TIP: Let's cheer for the Good in our lives..

Hey World,

SO I know its been a while since I have written anything but lets just say I got some inspiration yesterday from a friend of mine (u know who u are). Things are going really well for me, not to perfection but to where I am actually really happy and excited! It is so funny that when we have bad news its always so easy to share it but when we have good news we are scared to share them. We are scared people will put the evil eye on us or that we will end up in embarrassment. I think I am a supersticious non supersticious person, so this creates a lot of mental confusion for me. I won't throw salt behind my back but I do believe in signs, karma and all of the above. Why don't we scream to the roof tops to share good news like we do bad news? I started out being a very private person but now I've reached the point where I announce most everything on facebook. Yeah I am that chick, I don't know when I became that chick but I like to see whats going on in average peoples lives and when I have something good to share I figure why not (maybe its a bad thing but meh). But here's the other fact, I only post things on facebook when I know I have gotten them for real and there is no chance of someone corrupting what I've got..You probably do the same and just haven't verbalized it..

I think like most of us broke people, we're so used to trying to be positive through bad times that we don't know how to be positive through good times.

 I mean how does the saying about the shoe go? I am going to attempt to reference it, I can't but its something about "waiting for the shoe to drop" (I think that's it). Well I feel like that,.. I am waiting for the shoe to drop. I am used to walking with a  limp, I definitely don't like walking with a limp and its definitely not comfortable. But this two shoes on thing makes me feel happy but awkward like I gotta get used to it and I am constantly scared of falling on my face. I am honestly scared to get used to it in-case I loose the other shoe again. Get it, am I the only one who feels like that?
My point is, we need to start celebrating good again. We all have good in our lives, whether it be a great relationship with family, friends, or a boyfriend/girlfriend or good health etc. We all have things in our lives to cheer about. So how bout we take the day today, to instead of stressing about our broke life because I really feel like that will take years to come out of.

TIP: let's cheer for the good in our lives!

Title: For the Unlucky Broke Person..

Hey World,

Ever feel like you're doing so much and nothing at the same time? Well that's how I feel right now. Planning down to your pennies ain't fun for sure. I mean I feel like I am a great planner..Like if you want something planned and you want it to be on a budget you should call me because that is definitely my strength.  But even I, get stressed out beyond belief about how calculated I need to be in this broke life. Its like things are moving fast and not fast enough in other ways so its like your brain just gets completely discombujilated . Planning to the pennies means a lot of times having $20 in savings means really thinking about what you can use it for further down the line. Broke people I hear your calls of distress....I mean we all have opportunities however, I feel like my luck is close to nil. So everything is something I need to work extremely hard to achieve. So I feel especially for the broke and unlucky...

If you're like me and your going through whatever taking over your brain right now and you're trying to have a lil faith in luck even though u never seem to have it...All I can say to you is GOOD LUCK! Ironic but necessary. GOOD FRIGGIN LUCK>....
But because you may be an unlucky person like me, it is utmostly important for you to be strategic in every single move you make, which is exhausting mentally but necessary. You don't need to go to school for strategic planning to be a strategic thinker. This is your life and unfortunately your gonna be taking the hard road a lot of the time. You need to think three steps ahead and while in the short term your plan is not working out in may work out further down the line. You cannot afford to not be strategic! Its better to make a mistake and plan for it than a mistake and have no backup. Peace be with you my lovelies. Your anxiety might be high so don't forget to give yourself therapy whether it be writing in your journal, doing yoga or doing your art work etc.

TIP OF THE DAY:  Remember to do the things you love while doing the things you must!

Title: Critical thinking "I put that S**t on Everything"! You're normal and not normal. You just are....

As you all know if you read my blog often, I love to shop online. I shop for everything from deal to services to clothing and shoes. A friend of mine (you know who you are) introduced me to a clothes shopping website called sheinside.com. I thought it was great - it had free worldwide shipping, and very forever 21 sort of trendy clothing with new stuff everyday. I was immediately hooked on to the website and bought a dress  the next day. A few days after my friend got her items which were a maxi dress and a black & white stripped shirt. Lets just say the items were an Epic FAIL. They were poor quality with bad stitching and were only really made to fit skinny 15 year old girls. And there I was with my dress in the mail, thank God it sort of fit. Had we done some critical thinking we might have been able to see signs that this might have happened.  So here are some  tips for you.

Red flags for online shopping :

FREE WORLDWIDE SHIPPING
WEBSITE DOES NOT STATE WHERE THEIR HEAD OFFICE IS
NOT BASED IN YOUR REGION
NONE OF THE MODELS ARE YOUR DEMOGRAPHIC
BAD REVIEWS FROM GENERAL PEOPLE WHEN GOGGLED OR BINGED WHATEVER
NO RETURN POLICY

If shopping for a flight:

Same rules apply for the most part;
MOST IMPORTANTLY, DON'T BOOK WITH A CERTAIN WEBSITE OR TRAVEL AGEENCY JUST BECAUSE YOU ALWAYS BOOK WITH THAT CERTAIN WEBSITE/AGENCY
ITS ALWAYS A GOOD IDEA TO COMPARE AND CONTRAST DIFFERENT WEBSITE AND SCENARIOS
BE AS FLEXIBLE AS YOU CAN WITH YOUR DATES
IF YOU FIND THAT THE CHEAPEST FLIGHT IS DELIVERED BY SAY WEST JET ACCORDING TO THESE DEAL WEBSITE/Agency SUCH AS CHEAPOAIR AND REDTAG, BE SURE TO CHECK OUT THE WEST JET WEBSITE ITSELF BECAUSE YOU MAY FIND A BETTER DEAL OR BETTER OPTIONS 

