So...i think i have raged out my anger. Granted nothing is fixed and to be honest purolator has great customer service, but it doesn't change the fact that their policies infuriate me. But let's put all that behind us.
Today is our big celebration dinner at work. I have been of course planning my outfit for a little while...just picking out every small detail.
So...final outfit: Those shoes i bought and posted last week...i really planned the outfit around them. I am wearing my black skinnies....the JBrand black skinnies (i forgot how amazing they fit. They are stretching but stay tight so i don't get saggy butt which happens with some skinny pants with stretch. Plus they are literally the perfect length...which makes me so happy. I really should invest in some more jbrand jeans.
Then i am wearing my leather top...the one i wore to fondue. And to top it off a bright pink almost fushia coloured blazer. It is a pretty cool outfit that is still fancy enough to be business appropriate. I am telling you blazers are a genius invention. A blazer will dress up ANY outfit. I have been dressing down at work...really grubby but throw a blazer on and everyone asks you why you are so dressed up. When in reality...you aren't. It is the magic of the blazer.
In terms of today's accessories. I am wearing my small gold robot necklace. Then i am going to do heavy eyeliner and mascara but keep it light on the shadow and wear a poppy lipstick. I haven't decided on earings....but i brought gold stars and some fancy metal ones with pink beads.
For hair...i wanted to do a fun sweepy braid...the one that goes across the front of your head, the one that incorporates your bangs and stuff....but seeing as i am not a great braider and this type of braid is a french braid...i am sort of screwed. So....probably no sweepy braid for me and i will just leave it as is...straight and floopy. At least it is clean.
I painted my nails a bright yellow...like a big bird yellow. I am not sold on it. I feel kind of like it makes me look like i have jaundice hands. i feel like the yellow sort of brings out the yellow in my skin. Oh well...i am sure i am the only one who will actually notice that.
Anyways....i am taking tomorrow off. Going to relax and then go see Warm Bodies. I am so excited i may explode. I cannot wait at all.
Thursday, January 31, 2013
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Don't make me angry...You wouldn't like me when i'm angry!!!
So if you didn't read yesterday's post....let me catch you up. I ordered something from forever 21. Purolator "attempted" to deliver...and by attempted i mean show up, ring my buzzer, leave no not or message or anything. Then hold my package for a week and then ship it back to forever 21 because they were unable to deliver it.
So here is what i am angry at:
1. How the hell was i suppose to know they delivered something if they don't leave a delivery note or anything.
2. Telling me there is nothing you can do because i didn't provide them with a phone number just fuels my rage. You don't tell an angry person that it is their fault!
Here is the email they sent me......
"Thank you for your e-mail. Our records indicate that we attempted delivery on January 17th. Unfortunately we were unable to deliver. When we are delivering to an apartment complex if undeliverable we are not able to leave a notice at the door. Policy is that the package is brought back to the depot. As long as the shipper included a phone number on the label the depot will contact the customer to confirm pick up arrangements or a re-delivery I am very sorry Erin ; unfortunately we were not provided a phone number to contact you. As of January 25th the package was returned to sender. If you require further assistance please do not hesitate to contact us back."
I am sure they were trying to be polite but here is the thing that frustrates me. Why can't they leave a note at the building door, in the lobby....i have seen many delivery notices stuck to the wall beside the buzzcode thing...so what's up with that purolator. And second of all, my buzzer goes directly to my cell phone which is the number i would have provided if asked for one.....so when attempting to deliver something and the buzzer goes to voice mail....leave a FUCKING message. That way i will know that you attempted to deliver something. Don't take it back to the depot and wait for me to magically.... psychically...figure out there is a package waiting for me somewhere.
Purolator has a very poorly designed system and i am surprised they are still in business. How many people in this city live in apartment buildings....lots, and not a single one of them can get a package delivered from purolator because they don't leave delivery notes at apartments....and i am sure all the buzzers go to phones that have voicemails on them...but they don't leave messages because we didn't provide phone numbers.....it is ridiculous.
Now i have contacted forever 21 to get a refund because i am so mad about the whole thing my anchor sweater has been tainted....and i will never shop at an online shop that uses purolator as a delivery method. How will i know? Well before i order anything...i am going to contact them about their shipping methods...and if it is purolator i will not buy from them...and i will let them know that. If everyone stands up like this....maybe purolator will smarten up and be a little more customer friendly.
In the past like 12 hours..every time i mention my problem to someone, they always response with purolator is the worst and have a story similar to mine. How can they still be in business, if they only ever attempt to deliver a package once, then don't leave a delivery note, and if you do manage to figure out you have a package for pick up...have to go all the way out to the middle of nowhere to pick up your package at their hard to get to location. It seems to me, they make getting a package so frustrating that you think twice about ordering online again.
Rant Over....but we will see what happens with the forever 21 part of this story. I better be refunded and they better not suggest they try to deliver it again...because i will LOSE IT on them.
So here is what i am angry at:
1. How the hell was i suppose to know they delivered something if they don't leave a delivery note or anything.
2. Telling me there is nothing you can do because i didn't provide them with a phone number just fuels my rage. You don't tell an angry person that it is their fault!
Here is the email they sent me......
"Thank you for your e-mail. Our records indicate that we attempted delivery on January 17th. Unfortunately we were unable to deliver. When we are delivering to an apartment complex if undeliverable we are not able to leave a notice at the door. Policy is that the package is brought back to the depot. As long as the shipper included a phone number on the label the depot will contact the customer to confirm pick up arrangements or a re-delivery I am very sorry Erin ; unfortunately we were not provided a phone number to contact you. As of January 25th the package was returned to sender. If you require further assistance please do not hesitate to contact us back."
I am sure they were trying to be polite but here is the thing that frustrates me. Why can't they leave a note at the building door, in the lobby....i have seen many delivery notices stuck to the wall beside the buzzcode thing...so what's up with that purolator. And second of all, my buzzer goes directly to my cell phone which is the number i would have provided if asked for one.....so when attempting to deliver something and the buzzer goes to voice mail....leave a FUCKING message. That way i will know that you attempted to deliver something. Don't take it back to the depot and wait for me to magically.... psychically...figure out there is a package waiting for me somewhere.
Purolator has a very poorly designed system and i am surprised they are still in business. How many people in this city live in apartment buildings....lots, and not a single one of them can get a package delivered from purolator because they don't leave delivery notes at apartments....and i am sure all the buzzers go to phones that have voicemails on them...but they don't leave messages because we didn't provide phone numbers.....it is ridiculous.
Now i have contacted forever 21 to get a refund because i am so mad about the whole thing my anchor sweater has been tainted....and i will never shop at an online shop that uses purolator as a delivery method. How will i know? Well before i order anything...i am going to contact them about their shipping methods...and if it is purolator i will not buy from them...and i will let them know that. If everyone stands up like this....maybe purolator will smarten up and be a little more customer friendly.
In the past like 12 hours..every time i mention my problem to someone, they always response with purolator is the worst and have a story similar to mine. How can they still be in business, if they only ever attempt to deliver a package once, then don't leave a delivery note, and if you do manage to figure out you have a package for pick up...have to go all the way out to the middle of nowhere to pick up your package at their hard to get to location. It seems to me, they make getting a package so frustrating that you think twice about ordering online again.
