5 pm today...and i am on vacation. And...i got an early Christmas present. MY PHONE CASES ARE HERE!!! i was feeling very sad because i ordered them so so long ago and i wanted them before Christmas...i wanted my phone to be stylish for Christmas. Last night...i got home and woot, postage delivery notice!!! I am going to pick them up after work, it is the perfect way to start my vacation.
Then i am going to the store to buy the ingredients for the yule log....and get some food to last me through the weekend...because i plan to chill out all weekend and avoid the crowds. All my shopping is done, all i need to do now is a bit of wrapping.
Okay...it is now 3:15 and i have yet to finish this post. Work has been crazy today.
I haven't even done my tea post from yesterday or today.
But i can tell you, i am quite popular at work....because i have so many Christmas cards. They are starting to take over my desk. When i see them, i think awww...i love that people care enough to give me cards. I am not great at doing cards because well i have a thing against cards since i worked for Carlton Cards all through my youth. But i did do cards for work people this year and it seems to have been returned. I love it!
I feel like Alex and want to cheer about all my new friends i have made!
Also, my managers gave me the best presents. One got me a baking cook book and a bunt cake pan...the other got me star magic wands that are salt and pepper shakers. Seriously...how well do my managers know me. Although i have been told i am easy to buy for because i love everything....which is true...i do love everything.
Only an hour and a half until i get to go get my phone cases!!!! i bet the line at the post office is going to be INSANE.
Friday, December 21, 2012
Thursday, December 20, 2012
Adventures in Cat Land
So i am cat sitting for my friend Bex's cat and then she is watching Remy while i am in k-town. I think it was a successful cat adventure. Her cats love me of course....i think cats can sense that i am a cat lady and are drawn to my cat lady nature. Most cats i meet love me. There are a few exceptions but i still love them anyways.
So today is my second last day of work before Christmas break...and i woke up this morning feeling horrible....it is getting better as the day goes by and i drink my vitamin c water, take my cold fx pills, and drink my Cold 911 tea. It is my defence against sickness. I am going to try to struggle through boot camp tonight...but we will have to see how well i do throughout the day.
I also went to the dollar store last night and bought Remy a new cat toy. It is this long feathering thing on a stick....he loves those toys...i am suppose to hold it while he tries to get it...but he gets really mad that i am touching it...so he drags it away from me growling and plays with it in a corner. He hasn't learned the art of sharing and he is very territorial about his stuff. He was always that way...he would growl at Logan and Logan would just be like...whatever dude...i don't want it....i have better things to do....then he would walk away like he was above it all. Oh man were Logan and Remy different. Anyways...it always makes me laugh when Remy gets territorial. Once the territorial feeling wears off and he realizes it is funner for me to participate in the game....it was like bed time and he tried to bring the toy to bed...or course getting the whole toy on the bed is tough...and i have to help him out....and i woke up this morning lying on the toy.
Anyways...last night i did all the Christmas cards for my department. I gave out all the tea and cards, it took me forever to do but it was quite successful. Everyone seemed to like it. Woot Success.
Tonight, get through boot camp, then some laundry and i have to bake cookies. Although i just learned there is a work Christmas gathering tonight. Why are they always on Thursdays. I have boot camp. I rarely skip boot camp for work gatherings...but i did go to the Christmas one last year. Do i want to again? Which will be better...sick at boot camp or sick at a social gathering?
So today is my second last day of work before Christmas break...and i woke up this morning feeling horrible....it is getting better as the day goes by and i drink my vitamin c water, take my cold fx pills, and drink my Cold 911 tea. It is my defence against sickness. I am going to try to struggle through boot camp tonight...but we will have to see how well i do throughout the day.
I also went to the dollar store last night and bought Remy a new cat toy. It is this long feathering thing on a stick....he loves those toys...i am suppose to hold it while he tries to get it...but he gets really mad that i am touching it...so he drags it away from me growling and plays with it in a corner. He hasn't learned the art of sharing and he is very territorial about his stuff. He was always that way...he would growl at Logan and Logan would just be like...whatever dude...i don't want it....i have better things to do....then he would walk away like he was above it all. Oh man were Logan and Remy different. Anyways...it always makes me laugh when Remy gets territorial. Once the territorial feeling wears off and he realizes it is funner for me to participate in the game....it was like bed time and he tried to bring the toy to bed...or course getting the whole toy on the bed is tough...and i have to help him out....and i woke up this morning lying on the toy.
Anyways...last night i did all the Christmas cards for my department. I gave out all the tea and cards, it took me forever to do but it was quite successful. Everyone seemed to like it. Woot Success.
Tonight, get through boot camp, then some laundry and i have to bake cookies. Although i just learned there is a work Christmas gathering tonight. Why are they always on Thursdays. I have boot camp. I rarely skip boot camp for work gatherings...but i did go to the Christmas one last year. Do i want to again? Which will be better...sick at boot camp or sick at a social gathering?
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Day 19 - Read My Lips
This is one of my favourite teas right now. I love it...it is sweet and delicious and i drink it all the time.
BUT....i am all sick this morning. I didn't call in sick from work because we have three days before we are off for the entire holiday's....i just couldn't call in sick..there are two many things that have to be wrapped up before i go on vacation...so i will power through these next three days.
So...i decided that instead of drinking my tea of the day...a tea which i love and drink all the time, i would stick with Organic Cold 911! I need to kill this cold stat. I want it to go away before the weekend. At least that is the goal.
BUT....i am all sick this morning. I didn't call in sick from work because we have three days before we are off for the entire holiday's....i just couldn't call in sick..there are two many things that have to be wrapped up before i go on vacation...so i will power through these next three days.
So...i decided that instead of drinking my tea of the day...a tea which i love and drink all the time, i would stick with Organic Cold 911! I need to kill this cold stat. I want it to go away before the weekend. At least that is the goal.
Thai Soup
So...when i am sick.....i never want soup....well in general i never want soup. I like my food with more foodness to it and less brothiness to it. I have some sort of irrational anger towards soup. Don't ask...or try to explain to me why soup is awesome...i don't have any sort of good reason for it....and i would love to like soup if i could...i am just not all about it. Who knows why...i am a bundle of weird quirks and i always will be. I have come to except them.
But i met up with Will and Amy last night for a nice Christmas visit before the holiday's. We went to this place just around the corner from me....it is a small Thai food place and since i wasn't feeling great...Will was saying the soups are great when you have a cold...and i decided....why not, i should at least try it. It wasn't bad....now i have like the lowest spice tolerance in the world.....and it was slightly spice...well spice to me...probably not to normal people. I didn't hate it as much as i thought i would. And i am thinking i may try some of the other soups they have as well in the future. I think i should expand my horizons. I am still not going to love soup...because of my irrational anger towards soup....but...i accept that soup may help to make me feel better.
Will was also wearing a very nice tie..and he was saying that it is his family's tartan....and that there are three styles of tartan - ancient, modern, and battle. Well of the three of them, i would always choose battle...then i could put on my 'battle kilt' and take care of business. In fact...i kind of want a cute girly kilt now in my battle tartan. I wonder if i have a tartan. I thought it was a really cool thing to be wearing a part of your history. I am not always into history or my history....but i think it would be really cool to be able to show your family pride in a fashionable manner. I am going to investigate this tartan thing. My family is Irish so i don't know if there is any Irish tartans...and then it was my Nana that was Irish so i would have to look up the McCormick tartan......excitement....then step two.....fashion party with my new tartan.
But i met up with Will and Amy last night for a nice Christmas visit before the holiday's. We went to this place just around the corner from me....it is a small Thai food place and since i wasn't feeling great...Will was saying the soups are great when you have a cold...and i decided....why not, i should at least try it. It wasn't bad....now i have like the lowest spice tolerance in the world.....and it was slightly spice...well spice to me...probably not to normal people. I didn't hate it as much as i thought i would. And i am thinking i may try some of the other soups they have as well in the future. I think i should expand my horizons. I am still not going to love soup...because of my irrational anger towards soup....but...i accept that soup may help to make me feel better.
Will was also wearing a very nice tie..and he was saying that it is his family's tartan....and that there are three styles of tartan - ancient, modern, and battle. Well of the three of them, i would always choose battle...then i could put on my 'battle kilt' and take care of business. In fact...i kind of want a cute girly kilt now in my battle tartan. I wonder if i have a tartan. I thought it was a really cool thing to be wearing a part of your history. I am not always into history or my history....but i think it would be really cool to be able to show your family pride in a fashionable manner. I am going to investigate this tartan thing. My family is Irish so i don't know if there is any Irish tartans...and then it was my Nana that was Irish so i would have to look up the McCormick tartan......excitement....then step two.....fashion party with my new tartan.
Day 18 - Toasted Walnut
I don't know why but i did not enjoy this tea. But there were a number of extenuating circumstances that i am willing to give this tea another try later on.
One....i forgot about my tea because i started off my morning drinking my vitamin C...don't get sick drink. But i had made the tea...i just left it steeping for a very long time. So it had a very bitter taste to it. Then, sad news...i am getting sick....a cold. And as is normal with all my colds, stuffy nose and sore throat and some sneezing...not much actual coughing. When i am sick my tastes are all wonky. I don't like the normal foods i like and i am almost never hungry. So i stick to a very strict routine...lemon tea with honey and fresh ginger and lots of water. Then every day i drink one vitamin C drinky thing. I know what you are thinking....not much food. But i am never hungry when i am sick. And if i am hungry i want really scratchy food so i don't let myself eat it because of my super sore throat.
Anyways...i am going to give this tea another try when i am not feeling so sick...and this time i will brew it properly.
One....i forgot about my tea because i started off my morning drinking my vitamin C...don't get sick drink. But i had made the tea...i just left it steeping for a very long time. So it had a very bitter taste to it. Then, sad news...i am getting sick....a cold. And as is normal with all my colds, stuffy nose and sore throat and some sneezing...not much actual coughing. When i am sick my tastes are all wonky. I don't like the normal foods i like and i am almost never hungry. So i stick to a very strict routine...lemon tea with honey and fresh ginger and lots of water. Then every day i drink one vitamin C drinky thing. I know what you are thinking....not much food. But i am never hungry when i am sick. And if i am hungry i want really scratchy food so i don't let myself eat it because of my super sore throat.
Anyways...i am going to give this tea another try when i am not feeling so sick...and this time i will brew it properly.
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
A Christmas Tradition - The Mom Shop
So we went shopping for mom's Christmas gifts last night. We got some great stuff. I think we did a great job.
And the best way i can tell it is a family outing is if Stephanie references my 'little legs' multiple times and keeps talking about how i can't keep up. I keep up just fine, FYI, but i do have the little legs and my have to scurry a few times....but steph just takes off and it is not the speed that i have trouble with it is the getting around people in the mall. Steph has no problem getting through the crowds because she isn't carrying any extra packages....i am usually the one carrying all the bags....so not only do i have little legs, i also have the extra weight of all those awesome presents we bought mom.
We were looking for a Christmas sweater for mom and dad was like where would we be able to get an ugly sweater...i of course recommended forever 21 because they have the prize winner of all ugly sweater...but cautioned that it would be a very big teen store and it might not be the right ugly sweater we are looking for. But we checked it out....and while there, i found this sweater:
And then while looking for a picture of the sweater online....i found this sweater:
And this one:
These sweaters lead me to believe....i like ridiculous sweaters....because i am very certain i need them. Especially the El Captain....come on...that is awesome!
Anyways...that was a big side note. So back to the mom Christmas shopping. We got her everything we wanted...but it is really hard to find grandma Christmas sweaters. They just don't make them like they use to. I really think i am going to have to investigate...and put some effort into finding one. No wardrobe is complete without a Christmas sweater.
Then we went for dinner....it was awesome....last time, steph upgraded to sweet potato fries then never ate them....dad still reminds her about it to this day. So, when i upgraded to regular fries...i made sure i had a dollar just in case...so i could pay dad for my upgraded fries. The other awesome thing about dinner was..dad ordered milk because he didn't want to drink beer and he was 'setting a good example for all the children'. He was also really on last night....texting Cathie and Alex.
And finally one last dad story...it is about walking in the underground. I told him it is one of my biggest pet peeves when you are walking in the underground and the person in front doesn't hold the door. And he said his hated when 'princesses refuse to touch the doors' (his words). He said once in the really crowded underground they were sort of lined up to go through a door and he was next and a woman tried to cut in front of him and said 'don't you let ladies go first' and he responded with (ACTUAL WORDS) 'if i see a lady i would'. Oh burn!!!! Dad says all the men around him were impressed with his come back.
Anyways...that is a tale of Christmas shopping adventures with dad and Stephanie.
Oh and steph also told me last night that if i don't bake that yule log, she will never speak to me again and that i will have ruined Christmas......after applying the Stephanie filter i have decided she said 'please bake that yule log, it is my favourite Christmas baking and i will be gutted if we don't have it at christmas' She is much nicer after the filter is applied.
And the best way i can tell it is a family outing is if Stephanie references my 'little legs' multiple times and keeps talking about how i can't keep up. I keep up just fine, FYI, but i do have the little legs and my have to scurry a few times....but steph just takes off and it is not the speed that i have trouble with it is the getting around people in the mall. Steph has no problem getting through the crowds because she isn't carrying any extra packages....i am usually the one carrying all the bags....so not only do i have little legs, i also have the extra weight of all those awesome presents we bought mom.
We were looking for a Christmas sweater for mom and dad was like where would we be able to get an ugly sweater...i of course recommended forever 21 because they have the prize winner of all ugly sweater...but cautioned that it would be a very big teen store and it might not be the right ugly sweater we are looking for. But we checked it out....and while there, i found this sweater:
And then while looking for a picture of the sweater online....i found this sweater:
And this one:
These sweaters lead me to believe....i like ridiculous sweaters....because i am very certain i need them. Especially the El Captain....come on...that is awesome!
Anyways...that was a big side note. So back to the mom Christmas shopping. We got her everything we wanted...but it is really hard to find grandma Christmas sweaters. They just don't make them like they use to. I really think i am going to have to investigate...and put some effort into finding one. No wardrobe is complete without a Christmas sweater.
Then we went for dinner....it was awesome....last time, steph upgraded to sweet potato fries then never ate them....dad still reminds her about it to this day. So, when i upgraded to regular fries...i made sure i had a dollar just in case...so i could pay dad for my upgraded fries. The other awesome thing about dinner was..dad ordered milk because he didn't want to drink beer and he was 'setting a good example for all the children'. He was also really on last night....texting Cathie and Alex.
And finally one last dad story...it is about walking in the underground. I told him it is one of my biggest pet peeves when you are walking in the underground and the person in front doesn't hold the door. And he said his hated when 'princesses refuse to touch the doors' (his words). He said once in the really crowded underground they were sort of lined up to go through a door and he was next and a woman tried to cut in front of him and said 'don't you let ladies go first' and he responded with (ACTUAL WORDS) 'if i see a lady i would'. Oh burn!!!! Dad says all the men around him were impressed with his come back.
Anyways...that is a tale of Christmas shopping adventures with dad and Stephanie.
Oh and steph also told me last night that if i don't bake that yule log, she will never speak to me again and that i will have ruined Christmas......after applying the Stephanie filter i have decided she said 'please bake that yule log, it is my favourite Christmas baking and i will be gutted if we don't have it at christmas' She is much nicer after the filter is applied.
Monday, December 17, 2012
Day 17 - Checkmate
I do not like this tea. first sip and i was like YUCK....i am not a huge white tea fan...it has always been way too fiddly when brewing it. It is a temperamental tea that requires close watching. But i thought i would try it and i couldn't figure out why i hated it so much....but then i looked up it's ingredients.....COCONUT. No wonder i don't like it...when coconut is one of the main ingredients. The only coconut tea i like is coco chai rooibos.
So this was a big disappointment for me.
So this was a big disappointment for me.
Cookies and Crooked Trees
So, it was a big Christmas weekend for me. I went to mom and dad's to get our Christmas tree. We picked our tree a little late, there weren't very many options....we picked the nicest looking one but it has a crooked stump....so it was a little troublesome getting it straight in the stand. We had to tie it down so it won't tip over.
I also finished most of my shopping for Christmas, family is basically done...i still want to get dad some dollar store gifts. And all i have left is a few small gifts for work people.
