Saturday, December 30, 2006
What good excuse can I come up with this time
So the first installment will talk about something that I was really afraid of and nervous for for a very long time... Andrew finally meet my parents, and I finally meet his, but that will be another installment. Way back on the 17th my mom and dad had my dad's sister and their kids over for the "McLaughlin family Christmas" We really don't see this part of our family very often and it was strange that asked to get together. They are kind of antisocial and choose not to see us with the exception of once a year.. if that. Since Andrew had been proclaiming illness for about a month and using it as an excuse not to meet my parents we decided that he was going to have to come to their house with me so they didn't develop a complex that he didn't want to meet them or something to that effect. So we got there around 3 sat down and drank some beer and started chatting. The evening went very well. My mom, in the middle of dinner, attempted to "interrogate" Andrew but couldn't really come up with any good questions. She didn't even scare me!! She later claimed it was because my brother had made fun of her so she was afraid to ask any questions ect. But we had a very lovely evening. My siblings, Andrew and I went downstairs and played pool on the newly re-finished pool table and he got to chat with all 3 of them plus get a break from the boring adults.
At then end of the evening we get in the car and before I can even close the car door, he says to me... "Your family is awesome... but your aunt and uncle and their kids... are weird!" I laughed have the way home. This comment is only funny to the people who actually know my aunt and uncle, but none the less, it is funny. Plus it gives you an idea of his overall reaction of the evening...
Friday, December 15, 2006
9 shopping days till Christmas
P.S. I got taged this week for a post, six weird things about me, and I'm still working on it. Can't figure out the sixth. Next week for sure!!
Monday, December 04, 2006
GOALLLLLL!!!
I'm so excited I can't sleep... or maybe it's the fact that I ran for a full hour, hard to say...
By the way, my mom voted for Rheo's over Barrs. We had tried them last year, but I couldn't remember the outcome, good thing I have her around!!
Jingle Bells, batman smells, you know the song.
I haven't thought of that song in a very long time, until it came on over the PA system at work the other day. One of the other mangers and I were complaining about the Christmas music they were playing on the satellite system at the store, and now in every store. It was weird because two weeks ago Friday, I left for the weekend and there was no Christmas music, I came back on the Monday and it was all about Christmas. But not only had we started it but so had everyone else. I guess we passed the day and it was suddenly acceptable, and man was it EVERYWHERE!! So back to my batman version of Jingle Bells, we were complaining because there are no original Christmas songs, it's the same six songs over and over again all day, just different people singing it and adding their own pizzazz if you could call it that. Some of them seriously sound like the singer is on Coke or some crazy thing. It used to be bad in that we would hear the same song day in and day out some times twice in one day, but now it's the same song over and over and over again. Trust me in a 10 hour day you hear Jingle Bells quite a few times. So we were working away and all the sudden the Barenaked Ladies version of Jingle Bells came in and it was the version you used to sing in the playground in elementary school, the whole thing!! Let me tell you, it was a nice break from the sappy slow crap we've been constantly hearing, BLAH!
So truly I am excited about the Christmas season. I really do enjoy Christmas. I take great pride in finding the perfect gift for everyone on my list. I love seeing someone open something they really wanted and never expected to get it, least of all from me. Currently I have 2 people I can not crack and it's driving me nuts. Any unusually gift suggestions would be welcome; I just need Ideas and don't have much time to go shopping, since I hate doing it with to many people around.
I also need opinions from
Enjoy your Christmas shopping folks!
Tuesday, October 31, 2006
You don't know how much you miss it until it is gone
I’ve been in a bloging dry spell for quite some time. I haven’t even been able to keep up with friends’ blogs and see how they are doing. What have I been up to, you ask? Well, that is part of the problem, I don’t know. I haven’t been doing anything different then when I was able to blog once or twice a week. I’m still playing soccer once a week, I’m stil working my crazy 47 and a half hours every week and I’m still making it to the gym 3 or 4 times a week. My schedule is essentially the same as it was all summer, and yet somehow, I have much less time and for a lot of things. My house hasn’t been cleaned in so long I don’t remember what my floor looks like, I haven’t seen much of my friends, my e-mails are piling up and I’m ALWAYS tired! I’m not sure what it is, but every year around this time, I feel like I lose 3 extra hours out of every day. Okay maybe it’s only an hour but still. I don’t understand where those 7 hours a week go. I get up at the same time, I go to bed at the same time and yet they just totally disappear. If anyone has any idea how I could find these hours, could you please let me know!
