUrAMGQt5RK3_u5zSJjzgjPywFkbbT-qDsE2ttFY6JciiT196qm-iSA0tgjs/s800/IMGP4929.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513059390523265058" border="0" /></a><span style=""><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">. . . fast forward a month later. i’ve lost about 10 lbs, just by changing my diet. i still exercise, but don’t feel that guilty if i don’t every day. when i do work out, it’s usually around half hour, unless i’m doing yoga. i feel so healthy. i eat a lot of fruits and veggies. i did the raw thing for about 3 weeks, which included a juice feast (like a fast, but you drink a lot of juice that you must juice yourself.) i didn’t love the juice feast, but did it for 4 days. now, i would say that I eat about 60% raw and the rest pretty close to vegetarian. i don’t want to say that i am vegetarian because i feel ike that labels and restricts me.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">the interesting point i want to emphasize is how my view of food changed drastically. i used to have STRONG sugar cravings and usually NEEDED some type of sugar after each meal. now i really don’t. i do occasionally, but I tend to fill that craving with something more healthy then a handful of chocolate chips. i know i had a least a mild case of <a href="http://www.holistichelp.net/candida.html">candida</a>, most people in America have it and don’t even know it. it was causing me to be addicted to sugar. another thing that i thought was an interesting side effect was the way i felt about meat. i used to love meat and planned my meals around it. now after being more aware of what i am putting into my body, and seeing clips from “food inc,” i am more meat averse, unless it is the good grass fed, true free range stuff.
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<br /><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><u4:p> <!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--> <!--[endif]--></u4:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">resources that have helped me along this journey are:</p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">-<a href="http://www.roadtoraw.com/">www.roadtoraw.com</a>: the website that hosted the raw food clease and had amazing videos and support.</p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">-<a href="http://www.therawalicious.com/">www.therawalicious.com</a>: an amazing blog with so many how to videos and great ideas for total health. i want to be this girl's friend!</p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">-<a href="http://www.greensmoothiegirl.com/">www.greensmoothiegirl.com</a>: loved her site and have used it for yummy, healthy recipes. i have a green smoothie almost every morning now.</p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">-“the kind diet” by Alicia Silverstone: a lot of great recipes</p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">-<a href="http://www.bountifulbaskets.org">www.bountifulbaskets.org</a>: amazing food co-op that allows me to get lots of fruits and veggies for great prices. pictured above. </p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">-my sister <a href="http://mackpack.blogspot.com/">amy</a>: it was so good to have someone to call anytime i was craving something or wanted to talk about how we both were progressing, or other totally gross things that only sisters share, or when i stepped on the scale and it was lower than i thought it would be and when i fit into my thin jeans.</p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">i didn’t mean to make this post so long, but i haven’t really written about this transformation at all. i have learned so much about my body, the food i eat and so many other amazing nutritional things. a month ago, if i read this, i would have probably thrown up all over this post and told whoever wrote it that there was no way i was going to even try to get healthy this way. so don’t judge too quickly. go to one of those websites, and if you are feeling adventurous, sign up for the roadtoraw.com cleanse. it will change your life. i promise.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">also, am considering doing more health related posts that have to do with my discoveries . . . so stay tuned. :)</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">have an amazing day!</p>
<br /><a href="http://s196.photobucket.com/albums/aa101/rebeccaglauser/?action=view&current=Blog-signature-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa101/rebeccaglauser/Blog-signature-1.jpg" alt="blog signature butterfly" border="0" /></a>beckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00374151195955954026noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4410290453958635892.post-64013559360022160952010-08-17T12:41:00.004-06:002010-08-17T12:48:14.980-06:00how to be alonei know it's been a while. i would imagine posts will be few and far between for a little while at least, but when i do post, it will be about something i really like or that is important to me.<br /><br />this video fits under both categories:<br /><br /><object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/k7X7sZzSXYs?fs=1&hl=en_US"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/k7X7sZzSXYs?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br />i liked it.