tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67689938536994412122024-02-07T16:23:29.165-03:30I CAN BE MANY THINGSmother, fashionista, musician, songwriter, teacher, artist, positive thinker, dedicated blogger...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger180125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6768993853699441212.post-37318484745745604592015-07-14T23:46:00.002-02:302015-07-14T23:46:42.225-02:30fixings and rantings<i>This post does talk about weight issues; please do not read if you are triggered by talk of weight loss/gain.</i><br />
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This year has been really rough for me.<br />
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And surprisingly really good.<br />
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I feel so many things. At times, I don't know how to respond to the things I feel. And I don't know what causes me to feel these things, or if I am bringing it on myself.<br />
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My anxiety and depression has been going up and down in waves and making it hard to balance life on top of it. I can deal with downs if I'm given downs. I can deal with the ups and manage my life around that. It's the flux that I hate, that makes me feel crazy. I can be fine for a day, and then wake up and feel completely different about the same things as the day before. It's bizarre to me.<br />
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Every time I look at this blog, I remember how large I felt. And I thought that was a horrendous thing, to be large.<br />
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Looking at it now, I am much larger. I look back and think of how great I looked. I looked really, really great. Now I feel I look completely different. But three months ago, I was much larger than I am today; so how did I feel then? The people around me tell me how impressed they are with me, and how happy they are I look thinner, yet I look back here and can't seem to shake the feeling that even when I was at my thinnest... I still felt large.<br />
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How do I become okay with this?<br />
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I can't help but feeling it all runs deeper. In my core, I've never quite felt satisfied with anything. It's part of what makes me great and also what causes me the most pain. I'm never good enough, so that makes me want to be better - professionally, it's great. It keeps me always wanting more; more skills, more talents, more ambition, more personal growth. I never want to stop learning. I never want to stop growing. I'm always hungry for more opportunities. But personally, it makes day to day life exhausting. I not thin enough. I not home enough. I don't work enough. I don't cook at home enough. I don't spend enough time with my family. I don't practice enough. I don't love enough. I'm not pretty enough. I'm not the best mom I can be. I'm not the best wife I can be. I need to be a better teacher. I need to correct my students more. I need to love them more. I need to fix more problems and build better relationships and be more alert and use more time wisely. I'm not awake enough. I can't sleep enough. People don't like me enough.<br />
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My mind never stops.<br />
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How do I fix this?<br />
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I don't know if anyone reading this has seen the movie Inside Out, but it's brilliant. I wake sometimes in blue. I wake sometimes in yellow. I know no better explination of my condition than this. Some days it is an absolute struggle to find anything positive to say about myself. Some days I don't understand why I am not working harder to find more work because I feel than I am capable and worthy of beautiful roles. Other days I can't stomach to sing.<br />
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How do I fix this?<br />
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I do know this. My husband works tirelessly to accommodate me and my wonky brain. My daughter has learned to be patient, loving, helpful, empathetic, compassionate and understanding. Even at my absolute worst, my daughter is the one who holds me up and hugs me and tells me that I can do whatever I put my mind to. My daughter tells me I am strong.<br />
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And I try and fix it.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6768993853699441212.post-2609009748102586242013-07-25T10:36:00.001-02:302013-07-25T10:36:41.888-02:30the war on myself<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I have always endured a battle with make up.<br />
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When I feel like I am worth the time to spend on "me", I am eager to pamper myself for the 10 minutes it takes to put make up on. But there are so many days that I wake up feeling distraught and ugly and I lack the motivation to do something for myself. This is a problem.<br />
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I don't want to hide behind make up. </div>
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I want to be happy, content with my body, confident in my abilities, full of motivation, eager to spend time with my family. </div>
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But some days I struggle. When I think negatively, everything I want starts to crumble into some form of "me" that I don't recognize. This triggers a battle in my mind that I must fight; I am worth looking pretty. I am worth feeling confident. I am worth the time it takes to get up in the morning and have a brilliant day, to experience it to the best of my ability.<br />
