So I got a friend request on Facebook from a stranger, however he knows a few of my friends so I thought whatever, might as well. Another friend messages me and tells me to check out this guys profile and I was like that's so weird he just added me as a friend. Oh wait no it's not, she confessed to me that she found him somewhere in cyberspace, figured we had a lot in common and suggested he add me as a friend. It was pure coincidence that we knew two people. She's trying to play matchmaker apparently.........it did make me giggle though!

The Chakra class was interesting and as with most of these things I came out both more knowledgeable as well as more confused than ever! We had a few breaks here and there but otherwise it was 6 hours of information. The first thing I learned was that I was pronouncing the word incorrectly! Oops! I always thought it was "shockra" but really it's "chalkra". Who knew?

He went over each one in depth, guided us through some meditations and answered all of our questions. I'd like to get some books and read up more as we barely scratched the surface due to time restraints.


I spent Earth Hour reading by candlelight as was my plan. I'm like 3 pages away from finishing a book that I started 2 years ago.......yay!!! In my defence it was a heavy topic so I did not pick it up too often.


Hope everyone had a good weekend!

A little bit of this a little bit of that:

So I was standing in line this morning at Starbucks waiting for a fancy latte when two men started to comment on the "Ann Coulter article" as they both looked at a newspaper. The barrista chimed in that he wanted to read the article as well and that he had just heard about her. I was like "for the 1st time ever?" to which he replied yes. I laughed and told him to check her out on youtube, "you'll most likely find her offensive to say the least". Apparently she was supposed to speak at the University of Ottawa the other evening however there were sooooo many protesters it was deemed unsafe for her to do so. Shocking that someone was able to silence Ms. Coulter!

I'm taking a class about the Chakras soon which I'm excited about! I have a booklet that I must read through beforehand which I'm interested in doing asap though it looks rather long!
I wonder if I can just try to wing it the day of......it will be like high school all over again!

"I am no good at good-byes"....quick which movie??? (There's probably a million but one I love always springs to mind when I hear those words) anyway I had to say good bye to the parking man today as I will no longer be using his lot. *sniff* He was the lovely soul who brightened my morning a few times a week with wonderful compliments and smiles. I was thinking of sending him a little card to brighten his day in return. I wonder if that's weird?

Earth Hour is upon us this weekend, is anyone else participating and what will you be doing? Last year I was at a comedy show and out for dinner during the lights out part so that was cool, they gave all of the tables candles which was kinda fun. This year I'll probably just curl up with a good book and try to read by candlelight. Maybe I'll grab a fancy drink beforehand to enjoy.......

Have a great weekend!

Ahhhh I had my first Vanilla Bean Frappuccino from Starbucks the other day. Well not first ever but first this year! The sun was shining, the tunes were playing and I thought what the hell! LD and I also went to our fav summer restaurant as it's right on the beach. Of course we sat inside as it was far too cold for patio weather but we're clearly getting ready for the season ahead.

I've been a bit melancholy as of late however a friend had an extra (free yay) ticket to a comedy show that he thought might cheer me up. It did the trick for a few hours as I laughed and laughed throughout the show. I also have tickets next month to see my fav comedian, a play and concert so I'm looking forward to all of those things!

I went to see Alice in Wonderland this weekend in 3D and LOVED IT!!!!!! Seriously, I found myself smiling throughout the show at the characters, the landscape and the humour! I totally want to be the Queen for Halloween, she was freaking hilarious!

Speaking of 3D what's up with those 3D TV's that are coming out soon? I've seen them advertised on the big box store websites but really know nothing about them. Might be kinda cool to watch everyday TV in 3D.

I was tagged by the lovely Jlee to share 5 of my likes and 5 of my dislikes:

I'm in a rather blah mood so let's start with the dislikes:

1)Douchey men! I once dated a guy who CONSTANTLY cancelled plans on me and he wasn't just douchey to me, he was like that with everyone. His narcissistic tendencies were appalling at best, he thought it was okay to treat people with such disrespect it was actually shocking. I'm also not a fan of men who just poof disappear with no explanation......can you tell that I have fabulous luck with the opposite sex (this sentence is dripping with sarcasm)!

2)I'm stealing one of Jlee's answers as it's a huge pet peeve of mine. People who complain allllll the time. We all whinge from time to time it's normal, but when someone is constantly complaining about this and that it absolutely grates on my nerves. I'll usually point it out like "are you going to keep talking about such and such because I'll go nuts if you don't stop". In the last 6 months I've tried to surround myself with light and love and having someone yipping about some trivial bullshit that is either within their control (MOVE if he's in your way) or perhaps out of their control (say it once and shut it) drives me up the wall. Look I'm complaining about complainers...... :)

3)I'm not a fan of people who are constantly late. Get a watch and leave on time....how hard is that? I do believe Dr. Phil once said leave as you are.....so whether you are still in your jammies or don't have any makeup on or your hair is wet, when it's time to go it's time to go. (Please note I do not watch his show nor take advice from him, someone else told me about this).