Rant Over....but we will see what happens with the forever 21 part of this story. I better be refunded and they better not suggest they try to deliver it again...because i will LOSE IT on them.
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Anger
So, i ordered those sweaters on Forever 21....and i thought it was weird that i hadn't gotten them yet. So i just went on today to track the order. And apparently Purolater attempted to deliver to me two weeks ago but didn't leave me a notice or anything. So apparently they have returned the package to the sender because i never arranged a new pick up or anything. Well how the hell am i suppose to arrange a new pick up/delivery if i don't even get a delivery note to tell me you attempted to deliver to me.
I did something that i never do. I emailed purolater an angry email asking them how they are going to correct this issue because clearly you are at fault. I did not receive any notice there for was unaware the package was even sent to me yet. I should hear from them in 48 hours according to the website.
I want my anchor sweater! and i want Alex's cat sweater so i can sew sequins in a heart shape over the elbows.
We will see what happens.
I did something that i never do. I emailed purolater an angry email asking them how they are going to correct this issue because clearly you are at fault. I did not receive any notice there for was unaware the package was even sent to me yet. I should hear from them in 48 hours according to the website.
I want my anchor sweater! and i want Alex's cat sweater so i can sew sequins in a heart shape over the elbows.
We will see what happens.
Monday, January 28, 2013
Adventures in Noshville
So....i had a classic Tin vocabulary screw up this weekend. I went to say nashville (because i saw a preview and guess who is in it now.....Jonathan Jackson...yes and instead said noshville. And now it has become a thing with me and my friend Kelly She says that any time i now order appetizers or eat a snack i have to say i am in 'noshville'.
Anyways...that was my enjoyable side note story. In reality i had a very busy weekend...full of adventures. Friday night i went book shopping with Kelly, she has become obsessed with Teen literature and since i am an expert...i went with her. I also needed a very important item. A brightly coloured blazer to wear to celebration dinner on Thursday night. It was a successful trip...i got a pink blazer with rooshy sleeves and maybe a new leather jacket....which means...i have a leather jacket up for grabs....well Andrea gets first dibs but if she doesn't want it....it is available.
Saturday, we had to use up our sporting life coupon because it expired in the beginning of Feb. I needed running wind pants. I found a nice pair on sale so i am excited to try them...although they are kind of long and kind of baggy right in the pelvic area. But i wore them around Saturday night when i got home and they are crazy comfortable....it is like wearing sweatpants but they are running pants. I can't wait to try them but it is suppose to be super warm on Wednesday which means i won't need them for run club this week.
We also went to the distillery district and i got an awesome wood necklace that is an owl. And i decided to splurge on a $10 crocheted ring...and it broke like 2 seconds after i put it on. Can you believe that...what horrible workmanship. I can do a million times better than that and i can promise you mine would never fall apart that easily. I am not impressed at all. I love to buy and support local talent...but that person and that store is officially off the list!!!!
Sunday, mom and dad promised me breakfast if i went out to their place nice and early....i wanted to go to costco and find an alarm clock since mine is super glitchy. Breakfast was so worth the early wake up...but i have been thinking....promise me food and you can get me to do a lot. Side note...i am really craving bacon wrapped water chestnuts. would it be weird if i made that for dinner?
Anyways...Ally and Andrea came to costco with us, it was a good trip, i got my new MicroSD 32gb card to increase the storage space in my phone because it didn't have enough space for all my music. Now i have all the space in the world! I also got some maple syrup because i have a recipe idea that needs maple syrup....i am going to try to make my own maple fudge chocolate bark. Okay so it is not an actual recipe...i am going to make it up....so it will probably fail the first few times, that is why i needed a costco sized maple syrup.
Anyways....that is how my weekend went. Now i have a very busy week ahead...i am going to try to do my own workouts at home...we will see how that goes.
Also....i need a vcr. i found all the videos i insisted on saving....so many awesome videos...i want to watch them right now. But my vcr is broken. SAD FACE!
Anyways...that was my enjoyable side note story. In reality i had a very busy weekend...full of adventures. Friday night i went book shopping with Kelly, she has become obsessed with Teen literature and since i am an expert...i went with her. I also needed a very important item. A brightly coloured blazer to wear to celebration dinner on Thursday night. It was a successful trip...i got a pink blazer with rooshy sleeves and maybe a new leather jacket....which means...i have a leather jacket up for grabs....well Andrea gets first dibs but if she doesn't want it....it is available.
Saturday, we had to use up our sporting life coupon because it expired in the beginning of Feb. I needed running wind pants. I found a nice pair on sale so i am excited to try them...although they are kind of long and kind of baggy right in the pelvic area. But i wore them around Saturday night when i got home and they are crazy comfortable....it is like wearing sweatpants but they are running pants. I can't wait to try them but it is suppose to be super warm on Wednesday which means i won't need them for run club this week.
We also went to the distillery district and i got an awesome wood necklace that is an owl. And i decided to splurge on a $10 crocheted ring...and it broke like 2 seconds after i put it on. Can you believe that...what horrible workmanship. I can do a million times better than that and i can promise you mine would never fall apart that easily. I am not impressed at all. I love to buy and support local talent...but that person and that store is officially off the list!!!!
Sunday, mom and dad promised me breakfast if i went out to their place nice and early....i wanted to go to costco and find an alarm clock since mine is super glitchy. Breakfast was so worth the early wake up...but i have been thinking....promise me food and you can get me to do a lot. Side note...i am really craving bacon wrapped water chestnuts. would it be weird if i made that for dinner?
Anyways...Ally and Andrea came to costco with us, it was a good trip, i got my new MicroSD 32gb card to increase the storage space in my phone because it didn't have enough space for all my music. Now i have all the space in the world! I also got some maple syrup because i have a recipe idea that needs maple syrup....i am going to try to make my own maple fudge chocolate bark. Okay so it is not an actual recipe...i am going to make it up....so it will probably fail the first few times, that is why i needed a costco sized maple syrup.
Anyways....that is how my weekend went. Now i have a very busy week ahead...i am going to try to do my own workouts at home...we will see how that goes.
Also....i need a vcr. i found all the videos i insisted on saving....so many awesome videos...i want to watch them right now. But my vcr is broken. SAD FACE!
Thursday, January 24, 2013
Back to Normal
So guys.....i am feeling happy today....someone told me i am acting like myself again. There are a few reason this could be true:
1. I have been drinking this new tea...it is called Happy Kombucha, it is suppose to make you happy...and this is my 4th day drinking it....today is the first day i am super happy/hyper.
2. I bought new earmuff headphones....they are marvelous! (why does no one use the word marvelous any more....i think we need to use it more...because not only does it express how awesome things are...it makes me think of marvel comics and how great joss whedon did with the first avengers and how i know he is just going to keep getting more awesome!)
3. I also bought a pair of ridiculously high shoes that were on crazy sale.....i know what you guys are hearing......Erin you broke your shopping fast...and you broke it hard.....well yes folks i did. And i don't regret it because 1....i got a t-shirt with bunnies riding bikes for $12...2. those earmuff headphones for $10...and 3. The below shoes for $40. It was like the world did not want me to not shop anymore. It was like the world smiled on me and said...you deserve some happiness in the form of consumer products.
