Last night i made chicken in mushroom soup with extra mushrooms on this blend of wild rice and quinoa. Let me just tell you, i forgot how great a home cooked meal could be....normally i eat a lot of just chicken breasts or sandwiches or on days when i am really lazy, cheese and crackers. Man do my eating habits suck. But it has been really crummy weather this week and when i need comfort food, chicken in mushroom soup is my favourite. So i made a big batch yesterday and i have enough left overs to sink a ship....i am excited about eating it for lunch. But here is where i always run into issues. Whenever i cook, there are always left overs and usually i get so bored of left overs that i never actually eat all of them. I tried to just make smaller portions but it is hard because most of my recipes are for families and not just one person. Oh well....i am still very excited for lunch today.
Today is also the first 6 pm boot camp class. I am all ready, i brought all my stuff to work, i will change right after work and then go directly to boot camp. Who knows maybe i will love it more at the earlier time.
Oh and i completely forgot to tell you about the amazing invention i bought (impulse purchase) on Sunday. It is this envelope that lets you make grilled cheese in the toaster...it also does wraps and other exciting things. I am sure it won't work and it will make a complete mess....but it cost me $4 and what if it does work? then the world will be a better place and we can all be happy for ever! I will keep you posted....i don't actually have any bread in my house right now so i haven't tried it yet.
Thursday, February 28, 2013
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Tinfinity and other Amazing things
Sorry for the longer than normal absence. Monday was the family spa day so there was no time to blog. We had water therapies, massage, facial and lunch. And then yesterday i spend so much time catching up on things i missed on monday i didn't have time to write.
The spa was wonderful, i love hanging out with mom, Andrea, and Steph. Our massages were a little more intense that i normally enjoy. For me, i was told that i am too tight and i need to stretch more. Stretching is very important for my health. I was told my muscles are so tight that it can cause injury. Since there is no run club tonight, i am going to do a yoga video when i get home...just start getting back into yoga and stretching.
I also forgot how much i love facials.....dude i love getting my face all rubbed and lotion-ed. I am trying to keep my face in the same state it was after the facial. I stopped using toner because it dried my face out too much, but then i started using this great moisturizer (with anti-aging properties because you can never start too early and i have this weird wrinkle/half circle on my forehead that i hate!). So now i am using all three face wash, toner, moisturizer. And it is probably just the facial residue but my face has been feeling awesome these past two days.
Sunday me and andrea enjoyed the oscars together. Andrea is a great predictor of the results....while watching, we also crafted which always makes me happy. She has given up bread for lent. I tried to tell people i gave up cigarettes but i was told i can't give up something i don't use. So instead of giving up...and i know i am way late on this one but i will take something up. Until Easter, i am going to have breakfast every day. And do yoga twice a week. That is my plan for lent....granted it is kind of behind schedule but it still counts towards something.
I also got a new tea...Organic Splash! it is a 'cleansing green tea blend'. The problem....i made it yesterday and i hated it...it was bitter and gross i think because it is not a sweet tea. Alex recommended that i only steep it very briefly. So i am going to keep trying it until i enjoy it. I bought it because i thought it would be a nice and healthy drink to start my day with but i miss read my lips (my favourite chocolate tea.)
I saw new girl last night, it was a great episode.....the theme was tin...so i felt like it was an episode dedicated to me and i was rewarded by my favourite relationship in the whole show Schmit and Nick. They are the best couple! I remember when Schmit was in veronica mars. Oh Schmit...how i love you. But let's talk about my fake boyfriend for a second. Why do i love Nick so much....i have no idea but he has the awkwardness that attracts me, plus he is so funny, even when he doesn't mean to be....and he is an underdog. He is also the right amount of scruffy and handsome! So now you know what my type is...and it is slightly indescribable - awkwardness, underdogness, funny, and scruffy.
Me and Kelly also watched some Shera this weekend, and DUDE what is the deal with that cartoon, it is not as amazing in the same way as i remember. Now it has this whole different level of awesome...like awesome bad.....they all wear furry briefs over tights even their leisure wear is furry briefs. Plus the dialogue is horrible. We are going to watch Jem this weekend.
The spa was wonderful, i love hanging out with mom, Andrea, and Steph. Our massages were a little more intense that i normally enjoy. For me, i was told that i am too tight and i need to stretch more. Stretching is very important for my health. I was told my muscles are so tight that it can cause injury. Since there is no run club tonight, i am going to do a yoga video when i get home...just start getting back into yoga and stretching.
I also forgot how much i love facials.....dude i love getting my face all rubbed and lotion-ed. I am trying to keep my face in the same state it was after the facial. I stopped using toner because it dried my face out too much, but then i started using this great moisturizer (with anti-aging properties because you can never start too early and i have this weird wrinkle/half circle on my forehead that i hate!). So now i am using all three face wash, toner, moisturizer. And it is probably just the facial residue but my face has been feeling awesome these past two days.
Sunday me and andrea enjoyed the oscars together. Andrea is a great predictor of the results....while watching, we also crafted which always makes me happy. She has given up bread for lent. I tried to tell people i gave up cigarettes but i was told i can't give up something i don't use. So instead of giving up...and i know i am way late on this one but i will take something up. Until Easter, i am going to have breakfast every day. And do yoga twice a week. That is my plan for lent....granted it is kind of behind schedule but it still counts towards something.
I also got a new tea...Organic Splash! it is a 'cleansing green tea blend'. The problem....i made it yesterday and i hated it...it was bitter and gross i think because it is not a sweet tea. Alex recommended that i only steep it very briefly. So i am going to keep trying it until i enjoy it. I bought it because i thought it would be a nice and healthy drink to start my day with but i miss read my lips (my favourite chocolate tea.)