(cute drawing by somebody in cyberspace)



4)Rubberneckers......which I suppose go along with bad/slow/awful drivers. I've touched on this subject before but for the love of god stop gawking at the poor people bleeding on the side of the road. Unless you plan to stop and lend a hand or a cellphone, keep fucking moving.

5)I'm not particularly fond of dirt nor the creepy crawlies that go along with the nasty stuff. I hate when it gets under my fingernails, I want to cry when spiders somehow find their way onto my clothing....bleh! A leaf once fell on me and I jumped 10 feet in the air as I thought it was a bug!

Now for the things that put a smile on my face and make me happy, I give you my Likes:

1) I not only like but I love love love the warm weather and sunshine. It actually reached a whooping 16 degrees recently and it's freaking March! A few years ago at this time we had a crazy ass snowstorm so I'm totally digging this weather. I love to put my windows and sunroof down and just feel the warm sun flowing through me!

2)I like to look back at old photographs and reminisce about times gone by. I have so many wonderful memories of trips, friends, childhood fun and of course my 1st job. I didn't have a care in the world back then so it's fun to take a look back and remember the good ole days!

3) I like to laugh, I think that laughter truly is the best medicine and I try to surround myself with humorous folk as much as I can. Case in point, Jennifer's comment on my previous post made me laugh out loud I mean WHO else would write such a thing, it put a great big smile on my face! (Which I needed......refer to dislike #1)

4) While I'm a huge social butterfly I also crave my alone time and can think of nothing better than taking a long walk along the parkway with just me and my thoughts. It's my favorite thing to do in the summer, walk or ride my bike along the trail, there's water and trees and cute little squirrels running around it's absolute bliss!

5) I do enjoy a good picnic every now and again though I don't go on nearly as many as I would like. I mean hello, blankets, food, sunshine, perhaps some croquet or swings.....what's not to love? Ahhh Danboy come home soon, you put on the most fabulous picnics! I also love to walk around barefoot in the summer.......clearly I'm craving the warm weather!


Enjoy the weekend! I shall Tag: Rawbean, Yrautca, Christielli, WIGSF & Wiwille!

I must say there are some interesting folk that hang out at the bowling alley on a Saturday night! There was this guy:

(I was going to post a photo however I can't for the life of me figure out how to open the ones that were sent via email. I had used a trial of winzip previously however it's expired and these files seem to be compressed.....no idea???) Oh well you'll have to picture a t-shirt with the sleeves cutoff to make it sleeveless, those awful hammer type pants that men sometimes wear to the gym, awesome (sarcasm) tattoos.....etc etc. "TYB" material......


Also a group of young boys that came in all wearing various feminine attire and makeup. Interesting....


I very rarely ever go bowling (twice in the past 15 years) and I always start out well and then go downhill from there. My first frame I got 8 and then a strike and then zippo! I came in 6th place out of 7, clearly not my forte! I was dying to take the shoes home with me though, they were super cute and looked brand new.


We then went to a local watering hole for bday shenanigans #2. Several pints and shots were consumed which lead to a very lazy Sunday. Someone needs to remind me that tequila is not my friend........


I'm hoping to get my butt to the theatre this week to see Alice In Wonderland as well I must must must get my eating in order. I've been slacking terribly and eating out far more than usual and sweets oh the sweets I've been consuming! EEK! I mean there's only so much fruit and yogurt one can eat, I love love love chocolate and ice cream. Any good suggestions for low fat sweet treats.....low fat fudgesicles just don't do it for me. Maybe frozen yogurt......


I've tried those slim chocolate bars which are good but they're like the same price for less. I suppose I could buy a big one and cut it in 3 :)

Goal List Update:

Working On:

Read all of the unread books on my shelf 14/35


I just finished reading Please Stop Laughing at Me by Jodee Blanco. She wrote this book after enduring years and years of bullying as a young girl and well into her teens at the hands of her schoolmates. It was awful to hear how cruel the other kids were to her when she seemed like such a kind soul. It all started out when she was volunteering with children in a special class and her schoolmates taunted her for helping the "retards". It progressed to horrific physical and verbal assaults all throughout her high school years. I couldn't understand for the life of me while I was reading this, why she didn't just pack it in and try homeschooling.....perhaps that was not an option back then....I'm not sure. She currently travels around telling her story as a survivor of peer abuse and if I come across Jodee one day I will reach my arms around her and give her a big hug! She's amazing!



Completed

#14 Take vitamins everyday for 90 days 90/90

YAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAY!!!!!!!! That is all :)


#41 Visit 15 of my placements at work 15/15


I visited my 15th placement this month. It's always interesting to put a face to the voice on the other end of the phone. I'll often talk to people 2-3 times a week sometimes daily and many I've never met so I love that I've been able to connect with quite a few of my placement supervisors in person.

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Time seems to be creeping up quickly. I'm considering extending my end date by perhaps a few months. Not to get out of paying, I've already given $120 to various charities thus far, that covers 12 unfinished goals. I'll have to look through my list to see which ones will not be attainable and credit the money appropriately. I just feel like I need a bit more time especially for the warm weather activities. My current end date is supposed to be sometime in May.....