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All this time I thought I had a grudge against this industry. I thought make up would take away a natural beauty that our society hasn't accepted. I wrote about it <a href="http://icanbemanythings.blogspot.ca/2011/10/barefaced-and-beautiful.html">here</a>, where I posed barefaced, trying to convince myself that I didn't need make up to feel confident. </div>
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So I can fight to be this confident woman every day:<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6768993853699441212.post-44438858844667148602012-11-22T00:46:00.001-03:302012-11-22T00:46:20.207-03:30highlightsI figured I'd post these because they are LOVELY (thank you Julia Dunne) and they look so professional! Who am I kidding? It's been three days and I miss the show like crazy. I swear after this I may stop talking about it. Maybe not. It really did change my life. I've been asked if people can take my blog at face value and yes, you most certainly can. I'm not trying to puff anything up or be something I'm not. This show really changed my life. I'm not saying it to be a drama queen... I sincerely mean that. Maybe I'll write more about that another day... Here are some pictures:<br />
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<!--3--></center>And I have to add this because it makes me laugh every time I look at it...great happy memories...<br />
My tired, happy face:<br />
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I'm seriously thinking about doing some outfit photos...Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6768993853699441212.post-87912327890068628022012-11-15T02:05:00.002-03:302012-11-15T02:14:02.084-03:30the big day<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Tomorrow marks the debut of my first...<br />
1. Musical<br />
2. Lead role<br />
3. Performance at the ACC<br />
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I will love every single moment of it. My dreams are coming true! How cheesy does this sound? But it's true...<br />
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These are some snaps from our dress rehearsal. Thank you Kyle McDavid! They are going to serve me well as reminders of how much fun I have had over the past few months. I feel so blessed that we've been able to work on this show for so long and grow so close with each other. I don't want to come across as a dramatic theatre kid, but this show has changed my life.<br />
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I feel more confident. That always happens in things like this--the more you do it, the more you believe in yourself, the more you learn, the more you grow. The closer you get with the cast. And do we ever have a special cast--in so many ways. This has been a journey of courage for me. If I were to be totally selfish, I would say this is the best thing that has ever happened to me. I have so many people to thank--mainly the people who have made it possible for me to do this (like my family; Jeff and my parents and siblings and other sitters and my daughter, who I love so much, yet have had to be away from quite a bit). I'm so blessed and honored and humbled to be given this opportunity! It's all I have ever wanted. I remember seeing the stage for the first time since I got the role and breaking down into tears because my heart felt so full that I didn't know what else to do. I've missed doing what I'm doing now and I feel at home here.<br />
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Tomorrow is going to be a day I will never forget.<br />
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I feel very prepared. Ready. Excited. Fireworks!<br />
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Congrats to the folks who won the two tickets to the show tomorrow! Opening Night! Can't wait to see you there. For those of you who have tickets--thank you for supporting me and enjoy the show! For those of you who would like to buy tickets, you can purchase them <a href="https://artsandculturecentre.com/stjohns/Online/default.asp?doWork%3A%3AWScontent%3A%3AloadArticle=Load&BOparam%3A%3AWScontent%3A%3AloadArticle%3A%3Aarticle_id=F3D3E80F-C3F4-4F98-B5B1-5AF9BDD58778&sessionlanguage" target="_blank"><b>here</b></a>!<br />
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I'll leave you with this! Everybody Cut Footloose!<br />
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xo<br />
Courtney<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6768993853699441212.post-31743462114331352822012-10-17T01:29:00.000-02:302012-10-17T01:32:04.133-02:30i won't give upI recorded this a while ago, but I'm realizing that I haven't posted it here! How did this happen!<br />
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Anyway, Tim Matson (our wonderful director) has been taking pictures of the rehearsal process on his phone and posting them to Twitter so I want to share them and personally document my experience. I'm having the time of my life. Seriously. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Orderin' some burgers... y'know...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dancing for HERO!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I find this picture hysterical. I look rotted. I swear, we like each other ;)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Being taught how to play solitaire by Mark (Rev Shaw)... yes, this happened...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Girl Gets Around - ZSM hitting some crazy lovely notes</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Interrupting the McCormack family photo time...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Simon (Willard), myself (Ariel) and Philip (Ren)</td></tr>