I saw new girl last night, it was a great episode.....the theme was tin...so i felt like it was an episode dedicated to me and i was rewarded by my favourite relationship in the whole show Schmit and Nick. They are the best couple! I remember when Schmit was in veronica mars. Oh Schmit...how i love you. But let's talk about my fake boyfriend for a second. Why do i love Nick so much....i have no idea but he has the awkwardness that attracts me, plus he is so funny, even when he doesn't mean to be....and he is an underdog. He is also the right amount of scruffy and handsome! So now you know what my type is...and it is slightly indescribable - awkwardness, underdogness, funny, and scruffy.
Me and Kelly also watched some Shera this weekend, and DUDE what is the deal with that cartoon, it is not as amazing in the same way as i remember. Now it has this whole different level of awesome...like awesome bad.....they all wear furry briefs over tights even their leisure wear is furry briefs. Plus the dialogue is horrible. We are going to watch Jem this weekend.
Friday, February 22, 2013
Time Travel
I really wish i could fast forward this day. It is seriously not going well. First i overslept and was late to work....then my manager noticed i wasn't in yet and when i got in i had to go talk to her...and got a little lecture about no matter what always calling in when you are going to be late because she worries. Which is nice but at the same time, i thought i could get in faster if i didn't waste time on any unnecessary functions...one of them was phoning in.
I have to finish my self assessment today, it was due on Tuesday but work has distracted me....plus i also am having a major writing block with this stuff. I am normally very good at doing self assessments, i normally love them but i always have something to work from.....now all i have is a blank box and a competency. I have to explain why i am rating myself what i am rating myself. But i have given myself today as a dead line and today will be my deadline.
I think i am experiencing a small case of the winter blues...i am tired and kind of depressed and don't want to do anything. I guess i need to double up on my vitamin B12's. People have told me the shot is better and i tell those people, i would rather take like 5 pills instead of one shot.
Boot camp was rough last night, a lot of work with the heavy bag. it is like 100 pounds of evil. We had to clean and press, and then push, then wheel barrels. I have this weird mental block against wheel barrels....i am super strong and doing good....then my mind starts being like, you are never going to get to the end...give up now....then i start thinking about all the parts that are struggling...like my wrists and my hips...and down goes Erin Steph would say....you should practice every day until you get better but i really think i should practice other things...maybe get better at planks or push ups before i tackle wheel barrels...if you think about it...in the long run, wheel barrel isn't going to get me anywhere. Neither is plank or push ups but we do those two things much more often then wheel barrel.
I also found out about this store called Beyond the Rack and it has all these designer things majorly discounted. It is worth looking into it just for the shoes. If you are interested in signing up...let me send you an invite...i get a coupon if you sign up because of my invite.
I want this:
I have to finish my self assessment today, it was due on Tuesday but work has distracted me....plus i also am having a major writing block with this stuff. I am normally very good at doing self assessments, i normally love them but i always have something to work from.....now all i have is a blank box and a competency. I have to explain why i am rating myself what i am rating myself. But i have given myself today as a dead line and today will be my deadline.
I think i am experiencing a small case of the winter blues...i am tired and kind of depressed and don't want to do anything. I guess i need to double up on my vitamin B12's. People have told me the shot is better and i tell those people, i would rather take like 5 pills instead of one shot.
Boot camp was rough last night, a lot of work with the heavy bag. it is like 100 pounds of evil. We had to clean and press, and then push, then wheel barrels. I have this weird mental block against wheel barrels....i am super strong and doing good....then my mind starts being like, you are never going to get to the end...give up now....then i start thinking about all the parts that are struggling...like my wrists and my hips...and down goes Erin Steph would say....you should practice every day until you get better but i really think i should practice other things...maybe get better at planks or push ups before i tackle wheel barrels...if you think about it...in the long run, wheel barrel isn't going to get me anywhere. Neither is plank or push ups but we do those two things much more often then wheel barrel.
I also found out about this store called Beyond the Rack and it has all these designer things majorly discounted. It is worth looking into it just for the shoes. If you are interested in signing up...let me send you an invite...i get a coupon if you sign up because of my invite.
I want this:
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Teen Novels
So lately i have been reading a lot of young adult books which is fine with me because they are cheaper and an easier read plus it really speaks to my maturity level. Right now i am reading the Mortal Instruments series that Carolyn recommended. I am only in book one and i find it absolutely absorbing. The characters are very interesting....and the story moves along, it defiantly doesn't drag.
BUT while reading it last night i didn't like the direction it was heading with two of the characters so i had to go down the rabbit hole of spoilers. This direction is a theme through the entire series and i am not okay with it....the only reason i can keep reading is because at the bottom of the rabbit hole....the direction is false so it all works out in the end. But i would have had to put a hard stop on the reading if i didn't know it was all going to work out. I know what you are thinking 'you shouldn't spoil a book it affects the reading of it' but seriously...you read it and tell me if you don't want to spoil it to make sure the horrible thing isn't true. I don't want to spoil it for you.......so i am going to type it in a different colour and you can highlight if you want to know what is freaking me out so bad.
The main character and her love interest are revealed as half brother and sister in the first book...they have the same father (they have made out and fallen in love before they find this out) and then they spend two books deciding if they should continue the relationship or not.....i am cool with love triangles but not incest. In the end i think it is the 4th book, we learn they aren't brother and sister. But i had to read ahead because i could not root for them if they are brother and sister....i just couldn't.
BUT while reading it last night i didn't like the direction it was heading with two of the characters so i had to go down the rabbit hole of spoilers. This direction is a theme through the entire series and i am not okay with it....the only reason i can keep reading is because at the bottom of the rabbit hole....the direction is false so it all works out in the end. But i would have had to put a hard stop on the reading if i didn't know it was all going to work out. I know what you are thinking 'you shouldn't spoil a book it affects the reading of it' but seriously...you read it and tell me if you don't want to spoil it to make sure the horrible thing isn't true. I don't want to spoil it for you.......so i am going to type it in a different colour and you can highlight if you want to know what is freaking me out so bad.
