Friday 21 December 2012

Life is moments.

Today has been quite a rough day. It started at 6am, after 4 hours of broken up sleep being kept awake by the cats (my brother in-law got the kids 2 cats as an early Christmas present). After which I rushed to the gym for a training session, and then did the rest of my Christmas shopping, came home wrapped a few of them up, before having to rush to work for my 6 hour shift.

After work I got some very bad news, that I will not share at this moment in time. But would appreciate any prayers or happy thoughts anyone can spare for my family at this time, until we learn more.

I am finally finished my Christmas shopping save one gift, that I will be purchasing on the 28th (keep in mind we are doing our Christmas on New Years Eve).

Christmas present central!
Thor & Mia the cats.
I have also managed to see The Hobbit, it was brilliant and I highly recommend it to any Lord of The Rings/Fantasy fans out there. The cinematography and storytelling is just beyond words. I would love nothing more then to be involved in those films (though I know the chances for that have sailed far away) it is still a huge dream of mine. 

Alas that is all for this week, wishing you all a very Merry Christmas on Tuesday!!

Byeeee :)




Thursday 13 December 2012

6 Days

It's nearly been exactly a week since I started my healthy eating diet plan. It hasn't been going horribly but then again it hasn't been a complete success either. Whereas I do make sure my meals have remained healthy, its been harder for me not to snack on chocolates etc. then I thought it would be. That being said, I'm really enjoying the gym, even when my trainer kicks my ass. Sure shoulder presses and anything related to weight lifting might not be my favorite thing to do in the world, but I know that what its doing is building my muscle and toning my arms, and that in the long scheme of things it will benefit me.

I got around to watching Perks of Being a Wallflower before going to bed last night, and thought it was such an amazingly beautiful story. The movie really touched me, and got me thinking on things. Which just made me want to read the book that much more. I could for sure relate to Charlie, and although I haven't gone through the same amount of pain and loss in my life as he did, it was something that left me dwelling on how much I've come through in my life, and how much I've grown. 

The work Christmas party was a good night, I danced the night away with my friends from work, and although I wish the music was better, I thoroughly enjoyed myself. The beginning of my being there a bit rocky. I did sort of feel out of place, and bored, but then I realised I clearly wasn't going to have any fun just sitting there and watching everyone else dance and have fun, and that I had to get off my butt and do something. Once I managed to do that it turned out to be a top night, and it was definitely very good for me to be able to get out and socialize.

Saturday I'll be going Christmas shopping which I'm looking forward to, but I'm not sure how many presents I'll still have left to buy by the end of the day, so we'll see how good it turns out in the end. I should also hopefully be going to see The Hobbit soon, I've been waiting for this movie for ages and just cannot wait to go and see it!

Aside from all that really not much going on, so I shall leave it here. Byeeee! :)

Friday 7 December 2012

On Track

Today is/was the first official day of my healthy eating plan, although it may not have kick started in the best way. When I got to work early this morning they had a very nice bakery tray with donuts, croissants, and bagels sitting there. So of course I couldn't help myself and my breakfast choice was a bagel which isn't bad, however that bagel was accompanied by one mini croissant, and a chocolate glazed donut. So definitely not a great start however I managed to stay on track for the rest of the day.  

I went to the gym for a training session after work, and then did my massive grocery shop which I was shocked only came to a grand total of $80. Not too bad considering all the stuff I got. I had a late lunch so made myself a salad and with that I had 3 veggie tenders (which would be my replacement of a lean meat as a veggie) followed by some Quaker Crispy Mini's (90 calories) for a snack, and later on I wasn't feeling quite so hungry so my dinner was just a peanut butter sandwich with a small portion of chocolate soya milk. I also had a few strawberries as a snack afterwards, so all in all minus the mini croissant and chocolate glazed donut, not a half bad start to eating healthy. 

I got myself some shoes for the work Christmas party tomorrow, which I'm not entirely sure I will manage to keep on my feet the entire evening, but I thought they were so pretty and that they'd go with my outfit, so I just had to have them. 

