Trek Tri-Island Photos!
Yay!!! The Trek Tri-Island photos are finally here!! The professional photogs did an amazing job of capturing the event! I tried to pick out the ones that go with my team, and a few others I liked, but you can CLICH HERE to see the rest of the group and some amazing photography and scenery as well!
This poor guy had to sweep us most of the first day, we were the late start problem children… He was a good sport! (As you can tell) 
Thanks to The Joy Guild. For taking and letting us have personal use of the photos AND being out there supporting the ride!
5 MORE DAYS!
I NEED TO FINISH RAISING ALL THE MONEY NEEDED TO RIDE IN THE TRK-TRI-ISLAND IN 5 DAYS!!
Come on! Help me out!!! Send this to your friends, family, everyone you know because every $1 helps fight for clean air and lung disease and will help me be able to ride in the Trek-Tri-Island bike ride on my Lungiversary (my 1 year lung transplant anniversary)
To see my teams donation page please click here: http://action.lungusa.org/goto/1up
You can see my individual page by clicking here: http://action.lungusa.org/goto/newlungs
Don't take it from me! Read about the various foundations and associations My team and I will as well as your donations will be supporting for this ride.
As most of you know I, and my teammates, must raise $750 each to go on my 1 year lung transplant anniversary bike ride. It's a 3 day ride in the San Juan Islands conquering a different Island each day. Oddly enough all of the proceeds and donations go straight to the American Lung Association to batter lung disease and fight for cleaner air for all. The team will be sporting American Transplant foundation jerseys to show some support for my donor and their family as well as support organ transplantation and donation. I REALLY WANT TO DO THIS! If we do not come up with the $750 each it will either have to be paid by us or we will not be able to ride. (I really do not have that kind of money 
You can click here to see my fundraising page)
There was an article in the Ferndale Record Jounral written about the ride and my Cystic Fibrosis/Lung Transplant life. I must raise enough money to do this ride!! Thank you for reading and considering donations, every $1 will help!
To see my teams donation page please click here: http://action.lungusa.org/goto/1up
You can see my individual page by clicking here: http://action.lungusa.org/goto/newlungs
A little more background informations to annoy you into donating to this awesome cause!
So I have been very excited to be working towards going on this bike ride that just so happens to be on my lungiversary,
exactly 1 year since my life was changed, saved, prolonged, whatever you want to call it, I WAS GIVEN THE GIFT OF LIFE, because of doctors, nurses, my support crew, and of course my one and only donor who was selfless enough to share their organs, so that others could live in the event of a tragedy, as well as their family for acknowledging those wishes. That is who made it happen, and because of them, I have had one of the best years of my life. Not only because I am ALIVE, but because I am healthy and I am living it up!
Please consider donating to my team as we need $750 each to participate in this. Oddly enough all the money goes to the American Lung Association. It was pretty random that I looked for an event to participate in on my year mark of having my new lungs, finding a bike ride to wear my new team transplant jersey, AND having the money go to the American Lung Association. So there you have it! I need $750 times 3 so HELP ME OUT!! This is going to ROCK!
To see my teams donation page please click here: http://action.lungusa.org/goto/1up
You can see my individual page by clicking here: http://action.lungusa.org/goto/newlungs
MY MOMMA IS AN IRONMAN!!!
Ironman Canada Penticton, BC - August 28th 2011
Well she DID IT!!My Momma ran through that finish line. Ironman Canada, now on her CONQUERED list So therefore my Momma is an IRONMAN!!! (Which we knew already but now its a little different)
3:45 a.m. wake up and to the transition and start line it was. Swimming ready in their suits and caps stood the Ironmen and women at the start of mosts greatest race that could possibly take them up to 17 hours to complete. Helicopters buzzed from above while the swimmers took off from the start line which was made of a bunch of miniature ironman canada flags hanging above the lake.
All this happening and getting ready to swim AND EVEN MY MOM WAS EXCITED TO SWIM, OVER 2 MILES! Which is usually never case since she HATES swimming. But IRONMAN WAS HERE!
I was privileged to be at almost 10 different places to see my mom swim, bike and run. Every time she looked awesome and almost as she had just done her sunday morning bike ride, or sunday morning run with her friends. Later in the day it wasn't morning anymore and the sun began to go down and amazingly SHE STILL LOOKED THE SAME, AMAZING! (freak) lol. Although we all know that I am just jealous that she is an Ironman and I'm not 
But I'm super glad I got to be able to be there to support her!