The main character and her love interest are revealed as half brother and sister in the first book...they have the same father (they have made out and fallen in love before they find this out) and then they spend two books deciding if they should continue the relationship or not.....i am cool with love triangles but not incest. In the end i think it is the 4th book, we learn they aren't brother and sister. But i had to read ahead because i could not root for them if they are brother and sister....i just couldn't.
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Need vs Really Need
I learned some sad news this weekend, one of my Grandma's best friends passed away last week and we are all very saddened by the loss. This is a woman my grandma has know forever. So i re-focused my craft goal and i am working very hard to finish a blanket i was making for grandma, i want to finish it very soon so i can give it to her when i go down for the memorial.
Although my weekend was shadowed by this loss, i still went forward with my plans. I saw beautiful creatures twice this weekend and well i can't decide how i feel about it....they have changed major plot points from the book and it is a much different story. The first time i was left with just a WHAT? but the second time, i went in with a different mind set...that it was a completely different story, nothing like the book and i enjoyed it more.
Saturday, i overslept and missed boot camp...then dragged my butt to the post office to pick up my last order of cases. And i mean it...my last order....for a while because i have enough cases for every occasion now. This order had my dad's blackberry case and then a penguin for me and a crazy light up case that didn't come with instructions so i am not sure how it works. I can get it to light up all the time, but i think it is only suppose to flash when i have a call or message. Oh well...i will figure it out. I also tried this weekend to design my own case by gluing tiny jewels to a case in a heart shaped arrow like pattern. But i used nail adhesive and it at the white paint off the case and the jewels wouldn't stick....so FAIL. but i will keep trying. I just need a different type of glue and to re-paint the case. i won't give up.
Sunday i went for brunch with mom and dad...then made it through an entire Costco trip without buying anything....i am quite proud of myself. It seems my will power may be back. I am having a good time right now balancing NEED vs REALLY NEED. And have only bought things i really need. Joe was also having a no tax sale this weekend....and i didn't buy those rain boots i wanted. Yay me.
Although i did buy a valentine days tumbler from shoppers for $4.00 and it was worth it. So now i have a Christmas one and a Valentines day one. And it has made me think, wouldn't it be cool if i had one for every holiday. Or at least season. The Christmas one is wintery....the valentines day is lovey....I need a spring one (Easter), a summer one (my birthday), and a fall one (Halloween).
See Rain Boots = Need, Valentine Tumbler = Really Need.
It is all relative...it was 34 vs 4. very easy decision.
Monday i went for lunch with Will and Jess, I had a fancy blt and it was delicious, it came on one of those really long and skinny baguettes, delicious. Although the server left a lot to be desired. He was working Karate Kid Hair with a bandanna around the forehead. And he went into a little bit of a lecture on animal cruelty and not eating meat kick....which i normally don't mind but right after ordering bacon for lunch.....not the best time for one of those talks. Although it wasn't directed at me...he was just talking about how he doesn't do it any more, and is very concerned about free range...and blah blah blah.
Saturday night, me and Jenn went for those donuts again...i ordered a whole order to myself and it was just a little too much.....then i had the worst stomach ache....i ate myself to a dark place. It was crazy.
Although my weekend was shadowed by this loss, i still went forward with my plans. I saw beautiful creatures twice this weekend and well i can't decide how i feel about it....they have changed major plot points from the book and it is a much different story. The first time i was left with just a WHAT? but the second time, i went in with a different mind set...that it was a completely different story, nothing like the book and i enjoyed it more.
Saturday, i overslept and missed boot camp...then dragged my butt to the post office to pick up my last order of cases. And i mean it...my last order....for a while because i have enough cases for every occasion now. This order had my dad's blackberry case and then a penguin for me and a crazy light up case that didn't come with instructions so i am not sure how it works. I can get it to light up all the time, but i think it is only suppose to flash when i have a call or message. Oh well...i will figure it out. I also tried this weekend to design my own case by gluing tiny jewels to a case in a heart shaped arrow like pattern. But i used nail adhesive and it at the white paint off the case and the jewels wouldn't stick....so FAIL. but i will keep trying. I just need a different type of glue and to re-paint the case. i won't give up.
Sunday i went for brunch with mom and dad...then made it through an entire Costco trip without buying anything....i am quite proud of myself. It seems my will power may be back. I am having a good time right now balancing NEED vs REALLY NEED. And have only bought things i really need. Joe was also having a no tax sale this weekend....and i didn't buy those rain boots i wanted. Yay me.
Although i did buy a valentine days tumbler from shoppers for $4.00 and it was worth it. So now i have a Christmas one and a Valentines day one. And it has made me think, wouldn't it be cool if i had one for every holiday. Or at least season. The Christmas one is wintery....the valentines day is lovey....I need a spring one (Easter), a summer one (my birthday), and a fall one (Halloween).
See Rain Boots = Need, Valentine Tumbler = Really Need.
It is all relative...it was 34 vs 4. very easy decision.
Monday i went for lunch with Will and Jess, I had a fancy blt and it was delicious, it came on one of those really long and skinny baguettes, delicious. Although the server left a lot to be desired. He was working Karate Kid Hair with a bandanna around the forehead. And he went into a little bit of a lecture on animal cruelty and not eating meat kick....which i normally don't mind but right after ordering bacon for lunch.....not the best time for one of those talks. Although it wasn't directed at me...he was just talking about how he doesn't do it any more, and is very concerned about free range...and blah blah blah.
Saturday night, me and Jenn went for those donuts again...i ordered a whole order to myself and it was just a little too much.....then i had the worst stomach ache....i ate myself to a dark place. It was crazy.