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Thank you to Tim for documenting this experience for me! We have the most wonderful cast. Rehearsals are so, so fun. I am on cloud nine. Pst, for my fashion friends... I was super excited when I got my new mustard cardigan... I was looking everywhere for one with a specific color in mind and I found it at Joe Fresh. That place never ever disappoints me! I also found two trapeze cardigans there today which I'll have to post soon. Mark (who plays Rev Shaw/my dad in the play) gave me a lovely compliment about my photography that made me miss my hobby so maybe I'll let it inspire me to snap some photos if I ever get a chance.</div>
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xo,<br />
CourtneyUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6768993853699441212.post-19149988985517287092012-10-03T08:04:00.002-02:302012-10-03T08:05:06.321-02:30thank you (again)<center>
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I'm back! Hopefully I'll have some time to post in the near future. For now, here's an update of what's been happening in my life:<br />
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These beautiful people with me (above) are my fellow cast members for this year's production of Footloose the musical. I'm riveting with excitement! I apologize if you have me on Facebook or Twitter, as I'm sure you've already seen the picture and heard all about it. I'm sure you've seen the video I'm about to post below as well, but... I'm really excited!<br />
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My entire life I've been dreaming about the day that I'd be just where I am today. And funny enough, I didn't think it was possible to have both, a family and this opportunity I've been given. I'm playing the lead! I have babysitters! I am still working my full hours! And somehow it's working out! I have to bow down to my family (and friends) for helping me through out this entire experience: they have been so supportive, so willing to help, so loving and so accepting. Thank you to everyone who has been bending over backwards to help me live my dream. I know it's been taking up a lot of your time. I will find some way to repay you!<br />
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It still hasn't really hit me yet that this is real life! Half the time I'm crying, half the time I'm laughing--it's so overwhelming, and yet so wonderful. It's such an exhilarating feeling, finally doing what you know makes you happiest. Finally being where you belong. <br />
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My Dad said to me a while ago that he was happy for me because I would finally be in a place where people could appreciate me for what I love. It's a little funny to me. I'd always make him listen to Broadway tunes, hoping one day he'd connect to something...anything... Nope! Never happened. I'm still convinced I haven't found the right show for him ;) but back to what I was saying... For once I'm in a place where people share my interests and appreciate the same things that I do. And I'm so happy I feel like I'm going to explode.<br />
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Another thing that seems very fitting is the fact that this show speaks to me more than other show I've ever listened to and it seems to be that way for quite a few members of the cast. This show is so special. <br />
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Thank you to the cast--everyone is so beautiful and talented and kind. I'm looking forward to meeting more of you... I am enjoying every minute I spend working on this show. Thank you, Meghan and Megan, for believing in me and giving me to courage to audition. Thank you to Tim, Grant, Susan... for giving me this opportunity.<br />
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If you're in Newfoundland, the show is running from November 15-18th and tickets are on sale now at the ACC box office! <br />
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Here's a song I recorded in August--I stuck some photos from the blog behind the song. I hope you enjoy it!<br />
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xo,<br />
CourtneyUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6768993853699441212.post-3145932328555412782012-06-26T10:28:00.001-02:302012-06-26T10:28:20.997-02:30thank youI want to put out a thank you note to my readers who have been keeping up with my blog this past year. It has meant a lot to me. I have to take a step back from the blog for a little while. I won't be shutting the site down. I would like to make it an enjoyable experience again. For now, I'll continue to post my music videos as I make them. I have a few make up tutorials I am excited to write. I will post outfit photos as I have time to take them. However, I can't stick to a schedule at this time. When I can commit, I will let everyone know. Thank you for following me thus far, and I will keep in touch on Twitter for those of you who use that form of social media. Thank you for a wonderful year. I've had a wonderful experience and plan to grow from here and fall more in love with this form of self expression.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6768993853699441212.post-21291912669446114092012-05-31T14:42:00.002-02:302012-05-31T14:42:30.384-02:30payphone<br />
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Loving this song lately! I hope you enjoy it too!<br />
