So...i didn't dress up much today...just wanted to wear my jeans...so i wore my jeans as a 'costume'...i am casual Friday me.
I bought my first Christmas magazine yesterday. I am so excited right now. It had all these home made gift ideas, gifts in jars, flavoured oils, jams, jelly's, chocolates, soup mixes. I will be making all sorts of stuff. Now all i need to do is buy a bunch of jars i can pretty up and some craft supplies to make the jars pretty.
I have so many great ideas, Epsiom salts for the runners, jam for dad, flavoured goat cheese for my cheese obsessed friends. I am like brimming with ideas. I am going to get organized and start making lists now. Figure out who gets what. I cannot wait. There was even a home made ketchup recipe. And you can make the jar and then give them a small coordinating gift. My Christmas creative juices...flowing right now!
I can also make so great and delicious boxes of candy. I cannot wait. AT ALL. There were even tea recipes....making my own tea...can you imagine? I can't...it is almost to exciting.
In other news....my back has been killing me all week....so i am going to do some intense yoga stretches tonight to get it all good so i can handle boot camp tomorrow night. And then i have physio on Friday morning. I won't miss it this time because i have already put a reminder in my phone...plus i have a post it note on my door that says...'physio is at 8 not 8:30 stupid'.
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Disappointed
So....i went to bed last night, it was very windy...lots of rain...it looked very stormy. I walk up this morning and it is sunny.....SUNNY. I was promised a storm, and we did not get the promised storm. It was quite a let down. Although i never thought it was going to be one of those crazy out of control storms that shut down the world like that Ice Storm. But i did think it would at least provide some entertainment for a bit longer. Watching people freak out about the storm is almost as entertaining as the storm. I went to the movie last night and the outside world was basically deserted. I really enjoyed having the world to myself. In fact...i wish more people would stay in so i can go out and have fun. A night club would be so much funner....no judgey mcjudge-a-lots thinking you aren't dancing cool enough. It's not my fault i enjoy throwing down with the robot and the running man....two classic moves that you just can't execute correctly in a crowded dance club. I am also a dancer who enjoys flaying her arms around....and with everyone staying home because of the storm, we could request all the music we like....and i wouldn't accidentily hit people in the face with my crazy arms. Just a thought!
Also....after i got home last night...i noticed that there were still people playing that extreme frizbee sport on the field behind my house. I am sorry if i offend anyone, but i do not understand that sport...it doesn't make sense to me and seems like a very hipster way of getting active. And seeing people playing in the storm made me even more confused...i mean....really. You are so into this frizbee game that you will play during storm-a-gedon (i don't want to call it frankenstorm...i like the 'agedon' i feel it makes things sound funner). Or do you just need to practice your frizbee throws in this crazy wind because 'what if the championship game is scheduled on an extremely windy day'......and you will not lose to that other team. I am sorry...i just don't get it.
Anyways....i am not going to do the halloween thing this year...but i think next year i may go as flava flav...i think the reference is just old enough that no one else will do it...plus, i get to wear a big clock around my neck...and maybe i can get carolyn to braid my hair into corn rows....then i can wear a viking hat and a grill. Things i have never done before. I know i said yesterday that i should try for Dorothy from the wizard of oz but i have to consider my options.
Also....after i got home last night...i noticed that there were still people playing that extreme frizbee sport on the field behind my house. I am sorry if i offend anyone, but i do not understand that sport...it doesn't make sense to me and seems like a very hipster way of getting active. And seeing people playing in the storm made me even more confused...i mean....really. You are so into this frizbee game that you will play during storm-a-gedon (i don't want to call it frankenstorm...i like the 'agedon' i feel it makes things sound funner). Or do you just need to practice your frizbee throws in this crazy wind because 'what if the championship game is scheduled on an extremely windy day'......and you will not lose to that other team. I am sorry...i just don't get it.
Anyways....i am not going to do the halloween thing this year...but i think next year i may go as flava flav...i think the reference is just old enough that no one else will do it...plus, i get to wear a big clock around my neck...and maybe i can get carolyn to braid my hair into corn rows....then i can wear a viking hat and a grill. Things i have never done before. I know i said yesterday that i should try for Dorothy from the wizard of oz but i have to consider my options.
Monday, October 29, 2012
I can Hear You
I can...i officially had my hearing tested today when i went to my ENT appointment. Remember when i mentioned around August that i had an unexplained hole in my ear drum.....well guess what...it is not a hole. It is a scar. I had a 'perferation' at some point but now it is all healed and i am left with a scar.
Have you ever had a hearing test? I had my first one today. But first they shoved something into my ear, and all i heard was ringing....the shoved it in so far on one side, it got stuck....he had to like wiggle my ear to get it out. It was weird. I believe what that test for was measuring the pressure in my ears. Then they put me in this box with a window. It was weird...there was this sleepy Winny the pooh teddy bear in the booth too. Then they put these big headphones on me and sat outside and said words into the headphones that i had to repeat. "hotdog, baseball....." then i had to listen for the beeps....now this test, it was a weird test because you could sit there for hours waiting for the beeps and if they never turn them you could think you are losing it. Also while in the booth because i am crazy...i immediately thought, that this would be a good way to start a scary movie....a girl trapped in a hearing booth, the while some crazy person kills the technician. Anyways.....i digress.
Decisions in my life - i am going to take Maui Tai Kick Boxing. I think it will be fun and adventurous. There is one at Marv's i am going to try and we will see where i go from there.
Can you believe that Halloween is on Wednesday? I didn't go out partying this weekend to celebrate Halloween. I probably should have but i have this weird anger at all the horribly slutty costumes. What happened to the fun creative costumes? I have never ever worn a store bought costume...because i always make it. Now i know that not everyone can sew and have to go store bought....but you can be very creative. So i know the minute i go out...and see all the girls in hot pants, and tiny little costumes (basically underwear, with some sort of animal ears or something) i get so annoyed. Is that me getting old? i mean...you can still be slutty while being creative. Try a little harder, and i may respect you more....not much more...but i will give you props for finding new and creative ways to dress like that without just falling back on animal ears. Okay...this is turning into a rant. and then i start looking crazy...so i better change the topic.
My favourite costume...or i should say my most memorable....was the Oreo cookie. I took a cardboard box, cut out two giant circles...painted them black, attached them together like a sign board, and stenciled Oreo on the front and the back. i then wore an all white outfit and put on my cookie sign board. I loved it...but everyone thought i was a record.....what kind of record says OREO???? Also, the sign board went so long...i couldn't walk up stairs facing forward...so i had to turn sideways and step up that way. Even now...i laugh at the ridiculousness of that costume....but you know what...i came up with the idea myself and i made it myself. It will always be my favourite costume. I have had some great costumes....my fallen angel costume, where i bought real feathered wings but the wings were so big, i couldn't move around at the party without knocking everything over...and had to stand in one place all night, until i ditched the wings and just looked like a weird goth kid in a red corset and ripped tutu. If i could...all my costumes would involve tutus. I would love to be Dorothy...i have the red shoes already, and i can get a picnic basket with a stuffed dog...plus my hair is long enough for Dorothy hair. And i have a Dorothy dress pattern.....but i could never find the right blue checked material. Maybe next year.