Friday, February 15, 2013
Cheers
Almost a long weekend!!!!
So excited. I can't wait. Tonight i am going to see Beautiful Creatures, Tomorrow Boot camp in the morning then crazy baby sitting at night. Sunday i will take it easy and monday is BRUNCH!! with Will and Jess. It is a good weekend with the right amount of busy and rest.
But for right now...i am exhausted.
So excited. I can't wait. Tonight i am going to see Beautiful Creatures, Tomorrow Boot camp in the morning then crazy baby sitting at night. Sunday i will take it easy and monday is BRUNCH!! with Will and Jess. It is a good weekend with the right amount of busy and rest.
But for right now...i am exhausted.
Thursday, February 14, 2013
Weekend Plans
So....i am babysitting this weekend, 3 kids under 10 and 2 puppies....at the same time. I am pretty excited. No offense to the kids, who are very cute....but i am so excited about puppy hugs i just can't wait. Here is my plan....dance party to exhaust the kids then movie to mellow the kids....then let them play in their rooms until they fall asleep. Then it is puppy hugging time!
In other news, we have a holiday on Monday which i completely forgot about until Wednesday when someone reminded me. Now i am excited...unexpected long weekend!!! Woot Woot!
Today is day two of no managers....i accomplished a lot yesterday...lots of shredding and organizing...now all i have to do is shred 2 more boxes and finish the filing in my tall cabinet by my desk. Then i am ready to take on the world!
Kelly also just got me a new phone case....it is pretty ugly and crazy. She got herself one too. they are white cases that have been blinged out and have giant blingy animals...she got a ram and i got a sheep. It is over the top but it makes me laugh. I am still waiting for my penguin case and i may have got an case that lights up and flashes. I couldn't resist...you know how i feel about things that glow...i am like a moth...always attracted to the bright shiny lights. I wish they would hurry up and get here...i also got dad a new case so he doesn't have to use Zach Morris any more. I know he will appreciate the more streamlined case.
Today is a sad day. We are having a goodbye party at work for one of my favourite people. But she is going off to do volunteer work abroad for 3 months which is great for her. She needs a change of scenery but i am sad to see her go. At least i am twitter and facebook friends with her so i can keep up with her exciting adventure. I sometimes think it would be cool to travel to a country that needs aid. But then i remember i am quite self-involved and not made to 'rough' it, that makes me sound horrible but i prefer to provide aid closer to home...for me, i would rather help within the city than going abroad.
I am a homebody...i will always be a home body, i don't need to travel to find great adventures. Sure i enjoy traveling and will do more in the future but i get home sick if i am gone too long.
In other news, we have a holiday on Monday which i completely forgot about until Wednesday when someone reminded me. Now i am excited...unexpected long weekend!!! Woot Woot!
Today is day two of no managers....i accomplished a lot yesterday...lots of shredding and organizing...now all i have to do is shred 2 more boxes and finish the filing in my tall cabinet by my desk. Then i am ready to take on the world!
Kelly also just got me a new phone case....it is pretty ugly and crazy. She got herself one too. they are white cases that have been blinged out and have giant blingy animals...she got a ram and i got a sheep. It is over the top but it makes me laugh. I am still waiting for my penguin case and i may have got an case that lights up and flashes. I couldn't resist...you know how i feel about things that glow...i am like a moth...always attracted to the bright shiny lights. I wish they would hurry up and get here...i also got dad a new case so he doesn't have to use Zach Morris any more. I know he will appreciate the more streamlined case.
Today is a sad day. We are having a goodbye party at work for one of my favourite people. But she is going off to do volunteer work abroad for 3 months which is great for her. She needs a change of scenery but i am sad to see her go. At least i am twitter and facebook friends with her so i can keep up with her exciting adventure. I sometimes think it would be cool to travel to a country that needs aid. But then i remember i am quite self-involved and not made to 'rough' it, that makes me sound horrible but i prefer to provide aid closer to home...for me, i would rather help within the city than going abroad.
I am a homebody...i will always be a home body, i don't need to travel to find great adventures. Sure i enjoy traveling and will do more in the future but i get home sick if i am gone too long.
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
I am an Island
So, there is a huge two day meeting today and tomorrow for my department but it is only for the managers....so all support staff is left to their own devices. I guess when the cats are away the mice will play because right now...there are only two support staff in the office.
I love that there are no managers here. i can finally clean and tidy my desk without interruption and i can finally shred all the things i have been holding onto to shred.
I can also finish my personal assessment. All the things that i can't do with all the interruptions of my day. Now i have the complete focus to do it.
So plan...i need to make a play list and get to rocking out.
In other news....i think i have decided i like the two big couches for now. it is a little squishy but i enjoy it. I am going to focus now on getting more storage for my clothes and shelves for my tea and my nail polish. Oh and i guess i should finally buy blinds.
I love that there are no managers here. i can finally clean and tidy my desk without interruption and i can finally shred all the things i have been holding onto to shred.
I can also finish my personal assessment. All the things that i can't do with all the interruptions of my day. Now i have the complete focus to do it.
So plan...i need to make a play list and get to rocking out.
In other news....i think i have decided i like the two big couches for now. it is a little squishy but i enjoy it. I am going to focus now on getting more storage for my clothes and shelves for my tea and my nail polish. Oh and i guess i should finally buy blinds.
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
My Preloved Sweaters
I got this sweater in red and navy blue....it is super cozy and i love it.
I got this sweater in grey with rainbow stripes.
Both sweaters are super comfy and i just thought you would enjoy seeing them.
Finally this is the sports bag i bought is this:
I am wearing one of my sweaters right now. they are amazing.
Monday, February 11, 2013
New Couch
So....i got my new couch, it is in and boy is it bigger than i expected. It didn't look that big at Amy's but now that it is in my place, it looks awesome and i love it, but it is big!
