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Bonus – WordPress Prompt – Quoted

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Do you have a quote you live your life by or think of often?

This is a hard one because there are a few quotes I often think about and it depends what I’m going through at the moment really. But one I’ve spoken about before and the other is just the philosophy of Italians in general, wherever you may be in the world.

The first being the quote from the movie ‘The Crow’ and to me, an iconic scene.

“Mother is the name for God on the lips and hearts of all children.” – Eric Draven (Brandon Lee)

Before I had children the quote was just beautiful to me, now I appreciate it much more as a mother. And I remind myself every day to be a good role model, to be a guide my daughter through life and to love her unconditionally as God does.

If you are interested in reading my previous post on this, here is the link: https://mamaonthemove1.com/2024/04/12/one-of-my-favourite-quotes/

The second is a pretty well known quote and a cultural philosophy lived by Italians.

‘La Bella Vita’

Now, not really sure who first said this, I think Italians just adopted this as a way of life. For those who don’t know it means ‘The Beautiful Life’. Essentially this means to appreciate and enjoy the simple pleasures in life. Don’t make work your life, spend time with friends and family, eat well, travel and enjoy your life.

Sadly hard to do over here in the Western side of the world for the most part, we make work our lives here sadly. Maybe I should just move to Italy….would that be possible? Can I make that dream a reality?

Maybe someday, but for now, those are two quotes I often think about. I hope you liked them!

Ciao!!

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Bonus – WordPress Prompt – Spooky!

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What is your favorite holiday? Why is it your favorite?

Well since I’m a child of the night, it will be no surprise that Halloween is my Holiday of choice.

I wasn’t always a fan of the spooky, horror Villains of movies as a child, but for some reason I always and I mean ALWAYS had to go all out for my Halloween costumes. It was the one night of the year that I knew, I could dress up as whatever I wanted. A silly clown (Ew I hate clowns now just FYI), a scary zombie, a witch, a princess, a court jester, a black cat, etc. The world of fantasy came alive that one night of the year. It was magical, every pun intended.

Not to mention the decorations! Oh, back when I was a kid I would BEG my mom to let me decorate our porch. Then again, when I was a kid people still carved pumpkins, decorated the porch, and actually went Trick or Treating.

I remember one year when I was too old to Trick or Treat, my friend and I decorated my porch in an obscene amount of fake spider webs with crappy plastic spiders, pumpkins, lights, faux tombstones and bones on the lawn. It… was…epic!

My friend dressed up as a witch and I was a gorilla, we thought it would be funny to scare the kids. She would hold the bowl of candy and when they least expected it I would jump out my chair and spook em. Before you call me cruel, we never did it to the little ones, only the older ones. I would wave at the little ones to let them know I was in there. Needless to say, a great Halloween and a wonderful memory.

As I got older, the Trick or Treating stopped and Halloween changed to a more “adult” version, I don’t need to explain what that means since I’m sure we are all aware of what that entails.

Now that I have a daughter, you can bet your bottom I’m going to be decking out everything for Halloween when the season rolls around. Who we kidding, our living room looked like Autumn and Halloween threw up all over there place every year prior! I’ve already got plans for my daughters Halloween costumes and family costumes incoming so look out! Plus she is an October baby!

So why do I love it? Halloween night was just always a magical, spooky, fun time and just full of costume possibilities. No matter the weather and trust me we had some cold, we always ventured out with our parents or in later years our friends. Who doesn’t want free candy? Plus, I always felt so energized after, I really can’t explain it.

Maybe I am really a child of the night or a Witch….ooooooo

That made me laugh, but in all seriousness, what isn’t to love about it? Dark, magical, mysterious, spooky, and full of possibilities.

Ciao!

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Bonus – WordPress Prompt – The Great Outdoors!

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Have you ever been camping?

Intriguing question…

Have I been to the middle of nowhere in a vast, gorgeous forest filled with stunning and potentially deadly animals to camp…no. I’m adventurous to a point, but I wouldn’t go that far. My husband however wouldn’t hesitate to rough it for a week or two though.

No my camping experience was a little different, my parents would take us camping at camp grounds when we were kids. We rented our designated site, set up our tents, set up a tent to eat under (who wants bugs in their food and mosquitos nipping at their skin all the time…yuck!) and my dad brought his makeshift camping grill. There were even public bathrooms and showers you would use. All very “lavish” if you ask anyone who really roughs it and camps out.

But sadly I haven’t been in years and there are times I truly miss it. Now that we have a kid, we may have to make camping trips a family activity again. Wouldn’t that be fun and nostalgic!