Have you ever had a hearing test? I had my first one today. But first they shoved something into my ear, and all i heard was ringing....the shoved it in so far on one side, it got stuck....he had to like wiggle my ear to get it out. It was weird. I believe what that test for was measuring the pressure in my ears. Then they put me in this box with a window. It was weird...there was this sleepy Winny the pooh teddy bear in the booth too. Then they put these big headphones on me and sat outside and said words into the headphones that i had to repeat. "hotdog, baseball....." then i had to listen for the beeps....now this test, it was a weird test because you could sit there for hours waiting for the beeps and if they never turn them you could think you are losing it. Also while in the booth because i am crazy...i immediately thought, that this would be a good way to start a scary movie....a girl trapped in a hearing booth, the while some crazy person kills the technician. Anyways.....i digress.
Decisions in my life - i am going to take Maui Tai Kick Boxing. I think it will be fun and adventurous. There is one at Marv's i am going to try and we will see where i go from there.
Can you believe that Halloween is on Wednesday? I didn't go out partying this weekend to celebrate Halloween. I probably should have but i have this weird anger at all the horribly slutty costumes. What happened to the fun creative costumes? I have never ever worn a store bought costume...because i always make it. Now i know that not everyone can sew and have to go store bought....but you can be very creative. So i know the minute i go out...and see all the girls in hot pants, and tiny little costumes (basically underwear, with some sort of animal ears or something) i get so annoyed. Is that me getting old? i mean...you can still be slutty while being creative. Try a little harder, and i may respect you more....not much more...but i will give you props for finding new and creative ways to dress like that without just falling back on animal ears. Okay...this is turning into a rant. and then i start looking crazy...so i better change the topic.
My favourite costume...or i should say my most memorable....was the Oreo cookie. I took a cardboard box, cut out two giant circles...painted them black, attached them together like a sign board, and stenciled Oreo on the front and the back. i then wore an all white outfit and put on my cookie sign board. I loved it...but everyone thought i was a record.....what kind of record says OREO???? Also, the sign board went so long...i couldn't walk up stairs facing forward...so i had to turn sideways and step up that way. Even now...i laugh at the ridiculousness of that costume....but you know what...i came up with the idea myself and i made it myself. It will always be my favourite costume. I have had some great costumes....my fallen angel costume, where i bought real feathered wings but the wings were so big, i couldn't move around at the party without knocking everything over...and had to stand in one place all night, until i ditched the wings and just looked like a weird goth kid in a red corset and ripped tutu. If i could...all my costumes would involve tutus. I would love to be Dorothy...i have the red shoes already, and i can get a picnic basket with a stuffed dog...plus my hair is long enough for Dorothy hair. And i have a Dorothy dress pattern.....but i could never find the right blue checked material. Maybe next year.
Friday, October 26, 2012
How i Started my day
So....i have been extra tired lately.....i am going to up my B12 intake, maybe move up to the shot. Who am i kidding, i won't do the shot, needles scare me and i am too lazy to go to the doctors office regularly...especially if it is to get a shot.
I started my day this morning by getting woken up by Remy rattling the bathroom door and meowing at like 5am. So i react like any normal person getting woken up before my alarm goes off. I believe the words are HULK SMASH...but more accurately - "damn it Remy....sleeping....you are in so much trouble". Then i chase him around spraying him with water. Then i go back to bed. Remy comes too...because all he really wanted was attention...so i hug wet Remy and fall back asleep. Then alarm one goes off....i immediately turn it off, back to sleep, then alarm two goes off....turn it off back to sleep. Then alarm three goes off and i snooze it. But today there was no snooze for me. Remy sat in the hallway and meowed for 5 minutes straight.....if only i could harvest and regulate his wake me up meows....so he doesn't wake me up at 5am...but does successfully wake me up at like 7:30am...i would be set. But it seems like a lot of work trying to train a cat. One of the things i love about my cat is his 'it's all about me' attitude. I can completely relate to it...because i have the it's all about me focus too.
Anyways....i rushed to get dressed because i had physio this morning. And instead of going for the right time....i thought i would try something new and different and show up for the wrong appointment time. Go me. The more i think on it....i don't even understand how i thought my appointment was at 8:30....i have work at 9...my appointments are always at 8am. I am clearly losing my mind. My co-workers tell me i have 'campaign brain' but i think i am just going stupid. Seriously....going stupid. Or...maybe my mind is going. My new theme song should be "Where is my Mind" by the Pixies. In fact...i am listening to it right now.
You know...music and theme songs make me feel so much better about my failings. For example, at boot camp last night...we had to do a kettle bell class. I am not a huge fan of kettle bell....then he made us do push ups. So while we were doing the kettle bell swing and squat walk thing, he was like 'when you are done that 30 push ups'. So i started singing to myself a little song about how much i hate push ups. And you know what...i did those push ups much faster. It was a great little song...basically just a little "push ups are not fun, i don't like them at all, i wish they were never invented...push ups are stupid"
Do you know what i hate more than push ups........chin ups. you know...all of the "ups" aren't that much fun. I can't think of one up that is fun. Sit Up, Chin Up, Push Up.......Throw Up. Nope, none of those are fun.
I started my day this morning by getting woken up by Remy rattling the bathroom door and meowing at like 5am. So i react like any normal person getting woken up before my alarm goes off. I believe the words are HULK SMASH...but more accurately - "damn it Remy....sleeping....you are in so much trouble". Then i chase him around spraying him with water. Then i go back to bed. Remy comes too...because all he really wanted was attention...so i hug wet Remy and fall back asleep. Then alarm one goes off....i immediately turn it off, back to sleep, then alarm two goes off....turn it off back to sleep. Then alarm three goes off and i snooze it. But today there was no snooze for me. Remy sat in the hallway and meowed for 5 minutes straight.....if only i could harvest and regulate his wake me up meows....so he doesn't wake me up at 5am...but does successfully wake me up at like 7:30am...i would be set. But it seems like a lot of work trying to train a cat. One of the things i love about my cat is his 'it's all about me' attitude. I can completely relate to it...because i have the it's all about me focus too.
Anyways....i rushed to get dressed because i had physio this morning. And instead of going for the right time....i thought i would try something new and different and show up for the wrong appointment time. Go me. The more i think on it....i don't even understand how i thought my appointment was at 8:30....i have work at 9...my appointments are always at 8am. I am clearly losing my mind. My co-workers tell me i have 'campaign brain' but i think i am just going stupid. Seriously....going stupid. Or...maybe my mind is going. My new theme song should be "Where is my Mind" by the Pixies. In fact...i am listening to it right now.
You know...music and theme songs make me feel so much better about my failings. For example, at boot camp last night...we had to do a kettle bell class. I am not a huge fan of kettle bell....then he made us do push ups. So while we were doing the kettle bell swing and squat walk thing, he was like 'when you are done that 30 push ups'. So i started singing to myself a little song about how much i hate push ups. And you know what...i did those push ups much faster. It was a great little song...basically just a little "push ups are not fun, i don't like them at all, i wish they were never invented...push ups are stupid"
Do you know what i hate more than push ups........chin ups. you know...all of the "ups" aren't that much fun. I can't think of one up that is fun. Sit Up, Chin Up, Push Up.......Throw Up. Nope, none of those are fun.