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CourtneyUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6768993853699441212.post-62441267055334864762012-05-21T08:31:00.002-02:302012-05-21T08:31:14.244-02:30tights!<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Hello! Bare legs probably won't happen until July for me. Nevertheless, here are a handful of outfits: I only just noticed I'm wearing the same tights in all three outfits so... suffice it to say, Newfoundlander's don't really enjoy a proper Spring. We are just happy to wear a JACKET instead of a PARKA and be able to wear tights without freezing! Excitement!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Outfit 1</b>: </span><span style="font-size: x-small;">F21 tights & necklace, </span><span style="font-size: x-small;"> Spotted Moth dress (altered), La Posh Style boots, Urban Planet jean jacket, Spring purse<br /><b>Outfit 2</b>: F21 tights, swapped pink scarf, Gap sweater, F21 skirt (I love the texture of this outfit)<br /><b>Outfit 3</b>: F21 tights & sweater & highwaisted shorts<br /><b>Outfit 4</b> (on my little one): Gap ruffle tulle skirt, Children's Place top, Old Navy tights! Debuting her very first pigtails ever!</span></center><div style="text-align: left;">
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I hope you are having a wonderful long weekend! Enjoy the holiday! I am looking forward to breaking out my baby (my camera) and playing a lot this summer. I shot my sister's Graduation and haven't gotten around to the editing yet (shame) but when I do I'll post a few just to show you how beautiful she looked. We both wore the same Prom dress so it was a little emotional for me. I'm pretty sure when I get married I'll want to wear it again. It was the perfect dress. Oh, also, thanks to <a href="http://labellecoeurblog.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Kel </a>for taking the pictures of me at the waterfront! As I type this, my daughter is trying to mash my keyboard and is asking me to cuddle and I can't say no to that so I'll catch up soon. Thank you for keeping in touch with me! I'm always around on <a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/CourtneyICBMT" target="_blank">Twitter </a>so make sure to come say hello!</div>
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Courtney</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6768993853699441212.post-82023436411470772522012-05-09T01:15:00.000-02:302012-05-09T01:15:08.283-02:30I do wanna love youHello hello hello!<br />
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Here's a cover of For The Nights I Can't Remember by Hedley. I have a thing for singing guys songs lately. I feel like I can't be scrutinized or compared as much to the original if I'm a girl singing a guys song. I feel its better that way.<br />
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Attention ladies: Have you seen <a href="http://www.theconversation.tv/" target="_blank">The Conversation</a>? It's a brilliantly empowering interview series for women... It's hosted by Amanda de Cardenet and produced by Demi Moore. All the interviews contain a great positive message. Most of it is so touching it will bring you to tears. Episode 3 comes out this Thursday and I am excited.<br />
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I cannot tell you how much I miss blogging. No excuses--all you need to know is that the weather is brightening, the sun is shining more and more... The days are longer: this is a huge thing for me. This means I have time to take pictures when I get off work! I don't know how to do it when it's dark when I get off. Honestly! Thank God that's over...<br />
Until soon,<br />
CourtneyUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6768993853699441212.post-44719110444625623462012-04-18T17:03:00.000-02:302012-04-18T17:03:37.632-02:30a little spring in your step<center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/icanbemanythings/7091271543/" title="IMG_2914 by I Can Be Many Things, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7242/7091271543_30ba43c0dd_z.jpg" width="478" height="640" alt="IMG_2914"></a><br />
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First Spring day! YAY! Yes, a Spring day in Newfoundland still consists of tights and a cardigan and a coat but I am not complaining--at least we can see the sun. We can take out kids outside and have a great park day. Icecream. Anything. Just as long as we can get outside! And wear a floral dress. Also... I'm thinking I need a haircut. I never noticed how out of control it's getting until I saw these pictures, particularly this one:<br />
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So crazy! I know a lot of people are chopping their hair off lately but I think I'm going to shorten my layers, put my shortest one level with my chin. I love it too much. It's so easy to deal with when it's longer. Short hair seems way way too high maintenance for me!<br />
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I am going to try and update the blog once a week at my worst. Just letting my readers know so they know what to expect. I am planning to get back up to two to three posts per week but for now it's just proving to be a bit unrealistic to think I can do much more than that. Thank you to everyone who keeps coming back... It means the world to me! <br />
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Spotted Moth dress, La Posh Style boots (both online boutiques), F21 tights, unknown cardigan...<br />
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Have a great week everyone!<br />
xo,<br />
CourtneyUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6768993853699441212.post-36630565113396506862012-04-06T07:16:00.000-02:302012-04-10T10:20:31.801-02:30blue lace<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"> forever 21 cardigan, white top, shoes, necklace & gap 1969 always skinny pants</span><br />
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I'm sorry I've been missing in action the past ... month. I've been finding it hard juggling everything lately. I do know that I love this hobby and I will be spending more time experimenting with my camera soon. Msybe the good weather will bring me some time and inspiration. To the other Mommy bloggers... how are you juggling your kids, you husbands and your careers... and your blogs? Haha! It gets a little insane at times.<br />
