I am not very interested in politics, i am usually a non-voter and i know that isn't great and i should want my vote to count and help to make a difference but i am tired and frustrated with all of it.
I had to do research to find this out but our next federal election isn't for another 2 years. Justin Trudeau is the new liberal leader and i noticed that there are horrible negative adds about him on tv already. WTF conservatives......i mean REALLY, you have two years still in power...maybe instead of focusing on making the liberals look bad, you could do some good, make yourselves look good. DO SOMETHING that will prove that you are good for the country.
This is why i don't vote...because the negative adds make me so mad! Why can't everyone just campaign on their own merits?
And negative ads already????
Usually the negative ads make me so made, i will vote for the other party...and then the other party goes negative too...and i think well you can have each other...but i am not supporting either of you.
So...the conservatives have already lost my vote...two years before the election. In fact, negative ads make me so mad....i might actually get involved this time.
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Monday, April 29, 2013
I am a Robot
Friday night, me and amy had a great hang out. Lots of good talks and we made donuts from scratch (they were A-MAZING) and i got to hug her dog Austin and her cat Owen. There were lots of animal hugs and my idea of a great night, one of my favourite people, baking, and animal hugs. And i got to catch up on Game of Thrones....since i have canceled HBO i have fallen behind on all my shows, mainly GOT and VEEP.
Boot camp saturday morning - it was a great class, it was a circuit of sorts and i don't mind circuits but what i liked is that we were partnered so i had Jenn there at each station with me to cheer me on when i was fading. She really helped me do more that i normally would.
Then we went for brunch! You all know how i feel about brunch...it is THE BEST.
But things took a turn after brunch. I had to head to my parents house for a final feed and clean. The trip was doomed from the beginning. I missed every connection possible on the ttc, by the time i was on the bus i had the hugest headache and i was crazy grumpy. By the time i got back home...my head was pounding, so i climbed into bed and slept for like 12 hours.
I woke up on Sunday and i could barely move. Apparently the boot camp work out was very good because i was experiencing what steph likes to call Delayed Muscle Pain...i was so stiff and i could barely move...but what is the best way to get past it? Get moving. So i went for my Sunday run with Tak. It was a good run, very nice out, i ran in short sleeves. But after the run, i was even more sore. So i tried doing a lot more stretches and spent sunday relaxing.
I still feel like a robot today. I can't bend over without questioning why my body hates me. My shoulders and arms feel like they are clamped in a vice (you don't even want to see me try to get in and out of a jacket.) But it was even worse sunday trying to get out of my sports bra...10 minutes later and i am finally free. I also tried to have a soak in a hot bath filled with bath salts and my plug broke. So that was a fun adventure.
I am hoping it will go away soon.
Boot camp saturday morning - it was a great class, it was a circuit of sorts and i don't mind circuits but what i liked is that we were partnered so i had Jenn there at each station with me to cheer me on when i was fading. She really helped me do more that i normally would.
Then we went for brunch! You all know how i feel about brunch...it is THE BEST.
But things took a turn after brunch. I had to head to my parents house for a final feed and clean. The trip was doomed from the beginning. I missed every connection possible on the ttc, by the time i was on the bus i had the hugest headache and i was crazy grumpy. By the time i got back home...my head was pounding, so i climbed into bed and slept for like 12 hours.
I woke up on Sunday and i could barely move. Apparently the boot camp work out was very good because i was experiencing what steph likes to call Delayed Muscle Pain...i was so stiff and i could barely move...but what is the best way to get past it? Get moving. So i went for my Sunday run with Tak. It was a good run, very nice out, i ran in short sleeves. But after the run, i was even more sore. So i tried doing a lot more stretches and spent sunday relaxing.
I still feel like a robot today. I can't bend over without questioning why my body hates me. My shoulders and arms feel like they are clamped in a vice (you don't even want to see me try to get in and out of a jacket.) But it was even worse sunday trying to get out of my sports bra...10 minutes later and i am finally free. I also tried to have a soak in a hot bath filled with bath salts and my plug broke. So that was a fun adventure.
I am hoping it will go away soon.
Friday, April 26, 2013
BIG NEWS
So, with Steph's permission, i am excited to announce that my little sister has started growing a baby. I have attached the first ultrasound below.
Fun fact....the baby has toes already.
Fun fact....the baby has toes already.
It is very exciting, and Steph got her abs complimented while getting the ultrasound. That is a very good day!
I am hoping that we can come up for a fun name or find out the sex soon because i feel bad calling it "it".
Wouldn't it be fun if it was a girl and Steph and Mark decided to call her Maddy.
Fun fact. Maddy was bowser's original name when they were told she was a girl when they adopted her..that vet trip when they learn bowser was a boy, may be my favourite story ever!
Anyways...everyone get excited about Stephanie growing a baby!
Thursday, April 25, 2013
I Told You So
So....as you know from all my complaints, they changed my 'hybrid athletic program' class from 7pm to 6pm on thursday nights because he wanted to offer a 7pm all males class. Which didn't make sense because there was only one guy in our co-ed 7pm class and like 6 girls. So why choose the guys over the girls. Then i found it very hard to get to the 6pm class plus i was getting very frustrated with the teacher because Marv yells and sometimes i think i need less grump and more positive reinforcement to help me do better. I mean i want to do better but i feel like i am never getting better and Marv doesn't really care if i get better, it is like he has given up on me. So i in turn, gave up on myself and getting better. I am not blaming anyone but myself because i am the one who needs to want to make the change but when it comes to exercising, being surrounded by people that are so much more fit makes me feel so insecure. And faced with my suckage...i give up, if i am going to be last, why try so hard? Anyways...that is my bag of crazy...and i am totally getting off point.