So i have two big couches and they overlap and i am going to have to do some re-arranging. The thing is i love where my couch is because i love looking out the window and i love where my tv is because there is no glare on the tv from the sun. If i move everything around, including the tv, i will probably have to get blinds. Which i know normal people want, and i have been talking about blinds for ever...but i hate to spend the money on such a boring item. I would rather buy a circle chair and ditch my other couch...or stick with the two overlapping couches and buy a wardrobe for my bedroom...a place to put all my clothes.
But one thing is for certain. I shall be doing a lot of cleaning and re-arranging in my future.
So, the guys that brought my couch...Amy's brothers and their friend Chris. They were amazing. they went above and beyond for me. So the big red couch....it didn't fit in my elevator. So i told them, that's okay, it's a free couch, let's forget about it. I can get a new couch cheap from the brick or something. But they were very stubborn about getting that couch into my apartment, and carried... CARRIED it up 9 flights of stairs. I got them thank you chocolate croissants but that was before they had to carry it up 9 flights of stairs....now i owe them beer. I felt like i was taking advantage of them....but they insisted. And then they were nice enough to give me a ride with them to my parents house. And they even offered to put movies on a usb key for me but i gave steph my last usb with bun heads on it....which i don't think she has watched yet...which is crazy because that show is like the new gilmore girls.
Anyways....it was a big weekend, i went to brunch (you know how i love brunch!!!) and it was delicious, then we went to a warehouse sale for this store called pre-loved. Basically they take a bunch of old sweaters and Frankenstein them into new cooler sweaters. they also make scarfs and mitts and tops. Normally that stuff sells in like Anthropology for $200 and up. We got ours form $60 and under. I got two cardigans and a pair of mitts, and a cowl. All very exciting. I also got a gym bag this weekend, which will help me carry all my gym clothes around finally because right now i just carry them in a second purse/side bag. It is pretty cool.
On Sunday we had a delicious dinner and celebrated dad's retirement. I made a cake. The children were very on. My favourite was when they chased a laser pointer for like 20 minutes. It was hilarious. We have video and it will be posted on the web. But dad is creating a website to keep him occupied during his retirement and it will be posted there. It is not ready yet. I will let you know when it is up and running.
So i have two big couches and they overlap and i am going to have to do some re-arranging. The thing is i love where my couch is because i love looking out the window and i love where my tv is because there is no glare on the tv from the sun. If i move everything around, including the tv, i will probably have to get blinds. Which i know normal people want, and i have been talking about blinds for ever...but i hate to spend the money on such a boring item. I would rather buy a circle chair and ditch my other couch...or stick with the two overlapping couches and buy a wardrobe for my bedroom...a place to put all my clothes.
But one thing is for certain. I shall be doing a lot of cleaning and re-arranging in my future.
So, the guys that brought my couch...Amy's brothers and their friend Chris. They were amazing. they went above and beyond for me. So the big red couch....it didn't fit in my elevator. So i told them, that's okay, it's a free couch, let's forget about it. I can get a new couch cheap from the brick or something. But they were very stubborn about getting that couch into my apartment, and carried... CARRIED it up 9 flights of stairs. I got them thank you chocolate croissants but that was before they had to carry it up 9 flights of stairs....now i owe them beer. I felt like i was taking advantage of them....but they insisted. And then they were nice enough to give me a ride with them to my parents house. And they even offered to put movies on a usb key for me but i gave steph my last usb with bun heads on it....which i don't think she has watched yet...which is crazy because that show is like the new gilmore girls.
Anyways....it was a big weekend, i went to brunch (you know how i love brunch!!!) and it was delicious, then we went to a warehouse sale for this store called pre-loved. Basically they take a bunch of old sweaters and Frankenstein them into new cooler sweaters. they also make scarfs and mitts and tops. Normally that stuff sells in like Anthropology for $200 and up. We got ours form $60 and under. I got two cardigans and a pair of mitts, and a cowl. All very exciting. I also got a gym bag this weekend, which will help me carry all my gym clothes around finally because right now i just carry them in a second purse/side bag. It is pretty cool.
On Sunday we had a delicious dinner and celebrated dad's retirement. I made a cake. The children were very on. My favourite was when they chased a laser pointer for like 20 minutes. It was hilarious. We have video and it will be posted on the web. But dad is creating a website to keep him occupied during his retirement and it will be posted there. It is not ready yet. I will let you know when it is up and running.
Friday, February 8, 2013
Snow Day
I wish that it was a snow day...but nope...it is work as usual. Although, i did get to dress very ski lodgey today. I love ski lodge wear. legwarmers, cozy sweaters. Although i am not a huge fan of big sweaters..i wish i was, i love the idea of them, they always look great on skinny people...but i feel with my boobs, the bulky sweater makes me look even bigger than normal. And it is very unflattering. Oh well.
So last night we did a circuit at boot camp with lots of weight lifting. i actually really enjoy circuits because it lets me work through things at my own pace and i feel like i get more accomplished. I feel it much more too. I woke up this morning and my arms and shoulders are quite sore. But i do always like earning my friday's...it is worth the hard work...to end the week on a positive note. I also learned last night i have great deadlift form. Finally i am getting good form down.
Anyways....i am getting a new couch soon....everyone cheer for amy and how awesome she is to give me her old couch. And everyone cheer for her brothers who are going to transport the couch to me and help me get rid of my old couch. I am super excited! Plus it is red....i love red! so it will really brighten up my apartment.
I hope you all have a pleasant and enjoyable snowy weekend. Take it easy, maybe go build a snow man and have fun. Be a kid for a day and enjoy the snow the way we use to!