In general, I feel as though we live in a very passive society. At some point when we finish our degrees and diplomas etc  we are just concerned about doing a good job instead of challenge ourselves and the people around us in fear of not fitting in. We are all normal and not normal people.. I hate watching Beyonce interviews when she tries to convince people that she is just like everyone else. The fact is no-one is like everyone else and the fact that you always feel the need to say this, shows most obviously that you are not like everyone else. We all fit in and we all don't fit in, it just depends on the circumstance. And yes, it is just that simple. (P.S. I am loving that Ke$ha show on MTV, I usually don't like to watch that stuff but I am always intrigued by people who don't mind being truly honest)...

But foreel like when did sticking you head in the turkey's butt become the best way to live?
 I remember when they introduced the new Pope to the world and it made headlines, which granted it usually does. But this time was different, we now had a Pope that wasn't from Europe for the first time in History!
Regardless of religious values, my biggest questions was "why are they all acting like it was so incredible and new that this Pope in particular was the first one that wasn't from Europe"?. Am I the only one who thought it wasn't a coincidence that his parents were from Italy and he spoke fluent Italian and that he was from Argentina the most European South American country there is???? Really only me? But try as I might, not one set a news questioned this. They were all regurgitating each other in print and on t.v constantly. I think I had a Oprah "uh huh moment" actually. Like I pretty much always believed the media was selling us stories and ideas but something about this one was different for me, maybe I actually became more open to see it for what it was than I have been in the past.
 I always thought conspiracy theory people were nut cases but maybe they aren't or maybe they are, but they ask different sets of questions which is admirable. I think we should all try to ask different sets of questions like the girl who got killed by the garbage truck in Toronto. What is the city doing to make sure this never happens again? How is the city compensating the family? Why haven't we heard any updates?
Most recently, I was watching Entertainment Tonight (US) and they were talking about the Boston bombers. It is definitely disgusting that this happened and I wouldn't wish this on anyone anywhere around the world. But I was also disgusted by this particular entertainment show that highlighted and glamorized a person that beat up the supposed Boston bombers. As far as I know they haven't concluded for a fact that these people are the people responsible. What I do know for a fact is that one is dead and one is in a coma and they have families who are probably hurting right now whether they are indeed responsible or not. And here is this entertainment show with absolute insensitive and turning these boys into villains without even knowing their side of the story. Most apparent their inability to defend themselves. But the fact is while this was actually repulsing  in my opinion I am sure a lot of people watched that scene and smiled with bully mentalities enhanced by the media. It's disgusting when you think about it, this whole situation is nothing to smile about. But there goes the media regurgitating the same story in different mediums and we the public not asking questions. They are not even trying to be creative these days in regurgitating the same story in fact I often hear the same lines no matter what agency is talking about it.

TIP OF THE DAY: YOU ARE BROKE< NOT STUPID, SO ASK QUESTIONS (DON'T BE AFRIAD TO HAVE A CRITICAL MIND)...You're normal and not normal. You just are....

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MAKE SURE AND ENJOY AND DISCOUVER FOR YOUR SPRING AND SUMMER.. will it help you save money? maybe?

Hey World,

So I am loving life right now cuz of this beautiful weather. If the weather is not beautiful where you lie right now, sucks to be you, sorry...
I personally can't figure out if great weather (sunny but cool enough to ride my bike comfortably), is helpful or harmful for the broke life.
It is helpful in that you can exercise super comfortably with out spending money. You can go jogging, biking, hiking, do free outdoor yoga classes and go to a tonne of great free events which all seem to happen in the summer.  Like honestly, you can do so much. And there is so much to discouver while doing things.. You can take a different trail etc. and find yourself in something completely new. Its wonderful I tell yuh, and I am getting great exercise doing it ( as you know this is a big concern of mine for the summer)..

p.s. I love The Rouge Valley Park there is just so much of it., So if you live in Toronto, go check it out! Honestly, I love exercising right now and additionally to that I have my gym Groupon membership at MMA World Academy, sometimes you wanna fight and its a great gym to lose weight and feel that adrenaline rush.

Anyways but this summer thing also has a dark side and my mind immediately goes to that Kelly Clarkson song " Everybody's got a dark side, is it worth it, is it..."

Firstly, everyone wants to look cute in the summer. So you find yourself buying new nail polish, new make up, and entirely new clothes because it always seems like what you have in the closet just doesn't work no matter how superficial that sounds. Now you gotta shave your legs and arm pits for sure (things I don't like, DON'T JUDGE ME). Now you gotta make your hair look decent especially if you single cuz that when the guys and gals come out to look and play (ugh, I hate combing my hair, i'd rather my winter hat). Its honestly, so much work and so much money! Oh and I am not done yet. All of a sudden you have a thirst for bear and patios, you wanna go see plays and comedy shows, you wanna go the cottage or travel abroad. And!...all of a sudden you become this social person who actually wants to go out with people and you end up hitting up a club or at-least a bar or two even though you think its a complete waste of money.

I just havent figured it out..but what I will say is....MAKE SURE AND ENJOY AND DISCOUVER FOR YOUR SPRING AND SUMMER.. will it help you save money? maybe?