<br /><br /><br />in other news:<br /><br />i started my hatha yoga teacher training. :) my 3rd intensive weekend is this weekend. am loving it. <br /><br />and school starts next week for me. my last semester. and i will have my bachelor's degree in business/finance. excited to get it over with. :) i had to save the classes i don't care about for last. <br /><br /><a href="http://s196.photobucket.com/albums/aa101/rebeccaglauser/?action=view&current=Blog-signature-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa101/rebeccaglauser/Blog-signature-1.jpg" alt="blog signature butterfly" border="0" /></a>beckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00374151195955954026noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4410290453958635892.post-24299490463226083172010-07-06T20:28:00.006-06:002010-07-06T20:43:06.643-06:00cable mountain<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">hiked <a href="http://www.zionnational-park.com/zion-cable-mountain.htm">cable mountain</a> a few sundays ago with <a href="http://codypick.blogspot.com/">cody</a> and <a href="http://www.leahkirschbaum.blogspot.com/">leah</a>. we had never done this hike in zion. the views are breathtaking. and somehow we picked a day where the temperatures were in the sixties! that combined with going to <a href="http://www.cafeoscars.com/menu.html">oscar's</a> for the <a href="http://www.cafeoscars.com/menu.html#burgers">murder burger</a> after . . . made it a perfect day. :)<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidtTVl0E4tGuQVHaIn5i46nf_p4YRprWDCHMaLc0037V7q3fEdrW7pGXyLdtzarAIBbkPZmtNXQgk4Q_KJBdxDypDZ5V1fv51VgvzUj0AwTOvWT9zupO6VRaUsc8WVIf5iZMp_jwpr6Uk/s1600/29333_1446207668160_1022212506_1310184_588641_n.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidtTVl0E4tGuQVHaIn5i46nf_p4YRprWDCHMaLc0037V7q3fEdrW7pGXyLdtzarAIBbkPZmtNXQgk4Q_KJBdxDypDZ5V1fv51VgvzUj0AwTOvWT9zupO6VRaUsc8WVIf5iZMp_jwpr6Uk/s800/29333_1446207668160_1022212506_1310184_588641_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490988447320692386" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /></div>looking down on angel's landing.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzvESk06LWVHghtQ1q994jeNwOrXI-tG7gfB2Fbjqe1PL7GyglbgQNXSAxxSNPErUrP7icRyYk5V-K3s331IYdaRfIhJ7Pb_QByY6K0Vwk8LRBVTqN_lQk7jRpiZB-p5f3ZZJUH3BUcj4/s1600/IMG00195.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzvESk06LWVHghtQ1q994jeNwOrXI-tG7gfB2Fbjqe1PL7GyglbgQNXSAxxSNPErUrP7icRyYk5V-K3s331IYdaRfIhJ7Pb_QByY6K0Vwk8LRBVTqN_lQk7jRpiZB-p5f3ZZJUH3BUcj4/s800/IMG00195.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490985928966247810" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br />they used to lower timber down the canyon with cables . . . hence the name.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_1jtF0QRKbKLxT51Z_U9gjyHboRwFQNDs_etBeRpzLsW9BTLuGijEev95o18hAUdn9vDsq5d5fqnayb4bH36LrN8uD8K7rqXWiUXCy2hCyFz6nIE4o_ySDlXk4bwhX65pMlE8byLVUJA/s1600/IMG00199.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_1jtF0QRKbKLxT51Z_U9gjyHboRwFQNDs_etBeRpzLsW9BTLuGijEev95o18hAUdn9vDsq5d5fqnayb4bH36LrN8uD8K7rqXWiUXCy2hCyFz6nIE4o_ySDlXk4bwhX65pMlE8byLVUJA/s800/IMG00199.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490985924830508818" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><a href="http://s196.photobucket.com/albums/aa101/rebeccaglauser/?action=view&current=Blog-signature-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa101/rebeccaglauser/Blog-signature-1.jpg" alt="blog signature butterfly" border="0" /></a>beckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00374151195955954026noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4410290453958635892.post-85519704775031399162010-06-27T22:50:00.004-06:002010-06-27T23:13:25.682-06:00since i've been gone . . .it seems i've been a little distant lately . . . i guess until i get into a new routine i let a few things slide. the blog being one of them. <br /><br />new work is finally feeling normal. :) yea!<br /><br />school has been out for the summer for at least 2 months now. <br /><br />no summer classes = me cleaning and organizing my house, and looking for other projects. what's with my obsession with being busy? no clue.<br /><br />this fall will be my final semester before i officially have my bachelor's degree.<br /><br />i'm already thinking about the next step. more thoughts to come later. . .<br /><br />considering 8-month certification in kundalini yoga, but after doing 108 sun salutations for the summer solstice, am rethinking how much more practice i need before i teach. <br /><br />other than that, here are a few of the pictures i have managed to take over the past month or so . . .<br /><br />took a quick trip to slc with mom and sisters to see my cute niece and nephew in a play. they were darling and would totally wave at us during the play. we sort of instigated that though. :) they got trophies cause it was their last night. <br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFKMLh6rycZ_PRDo-hHiX0AQwCi7Cxdm1BVR59CNXvUPKUXWKsBu4zrgJQzif5teeuRkSykWfBapXja2koQoGEiMSJ4_dBBlBKJwQqfP8dgLvB5xtJ7_atNwBshabVBTaOh-_qtNpIVw4/s1600/IMGP4838.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFKMLh6rycZ_PRDo-hHiX0AQwCi7Cxdm1BVR59CNXvUPKUXWKsBu4zrgJQzif5teeuRkSykWfBapXja2koQoGEiMSJ4_dBBlBKJwQqfP8dgLvB5xtJ7_atNwBshabVBTaOh-_qtNpIVw4/s400/IMGP4838.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487684105074087266" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">planted a garden. these are the strawberries. also planted artichoke, tomatoes, raspberries and lots of flowers!<br /></div></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvQNz0MLw52L33k1MS9zytJybIe1eO9l8_aVt7GtUINieSCkkbI5W7SqfQVQ-Hxs33lbWTk-TwZpbecG9w9GcJ26Z6MDIzZPKPtEESQtzlB7kJVDLFnN26JUhAn-94TiEYL8puR0gMCYA/s1600/IMGP4810.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvQNz0MLw52L33k1MS9zytJybIe1eO9l8_aVt7GtUINieSCkkbI5W7SqfQVQ-Hxs33lbWTk-TwZpbecG9w9GcJ26Z6MDIzZPKPtEESQtzlB7kJVDLFnN26JUhAn-94TiEYL8puR0gMCYA/s400/IMGP4810.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487684103086622834" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">enjoyed my banks' roses blooming. only one month out of the year, but love them!<br /></div></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRZjOUxbsKqxroEIDlWfNdk-IGx9SY7HX4ovMip4GgBirzHqfcqqJss9a9OSq975aPtYzO395ZRDpaUTXm3259HC9jMYzLiBKSt8ISG5GQ47rnAFXwJQAF1kvmFngrXPAeUqLurZhdjXs/s1600/IMGP4817.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRZjOUxbsKqxroEIDlWfNdk-IGx9SY7HX4ovMip4GgBirzHqfcqqJss9a9OSq975aPtYzO395ZRDpaUTXm3259HC9jMYzLiBKSt8ISG5GQ47rnAFXwJQAF1kvmFngrXPAeUqLurZhdjXs/s400/IMGP4817.