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Time Speeding By
I cannot believe that it is almost november already. Man does life just rush past you when you are busy. I had an absolutely crazy day today....lots of work.
But tonight....is new girl night. I love new girl night. My friend Kelly comes over on new girl night and we do our nails and watch new girl. Tonight i believe we are going to discuss our halloween costume plans....we really need to get on that.
In other news....i am going to shadow box a bunch of medals and bibs from the race....i am feeling very crafty right now. with all my cowl knitting. I also have so many thing i have to make, i have a bunch of blankets to finish. I want to finish this afgan that my grandma liked, so i can give it to her for christmas. She is feeling a little down right now...and i think it will cheer her up.
Omg...right now i am watching gilmore girls on the christian television network...and they are doing this conversation thing in the commercials. Like a teens talk the big issues. It is hilarious. I love it. It makes watching gilmore girls even more enjoyable.
I won't be posting until late tomorrow because i am at this conference/learning thing all day tomorrow. Should be fun.
But tonight....is new girl night. I love new girl night. My friend Kelly comes over on new girl night and we do our nails and watch new girl. Tonight i believe we are going to discuss our halloween costume plans....we really need to get on that.
In other news....i am going to shadow box a bunch of medals and bibs from the race....i am feeling very crafty right now. with all my cowl knitting. I also have so many thing i have to make, i have a bunch of blankets to finish. I want to finish this afgan that my grandma liked, so i can give it to her for christmas. She is feeling a little down right now...and i think it will cheer her up.
Omg...right now i am watching gilmore girls on the christian television network...and they are doing this conversation thing in the commercials. Like a teens talk the big issues. It is hilarious. I love it. It makes watching gilmore girls even more enjoyable.
I won't be posting until late tomorrow because i am at this conference/learning thing all day tomorrow. Should be fun.
Monday, October 22, 2012
Don't You.....Forget about me
That song is so stuck in my head. I need to see pitch perfect again...it is my new important item on my bucket list. See pitch perfect again. Not a big item...but an important one.
So, what did everyone do this weekend? I went on a super fun girls weekend with mom and steph and Andrea. We went up to stratford, saw a play, experienced a haunting, and then went to a craft store (mary maxim) in Paris. It was a great weekend.
I bought this cowl and scarf book on Sunday. I am going to start making cowls for all. I am on this cowl knitting hot streak....well it is so far only been one day. But i anticipate a hot streak. I also have to make a few Halloween costumes this weekend....Rainbow Bright and the colour kids are not coming together as well as we would like. We have all just been so busy with work, we haven't had a chance to do any planning. So tomorrow is the first planning session.
Also, i am helping another woman at work with a costume for her son. I don't know why by my brain automatically starts making a costume in my head, as soon as someone mentions it. So she told me her son is going to be a bee....so now i am making his wings and antenna...and recommended what needs to be done to make a stinger.
Usually what happens, is i help so many other people with their costumes that when it comes to mine....i half ass it and nothing really works as perfectly as i would like it. Oh well...i have so many costumes in my closet, i could probably dress like 8 people. Maybe i will just wear my poodle skirt or strawberry short cake outfit. We will see.
I shall end my post with a picture of a cat.......in a hat!
So, what did everyone do this weekend? I went on a super fun girls weekend with mom and steph and Andrea. We went up to stratford, saw a play, experienced a haunting, and then went to a craft store (mary maxim) in Paris. It was a great weekend.
I bought this cowl and scarf book on Sunday. I am going to start making cowls for all. I am on this cowl knitting hot streak....well it is so far only been one day. But i anticipate a hot streak. I also have to make a few Halloween costumes this weekend....Rainbow Bright and the colour kids are not coming together as well as we would like. We have all just been so busy with work, we haven't had a chance to do any planning. So tomorrow is the first planning session.
Also, i am helping another woman at work with a costume for her son. I don't know why by my brain automatically starts making a costume in my head, as soon as someone mentions it. So she told me her son is going to be a bee....so now i am making his wings and antenna...and recommended what needs to be done to make a stinger.
Usually what happens, is i help so many other people with their costumes that when it comes to mine....i half ass it and nothing really works as perfectly as i would like it. Oh well...i have so many costumes in my closet, i could probably dress like 8 people. Maybe i will just wear my poodle skirt or strawberry short cake outfit. We will see.
I shall end my post with a picture of a cat.......in a hat!
Thursday, October 18, 2012
Mobile Hydration Station
During one of our training runs, me and Carolyn decided that instead of doing the run, we would like to set up a mobile hydration station. It became this big crazy idea involving first segways, then a wagon and a dog.
But last night.......we saw the best thing. We had a double sisters date...only thing that would have made it better would be if steph could have joined because then all the sisters would be there. We went to see Marianna's Trench at the Oshawa centre. We had crazy good seats and they weren't that expensive...at least in comparison to the ACC. So we were in the first sections of seats off the floor, right beside the stage. We also had a great view of the floor people. And Down with Webster (opening band) threw empty cups into the crowd when they were finished. So there was this one security guard....the gold star of his team....and we noticed that he was pouring water into those cups for people. We thought that was very nice....then he dove into the crowd to save a fainting girl.....he was really going for employee of the month.
During MT's set, we looked down, and that security guard was still giving people water. He was the epitome of a Mobile Hydration Water Station!
Then when josh (the singer) tried to crowd surf and the crowd tried to swallow him into the masses, he reached down and lifted him out of the crowd. During that...the song from the bodyguard played through my head! "And I......Will Always LOVE YOU"........anyways.
In other news....the concert was obviously a first for many a little kids. There were so many young people around it made me feel so old. I mean, i normally enjoy tween stuff, but in the privacy of my own home, not out in the open surrounded by tweens. It seems contradictory but i don't like tweens but love their interests. There were three girls in front of us, obviously BFF's Forever, all got concert t-shirts had the name of the band written all over their arms with sharpie and they brought a mom. It was exhausting just watching them jump and scream and hug each other in excitement...then do that excited cry thing when he came into the crowd and they touched him. I had a flash back of me at my first concert....let me set the scene.....the fam (all five of us) in the skydome, steph asleep, Andrea excited....mom and dad just sitting quietly counting down the minutes to go home....and me jumping screaming dancing...the typical tween response at a concert.
One tween thing i don't understand, is the need to touch the star...dude..they are running around singing and playing instruments...they are going to smell all sorts of funky and so sweaty...why of why would i want to touch that. When josh came into our section..the tweens all around us rushed at him...at one point he looked our way and i believe Carolyn gave him the no thanks look....the like, stay where you are and don't come closer...we prefer to be spectators rather than participants. Plus he was like covered in sparkles....do you know how hard sparkles are to get off? Impossible.
Anyways...it was a great concert. Fun times....and it was over by 10pm...such a respectable time...i believe it is because most of their fans are tweens and they have to be home by curfew especially on a school night.