7pm class was my class for over 3 years, and when it changed i was left scrambling to find another class. I am excited to be starting saturday class because although it is early, there is a different teacher and i get brunch afterwards....how great is that!!!!
But an email is sent out last night saying, due to low enrollment, the 7pm class has turned from all male to co-ed and the saturday morning classes have been combined. So....I TOLD YOU SO....don't pick the guys over the girls because history shows that the girls are more dedicated at 7pm. Anyways...everything is back to normal i guess. But i am going to stick with saturday morning for the next session...because although 7pm on thursday is my time....i prefer taking class with Jenn over anything else.
I just realized something else....if he combines the saturday class, does that mean he is the teacher?? Crap! It's not that i don't like him...it is that his teaching style tends to de-motivate...and i need all the motivation i can get because i am fighting my base nature of super lazy here.
I may want to be one of those skinny fit girls....but i have come to accept in myself, i like enjoying my life much more than i like being skinny. So i made an agreement with myself, that i would keep exercising regularly and i wouldn't restrict my food too much.
Although i am on a hard core sugar purge right now after i ate an entire box of pop tarts in one day. It was like i needed the sugar more than i needed to live. So now....no sugar for awhile. I am going to miss it...rockets, slurpees, reece peanut butter cups.....i am really sad right now! And i want a slurpee!
7pm class was my class for over 3 years, and when it changed i was left scrambling to find another class. I am excited to be starting saturday class because although it is early, there is a different teacher and i get brunch afterwards....how great is that!!!!
But an email is sent out last night saying, due to low enrollment, the 7pm class has turned from all male to co-ed and the saturday morning classes have been combined. So....I TOLD YOU SO....don't pick the guys over the girls because history shows that the girls are more dedicated at 7pm. Anyways...everything is back to normal i guess. But i am going to stick with saturday morning for the next session...because although 7pm on thursday is my time....i prefer taking class with Jenn over anything else.
I just realized something else....if he combines the saturday class, does that mean he is the teacher?? Crap! It's not that i don't like him...it is that his teaching style tends to de-motivate...and i need all the motivation i can get because i am fighting my base nature of super lazy here.
I may want to be one of those skinny fit girls....but i have come to accept in myself, i like enjoying my life much more than i like being skinny. So i made an agreement with myself, that i would keep exercising regularly and i wouldn't restrict my food too much.
Although i am on a hard core sugar purge right now after i ate an entire box of pop tarts in one day. It was like i needed the sugar more than i needed to live. So now....no sugar for awhile. I am going to miss it...rockets, slurpees, reece peanut butter cups.....i am really sad right now! And i want a slurpee!
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Excitment
How is my day going.....well it is pretty exciting. I got gift card from my managers for Administrative Professionals day, itunes. Very exciting.
Also, my co-worker got a david's tea starter kit for christmas and they didn't want it, so they gave it to me. Normally i would try to convert them to the wonder of davids tea but they didn't seem interested at all....and free tea for me!!!!
I talked with Amy and we are going to have an Amy/Erin hang out on friday and soon we will have a grey jeans shopping hunt. I want to hold off a little bit because i am saving up my money for that special thing...alright i will spoil. But i think i am finally going to get the Logan tattoo. But i don't think it is going to be his paw print....i love his paw print and i want the tattoo to be special but i keep looking at all the paw print tattoos and i hate them...they all seem so cliche and boring. So i am thinking a tiny black cat silhouette on my foot...something small...something just for me. Then i will find a better way to display logan's paw print in my apartment. I was also thinking of getting a very tiny star either on my collar bone or wrist and also a tiny lightning bolt. I was going to keep it a secret until i got them done but you know me....i am an oversharer. So now you know what i am saving up for.
Also, my co-worker got a david's tea starter kit for christmas and they didn't want it, so they gave it to me. Normally i would try to convert them to the wonder of davids tea but they didn't seem interested at all....and free tea for me!!!!
I talked with Amy and we are going to have an Amy/Erin hang out on friday and soon we will have a grey jeans shopping hunt. I want to hold off a little bit because i am saving up my money for that special thing...alright i will spoil. But i think i am finally going to get the Logan tattoo. But i don't think it is going to be his paw print....i love his paw print and i want the tattoo to be special but i keep looking at all the paw print tattoos and i hate them...they all seem so cliche and boring. So i am thinking a tiny black cat silhouette on my foot...something small...something just for me. Then i will find a better way to display logan's paw print in my apartment. I was also thinking of getting a very tiny star either on my collar bone or wrist and also a tiny lightning bolt. I was going to keep it a secret until i got them done but you know me....i am an oversharer. So now you know what i am saving up for.
Monday, April 22, 2013
Birthday Parties and other Adventures
Friday night we had a slightly belated birthday dinner for steph with the run club. It was a great night, food, lots of delicious food, and great conversation. We went to Joey's where the donuts are amazing and they only hire attractive staff. We actually came to a great decision....we will probably be running a half marathon together next year.....even carolyn! The Nike Women's Marathon where instead of a medal, you get a tiffany's necklace handed to you by a fireman at the end of the race. I think that sounds like a worthy race to run, even though i swore i wasn't going to run that distance any more...i like the idea of getting a necklace as your prize.
