So with my impending move, I decided to clean out my room. Well that and I bought new luggage and cannot fit it in my closet and I bought new clothes and have no room for them in my dresser. So I sat down today at my cluttered computer desk and thought, that's it! It's time to clean!
I went through all my old clothes and pulled out 4 garbage bags of stuff I've had from high school, purple paisly pants, a pile of old jeans, washed out tank tops that would make the grunge crowd even cringe. So the stuff that wasn't garbage, I decided to take to salvation army. So I phoned to ask where the nearest drop off bin was. They said Maxwell Crescent, which is in the industrial area. I thought that was strange but packed up my car and went. There isn't one there, there's not one by superstore anymore, the website said the petro can but that's been closed for years. I want to do a nice thing and I can't find a place to drop it off! I guess that will be tomorrows project, for now the clothes can sit in my car.
I also pulled out a pile of textbooks from my room. I'm donating them to the open door society which helps immigrants. What they are going to do with the books, I don't know but I phoned the library who said to phone them and they said they'd take em.
The next thing to tackle is my closet. I've got all the books I've read since I was 7 in there. I'm going to keep those, I'm sure my kids would like them someday, maybe my Babysitter's Club and BabySitter's Little Sister books will be collectors items some day. I have 1-100 of each in perfect condition. Either way they just need to be packed away until needed. I've got quite the project ahead of me. I'm half done, just a little more to go. Then maybe I won't feel so cluttered.
Friday, March 31, 2006
Thursday, March 30, 2006
Be Happy!
Alot of things have been going on lately. So much of it is fun. Planning a wedding, definitely moving, new job.......it's all so much fun. I'm really happy and excited about it all. What bugs me are the people who aren't happy for me. The people who try to rain on your parade and berate all your future ideas. Friends are supposed to be happy for friends and support them in any decision they make. I know friends often get jealous of eachother but once you take a step back, you should be able to see that it's great for them and doesn't change no matter how jealous you are. If I tell you something and am all excited about it, just be happy for me, jump up and down with me. Usually if I'm telling people exciting stuff, I've thought it through, I just need someone to be happy for me, not try to poke holes in my exciting plans. Sure bring stuff to my attention but if it sounds like I've got it sorted out, just reveal in the excitement with me.
Monday, March 27, 2006
Soooooo busy
Man, it's been a long time since I updated this. So much has happened, so much unblogged ranting! What has the world come to?
I spent this past week in Saskatoon for work. I was sooo busy at work, I was literally spinning around in circles from going to meetings to working in the lab to meeting new people. It was insane. The evening I spent with Dan when he was around. When he wasn't I went shopping with Toni or caught up with Luke, who was in S'toon at the same time. Some close friends of mine got engaged. I won't ruin it for them, if people they know read this, so I'm not going to say who. I beat Barbara at a bored game about TV, which is just lucky, and we drank some good "punch" and had a good time Friday night. There's my week in a nutshell.
It looks like I'll be moving to Saskatoon by July at the latest. I was promised at my current job that that is the case, they will move me there, but I've had interviews with another company and it looks quite promising. It'll be a big decision if I'm offered that job, but it looks to be the best professional choice to take the job at the other company. I'll keep ya posted, but either way, I don't live here anymore, wooo hoo!
Dan and I have been talking about buying a house when I move there. I have more than enough for a downpayment so it wouldn't be a problem. I'm just trying to figure out if I should put my money into RRSPs and then take it out as the downpayment for the mortgage? I'll have to meet with a financial planner. I don't like my savings just sitting there anyways, they may as well be doing something. So much fun!
All the girls I went to highschool with seem to be in a fight about something these days. In the last 4 days I've come across 2 different angry email chains. Both kinda triggered by the same person, I don't even know how to stay neutral anymore. I used to be Switzerland. I hope to continue to be Switzerland. Right now Guuam is looking pretty good too. We're all stressed out and have alot going on but if something is intentionally harmful and you say it, have the courage to say I'm sorry or just walk away before you say it. It's not worth it! Be Switzerland!
All that talk about Switzerland and now I have a craving for chocolate.
