I don't like country music, but I really enjoy Taylor Swift's album Fearless.
Yes the pigs are flying....
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Thursday, March 12, 2009
So tired, clown'll eat me
Exhausted.
That puts everything in a nushell.
Work has been insanely insanely busy. I show up at 8:30 generally don't take lunch, I eat at my desk, and then I'm there till 5:30 or 6 on an early day or 8 on a late day when supper has been brought in, longer if supper hasn't been brought in. There's been maybe 3 days in the last 3 weeks I've left at my normal time and/or taken a proper lunch.
I get home, I do some chores, and then I'm wiped. I get 8 hours of sleep and wake up to do it all over again, completely exhausted. It doesn't matter how much sleep I get, I'm so tired lately.
I keep on pushing forward, there's so many projects and changes at work that need my attention and I know it won't stay like this forever and that this is a trend at these sorts of companies in Saskatoon right now.
Also this week, Ryan's in San Jose. I've always loved living by myself, I generally love my alone time, but this is different for some reason. I actually miss all the action that goes on around here when he's here. Huh, I'm growing up I guess. Bunnyrat's good company, but I'm finding myself a little bored. It could be that work is eating into my own social life as well. I missed girls night this week because I was at work. I even turned on MSN this week, gasp! Actually it was good, I haven't spoken to far away friends forever and I miss that. But still weird....
I can't wait till the weekend. Sleep, man do I ever need sleep........
That puts everything in a nushell.
Work has been insanely insanely busy. I show up at 8:30 generally don't take lunch, I eat at my desk, and then I'm there till 5:30 or 6 on an early day or 8 on a late day when supper has been brought in, longer if supper hasn't been brought in. There's been maybe 3 days in the last 3 weeks I've left at my normal time and/or taken a proper lunch.
I get home, I do some chores, and then I'm wiped. I get 8 hours of sleep and wake up to do it all over again, completely exhausted. It doesn't matter how much sleep I get, I'm so tired lately.
I keep on pushing forward, there's so many projects and changes at work that need my attention and I know it won't stay like this forever and that this is a trend at these sorts of companies in Saskatoon right now.
Also this week, Ryan's in San Jose. I've always loved living by myself, I generally love my alone time, but this is different for some reason. I actually miss all the action that goes on around here when he's here. Huh, I'm growing up I guess. Bunnyrat's good company, but I'm finding myself a little bored. It could be that work is eating into my own social life as well. I missed girls night this week because I was at work. I even turned on MSN this week, gasp! Actually it was good, I haven't spoken to far away friends forever and I miss that. But still weird....
I can't wait till the weekend. Sleep, man do I ever need sleep........
Sunday, March 08, 2009
Smarten Up Self!
Dear Self,
It's almost spring time, it's time to smarten up.
Remember those bangs that you got trimmed in the fall, that were straight across and oh so in. You found them cute for a month, but got tired of them and now they don't know what to do. They're not bangs and they aren't grown out.
Remember the hair colour that you couldn't decide what to do with over winter? Well now you have 7 inch roots and perfectly two toned hair. Smarten up and figure out something to do with it. Dark, light, red, streaks, your hair just wants to be a uniform colour.
Also, it's time to get out your spring work attire. Belted sweaters and blouses are starting to look and feel too much like housecoats since they've gotten so much use this year. I know you like comfort, but it's time to be professional.
Also you need to realize that you have to tote around 2 pairs of shoes to work. One pair for walking to and from work, then once you're there, you can wear those oh so cute heels. Your feet are tired of getting killed wearing 4 inch heels for 7 blocks and through a park on the way to work.
You also need to clean your car. It looks like it came from an off roading rally. Is it orange or gray? Also the rabbit litter that was spilled in the back over summer really needs to be vacuumed out.
You've ignored you for too long. It's time to smarten up!
Thanks,
Candice
It's almost spring time, it's time to smarten up.
Remember those bangs that you got trimmed in the fall, that were straight across and oh so in. You found them cute for a month, but got tired of them and now they don't know what to do. They're not bangs and they aren't grown out.