Ciao!

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Bonus – WordPress Prompt – Darkness My Old Friend

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When do you feel most productive?

Well it will be no surprise to those that know me, but to those that don’t, here it goes….

I am very much a night owl, I prefer being up during the night and I do some of my best work during that time. I find the twilight hours to be quiet, peaceful, limited distractions and no noise. It’s a comfort thing for me, especially if the moonlight is shining into my window, that’s my favourite. I once heard that some people are just night owls, but is that true?

Are some people just predisposed to be night owls and others early birds??

It’s an intriguing thought, don’t you think? But who knows and I’m not going to do the research to find out. I am who I am.

A creative night owl, vampire or whatever you would like to label me as. I prefer the night, always have.

Which are you?

Ciao!

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Bonus – WordPress Prompt – Socially Awkward

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How do you use social media?

I don’t any more.

I made the very conscious decision to give up social media. There were too many hours lost scrolling through Facebook, TikTok, and Instagram. Time that I could have utilized in a more productive manner.

I don’t hate social media, but I don’t agree with all the negatives that go along with it.

So I said Bye-bye and haven’t regretted it since.

Ciao!

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Bonus – WordPress Prompt – Nervous Nelly

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What makes you nervous?

I’m naturally a nervous/anxious person, so really what doesn’t make me nervous. But I’ll highlight the big factors here in this post.

  1. Semi-trucks on the highway – This stems from PTSD I have from a major accident. It makes me incredibly uncomfortable and nervous, especially when I see them begin to swerve or wobble. People usually know when I’m in the car to speed on by them.
  2. Driving in the city – I used to really enjoy driving in our city, however things have gotten so bad that I get nervous behind the wheel of the car. It’s not me I’m worried about really, I’m a fairly good driver (if I do say so myself). What makes me nervous is the idiots on the road who run red lights, don’t signal, swim through the cars and constantly switching lanes, etc.
  3. Parties/gatherings – Especially when it’s new people I’m being introduced to. I have social anxiety and it makes me super nervous to have to strike up conversations with people I don’t really know. I can usually make it through, generally hoping they can’t see me sweating buckets from my nerves and anxiety. I tend to end up very quiet when I meet new people.
  4. Being late – It may sound silly, but I’m a pretty punctual personal so when it comes to being late I get nervous. I will let people know I’m running behind, I don’t want them to think I’m being rude and it’s just polite frankly.
  5. Hospitals – Nervous beyond belief and to be completely transparent I hate them. I worry about all the illness just sitting around, if things were cleaned properly, the bedside manner from staff, etc. There is a lot to be nervous about in hospitals in my opinion. Plus past experiences come into effect for this one.
  6. Being in front of crowds/Public speaking – I mean this made me panic nervous since high school. I used to do everything in my power to get out of these. I would get nervous if I messed up, being judged on my appearance, on my presentation materials, etc. I feared I wouldn’t know how to answer a question someone asked and I’d look foolish. I’m that kind of crazy! It’s not just presentations, I don’t enjoy karaoke or anything like that which puts me as the center of attention.
  7. Interviews – Is it just me or does anyone else hate talking themselves up for employers? It makes me so incredibly nervous to have to sit in front of a stranger or sometimes multiple strangers and talk about qualifications, answer problem solving questions, etc. It’s brutal! What’s even worse is if they give you some sort of test to do….yeah I’ve had a few of those interviews as well. No thanks! HATE THEM!
  8. Roller coasters – Yeah, this one makes me nervous. The possibilities of it breaking down, malfunctioning or death….well I tend to stay clear of them these days.
  9. Natural Bodies of water – Yup I get panic nervous being in or on a lake or ocean. You will never see me on a cruise, I won’t get on a boat (unless forced), if I go in the lake I cling to my husband and I mean literally wrap my legs around his waist as he holds me. The reason being is I don’t know what’s in there. I admire and love being by these gorgeous bodies of water and I am absolutely fascinated with sea life, however do I want to be up close and personal with it…..no! Anything could be in there, even dead bodies; animal or human. Think about that next time!
  10. Being a good mom – This has made me nervous for as long as I can remember, even before my husband and I started to try for kids. I was worried about raising smart, sweet and polite kids and being a kind, loving mom. I feared I would be too stern or not be able to provide for my kids, etc. I think deep down it’s a fear all women have.

Now these are not in any particular order, but being a good mom would be top of the list if I had to pick. But as you can tell these are just some things that makes me nervous. I know, I know….seems like I’m a crazy person.