But don't think that i completely cracked and went on a crazy spending spree. I didn't buy that Selena Gomez nail polish i wanted....i didn't buy myself a flask even though it said S.S. Drunk...and i didn't buy that lace dress that would have looked completely awesome one me and they even had my size. No...i refrained from buying those items because they weren't on sale and i didn't need them like i needed the other items...now i know that i lose a little credibility when you see the shoes(pictured below) but i will find a way to rationalize how i needed them.......right now i am wearing them in at work.....i love them..they make me taller that all the cubicle walls which is insane...i love being tall....these heels are short girl crack...all short girls who want to be taller need a pair of these. Plus it gives you mad girl cred because all other girls at work look at me and ask me how i even walk in them...i tell them it's nothing. Missed opportunity - i should have said carefully...that would have gotten laughs.
1. I have been drinking this new tea...it is called Happy Kombucha, it is suppose to make you happy...and this is my 4th day drinking it....today is the first day i am super happy/hyper.
2. I bought new earmuff headphones....they are marvelous! (why does no one use the word marvelous any more....i think we need to use it more...because not only does it express how awesome things are...it makes me think of marvel comics and how great joss whedon did with the first avengers and how i know he is just going to keep getting more awesome!)
3. I also bought a pair of ridiculously high shoes that were on crazy sale.....i know what you guys are hearing......Erin you broke your shopping fast...and you broke it hard.....well yes folks i did. And i don't regret it because 1....i got a t-shirt with bunnies riding bikes for $12...2. those earmuff headphones for $10...and 3. The below shoes for $40. It was like the world did not want me to not shop anymore. It was like the world smiled on me and said...you deserve some happiness in the form of consumer products.
But don't think that i completely cracked and went on a crazy spending spree. I didn't buy that Selena Gomez nail polish i wanted....i didn't buy myself a flask even though it said S.S. Drunk...and i didn't buy that lace dress that would have looked completely awesome one me and they even had my size. No...i refrained from buying those items because they weren't on sale and i didn't need them like i needed the other items...now i know that i lose a little credibility when you see the shoes(pictured below) but i will find a way to rationalize how i needed them.......right now i am wearing them in at work.....i love them..they make me taller that all the cubicle walls which is insane...i love being tall....these heels are short girl crack...all short girls who want to be taller need a pair of these. Plus it gives you mad girl cred because all other girls at work look at me and ask me how i even walk in them...i tell them it's nothing. Missed opportunity - i should have said carefully...that would have gotten laughs.
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Headphones
So....i have grown tired of the headphones that came with my phone...they are the in the ear headphones...i believe they are called 'earbuds'....well i hate them. I have grown quite a dislike of 'earbuds' they don't stay in my ears, fall out super easy. They also annoy my ears. So i want to go back to my giant headphones....but they are pink and my jacket is red. I know most of you would not be bothered by this...but to top it off...i want to wear a hat in this cold and wearing the headphones over a hat is just a little too hipster for me....so...how do i stay warm in the winter without clashing with my jacket.
The answer is simple.....earmuff headphones.
I am going to get a pair of earmuff headphones.....here are a few pictures....they range from $20 - $100. Now i am not going to go crazy and spend a lot of money on these...i think these will be a $20 purchase. I just have to find them, not online. Online is normally okay...but i don't want to spend money on shipping if i can find them in cheaper in person.
these are a little too 'twee' for me. But i had to post them because i think alex could really rock the heart earmuffs.
These ones are so big....i am surprised she can get through doors.
Anyways...it seems like american eagle has the best....but i know my friend kelly got some at shoppers i think....so i think i will start there.
The answer is simple.....earmuff headphones.
I am going to get a pair of earmuff headphones.....here are a few pictures....they range from $20 - $100. Now i am not going to go crazy and spend a lot of money on these...i think these will be a $20 purchase. I just have to find them, not online. Online is normally okay...but i don't want to spend money on shipping if i can find them in cheaper in person.
these are a little too 'twee' for me. But i had to post them because i think alex could really rock the heart earmuffs.
These ones are so big....i am surprised she can get through doors.
Anyways...it seems like american eagle has the best....but i know my friend kelly got some at shoppers i think....so i think i will start there.
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
I did it
I took my first sick day in like almost 2 years.
I stayed home yesterday and slept most of the day away. It was wonderful. I forgot how great sick days were...to sleep. I love sleep so much...and to just sleep that day away....it was wonderful.
Although i faced a harsh reality today....i hadn't left my apartment since Saturday morning....so to go out today....it is a harsh and cold world out there....with snow.
Saturday i went out shopping to pick up some tea for mom and dad....and i did a little impulse shopping at urban outfitters. I know i already have a flask that i got in Ireland with Steph when we went whiskey trying....but they have some great flask options at Urban Outfitters. Now i know what you are thinking because Carolyn already said it to me..'you don't really drink, what do you need a flask for?' well i think flasks don't just have to be for alcohol...what about iced tea....i could put iced tea in my flask. Here are some great flask options:
And my personal favourite:
Now....i am not going to get any....because it wouldn't make sense for me to have one...but i may want to start buying flasks for others.
In other news....while shopping on saturday...i found the BEST t-shirt. It is blue and it has tiny bunnies riding bikes....that is correct...it is not just an animal print shirt....it is an animal/bike print shirt....my two favourite mini patterns together on ONE SHIRT. and it was on SALE for $12. It was like the world was saying....thank you for always being awesome! I tried to find a picture online but failed...i will take a picture and post later.
The other think i love about this store....it is crazy expensive except when you find a sale that make you super happy.
I stayed home yesterday and slept most of the day away. It was wonderful. I forgot how great sick days were...to sleep. I love sleep so much...and to just sleep that day away....it was wonderful.
Although i faced a harsh reality today....i hadn't left my apartment since Saturday morning....so to go out today....it is a harsh and cold world out there....with snow.
Saturday i went out shopping to pick up some tea for mom and dad....and i did a little impulse shopping at urban outfitters. I know i already have a flask that i got in Ireland with Steph when we went whiskey trying....but they have some great flask options at Urban Outfitters. Now i know what you are thinking because Carolyn already said it to me..'you don't really drink, what do you need a flask for?' well i think flasks don't just have to be for alcohol...what about iced tea....i could put iced tea in my flask. Here are some great flask options:
And my personal favourite:
Now....i am not going to get any....because it wouldn't make sense for me to have one...but i may want to start buying flasks for others.
In other news....while shopping on saturday...i found the BEST t-shirt. It is blue and it has tiny bunnies riding bikes....that is correct...it is not just an animal print shirt....it is an animal/bike print shirt....my two favourite mini patterns together on ONE SHIRT. and it was on SALE for $12. It was like the world was saying....thank you for always being awesome! I tried to find a picture online but failed...i will take a picture and post later.
The other think i love about this store....it is crazy expensive except when you find a sale that make you super happy.
Friday, January 18, 2013
Guess what i found
I found the best DIY for making a phone case pretty and awesome. you buy a plain white phone case...you can get cheap cases from like deal extreme or ebay. Then you get these fabric metal studs and using a ruler to line them up straight, you glue them on the back of the phone case creating a geometric pattern with metal studs. Here is a picture of an example:
Cool right!!!!! I am going to do it! In fact maybe i will have a diy phone case party...i will provide the craft supplies and everyone has to bring a blank phone case to decorate. OMG....i LOVE this idea. I am super excited right now....so excited i may explode.
Here are some more ideas:
it's embroidered....how cool is that!!!