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487684090145979746" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">took the family on a hike for mother's day. mom's request. and cami was in town!<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Y4bwEzt45aftoSqZ8kAfp3A8ohv_C3LS1Np-ueZ6AhNlCFlxJIA2t24o3Y41cR6E5xQ1k6kt5deDPM_0zlYRaN3QkIe93HU3WJFmSAQrQwH6Qex_EX9eNEKoxDmiZKobgRx205QkOJc/s1600/IMGP4848.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Y4bwEzt45aftoSqZ8kAfp3A8ohv_C3LS1Np-ueZ6AhNlCFlxJIA2t24o3Y41cR6E5xQ1k6kt5deDPM_0zlYRaN3QkIe93HU3WJFmSAQrQwH6Qex_EX9eNEKoxDmiZKobgRx205QkOJc/s400/IMGP4848.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487684114140750498" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br />lovely summer days. hope to be back more often. <br /><br /><a href="http://s196.photobucket.com/albums/aa101/rebeccaglauser/?action=view&current=Blog-signature-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa101/rebeccaglauser/Blog-signature-1.jpg" alt="blog signature butterfly" border="0" /></a>beckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00374151195955954026noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4410290453958635892.post-57011020875352249082010-05-16T17:48:00.003-06:002010-05-16T17:52:39.747-06:00happy late mothers day!saw this on mother's day weekend when driving home from slc. those are cranes! how rad is that?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2UmOIHaM_bTm7dOp08erCVQbEGQeBaPQifvdotuDvAqHVDBtWWapKae81Uf_L7J48mQAcr56idd8uSnwvCn6OAZgT5sq3tDaxen2LT1i4n7sfTJiRvb1OrHcsDabXRGvpk_3mpC7w-To/s1600/IMGP4842.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2UmOIHaM_bTm7dOp08erCVQbEGQeBaPQifvdotuDvAqHVDBtWWapKae81Uf_L7J48mQAcr56idd8uSnwvCn6OAZgT5sq3tDaxen2LT1i4n7sfTJiRvb1OrHcsDabXRGvpk_3mpC7w-To/s800/IMGP4842.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472019154741102114" border="0" /></a><br /><br />i pretty much have the best mom ever. and i don't mind that i am becoming more and more like her everyday. amen.<br /><br /><a href="http://s196.photobucket.com/albums/aa101/rebeccaglauser/?action=view&current=Blog-signature-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa101/rebeccaglauser/Blog-signature-1.jpg" alt="blog signature butterfly" border="0" /></a>beckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00374151195955954026noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4410290453958635892.post-75438267866108607552010-04-28T20:28:00.000-06:002010-04-28T20:28:00.379-06:00great expectations<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA4dlBT9gwonfvxHyGKNBuyZppYLaaTH-xmwnHrAJ8jmOuMGeCpmcu5OngN50nulmf8Fb1Jc2aWhLQz7EdpjqiCBk0TTDuQZ7QooLoQh9W04HaDu_4-vchUQsF93d6uqCB8EEnKBejQFY/s1600/red+balloons_flickr+Jakob+E.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA4dlBT9gwonfvxHyGKNBuyZppYLaaTH-xmwnHrAJ8jmOuMGeCpmcu5OngN50nulmf8Fb1Jc2aWhLQz7EdpjqiCBk0TTDuQZ7QooLoQh9W04HaDu_4-vchUQsF93d6uqCB8EEnKBejQFY/s400/red+balloons_flickr+Jakob+E.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464660904501642098" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div>the other day, i was talking to a friend that has great expectations for her life. amazing goals and aspirations. this is one of the many things i love about her. she is extremely ambitious and is a goal setter. i am this way as well, but she started planning a little earlier than me.<br /><br />my point is, this friend, was talking about how she wasn't where she expected to be in life. she was disappointed and frustrated.<br /><br />i have been thinking about this and my question is: are we ever where we expect to be?<br /><br />if you would have told me that i would be doing what i am doing now when i was younger, i probably wouldn't have believed it.<br /><br />i'm in such a different place than i expected. in some aspects of my life, i would say i'm in a far better place than expected. <br /><br />but what are these expectations we have of the future? of someday i will be traveling the world or someday i will have the job of my dreams?<br /><br />do we grow complacent as we grow up? do we just change? or is it more of putting our priorities in order? <br /><br />some people say that being content is bad. but on this subject that brings up more questions than answers, i would have to say that there is a strange balance in there somewhere. it's not a compromise. it's a creative solution that mixes your expectations and goals with real life.<br /><br />it's actually pretty amazing how it happens. for me, it's brought me to a place that is a mixture of moments where the fairytale i dreamed of as a child is true and the reality of the world slapping me in the face come together in an odd mixture that makes me happy.<br /><br />the key is enjoying the fairytale and responding to the slap in the face by being better.<br /><br />oh i still have my great expectations and they keep me reaching higher. writing to do lists and goal lists. these expectations help us hope and plan for something more.<br /><br />it's crazy how life can have you high on happiness one day and pulling out your hair the next. makes me grateful for the times of happy contentedness.<br /><br />so to my friend with her great expectations: know that we all have these. they are our balloons that keep us looking up into the sky and if one of them pops every now and then, it's okay. god has a big helium tank that's there if we want it. it's there so we can fill up another balloon with our dreams.<br /><br /><a href="http://s196.photobucket.com/albums/aa101/rebeccaglauser/?action=view&current=Blog-signature-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa101/rebeccaglauser/Blog-signature-1.jpg" alt="blog signature butterfly" border="0" /></a>beckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00374151195955954026noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4410290453958635892.post-72053591307875917302010-04-24T19:45:00.001-06:002010-04-24T19:45:00.160-06:00DIY: wall hanging<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">i started making this flowery wall hanging thing back in january and just slowly worked on it as i had time. i finished it a few weeks ago and am just now posting it. :) i spray painted the frame that i found at a garage sale and sort of arranged them together on one of my bedroom walls. not sure if this is the final or if i will actually put something in the frame, but here it is for now. <br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div style="text-align: left;">and you will never guess what it is made out of . . .