New Day…New Perspective

Today I am in a much better mood than I was last night.  Actually, by the time I went to bed, I was feeling better.

I started a new book last night: Life Lessons for Loving the Way You Live.  It’s in the Chicken Soup series.  And I think it has some really great ideas in it.  I read another book in the series, Life Lessons for Mastering the Law of Attraction, over the summer.  I definitely recommend them to anyone with an open mind.

I kept trying to read A New Earth but I never managed to get beyond the first chapter.  I finally decided to accept that as a “sign” that I’m just not ready for the concepts presented in it.  I own the book, so I will try again sometime in the future.   I read The Power of Now by the same author right away and really enjoyed it, so I’ll just try to work on those ideas for the time being.

My plan for the next little bit is to pay attention to the things that I enjoy doing, or am naturally good at doing.  If you have any observations of your own, please let me know!

So I’m going to bite the bullet and go to my chiropractor tomorrow.  I have mixed feelings about going.  I’ve been going since I was kid, and it usually helps tons in terms of re-aligning my hips/pelvis (my pelvis rotates so one hip is forward and up, and the other is back and down – meaning my legs become different lengths).  And my back usually cracks like crazy.  Which is great.  However, the last time my neck was sore and I went, he ended up pinching a nerve and I ended up in physio.  I’ve been back since, and no problems, but since the root problem is my neck right now, I’m a little leery.  *fingers crossed*

Jason’s home in 8 days!! (and 20 hours)  I am so excited.  It’s going to be great seeing him again.  And I got the whole weekend off work, so we’re going to have lots of time together.

Thanks for you comment on my last post Krystal.  It was exactly what I needed to help keep me focused on the positive today.  :-)

And So It Begins

Jason left today.  Not fun.  I dealt with it better than I thought I would, but I’m definitely still pretty bummed.

I’ve started about 3 different posts in the past week, but I kept left them half finished, and never posted them.  Oops.

Right now I’m supposed to be working on a stupid drawing assignment.  I’ve got 3 due by Wednesday.  So not impressed.  They’re all pretty time consuming too, which just makes the projects that much worse (it’s bad enough that I dislike any sort of artistic drawing – and with good reason, as I suck).

I stayed at Jason’s most of the past week, so it’s pretty weird being home again.  My mom got mad at me pretty much as soon as I got back.  Surprise, surprise.  That was one thing I really didn’t miss.  Actually, the only thing I really missed was my “stuff” – like my desk, and my computer set-up, and having all my clothes, etc.  I take that as a good sign.  Although it is getting a bit confusing – Jason’s place is just as much home as my parent’s place is.

I’m really looking forward to starting up yoga again.  I just need to go the first time

Shopping

Today I went to Shoppers Drug Mart.  I swear it is the worst store in terms of shopaholicy for me.  The only thing I “needed” when I went in there was some new Method Shower Cleaner.  $4.99 worth of product.  That’s it.  I ended up spending $55.  Oops.  I got some new Quo tweezers (so I don’t have to drag my good pair over to Jason’s every weekend), and some Maybelline eyeliner, and some Sally Hansen nail polish, and a new bottle of Aveeno lotion.

However, the Maybelline eyeliner is a “good” extra purchase.  Lately I’ve been realizing just how much of a brand-snob I am.  Not that I will only use/wear the best brands.  It’s more like once I find something I like, I just stick with it and don’t experiment with anything else.  So for make-up, that’s pretty much MAC.  For clothes, I’ve been hitting up Dynamite and Smart Set and Below the Belt and Off the Wall…and that’s about it.  Anyways, I decided about a month ago that I was going to slowly venture out of my comfort zone, if you will.  It’s taken this long, but I have made the first step.  So I’m pretty proud of myself.

I’m going to do a mani and pedi before I go to bed tonight.  I could go to bed early, but I’ve been wanting to do this for a few weeks.  So tonight’s the night.  And I still need to get around to dyeing my hair.  Soon.

In other news, Jason is moving to Fort McMurray.  It’s like 99% official.  I don’t think it’s going to be easy (I see myself as fairly needy for attention), but I honestly see myself with him in the long-term, so it’s going to work out.  We’ve talked lots about it – it’s not so great right now, but it will definitely set us on the right path for our future.  The move-out date hasn’t been set yet, but it’ll probably be in about 3 weeks.  So that time is probably going to be filled with me spending as much time with him as possible.  And I have every intent of stockpiling as many hugs as possible.  :-)

School is going fairly well.  There’s still a part of me that doesn’t understand why I’m pursuing something I’m still not sure I want to do career-wise.  But I guess this is as good a way to find out as any.  So far I’m finding it really interesting.  I’m getting frustrated with a lot of the drawing stuff really easily – but I have learned that my mind sees things in terms of rectangles (and rectangular prisms).  So throw a triangle, or anything with a slant, and it doesn’t translate well.  It’s a start.

