May Blog Challenge - Day #6 What Are You Afraid Of?

Good Day friends & blog readers,

                 Today's blog challenge post-What are you afraid of?

Alright, so this could be something stupid, like, the dentist, which yes, I am afraid of but I'm not about to go on a rampage about the dentist. I could also write about my strange phobia of seeing things under water...but I have talked about that before.

            Today I'm going to talk to you about something I am actually so terrified of and super uncomfortable with. And that thing is Change. I cannot count how many times I have written a poem or journal entry with the title Change. It can't be one of the most terrifying things ever, because we are taken out of what we know and thrust into the darkness. Like, legit, if I switch the furnature around in my room, I will bump into something in the dark!

            But in all seriousness, change can mean alot of things to alot of people. I think I like the farmiliar, I like knowing what way the road ahead is winding. If I don't know what is going on around me, how can I possibly be okay?  

                I remember when I moved from my old how into my new house. The house looked almost the same because we stayed within the same complex, but my room was about 3 times smaller than my last room. I remember about a week after moving in, I literally sat in my floor and had a meltdown. I had no idea how I was going to live in such a small room! Eventually I got used to it and I now love my room.

         I guess I have been portraying change in a very negative way. There are alot times change is good. For instance, when someones health changes for the better or when we decide to change our lives for the better. But I think that is more of a gradual change, so we have time to adjust to it.

Anyways, until tomorrow friends...

May Blog Challenge - Day #4 Your Proudest Moment

Hello friends,

    Your proudest moment - today's blog post.

     This was one I was dreading because I have had so many proud moments. We all have moments where we thrive on pride because we have been complimented or had a pat on the back for reason or other. It was definitely a difficult post to come up with. And then I remembered something, a day where I decided that I was going to do what God wanted me to and what in my heart, I wanted to too. My proudest moment was July 10th, 2004, the day I was baptized as one of Jehovah's Witnesses.

     I remember being fearful because I knew I would be tested greatly. A teenaged girl in high school who was about to get baptised, how could I not be tested? But I also knew how forgiving God was, and that although I was determined to stay faithful, if I fell, God would help me back up and forgive me. But only if it was truly a mistake.

      I remember walking across the stage after I answered my affirmative yeses, and sweating like nobodies business. But I also remember the look in my parents faces when I was finally dunked. And how I felt so thankful and proud to be sopping wet. I still cannot believe it's been almost 11 years since I took the plunge (literally!) I tried finding a picture but could not find one for the life of me. 

Anyways loves, see you tomorrow! 

May Blog Challenge - Day# 4 Your Dream Job

Hello peeps!

           So, we have arrived at blog challenge day 4, You dream Job. This one was actually super difficult for me to come up with because there are so many amazing and cool jobs out there. But I think I figured it all out. This isn't a real job but it's my "dream" job, so if this was a dream, I could possibly get paid lol. My dream job is... A traveller. 

So, yes, there is no such job and just "travelling" that exists in life, that I know of anyways. I don't mean a job where I travel for work, but more of a traveler where I literally travel around and taking in the sights, sounds and smells of some of the amazing places of the world. 

Eating a baguette at a cafe in Paris, shopping in a market in Israel, eating a plate of spaghetti and meatballs in the Tuscan countryside. There are so many amazing things I want to see in this world, on this amazing planet that we walk on. Could you imagine showering in a waterfall in Costa Rica and getting paid for it? Like, duh! Who wouldn't? 

But *sigh*, sadly, No such job in this life, LOL. So, obviously, it really is my "dream' job. 

Anyways, I'll see you tomorrow loves!! 

May Blog Challenge - Day #3 Your Favorite Quote

Hello friends,

       So, today's challenge is a favorite quote. This proved super difficult, because I literally have so many favorites! I am a quotation fiend (You will know this if you follow me on IG or Pinterest). Alot of my favourites happen to be from the holy scriptures because I feel like we receive so much love and support from God. If you are not a religious person, I give you permission to click the 'X' in the top right of your screen. So, without further ado, after much deliberation, I give you, my favorite quote...