<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdjHUDM7sceI5_mY3NoXNRMMv4ufPelCXc2aibgMIQ7GRSEu2K5kicJuWMdzLNyjxudw4ZwddsKpyEFxq0YaGd7D7T_cf-dM6BiYGvD-52TbnqvDBKc6SuBtxBmyopa72teZs13mdBh8E/s1600/IMGP4753.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdjHUDM7sceI5_mY3NoXNRMMv4ufPelCXc2aibgMIQ7GRSEu2K5kicJuWMdzLNyjxudw4ZwddsKpyEFxq0YaGd7D7T_cf-dM6BiYGvD-52TbnqvDBKc6SuBtxBmyopa72teZs13mdBh8E/s400/IMGP4753.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456096102066322146" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div style="text-align: left;"> . . .toilet paper rolls!<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJk9sRKIb3LIUtHd91Y9CX_p4JYRzz6aYHpWNtfDyDgbWgaYnDM-1KfdBdUoqCCvvEM2-HsvyVLUY5vihBbR2yFDF8Z6rwcsf1kXcbmY9HFcZrZU7Bi8BiDmCKTUX0Pbf5D1HxYV6mkHU/s1600/102.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJk9sRKIb3LIUtHd91Y9CX_p4JYRzz6aYHpWNtfDyDgbWgaYnDM-1KfdBdUoqCCvvEM2-HsvyVLUY5vihBbR2yFDF8Z6rwcsf1kXcbmY9HFcZrZU7Bi8BiDmCKTUX0Pbf5D1HxYV6mkHU/s400/102.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456095601208133666" border="0" /></a></div><br />i got the idea <a href="http://www.designspongeonline.com/2009/11/diy-project-toilet-paper-roll-wall-art.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=diy-project-toilet-paper-roll-wall-art">here</a> and added a few more petals to it. it was fun and super cheap!<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJBLzaRMfKh4AzQXg33-79G4JQRHcR0oFA4JBajxcqOMBqN4v8JjeNp31JSfNOCzhSjNiE83eW9mvHryPCQCWkeI4ezmdC9cM2zyCtwt5a10dSpG94YKTwUoCgqx-oqx5yV8MvExrGjpU/s1600/100.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJBLzaRMfKh4AzQXg33-79G4JQRHcR0oFA4JBajxcqOMBqN4v8JjeNp31JSfNOCzhSjNiE83eW9mvHryPCQCWkeI4ezmdC9cM2zyCtwt5a10dSpG94YKTwUoCgqx-oqx5yV8MvExrGjpU/s400/100.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456094678048292882" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">these are a few of the steps and i used paper clips to hold them in place while the glue dried.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7JL81IE64BVf1O3q1PyHg_ZQHG6uTO-rDQOKBNpmfI9Ko5uNspgE0w7ccJKW7oXygL7PNMWiMX8b-9rFjR26rfeDsj7eKijjWuw5DsppYoPkecYhetgoIRhg9ZKNsiaXv5yPulzEmDbs/s1600/101.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7JL81IE64BVf1O3q1PyHg_ZQHG6uTO-rDQOKBNpmfI9Ko5uNspgE0w7ccJKW7oXygL7PNMWiMX8b-9rFjR26rfeDsj7eKijjWuw5DsppYoPkecYhetgoIRhg9ZKNsiaXv5yPulzEmDbs/s400/101.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456095593116548786" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">the final project one more time. :) i love it on my wall.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVt71zf8gqvDO3o6DbJDLVuAX_uu63vqZDFn2ceGeMDmcRYndGAPgr_4ukKMEpV88RFSvKHBIjShFQqI4Bh_bBnY5Nqv_K0U2Q1FTfIVkLa52bkbxHSKBEUKy3s0QIga2gXaDtpRCSS-w/s1600/IMGP4754.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVt71zf8gqvDO3o6DbJDLVuAX_uu63vqZDFn2ceGeMDmcRYndGAPgr_4ukKMEpV88RFSvKHBIjShFQqI4Bh_bBnY5Nqv_K0U2Q1FTfIVkLa52bkbxHSKBEUKy3s0QIga2gXaDtpRCSS-w/s400/IMGP4754.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456096112293138098" border="0" /></a></div><a href="http://s196.photobucket.com/albums/aa101/rebeccaglauser/?action=view&current=Blog-signature-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa101/rebeccaglauser/Blog-signature-1.jpg" alt="blog signature butterfly" border="0" /></a>beckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00374151195955954026noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4410290453958635892.post-48538824594803612302010-04-20T23:56:00.003-06:002010-04-21T00:02:30.104-06:00how cute are these kids!?!<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">found these pics on <a href="http://www.kevinhulett.com/">khulett photography</a> of my cute niece and nephew. love them and had to share. kevin did an amazing job!<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7q1ThfZUR4pB1fHj4Q1-0dzPnfVFYMX2ihi9fLew7KzytK_Lis1AsEXqq8WZHJ2cMl94GENO3yhYB5oFTu075qTTo4XqYLhAGQywKC62rZidbJSmS1a8WqXdEsYjwhOAZB6-VBJqxq5g/s1600/IMG_1822.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7q1ThfZUR4pB1fHj4Q1-0dzPnfVFYMX2ihi9fLew7KzytK_Lis1AsEXqq8WZHJ2cMl94GENO3yhYB5oFTu075qTTo4XqYLhAGQywKC62rZidbJSmS1a8WqXdEsYjwhOAZB6-VBJqxq5g/s800/IMG_1822.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462465923824537170" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixgYVzxQToLB33h0rxImtLImT-u2pte87py-SQl3HaGIe7EOBPvAYvoKFMsjFTSo1fpGaD2xGFQRU0ttmsQRSRkCeL-mHoVfv-hC18ZR-FBwa18318SgokmNtzTqKqvjLHlqmTv2U6Dig/s1600/IMG_1891.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixgYVzxQToLB33h0rxImtLImT-u2pte87py-SQl3HaGIe7EOBPvAYvoKFMsjFTSo1fpGaD2xGFQRU0ttmsQRSRkCeL-mHoVfv-hC18ZR-FBwa18318SgokmNtzTqKqvjLHlqmTv2U6Dig/s800/IMG_1891.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462465911627645442" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br />are you kidding me? so darling.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9wFei9K1U9sCiXHqBdEg2qHQstr2S_5_p1wtsBiiYVhGlsDO91uGjRa33VF_AKgypJ9N3g6Cp2VsnoNh4No25sLdnlP5OyF8vRNC_L-C92vj7tHAbHNSaHZwj8KHZL61QBjaRNXVTtqE/s1600/IMG_1896.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9wFei9K1U9sCiXHqBdEg2qHQstr2S_5_p1wtsBiiYVhGlsDO91uGjRa33VF_AKgypJ9N3g6Cp2VsnoNh4No25sLdnlP5OyF8vRNC_L-C92vj7tHAbHNSaHZwj8KHZL61QBjaRNXVTtqE/s800/IMG_1896.