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so i had a baby. (meet ruby, aka rubalicious). went on mat leave. am now back at work. and back to blogging. 

hello

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you never know why someone else might be going through, think first, action later

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adteachings:

Words to live by. Or at least to work by.

nevver:

Nobody Reads Ads

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Horses gunna horse… via @laurenonizzle

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My friends, love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we’ll change the world.

Jack Layton. Read his letter to Canadians here. 

(via casiestewart)

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carvves:

saddest tag ever (by kate / for me, for you)

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The Johnston's Came To Play

not many people know me by my married name - i've found it a little tough to let go of my scottish simpson pride!!

hi, my name is susan RICE johnston (still weird to say after 3 happily married years!)

one of the things the big man and I love to do together is play sports. golf, tennis, softball, floor Hockey (in our kitchen, with our cats), ping pong, pool, to name but a few. sports make us who we are, and playing is what we do. and sometimes I let my 6ft 4 husband beat me (sometimes I said).

but it truly does play a huge role in our lives, we have the ability to not only play together, but we have fun doing it. the older I get, the more i realise, that doesn't happen with everyone. It's also made me realise what's important when it comes to relationships and friendships. i like people who like to play. and generally, people who like to play, like me.

come on, who's with me?

sometimes we all take life a bit too seriously. we get caught up in the stresses and all of trials and tribulations each of us face on a day to day basis. the last 3 years, although very happily married, we've had a huge number of curveballs thrown our way - death in both of our families, loss of jobs, illness, and extreme differences of opinion that has meant loss of some truly great friends from years past.

a good friend said to me yesterday: Life is messy. If it's not, you're not really living

and even when my life gets messy, i will never forgo my extremely healthy appetite for play. 

sidenote - this just came in from our softball captain after last night's game: The deadly johnston duo batted a combined 7 for 9 last night with:

2 HR

1 Triple

1 double

3 singles

…..and a combined 6 runs scored! told ya we like to play

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Insanity is endlessly repeating the same process and hoping for a different result #quote

I could name a few people who fall victim to this, myself included. what about you?

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some pix from the toronto #relayforlife. team @melanopen represent! 

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‎You've got to take the good with the bad. Smile with the sad. Love what you've got and remember what you had. Always forgive but never forget. Learn from your mistakes but never regret. People change, and things go wrong. Just remember life goes on.

Dr. Seuss

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Team MelanOpen is back baby! Check out what we're up to and click to donate to our team! 

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jonsinclair1:

Stunning time lapse photography:

fuckyeahtheuniverse:

This was filmed between the 4th and 11th of April, 2011. It is filmed on Spain’s highest mountain, El Teide. It is considered to be one of the best places in the world to photograph the stars.   

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kmaynard:

love love love daniel danger. 

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dailybunny:

Thanks, Thomas!