It’s finally summertime! #summer #vacation

​I can’t believe it’s finally summer vacation time. I’ve been waiting and planning for so long to visit my BFF in NB. It’s been over 6 years since she moved provinces and I can’t wait to see her. 

The last time I saw Mel I weighed around 180lbs… I’m now 137lbs. I wear a woman’s size medium and a size 4. Even my feet feel smaller… less wide. I’m the lowest weight since I was in high school. My final goal weight is 135lbs. 

 Tomorrow I’m jumping on the Go train with my love and the two cute little monster’s. Yes, it’s our annual summer two week vacation and I wonder how long before I lose my shit! I kind of lost it earlier today at the pool/splash pad since Brianna lost her new Jean shorts. What kind of person would steal jean shorts from a kid? I ended up giving her a pair of mine… don’t really have time to buy another pair.

I will be posting pics along the way, so stay tuned!

Time to invest in your child's future #investing #insurance

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I've been working in the insurance industry for over four years, and I love it. I made the change during Covid, when I was laid off from my dispatching job in the pest control field, since the world was under lockdown. I was hired by one of the top known Insurance companies in Canada and earned my RIBO license. It started as a remote position, but I was forced back into the office once things started to go back to normal.  

 Originally, I lived in Toronto, Ontario and that would have been doable, but I moved and bought a house in Barrie, Ontario. I sold my condo and bought a house up north with my mother, since prices were too high in the GTA. Mom and my grandmother were renting a two-bedroom apartment for about $1200 a month, and my mortgage was about the same monthly, so it made sense to just be under one roof. Mom would help me with my daughter, and I'd help her with caring for grandma with her worsening Alzheimer's. 

 

There was no way I was going to spend over 12 hours commuting by train and missing out on so many milestones with my child. Switching companies at that time for a remote job was the best decision I’ve made, and I love where I work.  

 

What do I do for work? Well, I’m a personal lines insurance advisor and I'm basically the person who processes the home and auto policies. If you’re needing a new home or auto policy, I can hook you up with the best coverage at a reasonable price. With the way that the economy is going, along with climate change, people are shopping around for the best deals. The industry is in high demand, as you never know what tomorrow holds. With that said, one of the most important things is to make sure that I’m protected. Not just protecting my life but also saving for my children's future.