Those shoes with the gold glitter nail polish I bought, and the ring and little gold/diamond bow earrings that made it in my last blog, will be worn with this outfit. 


I'm quite excited, and think it will be a top evening. Here is to hoping I am right!
I also purchased the rest of my sisters Christmas present and some lovely little socks for myself. I looove my socks, they're amazing. 

Two Christmas presents bought and wrapped.

Best socks ever!

Hope you all have a very lovely weekend and hope that I manage to stay on track with my new "diet"! :)




Monday 3 December 2012

Christmas Spirit.

Today was quite busy in a way. I got up and rushed to the gym for my hour training session with Rily, after which I did a spot of shopping and finished buying one of the many Christmas gifts I need to buy, luckily for me we're doing Christmas on the 31st this year so I've still got time to finish up with everyone else. I finished buying my niece Morgan's gift, and started on my nieces Melissa, and Melody, and also started my sisters Christmas gift so far. 

If you're wondering why we're doing Christmas on New Years Eve rather than on actual Christmas day this year, the reason is because my siblings are married and therefor we alternate Christmas every year. One year we as a family will have Christmas on Christmas day together, and the next year we have Christmas on New Years so that my siblings and their spouses may spend Christmas with their Spouses family as well. I think all in all it's a fair trade, and works rather well. 

I got myself a tiny golden Christmas tree for my room...I'm not sure why but I am currently obsessed with anything and everything GOLD!!!

Isn't it just adorable? (The Halloween card in the back is from my friend Lucy and will remain up all year round, regardless of it no longer being Halloween.)

I also wrapped up Morgan's gift as little kids have prying eyes, and I didn't want her sneaking a glance at her present, I love wrapping gifts so much, even if it will get destroyed I just love wrapping them up and making it so nice and pretty. 
 
            Wrapping Centre

It's been so easy and fun for me to get in the Christmas spirit this year, and I cannot wait for New
Years Eve to come so I can have a nice lovely Christmas with my family!

I also got myself a few little tid-bits today. I got some earrings and a ring for my outfit to the work Christmas Party on Saturday night, and 2 new nail polishes. 


 

Well that's all for today so until next time...BYEEE! :)

Saturday 1 December 2012

December.

I cannot believe that it's December already, 2012 has been a year filled with sooo many things for me. January 2012 kick started with me taking a trip to Chicago with my friend Amber; who I'd never actually met in person until we met at the airport for our flight. We have a mutual friend and had been talking on facebook for years but never actually met until the day we left for Chicago. We had a good weekend visit in Chicago, and enjoyed some deep-dish pizza and a visit with my friend Stephanie on our first night there, and then got to see The Wanted the next day, and explored Millennium Park quickly before heading to the airport on day 3 in Chicago. Those 3 days in Chicago a friendship was built that will last a life time and I couldn't be more thankful to The Wanted for making it possible. 

April quickly came, which was a crazy month, a day trip to Toronto with Amber, to meet and see The Wanted for a second time in the year, and the following day moving to Barrie, Ontario. Sadly my new job in Barrie didn't last long, and the job market wasn't great so it was very difficult for me to find a new job. After months of trying, and then finding out my dad would be moving to Nova Scotia in the summer I made the choice to move back to Alberta, where I picked up and came to in August. I've now lived here in my sister's basement for 3 months, and have been working for nearly 2 months now.

It seems crazy that the year was filled with so much, even little things I left out, like trips to Toronto Zoo with Amber and my roommate Chris, and other day adventures. And crazy to think that I've only known Amber for a little less then a year now, and also crazy to think I've moved twice within the year.

I had a horrible realisation tonight though, that as much as I love my current job and I am happy there, I will have to start looking for a full-time position as soon as possible, or try and find a second part-time job that will be willing to schedule me around my current job, as I definitely need more hours, and more money. So hopefully within January I manage that, I also need to sort out a way to take my GED test, and will hopefully start driving again in the new year, and eventually get my licence so I can stop taking public transit.

Well that's all for tonight, happy month of December everyone! :)