I still think Jill’s suggestion of becoming a project manager or something for house flips would be a good career fit.  Not sure how that will work in terms of moving to a small town though.  But I think Jason is right when he says I’ll probably enjoy hands-on work more than sitting in front of a computer all day.

Any other possible career ideas are always welcome though.

Here’s some pictures of a couple houses that I think look really cool.  I figured they’d be a bit more appealing than the pictures I took of concrete last week.  ;-)  But you’ve been forewarned, there will probably be many other building pictures following these.

Ooo….The Excitement

So much to write about…I just don’t think I’ll get around to it all…tomorrow classes begin, and I’m getting up at 5:30am.  Which means I need to be getting to bed early!

I’ve finally got my “new” laptop (essentially on loan for 2 years from SAIT) set up.  It wasn’t necessarily a pleasant experience, but it had to be done.  On the bright side of things though, my dad once again offered to buy me a LCD monitor to use with the laptop instead of the old CRT I had.  This time I took him up on it.  So in the picture you can see the new laptop on the top left (the old laptop is underneath it), and my new monitor on the right.  :-)  I think I’m going to have to rearrange things again tomorrow though, both screens are just a bit too far away from where I sit, and I really don’t want to strain my eyes.  I’m really looking forward to using a 2-monitor set-up though – it’s working great right now, I’ve got Facebook on the laptop screen, and my blog writer on the LCD.

 

This weekend I went to Kicking Horse in Golden, BC with Jason.  His cousin’s wedding was on Saturday.  It was fun, although the ceremony and reception showed me that I want a completely non-traditional wedding when the time comes for me.  Luckily, Jason seems to agree.  Us and our best friends, and someplace warm and far away.  And that’s it.  No reception or anything.  Actually, I could probably handle a larger wedding if I had to, but the thought of a reception actually terrifies me.  I have absolutely no desire to be the centre of attention in front of that many people.  Ick.  I’ll have to get some pictures from someone else (I left my camera in the townhouse).

Originally, Jason and I were just going to drive out Saturday morning, and come back Sunday morning.  But we ended up staying till this morning, and went mountain biking yesterday.  AMAZING!  I had such a blast.  It was a great deal – $125 each for a lift ticket, bike, padding, helmet and glove rental, and then the damage insurance.  We went with Jason’s brother Tom, so he was able to help us find some good trails.  Although I felt a little guilty since Jason and Tom were just flying down the hill, and they kept having to stop and wait for me.  Especially the first run – the second run I figured out that the bike was actually more responsive when I let off the brakes and gained some speed.  Who would’ve thought?!

The only downside to that is when I crashed, I crashed pretty hard.  The first run I basically fell over sideways a couple of times when I hit some rocks.  But I landed on some soft moss-like plants, and had a quick giggle and was good to go.  Second run though, I missed a turn and went over a berm onto some chunky rocks.  I managed to go over my handlebars into the bushes though, so it wasn’t too bad overall.  A couple bruises on my legs, but the biggest one is definitely on my bum.  No scratches though.  My giggle-fest lasted a good minute or so though for that one.  Then I went down a pretty big drop, which went well, but then I ran head-on into a log, and I went over the handlebars again.  Oops. 

I was pretty sore last night – my right leg hurt every time I moved it.  But today I’m a bit better, the pain’s a lot more muted.  Hopefully tomorrow it will be even less.

Jason and I definitely want to go biking again now.  We’re thinking we’ll try to head out next year with a group of people.  Should be awesome.

Anyways, as much as I’d like to continue writing (especially since I’ve got anything but writer’s block right now), I really need to be heading to bed.  Tomorrow is going to come much too quickly.

Home Again

So I’m back from Montréal.  It was a great trip overall, but it’s definitely nice to be home again.  I have plans to write a much longer, more detailed post; definitely when I’m not super tired (and having to work in a couple hours).

I should probably note that in my last post I said Jason was looking into working in Fort Macleod…it’s actually Fort McMurray (and I changed it in the last post).

For now, I am going to have a quick nap, and a quick bite to eat.  Ciao!