       This is a beautiful scripture with so much support from God in it's every word. This was a passage where God was making it clear to Israel, that he would take care of them. It is no different today, he will take care of those who serve him. It gives us so much confidence that we are truly not alone.


      When it's all said and done, this is such a source of comfort when we face the harshness of life. There isn't alot more to say then this, the scripture speaks for itself.

Until tomorrow loves...

May Blog Challenge- Day #2 20 Facts about Me

Me again! Let's skip the formalities and get on with the post, shall we?

About a month or so ago, I posted about some weird facts about me, so i guess today we will discuss some of the more normal things about me, that don't involve me sniffing sponges or vacuum cleaners (If you are confused, click here).

1. I am terrified to go to the dentist. I mean all that drilling and crap, in your face...no thank you!

2. My eyes change colours. Sometimes they are grey, sometimes blue, sometimes green.

3. I have a cat named after the 1920's gangster,  Bugsy. So far, he hasn't killed anyone or thing...not even a mouse..

4. I love cooking. And eating...

5. My favourite band is The Fratellis. I finally got to see them in concert last winter! Woot!

6. I have been to the Toronto Zoo almost once a year ever since I was born.

7. Speaking of the zoo, when I was about a year old, a mother gorilla (at said zoo) thought I was her baby and went ballistic when my mom pulled my stroller away from the window. Extra tidbit: This gorilla is still at the zoo and I go visit my 'Mother' whenever I'm there.

8. I love reading. Although I rarely have time for it. \

9. I want to own a farm someday.

10. My favorite TV show is Looney Tunes. My Favorite movie is Auntie Mame (Rosalind Russel version).

11. I have been to a symphony. At Roy Thompson Hall in Toronto to be exact. It was a field trip in grade 5.

12. My best friend and I have known eachother our whole lives but we only became friends 6 years ago. I can't imagine my life without her.

13. My biggest dream is the visit Paris France someday. I will get there, I know it.

14. I am 25 and I have a 44 year old brother, 41 year old sister, 35 year old brother and a 23 year old sister. I have 2 nieces and 5 nephews.

15. Love the native culture! Still determined to get to a pow-wow one of these days.

16. I have a ton of backgrounds, but the most dominant are Slovenian, German and mexican.

17. Not  a fan of mexican food. Unless we are talking Taco Bell mexican food, then I am down!

18. My favorite type of food is defiantly shawarma.

19. I used to be a people-person, until I started retail...

20. Two summers ago, my car caught on fire, on the highway, ever since the, I am paranoid about every noise I hear on my car.

Until tomorrow friends...

May Blog Challenge- Day #1 Your Blog's Name

Hello all my fellow Sardines,

                  So, I have decided to take part in a monthly blog challenge! Jump with me! If you aren't familiar with what a "blog challenge" is, I shall explain. So, for 1 month, count em, 1, I have to try and post once a day. Now, I am behind a day but it's better late than never, right? I found this challenge via Pinterest (Pst! If you aren't already following me, there is a link in the side bar).

So, how about we get started?

Today, we discuss my Blog Name. I know alot of you wonder why my blog has a name like "Not Your Average Sardine" and you have merit for wondering LOL I mean, who names their blog after an oily fish that  comes in a peel back can? About 2 years ago When a new girl named Nora started at my place of work, I began calling her 'Noreen" eventually to balance out my calling her 'Noreen" she began calling me Sardines, because you know my name is "Sarah". Make sense? Not really? lol

Regardless as to whether it made sense of not, it stuck and my nickname is now Sardines. Gotta love when one of the girls calls my nickname and the customers look all confused.

I eventually changed my Instagram name (Again, if you aren't following me on IG, the link is in the side bar) to Not Your Average Sardines. Because unlike real-deal sardines, I do not live in an oil slicked can or get eaten and I'm not a fish, I am a human. See? Not an average sardine? When I decided to become a lifestyle blogger vs. a beauty blogger, I decided to change my blog name to Not Your Average Sardines. I feel like it really makes it personal and people relate to personal.

So there you have it, day #1 of my May blog challenge. Since I'm behind a day, I am off to write my Day #2 post.

See you in a sec!