Maybe.

But just know I wasn’t always this way, I became this way over a mountain of different life experiences I’ve had.

Until next time…

Ciao!

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Bonus – WordPress Prompt – Refreshing

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Describe a random encounter with a stranger that stuck out positively to you.

I remember about 12 years ago, while I was working retail, a woman came in with her son. I was working in a all female clothing store, so you can tell the boy wasn’t exactly thrilled to be there, but he sat quietly playing with his yo-yo while his mom shopped.

I smiled at him and proceeded to help his mom and we got to talking. I mentioned I hadn’t seen a kid play with one of those in a long time and how that’s a toy I was obsessed with when I was a kid.

At the time, I hardly saw any kids playing outside; no biking, road hockey, basketball, skipping, etc. NOTHING! I let her know that we were always outside as kids, came in for dinner and then back out until the street lights came on. “All kids seem to do is be glued to technology…” I said. She laughed, mentioned she was the same way I was as a kid, always outside running around and getting dirty. She said she encourages her kids to use technology for studying and such, but she also provides a limit and parental controls. She said she wants her kids to be outside enjoy the sun, fresh air, being active, creative and exploring.

I was stunned because it was so refreshing to hear a young mom say that. Her son even jumped into the conversation at that point, telling me everything he does outside with his siblings and friends. He even showed me some cool yo-yo tricks, and in return I showed him ‘Walking the Dog’, which he thought was awesome. Kudos to me! He knew all the super hard tricks, but not that one, go figure!

It was such a wonderful experience and interaction. The mom was very kind and polite and the son was so full of life but so polite as well. To me, it was such a positive interaction and one I’ve gone back to in my memories often. It’s probably part of the reason I want my daughter to grow up in a similar manner.

Maybe that’s a lame encounter but it made an impact on me.

Ciao!

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Bonus – WordPress Prompt – Beyond Tired

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Jot down the first thing that comes to your mind.

I’m exhausted.

I’m mentally and physically exhausted. My daughter is going through a sleep regression and it’s a tough one this time around. Even doing everything right, she still manages to fight it. It will pass, we just have to get through it.

It’s one of the tougher parts of parenting so far.

Ciao!

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Bonus – WordPress Prompt – Stick It to the Man!

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Describe something you learned in high school.

I’ll be completely transparent here and tell you I hated my high school experience. I went to a uniformed Catholic school with a bunch of snobby rich kids. I was often bored in class, most the teachers weren’t engaging enough for me. I could have also been bored because it wasn’t challenging….I took all Applied courses.

Which leads me into my story, join me down memory lane for a moment if you will….*the space around you gets all fuzzy as a memory comes into view*

In high school, I was chunky, shy, a bit of a rock chick and didn’t associate with many people who weren’t my friends. At the time, because it was normal, my dad smoked in the house and I had a few friends who were smokers. We were pushing boundaries and had unnecessary teen angst.

My friend’s locker was right by our smoke pit, in which she would often venture for a cigarette before classes, I would sometimes keep her company (I didn’t smoke at the time). One day, I met up with her to discuss something for another class, just before my biology class. I hardly ever went to my classes at the time, still averaging an 80 over all, but I hardly went to school period. I was depressed and hated it there.

My biology teacher and I didn’t get along, he was an old fart who pretended like we didn’t all know he hot boxed his car every day, but I digress. I walked into class a few seconds after the bell rang and he decided to make an “example” out of me. He called me up to the front of the class and made accusations about me and how he saw me smoking at the smoke pit and called me a deviant, and so forth. Well….I was not having any of that nonsense. So, I stuck it to him, giving it right back to him in a calm and authoritative voice. I squashed all his accusations, even hinted at his pot smoking in the most subtle way possible, ending with “Send me to the principals office if you have a problem with me then, but I will let her know that you accused me in front of the entire class of something I didn’t do. I’d love to hear what she has to say about that….” He looked at me red faced and the entire class was in complete astonishment, ooo’ing and quietly giggling at my bravery. He informed me to sit down and he proceeded with class.

It was at that moment that I knew I had a voice, that I could stand up for myself and not just stand by and take harsh and inaccurate criticism. I am no one’s punching bag, nor should anyone be. It was a huge lesson for me to question authority, to stand up for my rights and not be bullied.

That was my biggest lesson in high school. And trust me, I had to find my voice more than once in that school.

Hope you enjoyed my ballsy teenage self.

Ciao!!