So last night we did a circuit at boot camp with lots of weight lifting. i actually really enjoy circuits because it lets me work through things at my own pace and i feel like i get more accomplished. I feel it much more too. I woke up this morning and my arms and shoulders are quite sore. But i do always like earning my friday's...it is worth the hard work...to end the week on a positive note. I also learned last night i have great deadlift form. Finally i am getting good form down.
Anyways....i am getting a new couch soon....everyone cheer for amy and how awesome she is to give me her old couch. And everyone cheer for her brothers who are going to transport the couch to me and help me get rid of my old couch. I am super excited! Plus it is red....i love red! so it will really brighten up my apartment.
I hope you all have a pleasant and enjoyable snowy weekend. Take it easy, maybe go build a snow man and have fun. Be a kid for a day and enjoy the snow the way we use to!
Thursday, February 7, 2013
little cuties
So i made it to work on time today....take that lateness. Also had a really weird dream about stealing someone's boyfriend. I am not the boyfriend stealing type. Also he was the guy who plays Daniel Grayson in Revenge. Anyways besides my dream it was a rough night.
I have been reading these horrible teen books about aliens....you know...like the tv show Roswell. Anyways, i stayed up late last night reading and finishing the third book. Spent the whole book yelling at the characters for being stupid...then it ends in a cliff hanger that could have been prevented if they weren't so stupid. So i finished that book at like 12:30 and i was so worked up...that i couldn't get to sleep. So i played candy crush....you all need to play and friend me so i can get more levels....it is a very addictive game that only gives you 5 lives and once you use them up you have to wait a half an hour for each new life. Anyways...by the time i fell asleep it was like 1:30 am.
So this morning i needed to get to work on time but i also needed to sleep as late as possible....so instead of eating breakfast before i left, i grabbed some little cuties. Little cuties are tiny clementines...i bought them just because they are called little cuties....i am not a big orange fan but i thought i caught a cold from Thursday night...so how i kill a cold is with as much vitamin c as possible. normally i have this vitamin powder i put in my water...but i ran out and impulse bought these little cuties. they weren't horrible until this mornings...i don't know what it is...but it tastes horrible.
Blah...i need this day to be over...i have the tech guy coming tonight...plus boot camp....plus i really have to do laundry. So it is a busy day.
I also have a new resolution to make. I am thinking of trying online dating again....i am lonely. And i want to find someone that appreciates the awesomeness that is me. I am clearly not meeting people when i go out...so this seems like the only other option. The thing that annoys me is it is just so looks driven. I am okay in the looks department...but i improve upon meeting...i think my personality is what sells me to a person. Maybe i should put it out there that if any of my friends know great single guys that would be ready for set ups. I am not looking for my perfect love...i just want some new people to hang out with and have fun with...maybe go dancing....no to those horrible clubs but a place that you can just dance and have fun without judgey people judging you. Anyways...that has just been on my mind for a bit.
I have been reading these horrible teen books about aliens....you know...like the tv show Roswell. Anyways, i stayed up late last night reading and finishing the third book. Spent the whole book yelling at the characters for being stupid...then it ends in a cliff hanger that could have been prevented if they weren't so stupid. So i finished that book at like 12:30 and i was so worked up...that i couldn't get to sleep. So i played candy crush....you all need to play and friend me so i can get more levels....it is a very addictive game that only gives you 5 lives and once you use them up you have to wait a half an hour for each new life. Anyways...by the time i fell asleep it was like 1:30 am.
So this morning i needed to get to work on time but i also needed to sleep as late as possible....so instead of eating breakfast before i left, i grabbed some little cuties. Little cuties are tiny clementines...i bought them just because they are called little cuties....i am not a big orange fan but i thought i caught a cold from Thursday night...so how i kill a cold is with as much vitamin c as possible. normally i have this vitamin powder i put in my water...but i ran out and impulse bought these little cuties. they weren't horrible until this mornings...i don't know what it is...but it tastes horrible.
Blah...i need this day to be over...i have the tech guy coming tonight...plus boot camp....plus i really have to do laundry. So it is a busy day.
I also have a new resolution to make. I am thinking of trying online dating again....i am lonely. And i want to find someone that appreciates the awesomeness that is me. I am clearly not meeting people when i go out...so this seems like the only other option. The thing that annoys me is it is just so looks driven. I am okay in the looks department...but i improve upon meeting...i think my personality is what sells me to a person. Maybe i should put it out there that if any of my friends know great single guys that would be ready for set ups. I am not looking for my perfect love...i just want some new people to hang out with and have fun with...maybe go dancing....no to those horrible clubs but a place that you can just dance and have fun without judgey people judging you. Anyways...that has just been on my mind for a bit.
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
It's happening
Okay....so I am going to join Danelia's team. How do i do that? Alex?
Yay Ryan, you should totally join. Now all we have to work out is transportation and location to stay. I was thinking i would just take the train to Montreal ..that does seem to be my travel method of choice but after the last protest...it might not be the best choice...but i am sticking to what i know. Plus i think the train takes me right into the city. I think i would like to stay at least the weekend, go down Friday night, then run Saturday ..then maybe play tourist for a bit....although my french is HORRIBLE and i will probably piss people off left and right, so it might not be best for me to play tourist in a french city. But i haven't actually been to Montreal....well, i was there once for a baseball game but we drove in and out in the same day...so i didn't really get to play tourist very much. We have time to plan this....i am weirdly excited, all we need to do is convince Double N to join us...that she can afford this trip and Paris. And hopefully Steph can join too. I am like super excited right now....i love the idea of starting the run in white then ending as a rainbow. Wow you can sell me on anything as long as you have a great concept....or there is free food involved.