Then we went to declan's birthday party. He loved my hat in the way most young kids love clothes....not really at all...but it looks adorable on him and i got a picture. I think i shall tweet it.
Sunday, we decorated the Christmas tree and baked sugar cookies. Then me and dad iced them. Good news...i think my baking may almost be finished. i have to bake some cookies for my manager, then i have to make a yule log for steph because it was the only baking she requested....and i don't want her to miss out on her favourite Christmas treat.
I also think i may bake some chow mien noodle cookies to bring to the fondue. They are delicious and easy to make.
So 5 days left of work before vacation. It is going to be a busy week. We are shopping for mom tonight (me, dad, and steph) it's tradition and it should be fun. Then tomorrow night, dinner with Will and Amy for Christmas celebration, then Wednesday is run club, and Thursday is Boot Camp.
But i have a few other things i want to do....my laundry, and make the tea to gift to my co-workers, and clean my place, and i have to have my friend Bex over so she can meet Remy, she has awesomely agreed to watch Remy while i am adventuring to Kingston....which reminds me i still need to get my bus tickets to and from the k-town.
There is only 5 days until vacation...but miles of stuff to do.
I also finished most of my shopping for Christmas, family is basically done...i still want to get dad some dollar store gifts. And all i have left is a few small gifts for work people.
Then we went to declan's birthday party. He loved my hat in the way most young kids love clothes....not really at all...but it looks adorable on him and i got a picture. I think i shall tweet it.
Sunday, we decorated the Christmas tree and baked sugar cookies. Then me and dad iced them. Good news...i think my baking may almost be finished. i have to bake some cookies for my manager, then i have to make a yule log for steph because it was the only baking she requested....and i don't want her to miss out on her favourite Christmas treat.
I also think i may bake some chow mien noodle cookies to bring to the fondue. They are delicious and easy to make.
So 5 days left of work before vacation. It is going to be a busy week. We are shopping for mom tonight (me, dad, and steph) it's tradition and it should be fun. Then tomorrow night, dinner with Will and Amy for Christmas celebration, then Wednesday is run club, and Thursday is Boot Camp.
But i have a few other things i want to do....my laundry, and make the tea to gift to my co-workers, and clean my place, and i have to have my friend Bex over so she can meet Remy, she has awesomely agreed to watch Remy while i am adventuring to Kingston....which reminds me i still need to get my bus tickets to and from the k-town.
There is only 5 days until vacation...but miles of stuff to do.
Day 16 - North African Mint
So...i stayed at my parents house Saturday night...but didn't want to drag my whole calendar to my parents house....BUT...i also didn't want to ruin the surprise. So Saturday morning...i pulled 16 out of the calendar without looking at it at all....i took the little silver container and immediately put it in a side pocket of my bag...and did not look at it until Sunday.
I was excited when this was the tea of the day....i love mint tea. In fact, i am making my own mint tea blend for my co-workers as a present.
But this was better than just a mint tea...it had a nice chai/spice flavour with the mint.
I loved it.
I was excited when this was the tea of the day....i love mint tea. In fact, i am making my own mint tea blend for my co-workers as a present.
But this was better than just a mint tea...it had a nice chai/spice flavour with the mint.
I loved it.
Day 15 - Green Tea
I am embarrassed to say, i don't remember the name of the tea...i think it was just sencha. I enjoy plain green tea. It is never my first choice...but i do drink it quite often. It is a solid basic tea.
Although it did take me most of the day to drink it because i headed to my parent's bright and early to pick out the Christmas tree. There were lots of things happening this weekend. Anyways...i didn't have time to boil tea before i ran out the door to catch the train...so i didn't make my tea until i got to mom and dad's. Then i carried it around with me all day...drinking it slowly...i think i finished it at like 3pm.
It was a great tea....and my tea press....boy does it keep the tea warm....very warm....sometimes it is too warm and i can't drink it right away. But i was satisfied with day 15.
Although it did take me most of the day to drink it because i headed to my parent's bright and early to pick out the Christmas tree. There were lots of things happening this weekend. Anyways...i didn't have time to boil tea before i ran out the door to catch the train...so i didn't make my tea until i got to mom and dad's. Then i carried it around with me all day...drinking it slowly...i think i finished it at like 3pm.
It was a great tea....and my tea press....boy does it keep the tea warm....very warm....sometimes it is too warm and i can't drink it right away. But i was satisfied with day 15.
Friday, December 14, 2012
Day 14 - Gogi Pop
I was really excited because i discovered Gogi Pop during the Dollar iced tea promotion at David's tea. So when i got it this morning and i was like....WOOT...way to end my Friday with delicious.
But...it is not as nice hot as it is iced. I guess i have just connected it with iced tea that it tastes weird all warm and cozy. So i let the tea cool down and drank it at room temperature.
I know...i am a weirdo.
But...it is not as nice hot as it is iced. I guess i have just connected it with iced tea that it tastes weird all warm and cozy. So i let the tea cool down and drank it at room temperature.
I know...i am a weirdo.
Flash Back Friday - Christmas Edition (Dec 24th, 2010)
I thought i would post a flashback post of one of my Christmas posts. I hope this all helps to put you in the Christmas spirit. As you know, i recently learned we are not working Christmas eve!!! So i will have a lot more Christmas prep/dance parties. I can't wait...the count down is on!!!!
My Favourite Thing....
About living alone is the freedom. (still is my favourite....mainly because of the dance parties and the fact that i can wander around in my underwear without being embarrassed.)
Today is Christmas eve and there will be a lot of family interaction in the next few days so I took last night to myself. I had the longest hottest shower ever! (the shower probably also included music on my ipod while showering....so the dance party probably started there...hot showers are my favourite...although they have gotten much more annoying lately because my shower curtain likes to invade my space in the shower...i won't hang straight down...i floats up into the shower. Drives me crazy!!!!) Then shaved my yeti legs.....i have been lazy about shaving since it has become cold. (i have been getting better about shaving my legs this winter...or i was when i had to show my legs routinely to PhysioMatt....but now that i don't...the lack of shaving has begun..and yeti legs may come back soon.) Then i put on my fuzzy robe, turned on the much music countdown of top number one hits of 2010 and had a dance party.
Since i have been living alone, i have a lot more dance parties. (still a true fact...now i make Remy join in....well it is more i hold him and dance while he struggles to get away....we make great dance partners!)
Then i watched the Grinch and packed for my parents house. I am staying over one night and i have packed three possible outfits because i haven't decided what kind of dress up mood i will be in tomorrow. Tonight is the pirate dress for sure, and I can't wait! (i have no idea what to wear this holiday season....it is causing me some stress. I have that green dress with the gold zipper up the back...but it is always iffy....if my boobs will fit....or i could wear my new green skinnies with a fun lacy top...or do i need something completely new....is there something out there that is better than everything i own? As you can see...i am still quite crazy about picking out clothes for Christmas.)
I am also bringing my curling iron and my hair straightener. (no curling iron for me this year...it seems like too much work....or will it change everything and make my outfit 1 million times better?)
I am apparently not packing very light....and to be truthful, i don't pack light for anything. Even my purse is a giant bag. But i like to be prepared for any sort of fashion emergency. What if i suddenly decide that i want to have super straight hair tomorrow because it goes better with the outfit i pick. What if instead of wearing the purple velvet dress i decide that my dark skinny jeans will be better. Also...i never decide on my accessories for the outfit until i am wearing the outfit. Because how will i know what kind of accessory mood i will be in?
For Alex's wedding i brought two different bunches of accessories because i didn't know if i wanted to dress funky or posh. (I went with funky....it was a great decision!)
Anyways...i have rambled off onto my favourite topic, accessories. Not part of the plan. but i tend to write these posts exactly how i think. As you can tell, i think with lots of run on sentences, poor grammar, and lots of made up words.
Everyone have a super merry Christmas!!!! I hope you have a wonderful time with your families (That was Christmas 2010.....two years ago and i am still concerned with the same things....i am such a dork!)
My Favourite Thing....
About living alone is the freedom. (still is my favourite....mainly because of the dance parties and the fact that i can wander around in my underwear without being embarrassed.)
Today is Christmas eve and there will be a lot of family interaction in the next few days so I took last night to myself. I had the longest hottest shower ever! (the shower probably also included music on my ipod while showering....so the dance party probably started there...hot showers are my favourite...although they have gotten much more annoying lately because my shower curtain likes to invade my space in the shower...i won't hang straight down...i floats up into the shower. Drives me crazy!!!!) Then shaved my yeti legs.....i have been lazy about shaving since it has become cold. (i have been getting better about shaving my legs this winter...or i was when i had to show my legs routinely to PhysioMatt....but now that i don't...the lack of shaving has begun..and yeti legs may come back soon.) Then i put on my fuzzy robe, turned on the much music countdown of top number one hits of 2010 and had a dance party.
Since i have been living alone, i have a lot more dance parties. (still a true fact...now i make Remy join in....well it is more i hold him and dance while he struggles to get away....we make great dance partners!)
Then i watched the Grinch and packed for my parents house. I am staying over one night and i have packed three possible outfits because i haven't decided what kind of dress up mood i will be in tomorrow. Tonight is the pirate dress for sure, and I can't wait! (i have no idea what to wear this holiday season....it is causing me some stress. I have that green dress with the gold zipper up the back...but it is always iffy....if my boobs will fit....or i could wear my new green skinnies with a fun lacy top...or do i need something completely new....is there something out there that is better than everything i own? As you can see...i am still quite crazy about picking out clothes for Christmas.)
I am also bringing my curling iron and my hair straightener. (no curling iron for me this year...it seems like too much work....or will it change everything and make my outfit 1 million times better?)
I am apparently not packing very light....and to be truthful, i don't pack light for anything. Even my purse is a giant bag. But i like to be prepared for any sort of fashion emergency. What if i suddenly decide that i want to have super straight hair tomorrow because it goes better with the outfit i pick. What if instead of wearing the purple velvet dress i decide that my dark skinny jeans will be better. Also...i never decide on my accessories for the outfit until i am wearing the outfit. Because how will i know what kind of accessory mood i will be in?
For Alex's wedding i brought two different bunches of accessories because i didn't know if i wanted to dress funky or posh. (I went with funky....it was a great decision!)
Anyways...i have rambled off onto my favourite topic, accessories. Not part of the plan. but i tend to write these posts exactly how i think. As you can tell, i think with lots of run on sentences, poor grammar, and lots of made up words.
Everyone have a super merry Christmas!!!! I hope you have a wonderful time with your families (That was Christmas 2010.....two years ago and i am still concerned with the same things....i am such a dork!)
Thursday, December 13, 2012
Day 13 - Green and Fruity
Another Rooibos!!!! i love rooibos. I don't know why but i always enjoy rooibos tea. I like that the smell is pleasant but subtle same with the flavour. That is the problem i have with a lot of teas, when their smell doesn't match their taste. I have trouble reconciling the two.
For example, one of my friends went to Tevana and bought some tea...they smell......almost sickly sweet. and i am afraid to try them because i just don't think the overpowering smell will match up with the taste.
In conclusion....Yay Rooibos!
For example, one of my friends went to Tevana and bought some tea...they smell......almost sickly sweet. and i am afraid to try them because i just don't think the overpowering smell will match up with the taste.
In conclusion....Yay Rooibos!
Thursday Christmas Present
So...i just found out that i don't have to work christmas eve!!! I am so excited....it is a much longer holiday then i expected. And i am celebrating by giving you this link:
http://www.buzzfeed.com/donnad/12-days-of-grumpy-cat-christmas
This one is my favourite:
All i want to do is hug grumpy cat.
In other news....i am on the countdown to vacation....i can't wait.
I just have to get through 7 days of work......and today is already 3 hours over. So i have like 6 hours left.
I also put pitch perfect on my phone because i never want to be far away from the movie. My friend Kelly put it on a usb for me and it had it on there...and now it is on my phone...and i have already watched it like 4 times. I want to meet and acca-fella and have acca-children!
http://www.buzzfeed.com/donnad/12-days-of-grumpy-cat-christmas
This one is my favourite:
All i want to do is hug grumpy cat.
In other news....i am on the countdown to vacation....i can't wait.
I just have to get through 7 days of work......and today is already 3 hours over. So i have like 6 hours left.
I also put pitch perfect on my phone because i never want to be far away from the movie. My friend Kelly put it on a usb for me and it had it on there...and now it is on my phone...and i have already watched it like 4 times. I want to meet and acca-fella and have acca-children!
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Cookies
So we had a bake sale at work today and all proceeds were going towards our campaign. I baked my 'famous' cookies and they sold out before the first hour was over. That's right, people at work think i make amazing cookies.....secret - it is just the recipe on the back of the chocolate chip bag (Andrea told me about it, and i add skor bits, also stolen from Andrea). So really people at work think Andrea makes the best cookies and i take the credit.
Anyways....i am quite proud that everyone loves my cookies so much. I have really developed a reputation at work that i am 'crafty'. In fact, a lot of people would like me to host crafty seminars so they can learn from me. I try to tell them, i get most of my ideas from the Internet.....or Andrea. But they think i can teach them something.
I have been quite crafty lately. you should see my nails this week....they are red with gold bows....but i didn't think the bows had enough definition. So during that hour long meeting...i traced the bows on my left hand with pen and drew some details on the bows. I love it....it was just what i was looking for. Unfortunately....i am right handed and can't trace the outlines and details with my left hand onto my right nails. I am debating trying to find someone to do the outlines for me. But most people already think i give too much attention to my nails already....asking them to outline may officially make me the crazy person at work. But as i always say....it is all about details people. To make something work....it is the details that will put it over the top.
In other news...i found the perfect pair of green skinny pants. they aren't really jeans, but they are jean like. I am debating wearing them for my Christmas eve outfit. With my crazy high (inappropriately high) black suede pumps with this reddish top with lace back. Is that too christmasy? too cliche? Then i need a dress for Christmas day dinner. Maybe this year...i will skip the dresses and just go with a nice pair of black skinnies and a nice top. Decisions need to be made.
Anyways....i am quite proud that everyone loves my cookies so much. I have really developed a reputation at work that i am 'crafty'. In fact, a lot of people would like me to host crafty seminars so they can learn from me. I try to tell them, i get most of my ideas from the Internet.....or Andrea. But they think i can teach them something.
I have been quite crafty lately. you should see my nails this week....they are red with gold bows....but i didn't think the bows had enough definition. So during that hour long meeting...i traced the bows on my left hand with pen and drew some details on the bows. I love it....it was just what i was looking for. Unfortunately....i am right handed and can't trace the outlines and details with my left hand onto my right nails. I am debating trying to find someone to do the outlines for me. But most people already think i give too much attention to my nails already....asking them to outline may officially make me the crazy person at work. But as i always say....it is all about details people. To make something work....it is the details that will put it over the top.
In other news...i found the perfect pair of green skinny pants. they aren't really jeans, but they are jean like. I am debating wearing them for my Christmas eve outfit. With my crazy high (inappropriately high) black suede pumps with this reddish top with lace back. Is that too christmasy? too cliche? Then i need a dress for Christmas day dinner. Maybe this year...i will skip the dresses and just go with a nice pair of black skinnies and a nice top. Decisions need to be made.
Day 12 - Forever Nuts
I really enjoy this tea....but it's not my favourite. It is not one i will pick first. Why?? Well i really do enjoy it, it is sweet and nutty and smells amazing. But it never really lived up to it's hype.
BUT.....this morning, i made my tea in my press like normal...but there was this subway trouble, and then i had to get stuff to a bake sale by a certain time....basically my morning was crazy rushed. So i made the tea, got back to my desk....and realized that i had a meeting like right away. So i left my tea at my desk and rushed off to the meeting and forgot to push down the press to stop the steeping process. i came back an hour later....and it is a much fuller flavour after steeping it for an hour.
I like it much more now.
BUT.....this morning, i made my tea in my press like normal...but there was this subway trouble, and then i had to get stuff to a bake sale by a certain time....basically my morning was crazy rushed. So i made the tea, got back to my desk....and realized that i had a meeting like right away. So i left my tea at my desk and rushed off to the meeting and forgot to push down the press to stop the steeping process. i came back an hour later....and it is a much fuller flavour after steeping it for an hour.
I like it much more now.
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Nice or Not
So....Christmas is just around the corner and i have noticed i have random grump flashes. Last night i got a mail notice for picking up a package. They always say tomorrow after 1pm. ALWAYS. But for the past like what 4 years i have been getting packages delivered to my home, i have always gone same day. it is because i am too excited to wait.