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I'm off to enjoy my holiday, and for those of you who are celebrating it too, I hope you have a wonderfully peaceful day.<br />
All my love!!<br />
CourtneyUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6768993853699441212.post-20898958896673250182012-04-03T11:02:00.000-02:302012-04-03T11:02:45.442-02:30sparks fly<center><iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/HULsRR-Xo-s" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></center><br />
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Please let me know what you think!<br />
Spending the week taking care of my man who is getting dental surgery this week, haha. Maybe I'll have a great video to post of that aftermath... just kidding, of course :)<br />
xo,<br />
CourtneyUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6768993853699441212.post-15313115152976298452012-03-29T10:17:00.000-02:302012-03-29T10:17:39.738-02:30go to Spring outfit (Kultur und Stil)Hi, I'm Anita from <a href="http://kulturundstil.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Kultur und Stil</a>, a blog where I write about mainly about fashion and how to dress with a normal budget for cultural events. This is my go-to spring outfit for work:<br />
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... and my outfit for a night at the opera, I wore it last Sunday for Wagner's Valkyrie at the Bavarian State Opera in Munich: <br />
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xxx Anita<br />
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6768993853699441212.post-30096139743420883232012-03-27T08:56:00.000-02:302012-03-27T08:56:08.846-02:30strongerI hope you enjoyed Megan's post yesterday! She is the sweetest. And funny as hell. If you don't have her on your reading list, then you should put her there right now! Check back Thursday for Anita of <a href="http://kulturundstil.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank">Kultur und Stil</a>!<br />
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This is Stronger by Kelly Clarkson as promised! <br />
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My go to Spring style... a little grey dress from Forever 21 that I love to wear. Or any type of little jersey dress. Here's the rest of the outfit (worn 2 ways):<br />
1, to work, with a Forever 21 shirt & blazer and my black sexy boots and<br />
2, casually with a Forever 21 shirt & Gap jean jacket, random amazing scarf, and <a href="http://laposhstyle.com/" target="_blank">La Posh Style</a> boots to take my little one out for some Mommy-Daughter bonding time.<br />
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What's your favorite? I prefer the casual look (if you ask me though, I will say that, always). I wear this little dress in the summer all of the time--it gets a lot of wear.<br />
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Also, I'm super jealous of all the other bloggers out there showing off their bare legs. But for me, here in Newfoundland--a jean jacket reminds me of Spring ;) ...just warm enough not to have to wear a chunky coat! (ps, I was still freezing!)<br />
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xo,<br />
hope you're having a great week...<br />
CourtneyUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6768993853699441212.post-2269681824167684492012-03-26T11:12:00.000-02:302012-03-26T11:12:07.138-02:30go-to Spring outfit (feathers & freckles)Hi, I'm Megan from <a href="http://feathersfreckles.blogspot.com/">Feathers & Freckles</a> and I love adding lots of (thrifted) color to my wardrobe during the spring. Here is my go-to day outfit:<br />
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<i>Hello everyone--Over the next week I have a series of guest posts for you. Some very talented bloggers are going to be showing you their take on Spring! Simple go to outfits. I really hope you enjoy the round up. I especially love Megan's first look, don't you? I love the pastels on her. She looks gorgeous! Enjoy, </i><br />
<i>xo,</i><br />
<i>Courtney<br />
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I have a great list of guest bloggers for you on the topic of go to Spring outfits! This is convenient considering the only way I've been incorporating Spring into my wardrobe is through, well, florals, because it's still very WINTER in Newfoundland! So excited! Starting Monday! Please check back to see :)<br />
XO,<br />
CourtneyUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6768993853699441212.post-85386170398039283122012-03-18T14:24:00.001-02:302012-03-18T14:24:34.774-02:30quick snapBack on track soon enough. My tripod got locked in my vehicle (which was in the garage for about a week) and I had no one to snap any photos this week...except my trusty iPhone. So this post has been brought to you by instagram. From left to right...<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">1-3: Enjoying the snow.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">4. Gap legging jeans, F21 fringe top, gifted scarf, moto jacket from Wilson's Leather Outlet</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">5. F21 fringe back top, Revlon love that pink lipstick</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">6. Trench from wilson's leather outlet, Gap dress, F21 shoes</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">7. Organizing pastel's in my closet</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">8. F21 top, Gap 1969 skimmers</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">9. DKNY dress, F21 blazer & necklace</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6768993853699441212.post-66093274512301830402012-03-11T21:19:00.004-02:302012-03-11T21:19:40.108-02:30monthly goals<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">MARCH</span></b> <br />
1. Take care of your body<span style="font-size: x-small;"> AND</span> your mind.<br />