It happened again just like in the half Ironman, she was super happy the entire time, more happy than ever. I had made some rolled up papers writing things to encourage her along the way with a few photos and things, I also had my brother and grandma sign them, most things to make her laugh but others made her cry (unintentionally) so it was pretty funny to see her ride past once on the bike with that rolled up poster in her water bottle holder because she didn't want it to be thrown away. (I knew they were to be throw away so I tried purposely not to make them too awesome)
My Mom pedaled up one of the largest of the passes, a bunch of hills in a line some said over 5 miles in length. They pedaled on up with ease making it look easy and getting those hills out of the way before they switched gears onto the run.
It wasn't until later I found out she was running with the second poster one, in her hand just like a baton! Hahahaha. WHO DOES THAT?! (I guess my momma just loves me) but seriously, its an IRONMAN, you don't stop to carry posters for who knows how long. But she's just cool like that I guess! When she ran into Gina's family spectating she handed it off so she could continue on her last 3rd of her journey to be an Ironman.
I was able to see her one last time running past where there was less than 5 miles left, running strong, her and her good friend Gina were kicking some butt and getting that race done! It was just about dark by then but they made it before they were given glowsticks, and I was also able to watch them RUN THROUGH THE FINISH RIBBON from right against the fence
THATS MY MOMMMMMMAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!! Uh huh!
For those of you who would like to know all the split times and things like that. I have posted what I know below.Check THIS OUT! And I just must brag that she passed 629 people on the run…
Lora Olinger
| SWIM | BIKE | RUN | OVERALL | RANK | DIV.POS. |
| 1:36:58 | 7:29:54 | 4:41:03 | 14:06:32 | 1812 | 62 |
| LEG | DISTANCE | PACE | RANK | DIV.POS. |
| TOTAL SWIM | 2.4 mi. (1:36:58) | 2:33/100m | 2527 | 99 |
| BIKE SPLIT 1: 42.5 mi | 42.5 mi (2:31:15) | 16.86 mi/h | ||
| BIKE SPLIT 2: 112 mi | 69.5 mi (4:58:39) | 13.96 mi/h | ||
| TOTAL BIKE | 112 mi (7:29:54) | 14.94 mi/h | 2441 | 88 |
| RUN SPLIT 1: 13.1 mi | 13.1 mi (2:21:00) | 10:45/mi | ||
| RUN SPLIT 2: 26.2 mi | 13.1 mi (2:20:03) | 10:41/mi | ||
| TOTAL RUN | 26.2 mi (4:41:03) | 10:43/mi | 1812 | 62 |
| TRANSITION | TIME | |||
| T1: SWIM-TO-BIKE | 10:05 | |||
| T2: BIKE-TO-RUN | 8:32 | |||
Now that you see SHE DID IT! You can go look at the rest of the photos I took of her the ironman and her friends as well!! They are at my Smugmug site. http://ninaphoto.smugmug.com/ but you can click here to go directly to the Ironman Canada album.
Ironman Canada
GO LORA GO! CHEER CHEER CHEER!!!
Heres to hoping that everyone will cheer for my Momma today as she participates in her very first Ironman!!! Ironman Canada which is held in Penticton, BC. It will be consisting of a 2.4-mile (3.86 km) swim, a 112-mile (180.25 km) bike and a marathon (26.2 miles, 42.195 km) run, raced in that order and without a break. WHICH IS OVER 140 MILES TO TRAVEL BY PERSON(+bike for some)! She has been training for a looooong time and it's finally here so send an encouraging thought her way (or my way and I will pass it on ) so she can finish this potentially 17 hour race as strong as I know she will!! (PS: please hope it will not take her 17 hours, I will need sleep by that time lol) I will post again when I return of the news of my soon to be iron-mother! Thanks for the cheers!
"Only those who risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go." T.S. Eliot
Here's the encouragement thing that I made her! (Even though I know she can do it) :) I love my Momma!
Will I Make it!? Will I raise enough for my lungiversary ride?!