So those are just a few ideas that make me excited. Anyways....let me know if you have any ideas too....i have to figure out what craft supplies i need for my phone case party.
Cool right!!!!! I am going to do it! In fact maybe i will have a diy phone case party...i will provide the craft supplies and everyone has to bring a blank phone case to decorate. OMG....i LOVE this idea. I am super excited right now....so excited i may explode.
Here are some more ideas:
it's embroidered....how cool is that!!!
So those are just a few ideas that make me excited. Anyways....let me know if you have any ideas too....i have to figure out what craft supplies i need for my phone case party.
Thursday, January 17, 2013
It's Arrived
Okay well not yet...but it has been shipped. Yup that is right.....i got Alex and me fancy new sweaters on cheap.
For Alex a cat face. I think she will look great in it.
For me....you know how i love sailor themed apparel. I am pretty excited about it's eminent arrival. Then i can mail Alex the sweater and a special Matt present.
I also almost bought the polar bear sweater i posted a few weeks ago...but i decided not to. Now i know what you are thinking, forever 21 never takes into account the boobs so there is no guarantee that sweater will fit. but here is the thing....i love the sweater so much that i will make it work, even if i have to do some alterations and adjustments to make it fit better. I will as Tim Gunn says "make it work".
In other news....I think i may be getting sick...yesterday i couldn't stop sneezing and i had the worst runny nose....today, i am just feeling really crummy. But i am dragging myself to boot camp tonight....can't miss my fitness routine.
We also had a new joiner to our Wednesday Night run club. So Steph likes to call these runs 'social' runs because Tak and I enjoy a slower pace and we talk a lot. Also, Steph and the new girl were talking all about how they hate to run in the city when there are lots of lights.....me and tak enjoy the lights, it is a nice break, instead of taking walks we take light breaks. But last night....Steph and New Girl ran really fast. And they got all the lights. As soon as me and Tak got to a red light...BAM it is green again. No stopping for us!
So i have decided that Wednesday night run is no longer, mine and Tak's social run....it is our business run. Sunday will be our social run. Also, if the pace we ran last night was Steph and New Girl...i want to say Natalie...was their social run pace.........I don't want to see what their business pace is.
I have created some new running vocabulary for all those runners out there. When you are running on a hill filled course it is called Hilling. For example if you didn't expect a hill during your run and all of a sudden on is there..you could say 'oh no it is hilling'.
Social Run - a run where you run at a slower pace and enjoy nice conversation
Business Run - a run where you run super fast and have no time for conversation.
I think that is all the new vocabulary...i will let you know when i have more.
For Alex a cat face. I think she will look great in it.
For me....you know how i love sailor themed apparel. I am pretty excited about it's eminent arrival. Then i can mail Alex the sweater and a special Matt present.
I also almost bought the polar bear sweater i posted a few weeks ago...but i decided not to. Now i know what you are thinking, forever 21 never takes into account the boobs so there is no guarantee that sweater will fit. but here is the thing....i love the sweater so much that i will make it work, even if i have to do some alterations and adjustments to make it fit better. I will as Tim Gunn says "make it work".
In other news....I think i may be getting sick...yesterday i couldn't stop sneezing and i had the worst runny nose....today, i am just feeling really crummy. But i am dragging myself to boot camp tonight....can't miss my fitness routine.
We also had a new joiner to our Wednesday Night run club. So Steph likes to call these runs 'social' runs because Tak and I enjoy a slower pace and we talk a lot. Also, Steph and the new girl were talking all about how they hate to run in the city when there are lots of lights.....me and tak enjoy the lights, it is a nice break, instead of taking walks we take light breaks. But last night....Steph and New Girl ran really fast. And they got all the lights. As soon as me and Tak got to a red light...BAM it is green again. No stopping for us!
So i have decided that Wednesday night run is no longer, mine and Tak's social run....it is our business run. Sunday will be our social run. Also, if the pace we ran last night was Steph and New Girl...i want to say Natalie...was their social run pace.........I don't want to see what their business pace is.
I have created some new running vocabulary for all those runners out there. When you are running on a hill filled course it is called Hilling. For example if you didn't expect a hill during your run and all of a sudden on is there..you could say 'oh no it is hilling'.
Social Run - a run where you run at a slower pace and enjoy nice conversation
Business Run - a run where you run super fast and have no time for conversation.
I think that is all the new vocabulary...i will let you know when i have more.
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Fitness Assessments
So last week at boot camp we had personal fitness assessments. Basically we had to do a bunch of tests to see where our fitness level is. It is a 'personal' test and we are not to be compared to others....according to the description. But that is not so true when you are doing the test with like 4 other people at the same time.
Okay....i am just going to tell you, i am sure it is a great idea to track your work outs and have metrics to see how you are doing....but they are not so great for me....see when you put a number on something....i hate it, i get frustrated and unmotivated and tend to give up. For example, when i was weighing myself ever week. I would exercise like crazy and eat well...and i was the same every week, nothing changed. That frustrated me like nothing else and i got depressed and unmotivated. What was the point of doing all that work and not having any change.
So i will explain the test but understand that i am already biased against it. I am sure steph would tell you it is a great test and it is nice to know where your fitness levels are......just not me.
So...we start with push ups....how many you can do in 60 seconds....I thought i was doing pretty good considering he changed the rules to 90 degree bend instead of as low as you can go....so i got to 23. now everyone else say what they got....both mid 30's...so they did at least 10 more pushups than i did.
Then we hold a wall sit for as long as we can.....i am of course the first one to fall...at 1:38, everyone else held over 2 minutes...again i feel like a failure.
Then plank hold....first one to fall again....more failure!
Here's the thing...they tell you it is a personal assessment but when you do it with other people at the same time, i can't help but compare myself and come up wanting. It should make me try harder but it just makes me sad.
Although it is not a total loss...i did the 20 yard dash in 4.01 which was pretty good....and i am weirdly good at throwing a medicine ball long distances....not that long but longer than i expected.
So i steph was listening to this right now, she would tell me that i need to practice the plank and wall sit more...that way i will be able to hold it longer. Now if i am serious about getting better and not feeling like a failure any more.....i need to put together a plan.
So here is the plan.....avoid all future fitness assessments....if i don't go to them...i won't compare myself to others....by not comparing myself to others....i will not feel like a failure.
I know what you are thinking....why don't you just practice more like steph says.....Are you Kidding??? I HATE PLANK.
Why do i need to get better? When will plank save my life?
It is just like the pull up and hold test....Marv was saying 'what if we were dangling over shark infested water and you just have to hold yourself up until help comes....i always respond...i have lived a great life and i will accept my death with grace and style. Besides....why would i ever be dangling over shark infested water?
Okay....i am just going to tell you, i am sure it is a great idea to track your work outs and have metrics to see how you are doing....but they are not so great for me....see when you put a number on something....i hate it, i get frustrated and unmotivated and tend to give up. For example, when i was weighing myself ever week. I would exercise like crazy and eat well...and i was the same every week, nothing changed. That frustrated me like nothing else and i got depressed and unmotivated. What was the point of doing all that work and not having any change.
So i will explain the test but understand that i am already biased against it. I am sure steph would tell you it is a great test and it is nice to know where your fitness levels are......just not me.