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462465919161522418" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><a href="http://s196.photobucket.com/albums/aa101/rebeccaglauser/?action=view&current=Blog-signature-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa101/rebeccaglauser/Blog-signature-1.jpg" alt="blog signature butterfly" border="0" /></a>beckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00374151195955954026noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4410290453958635892.post-49012207223139499322010-04-17T10:27:00.001-06:002010-04-18T23:45:36.748-06:00camping on carlsbad state beach<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">snuck away for the weekend a couple weeks ago with cody, leah and alesha to go camping on the beach. what a perfect weekend. right on the beach. relaxing, roasting hot dogs and falling asleep to the sound of the waves.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9CH2tg7avPbNOJws8NXAVEkMD9zLkOMRrh51-Op4lnefPVOxtj49JqIWWkuU2wYhJq9Hx3lr7gal8ObMUo6IPrg3aLZRyZl0JeJAw8BrCHtPMookWqqvkdd8XA-EqXjBnDD44CCv2kYQ/s1600/IMGP4777.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9CH2tg7avPbNOJws8NXAVEkMD9zLkOMRrh51-Op4lnefPVOxtj49JqIWWkuU2wYhJq9Hx3lr7gal8ObMUo6IPrg3aLZRyZl0JeJAw8BrCHtPMookWqqvkdd8XA-EqXjBnDD44CCv2kYQ/s800/IMGP4777.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458361859616142114" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div style="text-align: left;">pretty impressive photography skills.<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqXH0nswjQR5TrRa7rugfscNaegRI3HlaT5aL4VWgZoHxWxm4LbVMIMSeeuyKoBMi3RXIo4y7ISCzFww57oCzw97v4q8GnIdGK2QVPpBjCl3Pnyc6QGRQgY-rriiVgGPckGO8JTbU2Gbc/s1600/IMGP4778.JPG"><img 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/></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivqcmLd0HfQULloGNj0z3avTlxMOB2yVbqpPewi-NyjaVICt0bc6-t7uq1fzVCKUQ-TQe6GsquXXG26O3FSOmR8Z6FdWu86usSR8zEyOawFCASnWU1-fvu96OclabkGaKSJK_eQBiLeP8/s1600/IMGP4783.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivqcmLd0HfQULloGNj0z3avTlxMOB2yVbqpPewi-NyjaVICt0bc6-t7uq1fzVCKUQ-TQe6GsquXXG26O3FSOmR8Z6FdWu86usSR8zEyOawFCASnWU1-fvu96OclabkGaKSJK_eQBiLeP8/s800/IMGP4783.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458361836832639634" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br />i love this pic of leah. man i am good.<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghbDY2IJKpOCK_jkZEBufW3opifvu6CRoIBKTep6bGLrxRzmMaCSYCzNqB29r5KaTwrBLKgRUTGObSBzPiKxObTI5jMwZXkZftPCKUq1gYtOxNXUVOCQOyr_NezbCjC-qFTtaeklQv8lc/s1600/IMGP4787.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghbDY2IJKpOCK_jkZEBufW3opifvu6CRoIBKTep6bGLrxRzmMaCSYCzNqB29r5KaTwrBLKgRUTGObSBzPiKxObTI5jMwZXkZftPCKUq1gYtOxNXUVOCQOyr_NezbCjC-qFTtaeklQv8lc/s800/IMGP4787.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458361827835186786" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">we also went to huntington beach and stayed with some new friends really close to the beach in a way sweet house. it was a blast!<br /></div></div><br /><a href="http://s196.photobucket.com/albums/aa101/rebeccaglauser/?action=view&current=Blog-signature-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa101/rebeccaglauser/Blog-signature-1.jpg" alt="blog signature butterfly" border="0" /></a>beckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00374151195955954026noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4410290453958635892.post-65835285597255815782010-04-13T22:48:00.000-06:002010-04-13T22:48:00.229-06:00DIY: homemade freezer jam<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">i grew up with homemade strawberry jam and don't like any other jam. so instead of stealing bottles from my mom's freezer . . . i decided to make some of my own. it's so yummy and so easy. it only took me about an hour and a half. perfect for this strawberry season.<br /><br />i used the recipe inside the mcp pectin box. according to my mom you have to use mcp pectin. sure jell is the other brand that you don't want to use. mcp pectin is the best. (but it's from the makers of sure jell) and i only found it at harmons.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_IkMz0jQma3pvnstEc4-ojctPZh4iMd8SWwy_dQTr_o5RLoIc_ctwImr3NTBAhRBo9CZ2t8LPnpFiZVTBzHPH1HIL2CSxk9TGgRdmGCHRWBuMIXRR3OFOsi28uweH6R_mmi4HOMEukWk/s1600/IMGP4800.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_IkMz0jQma3pvnstEc4-ojctPZh4iMd8SWwy_dQTr_o5RLoIc_ctwImr3NTBAhRBo9CZ2t8LPnpFiZVTBzHPH1HIL2CSxk9TGgRdmGCHRWBuMIXRR3OFOsi28uweH6R_mmi4HOMEukWk/s400/IMGP4800.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458367043135079586" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTGNBtpmUtXd-vwnCQvqaZaRy4AsZoftroEku6jvLQqCdgxZXK8LBGE8qha0DOPeAEDqlED0gbeNq3rSFzb79J7sxyAt1vUxK3HT2Vc92m-7Uu254zNmeCNcsnXSoM3HfqaNxquHU98-o/s1600/IMGP4797.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTGNBtpmUtXd-vwnCQvqaZaRy4AsZoftroEku6jvLQqCdgxZXK8LBGE8qha0DOPeAEDqlED0gbeNq3rSFzb79J7sxyAt1vUxK3HT2Vc92m-7Uu254zNmeCNcsnXSoM3HfqaNxquHU98-o/s400/IMGP4797.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458367030885046018" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br />i just made two batches and it made 6 jars! i didn't expect that much. but i'm excited to enjoy it all!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL-6saMXelje6zfa12z3wmK8SCtNwF025umKVhG9YE5lMM-Mmbmy02XLXipWPIBDx8N8ayjnn9rRih-ShYtrhYH67qA-Rl3dwYnRbgWjLrT89KH2QuBLgfcQ55mUTrXxUar4DOPnTq518/s1600/IMGP4802.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL-6saMXelje6zfa12z3wmK8SCtNwF025umKVhG9YE5lMM-Mmbmy02XLXipWPIBDx8N8ayjnn9rRih-ShYtrhYH67qA-Rl3dwYnRbgWjLrT89KH2QuBLgfcQ55mUTrXxUar4DOPnTq518/s400/IMGP4802.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458367022269463330" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0nd_QmXgW9wNfs8_AfIj616D_mm0HXnmHJfQWAshBCeaAmxJJD6l9KqtkJf-ffMCT7iMpz8UkiMuuj67dvBsIyzxsDueWuvmxiiefzqRWIAE-614u17-mTvMOjBL-pJd7XpZ6NjPiPzY/s1600/IMGP4804.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0nd_QmXgW9wNfs8_AfIj616D_mm0HXnmHJfQWAshBCeaAmxJJD6l9KqtkJf-ffMCT7iMpz8UkiMuuj67dvBsIyzxsDueWuvmxiiefzqRWIAE-614u17-mTvMOjBL-pJd7XpZ6NjPiPzY/s400/IMGP4804.