As most of you know I, and my teammates, must raise $750 each to go on my 1 year lung transplant anniversary bike ride. It's a 3 day ride in the San Juan Islands conquering a different Island each day. Oddly enough all of the proceeds and donations go straight to the American Lung Association to batter lung disease and fight for cleaner air for all. The team will be sporting American Transplant foundation jerseys to show some support for my donor and their family as well as support organ transplantation and donation. I REALLY WANT TO DO THIS! If we do not come up with the $750 each it will either have to be paid by us or we will not be able to ride. (I really do not have that kind of money You can click here to see my fundraising page)
Thanks to an awesome reporter there was an article in the Ferndale Record Jounral written about the ride and my Cystic Fibrosis/Lung Transplant life. I must raise enough money to do this ride!! Thank you for reading and considering donations, every $1 will help!
Tour de Whatcom
I DID IT!!! Completed one of my longtime goals of participating in the Tour de Whatcom. The Tour de Whatcom is a bike ride that travels around Whatcom County in either a distance of 25, 50, or 105 miles. My parents and their friends had done it year after year while I awaited the day I could participate also.
This year, as most of you know, I received the gift of a new set of breathers, almost completely bacteria and infection free new lungs. Because of this I have been riding my new road bike as much as I am able. I am still not good at it, nor strong, nor stable, nor confident in any sense especially clip-in pedals! BUT this year I WAS signing up for the tour de Whatcom no matter what. I was singing up for THE 50!!!
Well I wasn't really what you call "ready" for it, but my Dad and I signed up for the ride less than 2 weeks before and I had no idea what to do to prepare for a 50 mile ride in 2 weeks. Needless to say I rode one 30 mile ride by myself in town with A LOT, I mean a lot of stops, for food, visiting friends and such, and then my Dad installed my clip-on pedals a few days later, about 5 days before the ride. Best idea for preparation??? You decide! Lol.
My Dad and I before the ride. (Should have taken my helmet off)
I tried to practice the clip-ins on 2 occasions, but I didn't care because I knew they would help me out, and I was expecting to fall so all was well. I did a short ride 2 days before with the clip-ins and felt alright so it was a go!
First we rode through town, Fairhaven and Bellingham, and then into farmland in Ferndale (which is where I live) and then out onto the waterfront in Birchbay where the turnaround was. There was a hill somewhat in the exact middle between the turnaround that was like DEATH for a biker like me (unless you are a beast as I saw many of them ride up and away like nothing it was horrid) I was having a rough time but unlike I had planned I did not have to walk the hill! (only a mere few second stop at a mid way driveway to let my legs cool down, which in the same place a giant black cow just stared at me like an alien while chewing his grass like cows do. Lungs? Not an issue, EVER! How rad is that?! And seriously how could you NOT be an organ donor???
Then, my only near death experience, happened to be on that same hill coming BACK, because I am incredibly terrified riding that bike down steep hills. After that, and about 15 miles to go, and the strong winds draining on me which felt almost like pedaling into a wall, while also being swayed side to side, I started to get pretty tired feeling and just sore overall, but we were so close and I was pumped I picked up the pace at the wee end until we FINISHED! And at that point i finished not only one but two goals that I had forever wanted to accomplish, (1) ride in the tour de whatcom and (2) ride 50 miles. Done and DONE! All thanks to my donor and their selfless family acknowledging their wishes to share life with others in the face of themselves parting with this world.
NINAS TOUR DE WHATCOM RECAP: Besides my water bottle somehow falling off my bike in the middle of the road, almost dieing coming down what was pretty much a hill on the side of a mountain, loosing 1 of my gloves, and a strong wind for most the ride back, I HAD A BLAST! Most of all I FINISHED IT and I didn't even take a nap all day afterwards!!!
Much love to my donor & their family - Save a life! Be an organ & tissue donor!
My New Fav
I recently decided that I LOVE road biking and I cannot wait to get stronger and gain confidence doing just that. I already knew I liked to go fast (cars, snowboards, etc) but the thing about now that's different from before is that I have the ability to participate in self propelled fastness that I was never given the opportunity.
I once rode my moms bike, YEARS AGO, a little ways down hill (didn't have to pedal at all) and after that I wanted to ride it forever, so there was always something there, but obviously biking without being able to breathe or walk doesn't work too well.
So I always said the first thing I would do if I got a transplant was get a road bike. Well I did just that! But before my transplant I purchased a spin bike to start practicing, which didn't go over so well, I could ride the thing maybe 5 minutes and I basically just gave up. That was another on of those "it sounded like a good idea at the time" moments….