So...we start with push ups....how many you can do in 60 seconds....I thought i was doing pretty good considering he changed the rules to 90 degree bend instead of as low as you can go....so i got to 23. now everyone else say what they got....both mid 30's...so they did at least 10 more pushups than i did.
Then we hold a wall sit for as long as we can.....i am of course the first one to fall...at 1:38, everyone else held over 2 minutes...again i feel like a failure.
Then plank hold....first one to fall again....more failure!
Here's the thing...they tell you it is a personal assessment but when you do it with other people at the same time, i can't help but compare myself and come up wanting. It should make me try harder but it just makes me sad.
Although it is not a total loss...i did the 20 yard dash in 4.01 which was pretty good....and i am weirdly good at throwing a medicine ball long distances....not that long but longer than i expected.
So i steph was listening to this right now, she would tell me that i need to practice the plank and wall sit more...that way i will be able to hold it longer. Now if i am serious about getting better and not feeling like a failure any more.....i need to put together a plan.
So here is the plan.....avoid all future fitness assessments....if i don't go to them...i won't compare myself to others....by not comparing myself to others....i will not feel like a failure.
I know what you are thinking....why don't you just practice more like steph says.....Are you Kidding??? I HATE PLANK.
Why do i need to get better? When will plank save my life?
It is just like the pull up and hold test....Marv was saying 'what if we were dangling over shark infested water and you just have to hold yourself up until help comes....i always respond...i have lived a great life and i will accept my death with grace and style. Besides....why would i ever be dangling over shark infested water?
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
MIRACLE
Okay guys.....last week i found my yellow slouchy hat stuck in the couch cushions......i was so excited, it thought i had lost it. So i wore it when i went to see silver lining playbook on Saturday (which is a great movie but they changed it a lot from the book and now i am torn). Then we went to this pub for dinner. When we left i was sure i put my hat on but on Sunday i tore my apartment apart looking for this hat. How could i lose it after just finding it? It was the perfect colour (mustard yellow) and the perfect amount of slouch...i out bid all these people at the silent auction to win this hat. I basically stood beside the auction sheet and just kept upping the bid by $5 each time someone else bid...i also told people they shouldn't bid...because it was my hat. And WOOOT after much negotiation with this one other girl, i got the hat.
So Sunday i was of course freaking out due to the fact that it was missing again.....at work on monday i complained to Bex who went to the movies with me that i couldn't find the hat and did she remember me wearing it out of the pub that night. Then because she knows me so well, she offered to call the pub on my behalf because i hate doing that kind of thing. And guess what.....They had it.
So last night after a quick stop at David's Tea to stock up on Prairie Berry Oolong and North African Mint.........and an impulse tea mug that completes me. I walked up to the pub and got my hat.
Then i went home last night, feeling lighter than i did all day. Made myself some dinner and drank three cups of tea while cuddled up in my fleecy blanket i got from steph and mark for Christmas I feel better. The heaviness of my depression is lifting a bit....not a lot but a bit. I am still exhausted today but everything seems a little bit more bareable. Which means i am coming out of the dark times...right?
Although it doesn't escape my notice that.....i started to feel better after i purchased my tea and got my hat. Maybe shopping does make me feel better or maybe it is just tea that perks me up.
In other exciting news....i am forcing my parents to get into David's Tea...i got Mom a new teapot for Christmas that is much more loose leaf friendly.....plus they always enjoyed rooibos so i got them a few smaller amounts of different rooibos and an earl gray. They have told me they don't want to drink rooibos every night....so now i am going to get them a few other selections...i am actually thinking i will order it online and have it delivered to them directly....just for fun and surprises.
In other exciting news...i got word that my "congrats on surviving Kidney Stones" present has been shipped....i can't wait until it gets here so i can give it to Mark...i am so excited. I also got a small present for Matt...it was like $5 and i couldn't resist.
So Sunday i was of course freaking out due to the fact that it was missing again.....at work on monday i complained to Bex who went to the movies with me that i couldn't find the hat and did she remember me wearing it out of the pub that night. Then because she knows me so well, she offered to call the pub on my behalf because i hate doing that kind of thing. And guess what.....They had it.
So last night after a quick stop at David's Tea to stock up on Prairie Berry Oolong and North African Mint.........and an impulse tea mug that completes me. I walked up to the pub and got my hat.
Then i went home last night, feeling lighter than i did all day. Made myself some dinner and drank three cups of tea while cuddled up in my fleecy blanket i got from steph and mark for Christmas I feel better. The heaviness of my depression is lifting a bit....not a lot but a bit. I am still exhausted today but everything seems a little bit more bareable. Which means i am coming out of the dark times...right?
Although it doesn't escape my notice that.....i started to feel better after i purchased my tea and got my hat. Maybe shopping does make me feel better or maybe it is just tea that perks me up.
In other exciting news....i am forcing my parents to get into David's Tea...i got Mom a new teapot for Christmas that is much more loose leaf friendly.....plus they always enjoyed rooibos so i got them a few smaller amounts of different rooibos and an earl gray. They have told me they don't want to drink rooibos every night....so now i am going to get them a few other selections...i am actually thinking i will order it online and have it delivered to them directly....just for fun and surprises.
In other exciting news...i got word that my "congrats on surviving Kidney Stones" present has been shipped....i can't wait until it gets here so i can give it to Mark...i am so excited. I also got a small present for Matt...it was like $5 and i couldn't resist.
Monday, January 14, 2013
New Week
Better week?
Okay....i clearly have a case of the blues or the negatives. There were lots of things last week that sucked badly....lots of work to do and a few instances where i said what the solution to the problem was only to be ignored and then after lots of work....turns out i was right...in the first place.
I am feeling slightly under appreciated. I don't understand why, everyone at work is super nice and friendly and they all tell me what a great job i am doing so why do i feel under appreciated? no idea. I don't even think it has anything to really do with work.....it is more my current state of mind. I am exhausted, tired all the time....grumpy all the time.
So...i have to shake off the blues and have a great week...which will be hard when my eye lids feel crazy heavy and are hard to keep open...staring at a computer screen all day makes me even more sleepy.
What do i plan to do to make this better....well the shopping break is on...i am not going to buy anything i need no matter how much i want it because i refuse to cure the blues with shopping...my normal way of fixing things. The second way to fix the blues is lots of junk food....i am trying to stay away from junk so...maybe with my two biggest blues fixers on hold right now...that i why i can't shake the blues.
I also noticed my B12 vitamins have expired at the end of December ....so could that be why i am not as peppy as normal. I really need to vitamin up. I went to bed super early both Friday and Saturday night....it was like i am an old lady...and had no life.
I mean, i know i have no life but at least i pretend to still be interesting by staying up late and watching cartoons....but that did not happen this weekend...in bed before 10 both nights. Then up early to exercise both days....i think i may be broken.
Okay....blues shaking off time....i am going to listen to songs today that are all about shaking - shake it off, shake that thing....you get the idea. It will be my theme of the day.
Okay....i clearly have a case of the blues or the negatives. There were lots of things last week that sucked badly....lots of work to do and a few instances where i said what the solution to the problem was only to be ignored and then after lots of work....turns out i was right...in the first place.
I am feeling slightly under appreciated. I don't understand why, everyone at work is super nice and friendly and they all tell me what a great job i am doing so why do i feel under appreciated? no idea. I don't even think it has anything to really do with work.....it is more my current state of mind. I am exhausted, tired all the time....grumpy all the time.