Wednesday, October 11, 2006
Days off are just not long enough
After I got my rooms all set up, I spent most of my day goofing around. By the end of my shift last night, my feet were killing me so I decided it was time to get some new work shoes, 6 months of 50 hours a week is alot for a pair of shoes. At the gym today I realized I also hadn't bought a new pair of running shoes in almost two years and there were starting to look pretty worn. I spent about 4 hours shopping for new shoes and finally found a pair of runners for both work and the gym at the same place. All and all it was a good day, just not long enough, I didn't really get to relax all that much, and now i'm trying to prepare my christmas list because before you know it.. that will be here too.
Wednesday, September 27, 2006
And the heat is on!!
I've meet the new manger this week and I'm very excited to work with her. She has been with the company for quite some time and knows a lot, plus she actually does work!! So we should be able to turn things around really well!!! I'm a little concerned that there is going to be a lot of girlie bitching and bullshit but hopefully I can work past that crap.
We also had a visit from the head honco of the Canadian Operations today and it went pretty well considering. He did permit the junior managers to work up to 60 hours as opposed to only the 47.5 and that we are scheduled to so that will help out a lot with the work load. He also managed to get the truck that was to be delivered to us tomorrow canceled so that is also exciting... Yeah to big dudes with power!!!
Monday, September 25, 2006
I don't know what to do with myself!!!
Thursday, September 21, 2006
This is the song that never ends... it goes on and on my friends
We had an interesting chain of events today. The store that i'm now working at, the GM is not a well liked person. He can be very dificult to work with, very self centered and obnoxious but gets nothing done and is in no way supportive. In fact, a few weeks ago when I was staring at a room full of stock, that I had no home for, he said to me... "don't worry, it only gets worse from here!"... mmm thanks for the help Jacka**! Long story short, we were informed today that he is no longer working for the company. We're not sure if he quit or got fired, but really it dosen't matter because he's gone and we should be getting someone to replace him in the next week or so... could be an interesting time!!!
Saturday, September 09, 2006
And the lesson for the day, teamwork!
This is not the only area of my life where I am finding team work an issue. I was just recently transferred in my job to a new store, where on the management team of 7 there seems to be 2 who push the other 5's buttons to the point that they don't even bother trying to help out the team members that the do like. It also makes for a really frustrating environment, and I'm having a hard time rising above it, and keeping positive. I'm finding myself getting really involved in gossip and being worried about the actions of others instead of only dealing with what I have to worry about. So maybe that is the real lesson, keeping myself from getting involved in the gossip and other bull that I really don't care about.
Friday, September 08, 2006
Today is the day!
Update, still procrastinating!! Didn't get the kitchen floors scrubed, but I did get my room reorganized, more of an organized kayos...
Thursday, August 31, 2006
Small things amuse small minds!
Wednesday, August 30, 2006
How sad is it when your younger sister can drink you under the table
I am the oldest of four kids; with two brothers and one sister and 8 years between me and her as the youngest. Way back when, when i first found out my mom was pregnant again, I was so excited at the prospect of finally getting a sister as I had been putting up with two boys for what felt like a very long time. When she was finally born, I was still very excited and she was an adorable child. I even got to help name her. Those fellings lasted for about 3 years. Between the time she was 4 till she was 10 I was very annoyed with her, at all times! She had the tendancy to be very clingy and I can remember spefic times when my friends, or even some of my brothers' friends, would come over and she would maul them, quite literlaly. I found it irritating and hard to handle. But after I moved out, and went to college, I saw her less frequently so she got on my nerves that much less, but I still never really considered her a friend. Over the last year or so, I feel like we've both really grown up and become more and more like friends. I even went out with her for her 19th birthday this past Sunday. When she asked me a few weeks ago if her and her friends could come down to Waterloo and stay the night if they went out, I assumed i would just stay home as I had to work the next day rather earily , and don't do well on little sleep. (it's amazing how bad it gets when you get older) Anyway things got changed around and I ended up with Monday off so I decided I would tag along with them and having a good time.