Meanwhile it sat there as inspiration, a really expensive inspiration, in hopes for the day I could ride it forever. Turns out it was the best decision yet! When I was finally able to return home from the hospital I was on that thing constantly. Before I knew it I could ride for an hour without stopping. That said, it was time to hit the streets!
I got a road bike for Christmas and I was very eager to test it out. Still limited by strength and endurance my first couple rides were on completely flat road with a wide shoulder, and I made it barely 5 miles each time. Soon after I was riding 10, 12, and even 15 miles a lot in town an in traffic which I had been scared to death of not long before!
One of my most memorable rides was when I tried to spectate a race that my mom and her friends participated in, which was a half marathon (13 miles) but little did I know it was almost completely straight uphill!! Needless to say it was hard watching runners pass me by and not making it to the finish in time to see my mom. I was also planning on taking photos (which I packed my camera among other things into what turned out to be a really heavy shoulder bag) but I made it nonetheless!!
Besides that, I felt accomplished the day my mom and I ride over 30 miles, and now I just hope to keep adding onto it from there!!
Woo Hoo!
As it says… CELEBRATE LIFE!
So I got to spend the weekend in Tacoma, LOVE my aunt and cousins, got the stay with them, always miss them a lot. Went to my friend Austin's graduation party (they are all growing up so fast *tear*) and then had yet another check-up with my transplant doctor. Before going to the doctor my mom, aunt and I went on a walk that I had done some time before my transplant, where I had barely made it back to her car because I could barely breathe. The walk is a loop around 3 miles or so with a very large hill at the end, the rest isn't that flat either. We even have a photo of us in the dark because it took me so long it was dark out! (and we weren't even done yet)
Well I made it this time with ease and also ran up the big hills for fun (and to see if I could) anyway the new lungs conquered that walk! So the next morning I go to my checkup, my mom and I had our bikes because I was hoping to get to ride in Seattle. My Blood work (besides a sort of high white count), X-ray and CT Scan looked good. My lung function test was a bit down, 57%, but I guess not enough for them to worry, and definitely not enough to keep me down. Sounds like I won't have another checkup for 2 months which is a NEW RECORD!!! There is a test they want to do coming up where they will put a tube down my nose, throat and to my stomach to watch my acid pH to make sure my stomach acid is not hurting the new lungs, that will go for 24 hours but I will be able to do it as an outpatient.
Half way sportin' my new Team Transplant Jersey
Finally we got out of that hospital and on to our destination, Red Hook Brewery, where we would eat after our ride, because the brewery is placed right along the Burke Gilman Trail as I wrote about once before. Best trail ever, minus the busy crowdedness, but you get over it, and I'm pretty sure that it goes for like 1,000 miles . I knew my last ride was 20 miles so I knew I just wanted to do more. Besides the fact that I hadn't eaten barely ANYTHING, mostly because of my fasting for blood levels and waiting for Red Hook food, I did fairly well. We rode and rode, all the way to the grocery store that I had walked to so many time while in Children's Hospital for clean-outs.
Momma & I half way! (I need a tan)
Turns out all in all we went over 30 miles, which is my new record. So not only new record for a check-up scheduled, a new record for my bike distance. Most of all I was excited by the fact I was able to wear my all new bike jersey to show some support for the American Transplant Foundation and Team Transplant and of course because the back says "Celebrate Life" AND I was given the gift of new lungs, THE ONLY REASON I CAN RIDE MY BIKE RIGHT NOW, AND THE ONLY REASON I AM ALIVE.
San Juan Island
Spent a weekend on the San Juan Island. Had a lot of fun but realized I seriously do not get enough sleep, especially lately. Anyway I had just returned from California only to have a few days to hang out with my dogs and pack again for the island.
Mona the Camel
My mom and I were sort of in a pinch to get to the ferry on time and I didn't want to leave a car at her work so I decided to pack lite, REALLY LITE, so that I could carry it all on my back to my moms work where. Then we could leave straight for the ferry from there. I also figured I had skipped a lot of workouts since California so it would make me feel like I hadn't been slacking so bad.
Group Photo taken by: Log
I left early to give myself 3 hours to get there, not knowing how hard the ride would be with my heavy pack or how fast I would be able to ride having not exercised regularly for almost a week with all the traveling and such.