But last night, i got a notice...and i was all...could it be....are my cases here? I am so excited....then....i went to pick the package up and they wouldn't give it to me because the notice says tomorrow after 1pm. She explained very nicely that if she had the package she would give it to me....and in response...i got annoyed. In retrospect...i feel very bad but i believe i said...this has never been a problem before this is ridiculous. After some reflection...i feel that i may have over reacted. I just really wanted my package. I was so excited...it could either be my cases.....or the bay mug i ordered with my duvet....either way, i literally cannot wait for my package. I am going to explode i am so excited. Then you tell me i can't have it. I am not great with waiting. It is just not a skill i have developed.
In other news, i baked last night, Skor bars....but the chocolate tops did not stay on the cakey bottoms. Oh well. I have to bake again tonight....chocolate chip skor bit cookies. There is a bake sale and my cookies are the money makers.
I also painted gold bows on my fingers...i wanted something fun for Christmas. The bows are perfect...i think could get them better but i think it is a good first try.
I am exhausted...I keep trying to wake up early to exercise....but every morning i wake and think...who am i kidding.....i don't do mornings. And have not successfully exercised before work once since i started the plan last week. So....i come home a do a bit of exercise. That fits much better into my lifestyle...after work and night time work outs. Mornings are for sleeping.
But last night, i got a notice...and i was all...could it be....are my cases here? I am so excited....then....i went to pick the package up and they wouldn't give it to me because the notice says tomorrow after 1pm. She explained very nicely that if she had the package she would give it to me....and in response...i got annoyed. In retrospect...i feel very bad but i believe i said...this has never been a problem before this is ridiculous. After some reflection...i feel that i may have over reacted. I just really wanted my package. I was so excited...it could either be my cases.....or the bay mug i ordered with my duvet....either way, i literally cannot wait for my package. I am going to explode i am so excited. Then you tell me i can't have it. I am not great with waiting. It is just not a skill i have developed.
In other news, i baked last night, Skor bars....but the chocolate tops did not stay on the cakey bottoms. Oh well. I have to bake again tonight....chocolate chip skor bit cookies. There is a bake sale and my cookies are the money makers.
I also painted gold bows on my fingers...i wanted something fun for Christmas. The bows are perfect...i think could get them better but i think it is a good first try.
I am exhausted...I keep trying to wake up early to exercise....but every morning i wake and think...who am i kidding.....i don't do mornings. And have not successfully exercised before work once since i started the plan last week. So....i come home a do a bit of exercise. That fits much better into my lifestyle...after work and night time work outs. Mornings are for sleeping.
Day 10 - Detox
So i have had detox before and have enjoyed it. In fact, detox is one of the first teas i have had from David's. I got this new years resolution pack. And it was one of the teas included. I drank a lot of it because i enjoyed it....as well the name made me think i was drinking healthy and flushing toxins from my system. I don't know if it actually did that but i felt much happier. Sometimes tricking the brain tricks the body.
I don't have much to say about this tea. but i can tell you it has always been one of my go to teas.
I don't have much to say about this tea. but i can tell you it has always been one of my go to teas.
Monday, December 10, 2012
My Suzy Homemaker Weekend
So....this weekend....it was a great weekend. Friday, i got my new duvet....it is so cozy i could live in my bed....well you guys already know that if it was possible, i would take my bed with me everywhere. So i enjoyed a quiet evening in on Friday night. Finished crocheting a hat with a bow, i am giving it to Kelly. The wool i used was too think and the hat is very stiff, and it wasn't what i imagined it would be in my head....so i got annoyed with it. No one else but me or Andrea or my mom would notice the problems but to prove i am not crazy...i showed it to them, and they both commented on how stiff the hat was and it may be a little too large.
I am going to keep working until i perfect the bow hat. then i will yell out BOOYAH! take that hat.
Saturday, i trekked it out to my parents house and enjoyed a lovely day of baking. Andrea brought the kids over and Ally dressed in a baking outfit. She picked it out especially for helping me bake (i appreciate that in an assistant). She helped for maybe 40 minutes then she got bored and went off to play.
I baked:
Then i dropped in to a work Christmas party. She had a beautiful loft condo. If i could have...i would have lived in her bathroom. It was seriously amazing.
Sunday, i slept in....AMAZING....then i went out picked up a few essentials....wool and stuff from the dollar store. Then i spent the day crocheting a little hat for Declan, for his birthday.
Okay....side note, you all know how i feel about the Arizona Arnold Palmer Drink....i love it to an unexplainable level.
Well.....guess what i just found. Jack Nicklaus presents Golden Bear Lemonade with Mint. That is right...another golfer...with another beverage. I am beyond excited.....and i cannot wait to drink it.
I am going to keep working until i perfect the bow hat. then i will yell out BOOYAH! take that hat.
Saturday, i trekked it out to my parents house and enjoyed a lovely day of baking. Andrea brought the kids over and Ally dressed in a baking outfit. She picked it out especially for helping me bake (i appreciate that in an assistant). She helped for maybe 40 minutes then she got bored and went off to play.
I baked:
- Fudge Ripple Pecan Brownies
- Black and White Cheesecake brownies
- Peppermint Nanaimo Bars
- Peanut Butter Chocolate bars
- Chow Mien Noodle Cookies
- Peanut Butter Banana Chocolate Chunk Cookies
Then i dropped in to a work Christmas party. She had a beautiful loft condo. If i could have...i would have lived in her bathroom. It was seriously amazing.
Sunday, i slept in....AMAZING....then i went out picked up a few essentials....wool and stuff from the dollar store. Then i spent the day crocheting a little hat for Declan, for his birthday.
Okay....side note, you all know how i feel about the Arizona Arnold Palmer Drink....i love it to an unexplainable level.
Well.....guess what i just found. Jack Nicklaus presents Golden Bear Lemonade with Mint. That is right...another golfer...with another beverage. I am beyond excited.....and i cannot wait to drink it.
Day 8 & 9
So....i was bad with tea this weekend. Saturday, i made the tea of the day - David's organic breakfast and took it with me on the go train out to visit my parents. But it was still too hot to drink and when i got there, i put it down and completely forgot about it all day long. So i didn't even try this tea until i was taking to go back downtown at 8pm. And it had been steeping all day long, i just added extra hot water. It was a straight black tea which has never been great for me because i have discovered i enjoy sweetened black tea or flavoured black tea. But i don't know if it was because i over steeped it or if that was just the tea but it had a sweetness to it. not a very obvious sweetness, but a nice hint of sweet. I enjoyed it more than i thought i would.
And now for the big admission. I got all excited about Day 9's tea - hot lips. I love green teas, and i like when teas have a little kick to it. But i spent all day working on a birthday present for baby Declan. And i was so focused on finishing it......that i got completely distracted and forgot all about tea. I boiled the water....watched the snow fall, then got back to working on crocheting the present, 7 hours later...i realized that it was like 8:30, i had not eaten dinner or made my tea. But i did finish the present i worked all day on....so that is a plus. I don't want to spoil the surprise but after i give it to him, i will post the picture up here. I know what you are thinking, he is only 1, and can't read the Internet.....and that makes sense...actually i should just post the picture.
So i am going to drink two teas of the day today. i will drink hot lips first because i want to always drink them in order. then detox later. plus i have already had detox before.
And now for the big admission. I got all excited about Day 9's tea - hot lips. I love green teas, and i like when teas have a little kick to it. But i spent all day working on a birthday present for baby Declan. And i was so focused on finishing it......that i got completely distracted and forgot all about tea. I boiled the water....watched the snow fall, then got back to working on crocheting the present, 7 hours later...i realized that it was like 8:30, i had not eaten dinner or made my tea. But i did finish the present i worked all day on....so that is a plus. I don't want to spoil the surprise but after i give it to him, i will post the picture up here. I know what you are thinking, he is only 1, and can't read the Internet.....and that makes sense...actually i should just post the picture.
So i am going to drink two teas of the day today. i will drink hot lips first because i want to always drink them in order. then detox later. plus i have already had detox before.
Friday, December 7, 2012
Finally
it's here...i have been waiting FOREVER...okay not literally, but my duvet i ordered from the bay one day sale last Friday was delivered yesterday. I was of course not home, but that's okay, it goes to the shoppers down the street from me. I am picking it up after work. And i can't wait. I am actually counting down the moments to get to go home.
Now all i need is for my new phone cases to show up. Then i will be a very happy camper. Especially since i had a dream last night that we were shopping and they had this request a meat skewer machine and i was working it for Wylie because he wanted to try all the available meat skewers before he decided which type he wanted to order. Which makes complete sense, you don't want to order before trying things. And i dropped my phone and it broke apart into tiny pieces. That is not cool. i have only had the phone like 4 days...it can't break yet. i can't drop it. dude...i need a safety case. I have the butter fingers.
So what's on the plan for today....i am going to exchange my pvr for a new one...i called and asked rogers and now i am getting one of the newest like 'next boxes' for free for a year plus 15% off my bill. They were so nice. I also canceled my HBO with the plans of getting netflicks. Now i have to figure out how to get my TV to connect to the Internet or something. Maybe my Wii will do that. I am going to miss the HBO but i hardly watch it any more. I will miss the new season of game of thrones but....i will survive. My co-worker was telling me i can probably get access to US netflicks. But it seems quite technologically advanced for me...and my tech breaking ways. Do you know what i need....my own personal tech person. Maybe i should get myself a boyfriend who can handle all that tech set up in my place and maybe they could be handy too so i can have shelves hung on the wall and maybe the bike up on the wall too. But that seems quite complicated. and i am lazy...like super lazy.
Now all i need is for my new phone cases to show up. Then i will be a very happy camper. Especially since i had a dream last night that we were shopping and they had this request a meat skewer machine and i was working it for Wylie because he wanted to try all the available meat skewers before he decided which type he wanted to order. Which makes complete sense, you don't want to order before trying things. And i dropped my phone and it broke apart into tiny pieces. That is not cool. i have only had the phone like 4 days...it can't break yet. i can't drop it. dude...i need a safety case. I have the butter fingers.
So what's on the plan for today....i am going to exchange my pvr for a new one...i called and asked rogers and now i am getting one of the newest like 'next boxes' for free for a year plus 15% off my bill. They were so nice. I also canceled my HBO with the plans of getting netflicks. Now i have to figure out how to get my TV to connect to the Internet or something. Maybe my Wii will do that. I am going to miss the HBO but i hardly watch it any more. I will miss the new season of game of thrones but....i will survive. My co-worker was telling me i can probably get access to US netflicks. But it seems quite technologically advanced for me...and my tech breaking ways. Do you know what i need....my own personal tech person. Maybe i should get myself a boyfriend who can handle all that tech set up in my place and maybe they could be handy too so i can have shelves hung on the wall and maybe the bike up on the wall too. But that seems quite complicated. and i am lazy...like super lazy.
Day 7 - Creme Brulee
It's a Rooibos, and i love rooibos. That and oolong are my current favourites...although i am always partial to a herbal tea. Anyways...i am getting off topic.
Creme Brulee, so i am always suspect about teas that are suppose to taste like something. They never turn out as i expect them too. I prefer a tea that is just a delicious unique flavour like coco chai rooibos. I feel like promising a specific flavour is really tricky. Like does red velvet cake really taste like red velvet cake or just smell like it?
Luckily, i don't think i have ever eaten creme brulee, i don't know why...i just haven't. So my senses are not expecting this specific creme brulee taste because i don't know it. I like the tea, it has a nice flavour, warm and sweet with just a tiny tiny kick of the rooibos.
I am not disappointed by this tea...but i think it is going to take more than one try to decide if i love it. Some things just need more time to make an impression on me.
Creme Brulee, so i am always suspect about teas that are suppose to taste like something. They never turn out as i expect them too. I prefer a tea that is just a delicious unique flavour like coco chai rooibos. I feel like promising a specific flavour is really tricky. Like does red velvet cake really taste like red velvet cake or just smell like it?
Luckily, i don't think i have ever eaten creme brulee, i don't know why...i just haven't. So my senses are not expecting this specific creme brulee taste because i don't know it. I like the tea, it has a nice flavour, warm and sweet with just a tiny tiny kick of the rooibos.
I am not disappointed by this tea...but i think it is going to take more than one try to decide if i love it. Some things just need more time to make an impression on me.
Thursday, December 6, 2012
Amy Time
So....i have been missing my Amy time because she has been very busy with her exciting new move. I was suppose to go see her house last night but we decided to meet up downtown so we could do a bit of Christmas shopping.
I got a Christmas gift....broke my streak of only buying for me.
We hit up David's tea first, then headed to the Eaton's centre to look at chapters, home sense, and william sanoma....we didn't really find what either of us was looking for...and decided we needed food. So we walked down to Irish Embassy which was so crowded we couldn't get a table right away...so we kept walking and ended up at the Jersey Giant. It was burger deal night....and i normally am not the person to order the burger...but i did and it was AWESOME. Juicy and delicious and home made...no frozen pattie. I often overlook the Jersey Giant because it is between Jack Astor's and C'EST What....which grab all the attention. But JG has all these amazing food deals, and their food is delicious. The burger was 5 with a purchase of a drink...then i added cheese and bacon.....which was extra but with those extra costs it was still like a $12 meal.
The other exciting thing.....i may be taking Amy's old couch. She is getting a new couch with her new house...and you know me....i love free furniture! All i need now is a circle chair. There was talk of taking Cathy's but....problem, i don't know if Alex and Matt kept it in their basement for me or if it was re-appropriated. I also don't have a car and no way of bringing it back from k-town. then i would need to find a place to buy a new pillow/cushion for it. But if i could get that....my apartment would be awesome....well that and some new blinds, and maybe a wardrobe that i found at a thrift store that i can paint and re-finish and make very ERIN. But those are future concerns.
As of right now...i have had the grumps all morning and i am working on shaking them off but it is not going great. Also that muscle or whatever that Matt (physio dude) identified as the cause of all my back pain is really killing me today....so it hurts after long periods of sitting and slouching. so i have to get up every hour and move around. But today...i can't sit longer than like 10 minutes before having to get up and stretch it out. I have to learn how to better activate my abs.
And finally...it is time to start thinking about your holiday dress. I have one from last year that i love and could wear...it is a real possibility....but i don't know if it still fits. I don't want to try it on because if i do and it doesn't fit, i will be sad because it is a great dress. I have been eating right and exercising at least 3 times a week for the last month...but for me...it doesn't happen that quickly...so i think i need to kick it into high gear. for the next two weeks....major diet restrictions....do you know what that means.....no carbs (super sad face) they are my weakness and the one thing i hate giving up...i can give up the chocolate and the chips but giving up the bread.....WHY!!! But we all have to do what we have to do. Plus...if i keep it up, i have my eye on the red lacy top that would be smashing with my black jeans with the snake skin pattern that i was going to wear to fondue. Yes i have already planned out my fondue outfit....but it's what i do.
PS....i really liked using the word smashing.....i am going to try to fit it into today's regular conversations without giggling.
PPS.....i learned yesterday the girl who sits beside me at work is like the Grinch. So i have decided to start going by Cindy Lou!
I got a Christmas gift....broke my streak of only buying for me.
We hit up David's tea first, then headed to the Eaton's centre to look at chapters, home sense, and william sanoma....we didn't really find what either of us was looking for...and decided we needed food. So we walked down to Irish Embassy which was so crowded we couldn't get a table right away...so we kept walking and ended up at the Jersey Giant. It was burger deal night....and i normally am not the person to order the burger...but i did and it was AWESOME. Juicy and delicious and home made...no frozen pattie. I often overlook the Jersey Giant because it is between Jack Astor's and C'EST What....which grab all the attention. But JG has all these amazing food deals, and their food is delicious. The burger was 5 with a purchase of a drink...then i added cheese and bacon.....which was extra but with those extra costs it was still like a $12 meal.
The other exciting thing.....i may be taking Amy's old couch. She is getting a new couch with her new house...and you know me....i love free furniture! All i need now is a circle chair. There was talk of taking Cathy's but....problem, i don't know if Alex and Matt kept it in their basement for me or if it was re-appropriated. I also don't have a car and no way of bringing it back from k-town. then i would need to find a place to buy a new pillow/cushion for it. But if i could get that....my apartment would be awesome....well that and some new blinds, and maybe a wardrobe that i found at a thrift store that i can paint and re-finish and make very ERIN. But those are future concerns.