It took us a while, but we finally decided where to go, as it was a sunday night and we figured we'd be limited in options so we thought we would start at a pub, grab some food and then wander around downtown waterloo and see what else was open. At every place we hit she would drink more and more, by the end of the night, we had gone to 5 bars, she had had 10 drinks and 5 shots and was still a very reasonable drunk. She claimed she could walk stright but i think that was pushing it a bit. Still no falling down, no passing out and no vomitting, even despite the praire fire, jajermister and the goldshlager shots I bought her. But at the very least, she had a really good time. The final bar we hit was a slimy little country with, you guessed it, Karokee. Her and one of her friends got up and sang a few songs, they even made friends with a group of guys that were there and ended up singing and dancing with them for a few songs too. We were able to get out of there, the whole group in tack and happy!!
Happy Birthday Jan
Monday, August 28, 2006
and the answer is.....
There are a few answers that I would contest but hey, it's all in good fun.
1. The one sport in which neither the spectators nor the participants
Tuesday, August 22, 2006
This is a toughy
Good Luck
1. Name the one sport in which neither the spectators nor the participants know the score or the leader until the contest ends.
2. What famous North American landmark is constantly moving backward?
3. Of all vegetables, only two can live to produce on their own for severla growing season. All other vegetables must be replanted every year. What are the only two perennial vegetables?
4 Name the only sport in which the ball is always in possession of the team on defense, and the offensive team can score with out touching the ball?5. What fruit has its seeds on the outside?
6. In many liquor stores, you can buy pear brandy, with a real pear inside the bottle. The pear is whole and ripe, and the bottle is genuine; it hasn't been cut in any way. How did the pear get inside the bottle?
7. Only three words in standard English begin with the letters "dw"and they are all common words. Name two of them.
8. There are 14 punctuation marks in English grammar. Can you name at least half of them?
9. Where are the lakes that are referred to in the Los Angeles Lakers?
10. There are 7 ways a baseball player can legally reach first basewithout getting a hit. Taking a base on balls (a walk) is one way. Name the other 6.
11. Name the only vegetable or fruit that is never sold frozen, canned, processed, cooked, or in any other form except fresh.
12. Name 6 or more things that you can wear on your feet beginning with the letter "S."
Tuesday, August 15, 2006
VACATION!!!
I've been working full time for 4 years now and for one reason or another, I’ve only taken 1 week vacation. Usually because I've been starting a new job so I’m not entitled to the paid time off and can't afford to take off without pay. I assumed this was the case at my current job, I’ve only been there for 4 months now so I figured I didn't have any time owed to me, I was wrong so I took advantage of it post haste! I had already arranged to have the Friday, Saturday and Sunday off so I could go up to my Aunt's Camp, as they call it in
So I arrived around dinner on Thursday night which was also my mother's birthday so that was a nice treat to see her, since I really haven't seen or hung out with her for quite some time. My dad, aunt and my parents’ friends who were also over for my mom's birthday made an amazing steak and potato dinner, the only thing missing was corn on the cob, but we had that the next night. We also made a camp fire and watched the stars which were awesome because we were so far away from civilization, the stars were so nice and bright and the fire created a nice relaxing atmosphere.
So I had an awesome sleep which I was surprised at because of the not so soft looking bed but it was really very comfortable. So we all slept in a bit and enjoyed a nice big breakfast and then said goodbye to my parents’ friends. The rest of the day, my mom and dad, my aunt and I spent sitting on the back deck, facing the gorgeous lake and reading. My aunt and I did take a break from all the excitement to go for a little paddle boat ride which was enjoyable. I haven't been on one of those for years. But it was a good way to see the whole lake settlement which is quite big. Around dinner my brother came with his puppy who is a 2 and a half year old Rottwhiler, and the sweetest little thing you could ever meet. Pat and I goofed around with his dog for a bit and got to chat and hang out in general. We also had a sit in the Sauna which is one of my favorite things to do but I’ve realized that I don't enjoy steam baths, and i understand why they tell you not to put water on the elements anymore, doesn’t make for a very good experience. I tried going into the lake after the sauna but was just to chicken to take the cold water. I haven't done much swimming for a very long time and had wanted to swim to the island that was about 100' from my aunt's dock but thought better of it since I might get half way there and not be able to swim back. We had another campfire and some more star gazing which lead into another really good night's sleep.