Then we had Braydon's first kid birthday party on Sunday, we went to rainbow fun land....basically a big play area where you try to keep an eye on the kids but they do have to police themselves a bit because adults can't get on any of the equipment...kids only. I am very excited because i have redeemed myself from the terrible sock monkey birthday gift. I got him Rock'em Sock'em Robots and he said "awesome sick" - he did not scream and run away like he did with the sock monkey. But i hear the sock monkey is making a comeback with Ally. But it 'would be better if it was pink and purple'. Those kids are hilarious...Brady was so excited i thought he might explode from excitement. He also said 'this was the best day in my whole life' so i am sure he had fun.
I got a loot bag too, which is exciting for me...a ring pop, a bouncy ball, a temp tattoo....it doesn't get better than that. Although i am at work right now...currently exhausted and wishing i could go back to bed.
It was like last night i closed my eyes at 10:45 (way early for me) and slept right through the night. That doesn't normally happen...i normally wake up at like 5am and then force myself back to sleep until 7:45. I also burnt out both the lightbulbs in my bathroom last night and learned i don't have any light bulbs...i buy one 4 pack of light bulbs at a time and then burn out lights and have to make a special trip to the store for light bulbs....i need to re-evaluate my light bulb purchasing system. I am going to by a bunch and go on a huge light bulb replacing spree tonight. At least one light in every room has a light bulb burnt out. One of these days...i may start living like a responsible adult.
Happy monday everyone!
Friday, April 19, 2013
My subway station is against me
So...my subway station has a lot of stairs....and i always walk them instead of using the escalator. But i give myself on break.....after boot camp....because normally my legs are not happy after boot camp. But here is the reason i think my subway station is against me - most Thursdays the up escalator is not running so i am forced to walk up anyways.
We did our second round of fitness assessments. I did bad in the usual, expected spots - push ups and chin ups. Apparently i have horrible push up form and don't go down deep enough. Oh well...I feel like i am never improving but i hope that i am not getting worse. Starting next week, no more Thursday night boot camp, i am now on Saturday.
In other news....we are doing a run club dinner. I am excited because we are going to that place with the donuts....i think it is going to be a very fun dinner. And Jenn was telling me last night that there is this Bowling for Cats event in may...we are doing it, it is to support the Toronto cat rescue. I am excited...just the other day i was saying to Kelly that we should create a bowling team and then she accused me of only wanted to create a bowling team for the shirts..and i was like OF COURSE...i do a lot of things so i can wear fun outfits. In fact today (shout out to Ryan) i am wearing a fancy top and blazer on dress down day. I have heels on and everything.
I am getting really excited about all my fun plans, visit to Kingston in June trip to Montreal in august, maybe even a cottage weekend with Kelly.
The only thing i need to plan now is an Amy adventure!
We did our second round of fitness assessments. I did bad in the usual, expected spots - push ups and chin ups. Apparently i have horrible push up form and don't go down deep enough. Oh well...I feel like i am never improving but i hope that i am not getting worse. Starting next week, no more Thursday night boot camp, i am now on Saturday.
In other news....we are doing a run club dinner. I am excited because we are going to that place with the donuts....i think it is going to be a very fun dinner. And Jenn was telling me last night that there is this Bowling for Cats event in may...we are doing it, it is to support the Toronto cat rescue. I am excited...just the other day i was saying to Kelly that we should create a bowling team and then she accused me of only wanted to create a bowling team for the shirts..and i was like OF COURSE...i do a lot of things so i can wear fun outfits. In fact today (shout out to Ryan) i am wearing a fancy top and blazer on dress down day. I have heels on and everything.
I am getting really excited about all my fun plans, visit to Kingston in June trip to Montreal in august, maybe even a cottage weekend with Kelly.
The only thing i need to plan now is an Amy adventure!
Thursday, April 18, 2013
Toronto Colour Run
There is a toronto colour run, it is June 22nd and i think i am going to see if my family wants to do it. It is only a 5km fun run.
Colour Run Toronto
I think it might be fun for us to do as a family. Mom, dad, steph, maybe even andrea and the kids....the run club for sure has to do it. Maybe i can even talk Carolyn into it. I think it would be fun. We already run the sporting life as a family for mom....i think maybe we could run this run as a family for me.
Colour Run Toronto
I think it might be fun for us to do as a family. Mom, dad, steph, maybe even andrea and the kids....the run club for sure has to do it. Maybe i can even talk Carolyn into it. I think it would be fun. We already run the sporting life as a family for mom....i think maybe we could run this run as a family for me.
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Want...Need...Must Have
I went to Davids Tea last night and had a lovely visit with Will and Jess. At David's they are advertising this new tea steeper...although i thought it was the one they have always had and used...i have had my eye on it for awhile. But last night they showed us the cool thing it does that i never knew.
So you put the leaves and the hot water in it...it steeps...then you put it on mug and it drains out of the steeper into the mug leaving behind the tea leaves. So cool!
I really need some sort of shelf or display method for all my tea and all my nail polish. My two most important collections. I am thinking of just getting shelves but does that do them justice? Ideas welcome!