As of right now...i have had the grumps all morning and i am working on shaking them off but it is not going great. Also that muscle or whatever that Matt (physio dude) identified as the cause of all my back pain is really killing me today....so it hurts after long periods of sitting and slouching. so i have to get up every hour and move around. But today...i can't sit longer than like 10 minutes before having to get up and stretch it out. I have to learn how to better activate my abs.
And finally...it is time to start thinking about your holiday dress. I have one from last year that i love and could wear...it is a real possibility....but i don't know if it still fits. I don't want to try it on because if i do and it doesn't fit, i will be sad because it is a great dress. I have been eating right and exercising at least 3 times a week for the last month...but for me...it doesn't happen that quickly...so i think i need to kick it into high gear. for the next two weeks....major diet restrictions....do you know what that means.....no carbs (super sad face) they are my weakness and the one thing i hate giving up...i can give up the chocolate and the chips but giving up the bread.....WHY!!! But we all have to do what we have to do. Plus...if i keep it up, i have my eye on the red lacy top that would be smashing with my black jeans with the snake skin pattern that i was going to wear to fondue. Yes i have already planned out my fondue outfit....but it's what i do.
PS....i really liked using the word smashing.....i am going to try to fit it into today's regular conversations without giggling.
PPS.....i learned yesterday the girl who sits beside me at work is like the Grinch. So i have decided to start going by Cindy Lou!
Day 6 - Glitter and Gold
Day six has been an adventure. First i was super excited for Glitter and Gold, it is a great tea.
So this morning everything was going on schedule...which is a surprise because normally i am running late because i hit snooze too much. But this morning i had a shower, ate breakfast, and was dressed and ready before 8:30. But i decided to wear the dreaded winter coat....if you are new to the blog...basically it is the winter jacket i bought last year and the buttons keep falling off. So i put it on and notice i haven't even put it on this season and two buttons are already missing. I find them but i am of course now delayed...so i rush out and leave both my tea mug and the glitter and gold at home.
So....immediate grouch sets in.....then i miss the empty train.....then 4 packed trains go through the station without another empty train...so i had to squeeze on the 5th train. More grouch.
But the sun shined on me....i called Kelly to complain about my bad morning and she has glitter and gold at her desk. So i am not sitting at my desk....drinking glitter and gold and trying to clear the grumps away.
Glitter and gold it a great tea...but i don't know if i taste any really identifiable flavours...i think the flavour that stands out is a vanilla...a little bit of spice and vanilla. I like the unidentifiable flavour especially for today....it seems to be helping me chase the grumps away.
I went to David's tea last night and got a few teas...to be talked about in my regular post....but i got prairie berry oolong....and i was so looking forward to enjoying it. So not i have to wait until tonight.
I hope we get some more oolong as we go through the advent calendar....i am really feeling the oolong right now!
So this morning everything was going on schedule...which is a surprise because normally i am running late because i hit snooze too much. But this morning i had a shower, ate breakfast, and was dressed and ready before 8:30. But i decided to wear the dreaded winter coat....if you are new to the blog...basically it is the winter jacket i bought last year and the buttons keep falling off. So i put it on and notice i haven't even put it on this season and two buttons are already missing. I find them but i am of course now delayed...so i rush out and leave both my tea mug and the glitter and gold at home.
So....immediate grouch sets in.....then i miss the empty train.....then 4 packed trains go through the station without another empty train...so i had to squeeze on the 5th train. More grouch.
But the sun shined on me....i called Kelly to complain about my bad morning and she has glitter and gold at her desk. So i am not sitting at my desk....drinking glitter and gold and trying to clear the grumps away.
Glitter and gold it a great tea...but i don't know if i taste any really identifiable flavours...i think the flavour that stands out is a vanilla...a little bit of spice and vanilla. I like the unidentifiable flavour especially for today....it seems to be helping me chase the grumps away.
I went to David's tea last night and got a few teas...to be talked about in my regular post....but i got prairie berry oolong....and i was so looking forward to enjoying it. So not i have to wait until tonight.
I hope we get some more oolong as we go through the advent calendar....i am really feeling the oolong right now!
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
New Phone Pains
So.....yesterday was my first official day with my new phone. It is an awesome phone, has lots of cool things, i like that it is bigger than the iPhone because i have more room for my fingers to hit the keyboard more accurately when typing. It still isn't awesome...the touch screen typing but i am told i will get use to it. It also took me like the entire day to figure out where to find my voicemail. The phone didn't come with an instruction manual...so i am figuring it all out by myself which ensures that hijinks's will ensue.
For example, dad called me last night, and i couldn't figure out how to answer my phone. there was a green phone picture and a red phone circle....so i knew to pick up...i need to click on the green phone picture, but tapping did not work. and i missed the call. I tried sliding my finger across the green circle but it didn't work either. But that is a problem for another day...and let's hope not too many people call me. It also took me awhile to learn there are two app programs (google and samsung). I was checking samsung for all my important apps, like twitter and my library book program...and couldn't find them. I almost returned the phone then because if i can't download and read library books on this device...i didn't want it. But then...i found the google app program and searched it. Woot, i figured something out on my own. Tonight i will attempt to get my music set up. This will probably be the most complicated for me. I also want to try to organize the screens and change the apps on the main screen because they aren't the ones i will use the most. Once i figure those out i think i should be okay.
The next important step....covers and cases. I found this website that had cases for like $2 and it was free shipping to Canada....so i of course got a few.
I know what you are thinking....two tape case cases...isn't that too much? I can tell you...no it isn't. It is just enough. The red and white polka dot or the mustache will probably be my regulars.
In other news...i had to make leadership thank you calls last night....and you know how sucky i am at making phone calls, i am just so awkward on the phone...i am much better when i can write things down...it gives me time to re-read everything and make sure i am actually making sense and not speaking Erin like i do here. We had a script and i was leaving a voice mail and accidentally said poople instead of people....then struggled to get through the rest of the message (proudly i can say i made it) then i hung up and laughed for like 5 minutes because i am 12 and the word poop still makes me laugh.
On that note....have a great day!
For example, dad called me last night, and i couldn't figure out how to answer my phone. there was a green phone picture and a red phone circle....so i knew to pick up...i need to click on the green phone picture, but tapping did not work. and i missed the call. I tried sliding my finger across the green circle but it didn't work either. But that is a problem for another day...and let's hope not too many people call me. It also took me awhile to learn there are two app programs (google and samsung). I was checking samsung for all my important apps, like twitter and my library book program...and couldn't find them. I almost returned the phone then because if i can't download and read library books on this device...i didn't want it. But then...i found the google app program and searched it. Woot, i figured something out on my own. Tonight i will attempt to get my music set up. This will probably be the most complicated for me. I also want to try to organize the screens and change the apps on the main screen because they aren't the ones i will use the most. Once i figure those out i think i should be okay.
The next important step....covers and cases. I found this website that had cases for like $2 and it was free shipping to Canada....so i of course got a few.
In other news...i had to make leadership thank you calls last night....and you know how sucky i am at making phone calls, i am just so awkward on the phone...i am much better when i can write things down...it gives me time to re-read everything and make sure i am actually making sense and not speaking Erin like i do here. We had a script and i was leaving a voice mail and accidentally said poople instead of people....then struggled to get through the rest of the message (proudly i can say i made it) then i hung up and laughed for like 5 minutes because i am 12 and the word poop still makes me laugh.
On that note....have a great day!
Day 5 - Cream of Earl Grey
So my first thoughts when i got this one was.....hmmmm not really my type of tea. But i have a co-worker...one that i was trying to get into Tea and accept the word of tea. Her weakness was Cream of Earl Grey, she loves a good grandma tea. I am not so convinced.
But that is what i love about this calendar and sample packs in general, you get a chance to try all these teas you wouldn't normally try. It was just plain black tea....which is was fine...but i am not a big caffeine person, i tend to lean towards herbal teas, green teas, or flavoured black teas.
One mug of Cream of Earl Grey....and i am wired. Like jumping off the ceiling wired. It is similar to when i have a sugar high....i am hoping that i don't crash because my sugar highs are always followed by such heavy crashes.
It was a decent tea, nothing fancy, nice a plain. Not to my taste but i can see why people enjoy it.
But that is what i love about this calendar and sample packs in general, you get a chance to try all these teas you wouldn't normally try. It was just plain black tea....which is was fine...but i am not a big caffeine person, i tend to lean towards herbal teas, green teas, or flavoured black teas.
One mug of Cream of Earl Grey....and i am wired. Like jumping off the ceiling wired. It is similar to when i have a sugar high....i am hoping that i don't crash because my sugar highs are always followed by such heavy crashes.
It was a decent tea, nothing fancy, nice a plain. Not to my taste but i can see why people enjoy it.
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Day 4 - Salted Caramel
I have been smelling salted caramel for a long time. I actually bought some but i haven't had a chance to try it yet because i took it on a sleepover then forgot about it in my bag.....so i was quite excited when i learned this was the tea of the day.
It smells wonderful....but i don't think i steeped it long enough because it tastes slightly watery. I think i will really enjoy the tea because it has a sweet salty thing happening and i love sweet salty stuff.
I other news...i finally figured out what i want for Christmas.....courtesy of Matt's gift to Alex for her birthday. I want that kettle. It is amazing....it brews the water to the temperature required for each type of tea...and it even says on each temperature button, the type of tea you are brewing the water for....so if you don't know the temperature and you are going to drink green tea....you just hit the green tea button. LOVE IT and i am super jealous...and i want it.
It smells wonderful....but i don't think i steeped it long enough because it tastes slightly watery. I think i will really enjoy the tea because it has a sweet salty thing happening and i love sweet salty stuff.
I other news...i finally figured out what i want for Christmas.....courtesy of Matt's gift to Alex for her birthday. I want that kettle. It is amazing....it brews the water to the temperature required for each type of tea...and it even says on each temperature button, the type of tea you are brewing the water for....so if you don't know the temperature and you are going to drink green tea....you just hit the green tea button. LOVE IT and i am super jealous...and i want it.
Christmas shopping fail = yay for me
So i went to the mall yesterday with the idea that i would do a few things i really need to do (new bra - my underwire attacked me, new TV controller - my old one sucks and didn't work, and buy Christmas presents).
So....i got my new TV controller from rogers....and while there i was looking at both the samsung and the iPhone......and i did it....i upgraded to the samsung. Now i haven't actually switched my phone over because i have to change to a new Sim card and i didn't have my phone backed up...and i didn't want to lose my contacts. I am still kind of terrified to switch over....you guys can laugh at me so hard because i have been dying to switch phones so i only have to carry one thing...and now i am having separation anxiety from my black berry and my ipod touch. And i feel bad for abandoning all my bbm friends. So i haven't activated my new Sim card...i also apparently need a new phone plan because i have a black berry data plan...and it only has like 500 m-somethings of data which is apparently very low. I need at least 1 gig...and they acted like i was crazy for not having that much data yet. So this is a whole new world. I was all excited...now not so much...now i am worried i just got a phone way out of my tech sphere.
It will all be okay...i just need to embrace technology a little more....i can do that.....if only it would embrace me back.
I also got my new bra...not that i really need to share that here. But yay for no more underwire attacks...although i am sad to lose my favourite bra.
I also bought a movie....called Vamps.....about modern day vampires....watched it last night....pretty lame....but right up my alley.
So...the fail.....not a single Christmas present was bought. I need to get on this...i have to figure things out. who is getting what...etc.....man do i feel behind. I have decided i am going to make my own tea and everyone i give a Christmas card to will get a bag of my home made tea. I also learned you can make your own pure vanilla extract with a very high end vodka and then you add two split vanilla beans in it and let them soak for like a month. This idea blows my mind and i feel like i must do this....like right now. Which brings me to a bigger problem....i want to do all these fun Christmas ideas...but i don't have any jars to put these ideas in. So now i am on a jar hunt because i am making gifts for Christmas. Well except ally and braydon because they requested toys. And steph and mark got braydon clothes last year and although he loves it now....we all know how braydon feels about clothes...if he could be naked...he would! Man do i love those kids.
So....i got my new TV controller from rogers....and while there i was looking at both the samsung and the iPhone......and i did it....i upgraded to the samsung. Now i haven't actually switched my phone over because i have to change to a new Sim card and i didn't have my phone backed up...and i didn't want to lose my contacts. I am still kind of terrified to switch over....you guys can laugh at me so hard because i have been dying to switch phones so i only have to carry one thing...and now i am having separation anxiety from my black berry and my ipod touch. And i feel bad for abandoning all my bbm friends. So i haven't activated my new Sim card...i also apparently need a new phone plan because i have a black berry data plan...and it only has like 500 m-somethings of data which is apparently very low. I need at least 1 gig...and they acted like i was crazy for not having that much data yet. So this is a whole new world. I was all excited...now not so much...now i am worried i just got a phone way out of my tech sphere.
It will all be okay...i just need to embrace technology a little more....i can do that.....if only it would embrace me back.
I also got my new bra...not that i really need to share that here. But yay for no more underwire attacks...although i am sad to lose my favourite bra.
I also bought a movie....called Vamps.....about modern day vampires....watched it last night....pretty lame....but right up my alley.
So...the fail.....not a single Christmas present was bought. I need to get on this...i have to figure things out. who is getting what...etc.....man do i feel behind. I have decided i am going to make my own tea and everyone i give a Christmas card to will get a bag of my home made tea. I also learned you can make your own pure vanilla extract with a very high end vodka and then you add two split vanilla beans in it and let them soak for like a month. This idea blows my mind and i feel like i must do this....like right now. Which brings me to a bigger problem....i want to do all these fun Christmas ideas...but i don't have any jars to put these ideas in. So now i am on a jar hunt because i am making gifts for Christmas. Well except ally and braydon because they requested toys. And steph and mark got braydon clothes last year and although he loves it now....we all know how braydon feels about clothes...if he could be naked...he would! Man do i love those kids.
Monday, December 3, 2012
Weekend adventures
So....Friday, i karaoked, it was fun...i also drew a big collage with all the song request tickets. Well i recruited others to draw too. I actually brought them home and i will put them up at work because it was a fun night full of fun memories that i want to remember. I played darts for the first time....i had quite a few lucky shots...but i also had quite a few 'bounce off the wall and hit the floor' shots. Dad tells me that it is in my genes to be good a darts because him, his brothers and Papa all played darts all the time. Now i think dad should get a dart board.
Saturday i went to the one of a kind show. it was awesome fun...we spent a lot of time in sample ally. I love free samples. I got some savoury cookies for mom and Wylie.....Andrea and dad hated them. But i thought they were pretty yummy. I also got a new key chain holder thing. It is awesome....it is this like distressed old fashion key holder with a buzzer that buzzes nothing but looks awesome. I really like it.
Saturday night, i helped Katherine decorate her Christmas tree. then we watched a bunch of you tube videos....apparently the guy has a samsung galaxy and he could put the videos on his phone on the TV...it was like magic....i know it was all techy and stuff. But some of us are not that tech savy. Sometimes i worry that getting a new phone will be way too above my tech abilities. I don't want the phone to be under utilized. but the samsung has a tea steeping app. How awesome is that. I have so much trouble deciding between iPhone and samsung. I think i am going to rogers after work today and just play with both phones to see what i like. I have been doing an informal poll and it is currently 2 to 1 for samsung. Plus samsung will be cheaper than the iPhone.....and with the bigger screen, i should be able to touch screen type better.
Anyways....coming home from her place....on the subway...i noticed there was a lot of puke. Then i thought back to yesterday, and i saw a lot of puke then too. I just get so annoyed....handle your drink or puke into a garbage can like that guy was doing at my station Friday night. It is not the best...the best would be not drinking so much you puke...second best, making it home before you puke, third...puke in the ttc garbage can. Worst option...puking on the station steps...because that is gross and dangerous. What if someone doesn't see it and slips. Although i don't know how they wouldn't see it....because it is always some sort of neony colour. What do people drink????? Okay i know in my past i have gotten a little too drunk and puked...but i think i can count the number of times that happened on one hand....and i have grown up since then. Now i hardly drink at all...i enjoy a drink every now and then...but i have learned how to manage my alcohol. For example...Friday night, i only drank two beers.....and they were like 4 hours apart. And i had a great time. I don't need alcohol to make me have a fun time. I even sang karaoke in front of people with only one beer in my system.