The next morning I got up and tried to go for a run. I took the dog with me but he is so attached to my brother that we would just get off my aunt's property and he would stop, turn around and look for my brother. So back he went. I ended up taking a walk instead of a run because the hills were so killer. I would be running down and feel like I was going to slide down and hurt something so I decided that walking was better then nothing and still ended up working up a pretty good sweat. After I got back, my dad and brother decided they wanted to go fishing. They tried to bring the dog along with them but he was to chicken to get in the boat (he is a big suck) Once they were about 20' from the dock, he realized my brother was going away from him, he jumped in the water and tried to swim after him. The poor dog got about 80' out and then started swimming in circles because he was tired. My aunt being the wonderful person she is grabbed her Kayak and went out to rescue him. The made it to a sand bar and transfer Zeke into the boat. And no they didn't catch any fish! The rest of the day was a lot of lounging around and reading but I ended up going on a Kayak tour of the island which was fun because it was my first time in a Kayak. My other aunt, her husband and their 2 kids showed up and we all ended up going swimming. We had another big dinner and another nice campfire and yet another good sleep. But that was the end of the vacation time. I did mange to get a lot of sun which was really nice. For the first time in a long time I'm a nice and dark colour, no pasty white for me :)
Friday, August 04, 2006
Heading to the old country!
My original plan was to go over and visit her in the winter (when I had enough money saved) and then return with her when she came back home from her year away. Plans have now changed! Even when she was talking of coming back early, I still had wanted to go overseas because it's something I have wanted to do for a really long time, and if I don't make the plans, I'm never going to go! So now, I am going to go back with her on her trip back and we are going to be in Europe for 10 days, it should be a great time. WE really haven't decided what all were going to do or see, were just in the preliminary stages of planning, in fact I still haven't got my ticket or passport yet. But it is very exciting to know that I am finally going on a real vacation!!!
Saturday, July 29, 2006
When time just slips away
So back to my excuses, because of the 3 days in a row off, I had to work the next 7 in a row which tends to be a little taxing.... ahhh the problems with only having 2 weeks vacation and wanting to use it to go across the ocean.
So my day off was this Tuesday and I went to my parents house. I always enjoy being there because it's such a relaxing place to be. Nice and quite area in the country. No one to bother you unless you choose to see people. Plus they have a really nice yard and pool and my mom always finds a way to keep the house super cool, even in the dead heat of summer. The hole reason I went home was because I had a Doctor's appointment and I also had my car into the mechanics to get it's check up as well. I realized how long it's been since I've been home because there were so many changes... and in the country, things don't change that fast. First of all they FINALLY paved the entire road between the highway and my parents place. And they had pretty much the hole thing completed which typically takes them the entire summer, government workers of course.
The church my family goes to, also finally tore down the parish hall which had been condemned for about 3 years now, so really it was about time. It was just awkward seeing this empty space where the yellow building used to be!
They also tore down the baseball diamond that we used to play on as kids. I saw this new development the last time I was home. But they have now built 3 more soccer fields in the space where they diamond was. Turns out there is a HUGE craving for kids soccer in rural Ontario. The new fields were all for the little guys, 5 and 6 years old so they were really small fields. I ended up watching the game that 2 of my cousins played in and it was really cute. There was really only one player on each team who was actually interested in playing, of course on of the older ones, but my cousin was one of them and he was quite good. Made some excellent shots and some really good deaks. Of course it's not very difficultly to deak around someone who was just picking the grass but he still had some good moves!!
