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Gratefulness Challenge Day 8

Posted on by Candice Irwin

Yesterday was a day filled with talking. Specifically to some of the people that I hold nearest and dearest to my heart. These interactions were the inspiration for the 3 things I chose to write about today for my Gratefulness Challenge. There is no better inspiration for anything in life than the people you care about the most.

1. Timeless friendships: In my life I have lived in eight different homes, three different cities and have friends living all over the world. On top of that I also live a fairly busy life and tend to be friends with people with similarly busy schedules. It’s hard to find time to keep as in touch with people as I would like and though I do my best sometimes our meetings are spread far apart throughout the year.

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Gratefulness Challenge Day 5

Posted on by Candice Irwin

It is turning out to be a busy week! Lots of work, lots of creative opportunities beginning to present themselves and lots of things to be grateful for! Today’s gratefulness challenge list seems to have somehow  themed itself the “busy dance artist” list. I guess it is about time I talk about my career path.

1. Having a flexible schedule: So as I have mentioned before I like to be busy. I don’t think I’ve made it clear just how busy my definition of busy is. Right now for example I am working four jobs plus doing an internship. I am in the pre-production stages for three new projects and have about five different applications on the go. Plus I try to make it to weekly dance classes, workout and make time for friends and family. And this to me is not really that busy of a week. People think I’m crazy and that I never sleep and though I do have the occasional sleepless night I actually get a lot of time to relax believe it or not. Here is how.

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