But last night.......we saw the best thing. We had a double sisters date...only thing that would have made it better would be if steph could have joined because then all the sisters would be there. We went to see Marianna's Trench at the Oshawa centre. We had crazy good seats and they weren't that expensive...at least in comparison to the ACC. So we were in the first sections of seats off the floor, right beside the stage. We also had a great view of the floor people. And Down with Webster (opening band) threw empty cups into the crowd when they were finished. So there was this one security guard....the gold star of his team....and we noticed that he was pouring water into those cups for people. We thought that was very nice....then he dove into the crowd to save a fainting girl.....he was really going for employee of the month.
During MT's set, we looked down, and that security guard was still giving people water. He was the epitome of a Mobile Hydration Water Station!
Then when josh (the singer) tried to crowd surf and the crowd tried to swallow him into the masses, he reached down and lifted him out of the crowd. During that...the song from the bodyguard played through my head! "And I......Will Always LOVE YOU"........anyways.
In other news....the concert was obviously a first for many a little kids. There were so many young people around it made me feel so old. I mean, i normally enjoy tween stuff, but in the privacy of my own home, not out in the open surrounded by tweens. It seems contradictory but i don't like tweens but love their interests. There were three girls in front of us, obviously BFF's Forever, all got concert t-shirts had the name of the band written all over their arms with sharpie and they brought a mom. It was exhausting just watching them jump and scream and hug each other in excitement...then do that excited cry thing when he came into the crowd and they touched him. I had a flash back of me at my first concert....let me set the scene.....the fam (all five of us) in the skydome, steph asleep, Andrea excited....mom and dad just sitting quietly counting down the minutes to go home....and me jumping screaming dancing...the typical tween response at a concert.
One tween thing i don't understand, is the need to touch the star...dude..they are running around singing and playing instruments...they are going to smell all sorts of funky and so sweaty...why of why would i want to touch that. When josh came into our section..the tweens all around us rushed at him...at one point he looked our way and i believe Carolyn gave him the no thanks look....the like, stay where you are and don't come closer...we prefer to be spectators rather than participants. Plus he was like covered in sparkles....do you know how hard sparkles are to get off? Impossible.
Anyways...it was a great concert. Fun times....and it was over by 10pm...such a respectable time...i believe it is because most of their fans are tweens and they have to be home by curfew especially on a school night.
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Yellow Submarine
So....this week has been a little tough for me.
Every time i finish a big challenge, i am always a tad down. Because i have spent so much time working towards something....when it finishes, i just feel so lost. I work towards something and i spent so much time focusing on it....now that it is over....i have nothing to focus on.
I need new focus...which is....well i want to start some sort of combat sport. I think that will be fun. And then i also think................Drum roll please........i may be ready.......to purchase a home. Now that thought is at it's very beginning, so i have no idea what i want or what i am looking for or what neighbourhood or anything. I think first step will be talking with Will about what i can afford. then i can start doing research.
Anyways, i have the best news....you are probably thinking right now, why did she call this post yellow submarine? I know a lot of my titles don't make sense at all but this one has a point. One of my managers, one of my favourites (he doesn't ask me to do much work and he buys me sprinkle donuts) told me awhile ago that he bought me the best present ever. I was excited but then weeks went by and no present. He lost the bag it was in...which his wife was very upset about because she had stuff in that bag as well. So of course i gave him a hard time...you don't announce a present and then not deliver. But guess what he brought in yesterday.....my present. And he delivered.
It is a yellow submarine tea ball. It is a silicone tea ball in the shape of a submarine and it is seriously the coolest tea ball ever. It is cooler than that robot tea ball i wanted...and the Tea Rex dinosaur tea ball i saw. I can't wait to brew myself tea with this tea ball. I was going to use it last night...but i actually haven't been drinking tea all week. I have been crazy thirsty all week....just for water. All i want is water all the time. I am also very sleepy lately. I better not be getting some sort of illness because i will not approve an illness.
Every time i finish a big challenge, i am always a tad down. Because i have spent so much time working towards something....when it finishes, i just feel so lost. I work towards something and i spent so much time focusing on it....now that it is over....i have nothing to focus on.
I need new focus...which is....well i want to start some sort of combat sport. I think that will be fun. And then i also think................Drum roll please........i may be ready.......to purchase a home. Now that thought is at it's very beginning, so i have no idea what i want or what i am looking for or what neighbourhood or anything. I think first step will be talking with Will about what i can afford. then i can start doing research.
Anyways, i have the best news....you are probably thinking right now, why did she call this post yellow submarine? I know a lot of my titles don't make sense at all but this one has a point. One of my managers, one of my favourites (he doesn't ask me to do much work and he buys me sprinkle donuts) told me awhile ago that he bought me the best present ever. I was excited but then weeks went by and no present. He lost the bag it was in...which his wife was very upset about because she had stuff in that bag as well. So of course i gave him a hard time...you don't announce a present and then not deliver. But guess what he brought in yesterday.....my present. And he delivered.
It is a yellow submarine tea ball. It is a silicone tea ball in the shape of a submarine and it is seriously the coolest tea ball ever. It is cooler than that robot tea ball i wanted...and the Tea Rex dinosaur tea ball i saw. I can't wait to brew myself tea with this tea ball. I was going to use it last night...but i actually haven't been drinking tea all week. I have been crazy thirsty all week....just for water. All i want is water all the time. I am also very sleepy lately. I better not be getting some sort of illness because i will not approve an illness.
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Guilt is Powerful
Well a powerful tool to use against me. There you now all know my secret.
So....i think i am a little too far down the running rabbit hole to get free. Last night i was talking to dad, and although i swear that i am never going to run that distance again unless i am being chased....but at the same time because i am super hard on myself...i am not completely satisfied with my time. I held us back, I am the one that died near the end....I could have pushed myself more....I could have tried harder. Okay, that's me being unsatisfied with anything i do. But i don't want to tell people i am unsatisfied so i smile and tell people that it's a great time and i am very happy with it because i surpassed my goal time (and at the time I was very happy). Now that i have had time to think about it, i am identifying all the places i could have done better in my head.
HELP ME.....i don't want to run that distance again. I didn't enjoy it the first time. I thought it was a horrible thing to do. I think i have some sort of running illness. Anyways...i will eventually get past this and stick to my goal of non-running.
But then Last Night.....Talking with my Dad. He says, how much mom was inspired by all the running and how great it was to see.....He thinks she wants to run a Half Marathon again. "and you can run with her" says my dad. The one thing i can't avoid...the straight out ask from my mom. I don't know what i will do if she asks me. Seriously....if she asks me, i may not be able to say no. Because i will feel bad if she has to run alone. Hell if i could keep up with Steph and she asked me to run...i would probably do it....because steph is often in charge of me. I guess someone has to be.