So...i have to shake off the blues and have a great week...which will be hard when my eye lids feel crazy heavy and are hard to keep open...staring at a computer screen all day makes me even more sleepy.
What do i plan to do to make this better....well the shopping break is on...i am not going to buy anything i need no matter how much i want it because i refuse to cure the blues with shopping...my normal way of fixing things. The second way to fix the blues is lots of junk food....i am trying to stay away from junk so...maybe with my two biggest blues fixers on hold right now...that i why i can't shake the blues.
I also noticed my B12 vitamins have expired at the end of December ....so could that be why i am not as peppy as normal. I really need to vitamin up. I went to bed super early both Friday and Saturday night....it was like i am an old lady...and had no life.
I mean, i know i have no life but at least i pretend to still be interesting by staying up late and watching cartoons....but that did not happen this weekend...in bed before 10 both nights. Then up early to exercise both days....i think i may be broken.
Okay....blues shaking off time....i am going to listen to songs today that are all about shaking - shake it off, shake that thing....you get the idea. It will be my theme of the day.
Friday, January 11, 2013
BLARGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This week blows monkey chunks and i would like to just stay home....but alas...i have work out the wazoo and a grump to match.
Sweat pants and bed time for me as soon as i get home tonight.
Sweat pants and bed time for me as soon as i get home tonight.
Thursday, January 10, 2013
SO...........
Yesterday pretty much blew.
Work was crazy busy...and i spent my day solving problems that wouldn't have been problems if people just followed instructions. Then i went for a run....in my new leg warmers...with run club...it was a tough run....we ran the same route we always run but it was twice as crowded and for some reason we kept hitting all the spots where the bus let people off...so there were times we had to stop and walk....then the wind was so bad it blew salt and dirt in our eyes....it wasn't the best. So i was excited to get home...i was exhausted and all i wanted was a hot bath and a big cold glass of water....instead i got no water. Yup another water pipe issue on my street and they shut off our water again....luckily it happens so regularly...that i have giant jugs of emergency water in my kitchen and bathroom. So no hot bath...just a cup of hot tea and a glass or room temperature water to quench my thirst.
Then i was going to attempt to download torrents and stuff because someone at work gave me all these instructions and was like, it is easy...and i was all...technology is complicated. Blah Blah Blah...plus a different co-worker told me i should try getting all my itunes songs on my phone again with this other program.....and that is what i really want...i miss all my music. I am currently stuck with just 162 songs...it's not enough....i need my other 700 songs to get me through the day.
BUT.....besides the water being off....the Internet was also out. So at that point.....a very grumpy me just gave up on the day and went to bed. Man i was so so grumpy.
I was like.....well this day can't get any better and it could suck more if i am still awake...so go to sleep.....sleep fixes everything.
Woke up today...water back.....and apparently rogers had huge Internet outages last night. So hopefully everything is fixed.
Work was crazy busy...and i spent my day solving problems that wouldn't have been problems if people just followed instructions. Then i went for a run....in my new leg warmers...with run club...it was a tough run....we ran the same route we always run but it was twice as crowded and for some reason we kept hitting all the spots where the bus let people off...so there were times we had to stop and walk....then the wind was so bad it blew salt and dirt in our eyes....it wasn't the best. So i was excited to get home...i was exhausted and all i wanted was a hot bath and a big cold glass of water....instead i got no water. Yup another water pipe issue on my street and they shut off our water again....luckily it happens so regularly...that i have giant jugs of emergency water in my kitchen and bathroom. So no hot bath...just a cup of hot tea and a glass or room temperature water to quench my thirst.
Then i was going to attempt to download torrents and stuff because someone at work gave me all these instructions and was like, it is easy...and i was all...technology is complicated. Blah Blah Blah...plus a different co-worker told me i should try getting all my itunes songs on my phone again with this other program.....and that is what i really want...i miss all my music. I am currently stuck with just 162 songs...it's not enough....i need my other 700 songs to get me through the day.
BUT.....besides the water being off....the Internet was also out. So at that point.....a very grumpy me just gave up on the day and went to bed. Man i was so so grumpy.
I was like.....well this day can't get any better and it could suck more if i am still awake...so go to sleep.....sleep fixes everything.
Woke up today...water back.....and apparently rogers had huge Internet outages last night. So hopefully everything is fixed.
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
I am a Shop-a-holic
Okay....we all know it...and i put a positive spin on it all the time....i love shopping and i am great at it. But i think i need to take a break from shopping for awhile. Everything is just getting a little bit boring....there is no thrill in the hunt any more. It is time to take a step back from shopping and then when i start shopping again...everything will seem fresh and i will find better stuff.
During this self-imposed shopping break, i will do other exciting things to keep me occupied. Focus on my crafts more, finish that sweater i was knitting, and the geometric blanket....start on my log cabin blanket....get back into my sewing. These things will help me make new and exciting things and distract me from the fact i haven't purchased much in awhile. I don't have any real outfit occasions coming up except celebration dinner at work and let's be honest...i can just wear the dress i got for Christmas eve.
In other news....found a new TV show i love - Bunheads, about ballet dancing! It is great. And my back is giving me great trouble.......super fun. I am getting use to it....is that scary or what. That i have learned to get use to and accommodate my back pain. Here are the rules i have at work to help me prevent back pain:
1. Don't slouch at your desk.....not at all.
2. Get up and walk ever hour to stretch out.
3. if that doesn't work...take your thumb and jam it into the sore spot until it stops being sore.
Now i know the last rule seems weird...it wasn't a rule given to be my Matt (my physiotherapist)....i made it up when 1 and 2 didn't work. It seems to work!
On my pledge to not shop any more.....i bought some black jeans with stars on them....i figured i couldn't get a better last purchase....plus they were marked down to $30 and when they rang them up at the cash register...they were 19.99. WOOT. So their...last frivolous purchase finished.....i can now take a break from shopping.
During this self-imposed shopping break, i will do other exciting things to keep me occupied. Focus on my crafts more, finish that sweater i was knitting, and the geometric blanket....start on my log cabin blanket....get back into my sewing. These things will help me make new and exciting things and distract me from the fact i haven't purchased much in awhile. I don't have any real outfit occasions coming up except celebration dinner at work and let's be honest...i can just wear the dress i got for Christmas eve.
In other news....found a new TV show i love - Bunheads, about ballet dancing! It is great. And my back is giving me great trouble.......super fun. I am getting use to it....is that scary or what. That i have learned to get use to and accommodate my back pain. Here are the rules i have at work to help me prevent back pain:
1. Don't slouch at your desk.....not at all.
2. Get up and walk ever hour to stretch out.
3. if that doesn't work...take your thumb and jam it into the sore spot until it stops being sore.
Now i know the last rule seems weird...it wasn't a rule given to be my Matt (my physiotherapist)....i made it up when 1 and 2 didn't work. It seems to work!
On my pledge to not shop any more.....i bought some black jeans with stars on them....i figured i couldn't get a better last purchase....plus they were marked down to $30 and when they rang them up at the cash register...they were 19.99. WOOT. So their...last frivolous purchase finished.....i can now take a break from shopping.