2. Be honest <span style="font-size: x-small;">AND</span> outspoken.<br />
3. Don't worry. <span style="font-size: x-small;">For there isn't any reason to if you've done nothing wrong.</span><br />
4. Be the bigger person. <span style="font-size: x-small;">REMEMBER</span>: the bigger person<span style="font-size: x-small;"> CAN</span> say no.<br />
5. Stand up for yourself and more importantly, for those you love.<br />
6. Don't be selfish, for not everything is about you.<br />
7. Smile more.<br />
8. Laugh more.<br />
9. Sleep more.<br />
10. Tweet less. <br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b>FEBRUARY SUMMARY: </b></span></span></span><br />
February went by so fast that I can hardly remember it.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">xo,</span></div>
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I hope everyone is having a great start to the week. Mondays are one of my favorite days.<br /><br />
Here's an outfit in hopes you'll forget that I'm a little late on this month's goals! Shame shame shame! How do you like my curtains? I left them down because they worked with the color palate I have going on here, but usually I tuck them up in the curtain rods. Now you know my secret!<br />
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I read some requests for "Stronger" and I happen to love that song so I'm working on it! Thank you for the suggestions! I really appreciate them--they are so helpful!<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Courtney </span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6768993853699441212.post-72307709267834594502012-03-02T11:09:00.000-03:302012-03-02T11:09:54.055-03:30pop! of pink<center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/icanbemanythings/6946217003/" title="DSC_0627 by I Can Be Many Things, on Flickr"><img alt="DSC_0627" height="640" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7045/6946217003_208d821e1c_z.jpg" width="427"></a><br>
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<div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;">Happy Friday!<br>
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</span></div>We are planning on just laying low today and playing with the little girl. Fridays are always bittersweet.<br>
I'm on a bit of a Kelly Clarkson kick lately. She is so beautiful and her voice is amazing. I'm a huge fan of her last two singles and thinking I might try and cover one this weekend. Thoughts? Are there any songs you'd like to hear? My sister wants me to cover So Small by Carrie Underwood. Jessie J has great upbeat music but I'm a little terrified of touching her songs.<br>
Jeff and I have been out shopping around for a condenser mic to make recording a little easier...and sound more professional. I am dying with excitement! We haven't found anything yet and I don't know much about it. I have a lot of reading to do...<br>
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I hope everyone has a fabulous weekend! <br>
<div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;">xo,</span></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;">Courtney</span></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/I-Can-Be-Many-Things/245766902131446" target="_blank">facebook</a> - <a href="http://twitter.com/#%21/CourtneyICBMT" target="_blank">twitter </a>- <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/caaanita" target="_blank">youtube</a></span></div><a href="http://icanbemanythings.blogspot.com/2012/03/pop-of-pink.html#more">Read more »</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6768993853699441212.post-59254556985572100012012-03-01T14:54:00.000-03:302012-03-01T16:47:36.116-03:30tval's birthday bashHow's everyone doing on this lovely Thursday? I mentioned two posts back that I was invited to celebrate <a href="http://tvalskincare.com/">Tval</a>'s birthday party last week! I had a fabulous time. The staff was a riot--very friendly, loads of fun. After I ate my weight in cupcakes, hummus and crackers, I snapped some pictures, got suited up with a new mineral foundation (that I'm planning to review on the blog) and was surprised with some other goodies.<br>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Disclosure</span></span>: I just want everyone to know that I'm <span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; font-size: large;">not</span> doing this for profit! I received some products that I offered to review on the blog because I honestly love this store so much. I'll tell you why after the jump!<br>
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Hello everyone!<br />
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I am very happy to announce that the music festival is over (for my students and I, anyway) so my life returns to normal! I can't wait to get a few of the posts up that I've been working on. We've had such a busy week that I'm really looking forward to just taking some time to get away from it all. We had the little one out in the snow yesterday--that was a riot. Hopefully this week is full of enjoying my day. When I set my mind to have a good day and make time for the things that are important to me, everything works out.<br />
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I'm off to Kindermusik!<br />
I hope everyone had a great weekend. Fill me in on anything I've missed! Who was the best dressed at the Oscars? Anyone get to see it?<br />
xo,<br />
Courtney<br />
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PS: I was pretty excited to see I've reached the 100 followers mark. Thank you so much!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6768993853699441212.post-37952558307592124982012-02-22T08:37:00.000-03:302012-02-22T08:38:40.870-03:30black & blue<br />