So Sunday, i helped Andrea, Wylie, and the kids decorate their Christmas tree. They both are getting into Christmas so it is really fun. Braydon said 'i am really into Christmas this year' 'i am really great at decorating'.
I have made my baking list and as my level of stress increases...the amount of baking should increase....starting tonight. I need to bake....i am so annoyed at work today...with all these deadlines. I need to relax..which means...baking...and crafting. That is what i will be doing for the next little while. Okay...back to the work grind. Wish me lots of unstressful projects.
Saturday i went to the one of a kind show. it was awesome fun...we spent a lot of time in sample ally. I love free samples. I got some savoury cookies for mom and Wylie.....Andrea and dad hated them. But i thought they were pretty yummy. I also got a new key chain holder thing. It is awesome....it is this like distressed old fashion key holder with a buzzer that buzzes nothing but looks awesome. I really like it.
Saturday night, i helped Katherine decorate her Christmas tree. then we watched a bunch of you tube videos....apparently the guy has a samsung galaxy and he could put the videos on his phone on the TV...it was like magic....i know it was all techy and stuff. But some of us are not that tech savy. Sometimes i worry that getting a new phone will be way too above my tech abilities. I don't want the phone to be under utilized. but the samsung has a tea steeping app. How awesome is that. I have so much trouble deciding between iPhone and samsung. I think i am going to rogers after work today and just play with both phones to see what i like. I have been doing an informal poll and it is currently 2 to 1 for samsung. Plus samsung will be cheaper than the iPhone.....and with the bigger screen, i should be able to touch screen type better.
Anyways....coming home from her place....on the subway...i noticed there was a lot of puke. Then i thought back to yesterday, and i saw a lot of puke then too. I just get so annoyed....handle your drink or puke into a garbage can like that guy was doing at my station Friday night. It is not the best...the best would be not drinking so much you puke...second best, making it home before you puke, third...puke in the ttc garbage can. Worst option...puking on the station steps...because that is gross and dangerous. What if someone doesn't see it and slips. Although i don't know how they wouldn't see it....because it is always some sort of neony colour. What do people drink????? Okay i know in my past i have gotten a little too drunk and puked...but i think i can count the number of times that happened on one hand....and i have grown up since then. Now i hardly drink at all...i enjoy a drink every now and then...but i have learned how to manage my alcohol. For example...Friday night, i only drank two beers.....and they were like 4 hours apart. And i had a great time. I don't need alcohol to make me have a fun time. I even sang karaoke in front of people with only one beer in my system.
So Sunday, i helped Andrea, Wylie, and the kids decorate their Christmas tree. They both are getting into Christmas so it is really fun. Braydon said 'i am really into Christmas this year' 'i am really great at decorating'.
I have made my baking list and as my level of stress increases...the amount of baking should increase....starting tonight. I need to bake....i am so annoyed at work today...with all these deadlines. I need to relax..which means...baking...and crafting. That is what i will be doing for the next little while. Okay...back to the work grind. Wish me lots of unstressful projects.
Day 3 - Coco Chai Rooibos
This is the best tea for a Monday morning. I am tried and grumpy being back to work on a Monday.....and it just perks me right up.
Coco Chai Rooibos is one of my current favourite teas right now, i love the hit of spice and the warmth of the rooibos. I find i usually really enjoy rooibos because it is so warm and it has the great spice to it....and it reminds me of fall and coziness. So it is the perfect tea for a Monday morning.
Am i sad that the first three days, and i have no 'new' teas to try....a little, but am i excited that we are already 3 days into the days of tea....yes!! i love it....although it is going too fast which makes me think omg i am not ready for Christmas....but....now i am getting off topic.
Coco Chai Rooibos = Awesome
Coco Chai Rooibos is one of my current favourite teas right now, i love the hit of spice and the warmth of the rooibos. I find i usually really enjoy rooibos because it is so warm and it has the great spice to it....and it reminds me of fall and coziness. So it is the perfect tea for a Monday morning.
Am i sad that the first three days, and i have no 'new' teas to try....a little, but am i excited that we are already 3 days into the days of tea....yes!! i love it....although it is going too fast which makes me think omg i am not ready for Christmas....but....now i am getting off topic.
Coco Chai Rooibos = Awesome
Day 2 - Chocolate Rocket
I have always enjoyed Chocolate teas...and i have enjoyed chocolate rocket in the past......it isn't my favourite chocolate tea...because although rasberries are okay...they aren't going to knock my socks off. So.....i drank it and enjoyed it. It was a great tea, and a good tea to have second. But...i knew....andrea would like this tea way more than me....she loves chocolate....and she loves rasberries. So i gave her the left over tea.
24 Days of Tea - Day 1 - Buttered Rum
Hey Guys,
So Saturday was the start of 24 days of tea....and i was suppose to post this on Saturday. But i ended up at the one of a kind show...and then went to a friends house, so i didn't get home until like 12:30am.....and i forgot my travel tea mug at home...so i didn't even get to drink the tea.
But here is how it is going to work. I will post a separate post for each tea and mention what i liked and didn't like. Then you are encouraged to comment.
So.....Buttered Rum. Okay, it is confession time. I hate coconut. And i find that buttered rum has a very strong coconut taste to it....which makes me go....YUCK.
So first impressions, the container are super hard to get out of the calendar....and the first one was a coconut tea. We are not off on the wrong foot. But i was like...i will try it. Then i left my tea mug at home....i think it was my subconscious telling me...dude you hate coconut....move on.
What i do love is that, the size of the tea serving is big enough you can have two teas. I have decided that i will share the second tea with a non-tea enthusiast to give them a chance to enjoy the tea. I gave dad the buttered rum because he loves that drink....but i knew he wouldn't really enjoy it because, he like me....hates coconut. So he actually dumped the tea leaves out and picked out all the coconut before brewing it....and he still hated it.
Oh well...i guess we just are coconut flavoured tea people.
So Saturday was the start of 24 days of tea....and i was suppose to post this on Saturday. But i ended up at the one of a kind show...and then went to a friends house, so i didn't get home until like 12:30am.....and i forgot my travel tea mug at home...so i didn't even get to drink the tea.
But here is how it is going to work. I will post a separate post for each tea and mention what i liked and didn't like. Then you are encouraged to comment.
So.....Buttered Rum. Okay, it is confession time. I hate coconut. And i find that buttered rum has a very strong coconut taste to it....which makes me go....YUCK.
So first impressions, the container are super hard to get out of the calendar....and the first one was a coconut tea. We are not off on the wrong foot. But i was like...i will try it. Then i left my tea mug at home....i think it was my subconscious telling me...dude you hate coconut....move on.
What i do love is that, the size of the tea serving is big enough you can have two teas. I have decided that i will share the second tea with a non-tea enthusiast to give them a chance to enjoy the tea. I gave dad the buttered rum because he loves that drink....but i knew he wouldn't really enjoy it because, he like me....hates coconut. So he actually dumped the tea leaves out and picked out all the coconut before brewing it....and he still hated it.
Oh well...i guess we just are coconut flavoured tea people.
Friday, November 30, 2012
Raise the Roof, it's Friday
So i know i should be doing a flashback Friday...but i have some exciting news. I gave myself a break from No Doubts new album...i decided to go back and re-listen to it again yesterday...i am not as disappointed. I mean, it isn't as good as their previous albums which i could listen to on repeat for days on end and not get tired of it. But...now listening to the new album...more songs are standing out...and i have identified a few that i really like. So i am happy that we took some time apart.
I also did my nails last night....i hate them....SOO MUCH. i had this really nice super bright like orangey coral colour...and at 10:30 last night i decided to put this translucent white/pearly colour over top...now i have GRANDMA nails. The nails you would see at the country club on well do to women of leisure. But it was too late to take everything off and start again. So i am stuck with them all day and evening. ALL DAY!!! i am going too look at my nails and be like...why??? Why did you do that? You are a smart person, you make great nail choices...how did you miss this one so much?
In other news....my physio guy gave me a new exercise today because i refused the plank exercise he gave me last time...i am not a great patient. But he is letting me give the new exercise a name. I also am suppose to get up every hour and stretch my legs because a lot of my back pain is from this one muscle (he told me the name but i can't remember...i am not going to call it the stupid spot) is from sitting for long periods of time....which worried me because one of my favourite things to do is sit on the couch for hours, watch TV and craft...now i am suppose to get up every hour and move around...that totally disrupts the craft flow. Oh well...if the pain will go away i am okay with that...it is like a dull throbbing in my lower left love handle.
Tomorrow starts the Tea count down. I am doing to do a separate post each day just for the tea of the day. The regular posts will still continue as always.
Maybe this weekend will be the weekend i get my new phone.
I also got a new duvet today...i love the bay one day sale, regularly $400, gluckstien home queen duvet...i bought it for $129...WOOT!
I really want this:
But it is like $700 which seems just a bit too expensive. But isn't it pretty...don't you love it? I would settle for a different bay jacket maybe...but this one is my favourite. But they are all too expensive.
I also did my nails last night....i hate them....SOO MUCH. i had this really nice super bright like orangey coral colour...and at 10:30 last night i decided to put this translucent white/pearly colour over top...now i have GRANDMA nails. The nails you would see at the country club on well do to women of leisure. But it was too late to take everything off and start again. So i am stuck with them all day and evening. ALL DAY!!! i am going too look at my nails and be like...why??? Why did you do that? You are a smart person, you make great nail choices...how did you miss this one so much?
In other news....my physio guy gave me a new exercise today because i refused the plank exercise he gave me last time...i am not a great patient. But he is letting me give the new exercise a name. I also am suppose to get up every hour and stretch my legs because a lot of my back pain is from this one muscle (he told me the name but i can't remember...i am not going to call it the stupid spot) is from sitting for long periods of time....which worried me because one of my favourite things to do is sit on the couch for hours, watch TV and craft...now i am suppose to get up every hour and move around...that totally disrupts the craft flow. Oh well...if the pain will go away i am okay with that...it is like a dull throbbing in my lower left love handle.
Tomorrow starts the Tea count down. I am doing to do a separate post each day just for the tea of the day. The regular posts will still continue as always.
Maybe this weekend will be the weekend i get my new phone.
I also got a new duvet today...i love the bay one day sale, regularly $400, gluckstien home queen duvet...i bought it for $129...WOOT!
I really want this:
But it is like $700 which seems just a bit too expensive. But isn't it pretty...don't you love it? I would settle for a different bay jacket maybe...but this one is my favourite. But they are all too expensive.
Thursday, November 29, 2012
Tung Ting Tea
Saturday is the first day of TEA! i am excited. Today i am drinking Tung Ting Oolong. I got a little sample pack mainly because i loved the name. Ting is so close to Tin that i felt that the tea was just for me. It isn't bad. Just straight oolong, no flavouring or anything.
Also, my last convert, her team at work has decided to drink their way through the David's Tea menu...They asked me to join. After i checked off everything i had drank in the menu, there wasn't that much tea left to try. I actually got to try a lot during the dollar iced tea days, a different iced tea every day. Plus then all the samples they hand you while you are shopping. So i have tried lots of the teas.
In other news...I am exhausted...There has been so much crazy at work this week....that i feel like punching things...which is why i am so mad i haven't found a good kick boxing place. I though i had one through boot camp but the teacher stopped teaching because he was preparing for a fight. Now i am back to square one. I want to punch things! Although i have been very good with my other exercise...i run twice a week. I call it run club because it seems less like running and more like a fun meeting. The only way i will run regularly if i run with people. Then boot camp every Thursday...that is 3 regular work outs a week. Then i will do yoga on my own once a week. i also have that Windsor Pilate's DVD...maybe i should start doing it again. I think i am going to cancel my good life membership because i have my running and boot camp so i haven't gone in awhile.
Decisions to be made!
Also i have lots of crafts to finish before Christmas and i need to get my Christmas baking started...and i need to buy presents. I feel like i am very behind.
Time to make a plan! Create a schedule of my upcoming days. I also need to figure out how i am getting down to K-Town for me and Alex adventures (27 - 30) CAN'T WAIT.
Also, my last convert, her team at work has decided to drink their way through the David's Tea menu...They asked me to join. After i checked off everything i had drank in the menu, there wasn't that much tea left to try. I actually got to try a lot during the dollar iced tea days, a different iced tea every day. Plus then all the samples they hand you while you are shopping. So i have tried lots of the teas.
In other news...I am exhausted...There has been so much crazy at work this week....that i feel like punching things...which is why i am so mad i haven't found a good kick boxing place. I though i had one through boot camp but the teacher stopped teaching because he was preparing for a fight. Now i am back to square one. I want to punch things! Although i have been very good with my other exercise...i run twice a week. I call it run club because it seems less like running and more like a fun meeting. The only way i will run regularly if i run with people. Then boot camp every Thursday...that is 3 regular work outs a week. Then i will do yoga on my own once a week. i also have that Windsor Pilate's DVD...maybe i should start doing it again. I think i am going to cancel my good life membership because i have my running and boot camp so i haven't gone in awhile.
Decisions to be made!
Also i have lots of crafts to finish before Christmas and i need to get my Christmas baking started...and i need to buy presents. I feel like i am very behind.
Time to make a plan! Create a schedule of my upcoming days. I also need to figure out how i am getting down to K-Town for me and Alex adventures (27 - 30) CAN'T WAIT.
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Chasing Pavement
So...i can't stop listening to the Adele song, Chasing Pavement. I don't know why but it is a song that stops me in my track and i just have to listen to it over and over again.
The chorus is of course the part that gets stuck the most.
I don't know if i can explain it or why but...it just sticks. It means something to me....it is unidentified right now...but i keep thinking the more i listen to the song, the better i will be able to identify why it speaks to me.
I also find it weird...that i liked the song before....it always has been a great song...but right now...this past two weeks...it has been this song.
It's not like i see it as a love song because let's face it i have a horrible record with relationships....and i know...i have never been in love...i won't let myself...i am too afraid to get hurt. Maybe that is why the song is speaking to me....i keep giving up....any time it looks like i could get even a little hurt...maybe i secretly want to keep chasing 'pavement' even if i will get hurt. Maybe my mind is telling me i am ready to take the risk. Although to take the risk...i need a potential candidate....which currently, there are none. I am batting a great big zero when it comes to guy potential. I am thinking the only way i will meet any new guys is if i do online dating....and i HATED it last time.
I know i am a big believer in not making new years resolutions...but to just make a decision/resolution at any time and stick to it. But lately...all my proposed changes and stuff...i say to myself, i will start that in January...i don't have time to start things before Christmas....Christmas will keep me too busy. But i think that is my fear talking to me....i need to make one change before Christmas. i need to keep moving forward.
Alright...i don't want to depress you more....so onto more exciting things...i found my smoke detector and i have started the process of cleaning under my sinks and clearing the areas they will look at. I am so ready for random strangers to go through my place tomorrow without me being there.....nope....STILL HATE IT. Really want to call my Landlord up and be like...dude, no you can't come into my place....but that is directly opposite to my goal of being an invisible tenant.
The chorus is of course the part that gets stuck the most.
Should I give up or should I just keep chasing pavements
Even if it leads nowhere?
Or would it be a waste even if I knew my place
Should I leave it there?
Should I give up or should I just keep chasing pavements
Even if it leads nowhere
I don't know if i can explain it or why but...it just sticks. It means something to me....it is unidentified right now...but i keep thinking the more i listen to the song, the better i will be able to identify why it speaks to me.
I also find it weird...that i liked the song before....it always has been a great song...but right now...this past two weeks...it has been this song.
It's not like i see it as a love song because let's face it i have a horrible record with relationships....and i know...i have never been in love...i won't let myself...i am too afraid to get hurt. Maybe that is why the song is speaking to me....i keep giving up....any time it looks like i could get even a little hurt...maybe i secretly want to keep chasing 'pavement' even if i will get hurt. Maybe my mind is telling me i am ready to take the risk. Although to take the risk...i need a potential candidate....which currently, there are none. I am batting a great big zero when it comes to guy potential. I am thinking the only way i will meet any new guys is if i do online dating....and i HATED it last time.