So my other excuses for not bloging this week are that I've been sooooooooooooo bloody tired. I went to bed at like 9 two nights in a row and still felt like I was dragging my ass around all day. I even attempted going to the gym one day. I figured that once I got going, I would kinda wake up, but no such luck!! I ended up going to they gym again today and having a great workout and feeling fantastic because of it!! Mmmm maybe I'll attempt to take on the world now!
Monday, July 17, 2006
When the Images in your head are better then the movie.
I also got to see a good movie this weekend, Pirates of the Caribbean; Dead Man's Chest. I watch the first one and really enjoyed it but can't remember specifics so I'm not sure which one was better. Johnny Depp once again gives a stellar performance. I don't think there could have been another actor do that character nearly as well as he does. It's a must see!!
Wednesday, July 12, 2006
Reviewing Dan Brown
I was quite excited to read the divines Code. My dad had read it and really enjoyed it, as well as a lot of my friends. The hype surrounding the new movie that came out while I was half way thought the book was also a good motivator. I found the book very interesting especially in terms of hearing about that part of history from another side of the story. I was raised in a strict catholic family, went to a straight laced catholic elementary school, hung out only with people from my church / school and really didn't get invovled with people of other backgrounds until I was in College so my experiences slash knowledge of certain things was very limited. It was refreshing to hear of something different without having to read some boring journal or newspaper article, which I don't read much of.
For the most part I thought the book was a rather exciting concept. In fact, at some point in the middle, I was so excited that I was late for work one day because I couldn't put the book down. But then I found that it dragged on for about 3 chapters, then pick up a bit again, then drag. Overall I enjoyed the book but I think I was just not used to his writing style.
As for Angels and Demons, I went though rollercoaster feelings about it as well. There were parts that I thought were very interesting, then I thought there were parts that could have been interesting but the way he had written them were just weird and then there were parts that I just couldn't grasp. Not because of lack of understanding but more because of lack of acceptance because it didn't fit in with what I believe. I also have to say that then end of the book, with the two in the Hotel Room was really dumb! It felt like they just got together because they were of the opposite sex and happened to be in the same place at the same time.
So really, I guess a book that can create that many different emotions and responses can't be bad at all!
Monday, July 10, 2006
Soccer extravaganza!!
So that was my Friday, Saturday, unfortunately, I had to work so I missed out on the Germany Portugal game which I'm very excited that Germany won, not only because they were the home team, but also because Portugal played like a bunch of wusy for most of the games I watched them in. That Christiano Ronaldo has got to be the biggest faker I've ever seen in my life! The constant diving and looking for calls gives the game a bad name a bad vibe.
Sunday morning, I got up and went to church for the first time in a few months. Then I went to the gym, did a quick weight workout and then headed to waterloo park and played pickup with a few guys from my team for a few hours. Right after the game was over, Andrew and I headed to his place and watched the World Cup final. I have to say it was one of the best games I've seen the whole tournament. With actual goals in the game, that's quite impressive. That was the first time I'd watch the French captain Zidane play and he is quite an impressive player. I was disappointed in his head butt, it seemed a little unsportsman like but I'm glad to hear the still won the Golden Ball award as he was an awesome force for his team thoughout the tournament.
Friday, July 07, 2006
Really starting to annoy me!!!
Sometimes it's just a problem on Yahoo, sometimes just one or two sites, and sometimes it's everything. I have ultra lite high speed and i'm not sure if I upgrade, if that will solve the problem or just mean that i'm paying more for the same crap. I also live in a very old house and thought that maybe it was the orignial connection, but they've just replaced that so that theroy is out... Any ideas on how to solve the problem, please... let me know!!
Side note... please forgive the horrid spelling, the spell check on Blogger isn't work and I don't have my wordproceessing program up... i'm very sorry Christy
Thursday, July 06, 2006
Now it's the internet connection...what next
Thursday, June 29, 2006
Volleyball fun
I've included a picture of the team from the second last game of the season
On a side note, the "summer" team did go out for drinks tonight so it looks like the tradition should continue!
Excuses, excuses, excuses!
This should mean more posting from me...yah! I just have to get the new accesories that I need like my wireless card and router then will be all high tech and stuff.