In other news....i ate a banana for breakfast this morning.
So you put the leaves and the hot water in it...it steeps...then you put it on mug and it drains out of the steeper into the mug leaving behind the tea leaves. So cool!
I really need some sort of shelf or display method for all my tea and all my nail polish. My two most important collections. I am thinking of just getting shelves but does that do them justice? Ideas welcome!
In other news....i ate a banana for breakfast this morning.
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Weekend of Leisure
With mom and dad away, i spent the weekend at there house. It is awesome, i sit around and craft in my sweatpants, i order swiss chalet for dinner and normally rent movies.
But...everyone makes fun of how many movies i rent....so this time, i am not going to rent any movies. I am going to surprise everyone. Well it won't really be a surprise because andrea and steph read this so they may tell mom and dad. But I am going to show them all that i don't need to rent any movies. They wanted me to bet my record from last time...but i am going to create a new record of ordering zero.
It was nice and quiet...after a very rough end of the week last week...i needed the break. I am working very VERY hard to not get frustrated at work...and i feel like i just need to get through the next few weeks and everything will calm down. But i feel like i have lost that shrug it off ability.
I did get my vacation approved....I am off two weeks in june and then my birthday.
I already talked to alex so i am hitting up kingston in june and then, as you know, i am going to montreal in august. Which reminds me i have to book a hotel room. I was hoping to share with people but no one is ready for planning august, so i am going to just book a room and if people want to share they can share with me. I now have to start keeping an eye out for train sales because i will be traveling to montreal and kingston by train.
I went to an advanced screening of the movie The East last night....it was very good. It was a semi-indie movie about a radical environmental group. I learned all about the 'freegan' lifestyle. It involves dumpster diving...i like the idea of free food...but i can't get past the dumpster diving because of bugs....you know i have a thing about bugs, and i associate bugs with dumpsters and rejected food. But it was a very interesting moving about greed and corruption vs activism vs radicalism.
But...everyone makes fun of how many movies i rent....so this time, i am not going to rent any movies. I am going to surprise everyone. Well it won't really be a surprise because andrea and steph read this so they may tell mom and dad. But I am going to show them all that i don't need to rent any movies. They wanted me to bet my record from last time...but i am going to create a new record of ordering zero.
It was nice and quiet...after a very rough end of the week last week...i needed the break. I am working very VERY hard to not get frustrated at work...and i feel like i just need to get through the next few weeks and everything will calm down. But i feel like i have lost that shrug it off ability.
I did get my vacation approved....I am off two weeks in june and then my birthday.
I already talked to alex so i am hitting up kingston in june and then, as you know, i am going to montreal in august. Which reminds me i have to book a hotel room. I was hoping to share with people but no one is ready for planning august, so i am going to just book a room and if people want to share they can share with me. I now have to start keeping an eye out for train sales because i will be traveling to montreal and kingston by train.
I went to an advanced screening of the movie The East last night....it was very good. It was a semi-indie movie about a radical environmental group. I learned all about the 'freegan' lifestyle. It involves dumpster diving...i like the idea of free food...but i can't get past the dumpster diving because of bugs....you know i have a thing about bugs, and i associate bugs with dumpsters and rejected food. But it was a very interesting moving about greed and corruption vs activism vs radicalism.
Thursday, April 11, 2013
Flustered
So today, has been an insane day. I have been in training all day until now...and it is 3:30....now i have a full day of work to do that will take a long while. Plus...i had this run in at work...and i am very angry about it...i don't want to talk about it here because i don't want to make it 'important'.
So....let's review...i have had a crap day, and now i have a stress headache and all i want to do is go home and curl up into a ball.
So....let's review...i have had a crap day, and now i have a stress headache and all i want to do is go home and curl up into a ball.
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
I am going to turn into a Hermit
I went to future shop yesterday, got a tiny blueray for 119. It is AMAZING. Ryan, i know you said i didn't need a blueray if i wasn't going to buy bluerays but let's face it...all the dvds are moving in that direction anyways...i already had to upgrade from vhs to dvd....i want to be ahead of the transfer from dvd to blueray. I want to be prepared. I still have some vhs that i haven't been able to transfer to dvd. So sad...Zenon the 21st century girl just sit unwatched.
So, i get the wifi and netflix all set up. IT IS AWESOME! All these tv shows at the touch of my finger, Dollhouse, Vampire Diaries....it is a teenage girls dream!
So here is my new problem.....i just checked my internet amount thing...and i have only 20 GB (whatever that means) and i have been told by all that i need WAY more than that. So i have to increase my internet package but it will be more expensive. Kelly suggested i switch to Teksavy...which is very inexpensive. I may do that....but i am not sure. I am going to let Kelly argue with Rogers and see what deal she can get me...then we will go from there. But seriously....i don't think i can say this enough...Netflix = awesome.
I am going to not be able to socialize for awhile because i am going to be watching Netflix.
And once i have burned through Canadian Netflix i will move onto US....i don't know how that works but someone will figure it out for me. Sometimes i worry about my lack of tech knowledge. Did you know that when you buy a blueray, you can't just plug it in....you need to get a specific cable called an 'hdmi' cable. I didn't know that. I am glad the guy at futureshop asked because i would have gotten home and been very sad at not being able to set up.