I wanted to buy myself a sweatshirt of something to mark the occasion of my only half marathon. Steph got a great one at her Nike Marathon. I looked around and didn't actually see one i liked. Although i liked the Team in training black sweatshirts and really wished i could get one of them...but i didn't want to be that weird kid that was like....i want that sweatshirt. So instead of getting anything that had Scotia Waterfront Half Marathon or Team in Training, i got a shirt that said "training for the zombie apocalypse" and a pair of roots sweat pants. Both awesome things and i love...but still a little sad i don't have one of the other things. Now you are probably like "but you get a shirt in your race kit" Here is the problem with race shirts...actually running shirts in general...they don't take into account the boobs. So they always end up being weird crop tops on me. And i have this weird mental block about buying an XL because then i feel horribly fat...and well...don't get me started on the weird body issues i have. But usually what happens is i am all excited about the shirt, then i put it on, and it pulls super tight against the boobs, is weirdly baggy around the waist and looks like a crop/belly top.
Anyways....that is enough weird mental issue sharing for me today. Hope you are all having a great Tuesday!
So....i think i am a little too far down the running rabbit hole to get free. Last night i was talking to dad, and although i swear that i am never going to run that distance again unless i am being chased....but at the same time because i am super hard on myself...i am not completely satisfied with my time. I held us back, I am the one that died near the end....I could have pushed myself more....I could have tried harder. Okay, that's me being unsatisfied with anything i do. But i don't want to tell people i am unsatisfied so i smile and tell people that it's a great time and i am very happy with it because i surpassed my goal time (and at the time I was very happy). Now that i have had time to think about it, i am identifying all the places i could have done better in my head.
HELP ME.....i don't want to run that distance again. I didn't enjoy it the first time. I thought it was a horrible thing to do. I think i have some sort of running illness. Anyways...i will eventually get past this and stick to my goal of non-running.
But then Last Night.....Talking with my Dad. He says, how much mom was inspired by all the running and how great it was to see.....He thinks she wants to run a Half Marathon again. "and you can run with her" says my dad. The one thing i can't avoid...the straight out ask from my mom. I don't know what i will do if she asks me. Seriously....if she asks me, i may not be able to say no. Because i will feel bad if she has to run alone. Hell if i could keep up with Steph and she asked me to run...i would probably do it....because steph is often in charge of me. I guess someone has to be.
I wanted to buy myself a sweatshirt of something to mark the occasion of my only half marathon. Steph got a great one at her Nike Marathon. I looked around and didn't actually see one i liked. Although i liked the Team in training black sweatshirts and really wished i could get one of them...but i didn't want to be that weird kid that was like....i want that sweatshirt. So instead of getting anything that had Scotia Waterfront Half Marathon or Team in Training, i got a shirt that said "training for the zombie apocalypse" and a pair of roots sweat pants. Both awesome things and i love...but still a little sad i don't have one of the other things. Now you are probably like "but you get a shirt in your race kit" Here is the problem with race shirts...actually running shirts in general...they don't take into account the boobs. So they always end up being weird crop tops on me. And i have this weird mental block about buying an XL because then i feel horribly fat...and well...don't get me started on the weird body issues i have. But usually what happens is i am all excited about the shirt, then i put it on, and it pulls super tight against the boobs, is weirdly baggy around the waist and looks like a crop/belly top.
Anyways....that is enough weird mental issue sharing for me today. Hope you are all having a great Tuesday!
Sunday, October 14, 2012
Crushed It
or...the more appropriate word would be survived it. So...race day, pouring rain.....up at 6:30....race starts at 8:30. Not my ideal morning. But...what seems like a million years ago, we all went to the Team in Training night and put up on the wall our goals. Mine was to challenge myself. Well...crushed it!
So we all had hotel rooms at the metropolitan (basically at the start line)...me and carolyn were in a room together....we enjoyed some big time rush and went to bed early. I must have been very nervous because i spent the night experiencing weird dreams...my favourite was when carolyn went to the bathroom and came out with an easy bake oven. Very strange dream.
So pouring rain...what's the solution? Well we wore some very attractive garbage bag dresses. I find it very strange...this concept of just ditching things at the start line....runners are very big litterers. They drop everything on the ground...i know they have volunteers to clean everything up...but it is quite distracting having to watch your feet constantly so you don't trip over things.
We started out much stronger than i expected...although i tried to make race friends with this girl wearing the same shirt as me...but instead she gave me a 'you're crazy face' and distanced herself from me. Clearly she doesn't understand the shirt buddies rule. Oh well...her lose because i am awesome. So starting out me and carolyn just wanted to finish...then we noticed we were running pretty fast....and then we noticed the 2:45 pace bunny....so we tried to keep up with them...but then we got distracted because roots was having a sale..and we were sad that they weren't open...and then we remembered the rom was suppose to be playing dinosaur noises...so we raced ahead to get there to enjoy the noises. But in our excitment we pass the pace bunny. So our plan formed....let's run as fast as possible so then when we need to walk later we will be way ahead of the pace bunny so that it will be harder for it to catch up. Our other goal was to be running always when we saw people we knew....we didn't want to be caught running. And we achieved that...first carolyn's family...then my family. Although i am clearly a bad cheer reciever because i didn't even notice them at first...i was like who are all those noise people...then...i was like...wait..they are cheering for me...then i was like...wait they are my family. then we saw other runners on the course...i enjoyed that.
I made it until like the 18 mark....but here is my theory....i drank water the whole race...then around the 16km..i had some gatorade....pure gatorade....and it made me feel so naseaous that i thought i was going to throw up. Carolyn really pulled me through the last two/three kilometre....she said 'no man left behind' and stuck with me. I was so angry!! all i wanted to do was stop running sit down. But i pushed through or Carolyn pushed me through.
Mom, dad, andrea, brady, ally, cathie, shelley, nana, and amy all came down to cheer for us and i saw them...right there at the 200 meter mark....but i was too grouchy to appreciate it because at that moment i hated life so much. But we finished.....2:38:09.....not so fast that it would break any records...but a personal best...and probably the only time i will have for a half marathon race...because i ain't doing it again...and..We Kicked that 2:45 pace bunny's ass!!!!!
Everyone was so great to come and cheer, the kids were amazing and very well behaved.
I am glad that this is all over but i will miss the saturday morning brunch and the group focus of my team.
This week is going to be insane for me but i will get through it.
Ps....spell check isn't working and i am too tired to care....enjoy my horrible spelling!
So we all had hotel rooms at the metropolitan (basically at the start line)...me and carolyn were in a room together....we enjoyed some big time rush and went to bed early. I must have been very nervous because i spent the night experiencing weird dreams...my favourite was when carolyn went to the bathroom and came out with an easy bake oven. Very strange dream.
So pouring rain...what's the solution? Well we wore some very attractive garbage bag dresses. I find it very strange...this concept of just ditching things at the start line....runners are very big litterers. They drop everything on the ground...i know they have volunteers to clean everything up...but it is quite distracting having to watch your feet constantly so you don't trip over things.