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458367011304520866" border="0" /></a><br /></div><a href="http://s196.photobucket.com/albums/aa101/rebeccaglauser/?action=view&current=Blog-signature-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa101/rebeccaglauser/Blog-signature-1.jpg" alt="blog signature butterfly" border="0" /></a>beckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00374151195955954026noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4410290453958635892.post-84550539198657977132010-04-09T21:47:00.003-06:002010-04-09T21:56:55.601-06:00the first week . . .of my new job was like any first week. totally overwhelming. :) but it's a good overwhelming. i like it. best part is monday morning i woke up with the flu. oh, but i denied it. i told myself it was just nerves and halfway through the day had to give in and go home as i shook with the chills and tried not to throw up.<br /><br />yeah, that totally sucked.<br /><br />but at least it only lasted 24 hours. the rest of the week went well. :) thank goodness for the weekend. loving just relaxing. :)<br /><br />have a good one. <br /><br /><a href="http://s196.photobucket.com/albums/aa101/rebeccaglauser/?action=view&current=Blog-signature-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa101/rebeccaglauser/Blog-signature-1.jpg" alt="blog signature butterfly" border="0" /></a>beckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00374151195955954026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4410290453958635892.post-69840549951373882012010-04-04T08:34:00.008-06:002010-04-04T09:03:42.872-06:00where i have beenwell. starting from the beginning, or when i stopped posting . . .<br /><br />the job i have had for the last three years has been a great job. i have learned a lot about the mortgage industry and was able to go to school while i worked full-time. this job allowed me to do other things during the day, if i was slow - hence the blogging more often before. and the getting more homework done. <br /><br />a few months ago i was offered another job that, after much debate and taking many issues into consideration, i took. i am definitely a thinker/debater when it comes to major life decisions. and for me, this was. i loved my new job. i was essentially doing the same thing, just more of it. i was busy all day and felt like i was accomplishing a lot. i had to change my schedule a bit and actually do my homework at home. this is why the blogging suffered. now i have gotten to a point where i am feeling like i am in more of a groove with my new life. just in time for the universe to throw another curve ball at me. <br /><br />a few weeks ago, through connections i had made at school, i was offered another job. {i knew school was good for something.} although, i don't feel like this is just a job. this is more of a career decision. see, i am growing up now. it's not in the mortgage industry. and depending on how i feel once i get more into it, i may tell you more. but for now know that, again, after much debate, i gave my other new job my notice. i loved working there, but fate stepped in and offered something that i had to take a chance on. <br /><br />i am really excited. scared at first, because i don't have much experience at all in this new field, but so excited because i know i will learn so much. it's not a normal "small town, st. george" job. i feel like it will take me places or at least equip me with skills that i will need for the future.<br /><br />and one of the best parts is i put it out there that i wanted this job about a year ago. i didn't have the particulars defined, but the universe, the secret, the law of attraction, or whatever unseen source you prefer, knew. i believe that. and i'm so grateful that for it. <br /><br />so i start my new adventure tomorrow. it may be crazy for awhile, but it will be good. <br /><br />and i have to say that it is good to be back. blogging is my form of journaling and also connecting to so many of you that i would not otherwise know what is going on in your life. perfect for my busy life. so thanks. hope to be back soon.<br /><br /><a href="http://s196.photobucket.com/albums/aa101/rebeccaglauser/?action=view&current=Blog-signature-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa101/rebeccaglauser/Blog-signature-1.jpg" alt="blog signature butterfly" border="0" /></a>beckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00374151195955954026noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4410290453958635892.post-62428416828162423202010-03-29T23:39:00.004-06:002010-03-29T23:50:53.086-06:00i amstill here.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoQrp0KtQ4wy7yrpUBHk2tSC4pBo2cUC1ccnOqsj1DkuvII4Nyj6pH4Onn_k5sJwVpIMbf4nrxWwokM987d8pBGarOasgdYF88Z2gXEEaG-rFzKEauYENG3JFE2HZe8Tyygdq9T4-v72g/s1600/4.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoQrp0KtQ4wy7yrpUBHk2tSC4pBo2cUC1ccnOqsj1DkuvII4Nyj6pH4Onn_k5sJwVpIMbf4nrxWwokM987d8pBGarOasgdYF88Z2gXEEaG-rFzKEauYENG3JFE2HZe8Tyygdq9T4-v72g/s800/4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454299870350986850" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br />just not staying cyber-connected as often.<br /><br />life has been amazing this past month or so.<br /><br />more has happened than i have expected and it's all going so smoothly.<br /><br />let's just say that i am a believer in writing down what you desire.<br /><br />it's fun to watch it unfold.<br /><br />balance is the word i would use to describe how i feel about my life right now.<br /><br />i feel so happy. so balanced.<br /><br />there a little things here and there that i want to tell you about.<br /><br />projects and trips and such.<br /><br />and i will.<br /><br />but for now, i am going to enjoy sitting next to my man, stop typing and start tickling his arm again.<br /><br />and most importantly, i am here. ready to join blogland again.