Happy Thursday to you all
Tuesday, June 20, 2006
Finally caught up to Technology!! Well sort of :)
Yesterday we went back to see exactly what they had available, the spec of the machines and of course cost. We left with a flyer and were discussing options ect. I decided to do some research and found other items of similar specs but higher prices so I decided I would go back sometime in the near future and buy one. I was over in that end of town while I was doing some errons so I decided to stop in and ask some stupid questions, just so I would know what I was getting myself into. Turns out the system I had my eyes one was gone! But then he started showing me some of the used options available and there was a model with more ram and a Pentium 4 instead of a 3 for the same price. Since it was the only one there I decided not to wait any longer and I bought it. As of tomorrow afternoon I will have a real computer! Tres exciting!!
Monday, June 19, 2006
Why does it always rain on me?
Saturday, it was super nice weather for my friends wedding and for all the pictures! It was a really nice wedding very small which made it nice for mingling and catching up with my old friends. I found it quite strange that there were no single people there besides the group of us that went. I've never seen that at a wedding before but we all agreed that we are coming to the age where, everyone is married which I don't find fun, but that's a whole nether story! I was very excited to get to some drinking at the function but for some reason it just wasn't hitting me like it should. The drinks were going down well but at the end of the night, I probably could have still driven.
Sunday we got up and went for brunch with the whole wedding crew (obviously not the bride and groom) but had an enjoyable dining experience with the exception of the slow service. We then went on a secret mission to create a surprise anniversary scrap book which was quite fun. I don't scrapbook very often so it was nice to do something creative. I then headed back to my parents house for fathers day dinner and got to hang out with the fam for awhile which was also nice.
So today was really my only day off but I have done well to do nothing. I did get my ass to the gym and get most of my laundry done, except for the folding part... yuck. So that was pretty productive. I had planed on doing a lot of sitting on the hammock in the back yard reading but for some reason, when ever I have a day off with no plans, it rains at some point and puts a damper on my sun enjoying time.
Here's hoping the next day I have off is hot, humid, and not rainy
Tuesday, June 13, 2006
World Cup!!!
So I've been playing soccer since I was 10 or so, but this is my first year watching world cup action. I really enjoy sports but I've always been more of a player then a watcher. I enjoy going out with friends, watching a game and having some beers, which is what I did on Friday night while watching the Poland, Ecuador game. But then found that I really wanted to watch games just for the sake of watching the games. The tournament is only on once every four years after all! Now I'm hooked on watching the games but don't get TSN so can't watch them... How disappointing. I guess that just means I'll have to go out drinking more often during the next month! Mind you it's probably a good thing that I can't watch every game. I"m truly in awe at how far these guys can kick the ball. I imagine when I get on the field, part of me will believe I should be able to kick that far as well and it will frustrated the heck out of me that I can't!
If you get the chance take in a least. Or a bit of one anyway. They have some really cool traditions like switching jerseys with your opponents at the end of the game. That is a good way to get some free clothes. Sure you have to wash it first but think of all the colours that would now be in your wardrobe!
Enjoy the games!!
Monday, June 12, 2006
The Wonderful World of Blogging
congratulations!!!
Sunday, June 11, 2006
The Greatest Show on Earth!!
So last week, Andrew and I went on one of our first "real" dates where we actually do something instead of just hanging out around the house. A few months ago he bought tickets to the Garden Brothers Circus that comes to Kitchener every year to raise money for the Police Retirees. When they say it's the greatest show on earth, they really aren't kidding. There were A LOT of little children their but it was kind cute watching them play on all the rides, the slide, the elephants, playing with the big snakes, before, after and during the intermission of the show. One of my favorite acts was probably this little poddle who had some amazing training!! The clown was on center stage pretending to have a picnic and this little dog comes running in behind him and "steals" all the food from his picnic. Of course the clown's back is to the food and the children face the clown are trying to tell him about the dog. But everytime he turns around, the dog hides in the picnic basket on the other side of the stage...It was adorable!! The music was even time to his running and hiding and there was no one in site that the dog was taking commands from. Very impressive I must say!
I truly did enjoy the entire show. The acrobats, traipse artists, even the contortionist were quite cool, not as exciting as other but still very cool. The only thing I was disappointed with was the horses. There we're such beautiful animals but really didn't get used to there full potential. Not that they really had the space. But boy did the elephants do some cool things as well!!!