Bon Voyage!

I leave for Montreal in 11 hours!!!  I will be back on Monday.  And chances are, I won’t be blogging while I’m away (although stranger things have happened).

But I went to SAIT today to find everything.  And pick up my new laptop.  So I will definitely be playing around with it next week.

In other news, Jason is looking into a position up in Fort McMurray.  I completely support him (although I know I’ll miss him like crazy if it all works out).  It will suck a bit for the 2 years I’m in school, but we’ll be in a much better position after that (like probably buying a house!).  And considering the conditions up there, it is a much better option for him to go there and make money than it would be for me to go.  :-p

Right now, I need to get a bit of sleep so jet-lag doesn’t completely kill me.  So have a great weekend.  TTYL!

#48

Camping this weekend was pretty awesome.  I ended up sleeping 12 hours last night!  And I had an hour nap yesterday, and a 2 hour nap today.  So it’s safe to say I’m not feeling super tired.  And my sleep schedule might actually be semi-back-on-track.  Yay!!

This morning we got woken up at 7am by horses (we were camping in a pasture).  I’m not complaining at all!  It was awesome, and definitely started off my day on a good note.

They came right through our campsite.  And some of them were pretty friendly too.

The one I’m petting above got into our trail mix.  And went after our bread, a can of coke, and some chocolates too!  We were able to get those back though.

Saturday we did some yoga.  I’m super impressed with how much Jay’s improved since we first did yoga together.  He’s really into right now, and it’s showing.  On the other hand, I am so far from where I used to be (and not in the right direction!).  Although, if I treat it in a true yogic manner, it should simply be about acceptance (and perhaps a tiny bite of humble-pie).  We shall see though.

Yawn!

It’s currently 1:15am.  I should definitely NOT be up right now.  But tonight I got home from work at 9:15pm, and then I still had to pack for camping, do up a new resume, and re-make my bed.

And when I went to do a quick blog entry, I got side-tracked by something called the Diva Cup.  It looks…interesting.  But I’m still completely unsure.

There is a zit on my cheek that won’t go away.  It’s driving me insane.  And I’m starting to reach the stage where picking at it seems like a good idea.  Argh.

Giving my 2 weeks notice to Pier 1 today went surprisingly well.  My manager pretty much explained to herself why I wanted to leave (she got one of the reasons, but not the biggest one, but I wasn’t planning on telling her anyways!).

Tomorrow I’m going to be super tired.  And when I’m tired, I’m usually pretty grumpy and short-tempered.  A day of working at Pier 1 could be interesting.

As much as I like the beard, I’m beginning to want shaved Jay back.  :-(  But last time we talked, he said he had no desire to go back.

Under-appreciated

The title pretty much says it all.  Today was such a bad day (and by today, I’m referring to work, not after work).  I couldn’t seem to do anything right in anyone else’s eyes.  Extremely frustrating.

I’m thinking it might be time to move on.  Even though it was only a week ago or so that I decided to stay.  But nightmares and stress just don’t really seem a good trade-off.  Because they bring a lot of bad stuff with them.  And I don’t need crap in my life.

However, my parents are still super supportive (in their own ways).  And my bro and I are close despite never seeing each other.  Jess is essentially back in my life.  Jill has always been there.  Jason just gets more amazing with every day – and I’m not sure I tell him that.

My Sleep Schedule should be thrown out at this point.  It’s not happening, and probably never will at this point.  I’m just not committed enough.  Or something like that.

Camping this weekend!  Montreal next weekend!  Golden the weekend after!

14 days down…3 days to go.  Way too many days to work without a day off.  I should stop torturing myself in the future.  NO needs to get a higher usage rate in my vocabulary.

#44

I am a see-saw.  One week I love working at Pier 1, the next I hate it.

I cleaned my bathroom tonight.  Finally.

I love Jason.  In case you didn’t know.

I miss working out.  I plan on starting again once school starts and the gym is convenient.  Sad, but true.

I am definitely in need of some Zen.  I am in the middle of a 17-days of work streak.

My abs are lacking.  I am not fat, do not read this wrong.  I am happy with my body, blah, blah blah – I simply wish I had stunningly ripped abs.

I wish more people would comment.  And not just people looking for me to buy something from them.  People who actually “care” about me in some way, shape, or form.

I love Sunbird.  I wish I had more of a use for it.

I work too early tomorrow morning.  8am is not a good time for me to be at work.  It also means I should be in bed already.  My plans for the evening have gone completely awry.