I had to rearrange my pack a few times to fit everything I thought I needed, pills, blood pressure, thermometer, and lung function test thing for sure, then I packed up my camera a pair of jeans, flip flops and some capris. I had a some toiletries and a light jacket but man oh man I wished I had a sweatshirt/fleece. It turned out the weather wasn't half as good as I had hoped for.
Water Scene from Ferry
I started off on the ride doing awesome, I wasn't having as much of a problem riding in traffic as I thought and the only time I had trouble was this crazy round about where I started in the wrong turn lane and I just gave up from there (embarrassingly got off and walked my bike across the cross walks). I made it within an hour and had a chance to ride around and visit some people who worked close since I was so early. When I made it to my mom we took off and I left my bike at her office. I rode about 15 miles that day, pack and all, and was still ready (although tired) to have fun on the island!
Swimming with the Orcas… DUH!
This island trip that I was fortunate enough to be invited on is cool because they have a system each year to see everything the same as the year before, AND PLAY GAMES! But we see an old Mausoleum, feed and pet a camel (who has a friend alpaca), go to all the cheesy shops, see the local farmer's market, hike to a light house, and this time I was able to hike straight up to the top of the island (or at least it seems) for a crazy awesome view. All in all, awesome time, and they fit a lot of adventure into 48 hours, thanks ladies!!
Upon returning home I rode my bike back from my mom's work which was A LOT hillier than the ride there. 12.2 miles with not much baggage wasn't bad besides the few steep hills I had no idea I'd be able to make it up. But I DID! LOVE MY DONOR, DOCTORS AND SURGEONS, none, I repeat none of this would have been possible without them.
Don't Tell!
Here some more photos of the adventures!
Things I have done with my New Lungs:
So I thought this sounded like fun. I went through my photos and tried to find some things that I have done since I received my new lungs.
Run Races:
2 miles and 4 miles, more to come! This I was not able to do for years prior to transplant.
Hang out with cool people and eat also lots of food! 
Hike:
Love hiking! So does axel. This I was not able to do prior to transplant.
Be Santa's elf and chill with him and Mrs. Clause:
Yes. So awesome I know.
Ride my bike forever:
Whether its 10 miles of hills or 25 miles flat I CAN DO IT! This I was not able to do for a LONG TIME (if ever) prior to transplant.
Walk my dog:
Almost daily as he has the energy of the energizer bunny… This I would not have been able to do prior to transplant.
Go on adventures:
Have been on many adventures and have many, many more to come! I went on some VERY awesome adventures before my transplant but I always ended up sick or in the hospital shortly after, that does not happen now!
Snowboarding:
I WAS ABLE TO SNOWBOARD AGAIN!!! Without oxygen! Snowboarded with oxygen for a year (made it a few times) and completely skipped a year before my transplant due to health.
Graffiti Hay Bails:
aka make them look like adorable snowmen, photo taken before I finished. Best idea ever, thinking I probably wouldn't have made it with the oxygen.
Have an oxygen saturation of 100%:
This is just completely amazing. Never before seen in the life of Nina, I hadn't even seen 99 before…
Eat Ice cream!
This was actually my first post-transplant adventure, not even a day after I was released from the hospital, and I WALKED TO TCBY! Probably at least a half mile and it was uphill, just awesome, even though eating ice cream is pretty much all I could do before transplant, it was a huge accomplishment to walk there and eat on my own since I had been on the ventilator for so long.
Walk for 2 Causes!
I participated in the Jingle Bell Walk (2 miles) and a Walk for CF (5k) with over 30 super awesome friends and family members!
There you have it! My totally random things I have done since my transplant list. Hope you had fun reading!
Be an organ donor! Save someones life!
Just Bike #26
I'm all proud of my new bike. Has over 50 miles on it now!! (I know its all sad on the ground haha)
My New Years Resolutions Check Up
Here were the things I wrote in my New Year's Post to refresh your memory (as well as mine, lol)
First of all I want to actually continue blogging. Like every other day or so if I can. I was having a lot of fun with it at first and then if fizzled out and I started posting more useless and lame posts. So I’d like to change that in the coming year. Next I want to continue my photo a day so that I get better at my photography and start packing my camera around more.
Then, one of the goals I’ve wanted to accomplish for a while now, was to read through the entire bible. So I hope to finish that goal. Finally I hope to train for a triathlon (swim, bike, run) probably not actually compete in an event but train for one in the future.