We started out much stronger than i expected...although i tried to make race friends with this girl wearing the same shirt as me...but instead she gave me a 'you're crazy face' and distanced herself from me. Clearly she doesn't understand the shirt buddies rule. Oh well...her lose because i am awesome. So starting out me and carolyn just wanted to finish...then we noticed we were running pretty fast....and then we noticed the 2:45 pace bunny....so we tried to keep up with them...but then we got distracted because roots was having a sale..and we were sad that they weren't open...and then we remembered the rom was suppose to be playing dinosaur noises...so we raced ahead to get there to enjoy the noises. But in our excitment we pass the pace bunny. So our plan formed....let's run as fast as possible so then when we need to walk later we will be way ahead of the pace bunny so that it will be harder for it to catch up. Our other goal was to be running always when we saw people we knew....we didn't want to be caught running. And we achieved that...first carolyn's family...then my family. Although i am clearly a bad cheer reciever because i didn't even notice them at first...i was like who are all those noise people...then...i was like...wait..they are cheering for me...then i was like...wait they are my family. then we saw other runners on the course...i enjoyed that.
I made it until like the 18 mark....but here is my theory....i drank water the whole race...then around the 16km..i had some gatorade....pure gatorade....and it made me feel so naseaous that i thought i was going to throw up. Carolyn really pulled me through the last two/three kilometre....she said 'no man left behind' and stuck with me. I was so angry!! all i wanted to do was stop running sit down. But i pushed through or Carolyn pushed me through.
Mom, dad, andrea, brady, ally, cathie, shelley, nana, and amy all came down to cheer for us and i saw them...right there at the 200 meter mark....but i was too grouchy to appreciate it because at that moment i hated life so much. But we finished.....2:38:09.....not so fast that it would break any records...but a personal best...and probably the only time i will have for a half marathon race...because i ain't doing it again...and..We Kicked that 2:45 pace bunny's ass!!!!!
Everyone was so great to come and cheer, the kids were amazing and very well behaved.
I am glad that this is all over but i will miss the saturday morning brunch and the group focus of my team.
This week is going to be insane for me but i will get through it.
Ps....spell check isn't working and i am too tired to care....enjoy my horrible spelling!
Friday, October 12, 2012
Flashback Friday - Thursday, March 15, 2012
Okay guys....since my marathon is this weekend, i thought i would post the original...the day i agreed to run this half marathon. I still think i am crazy for ever agreeing but i wouldn't change my mind. I have found....i like challenging myself. I like testing my boundaries. Who knew i would be a grown up and at the same time a tween. Such a bizarre combination.
The Stephanie Virus
Yup...it is defiantly a steph virus. Then i told her about those two incidents and she told me she was proud of me.
With these incidents plus the wedding thoughts...also the dream i had last night about having a baby...i really think i there is something wrong with me. Did i grow up without my approval? did i some how become a responsible adult because i can tell you right now...if i start a regular schedule for my laundry or keep my apartment clean, or stop enjoying slushies....then NO DEAL!!!!
Thursday, October 11, 2012
Please Don't Stop
The music.......DA DA DA....the pitch perfect sound track is what is getting me through my week. Songs just keep repeating through my head and take me to a happy place.
So when work gets me down, or things don't go as planned....even when i had to do laundry last night....i grooved my way through it.
The Marathon fast approaches and i am so humbled by all the support and encouragement i have been getting. So many people are coming to the finish line to cheer me in...it just lifts me up. Mom and dad, Andrea is bringing the kids....Nana, Shelley, and Cathie....Amy...Kelly...Maybe Bex. And let's not forget about Ryan, who is showing his support by running the marathon. He will probably finish before me because he is the road runner and i am Wylie coyote.
I am getting more and more nervous about the actual run but i am also getting more and more focused and determined. Carolyn is going to do a fancy braid....(any suggestions?) We are going to have a little bit of a slumber party on Saturday night...i am going to bring nail polish and do everyone's nails. I am going to bring my nail pen and maybe write...FAST FEET across our nails. Friday night we are getting together for a pizza party and t-shirt decorating event.
I want to take a moment tell you about my awesome running team:
Steph...you all know because everyone who reads this is basically family....she is the boss and the leader and the best cheerleader. If you thought you couldn't do it...she would make you. She will get you to the end because there is no other option. She is tough but she gets amazing results
Tak - the lulu specialist, always the most stylish and always wearing the lulu tops i wish i could wear. She never thinks she is going to make it but always does amazing. She is the only one brave enough to run the full marathon with steph
Jenn (fancy feet) - she is a warrior...she could be running the full if she wanted because she is a superstar. My fellow tea lover (new found love). Always super positive and always thinking of others first. She will kill it on Sunday!
Carolyn....my partner in crime...my other non-runner. I wouldn't have survived this without her because...well she understands my crazy...she shares my crazy and she understood my healthy fear of steph. We will cross the line together on Sunday! And then we will fall down and maybe never walk again.
So when work gets me down, or things don't go as planned....even when i had to do laundry last night....i grooved my way through it.
The Marathon fast approaches and i am so humbled by all the support and encouragement i have been getting. So many people are coming to the finish line to cheer me in...it just lifts me up. Mom and dad, Andrea is bringing the kids....Nana, Shelley, and Cathie....Amy...Kelly...Maybe Bex. And let's not forget about Ryan, who is showing his support by running the marathon. He will probably finish before me because he is the road runner and i am Wylie coyote.
I am getting more and more nervous about the actual run but i am also getting more and more focused and determined. Carolyn is going to do a fancy braid....(any suggestions?) We are going to have a little bit of a slumber party on Saturday night...i am going to bring nail polish and do everyone's nails. I am going to bring my nail pen and maybe write...FAST FEET across our nails. Friday night we are getting together for a pizza party and t-shirt decorating event.
I want to take a moment tell you about my awesome running team:
Steph...you all know because everyone who reads this is basically family....she is the boss and the leader and the best cheerleader. If you thought you couldn't do it...she would make you. She will get you to the end because there is no other option. She is tough but she gets amazing results
Tak - the lulu specialist, always the most stylish and always wearing the lulu tops i wish i could wear. She never thinks she is going to make it but always does amazing. She is the only one brave enough to run the full marathon with steph
Jenn (fancy feet) - she is a warrior...she could be running the full if she wanted because she is a superstar. My fellow tea lover (new found love). Always super positive and always thinking of others first. She will kill it on Sunday!
Carolyn....my partner in crime...my other non-runner. I wouldn't have survived this without her because...well she understands my crazy...she shares my crazy and she understood my healthy fear of steph. We will cross the line together on Sunday! And then we will fall down and maybe never walk again.
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
The world is ENDING
Well....not really....just my life. okay i am being WAY overly dramatic but, this morning.....on the subway platform, i saw an old lady with the same headphones. And you know me....i hate matching.....well matching strangers. So me and an old lady have the same big bright pink headphones. I am at a loss of what i should do...i guess i will just live my life as normal.
Then i get into work....and DUDE i got frustrated. This temp employee went above my head for something. And i was never not going to do it....but we need to establish boundaries and rules for certain things and now when i try, it gets overruled. What was the point of setting the boundaries if they were just going to be ignored? I wanted to actually swear this morning. I had to go for a walk to blow off some steam. Now to meet timelines...i have to skip this monthly meeting....so i can finish this thing and work on like 8 other things.....i don't like to complain about work...so i am going to stop right now. I was just frustrated that they went around me. It doesn't establish very good working relationships.