My excitement levels are through the roof! This has been a great week for me....Netflix....Amy has milk crates to give me....I got a free latte today (i don't normally drink coffee or much caffeine because well i get very hyper very easily). New Girl last night was awesome....I love Nick Miller and i wish he was a real person!
Oh man...i am going to crash so hard this afternoon. Lattes are cool....why don't i drink more of them? Maybe i should drink more of them.
So, i get the wifi and netflix all set up. IT IS AWESOME! All these tv shows at the touch of my finger, Dollhouse, Vampire Diaries....it is a teenage girls dream!
So here is my new problem.....i just checked my internet amount thing...and i have only 20 GB (whatever that means) and i have been told by all that i need WAY more than that. So i have to increase my internet package but it will be more expensive. Kelly suggested i switch to Teksavy...which is very inexpensive. I may do that....but i am not sure. I am going to let Kelly argue with Rogers and see what deal she can get me...then we will go from there. But seriously....i don't think i can say this enough...Netflix = awesome.
I am going to not be able to socialize for awhile because i am going to be watching Netflix.
And once i have burned through Canadian Netflix i will move onto US....i don't know how that works but someone will figure it out for me. Sometimes i worry about my lack of tech knowledge. Did you know that when you buy a blueray, you can't just plug it in....you need to get a specific cable called an 'hdmi' cable. I didn't know that. I am glad the guy at futureshop asked because i would have gotten home and been very sad at not being able to set up.
My excitement levels are through the roof! This has been a great week for me....Netflix....Amy has milk crates to give me....I got a free latte today (i don't normally drink coffee or much caffeine because well i get very hyper very easily). New Girl last night was awesome....I love Nick Miller and i wish he was a real person!
Oh man...i am going to crash so hard this afternoon. Lattes are cool....why don't i drink more of them? Maybe i should drink more of them.
Tuesday, April 9, 2013
Netflix Here I Come
So, I canceled my HBO awhile ago because it was too expensive for the amount i used it. I decided i would try Netflix because it is cheaper. But here was the new problem...i hate watching things on my computer...i will but all the reflections and glare on my laptop screen annoys me. Plus i like my tv, i want to watch things on my tv. I have been about 6 months without HBO or Netflix and i was about to give up and go back to HBO because all the shows are starting up and if i can't get one i want the other. But then talking to Carolyn this weekend, she was like oh you can get it on your tv through a blueray player. And i was like "WHAT" (grandma what). Because before that, i had heard you could only do it through a game console. and i don't play games, i have a Wii and i tried to get internet to that but it didn't work and well I didn't try really hard and gave up easily.
But now...this blueray thing....it opens up a whole new world. I can get a blueray for like $100 that is wifi enabled. Since everyone is upgrading to blueray, i might as well get on the blueray bandwagon....plus if it helps me get Netflix before Arrested Development...well then that is just a bonus!
In other news, steph found me a website that sells milk crates, i can get six for $84 i believe and all i need now is to figure out how to hang them and we are off and running. Dad thinks it would be easier to just get shelves from ikea and hang them...but i am pretty stuck to the milk crate idea. I need to get some shelves for the kitchen and main room. I want to put all my nail polish on some shelves in the main room and i want a tea shelf in the kitchen.
Mom and dad think i should try to get a two bedroom in my building so i have more space. I am not sure if i want it, but they said that i could be put on the wait list and then by the time one comes available i will be ready for an upgrade. But depending on what a 2-bedroom costs...i am not sure that is a great option. I do really want a change, meaning i want a bit more space. I don't want a lot of space but i would love some more storage and kitchen i can actually cook in.
People keep telling me that once the condo market crashes (which will be soon) i can get a place no problem...but people have been telling me the condo bubble is going to burst for like 2 years...and toronto is just plain expensive for living, rent is higher, mortgages are high, fees and taxes are higher.....if i didn't love this city so much, i would be tempted to move. If i were to move closer to mom and dad, i could afford a very tiny house or something but i would need a car which is another added expense.
So i will continue as i am in my apartment that i am slowly growing to hate because of the tiny kitchen and lack of storage.
But now...this blueray thing....it opens up a whole new world. I can get a blueray for like $100 that is wifi enabled. Since everyone is upgrading to blueray, i might as well get on the blueray bandwagon....plus if it helps me get Netflix before Arrested Development...well then that is just a bonus!
In other news, steph found me a website that sells milk crates, i can get six for $84 i believe and all i need now is to figure out how to hang them and we are off and running. Dad thinks it would be easier to just get shelves from ikea and hang them...but i am pretty stuck to the milk crate idea. I need to get some shelves for the kitchen and main room. I want to put all my nail polish on some shelves in the main room and i want a tea shelf in the kitchen.
Mom and dad think i should try to get a two bedroom in my building so i have more space. I am not sure if i want it, but they said that i could be put on the wait list and then by the time one comes available i will be ready for an upgrade. But depending on what a 2-bedroom costs...i am not sure that is a great option. I do really want a change, meaning i want a bit more space. I don't want a lot of space but i would love some more storage and kitchen i can actually cook in.
People keep telling me that once the condo market crashes (which will be soon) i can get a place no problem...but people have been telling me the condo bubble is going to burst for like 2 years...and toronto is just plain expensive for living, rent is higher, mortgages are high, fees and taxes are higher.....if i didn't love this city so much, i would be tempted to move. If i were to move closer to mom and dad, i could afford a very tiny house or something but i would need a car which is another added expense.