I know i am a big believer in not making new years resolutions...but to just make a decision/resolution at any time and stick to it. But lately...all my proposed changes and stuff...i say to myself, i will start that in January...i don't have time to start things before Christmas....Christmas will keep me too busy. But i think that is my fear talking to me....i need to make one change before Christmas. i need to keep moving forward.
Alright...i don't want to depress you more....so onto more exciting things...i found my smoke detector and i have started the process of cleaning under my sinks and clearing the areas they will look at. I am so ready for random strangers to go through my place tomorrow without me being there.....nope....STILL HATE IT. Really want to call my Landlord up and be like...dude, no you can't come into my place....but that is directly opposite to my goal of being an invisible tenant.
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Apartment Troubles
Okay....i am not really having apartment troubles and when i tell you the full story, you will laugh at me but i got a notice yesterday saying they are doing annual checks of fire alarms, plumbing and changing the batteries in the fire alarm on Thursday so they will need access to my apartment. I HATE people in my apartment when i am not there. It is my space and i am very protective of my space. So when problems pop up in the apartment, instead of calling my landlord, i just find a work around, because i don't want to bother him and i don't want him to think i am a bad tenant. I know...i am a mental case.
So now they are coming in on Thursday. The tap on my bathroom sink doesn't run hot water.....the fire alarm goes off when i have a hot shower so i took it down and turned it off....now i have to find it...BEFORE THURSDAY or i could get fined. i figured it would be fine because there are other smoke detectors around. and mine was faulty anyways.
Also i hide all my recycling under the sink in the kitchen.
So now, i am going to have to do all this clean up before they come. Although i have been having people over more lately...and my apartment is pretty clean.....it is not perfect....i still have piles of clothing i am getting rid of. I need someone to help me drag them to a donation centre....i also want to get rid of the broken TV...but i need help with that. And with these people coming in...it highlights all the things that need to get done.
A plug in my kitchen also stopped working...but instead of getting it fixed....i just got a power bar and plugged it into the one working plug. I really need to get over this people in my apartment thing. I just don't want to call the landlord because i am worried he will get mad at me for doing something wrong...when i haven't done anything wrong. I know it is ridiculous. It's his job and he is there to help me and stuff....and i am clearly a mental case.
I have been thinking.....maybe....it is time to settle in. I have recently learned that i can't afford to buy any permanent residence in Toronto. And although my apartment is my place.....it is not really my home..i have always treated it like my place, the place i live but i have never really fixed it up or made it more livable. I know i said i would awhile ago...but instead i decided to start thinking about buying something. Now that buying isn't happening....i guess i am going to have to get those blinds...which i thought were too expensive to buy for a temporary location...but it is not looking so temporary anymore. I want to get a wardrobe to put into the bedroom for more clothes storage....i want to get a like butcher block to extend kitchen space. And i want to put shelves on the walls. There are lots of things i want to do...but i am not very handy and kind of cheap. I know you are all like, cheap isn't what i would call you....i can drop like $200 on new boots but spending money on household items seem like an extravagant expense. I really need to not think this way. But i kind of feel like this is something i would never do for myself. And i have finally figured out because i don't look at my apartment as a permanent home so why would i do all this work to make it nicer?
So now they are coming in on Thursday. The tap on my bathroom sink doesn't run hot water.....the fire alarm goes off when i have a hot shower so i took it down and turned it off....now i have to find it...BEFORE THURSDAY or i could get fined. i figured it would be fine because there are other smoke detectors around. and mine was faulty anyways.
Also i hide all my recycling under the sink in the kitchen.
So now, i am going to have to do all this clean up before they come. Although i have been having people over more lately...and my apartment is pretty clean.....it is not perfect....i still have piles of clothing i am getting rid of. I need someone to help me drag them to a donation centre....i also want to get rid of the broken TV...but i need help with that. And with these people coming in...it highlights all the things that need to get done.
A plug in my kitchen also stopped working...but instead of getting it fixed....i just got a power bar and plugged it into the one working plug. I really need to get over this people in my apartment thing. I just don't want to call the landlord because i am worried he will get mad at me for doing something wrong...when i haven't done anything wrong. I know it is ridiculous. It's his job and he is there to help me and stuff....and i am clearly a mental case.
I have been thinking.....maybe....it is time to settle in. I have recently learned that i can't afford to buy any permanent residence in Toronto. And although my apartment is my place.....it is not really my home..i have always treated it like my place, the place i live but i have never really fixed it up or made it more livable. I know i said i would awhile ago...but instead i decided to start thinking about buying something. Now that buying isn't happening....i guess i am going to have to get those blinds...which i thought were too expensive to buy for a temporary location...but it is not looking so temporary anymore. I want to get a wardrobe to put into the bedroom for more clothes storage....i want to get a like butcher block to extend kitchen space. And i want to put shelves on the walls. There are lots of things i want to do...but i am not very handy and kind of cheap. I know you are all like, cheap isn't what i would call you....i can drop like $200 on new boots but spending money on household items seem like an extravagant expense. I really need to not think this way. But i kind of feel like this is something i would never do for myself. And i have finally figured out because i don't look at my apartment as a permanent home so why would i do all this work to make it nicer?
Monday, November 26, 2012
6 day until the tea count down.
So what did everyone do this weekend? I had a puke-tastic day on Friday. I know it was suppose to be my pj day but Andrea asked me for a Sister Favour and you don't refuse a sister favour. So i reverse commuted to Ajax Friday morning to watch a sick Braydon. I prayed he wasn't throwing up because that is one thing i don't deal with well. Puke scares me so much. And he was completely fine. Ally insisted on staying home and 'help' me babysit Braydon. But it was more like, Braydon played on the computer and Ally sat on my lap all day telling me stories and singing songs with me. She is a very affectionate kid. She also talked all day long. Wylie once said that when he works from home, Ally sits beside him and talks all day. This makes me think Ally has a lot more Andrea and Alex in her than Stephanie. Because they both are talkers.
Best part of the day when Ally wanted to watch glee over and over again but just the songs...but then she wouldn't let me sing along because she was trying to listen. But now she loves singing 'holding out for a hero'.
Worst part of the day....when Ally puked in Andrea's face. I did not handle the situation well. I almost puked myself....i feel like puking right now while remembering it. Super gross! Then after Andrea cleaned up.....she fell down the stairs...it was a regular gong show.
After that, i was convinced that i was next to fall to the flu. I mean Ally was at my side or even closer all day long...she spread her germs all over me. I became quite paranoid.
I had big plans on Saturday and i didn't want to miss them because of the flu...so I stopped eating...no food, no beverage....i was not going to puke. So off i went to get my hair cut (LOVE IT...you can see the picture on my twitter) and spent the entire time telling myself i wasn't feeling nauseous that it was all in my head. Mom picked me up and we all went downtown to see Skyfall on Imax. It was good. Not my favourite but then again, i am not a huge James Bond fan...i know...sacrilege to all die hards but suck it up...i don't freak out when you don't love teen dance movies.
Side note...i have been marathoning the show Roswell (teen aliens!!) and Kyle form Roswell is Jack from revenge. I can't believe it took me that long to place him...i am ashamed of my delay.....oh teen knowledge how you have failed me.
Okay so back to my weekend. After the movie we went and grabbed dinner...i ate..it was like once i got one bite in me...i had to devour it...well i did starve myself all day to avoid puking. I hate puking. And i was so worried after i inhaled my meal i would puke...but i didn't!!! woot.
Sunday we went running...it sucked..i was so not ready for the cold. It became freezing like over night. I needed warmer clothes. Lesson learned. I got a hot chocolate on the way home so i had something to warm me. Then got home and went back to bed to warm up. Sunday was a nice relaxing day.
Now...I have a few tea announcements - 6 days until our tea advent calendar starts....CAN'T WAIT!!!! Also...got another tea convert. Seriously...i am 3 for 3 now. I rock at tea conversion. i am the best tea pusher in the land. you just need to find their flavour profile...once you have that...you got them! Although now i am out of potential candidates...so that is sad. But i will always be ready to spread the word of tea.
Best part of the day when Ally wanted to watch glee over and over again but just the songs...but then she wouldn't let me sing along because she was trying to listen. But now she loves singing 'holding out for a hero'.
Worst part of the day....when Ally puked in Andrea's face. I did not handle the situation well. I almost puked myself....i feel like puking right now while remembering it. Super gross! Then after Andrea cleaned up.....she fell down the stairs...it was a regular gong show.
After that, i was convinced that i was next to fall to the flu. I mean Ally was at my side or even closer all day long...she spread her germs all over me. I became quite paranoid.
I had big plans on Saturday and i didn't want to miss them because of the flu...so I stopped eating...no food, no beverage....i was not going to puke. So off i went to get my hair cut (LOVE IT...you can see the picture on my twitter) and spent the entire time telling myself i wasn't feeling nauseous that it was all in my head. Mom picked me up and we all went downtown to see Skyfall on Imax. It was good. Not my favourite but then again, i am not a huge James Bond fan...i know...sacrilege to all die hards but suck it up...i don't freak out when you don't love teen dance movies.
Side note...i have been marathoning the show Roswell (teen aliens!!) and Kyle form Roswell is Jack from revenge. I can't believe it took me that long to place him...i am ashamed of my delay.....oh teen knowledge how you have failed me.
Okay so back to my weekend. After the movie we went and grabbed dinner...i ate..it was like once i got one bite in me...i had to devour it...well i did starve myself all day to avoid puking. I hate puking. And i was so worried after i inhaled my meal i would puke...but i didn't!!! woot.
Sunday we went running...it sucked..i was so not ready for the cold. It became freezing like over night. I needed warmer clothes. Lesson learned. I got a hot chocolate on the way home so i had something to warm me. Then got home and went back to bed to warm up. Sunday was a nice relaxing day.
Now...I have a few tea announcements - 6 days until our tea advent calendar starts....CAN'T WAIT!!!! Also...got another tea convert. Seriously...i am 3 for 3 now. I rock at tea conversion. i am the best tea pusher in the land. you just need to find their flavour profile...once you have that...you got them! Although now i am out of potential candidates...so that is sad. But i will always be ready to spread the word of tea.
Thursday, November 22, 2012
Today's my friday!
I am super excited that i have tomorrow off. I am taking a day...i haven't had time off since the summer, which doesn't seem like a long time. But in this high octane time at work, it is like 3 years. So we are encouraged to take one day during this time to relax and re-charge. I have been meaning to book my for weeks...and just haven't gotten around to it.
So tomorrow is the day!
I actually have big plans this weekend....tomorrow pj day then movie with Jenn. Saturday....i am getting my hair did! I am not sure what i want done but i am excited. It is way to long right now...and i think if i keep letting it grow, it will soon take me over and choke me in my sleep. My hair gets tangled everywhere! I don't want to cut it all off. I like the long hair...but mine is just getting so long, it is unruly. So i am thinking it needs to be cut and layers put in it to make it a little less straight and messy. Then nice rich dark maybe brown with some low lights.....although, let's face it. My hair dresser is in charge of me. Last time i went and i wanted funky red colour and she gave me a nice light brown with lots of blond and brown highlights...it looked very natural and very pretty. it also grew out super nice....i didn't even really had roots. I know most of you would be like...what how can your hair dresser not give you what you ask for. But here is my theory. They are trained and got to school just to learn how to give great hair cuts and what hair cuts suit what face. So they already know what should suit you. Now i am not saying just walk into a salon and pick someone at random...but i have been with my hair dresser for like 6 plus years....she knows my style, she knows me, and she knows my hair. I have always been satisfied with my hair after she has done it. It may not be what i wanted originally but it is always better that what i wanted. I only see what i want immediately and she takes into account how it will grow out. Which is an important aspect. For example. i think i want a nice blunt bang again but you know how much i hate growing out my bangs and how much they have driven me insane...i have been growing out the blunt bang since last year. But right now all i can remember is how much i enjoyed the blunt bang and how it suited me. But what i should be thinking about is how i had to trim them myself and how it was always in my eyes. Although the more i talk about it the more i think...blunt bang??? maybe!
I am so excited about my hair cut...it may be the highlight of the weekend. Although after the hair cut we are going to see James bond. Me and steph are taking mark, mom, and dad. I know mark and dad are super excited.
Sunday is run club...then Tak mentioned Dim Sum. And i am down with that. I do want to get together with Andrea so we can have a Christmas craft day. Maybe Sunday afternoon will be the day or maybe next weekend will be better. I must discuss with Andrea. I also need to decide what tea to put in my vodka for alex. Me and Alex are both going to infuse vodka with tea and then try them at the fondue. I love the idea but i am uncertain about infusing rules...how long do you leave it in there? will it be better if i get a nicer vodka? or can i use russian prince vodka because it is super cheap and i love the russian dude on the bottle? These are the questions people!
So tomorrow is the day!
I actually have big plans this weekend....tomorrow pj day then movie with Jenn. Saturday....i am getting my hair did! I am not sure what i want done but i am excited. It is way to long right now...and i think if i keep letting it grow, it will soon take me over and choke me in my sleep. My hair gets tangled everywhere! I don't want to cut it all off. I like the long hair...but mine is just getting so long, it is unruly. So i am thinking it needs to be cut and layers put in it to make it a little less straight and messy. Then nice rich dark maybe brown with some low lights.....although, let's face it. My hair dresser is in charge of me. Last time i went and i wanted funky red colour and she gave me a nice light brown with lots of blond and brown highlights...it looked very natural and very pretty. it also grew out super nice....i didn't even really had roots. I know most of you would be like...what how can your hair dresser not give you what you ask for. But here is my theory. They are trained and got to school just to learn how to give great hair cuts and what hair cuts suit what face. So they already know what should suit you. Now i am not saying just walk into a salon and pick someone at random...but i have been with my hair dresser for like 6 plus years....she knows my style, she knows me, and she knows my hair. I have always been satisfied with my hair after she has done it. It may not be what i wanted originally but it is always better that what i wanted. I only see what i want immediately and she takes into account how it will grow out. Which is an important aspect. For example. i think i want a nice blunt bang again but you know how much i hate growing out my bangs and how much they have driven me insane...i have been growing out the blunt bang since last year. But right now all i can remember is how much i enjoyed the blunt bang and how it suited me. But what i should be thinking about is how i had to trim them myself and how it was always in my eyes. Although the more i talk about it the more i think...blunt bang??? maybe!
I am so excited about my hair cut...it may be the highlight of the weekend. Although after the hair cut we are going to see James bond. Me and steph are taking mark, mom, and dad. I know mark and dad are super excited.
Sunday is run club...then Tak mentioned Dim Sum. And i am down with that. I do want to get together with Andrea so we can have a Christmas craft day. Maybe Sunday afternoon will be the day or maybe next weekend will be better. I must discuss with Andrea. I also need to decide what tea to put in my vodka for alex. Me and Alex are both going to infuse vodka with tea and then try them at the fondue. I love the idea but i am uncertain about infusing rules...how long do you leave it in there? will it be better if i get a nicer vodka? or can i use russian prince vodka because it is super cheap and i love the russian dude on the bottle? These are the questions people!
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Two become One
So guys...it may be time soon...to say goodbye to my Zach Morris phone. I love my black berry but i am getting tired of carrying around two tech devices all the time...so i am thinking i need to find a phone that can satisfy the awesome phone aspects of my blackberry and the fun side of my ipod touch.
I know what you are thinking - obvious choice is the iPhone. But not always.
My number one important issue when finding a new phone...the texting ability. and i hate the typing on the touch screen of my ipod...it fills me with rage..it never recognizes my letters..i will hit r and it will give me e or t....so...i need a touch screen that won't make me want to throw it in a rage when it repeatedly mistakes my typing. That is why i have held out so long....i still have a keyboard on my black berry. that and my bbm friends - mom, Ryan, Amy, and Cameron has been making an appearance lately.
so what to do people? i need help deciding because you know i am not great a tech related decisions.
So i have narrowed it down to three options:
Samsung Galaxy - my co-worker told me the keyboard on the screen is more user friendly then the iPhone and it is more adaptable to changes and upgrades...meaning if i don't like something i can change it...positive - love the idea of making the phone work for me.....negative - i am not great friends with technology and will have trouble making the updates and changes without someone to help me. plus itunes?
IPhone - it seems like the logical progression....plus i think it is the most user friendly. but there is very little changes i can do and as you know me and the iPhone keyboard...not great friends....but there are lots of fun skins and cases i can get and i can make my phone look awesome and pretty. the only negative for this is the keyboard thing.