<br /><br /><a href="http://s196.photobucket.com/albums/aa101/rebeccaglauser/?action=view&current=Blog-signature-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa101/rebeccaglauser/Blog-signature-1.jpg" alt="blog signature butterfly" border="0" /></a>beckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00374151195955954026noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4410290453958635892.post-70400591879894124512010-02-05T10:02:00.003-07:002010-02-05T10:06:39.984-07:004 years<div class="entry-body"><div><div class="item-body"><div><p style="text-align: left;">This is a re-post from my sister cami's tumblr page and because they don't let you comment on tumblr pages, i wanted to tell my sister that she said it perfectly. i miss my dad. it would be so fun to have more conversations with him, more trips with him, more days with him. thanks <a href="http://camiglauser.tumblr.com/">cami </a>for a great tribute.<br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kxagug7qXF1qar1s0.jpg" /></p> <p>it’s been 4 years since my dad has passed, so this post is dedicated to him….</p> <p>my father is someone that….</p> <p>makes sure you do what your mother says<br />holds back your hair when you are sick<br />lets you eat ice cream for breakfast<br />walks you down the aisle<br />gives you nicknames to make you feel extra special<br />isn’t afraid to acknowledge the elephant in the room<br />has the voice of a lion<br />but the heart of an angel<br />makes up songs about your friends names<br />gets kicked out of your basketball game because he’s yelling to loud<br />makes the best mix cd’s<br />is always up for a good discussions<br />pops your toes<br />gets all the cracks out of your back<br />is the best golfer<br />is the biggest jokster in the world<br />gives you money if you rub his feet<br />farts at the dinner table<br />is the best bargainer (he always lowered the prices)<br />cooks the best krepes in the world<br />scares your date by simply cleaning off his gun<br />is good at everything he does<br />rubs his stubbly face on your cheeks<br />teaches you how to drive stick<br />makes his presence known<br />is always up for camping<br />isn’t afraid to go up and talk to someone<br />lipsinks<br />lets you comb his chest hair<br />plays the guitar<br />writes songs about your mom<br />tells the best jokes<br />doesn’t like wearing ties<br />falls asleep while watching golf<br />tickles you until you’re about to pee your pants<br />scares your friends<br />obnoxiously squirts you with water<br />sits and plays with the kids for hours<br />is not afraid to throw you realllly high in the air<br />works extra hard<br />lets you cuddle with him<br />sings duets with you<br />makes an impression on everyone he meets<br />builds the best snowman’s<br />teases you about everything<br />master’s the “shoulder boppin” dance move<br />makes everything he eats look sooo good<br />gives you advice<br />makes you dream bigger then the stars<br />is filled with passion<br />loves you no matter what<br />tells you everythings gonna be okay<br />believes in you<br />and is always with you.</p> <p>i love you, dad.</p> <p>miss you dearly.</p></div></div></div></div><a href="http://s196.photobucket.com/albums/aa101/rebeccaglauser/?action=view&current=Blog-signature-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa101/rebeccaglauser/Blog-signature-1.jpg" alt="blog signature butterfly" border="0" /></a>beckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00374151195955954026noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4410290453958635892.post-71570660622995502402010-01-29T11:13:00.004-07:002010-01-29T11:35:15.995-07:00valentines gift shop<div style="text-align: left;">kendall and i will have a <a href="www.beckenddesigns.blogspot.com">beckend designs</a> booth at the valentine's gift shop in st. george tomorrow! come stop by and see us! and our cute coasters! <br /><br /></div><ul type="disc"><li style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://docs.google.com/File?id=ddd8jj8s_110gzftt9vz_b" alt="" style="border: medium none ;" width="144" height="115" /> <span style="font-family:'Hockey is Lif';"><b><span style="font-size:7px;"> </span></b></span> <img src="http://docs.google.com/File?id=ddd8jj8s_111fdc7vzcd_b" alt="" style="border: medium none ;" width="97" height="78" /></li></ul><p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><b><u>Valentine’s Gift Shop</u></b></span></p><p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span></p><p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size:180%;">Need something for that special someone…</span></p><p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size:180%;">or maybe just for you</span><span style="font-size:180%;">rself</span><span style="font-size:180%;">…</span></p><p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size:180%;"> </span></p><p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size:180%;">C</span><span style="font-size:180%;">ome choose from various vendors</span><span style="font-size:180%;"> and </span></p><p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size:180%;">get something for everyone on your </span></p><p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size:180%;">Valentine’s Day list this year!!!</span></p><p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span></p><p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center; font-family: arial;"><img src="http://docs.google.com/File?id=ddd8jj8s_110gzftt9vz_b" alt="" style="border: medium none ;" width="144" height="115" /></p> <p style="margin: 0pt; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span></p><p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><b>Saturday, January 30</b><b><sup>th</sup></b></span></p><p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><sup><b>10am-4pm</b></sup><sup><b> </b></sup></span></p><p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><sup><b>26 W. Tabernacle, St. George</b></sup></span></p><p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><sup> </sup></span></p><p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><sup>(D</sup><sup>irectly across the street from the Tabernacle and </sup><sup>Town Square</sup><sup>)</sup></span></p> <p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center; font-family: arial;"><sup><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span></sup></p><p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center; font-family: arial;"><sup><img src="http://docs.google.com/File?id=ddd8jj8s_110gzftt9vz_b" alt="" style="border: medium none ;" width="144" height="115" /></sup></p><p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center; font-family: arial;"><sup><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span></sup></p><p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><sup><b>***</b></sup><sup><b>Remember to come early for the best selection!!!