So i will continue as i am in my apartment that i am slowly growing to hate because of the tiny kitchen and lack of storage.
Monday, April 8, 2013
Milk Crates
LIGHTBULB!!!
I need to get me some milk crates. Because i am going to build myself a custom shelving system on my wall in my bedroom instead of buying a wardrobe. At first i was like...a wardrobe would be an awesome idea but it is big and bulky and will be hard to get into my apartment...but milk crates, they are light and movable and i can hang them on my wall in a fun design and store my clothes in them....like a wall full of cubby-holes. Now i am super excited...i can also spray paint them fun and bright colours and make it a really cool wall feature.
But here is the problem, i just learned that milk crates are very hard to find. So now what? i have my heart set on a milk crate wall of storage. So...where can i get milk crates? I need some help people. If anyone knows where to get them...i will love them forever! I mean it. That is how much i want to make the wall of storage. I can see it in my head and it is awesome.
What else is new with me....well it was a great weekend, i played Cards Against Humanity and lost....which makes me happy because it means i was the least offensive!
Andrea and me too the kids to the park yesterday, they rode bikes...it was fun, they are getting the hang of it....Ally has the same fear as me - road fear. But we will get over it. Which reminds me, i need to take my bike in to a bike place for a tune up/fix up. Then it will be even more ready for riding. I also saw this great thing online about spray painting bikes. I could turn my blue bike into a super cool/awesome mint green bike. I really need to use my bike more this summer. I have to get over this fear of getting hit by a car. But there are just so many cars...it makes me fear for my life. I feel like i am never going to be comfortable on my bike....i love the idea of it so much...but then put me on the road, and i freeze up.
I need to get me some milk crates. Because i am going to build myself a custom shelving system on my wall in my bedroom instead of buying a wardrobe. At first i was like...a wardrobe would be an awesome idea but it is big and bulky and will be hard to get into my apartment...but milk crates, they are light and movable and i can hang them on my wall in a fun design and store my clothes in them....like a wall full of cubby-holes. Now i am super excited...i can also spray paint them fun and bright colours and make it a really cool wall feature.
But here is the problem, i just learned that milk crates are very hard to find. So now what? i have my heart set on a milk crate wall of storage. So...where can i get milk crates? I need some help people. If anyone knows where to get them...i will love them forever! I mean it. That is how much i want to make the wall of storage. I can see it in my head and it is awesome.
What else is new with me....well it was a great weekend, i played Cards Against Humanity and lost....which makes me happy because it means i was the least offensive!
Andrea and me too the kids to the park yesterday, they rode bikes...it was fun, they are getting the hang of it....Ally has the same fear as me - road fear. But we will get over it. Which reminds me, i need to take my bike in to a bike place for a tune up/fix up. Then it will be even more ready for riding. I also saw this great thing online about spray painting bikes. I could turn my blue bike into a super cool/awesome mint green bike. I really need to use my bike more this summer. I have to get over this fear of getting hit by a car. But there are just so many cars...it makes me fear for my life. I feel like i am never going to be comfortable on my bike....i love the idea of it so much...but then put me on the road, and i freeze up.
Thursday, April 4, 2013
R.I.P. My Grey Jeans
I have sad news to announce....my favourite grey jeans...have worn through....in the butt. I am going to have to take them out of my regular rotation of jeans. This is horrible. I live in my grey jeans. The first pair i bought from American Polo for like $25 and they changed my life..they were my first pair of skinny jeans. Then they started to wear and i found a pair of similar jeans at Joe that were only 19. The problem is..american polo was a one off...plus it being in the states, it is hard to get to. And Joe, well their jeans have become this weird stretchy material that just doesn't fit me right. So Joe is out.....American Polo is out. Where do I go. I need some grey jeans...and i need them bad!
So...people...where do i go from here. I need them to be skinny and stretchy and very comfy...because that is what my current pair is....and i need something very similar...if not the same...or better.
I haven't had much luck finding grey jeans...so people....go out there and see what you can find, then email me or txt me or kidnap me and deliver me to where the jeans are.
So...people...where do i go from here. I need them to be skinny and stretchy and very comfy...because that is what my current pair is....and i need something very similar...if not the same...or better.
I haven't had much luck finding grey jeans...so people....go out there and see what you can find, then email me or txt me or kidnap me and deliver me to where the jeans are.
Wednesday, April 3, 2013
WHY?
***Spoiler Alert (i will be ranting about The Host and plot points will be included)***
So I went to see the Host last night with Kelly. There is this contest for free movies for a year and you get bonus entries and extra scene points if you see certain movies. these movies are Warm Bodies, The Host, and City of Bones. Well me and Kelly have already seen warm bodies, and we were planning on seeing City of Bones (because we hate read the books)...so we figured that we might as well see the host since it could help us with this contest.
Kelly decided we would see it in AVX or whatever that fancy theatre is called with assigned seating....because we were both using scene points anyways. So the experience started off bad...they told us to take 3D glasses, and we were like what??? we didn't think it was in 3D. Then we go to the theatre, it is completely empty except the two seats DIRECTLY beside mine....so that wasn't annoying at all...it may be a draw back from assigned seating....plus then because we are noisey, Kelly went on the website to see if those seats beside me were bought, they weren't....so the people in those seats clearly do not understand how AVX works. I hate when people don't follow the instructions!