The whitestrips turned out to be okay. You just need to get used of them. They actually did work to make my teeth whiter and hide those spots, it was pretty impressive. The dentist could probably do a better job but I think it looks okay now and I can't justify $300 for that right now. They never bugged me that much in the first place, I think I can survive.
I spent this past week in Saskatoon for work. I was sooo busy at work, I was literally spinning around in circles from going to meetings to working in the lab to meeting new people. It was insane. The evening I spent with Dan when he was around. When he wasn't I went shopping with Toni or caught up with Luke, who was in S'toon at the same time. Some close friends of mine got engaged. I won't ruin it for them, if people they know read this, so I'm not going to say who. I beat Barbara at a bored game about TV, which is just lucky, and we drank some good "punch" and had a good time Friday night. There's my week in a nutshell.
It looks like I'll be moving to Saskatoon by July at the latest. I was promised at my current job that that is the case, they will move me there, but I've had interviews with another company and it looks quite promising. It'll be a big decision if I'm offered that job, but it looks to be the best professional choice to take the job at the other company. I'll keep ya posted, but either way, I don't live here anymore, wooo hoo!
Dan and I have been talking about buying a house when I move there. I have more than enough for a downpayment so it wouldn't be a problem. I'm just trying to figure out if I should put my money into RRSPs and then take it out as the downpayment for the mortgage? I'll have to meet with a financial planner. I don't like my savings just sitting there anyways, they may as well be doing something. So much fun!
All the girls I went to highschool with seem to be in a fight about something these days. In the last 4 days I've come across 2 different angry email chains. Both kinda triggered by the same person, I don't even know how to stay neutral anymore. I used to be Switzerland. I hope to continue to be Switzerland. Right now Guuam is looking pretty good too. We're all stressed out and have alot going on but if something is intentionally harmful and you say it, have the courage to say I'm sorry or just walk away before you say it. It's not worth it! Be Switzerland!
All that talk about Switzerland and now I have a craving for chocolate.
The whitestrips turned out to be okay. You just need to get used of them. They actually did work to make my teeth whiter and hide those spots, it was pretty impressive. The dentist could probably do a better job but I think it looks okay now and I can't justify $300 for that right now. They never bugged me that much in the first place, I think I can survive.
Sunday, March 05, 2006
hey there whitey!
Today was my first experience with Crest Whitestrips. My dentist recommended them because I have a couple marks on my eye teeth left behind from my braces and the dentist said teeth whitening might fade them. Try the whitestrips and see how it goes, if they don't work then I can book an appt and they will do it for me. So I thought, why not? I don't have anything to lose except those 2 spots. Man, are these strips the most uncomfortable things ever! They don't even stay in place! Why do people do this to themselves? Since I already bought the box, I'll use them all the way through, but it's not going to be fun.
This week was a good week for my health kick to start back in. I've gone to the gym almost everyday this past week and switched around some of my snack foods and I already feel more fit and energized. You wouldn't believe what switching a small can of pringles for some baby carrots will do! I'm also trying to swap out the coffee and go back to green tea, but I've only got a 50/50 streak on that one so far. Damn that Macademia Chocolate coffee!
I decided to go back with the UofR gym. So I don't have a buddy but it's cheaper and closer than the other options. Also I'm not locked into a 10 year contract. Well it wasn't 10 but it was at least 2 or 3. I've got a 4 month one going on right now. Perfect since in the summer I'm usually outside alot and not at the gym much. I have the basics here, like an exercise ball and some weights, along with running and swimming, there isn't much use for a gym in the summer.
This week was a good week for my health kick to start back in. I've gone to the gym almost everyday this past week and switched around some of my snack foods and I already feel more fit and energized. You wouldn't believe what switching a small can of pringles for some baby carrots will do! I'm also trying to swap out the coffee and go back to green tea, but I've only got a 50/50 streak on that one so far. Damn that Macademia Chocolate coffee!
I decided to go back with the UofR gym. So I don't have a buddy but it's cheaper and closer than the other options. Also I'm not locked into a 10 year contract. Well it wasn't 10 but it was at least 2 or 3. I've got a 4 month one going on right now. Perfect since in the summer I'm usually outside alot and not at the gym much. I have the basics here, like an exercise ball and some weights, along with running and swimming, there isn't much use for a gym in the summer.
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