</b></sup><sup><b>***</b></sup></span></p><p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center; font-family: arial;"><sup><b><span style="font-size:6px;"><br /></span></b></sup></p><p style="margin: 0pt; text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIaHeQjmSSBWFAuPGVQa1wG6QRFRVjdkmz3GCjGtiDAfAiOOlcb2Tm8hlpv32P6WfGeXsuWDhFcwPg1fO8eF9Z1zEFjy2GjzFwBYMMPPO239492soxnY_RhWF8klt6nSPFxS33YEie5jM/s1600-h/beckend.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIaHeQjmSSBWFAuPGVQa1wG6QRFRVjdkmz3GCjGtiDAfAiOOlcb2Tm8hlpv32P6WfGeXsuWDhFcwPg1fO8eF9Z1zEFjy2GjzFwBYMMPPO239492soxnY_RhWF8klt6nSPFxS33YEie5jM/s400/beckend.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432230431226053138" border="0" /></a></p><br /><a href="http://s196.photobucket.com/albums/aa101/rebeccaglauser/?action=view&current=Blog-signature-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa101/rebeccaglauser/Blog-signature-1.jpg" alt="blog signature butterfly" border="0" /></a>beckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00374151195955954026noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4410290453958635892.post-25163257539477869622010-01-28T14:12:00.003-07:002010-01-28T15:11:55.938-07:00excuse me . . .. . . can you see that i am working, going to school and interning at the moment?!!!<br /><br />this is so how i feel right now. i am an ambitious girl. i'm pretty sure everyone who knows me, knows that. <br /><br />i personally put an enormous amount of pressure on myself to be better and better and do it NOW!! even now, as i write this, i am feeling it. 26 years old and what do you have to show for it. why don't you own your own business and why aren't you making 6 figures by now? it's funny, because now that i am getting these thoughts out of my head, i can see how silly they are. when did i make the decision to do all that and when did i get the crazy idea that it would all be done at once? <br /><br />these crazy thoughts bring me anxiety of the worst kind. the kind that makes me dream dreams that i should never dream and the kind that literally feels like fear gripping me telling me that i cannot face the day. it's horrible. <br /><br />so my opening line is exactly what i want to say to those thoughts. "CAN YOU SEE THAT I AM BUSY RIGHT NOW!" i hate to put things off. when i get a good idea, i want it to be done now. not later. <br /><br />which is why i have so much on my plate. <br /><br />the point of this rant is that this podcast that i found via <a href="http://kateandgraham.blogspot.com/">kate</a> via <a href="http://runningmommy04.blogspot.com/">kera</a>, below just spoke to me. the ENTIRE thing spoke to me. but mostly the story that starts at about minute 13. {in case you want to skip through it, but i recommend the entire thing.} elizabeth gilbert has a way of saying things, and her voice is so calming. <br /><br /><object width="446" height="326"><param name="movie" value="http://video.ted.com/assets/player/swf/EmbedPlayer.swf"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><param name="bgColor" value="#ffffff"> <param name="flashvars" value="vu=http://video.ted.com/talks/dynamic/ElizabethGilbert_2009-medium.flv&su=http://images.ted.com/images/ted/tedindex/embed-posters/ElizabethGilbert_2009.embed_thumbnail.jpg&vw=432&vh=240&ap=0&ti=453&introDuration=16500&adDuration=4000&postAdDuration=2000&adKeys=talk=elizabeth_gilbert_on_genius;year=2009;theme=speaking_at_ted2009;theme=words_about_words;theme=the_creative_spark;event=TED2009;&preAdTag=tconf.ted/embed;tile=1;sz=512x288;"><embed src="http://video.ted.com/assets/player/swf/EmbedPlayer.swf" pluginspace="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" bgcolor="#ffffff" allowfullscreen="true" flashvars="vu=http://video.ted.com/talks/dynamic/ElizabethGilbert_2009-medium.flv&su=http://images.ted.com/images/ted/tedindex/embed-posters/ElizabethGilbert_2009.embed_thumbnail.jpg&vw=432&vh=240&ap=0&ti=453&introDuration=16500&adDuration=4000&postAdDuration=2000&adKeys=talk=elizabeth_gilbert_on_genius;year=2009;theme=speaking_at_ted2009;theme=words_about_words;theme=the_creative_spark;event=TED2009;" width="446" height="326"></embed></object><br /><br />i feel like there are so many ideas that come to me from my "little genius" that elizabeth mentions, that i am just not ready for. and i begin to feel guilty that i am not in that place yet that is ready to develop that idea that would be so amazing if i could give it all of my focus. but i am giving other things my focus right now. i am where i am and i have a hard time accepting that sometimes.<br /><br />i love the idea of continuing to show up. to be there. to be present and available for things to happen through you. just show up. my mom used to say this too. sometimes, just showing up is enough. <br /><br />please let me remember this when fear grips me and tells me not to get out of bed. please remember, becky, that showing up can be enough.<br /><br />this podcast came at the perfect time for me. i hope it shifts your paradigm as much as it did mine. <br /><br />ole!<br /><br /><a href="http://s196.photobucket.com/albums/aa101/rebeccaglauser/?action=view&current=Blog-signature-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa101/rebeccaglauser/Blog-signature-1.jpg" alt="blog signature butterfly" border="0" /></a>beckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00374151195955954026noreply@blogger.com7