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</center>Thank you for coming to hear me sing Maegan! And for taking my photos... especially that really cheesy close up that I insisted on. I love you! Thank you to Robin, Mom, Evan and anyone else who was there. And to Jeff. Thanks for watching the munchkin. I can't wait for this week to be over!This is what I wore to my vocal concert group. It goes without saying that you have to dress up to sing Opera so this is what I chose to wear. Then I went home and recorded something fun almost immediately after. As much as I love Opera, it's nice to not have to think so much while singing... and just have fun.<span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span><span style="font-size: x-small;">(Of course, just typing that makes me realize that thinking too much is obviously my problem.) </span><br />
Anyway, here's Thinking Of You by Katy Perry... I have always loved her live acoustic version of this song. It's beautiful.<br />
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Thank you so much for the lovely comments I got on <a href="http://icanbemanythings.blogspot.com/2012/02/i-dont-feel-fireworks.html" target="_blank">my last post</a>. They were beautiful. I really enjoyed reading them. You guys make me so happy! <br />
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xo,<br />
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PS. Tomorrow I'll be covering <a href="http://tvalskincare.com/" target="_blank">Tval</a>'s Birthday event and I'm super excited! I can't wait to tell you about it. Also, I must obsess over certain color combinations because only a few days ago I posted <a href="http://icanbemanythings.blogspot.com/2012/02/black-and-blue.html" target="_blank">this</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6768993853699441212.post-6506672532784674842012-02-19T10:00:00.000-03:302012-02-19T10:00:00.710-03:30I don't feel "fireworks"<br />
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<i>I wrote this May of 2010... I feel weird changing anything in it since it represents a part of who I was at that time. I do think I jump to conclusions, and I stereotype a little too harshly. Perhaps what I meant when I said "we" was actually "I" but I was too naive to realize it then. </i><br />
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A good friend once told me in conversation that our generation expects fireworks from life. It's definitely true. We've become numb to a lot of things. Indifferent. Apathetic. The only way to feel something is to do drugs, or so becomes the general consensus.<br />
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I don't think life is about fireworks. I think that is a product of video games, movies and books. That, or our friends playing up their lives to match something of the sort, when reality is much different.<br />
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What the hell is love anyway?<br />
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I don't feel fireworks when I look at my daughter, but I sure as hell love her more than I love anyone else on the face of this planet. I feel nothing; However, I would do anything for her. I live my life for her. I am in awe of how beautiful she is and that I have created her. She grew inside me for nine months and I gave birth to her. This stuff absolutely amazes me but I don't go around feeling high off life. I don't think there is anything wrong with that. I am so happy. I am so in love with my baby girl. Life is excellent. I am so blessed. There are no fireworks.<br />
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You watch these TLC shows of a Baby Story. You expect that when you have your baby girl your life will feel complete and full and excellent, when in reality you want to go to sleep and you feel like a stranger just handed you a baby and gave you a lifetime of responsibility. I didn't cry. There were no fireworks. But it was the best day of my life. I loved seeing my baby, but I didn't feel like she was mine. I feel that way now when I walk into a room and she sees me and smiles at me because she is excited to see me. That feeling is worth a million dollars.<br />
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I'm not numb.<br />
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Disney movies bring me to tears; they create wishes and dreams and hope and aspirations for your life. They create such strong emotions and high expectations. That's what they do to me. I know Disney is extremely controversial, but I love it regardless. Those wishes and hopes are real, but when they're fulfilled, sometimes there are just no fireworks. And that is okay.<br />
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Love doesn't have to happen at first sight. It's possible that love can happen over time, during the process of getting to know somebody.<br />
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I heard the most beautiful quote the other day on televison... I'm going internet hunting to try and find it now. This, in my opinion, is the most beautiful quote about marriage I have ever heard. It is so true.<br />
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This comes from <i>Shall We Dance 2004</i>.<br />
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”We need a witness to our lives. There's a billion people on the planet, what does any one life really mean? But in a marriage, you're promising to care about everything. The good things, the bad things, the terrible things, the mundane things, all of it, all of the time, every day. You're saying 'Your life will not go unnoticed because I will notice it. Your life will not go unwitnessed because I will be your witness'."</blockquote>
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Anyway, I have no idea how to wrap up this entry, so I'll just say that just because you don't feel awesome every single minute of the day does NOT mean your life isn't completely awesome.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0