Thursday, June 01, 2006
Beach bunny fun
Tuesday, May 30, 2006
Small things amuse small minds
Tuesday, May 23, 2006
The bastard ate all my crackers.
We are both people who enjoy and are used to having our own space so we were both really shocked that we also didn't kill each other. But since we didn't make it a hetic weekend with all kinds of things to do and people to see, I think that really helped and really helped us to get to know each other better which was very cool!
Needless to say it was a very relaxing and enjoyable weekend. We ended up watching a British television show that he has downloaded called "Coupling" and I am now hooked on as well as watching Mission Impossible 3 which isn't as exciting at the previous 2 in my opinion and listening to the Chris Rock HBO special, damn that guy is funny!! We even managed to do a little shopping and eat some good food, including tacos that he made...Very cool. Unfortunately, when I went to make my lunch for work, I realized the little weasel at all my crackers. All in all thought, a very good weekend.
Wednesday, May 17, 2006
I
I AM stronger on the outside then on the inside
I WANT a new computer, cus mine is way to slow
I WISH I had more self confidence
I HATE closed mindedness
I HEAR silence..It's nice
I WONDER if I will have any regrets when I'm older
I REGRET not being more impulsive
I AM NOT patient enough
I DANCE to the weirdest songs ont he speakers at work.
I SING when ever I'm alone
I CRY when I watch Jack... It gets me every time!!
I AM NOT ALWAYS full of energy
I MAKE WITH MY HANDS messes :)
I WRITE really, only blogs and grocery lists
I CONFUSE myself
I NEED more time!!
I SHOULD be kinder to others, especially my siblings.
I START drawings that I never finish
I FINISH eating everything on my plate, cus that's what my gramma told me to do
so now i need to get my plans strightened out for the long weekend. Yeehaaa!
Wednesday, May 10, 2006
Hanging out with the toilet bowl
Wish me Luck
Friday, May 05, 2006
The Joys of Runninng..
For most of my life I always wanted to be in shape and able to run miles and be the best at all types of sports. As a kid I was fairly lazy so that managed to keep me away from doing activities, but as I got older I stared to rely on physical activity. For the last 3 years or so I've been fairly consistent at running at least 3 times a week, weather it's in the gym during the winter or outside in the warmer months. All this time I thought that it was just me who found running outside to be incredible difficult. When at the gym I could run for 20 min straight on the treadmill with out much problem but when it came to running out side, I was lucky to be able to run for 4 minutes with 2 minute cheater intervals in between. Eventually by the end of the summer I would get much better, something like 10 minutes running and 2 minutes walking, but of course every spring I would have to start over at my weenie little pace. This year I've been working with a personal trainer so not only has she helped me to improve my physically appearance, body composition and strength, she has also helped me to improve my cardiovascular levels. I can get my heart rate from 170 down to 120 in something like 2 min which is pretty much ridiculous!! So about a week or two ago I started running outside again, since it's finally getting nice and warm out, and I mentioned to her how much I struggle with the switch. I was relieved to find out that she has the same problem and in fact, doesn't like to run outside because she just can't perform as well. That was enough to encourage me to keep trying and I've now been able to increase my run time from 3 to 4 minutes in only one week. I know it sounds wimp but I'm proud so there. I am planning on running in a 5km marathon in June, so I still have quite a ways to go...
Wish me luck!
Monday, May 01, 2006
Bowing to Pressure
I'll give you a little background on my. I grew up in small town Ontario, just outside of Stratford. I have 2 younger brothers and a younger sister whom I get along with very well, now that we don't live together. I live in a house in Waterloo, with my friend (who just moved in today) but have been living by myself for the last 2 years so this could be an interesting change. I've recently gone though some interesting life changes (4 jobs In the last year) but fell like I've finally come back to my calling as a junior manager for a big box retail store, where I hope to someday run my own store. I enjoy sports and outdoor activities like rollerblading, definitely my fav thing to do in the Spring and Summer!!
Well I think that's enough of an intro, till next time.