Then the movie starts, it is not 3D!
The movie is HORRIBLE....the plot is ridiculous, the wardrobe makes me angry....hey, they are an alien race so let's make them wear jackets backwards as shirts....SERIOUSLY...also let's make the bad aliens dress all in white...super original...also let's make all the aliens only drive chromey vehicles. Let's then move onto the thing that made me most angry...the score...they had that one famous song they use in the trailer and at the end of the movie...then during, it was one song that was played loudly at inappropriate times to show how emotional the moment was.....but it was so loud it took away from the 'touching' moments. Then there was the plot....and the acting. I love Saoirse Ronan and Diane Kruger....but what they hell were they thinking getting roped into that crap. And my absolute favourite part, i think it was like the straw that broke the camels back....they wrap up the movie...but then add on a final scene "months later" Those two words across the screen. They can't even commit to a time frame..how hard is it to do....Six months Four months, the time frame wasn't necessary for the completely UNNECESSARY extra scene they added.
God that movie was a waste of time.
I am not a movie reviewer, i have never claimed to have the best taste, i have always been very open about giving all movies a chance, i have never wanted to walk out of a movie more than last night. I would love to blame Meyers for the whole thing, but she couldn't have made all the bad choices that went into this movie. Yes she provided the horrible book the movie was based on but did she make the horrible movie choices?
I don't know...all i know is that you shouldn't go see the movies...don't waste your money.
So I went to see the Host last night with Kelly. There is this contest for free movies for a year and you get bonus entries and extra scene points if you see certain movies. these movies are Warm Bodies, The Host, and City of Bones. Well me and Kelly have already seen warm bodies, and we were planning on seeing City of Bones (because we hate read the books)...so we figured that we might as well see the host since it could help us with this contest.
Kelly decided we would see it in AVX or whatever that fancy theatre is called with assigned seating....because we were both using scene points anyways. So the experience started off bad...they told us to take 3D glasses, and we were like what??? we didn't think it was in 3D. Then we go to the theatre, it is completely empty except the two seats DIRECTLY beside mine....so that wasn't annoying at all...it may be a draw back from assigned seating....plus then because we are noisey, Kelly went on the website to see if those seats beside me were bought, they weren't....so the people in those seats clearly do not understand how AVX works. I hate when people don't follow the instructions!
Then the movie starts, it is not 3D!
The movie is HORRIBLE....the plot is ridiculous, the wardrobe makes me angry....hey, they are an alien race so let's make them wear jackets backwards as shirts....SERIOUSLY...also let's make the bad aliens dress all in white...super original...also let's make all the aliens only drive chromey vehicles. Let's then move onto the thing that made me most angry...the score...they had that one famous song they use in the trailer and at the end of the movie...then during, it was one song that was played loudly at inappropriate times to show how emotional the moment was.....but it was so loud it took away from the 'touching' moments. Then there was the plot....and the acting. I love Saoirse Ronan and Diane Kruger....but what they hell were they thinking getting roped into that crap. And my absolute favourite part, i think it was like the straw that broke the camels back....they wrap up the movie...but then add on a final scene "months later" Those two words across the screen. They can't even commit to a time frame..how hard is it to do....Six months Four months, the time frame wasn't necessary for the completely UNNECESSARY extra scene they added.
God that movie was a waste of time.
I am not a movie reviewer, i have never claimed to have the best taste, i have always been very open about giving all movies a chance, i have never wanted to walk out of a movie more than last night. I would love to blame Meyers for the whole thing, but she couldn't have made all the bad choices that went into this movie. Yes she provided the horrible book the movie was based on but did she make the horrible movie choices?
I don't know...all i know is that you shouldn't go see the movies...don't waste your money.
Tuesday, April 2, 2013
Grandpa Sweaters
I found a new blog that is all about do it yourself crafts that are very easy, don't have too much sewing and are super simple and cute.
http://www.cremedelacraft.com/
Now i have only discovered it this morning, so i haven't had time to absorb all the craft awesomeness that is on this website...but what i have seen so far....A-MAZING!
What else is new? I discovered something yesterday....or more accurately acknowledged that grandpa sweaters are my favourite accessory. I found one a few weeks ago with a giant union jack on the back...but i didn't buy it because i was being strong. But my friend pointed out that button up cardigans with pockets and a slightly longer length - aka the grandpa sweater - has become a signature of mine. I am never far from a grandpa sweater, a slouchy hat, and big combat boots. That is when i realized...i am dressing like a teenager again. Skinny jeans, a graphic tee, and a grandpa sweater.
So let me introduce you to a great fear of mine....i will be that crazy old lady with purple hair that dresses way too young, that never learned how to dress age appropriately...the one that you all judge. I don't want to be that crazy old lady. But it is my future because....I have never been great at dressing age appropriately. When people my age at work are all wearing nice suits, i am wearing converse, black skinnies, and a bird cage shirt (that is a shirt that has brightly coloured tiny bird cages all over it). When i have to i will change the converse for heels and i do love the look of a blazer because sometimes it is fun to be fancy...and nothing gets you more fancy cred than a blazer.
But what am i trying to say here? I will never be a conservative dresser....i will always choose a printed animal shirt over a plain one...a pair of docs over loafers....a pair of black skinny jeans over dress pants. And a Grandpa sweater over every other sweater option.