Nexus phone - my co-worker recommended this one. i don't know much about it but it is suppose to be a more affordable version of the samsung galaxy.
So people....i don't know what to do...this is a big decision....i just wish that i could keep my keyboard but have all the fun apps and music from my ipod...why can't my blackberry and itouch get together and have a IBerry which would have the keyboard of the blackberry and bbm as well as the apps and music from my ipod?
I know what you are thinking - obvious choice is the iPhone. But not always.
My number one important issue when finding a new phone...the texting ability. and i hate the typing on the touch screen of my ipod...it fills me with rage..it never recognizes my letters..i will hit r and it will give me e or t....so...i need a touch screen that won't make me want to throw it in a rage when it repeatedly mistakes my typing. That is why i have held out so long....i still have a keyboard on my black berry. that and my bbm friends - mom, Ryan, Amy, and Cameron has been making an appearance lately.
so what to do people? i need help deciding because you know i am not great a tech related decisions.
So i have narrowed it down to three options:
Samsung Galaxy - my co-worker told me the keyboard on the screen is more user friendly then the iPhone and it is more adaptable to changes and upgrades...meaning if i don't like something i can change it...positive - love the idea of making the phone work for me.....negative - i am not great friends with technology and will have trouble making the updates and changes without someone to help me. plus itunes?
IPhone - it seems like the logical progression....plus i think it is the most user friendly. but there is very little changes i can do and as you know me and the iPhone keyboard...not great friends....but there are lots of fun skins and cases i can get and i can make my phone look awesome and pretty. the only negative for this is the keyboard thing.
Nexus phone - my co-worker recommended this one. i don't know much about it but it is suppose to be a more affordable version of the samsung galaxy.
So people....i don't know what to do...this is a big decision....i just wish that i could keep my keyboard but have all the fun apps and music from my ipod...why can't my blackberry and itouch get together and have a IBerry which would have the keyboard of the blackberry and bbm as well as the apps and music from my ipod?
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Queen Bee of Tea
So....i got my friend totally into David's Tea last night. She was on the edge and i made her go with me last night. She got a tea press, they came out with a new colour....super jealous. I really wish they would come up with mugs that had exchangeable colour parts so i could keep updating my mug to my current favourite colour...wouldn't that be awesome.
So the key to my friends tea love....Grandma teas.....so exited. Everyone has a weakness for something and i find it and then present them the perfect tea for them. Now the Bex's has joined the ranks of the tea obsessed....i need a new target. I found one....and it is where i least expected it. I have this friend, me and her are very similar in a lot of ways, both enjoy tween stuff....you know the regular me friend. And she makes fun of my tea obsession even telling me i need a 12 step program. Well guess what she told me today.....she may be caving on the tea thing...and she wants me to make her fancy tea tonight when she comes over for new girl. WHAT???? that is so exciting. so i started talking to her about how excited i was and how great the tea is. and she said i overwhelmed her and she is not so certain any more. Damn my excitement got the better of me. I have to remember she is like a deer, i have to let her come to me.
I also got some exciting new teas last night. Salted Caramel, Blood Orange Pu'erh, Three Wishes, and Love Potion #7. Oooh and i got a tea spoon so i now know how much to use for each cup. Yay proper tools!
OOOOuch....i just bit my lip....damn lunch....apparently it is true, you don't win friends with salad....or salads don't make friends with you.......never mind, i just can't make that work. I have that song in my head.
Which brings me to another completely random point. Biebs...what is happening with his pants. I have always said he has a pants problem where he has a really baggy crotch and then skinny tight legs. I know it is suppose to be a style...like harem pants or something but NO....they don't look good at all. I have a pair of harem pants, but they are pj pants STRESS the word Pajama!!! and only worn in the comfort of my own apartment.....i won't even wear them to the laundry room or the garbage shoot.
So the key to my friends tea love....Grandma teas.....so exited. Everyone has a weakness for something and i find it and then present them the perfect tea for them. Now the Bex's has joined the ranks of the tea obsessed....i need a new target. I found one....and it is where i least expected it. I have this friend, me and her are very similar in a lot of ways, both enjoy tween stuff....you know the regular me friend. And she makes fun of my tea obsession even telling me i need a 12 step program. Well guess what she told me today.....she may be caving on the tea thing...and she wants me to make her fancy tea tonight when she comes over for new girl. WHAT???? that is so exciting. so i started talking to her about how excited i was and how great the tea is. and she said i overwhelmed her and she is not so certain any more. Damn my excitement got the better of me. I have to remember she is like a deer, i have to let her come to me.
I also got some exciting new teas last night. Salted Caramel, Blood Orange Pu'erh, Three Wishes, and Love Potion #7. Oooh and i got a tea spoon so i now know how much to use for each cup. Yay proper tools!
OOOOuch....i just bit my lip....damn lunch....apparently it is true, you don't win friends with salad....or salads don't make friends with you.......never mind, i just can't make that work. I have that song in my head.
Which brings me to another completely random point. Biebs...what is happening with his pants. I have always said he has a pants problem where he has a really baggy crotch and then skinny tight legs. I know it is suppose to be a style...like harem pants or something but NO....they don't look good at all. I have a pair of harem pants, but they are pj pants STRESS the word Pajama!!! and only worn in the comfort of my own apartment.....i won't even wear them to the laundry room or the garbage shoot.
Monday, November 19, 2012
That was Totally Funny, you get a medal
That is what my nephew told me last night at our family dinner which turned it to a funny face competition where my nephew made everyone make faces then he awarded imaginary medals to everyone. He of course gave himself 99 medals, declaring himself the winner...but he was nice enough to give us medals.
It was a great weekend. Remy threw up a hair ball on Saturday and then seemed completely fine, he is back to eating and drinking and using the litter box. He even tried to steal my meal on Sunday morning...so he is back to his normal behaviour. YAY!
So it was a Christmas filled weekend, my dad and i always have a tradition on the Santa Claus parade weekend.....Saturday the Christmas lights go up and Sunday we watch the parade, eat chili and candy and hot chocolate. But this year.....we decided to take Brady and Ally down to see the parade. Mom told me on Saturday the paper said to bring a thermos of Hot Chocolate and a blanket. I did a variation of that...my army print fleece, and my travel mug of Santa's Secret tea. Dude it was delicious tea! The kids were a little uncertain about this parade thing. Braydon started out facing the opposite direction of the parade...and ally only wanted to sit on my lap. but gradually they warmed up and had an awesome time.
As for today....my back is bothering me...so i am going to have to do all my physio stretches...which i have been lazy about last week. But my stupid back...it hurts so much..it annoys me...it is on my lower left side. And apparently it is from my slouching too much and not strong enough core and upper back. Stupid body is really letting me down. What's a girl to do when her body starts rejecting her. If i don't exercise i feel low and tired but if i do exercise i have all these aches and pains. It is like what is better, never having enough energy to do anything or being to sore to do anything?
But the most exciting news of all. Shoppers has put me in a pilot program where they will send me personalized coupons. I was a little uncertain about it until i got my first one.....6000 optimum points when i buy $30 of nail polish. That is like the perfect coupon for me....the other ones are make up related. I can't wait for my next set of personalized coupons. I think shoppers has really sold me. I was a little hesitant about this optimum program but if they keep throwing me coupons like this...well i am willing to be a vocal supporter.
11 days until it is time for the Final count down...the TEA count down.
It was a great weekend. Remy threw up a hair ball on Saturday and then seemed completely fine, he is back to eating and drinking and using the litter box. He even tried to steal my meal on Sunday morning...so he is back to his normal behaviour. YAY!
So it was a Christmas filled weekend, my dad and i always have a tradition on the Santa Claus parade weekend.....Saturday the Christmas lights go up and Sunday we watch the parade, eat chili and candy and hot chocolate. But this year.....we decided to take Brady and Ally down to see the parade. Mom told me on Saturday the paper said to bring a thermos of Hot Chocolate and a blanket. I did a variation of that...my army print fleece, and my travel mug of Santa's Secret tea. Dude it was delicious tea! The kids were a little uncertain about this parade thing. Braydon started out facing the opposite direction of the parade...and ally only wanted to sit on my lap. but gradually they warmed up and had an awesome time.
As for today....my back is bothering me...so i am going to have to do all my physio stretches...which i have been lazy about last week. But my stupid back...it hurts so much..it annoys me...it is on my lower left side. And apparently it is from my slouching too much and not strong enough core and upper back. Stupid body is really letting me down. What's a girl to do when her body starts rejecting her. If i don't exercise i feel low and tired but if i do exercise i have all these aches and pains. It is like what is better, never having enough energy to do anything or being to sore to do anything?
But the most exciting news of all. Shoppers has put me in a pilot program where they will send me personalized coupons. I was a little uncertain about it until i got my first one.....6000 optimum points when i buy $30 of nail polish. That is like the perfect coupon for me....the other ones are make up related. I can't wait for my next set of personalized coupons. I think shoppers has really sold me. I was a little hesitant about this optimum program but if they keep throwing me coupons like this...well i am willing to be a vocal supporter.
11 days until it is time for the Final count down...the TEA count down.
Friday, November 16, 2012
Spoiler Alert.......I am a mental case
Remy seems better. I am such a mental case....i had boot camp last night...it was agility drills, which is basically a lot of running and changing directions and stops & starts. It is never my favourite because i have always been a slow and steady girl......But there is one drill i will always love, the foot ball catching...you have to run down the turf and then he yells out a direction...you have to turn and cut in the direction he yells to catch the foot ball. 5 for 5 last night!!!
Then i was heading immediately to the movies with Carolyn and friends to see Twilight. Now i know you guys know...i am not a big twilight fan. But it was an experience. The only problem is the entire time i was freaking out in my head that Remy was sick and he needed me. I put down some oily tuna for him before i left for boot camp and he didn't eat it. He won't eat any lubricating foods...not butter, not oil....but he will go crazy for pumpkin puree. He is a weird cat.
During the movie...i may have made a few twi-hard enemies because i laughed at some inappropriate parts...plus the special effects were HORRIBLE. But do you know who was in that movie...Lee Pace...aka The Pie Man...from a tiny show that nobody but Andrea will get the reference....Pushing Daisies. He was by far my favourite character...and i am a little in love with him now....he is the only one who made sparkle vampires seem bad ass. Sorry people...i just can't get behind the sparkling...i have said it before and i will say it again....Joss Whedon got it right with Buffy....why do we keep trying to change it?
Anyways...after the movie was over and i was heading home...i started worrying about Remy...i started to picture him very sick and then i started to get mad at myself about going to the movies instead of being with him....this happened to me a lot after Logan died...i would be okay out but as soon as i would head home i would start freaking out that something was wrong with Remy and i would basically have panic attacks of guilt for enjoying myself when my baby needed me. I can't explain it...i am clearly a mental case...but by the time i got home last night and put the key in the lock...i was worked up quite a lot. Then i saw him and he seemed completely fine....then i was so mad at myself for freaking out about nothing. Anyways...i stayed up late and hung out with Remy, we played, and he licked the tuna oil plate, ate some food, drank some water...then i went to bed and slept through the night....i always wake up when Remy is getting sick...and i didn't wake up last night...and there were no sick piles this morning....so we made it through the night without any issues. Plus he seemed quite perky this morning. I think he may have just been feeling under the weather but he is better now. I will be keeping a close eye on him all weekend and maybe feeding him some wet food just to get him back to eating a lot.
In other news...i have no new tea to try until Advent calendar time. But it is Santa Claus parade weekend...which means it is the start of Christmas!!!!
Then i was heading immediately to the movies with Carolyn and friends to see Twilight. Now i know you guys know...i am not a big twilight fan. But it was an experience. The only problem is the entire time i was freaking out in my head that Remy was sick and he needed me. I put down some oily tuna for him before i left for boot camp and he didn't eat it. He won't eat any lubricating foods...not butter, not oil....but he will go crazy for pumpkin puree. He is a weird cat.
During the movie...i may have made a few twi-hard enemies because i laughed at some inappropriate parts...plus the special effects were HORRIBLE. But do you know who was in that movie...Lee Pace...aka The Pie Man...from a tiny show that nobody but Andrea will get the reference....Pushing Daisies. He was by far my favourite character...and i am a little in love with him now....he is the only one who made sparkle vampires seem bad ass. Sorry people...i just can't get behind the sparkling...i have said it before and i will say it again....Joss Whedon got it right with Buffy....why do we keep trying to change it?
Anyways...after the movie was over and i was heading home...i started worrying about Remy...i started to picture him very sick and then i started to get mad at myself about going to the movies instead of being with him....this happened to me a lot after Logan died...i would be okay out but as soon as i would head home i would start freaking out that something was wrong with Remy and i would basically have panic attacks of guilt for enjoying myself when my baby needed me. I can't explain it...i am clearly a mental case...but by the time i got home last night and put the key in the lock...i was worked up quite a lot. Then i saw him and he seemed completely fine....then i was so mad at myself for freaking out about nothing. Anyways...i stayed up late and hung out with Remy, we played, and he licked the tuna oil plate, ate some food, drank some water...then i went to bed and slept through the night....i always wake up when Remy is getting sick...and i didn't wake up last night...and there were no sick piles this morning....so we made it through the night without any issues. Plus he seemed quite perky this morning. I think he may have just been feeling under the weather but he is better now. I will be keeping a close eye on him all weekend and maybe feeding him some wet food just to get him back to eating a lot.
In other news...i have no new tea to try until Advent calendar time. But it is Santa Claus parade weekend...which means it is the start of Christmas!!!!
Thursday, November 15, 2012
Breaking
I am tired and being overly dramatic about Remy and his sickness. It is most likely a hair ball but i am a little sensitive about cat sickness.
What else is new.....well everyone around me at work is stressed out and i feel slightly out of step. I am focusing on other things. We all get one 'reboot' day during the campaign. I keep meaning to take mine but after not taking time off for so long, i am just use to taking days off. I haven't taken a sick day this year. and i have had only one personal day. I worry i will miss something if i am not at work. Something will go wrong and they will need me to fix it. Every week i am like...Friday will be my 'reboot' day. And Friday comes around and i haven't even attempted to book it off. My boss has told me....next Friday...it will be my reboot day. Decision made. Which will be nice, and it gives me a whole week to work up to it.
I enjoyed the Banana Cream Pie yesterday but i don't think i steeped it long enough. Next time i would steep it for just a bit longer.
I also got my bike back last night, Amy, Andrew, and David drove it over and dropped it off so i didn't even need to brave traffic again! Phew. But while they were there...i gave out more tea samples. I am the best tea pusher around.
Anyways...my brain did not come to work today. I am feeling off myself, not sick or anything but just exhausted. I am wondering if the weather is affecting me more than i realize. I have been taking my b12 but maybe i need more.
I also ran last night and weirdly enjoyed it. I may have cracked the reason i don't like running. It is too hot. Well also it sucks but it is more bearable in colder weather.
What else is new.....well everyone around me at work is stressed out and i feel slightly out of step. I am focusing on other things. We all get one 'reboot' day during the campaign. I keep meaning to take mine but after not taking time off for so long, i am just use to taking days off. I haven't taken a sick day this year. and i have had only one personal day. I worry i will miss something if i am not at work. Something will go wrong and they will need me to fix it. Every week i am like...Friday will be my 'reboot' day. And Friday comes around and i haven't even attempted to book it off. My boss has told me....next Friday...it will be my reboot day. Decision made. Which will be nice, and it gives me a whole week to work up to it.
I enjoyed the Banana Cream Pie yesterday but i don't think i steeped it long enough. Next time i would steep it for just a bit longer.
I also got my bike back last night, Amy, Andrew, and David drove it over and dropped it off so i didn't even need to brave traffic again! Phew. But while they were there...i gave out more tea samples. I am the best tea pusher around.
Anyways...my brain did not come to work today. I am feeling off myself, not sick or anything but just exhausted. I am wondering if the weather is affecting me more than i realize. I have been taking my b12 but maybe i need more.
I also ran last night and weirdly enjoyed it. I may have cracked the reason i don't like running. It is too hot. Well also it sucks but it is more bearable in colder weather.