As for smaller (or other) things, I’d like to:
Improve my lung function
Train my dog
Go backpacking
Ride 50 (maybe 100) miles on my road bike
Run 5 miles
Finish organizing my iTunes library
Get my mom to karaoke
Best weekend adventure EVER!
- As far as the blogging thing went, I missed a few months and will probably continue to miss a few months and/or weeks throughout the year as I have been really busy LIVIN IT UP with these lungs.
- I will try for sure to work on my photo365 project because I really want to be a better photographer and I now have to ability to walk almost unlimited distances (compared to before).
- I still would love to finish reading the bible and I hope to slowly but surely, reading is not one of my strong areas.
- I decided to cut back on the triathlon training because I am not sure how much I really want to train in swimming and I am really not that strong of a swimmer, I like to swim for fun but maybe in a year or so I will do this. Instead I decided to actually train to compete in the local duathlon. It is a run/bike/run, with distances of 2.6/13.5/2.6miles.
- So far I technically have not improved my lung function. It went way down and then back up, but I have not yet improved it from the baseline out of my surgery. Hoping for this soon!! (Which I may or may not have any control over)
- I have already trained my dog! Axel and I have taken 2 different classes but I do continue to keep him in school (lol) Going for agility next (unless I have to take obedience again hahaha)! I guess I can check this one off, even though it looks to be never-ending!!
- Going backpacking is coming this summer!! WooHoo!
- Ride 50 (maybe 100) miles on my road bike. I've got 25 Miles under my belt so ALMOST THERE just have to go twice that distance next time. I am very excited for this goal, again, waiting for a bit warmer weather!! Plus side is it looks possible to get to the 100 mark before the end of the year.
- Run 5 miles. I ran a 4 mile race!! I am getting cloooose!!!
- Finish organizing my iTunes library, which is doing a ton better, and a lot closer to my musical tastes as I have added and taken out thousands of songs depending on what sounds good to me. I have been identifying songs without info and consolidating like genres etc. I should be done soon!
- Getting my mom to karaoke has proven to be a hard one, BUT I HAVE NOT GIVEN UP HOPE!! This will happen, I cannot promise any proof, but don't worry, I will get my mother to karaoke!
Road Bike
I finally got a road bike (for christmas)! I am pretty excited since I have always wanted one. I've only gotten the chance to ride it a few times and have been 25 miles so far but I am getting closer (kind of) to my goal of 50 or 100 miles in the future. I also decided that road biking is my new favorite thing ever!
Well last weekend my parents and I took all the bikes down to Seattle to the Burke Gilman Trail which is one of the coolest trails ever since its pretty well maintained and goes on forever. We rode on that about 13 miles out and back which came to just a little under 26 miles. I was pretty impressed with myself!
Heres a Pic!
New Year
So it's almost a new year. I know a lot of people set goals and things that they would like to change in the coming new year or things they hope to accomplish. I happen to have set a few for myself.
First of all I want to actually continue blogging. Like every other day or so if I can. I was having a lot of fun with it at first and then if fizzled out and I started posting more useless and lame posts. So I'd like to change that in the coming year. Next I want to continue my photo a day so that I get better at my photography and start packing my camera around more.
Then, one of the goals I've wanted to accomplish for a while now, was to read through the entire bible. So I hope to finish that goal. Finally I hope to train for a triathlon (swim, bike, run) probably not actually compete in an event but train for one in the future.
As for smaller things, I'd like to:
Improve my lung function
Train my dog
Go backpacking
Ride 50 (maybe 100) miles on my road bike
Run 5 miles
Finish organizing my iTunes library
Get my mom to karaoke
Have you thought about what you would like to accomplish in the new year? Even if its something funny or useless just something you've always been wanting to do? Setting a goal and writing it down could help you hold yourself accountable an it will be really great when you accomplish that goal!!
Happy new year everyone!! Hope it's awesome, happy, healthy, and loving!!
Quotes & Things
love life
Celebrate life!
I am in charge of how I feel and today I am choosing happiness.
Life is what happens to you while you are busy making other plans.
Life is too short and unpredictable not to live it exactly as your please.
:)
The trick is to enjoy life. Don’t wish away your days waiting for better ones ahead.
Do more of what makes you happy.
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