Anyways...that was a random tangent.
By the way....i did buy that union jack sweater eventually...and also a bright orange sweater with a giant star on the front. Both found in the junior section at winners. Which my friends won't stop teasing me for....me and the teenagers hanging out and shopping in the junior section at winners...which i then point out...it helps me blend in when i go to embarrassing teen movies. Like when i saw warm bodies 4 times.
http://www.cremedelacraft.com/
Now i have only discovered it this morning, so i haven't had time to absorb all the craft awesomeness that is on this website...but what i have seen so far....A-MAZING!
What else is new? I discovered something yesterday....or more accurately acknowledged that grandpa sweaters are my favourite accessory. I found one a few weeks ago with a giant union jack on the back...but i didn't buy it because i was being strong. But my friend pointed out that button up cardigans with pockets and a slightly longer length - aka the grandpa sweater - has become a signature of mine. I am never far from a grandpa sweater, a slouchy hat, and big combat boots. That is when i realized...i am dressing like a teenager again. Skinny jeans, a graphic tee, and a grandpa sweater.
So let me introduce you to a great fear of mine....i will be that crazy old lady with purple hair that dresses way too young, that never learned how to dress age appropriately...the one that you all judge. I don't want to be that crazy old lady. But it is my future because....I have never been great at dressing age appropriately. When people my age at work are all wearing nice suits, i am wearing converse, black skinnies, and a bird cage shirt (that is a shirt that has brightly coloured tiny bird cages all over it). When i have to i will change the converse for heels and i do love the look of a blazer because sometimes it is fun to be fancy...and nothing gets you more fancy cred than a blazer.
But what am i trying to say here? I will never be a conservative dresser....i will always choose a printed animal shirt over a plain one...a pair of docs over loafers....a pair of black skinny jeans over dress pants. And a Grandpa sweater over every other sweater option.
Anyways...that was a random tangent.
By the way....i did buy that union jack sweater eventually...and also a bright orange sweater with a giant star on the front. Both found in the junior section at winners. Which my friends won't stop teasing me for....me and the teenagers hanging out and shopping in the junior section at winners...which i then point out...it helps me blend in when i go to embarrassing teen movies. Like when i saw warm bodies 4 times.
Monday, April 1, 2013
Wishing Monday was a Holiday for Me
I am at work today, coming out of the sugar coma....wishing i had a time machine to fast forward this day. So what did i do this weekend? Well Friday i spent it in my pj's but i made home made cream eggs, crocheted my blanket (so not finished yet), and marathon-ed harry potter. It was a great day and an homage to my normal easter tradition.
Saturday, i got up really early, went to Dollarama to get easter stuff so the easter bunny can come to mom and dad's house. Then we went to see Wizard of Oz with Grandma, it was a girl's afternoon (poor Ally had to stay home) and the we had a lovely dinner, with special guest Mark.
Worked on my blanket again saturday night.....STILL NOT DONE. So i didn't get it to grandma for easter.....next occasion, her birthday. I will get it done for that!
Sunday....it was easter time. The kids were full of sugar....it was a great day. We played outside blowing bubbles. Ally has great bubble blowing form ( i think she may hyperventilate if she blows bubbles too long). Bradyon was so funny, he had some great one liners....my personal favourite was when steph told him she was his god mother and he said no and got very upset and told her 'you can only be my god mother if you buy me lots and lots of presents'
It was a great weekend overall. But of course grandma pulled a nana and told me i should visit her more.
Man...it is crazy outside today. I pulled out my awesome green cape jacket which can only be warn in fallish temperatures....so this weekend was like the perfect temperature for it. Now here is the problem, i of course did not check the weather this morning so i put on my cape and went to work. It is hailing right now. I did not dress appropriately for this weather today.
The sugar crash has been hard today...i needed to come down softer so i went and got a small slurpee to help the crash to be smoother. First slurpee of the season....and it tastes wonderful. There is nothing better than a nice ice cold slurpee!
Saturday, i got up really early, went to Dollarama to get easter stuff so the easter bunny can come to mom and dad's house. Then we went to see Wizard of Oz with Grandma, it was a girl's afternoon (poor Ally had to stay home) and the we had a lovely dinner, with special guest Mark.
Worked on my blanket again saturday night.....STILL NOT DONE. So i didn't get it to grandma for easter.....next occasion, her birthday. I will get it done for that!
Sunday....it was easter time. The kids were full of sugar....it was a great day. We played outside blowing bubbles. Ally has great bubble blowing form ( i think she may hyperventilate if she blows bubbles too long). Bradyon was so funny, he had some great one liners....my personal favourite was when steph told him she was his god mother and he said no and got very upset and told her 'you can only be my god mother if you buy me lots and lots of presents'
It was a great weekend overall. But of course grandma pulled a nana and told me i should visit her more.
Man...it is crazy outside today. I pulled out my awesome green cape jacket which can only be warn in fallish temperatures....so this weekend was like the perfect temperature for it. Now here is the problem, i of course did not check the weather this morning so i put on my cape and went to work. It is hailing right now. I did not dress appropriately for this weather today.
The sugar crash has been hard today...i needed to come down softer so i went and got a small slurpee to help the crash to be smoother. First slurpee of the season....and it tastes wonderful. There is nothing better than a nice ice cold slurpee!
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