Monday, January 7, 2013
If i speak I am Condemened....If i stay silent I am Damned
So....can you guess i saw Les Miserables this weekend!!! I was so ready....i filled my purse with Kleenex....i didn't put any make up on....and i had sunglasses in my purse. I was ready for that ugly cry...i was excited for the ugly cry....did i get that ugly cry....no.
Why not...well i was on my way...Anne Hathaway killed it as Fantine...like out of the park awesome...i am crying my eyes out but the women beside me kept talking...and making loud exaggerated gasps and being surprised at everything....i am like dude....how is this all new to you????
It got so bad that my mom like 5 seats down from this woman heard her.
It really distracted me and took away from my ugly cry moments. Then the other problem, eponnine had the smallest waist and really broad shoulders in comparison....i couldn't stare at anything else.
In other news......i am sad to say....it may be finally time to accept that i am a runner. WHAT!?!?!?! i know you guys are completely surprised and shocked at that. But i have been running regularly for awhile...and now, i can't stop buying running gear....in fact..i may be buying some leg warmers today after work at lulu lemon. for running....see that is the problem. They are some awesome looking running gear...and you know how i love to accessorize. And now that i have found a line of running gear i love....i can't stop buying it. The run swifty from Lulu actually fits and doesn't rise up....do you know how hard it is for me to find running tops? without an extra stupid built in bra that doesn't fit...it is the WORST...so now i have found something that works...i want to buy a bunch and only ever where those tops.
Okay.....i also had to be my own tech person yesterday...it didn't go well....i tried to sync more of my music to my new phone because i bought the original Broadway Les Mis recording....but suddenly my phone is no longer being recognized....and nothing will sync....so i had to download a whole new program and figure a bunch of crap out....it didn't go well...all the music Carolyn put on a usb key that i put into itunes won't sync to my new phone because itunes says it doesn't exist...but it is in itunes.....but it won't even let me make a play list in itunes with the music....so i have done something completely wrong when i loaded it into itunes...i think it is because i put it directly into itunes and didn't save it anywhere else....anyway...now i have to start from scratch again. I need to get music from Carolyn all over again because i can't download my own....it is just too much for me. So...i am off to find a bunch of inexpensive usb keys....If anyone wants to fill a usb key with music and send it to me....let me know...i will mail you a usb key and you can fill it and mail it back to me.
Why not...well i was on my way...Anne Hathaway killed it as Fantine...like out of the park awesome...i am crying my eyes out but the women beside me kept talking...and making loud exaggerated gasps and being surprised at everything....i am like dude....how is this all new to you????
It got so bad that my mom like 5 seats down from this woman heard her.
It really distracted me and took away from my ugly cry moments. Then the other problem, eponnine had the smallest waist and really broad shoulders in comparison....i couldn't stare at anything else.
In other news......i am sad to say....it may be finally time to accept that i am a runner. WHAT!?!?!?! i know you guys are completely surprised and shocked at that. But i have been running regularly for awhile...and now, i can't stop buying running gear....in fact..i may be buying some leg warmers today after work at lulu lemon. for running....see that is the problem. They are some awesome looking running gear...and you know how i love to accessorize. And now that i have found a line of running gear i love....i can't stop buying it. The run swifty from Lulu actually fits and doesn't rise up....do you know how hard it is for me to find running tops? without an extra stupid built in bra that doesn't fit...it is the WORST...so now i have found something that works...i want to buy a bunch and only ever where those tops.
Okay.....i also had to be my own tech person yesterday...it didn't go well....i tried to sync more of my music to my new phone because i bought the original Broadway Les Mis recording....but suddenly my phone is no longer being recognized....and nothing will sync....so i had to download a whole new program and figure a bunch of crap out....it didn't go well...all the music Carolyn put on a usb key that i put into itunes won't sync to my new phone because itunes says it doesn't exist...but it is in itunes.....but it won't even let me make a play list in itunes with the music....so i have done something completely wrong when i loaded it into itunes...i think it is because i put it directly into itunes and didn't save it anywhere else....anyway...now i have to start from scratch again. I need to get music from Carolyn all over again because i can't download my own....it is just too much for me. So...i am off to find a bunch of inexpensive usb keys....If anyone wants to fill a usb key with music and send it to me....let me know...i will mail you a usb key and you can fill it and mail it back to me.
Friday, January 4, 2013
Puppy dreams
So i realized yesterday that i couldn't get another cat because Remy is very territorial about all things...his toys, his space and me. He seems to have become more so after Logan passed. I worry that if i get another cat, Remy just won't accept it. So i have started thinking....if i get a dog, they won't be the same species and maybe there will be a better chance or acceptance.
But then i think...another animal may be too much for me right now....but can you imagine me with a dog...it would be awesome and i would hug it all the time. Remy isn't much for hugs...he gets very frustrated with excitement and love. He especially doesn't love hugs.
So with all this thinking...it is not surprising that i had a puppy dream last night....everyone had at least two pets...and i had 3 dogs and 4 cats...but i kept looking for Remy and i couldn't find him anywhere.
So i have decided that is a sign and that i should just stick with Remy because i don't want to lose him or have him get over looked. I am probably reading WAAAAAY too much into this but I am a nut job so...that's okay.
I took a foot ball to the face last night in boot camp. and you know what...i am a little disappointed i didn't get a black eye....just think about how cool and bad ass i would have looked with a black eye. I love showing off my war wounds and i feel like i have missed a major opportunity. But i did score a touch down with that football to the face...and i didn't even drop it. I just shook it off and prayed my nose wasn't bleeding....and it wasn't.
I also think i am getting faster....which seems crazy to me because i am not doing all the much extra work...boot camp and running...which is what it has always been. But i am getting better. Which is a great sign for when the zombie Apocalypse comes....But as Alex pointed out this weekend. Because i live in a major city...i am pretty screwed....because the zombie plague spreads quicker in the more populated areas. She told me to stay put and they will come get me. But i was thinking.....i take up motorcycling...and archery and i can get out of the city no problem....with the motorcycle i can get around all the cars.....and move quickly....and with the cross bow i can shoot zombies. although maybe i need to be more protected...so i am going to have to wear like a full body suit so none of my skin is showing for them to bite me....what would hold up best to a zombie bit? leather? I am going to have to do some research....and get my motorcycle license...but if i get a motorcycle and my motorcycle license....i can join Ryan's motorcycle gang of two...i could really accessorize a motorcycle....you know how i love the accessories!
But then i think...another animal may be too much for me right now....but can you imagine me with a dog...it would be awesome and i would hug it all the time. Remy isn't much for hugs...he gets very frustrated with excitement and love. He especially doesn't love hugs.
So with all this thinking...it is not surprising that i had a puppy dream last night....everyone had at least two pets...and i had 3 dogs and 4 cats...but i kept looking for Remy and i couldn't find him anywhere.
So i have decided that is a sign and that i should just stick with Remy because i don't want to lose him or have him get over looked. I am probably reading WAAAAAY too much into this but I am a nut job so...that's okay.
I took a foot ball to the face last night in boot camp. and you know what...i am a little disappointed i didn't get a black eye....just think about how cool and bad ass i would have looked with a black eye. I love showing off my war wounds and i feel like i have missed a major opportunity. But i did score a touch down with that football to the face...and i didn't even drop it. I just shook it off and prayed my nose wasn't bleeding....and it wasn't.