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Tails of a Cat
So, i was having Remy worry all day yesterday, and i stopped at the grocery store on the way home yesterday and bought him his favourite....tuna...expensive tuna. When i got home, he hadn't eaten any of his food, so i put out the tuna and he devoured it. So i decided there must be something in the food he doesn't like, i dumped all the food, washed and cleaned both his food and water bowl again and set out new food and water. As of this morning he still hasn't touched it...and he got sick a lot last night again. It is so weird, he is fine when i get home, no piles of sick anywhere....then all evening he is chill....but the middle of the night for the past three nights he has gotten sick. I can't afford (mentally) for Remy to be sick...i will lose it. So please everyone, send your positive vibes and thoughts Remy's way.
Tuesday was a sucky day all around, work was frustrating. I am a huge team player and i hate when people have such narrow views of their job, like they will only do what they have specifically been told to do. That looks bad on all of us. Maybe it was the way i was raised but i have a healthy respect for doing my job and doing it well and being available if anyone at all has questions. If i don't have the answers i will find them or direct them to the right person. It is just the way i operate and i don't understand people that work contrary to that. I encountered some of this yesterday and it frustrated me.
Also putting me in a bad mood, i did not like yesterday's tea. Hated it so much...it was Strawberry Rhubarb Parfait....i don't know what it was that i didn't like but it had a weird taste. Normally i love all herbal and fruit teas but this one just didn't work. Looking closer at the ingredients it had yogurt bits, raisins, carrots, and beet root. Any one of those flavours could have put me off. Anyways...i barely drank it and was disappointed. Today is my last free sample, banana cream pie. I am a little skeptical but i seem to be favouring black teas lately over my regular fruit teas. It is strange...normally i am a big green tea drinker during the day and then do a herbal tea at night...but it seems lately i am all about the black tea during the day. Anyways....from tomorrow until December 1st, i will be rotating between: Read my lips, Midsummer night, and Life long oolong. All delicious teas. But i really think i need to get a green tea to round out that list.
I am eating a new type of apple today for breakfast....a honey crisp. It is quite delicious. It is much bigger than a regular apple, it is juicy but not too juicy and it is not mealy which i hate.
I have decided today will be better because i said so. I am also back on my regular b12 vitamin intake plus i had tacos last night....which always cheers me up. Tacos are the BEST!
Tuesday was a sucky day all around, work was frustrating. I am a huge team player and i hate when people have such narrow views of their job, like they will only do what they have specifically been told to do. That looks bad on all of us. Maybe it was the way i was raised but i have a healthy respect for doing my job and doing it well and being available if anyone at all has questions. If i don't have the answers i will find them or direct them to the right person. It is just the way i operate and i don't understand people that work contrary to that. I encountered some of this yesterday and it frustrated me.
Also putting me in a bad mood, i did not like yesterday's tea. Hated it so much...it was Strawberry Rhubarb Parfait....i don't know what it was that i didn't like but it had a weird taste. Normally i love all herbal and fruit teas but this one just didn't work. Looking closer at the ingredients it had yogurt bits, raisins, carrots, and beet root. Any one of those flavours could have put me off. Anyways...i barely drank it and was disappointed. Today is my last free sample, banana cream pie. I am a little skeptical but i seem to be favouring black teas lately over my regular fruit teas. It is strange...normally i am a big green tea drinker during the day and then do a herbal tea at night...but it seems lately i am all about the black tea during the day. Anyways....from tomorrow until December 1st, i will be rotating between: Read my lips, Midsummer night, and Life long oolong. All delicious teas. But i really think i need to get a green tea to round out that list.
I am eating a new type of apple today for breakfast....a honey crisp. It is quite delicious. It is much bigger than a regular apple, it is juicy but not too juicy and it is not mealy which i hate.
I have decided today will be better because i said so. I am also back on my regular b12 vitamin intake plus i had tacos last night....which always cheers me up. Tacos are the BEST!
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Tuesday
Second day of the work week.....the day new girl is on. I have always liked Tuesdays. Today i am not feeling it. I am feeling a little under the weather...well not really under the weather...but i have a headache. And Remy was sick last night...and i have noticed he has barely eaten any food....so of course i am worried. But he did eat like 4 treats this morning. I wonder if he is telling me he doesn't like his food?
In Tea news. Jenn came up with some great ideas for our tea squad. I can't remember the names right now, i should have written them down but they were awesome. Both me and Jenn had Chocolate Chill Chai yesterday. I really enjoyed it, it was a good black tea, with a little bit of kick to it. Very similar to the Coco Chai Rooibos. In fact, if i had to pick between the two teas, i would go with the Rooibos because i had a bit more of a kick....which is strange because it has coconut in it and i do not like coconut. Maybe i should stop writing off tea with coconut in it. I will try other coconut teas...i have a few in my sampler pack that i have been avoiding.
Last night was the team in training thank you party. It was fun. I love my running team, i think steph did a great job at pulling together a group. I know our race is over but we have become quite a tight group and we will continue to run together, and i think we are going to have outings on a regular basis.
Also, this co-worker sent me a link to an awesome star sweater on eBay. I am going to bid on it. I am super excited about it because....well....i love star sweaters. Plus, i am not saving for anything any more, so let's spend and live the life of excess. After all, i am probably going to be a renter forever....unless i fall in love or something and move in with a guy. Although, my dating record, that seems very unlikely. I have kind of given up on love and decided...the spinster life is for me. If i had a million dollars, i would be a big house, with lots of space, and get a bunch of dogs and cats...i would rescue all the animals that need love.... it would take my crazy cat lady vibe just up another notch.
Anyways....i feel like i can't stay on topic for long, and this post has jumped around way too much.
I bought this dress:
In Tea news. Jenn came up with some great ideas for our tea squad. I can't remember the names right now, i should have written them down but they were awesome. Both me and Jenn had Chocolate Chill Chai yesterday. I really enjoyed it, it was a good black tea, with a little bit of kick to it. Very similar to the Coco Chai Rooibos. In fact, if i had to pick between the two teas, i would go with the Rooibos because i had a bit more of a kick....which is strange because it has coconut in it and i do not like coconut. Maybe i should stop writing off tea with coconut in it. I will try other coconut teas...i have a few in my sampler pack that i have been avoiding.
Last night was the team in training thank you party. It was fun. I love my running team, i think steph did a great job at pulling together a group. I know our race is over but we have become quite a tight group and we will continue to run together, and i think we are going to have outings on a regular basis.
Also, this co-worker sent me a link to an awesome star sweater on eBay. I am going to bid on it. I am super excited about it because....well....i love star sweaters. Plus, i am not saving for anything any more, so let's spend and live the life of excess. After all, i am probably going to be a renter forever....unless i fall in love or something and move in with a guy. Although, my dating record, that seems very unlikely. I have kind of given up on love and decided...the spinster life is for me. If i had a million dollars, i would be a big house, with lots of space, and get a bunch of dogs and cats...i would rescue all the animals that need love.... it would take my crazy cat lady vibe just up another notch.
Anyways....i feel like i can't stay on topic for long, and this post has jumped around way too much.
I bought this dress:
The tea i will be drinking today.....Strawberry Rhubarb Parfait. It should be interesting because it has yogurt and carrots in it....which seems weird to me....in a tea.
Monday, November 12, 2012
Craft Weekend
So...a few things happened this weekend.....I learned that it will be a LONG while before i become a home owner. I am slightly depressed about it...but that is a story for another day.
I got my Advent calendar from David's Tea.....I can't wait for Dec 1st. Jenn and Alex and Amy are all going to get the calendar and we are going to discuss that tea of the day....so my blog may become tea heavy in December....but truthfully it is pretty tea heavy right now...so no big change.
Saturday, i went for brunch.....i love brunch (best meal ever) with Will and Jess, we went to Uncle Betty's. It was delicious, i got breakfast in a bowl....hash browns, eggs, sausage, and cheese...I also loved that it was all in one bowl. Normally i am weird and don't like my foods co-mingling unless i decide they can....but this bowl thing....i has possibility.
I also stopped in at this craft store, Mary Maxim to see if i could find some elbow patches to start my elbow patch mission. Guess what....i got some....they had the heavy duty suede patches in brown, grey, and black...so of course i bought them all.
I rushed home and pulled out my sweaters and started planning my elbow patching. I decided to start with the brown patches.....i spent time lining them up and making sure they were positioned correctly...sewed them, and then decided i hated them. So i tried the black patches on this other sweater on Sunday and they are better BUT i don't like the placement of the black ones. But i do like how i sewed them better. So i unstitched the brown ones, and will re sew them tonight. I am experiencing elbow patch remorse. They are just not what i expected. My friend Kelly says that i hyped them so much that no matter what i wouldn't like them.
On Sunday, me and dad made fruit cake. I think it was a pretty successful....and it really got me excited about the kick off to the Christmas season, AKA The Santa Claus Parade. Which is next weekend! I am going to bake so much stuff, and make jar gifts.....and scarfs......i can't wait. Next weekend i think i will make cake pops. As the start to my Christmas season!
I am drinking a new tea this morning - Chocolate Chili Chai. I will let you know my feelings later.
I got my Advent calendar from David's Tea.....I can't wait for Dec 1st. Jenn and Alex and Amy are all going to get the calendar and we are going to discuss that tea of the day....so my blog may become tea heavy in December....but truthfully it is pretty tea heavy right now...so no big change.
Saturday, i went for brunch.....i love brunch (best meal ever) with Will and Jess, we went to Uncle Betty's. It was delicious, i got breakfast in a bowl....hash browns, eggs, sausage, and cheese...I also loved that it was all in one bowl. Normally i am weird and don't like my foods co-mingling unless i decide they can....but this bowl thing....i has possibility.
I also stopped in at this craft store, Mary Maxim to see if i could find some elbow patches to start my elbow patch mission. Guess what....i got some....they had the heavy duty suede patches in brown, grey, and black...so of course i bought them all.
I rushed home and pulled out my sweaters and started planning my elbow patching. I decided to start with the brown patches.....i spent time lining them up and making sure they were positioned correctly...sewed them, and then decided i hated them. So i tried the black patches on this other sweater on Sunday and they are better BUT i don't like the placement of the black ones. But i do like how i sewed them better. So i unstitched the brown ones, and will re sew them tonight. I am experiencing elbow patch remorse. They are just not what i expected. My friend Kelly says that i hyped them so much that no matter what i wouldn't like them.
On Sunday, me and dad made fruit cake. I think it was a pretty successful....and it really got me excited about the kick off to the Christmas season, AKA The Santa Claus Parade. Which is next weekend! I am going to bake so much stuff, and make jar gifts.....and scarfs......i can't wait. Next weekend i think i will make cake pops. As the start to my Christmas season!
I am drinking a new tea this morning - Chocolate Chili Chai. I will let you know my feelings later.
Friday, November 9, 2012
Awards in Excellence
So for the month of October, i was named Athlete of the month for the Women's Elite program at our boot camp. What does that mean? It means that for the month of October I showed major improvement in athletics. It all comes back to my half marathon.
Can i be honest....of course i can, it's my blog.....i have never been one to love working out....in fact for the amount i do it...i sure do hate it a lot...and complain about it a lot. But strangely i still do it. Anyways....i have always felt miles behind the others in my boot camp class because everyone else is so intense about it. So focused on crushing their work out. Me on the other hand...i am just focused on surviving. I can't do chin ups, i can only hold a plank for like 30 seconds, i fade quicker than the rest of the people in the class. My main focus on class is just keeping up or trying to be invisible. Now i have the title of Athlete of the Month.....do you know what that means.....expectations. I will no longer be able to just keep up with everyone else...i am no going to have to excel. It's a lot of pressure for someone who struggles to keep up.
But other than the new expectations...i am very excited about the title. I got a gift card...and it is neat to be recognized for being athletic. And i did run a half marathon. So i guess the title is deserved.
In other news.....found the BEST pen yesterday. I don't think i can explain how awesome it is. It says "brett boake, Advancing your business" And it is one of those transformer, 3 in 1 pens. That is right it can be a pencil or a black pen or a red pen. It is Amaz-balls! I am weirdly excited about this pen. I think it is because i work at a place where supplies are scarce. Finding an awesome pen at work is like winning the lottery.
I think i am going to have a crafty weekend. Go on an adventure to find elbow patches and work on my blanket and Christmas present plans. Maybe marathon Roswell or Dark Angel. Although i am extremely behind in Dexter...so i can always catch up on that as well.
Can i be honest....of course i can, it's my blog.....i have never been one to love working out....in fact for the amount i do it...i sure do hate it a lot...and complain about it a lot. But strangely i still do it. Anyways....i have always felt miles behind the others in my boot camp class because everyone else is so intense about it. So focused on crushing their work out. Me on the other hand...i am just focused on surviving. I can't do chin ups, i can only hold a plank for like 30 seconds, i fade quicker than the rest of the people in the class. My main focus on class is just keeping up or trying to be invisible. Now i have the title of Athlete of the Month.....do you know what that means.....expectations. I will no longer be able to just keep up with everyone else...i am no going to have to excel. It's a lot of pressure for someone who struggles to keep up.
But other than the new expectations...i am very excited about the title. I got a gift card...and it is neat to be recognized for being athletic. And i did run a half marathon. So i guess the title is deserved.
In other news.....found the BEST pen yesterday. I don't think i can explain how awesome it is. It says "brett boake, Advancing your business" And it is one of those transformer, 3 in 1 pens. That is right it can be a pencil or a black pen or a red pen. It is Amaz-balls! I am weirdly excited about this pen. I think it is because i work at a place where supplies are scarce. Finding an awesome pen at work is like winning the lottery.
I think i am going to have a crafty weekend. Go on an adventure to find elbow patches and work on my blanket and Christmas present plans. Maybe marathon Roswell or Dark Angel. Although i am extremely behind in Dexter...so i can always catch up on that as well.
Thursday, November 8, 2012
Checked out
So....lately i have noticed i have been very checked out. I am super tired all of the time, and I don't wake up excited to be awake. Normally it is a horrible time to get me awake.
What can i do about this? It isn't like i am staying up to all hours of the night, i am asleep before midnight and i don't wake up until like 7:45ish. So it isn't a lack of sleep. I have been really good with food this week, eating breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Although i didn't today because i felt super gross when i woke up....even right now, the idea of food makes me want to yak. So what is the deal? I wish that those tests came back low thyroid because then it would be explainable.
So....what are my options or solutions at fixing this sluggish checked out feelings? Well.....step one: I need to get back into an exercise routine. Every day from now on, i will go to the gym and run on the treadmill. Get my fitness back up, after the half marathon, i took a break....then i experienced back pain...now...i think i am kind of missing the exercise. I also think the weather is bothering me...it is always so dark when i am done work now....all i want to do is go home, get into my sweatpants and sleep. I never thought i would actually miss my exercise!
step two: drink lots and lots more water! I drink water throughout the day....but i don't think it is enough. I need to up my water intake even more.
step three: new haircut. sometimes, a little thing like a hair cut can really perk me up. With Christmas coming up....i want to be all perked up and excited. I want to be present...and not zoned out. I have been zoned out for a long while and it is time to bring it back and become present again.
My co-worker is recommending i go to see her nautropath. I am going to do some research.
So to re-cap...i am researching Kick Boxing & Nautropaths.
What can i do about this? It isn't like i am staying up to all hours of the night, i am asleep before midnight and i don't wake up until like 7:45ish. So it isn't a lack of sleep. I have been really good with food this week, eating breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Although i didn't today because i felt super gross when i woke up....even right now, the idea of food makes me want to yak. So what is the deal? I wish that those tests came back low thyroid because then it would be explainable.
So....what are my options or solutions at fixing this sluggish checked out feelings? Well.....step one: I need to get back into an exercise routine. Every day from now on, i will go to the gym and run on the treadmill. Get my fitness back up, after the half marathon, i took a break....then i experienced back pain...now...i think i am kind of missing the exercise. I also think the weather is bothering me...it is always so dark when i am done work now....all i want to do is go home, get into my sweatpants and sleep. I never thought i would actually miss my exercise!
step two: drink lots and lots more water! I drink water throughout the day....but i don't think it is enough. I need to up my water intake even more.
step three: new haircut. sometimes, a little thing like a hair cut can really perk me up. With Christmas coming up....i want to be all perked up and excited. I want to be present...and not zoned out. I have been zoned out for a long while and it is time to bring it back and become present again.
My co-worker is recommending i go to see her nautropath. I am going to do some research.
So to re-cap...i am researching Kick Boxing & Nautropaths.
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