Posted: July 31st, 2009 | Author: Ann | Filed under: Blog, Personal | Tags: Ann Brampton, book, Reading, The Frantic Woman's Guide to Life | No Comments »
Today I thought that maybe, just maybe… I would love to have time to read again, among a lot of other things. So I began to think, how in the world I could combine the 12 to 14 hours I spend on my computer with my missing my reading. So… i came up with a solution, I’ll give it a little test run and tell you about it later 
My new E-book: “The Frantic Woman’s Guide to Life” hee hee
Posted: June 11th, 2009 | Author: Ann | Filed under: Personal | Tags: Ann Brampton, Costa Rica, kids, work | 1 Comment »
It’s 4:19 pm and I’m at work all puzzled up and stressed out with the longest “to-do” list, I have back to back meetings all week, a million and one things on my mind and I’ve had a migraine for days! At home I’ve totally lost control of daily house-work and I haven’t cooked a meal for my kids in weeks! Under pressure and writing up a contract to meet a deadline my cel phone rings, my son is stuck at school and does not have a ride home. I’m miles away through rain and heavy traffic and I need to stop what I’m doing to figure out how he can get home safely. At the same time I have my daughter online chatting me about there being no food at home and telling me she’s starving… she also adds that she needs to pay online a couple college applications and I’m short of money. So I manage to get my son home, transfer some money for pizza and find a way to pay the applications online. I’m exhausted… yet I keep moving because I know that my home and my kids depend on what I do and the choices I make every day. I give my everything in anything I do, I get to work way earlier than I should and I’m always trying to learn and be on top of my game. I’m so darn responsible that I’m not good at reacting at any hint of the opposite, but I like who I am and what I do, it’s been a long road to get where I am today and therefore I cherish every minute of it. Life hasn’t been easy and yet I smile and I struggle to move on and make things better. So once my day is over I manage to get home after driving past the supermarket quickly to get a few little odds and ends. It’s almost 8pm and as I walk through the door I find my son fast asleep, sigh… never got to say goodnight. My daughter is in her room stuck on the phone without having eaten or done her homework so I work myself up into a frenzy and give her a piece of my mind. I’m in a bad mood so I walk into the kitchen and work on the dishes so I can do some laundry in time to lay down and rest. I’m beat… laundry can wait for another day, TV is on and five minutes later I’m passed out. I never got to say goodnight to my daughter… tomorrow is another day…
Posted: August 18th, 2008 | Author: Ann | Filed under: Personal | Tags: Ann Brampton, Blog, Daniel Brampton, nephew | No Comments »
On this day something wonderful happened, my first nephew was born, Daniel Brampton! My brother Guy and his girlfriend Carmen had a beautiful baby boy and its been soooo long since I’ve wanted a nephew haha. He’s beautiful and it made me so happy to see my brother Guy smile and just glow like I’ve never seen before.
VIEW DANIEL’S FIRST PHOTO
“Make a memory with your children, spend some time to show you care; toys and trinkets can’t replace those precious moments that you share. Money doesnt buy real pleasure, it doesnt matter where you live; Children need your own attention, something only you can give. Childhood’s days pass all too quickly, happy memories all too few; Plan to do that special something, take the time to go or do. Make a memory with your children, take the time in busy days; Have some fun while they are growing, show your love in gentle ways”.
- Elaine Hardt
Posted: June 12th, 2008 | Author: Ann | Filed under: Personal | Tags: Ann Brampton, Blog, Graduation, Kevin, Mother Theresa | No Comments »
On this day we celebrated Kevin’s Graduation from high school, it has been such a long road for him with so many struggles that I couldn’t help to feel such a sense of pride and joy for him. One of the girls gave a speech and quoted words from Mother Theresa’s wise, wise words:
Life is an opportunity, benefit from it
Life is beauty, admire it
Life is a dream, realize it
Life is a challenge, meet it
Life is a duty, complete it
Life is a game, play it
Life is a promise, fulfill it
Life is sorrow, overcome it
Life is a song, sing it
Life is a struggle, accept it
Life is a tragedy, confront it
Life is an adventure, dare it
Life is luck, make it
Life is too precious, do not destroy it
Life is life, fight for it
- Mother Theresa