I also think i am getting faster....which seems crazy to me because i am not doing all the much extra work...boot camp and running...which is what it has always been. But i am getting better. Which is a great sign for when the zombie Apocalypse comes....But as Alex pointed out this weekend. Because i live in a major city...i am pretty screwed....because the zombie plague spreads quicker in the more populated areas. She told me to stay put and they will come get me. But i was thinking.....i take up motorcycling...and archery and i can get out of the city no problem....with the motorcycle i can get around all the cars.....and move quickly....and with the cross bow i can shoot zombies. although maybe i need to be more protected...so i am going to have to wear like a full body suit so none of my skin is showing for them to bite me....what would hold up best to a zombie bit? leather? I am going to have to do some research....and get my motorcycle license...but if i get a motorcycle and my motorcycle license....i can join Ryan's motorcycle gang of two...i could really accessorize a motorcycle....you know how i love the accessories!
Thursday, January 3, 2013
Tuesday or Thursday
So, i keep getting screwed up with this little week. It feels weird to start a work week on a Wednesday. So i normally on Monday nights stop at the grocery store and pick up banana's and lettuce for breakfasts and lunches for the rest of the week. So i did that last night not even thinking it was Wednesday and bought the regular amount of both....now it is going to throw my whole routine off. Also....boot camp tonight...and i know i am going to forget. I know i am going to head home and just get into my pj's and relax. I completely forgot that yesterday was run club...and with my new phone...i don't get automatic alerts when emails come in.....so i always forget to check my email. My blackberry would tell me automatically....so..i will just completely forget this phone doesn't tell me and i have to actually go into my email to see if i got any new emails.
I apologize if i ever don't respond to an email right away....it's because i forgot to check my email.
Anyways. I signed up for the only race i will run this year.....the sporting life 10km. If you sign up now, it is $35 and you get a $35 gift card. Pretty sweet deal. Steph has already signed up for a half marathon. I am going with a big no on marathon running this year....unless i get peer pressured by my running group...but i really hope i don't. I with stick with my regular running with run club...but i don't want to really go above that. I still really need to find a fighting place.....but i am sort of concerned...my back has been killing me off and on for the past almost two months....the holiday's were bad for the pain...i just sort of powered through it and did my exercises but it seemed like nothing really made it better...but then i haven't done any exercises for the past 3 days and i have had like no pain yesterday....so i don't understand what is happening.
In other news....Andrea started blogging again! i have her blog linked on the side of this page under links i love. Everyone read and comment. She has some awesomely exciting plans this year that she will blog about. I am personally hoping for awesome kid stories mixed in there....but i can always put them up here. The kids were so on at Christmas....it was hilarious. I love those monkeys so much. Yesterday i pulled a Nana and walked around work showing off my new picture of them to everyone.
On the topic of Nana...she was in fine form this holiday....first as soon as i saw her she told me she wished i would come down for Christmas...and i was like...NANA it's Christmas right now..and i am in Kingston right now! your wish doesn't make sense. Alex also jumped in on this one and told Nana to stop it.
Then i smiled at ally when Nana was visiting her and i was told not to hog the children because i get to see them all the time. Oh Nana.
I apologize if i ever don't respond to an email right away....it's because i forgot to check my email.
Anyways. I signed up for the only race i will run this year.....the sporting life 10km. If you sign up now, it is $35 and you get a $35 gift card. Pretty sweet deal. Steph has already signed up for a half marathon. I am going with a big no on marathon running this year....unless i get peer pressured by my running group...but i really hope i don't. I with stick with my regular running with run club...but i don't want to really go above that. I still really need to find a fighting place.....but i am sort of concerned...my back has been killing me off and on for the past almost two months....the holiday's were bad for the pain...i just sort of powered through it and did my exercises but it seemed like nothing really made it better...but then i haven't done any exercises for the past 3 days and i have had like no pain yesterday....so i don't understand what is happening.
In other news....Andrea started blogging again! i have her blog linked on the side of this page under links i love. Everyone read and comment. She has some awesomely exciting plans this year that she will blog about. I am personally hoping for awesome kid stories mixed in there....but i can always put them up here. The kids were so on at Christmas....it was hilarious. I love those monkeys so much. Yesterday i pulled a Nana and walked around work showing off my new picture of them to everyone.
On the topic of Nana...she was in fine form this holiday....first as soon as i saw her she told me she wished i would come down for Christmas...and i was like...NANA it's Christmas right now..and i am in Kingston right now! your wish doesn't make sense. Alex also jumped in on this one and told Nana to stop it.
Then i smiled at ally when Nana was visiting her and i was told not to hog the children because i get to see them all the time. Oh Nana.
Wednesday, January 2, 2013
New Year....Same Plan
Okay...i know i have ranted this before so you all shouldn't be surprised. I am not making any "New Years Resolutions". One because i never follow through and two you know i hate everything to do with new years....stupidest holiday ever....celebrating a date change....okay...back to my point....In terms of resolutions....i have none. But i do promise to continue working on the goals i made in November, craft more, eat better, and stick to my exercise plan.
Anyways...my holiday was great, i spent lots of time with family. I even got an extra day in Kingston due to a native blockade.
I actually went out on new years this year....i really enjoyed it. We watched Pitch Perfect and played Cards Against Humanity. It was fun and relaxed and low key....just the type of new years i enjoy.
I am back at work today. All that time off and i am not ready to go back to work. It feels like i had no time at home.....and it is true...Christmas at my parents then 4 days in Kingston. So it was quiet up to Christmas then crazy busy for the rest.
I found the best running jacket but it was at lulu and everyone kept telling me it would be way too hot and they never had my size so i gave up on it. Although i am currently obsessed with their swifty running tops...they are so comfortable. I would enjoy wearing them all the time.
I did learn one awesome thing this holiday. Alex helps Matt sing accapala well....it is more like guerrilla accapala because when he sings she just jumps in and tries to harmonize. Best thing EVER....will now be guerrilla accapalaing with people.
One sad thing of the holiday. The space invaders tea mug i wanted from David's Tea was only available online and it went on sale and sold out before i had a chance to get it. Now i can't drink my tea from space. Oh well!
I hope everyone had a great holiday and for those of you who don't have to go back to work today...YOU SUCK!
Anyways...my holiday was great, i spent lots of time with family. I even got an extra day in Kingston due to a native blockade.
I actually went out on new years this year....i really enjoyed it. We watched Pitch Perfect and played Cards Against Humanity. It was fun and relaxed and low key....just the type of new years i enjoy.
I am back at work today. All that time off and i am not ready to go back to work. It feels like i had no time at home.....and it is true...Christmas at my parents then 4 days in Kingston. So it was quiet up to Christmas then crazy busy for the rest.
I found the best running jacket but it was at lulu and everyone kept telling me it would be way too hot and they never had my size so i gave up on it. Although i am currently obsessed with their swifty running tops...they are so comfortable. I would enjoy wearing them all the time.
I did learn one awesome thing this holiday. Alex helps Matt sing accapala well....it is more like guerrilla accapala because when he sings she just jumps in and tries to harmonize. Best thing EVER....will now be guerrilla accapalaing with people.
One sad thing of the holiday. The space invaders tea mug i wanted from David's Tea was only available online and it went on sale and sold out before i had a chance to get it. Now i can't drink my tea from space. Oh well!
I hope everyone had a great holiday and for those of you who don't have to go back to work today...YOU SUCK!
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