In other news...my internet has been down for almost two weeks. And how did i survive you ask? Well, i am not obsessively attached to the internet like most people. Plus i had my phone with a data plan so it wasn't like i was completely out of internet. I would completely lose it if my cable went out but internet i can last awhile. Plus it has been really busy and i haven't been home too much and because i knew they would have to send a technician i didn't want to call and rearrange my life waiting for one to come. So i finally called last night...shock of shocks they have to send a technician. Thursday evening. Which means i would have to miss boot camp....but i don't because i have awesome friends....Kelly has agreed to come over and watch my tv and hang out in my place while we wait for the guy to come. That way i can still go to boot camp and have the dude fix my internet. It works out because she uses me for my cable...and i use her for her downloading ability. Plus we share the same obsessions. We went and saw warm bodies again last night. Still love the movie and may have another weird old man crush....Rob Corddry...i don't know if it is a crush as more of he is awesomely funny and i think he is super cool.
I am so excited for this colour run thing....weirdly excited!
Yay Ryan, you should totally join. Now all we have to work out is transportation and location to stay. I was thinking i would just take the train to Montreal ..that does seem to be my travel method of choice but after the last protest...it might not be the best choice...but i am sticking to what i know. Plus i think the train takes me right into the city. I think i would like to stay at least the weekend, go down Friday night, then run Saturday ..then maybe play tourist for a bit....although my french is HORRIBLE and i will probably piss people off left and right, so it might not be best for me to play tourist in a french city. But i haven't actually been to Montreal....well, i was there once for a baseball game but we drove in and out in the same day...so i didn't really get to play tourist very much. We have time to plan this....i am weirdly excited, all we need to do is convince Double N to join us...that she can afford this trip and Paris. And hopefully Steph can join too. I am like super excited right now....i love the idea of starting the run in white then ending as a rainbow. Wow you can sell me on anything as long as you have a great concept....or there is free food involved.
In other news...my internet has been down for almost two weeks. And how did i survive you ask? Well, i am not obsessively attached to the internet like most people. Plus i had my phone with a data plan so it wasn't like i was completely out of internet. I would completely lose it if my cable went out but internet i can last awhile. Plus it has been really busy and i haven't been home too much and because i knew they would have to send a technician i didn't want to call and rearrange my life waiting for one to come. So i finally called last night...shock of shocks they have to send a technician. Thursday evening. Which means i would have to miss boot camp....but i don't because i have awesome friends....Kelly has agreed to come over and watch my tv and hang out in my place while we wait for the guy to come. That way i can still go to boot camp and have the dude fix my internet. It works out because she uses me for my cable...and i use her for her downloading ability. Plus we share the same obsessions. We went and saw warm bodies again last night. Still love the movie and may have another weird old man crush....Rob Corddry...i don't know if it is a crush as more of he is awesomely funny and i think he is super cool.
I am so excited for this colour run thing....weirdly excited!
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Crazy town Population....ME
So....Saturday me and Jenn went for dinner and a drink. We had a lovely time but while we are chatting i swore that i would never road trip for a run...i was like...'if i was on a trip and running happened, sure i would run but i would never plan a trip around a run'
Well people...apparently it is time to eat my own words. Because i discovered the Colour Run.
http://thecolorrun.com/
Basically it is a 5km run where you wear all white, and you run through colour zones and people throw coloured powder at you. When you are done, you look like a rainbow...A RAINBOW. It is not a timed event...it is just basically a graffiti run with you as the canvas. Now i can think about nothing but running through colours and being a canvas.
I want to do this run. But they don't have any in toronto. So i have to road trip to do it. So i am eating my words planning a trip to run. But i also don't want to run it alone....i think i need a team. Alex's friend Daniela is arranging a team for the Montreal run. We can always join her...but i want to create my own team. So....Who's With Me?????
Please join me. (sad face if no one does!)
On a side note, my friend Kelly gave me a book series to read saying it is complete cheese but you will be obsessed. So i started reading it...and it is like the television series Roswell but in book form. And dude i am having some serious distress whenever i have to stop reading. All day yesterday i was trying to figure out a way to bring it into the bathroom with me so i could hide in there and read. I am now on the third book and i think i can make it through the day without too much distress because i am only two chapters in and the crazy hasn't started yet. The book series is the Lux Series by Jennifer something. Here is the link to the goodreads details:
http://www.goodreads.com/series/66252-lux
read at your own risk. You are going to love hate it! Also it is a tween series because i really seem to not read anything but teen lit these days.
Well people...apparently it is time to eat my own words. Because i discovered the Colour Run.
http://thecolorrun.com/
Basically it is a 5km run where you wear all white, and you run through colour zones and people throw coloured powder at you. When you are done, you look like a rainbow...A RAINBOW. It is not a timed event...it is just basically a graffiti run with you as the canvas. Now i can think about nothing but running through colours and being a canvas.
I want to do this run. But they don't have any in toronto. So i have to road trip to do it. So i am eating my words planning a trip to run. But i also don't want to run it alone....i think i need a team. Alex's friend Daniela is arranging a team for the Montreal run. We can always join her...but i want to create my own team. So....Who's With Me?????
Please join me. (sad face if no one does!)
On a side note, my friend Kelly gave me a book series to read saying it is complete cheese but you will be obsessed. So i started reading it...and it is like the television series Roswell but in book form. And dude i am having some serious distress whenever i have to stop reading. All day yesterday i was trying to figure out a way to bring it into the bathroom with me so i could hide in there and read. I am now on the third book and i think i can make it through the day without too much distress because i am only two chapters in and the crazy hasn't started yet. The book series is the Lux Series by Jennifer something. Here is the link to the goodreads details:
http://www.goodreads.com/series/66252-lux
read at your own risk. You are going to love hate it! Also it is a tween series because i really seem to not read anything but teen lit these days.
Monday, February 4, 2013
New Week New Start
Like always.
Before i tell you about my awesome 3 day weekend full of pj's and sleeping....i need to tell everyone a very serious fashion rule.
