A Night in the Life of...

MakeLifeHappen here. A dabbler of sorts. A clean eating foodie & Vegetarian. A wanderer & people watcher. A travel junkie & instagram addict. A freethinker with censorship issues. A creative type with fleeting interests. A socially conscious individual raising a culture that's equally aware. From Toronto to the UK~ this is my eclectic life.

[anightinthelifeof]

"I Killed a man."

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I can't lie-I am a new fan of Miley Cyrus' Wrecking Ball from the Album 2013 Bangerz 

[mackryan]

Our U.S. pre-sale is starting to wrap up.. Thank you to everyone who bought these special reduced fee tickets. www.macklemore.com/shows only has a few cities with a few of those special tix left, so grab ‘em before they go away. TOMORROW (with a couple of exceptions) is when the...

[anightinthelifeof]

I'm in love with you, and I'm not in the business of denying myself the simple pleasure of saying true things. I'm in love with you.

John Green

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Could not resist this photo op. Who could? Thankful for the over-enthusiastic support of world book day here in the UK, without it I wouldn't have had a good excuse to walk my kid through the enchanted looking Arboretum dressed like this :0)

[anightinthelifeof]

Gay is synonymous with the lesser. It's the same hate that's caused wars from religion. Gender to skin color, the complexion of your pigment. The same fight that led people to walk outs and sit ins. It's human rights for everybody, there is no difference!

Macklemore

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A message for children and a warning for adults. 

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Changing the conversation.  Analysing the language. Jackson Katz tackles "Men Problems" with regard to gender-based violence.

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There is no way to be a perfect parent, but there are a million ways to be a good one.

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Nothing Radical about this. Forward-Thinking. Progressive. Inspiring. Encouraging.

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I spent the evening loading YouTube up with Macklemore, but somehow missed this one <3 expatress:

My girl Natalia hooked me & I’m officially on the Macklemore train… I’ll be dancing down the street, rocking out to this anthem

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - Can’t Hold Us (Live on KEXP) (by kexpradio)

[anightinthelifeof]

Took a trip to beautiful Horncastle this weekend. A thriving market town in the heart of the Lincolnshire Wolds. Although it is was a nice change of scenery and the town was full of great little antique shops, beautiful architecture and even had a cool thatched roof pub, it didn't scream "move here" which was the purpose of the visit. At the very least, it gave us the opportunity to get out of the city and explore a bit. I am always happy for the opportunity to snag a few new pics for the collection <3 I learned today (during an Easter meal with my FIL) that Horncastle is where my late mother-in-law lived in a children's home for many years after her mother passed away because her father was away serving in the army and was unable to care for the children. I'm glad the kids got to spend the day poking around the town now. Hearing that story definitely helped to refresh our memories & reinforced the desire to settle in Lincolnshire. Back to Market Rasen again this weekend...although it felt like a much smaller town, the sense of community is quite BIG.  I'm leaning in that direction.  Hope the rest of the family feels the same. 

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Easter Eggs Dyed Naturally

Onion skins=brown

Turmeric=yellow

Red cabbage=purple

Beets=red or pink. 

Steep ingredients in boiling water with a little bit of vinegar to help set the colour, then leave the eggs in the resulting liquid for a few hours.

Ta-da! 

Enjoy :0)

[cxontemporary]

Anyone who reblogs this post by March 23rd will have their url written on some paper and placed somewhere in New York City.

I promise every single one of you. 

I’m serious

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And I’m the 22,411th sucker I guess… groan

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Yeah-What the expatress said... :) expatress:

As much as I watch TV & delve into the internet… I’m surprised I missed this, ahh living abroad without a television

The Lonely Island - YOLO (feat. Adam Levine & Kendrick Lamar) (by thelonelyisland)

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[thelazylullaby]

I remember in the 3rd grade I was suppose to go to this kid’s birthday party. I liked hanging out with him. He was nice to me when all the other kids were cold to me. I asked my parents to buy him this toy that I knew he would like. I was so excited to gift it to him. I was happy for a few seconds til I remembered that the other kids from class would be there. 

The night before it I told my parents to call my friend’s house and tell them that I was sick. That way I wouldn’t look like I was just forgetting to go. I said I would give his gift to him the next day in class. I really didn’t want to be ignored by a large group of people. At around this time I learned what it felt like to be abandoned in a room with strangers. I loathed it.

I remember crying in that bathroom of our trailer and begging my father to not make me go to the party. That I would do whatever he asked just not that. I cried my eyes out and felt sadder than I knew possible. As I tried to not tell my dad I realized I couldn’t hold out on him. So I told him and I was his eyes turn sad too. I knew there was nothing he could do but love me. It was the same sad look he would have years later when I would wake up screaming and crying from nightmares. I love my father for many reasons but I can tell you now that I never loved my dad more than in those moments. Those moments were I knew I was broken but he just looked at me and loved me all the same. 

He didn’t make me go to that party and that next day my friend’s eyes lit up when I gave him that present. At the time it was the most important thing in the world to get him that gift, but now when I look back all can remember is that..I think his name was “Adam”. 

The thing that makes me remember this story is that my dad’s eyes always held so much love in them.It was like was looking right into my heart and he knew I held goodness inside of me. I was reminded of this when he stopped me from killing myself many years later. He held me in his arms when I would wake up crying at 3 in the morning. I am a fairly large man relative to my Dad but he would hold and listen to me cry. My dad is a good person. I try to emulate him everyday. 

I have no reason in writing this story except that I did.  ***

ANightInTheLifeOf says: What a beautiful story. I hope that sharing it was healing and that your dad gets the opportunity to hear this <3