Phew....now that that is off my chest, i feel much better.
So...race day t-minus 4 days (i never know if i am suppose to count race day or just count up to race day? so my count may be wrong)
I am going to take a lunch today...and on that lunch, i am going to buy those running socks that tell you what foot they are suppose to be on. then i think i am ready, running shoes - check, tops - check, bottoms - checkish(i have a pair of capris but i am not sold on them). Now how should i wear my hair on race day? Pony Tail? Braid? Bun? Maybe i will let Carolyn braid it...she always does nice braids. I have those weird running energy candies...i have my water belt. I can't think of anything else i need.
Okay....and now back to work....i pray for anyone who has to talk to me today because i am in a SUPER bitchy mood which is really strange because i am almost always happy and smiling. My smile is gone. Killed by annoyance. I have already talked to Marv and i am going to take up this Mai Tao boxing that is now available at his place. Stage two of Zombie Apocalypse prepping will being next week.
Then i get into work....and DUDE i got frustrated. This temp employee went above my head for something. And i was never not going to do it....but we need to establish boundaries and rules for certain things and now when i try, it gets overruled. What was the point of setting the boundaries if they were just going to be ignored? I wanted to actually swear this morning. I had to go for a walk to blow off some steam. Now to meet timelines...i have to skip this monthly meeting....so i can finish this thing and work on like 8 other things.....i don't like to complain about work...so i am going to stop right now. I was just frustrated that they went around me. It doesn't establish very good working relationships.
Phew....now that that is off my chest, i feel much better.
So...race day t-minus 4 days (i never know if i am suppose to count race day or just count up to race day? so my count may be wrong)
I am going to take a lunch today...and on that lunch, i am going to buy those running socks that tell you what foot they are suppose to be on. then i think i am ready, running shoes - check, tops - check, bottoms - checkish(i have a pair of capris but i am not sold on them). Now how should i wear my hair on race day? Pony Tail? Braid? Bun? Maybe i will let Carolyn braid it...she always does nice braids. I have those weird running energy candies...i have my water belt. I can't think of anything else i need.
Okay....and now back to work....i pray for anyone who has to talk to me today because i am in a SUPER bitchy mood which is really strange because i am almost always happy and smiling. My smile is gone. Killed by annoyance. I have already talked to Marv and i am going to take up this Mai Tao boxing that is now available at his place. Stage two of Zombie Apocalypse prepping will being next week.
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
Wishes
I wish i could sing. I wish i was more outgoing. I wish i was more confident. I wish i could live in a musical or at least be a good enough singer to join a singing group.
Why all these wishes on a Tuesday morning. Well after 3 very satisfying days of no work and now i am back at work...and i haven't been here longer than 5 minutes before the first fire comes up. I am so tired and stressed and it is only the second week of October....this is going to go until December. But that is the nature of the work. So let's just get past it. I just needed to indulge in other fantasy's for a few minutes.
So what was so great about my weekend? I saw pitch perfect and loved it. Me and Carolyn agreed to go together and we each brought 2 friends with us....so in total there were 6 of us...and we were the loudest laughers in the theatre....it was perfect....just for me. Not everyone is going to love it. It is a little to quirky and weird for a lot...but i loved it. They put accapella in front of other words 'acca-scuse me' 'acca-politics'...seriously loved it. I have actually purchased the album from itunes.
Saturday we had our last run club.....i am going to miss it....not the running or the getting up early but the social aspects of it...plus brunch...i am really going to miss brunch. It is like my favourite meal of the day.
Then we had our thanksgiving on Saturday night...where steph decided to try on all her old fancy dresses - wedding, prom, & bridesmaid. It was pretty fun. Then we had a major Wii bowling competition. I love my family....they drive me crazy, but one thing i am always sure of is how much i love them. I would be lost without them....Family celebrations always perk me right up.
Sunday me and mom went shopping...got a few Christmas presents and new boots. Oh and i found a shirt to wear under my race tank. But....then i went home and started feeling so yucky. I couldn't stop sneezing and i got a horrible headache...i went to bed and slept for so long. I skipped brunch on Monday...that's how yucky i felt. I missed french toast. I love french toast. Then i had to spend Monday cleaning my apartment. I swear from now on i will be cleaner....okay i am not even going to lie to myself...i won't be cleaner. Who ever i end up with (relationship wise) will need to either tolerate mess or be clean.....not for them to clean up after me but for them to keep me in line in terms of cleaning.
So tonight is New Girl night...the reason for my cleaning is i will now be hosting new girl night at my place every tuesday.
Why all these wishes on a Tuesday morning. Well after 3 very satisfying days of no work and now i am back at work...and i haven't been here longer than 5 minutes before the first fire comes up. I am so tired and stressed and it is only the second week of October....this is going to go until December. But that is the nature of the work. So let's just get past it. I just needed to indulge in other fantasy's for a few minutes.
So what was so great about my weekend? I saw pitch perfect and loved it. Me and Carolyn agreed to go together and we each brought 2 friends with us....so in total there were 6 of us...and we were the loudest laughers in the theatre....it was perfect....just for me. Not everyone is going to love it. It is a little to quirky and weird for a lot...but i loved it. They put accapella in front of other words 'acca-scuse me' 'acca-politics'...seriously loved it. I have actually purchased the album from itunes.
Saturday we had our last run club.....i am going to miss it....not the running or the getting up early but the social aspects of it...plus brunch...i am really going to miss brunch. It is like my favourite meal of the day.
Then we had our thanksgiving on Saturday night...where steph decided to try on all her old fancy dresses - wedding, prom, & bridesmaid. It was pretty fun. Then we had a major Wii bowling competition. I love my family....they drive me crazy, but one thing i am always sure of is how much i love them. I would be lost without them....Family celebrations always perk me right up.
Sunday me and mom went shopping...got a few Christmas presents and new boots. Oh and i found a shirt to wear under my race tank. But....then i went home and started feeling so yucky. I couldn't stop sneezing and i got a horrible headache...i went to bed and slept for so long. I skipped brunch on Monday...that's how yucky i felt. I missed french toast. I love french toast. Then i had to spend Monday cleaning my apartment. I swear from now on i will be cleaner....okay i am not even going to lie to myself...i won't be cleaner. Who ever i end up with (relationship wise) will need to either tolerate mess or be clean.....not for them to clean up after me but for them to keep me in line in terms of cleaning.
So tonight is New Girl night...the reason for my cleaning is i will now be hosting new girl night at my place every tuesday.
Thursday, October 4, 2012
Space Case
I drank my neocitran last night and wasn't really tired afterwards......but i think it was more...i drank it while watching this movie, Last House on the Left. Not to be confused with that Jennifer Lawrence movie that was just released House at the End of the Street. And although Last house on the left, not a positive uplifting movie, i had originally watched it back when it was released in 2009. But watching it again....i didn't realize how many people i knew in the movie. There was Jesse from Breaking Bad, and a mother from the Parenthood show, and Burt Chance from Raising Hope. It was a little hard to take Burt Chance as a bad guy...He plays such a goofball on Raising Hope. Apparently before he joined the show he was always in these very dramatic movies or roles.