Remember the hair colour that you couldn't decide what to do with over winter? Well now you have 7 inch roots and perfectly two toned hair. Smarten up and figure out something to do with it. Dark, light, red, streaks, your hair just wants to be a uniform colour.
Also, it's time to get out your spring work attire. Belted sweaters and blouses are starting to look and feel too much like housecoats since they've gotten so much use this year. I know you like comfort, but it's time to be professional.
Also you need to realize that you have to tote around 2 pairs of shoes to work. One pair for walking to and from work, then once you're there, you can wear those oh so cute heels. Your feet are tired of getting killed wearing 4 inch heels for 7 blocks and through a park on the way to work.
You also need to clean your car. It looks like it came from an off roading rally. Is it orange or gray? Also the rabbit litter that was spilled in the back over summer really needs to be vacuumed out.
You've ignored you for too long. It's time to smarten up!
Thanks,
Candice
Thursday, March 05, 2009
The cost of going green
In the last couple years I've made quite a few changes that will help the environment. I think it's a worthy cause and I go along with it. We recycle almost everything at home. Cans, bottles, jars, juice and milk cartons. I use reusable shopping bags most of the time, it's just easier to get stuff up to the condo with a nice sturdy reusable shopping bag than a flimsy grocery store one that doesn't hold much and breaks. We use ShamWow's instead of papertowels. I buy maybe a roll of papertowel a year.
We both walk to work most of the time. In the winter I drive but it's only 7 blocks, I usually fill up with gas once every 7 weeks or so. In fact the lady at Saturn that books oil changes has phoned me once for the last 3 months to book one and I'm not even close to my 5000 kms. She was a little perterbed the last time. "Why do you have a car?" , she asked. "To get groceries", I said.
But then in the newspaper I was reading that most toilet paper is made from absolutely no recycled paper. And toilet paper alone is responsible for 5% of Canada's Forest decrements each year. So I did some research online and sure enough. Ironically, toilet paper is something I spluge on, I buy the expensive Charmin extra soft stuff. It's sooo nice, like pampering your bottom with a pillow. So I did some research on what would be more environmentally friendly. I could only find one brand that I've heard of and seen in stores and that was the PC Green Toilet Paper.
Now, when I first lived on my own in Calgary, I cheaped out on everything, so that I could afford to live there and do stuff and might have some savings when I came back to go to school. One thing I cheaped out on was Toilet Paper. And what was the cheapest toilet paper? You guessed it. Pc Green. It was so hard and scratchy that I vowed I would never ever cheap out on Toilet Paper again.
So I'm at a crossroads. I love the forest, yet, I don't want my butt to hurt. I can rationalize it that we don't use that much toilet paper. Some people go through it like crazy. We both use it responsibly. What's the happy medium so that I don't kill forest and use the bathroom in comfort?
We both walk to work most of the time. In the winter I drive but it's only 7 blocks, I usually fill up with gas once every 7 weeks or so. In fact the lady at Saturn that books oil changes has phoned me once for the last 3 months to book one and I'm not even close to my 5000 kms. She was a little perterbed the last time. "Why do you have a car?" , she asked. "To get groceries", I said.
But then in the newspaper I was reading that most toilet paper is made from absolutely no recycled paper. And toilet paper alone is responsible for 5% of Canada's Forest decrements each year. So I did some research online and sure enough. Ironically, toilet paper is something I spluge on, I buy the expensive Charmin extra soft stuff. It's sooo nice, like pampering your bottom with a pillow. So I did some research on what would be more environmentally friendly. I could only find one brand that I've heard of and seen in stores and that was the PC Green Toilet Paper.
Now, when I first lived on my own in Calgary, I cheaped out on everything, so that I could afford to live there and do stuff and might have some savings when I came back to go to school. One thing I cheaped out on was Toilet Paper. And what was the cheapest toilet paper? You guessed it. Pc Green. It was so hard and scratchy that I vowed I would never ever cheap out on Toilet Paper again.
So I'm at a crossroads. I love the forest, yet, I don't want my butt to hurt. I can rationalize it that we don't use that much toilet paper. Some people go through it like crazy. We both use it responsibly. What's the happy medium so that I don't kill forest and use the bathroom in comfort?
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