I saw a woman today on the subway wearing moccasins. I like them, i do, although i always think they are a little slippery for outdoor wear. But here is the rule...if you wear them outside...DO NOT wear pink socks with them. Just don't do it...you look ridiculous. I personally wouldn't wear socks at all but to each his own...just not bright pink socks.
Okay so now about my weekend. It started on Thursday night after our fancy dinner...there was an after party. I was rocking the best outfit ever...and those shoes....oh those shoes were so pretty and amazing and i spent all night in them....i only took them off to walk to the dinner venue and then the after party place...but when i got there shoes went back on. I walked around in them, i danced in them, i jumped in them...and at one point did a jig just to prove i could do anything in my magic shoes.
Also, i have never really had a drink i could order at the bar. At parties i drink peach schnapps (yes i have high school tastes) and iced tea...but you can't order peach schnapps at a bar without looking crazy. So i would always drink cran/vodka...but then the cranberry juice would leave me with such a bad after taste...all that sugar..it just didn't sit right. So i would drink beer...but i am not a fan of beer and it takes me forever to drink one...so it is not the right drink for me at a club. So i decided to try a new drink...well to me...thursday. Gin and Ginger. It was delicious. Now i have had it once before but it was in my youthful days of trouble where i drink until i puke..and then i swore off gin. I believe Will called it GIN...Gerale.
So of course i kept telling everyone i was drinking GINgerale...and people would look at me funny or just smile and nod....but i had fun. After having fun at the after party.....(drinks were only $4)...we went to smokes poutinery for poutine. It was delicious....especially when you are drunk and it is like 1:30am.
So for the evening, one of my friends insisted we institute a buddy system so no one gets ditched (he was ditched the last two years) so i was his buddy. Now...you know how i feel about cabs right....waste of money, why pay for a cab when you have a metropass. So this buddy of mine, we live in the same direction, him slightly further north than me but we have always rode the drunk subway home together....and talked comics...yes we are that nerdy. So when he said we were buddies...i had to tell him about my plan to walk over to bathurst and take the bathurst night bus home instead of a cab. But guess what....he is also very against cabs....i think the only other person that feels as strongly as i do about not paying for cabs. So at like 2am we walked to bathurst and then waited 20 minutes for the bathurst night bus. But i was home by 3am!! my night cost me less than $40. For a whole night of drinking plus poutine.
Then Friday i went to see Warm Bodies....it was A-MAZING. Zombie romance, the final frontier of weirdness. Nicholas Holt, the main guy carried the movie and made the movie awesome.
Saturday me and Jenn went to Joey's Eaton Centre restaurant....had amazing food...a salad and then the BEST Donuts ever! It was a great evening.
Sunday was run club...it was our first run in awhile so we were a little rusty and only ran maybe 5 km...probably less....the cold was giving me trouble breathing.
But seriously....you need to go try those donuts...in fact i would like to eat some right now.
Before i tell you about my awesome 3 day weekend full of pj's and sleeping....i need to tell everyone a very serious fashion rule.
I saw a woman today on the subway wearing moccasins. I like them, i do, although i always think they are a little slippery for outdoor wear. But here is the rule...if you wear them outside...DO NOT wear pink socks with them. Just don't do it...you look ridiculous. I personally wouldn't wear socks at all but to each his own...just not bright pink socks.
Okay so now about my weekend. It started on Thursday night after our fancy dinner...there was an after party. I was rocking the best outfit ever...and those shoes....oh those shoes were so pretty and amazing and i spent all night in them....i only took them off to walk to the dinner venue and then the after party place...but when i got there shoes went back on. I walked around in them, i danced in them, i jumped in them...and at one point did a jig just to prove i could do anything in my magic shoes.
Also, i have never really had a drink i could order at the bar. At parties i drink peach schnapps (yes i have high school tastes) and iced tea...but you can't order peach schnapps at a bar without looking crazy. So i would always drink cran/vodka...but then the cranberry juice would leave me with such a bad after taste...all that sugar..it just didn't sit right. So i would drink beer...but i am not a fan of beer and it takes me forever to drink one...so it is not the right drink for me at a club. So i decided to try a new drink...well to me...thursday. Gin and Ginger. It was delicious. Now i have had it once before but it was in my youthful days of trouble where i drink until i puke..and then i swore off gin. I believe Will called it GIN...Gerale.
So of course i kept telling everyone i was drinking GINgerale...and people would look at me funny or just smile and nod....but i had fun. After having fun at the after party.....(drinks were only $4)...we went to smokes poutinery for poutine. It was delicious....especially when you are drunk and it is like 1:30am.
So for the evening, one of my friends insisted we institute a buddy system so no one gets ditched (he was ditched the last two years) so i was his buddy. Now...you know how i feel about cabs right....waste of money, why pay for a cab when you have a metropass. So this buddy of mine, we live in the same direction, him slightly further north than me but we have always rode the drunk subway home together....and talked comics...yes we are that nerdy. So when he said we were buddies...i had to tell him about my plan to walk over to bathurst and take the bathurst night bus home instead of a cab. But guess what....he is also very against cabs....i think the only other person that feels as strongly as i do about not paying for cabs. So at like 2am we walked to bathurst and then waited 20 minutes for the bathurst night bus. But i was home by 3am!! my night cost me less than $40. For a whole night of drinking plus poutine.
Then Friday i went to see Warm Bodies....it was A-MAZING. Zombie romance, the final frontier of weirdness. Nicholas Holt, the main guy carried the movie and made the movie awesome.
Saturday me and Jenn went to Joey's Eaton Centre restaurant....had amazing food...a salad and then the BEST Donuts ever! It was a great evening.
Sunday was run club...it was our first run in awhile so we were a little rusty and only ran maybe 5 km...probably less....the cold was giving me trouble breathing.
But seriously....you need to go try those donuts...in fact i would like to eat some right now.
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