Anyways....because i was watching this movie...and not relaxing....the neocitran didn't have the desired affect...i tossed and turned until about 1:30, when i got up and took some night time cold medicine...which knocked me right out. So now...i am super tired because i double dosed last night. And i have to perk up because i have boot camp tonight and i didn't go last week and i am forcing myself to go tonight.
I need to get active again....i only have 9 days until my half marathon...which by the way, i am currently freaking out about because....why did i ever think i could actually run a half marathon. It is like 22km, that is so far.
I am just going to try to silence my internal monologue and be active for the next 9 days...not so active that i tire myself out and overworked for the marathon...but just enough activity to get my cardio levels up and that way i won't go into cardio shock at the marathon.
But what i do need to investigate is every time i run, my fingers swell. I wonder what that is about.
I am going to go google that.
Update: Just googled, apparently it happens to like everyone and there is nothing you can do. It is normal for fingers to swell like little sausages.
Anyways....because i was watching this movie...and not relaxing....the neocitran didn't have the desired affect...i tossed and turned until about 1:30, when i got up and took some night time cold medicine...which knocked me right out. So now...i am super tired because i double dosed last night. And i have to perk up because i have boot camp tonight and i didn't go last week and i am forcing myself to go tonight.
I need to get active again....i only have 9 days until my half marathon...which by the way, i am currently freaking out about because....why did i ever think i could actually run a half marathon. It is like 22km, that is so far.
I am just going to try to silence my internal monologue and be active for the next 9 days...not so active that i tire myself out and overworked for the marathon...but just enough activity to get my cardio levels up and that way i won't go into cardio shock at the marathon.
But what i do need to investigate is every time i run, my fingers swell. I wonder what that is about.
I am going to go google that.
Update: Just googled, apparently it happens to like everyone and there is nothing you can do. It is normal for fingers to swell like little sausages.
Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Is it ever OK?
To punch someone in the face? I mean seriously? So i was going to write about Jenn and how i took her to David's Tea and converted her. But first...i have to say there is this contract person at work and he frustrates me. I give him a task and it does not go well. This person is suppose to help my life be easier...and it is not going well.
Okay....rage moment over.
Now....Jenn and tea. So during one of our Saturday morning runs, i was telling Jenn all about how stressful it is at work and how if i didn't have my night time tea routine...i would not be sleeping because of my stress levels. She was like...i am stressed, tell me more about the tea routine. So i explained, every night before i go to bed...i make myself a soothing cup of tea and read my book. It helps me calm my mind and decompress from the day. I didn't want to push tea on her or my routine...i just told her....it doesn't have to be my routine, but you just need something to help you relax and calm down after a stressful day.
So after our run, and brunch (of course....i do not like to run without a brunch afterwards), i took her up to David's Tea, and let the wonderful people at David's do their work. And what do you know...she is now a tea convert....it is great. I know Alex and Amy would agree it is awesome when you win someone over to the David's Tea team!
I am working on some people at work....i may have Bex...well she is on the fence....i just need to find the right tea to push her over.
Mom and Dad landed back in Toronto safely and i can't wait to talk to them tonight. I know they had an awesome trip...and maybe they got me a present. well....let's be truthful, they don't buy us presents....but the hope is always there.
Okay....rage moment over.
Now....Jenn and tea. So during one of our Saturday morning runs, i was telling Jenn all about how stressful it is at work and how if i didn't have my night time tea routine...i would not be sleeping because of my stress levels. She was like...i am stressed, tell me more about the tea routine. So i explained, every night before i go to bed...i make myself a soothing cup of tea and read my book. It helps me calm my mind and decompress from the day. I didn't want to push tea on her or my routine...i just told her....it doesn't have to be my routine, but you just need something to help you relax and calm down after a stressful day.
So after our run, and brunch (of course....i do not like to run without a brunch afterwards), i took her up to David's Tea, and let the wonderful people at David's do their work. And what do you know...she is now a tea convert....it is great. I know Alex and Amy would agree it is awesome when you win someone over to the David's Tea team!
I am working on some people at work....i may have Bex...well she is on the fence....i just need to find the right tea to push her over.
Mom and Dad landed back in Toronto safely and i can't wait to talk to them tonight. I know they had an awesome trip...and maybe they got me a present. well....let's be truthful, they don't buy us presents....but the hope is always there.
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
I can't believe it!
So...i have got one of my throat infections...you know the ones i get instead of getting a cold....it always settles in my throat and gives me squawky voice and inhibits my eating of solid foods. So my favourite thing...well i don't think favourite is the right word. But the one thing i enjoy doing when i am sick is drinking neocitran then passing out and sleeping for hours, there is nothing like a drug induced sleep while sick to make you feel better.
So when i start feeling slightly under the weather last week, i immediately go out to find some.....the entire shelf at shoppers is bare. Not even the life brand is available. So i think...hmmm that's strange, i guess i don't need it that bad....i mean i feel sick and yucky but it is not throat infection sick. So Saturday when i start to feel the throat infection tickle.....i think...dude i am going to need the neocitran and soon. So off i go to my grocery store....the entire shelf is completely cleared off, just like in shoppers. No i am worried. So i go to a different shoppers, same story. Not even the life brand.
I don't want to alarm you but there is a neocitran shortage.
One of my managers tried to get me some and actually asked and was told that there is a back order and shipping problems.
This post i started yesterday to complain about the horrible luck of having a throat infection and there being a neocitran shortage at the same time. But i got super tired and went to bed before i was finished.
I come in this morning and the best thing is on my desk. A half box of neocitran. My co-worker Bex, the most awesome person in the world right now, texted me last night to let me know she found one box of lemon neocitran. Woot. She being the generous person she is, gave me half the box. We can both drug ourselves to sleep again!
I plan to be well by friday....because that is the day i am going to see pitch perfect!!!! Can't wait! We are going friday after work...if anyone is interested, text me and you can come.
So when i start feeling slightly under the weather last week, i immediately go out to find some.....the entire shelf at shoppers is bare. Not even the life brand is available. So i think...hmmm that's strange, i guess i don't need it that bad....i mean i feel sick and yucky but it is not throat infection sick. So Saturday when i start to feel the throat infection tickle.....i think...dude i am going to need the neocitran and soon. So off i go to my grocery store....the entire shelf is completely cleared off, just like in shoppers. No i am worried. So i go to a different shoppers, same story. Not even the life brand.
I don't want to alarm you but there is a neocitran shortage.
One of my managers tried to get me some and actually asked and was told that there is a back order and shipping problems.
This post i started yesterday to complain about the horrible luck of having a throat infection and there being a neocitran shortage at the same time. But i got super tired and went to bed before i was finished.
I come in this morning and the best thing is on my desk. A half box of neocitran. My co-worker Bex, the most awesome person in the world right now, texted me last night to let me know she found one box of lemon neocitran. Woot. She being the generous person she is, gave me half the box. We can both drug ourselves to sleep again!
I plan to be well by friday....because that is the day i am going to see pitch perfect!!!! Can't wait! We are going friday after work...if anyone is interested, text me and you can come.
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