My tummy is sore from eating and drinking so much this past weekend! The birthday shenanigans turned out quite well. I went for a lovely dinner, tapas, sangria and flamenco dancing! I wasn't dancing of course but the restaurant had a flamenco dancer as part of the entertainment. I'm surprised I could move after eating so many yummy dishes, seriously we were there for 2.5 hours.....eating, drinking, watching!

We then met up with some pals at a pub where more drinking ensued. There was also entertainment there, lots of odd people dancing which I've never seen before at this particular place. Everyone got along quite well, not too many embarrassing stories were told thank god so I was happy! I decided it would be a great idea to eat again and ordered the deep fried mars bar I mean hello, how can you not???? Watching the folks dance made me want to go dancing and ohhh close to 1am I decided to take everyone to do just that. It was fun....I fell once of course but not everyone saw so PHEW!! My feet were throbbing come 3am so I thought it would be a great idea to take my boots off and walk barefoot downtown.....ummm yeah looking back not such a great idea granted I didn't step in anything nasty....that I remember anyway :)

I went for a hot stone massage today and was soooo close to falling asleep, seriously it was over an hour of total relaxation. I even spent an extra 20 minutes in the zen room afterwards with my eyes closed sipping fruity water. I forgot how refreshing water with lemon and oranges could be.

Now I'm once again stuffed.....full of sushi and cake this time.....though I did manage to get my butt to the gym today so the whole 400 cals I burned must make up for some of it right??? Ha, doubtful, but whatever it was my special weekend.......

........I'm just glad everything turned out so well :)

My tummy FINALLY felt better today yay!!!! As you know I've been having an off week but a few things took my mind elsewhere today. One was a lovely note from a dear friend of mine telling me how wonderful I am....awww that was sooo sweet and could not have come at a better time. Seriously it was this random you're awesome letter and it made me smile! I also had a good belly laugh at work of all places. My coworker had me in tears (happy tears) I was laughing so freaking hard. For about a half an hour I just laughed and laughed and forgot about all the worries of the week (*which now includes almost backing into a cop) ! It felt great!

I have a 4 day weekend which of course I'm going to take advantage of! There's a certain someone meeting a bunch of my friends which could prove disastrous or fun, time will tell! Oh please please please make them behave! So it looks like my days will be filled with dinner, drinks, reading, clearing out the tivo, perhaps a massage and just taking some me time. I think I need to start some relaxation exercises again. I actually shut my office door today, plopped myself on the floor and meditated for a few minutes. I need to get into that again......

*I needed to turn my car around and entered a driveway. There was no one in sight when I did this however I stared in amazement for a brief moment at this house with 3 yes 3 shopping carts on the lawn, oh my! I pulled out of the driveway and noticed a cruiser like right on my ass. I thought wow, they must be chasing someone. Nope turns out I didn't look when I reversed and almost by like an inch crashed into the police woman. She pulled up beside me and told me that I almost hit her blah blah, be more careful blah blah and "go"! I was like "ohhhhhhh sorry"! Thank god I didn't stop in the middle of the road and whip out my cell to take a photo of the carts as I had wanted to do!

Anyway a funny clip to take you into friday! Enjoy the weekend!

You know for some reason this has just not been a great week for me. It's actually interesting as I recall this exact same time last year feeling the same way. The only reason I remember feeling yucky last year at this time is because my special day is coming up and last year I got some bad news just before. This year I didn't receive any bad news per se but there are some changes going on and decisions to be made that don't make me feel very good.

Perhaps my body knew before my brain did as my stomach has been churning since the beginning of the week. So much so that I was unable to stomach anything other than a bowl of soup one day (and believe me, I like to eat!). I just assumed that I had eaten something bad the night before or perhaps I had a touch of something only the churning has not really subsided. I'm into day 3 of gulping pepto, eating very little (which is good for my ass) and waiting for everything to settle. It feels as though I have crampy, butterflies, constantly turning in my tummy....not a good feeling and really no reason for it. Is it stress? Did I eat something bad? I really have no idea as the rest of my body is perfectly fine.

Ah well, let's hope I kick whatever it is before the weekend as I have plans to whoop it up with my pals and celebrate the birth of moi with dinner and drinks. Perhaps I need a touch of Vitamin D and a 15 minute pick me up in the tanning salon!

That was one hell of an intense game last night, the anticipation was killing me! I was all cocky, meh 20 seconds left on the clock we got it and then BAM the Americans tied it up! Brutal!!!!!!!

I know I know I'm not super into the Olympics but come on, Canada vs US for the gold, I was on the edge of my seat! AND WE WON YAY!!!! (can you believe I'm actually excited about the Olympics, shocking I know!)

Anyway enough about that, back to my original post :)

I'm thinking about buying a new fancy flat screen TV. Now as everyone here is aware, I am the least knowledgeable person on the face of the earth when it comes to picking out such things lest we forget yours truly purchasing a laptop. I get tres confused as everyone has an opinion and of course they all differ. I've been told Plasmas are better except when there's lots of light in the room.......or LCDs are better if you're watching in on an angle.......or LEDs are the new in thing however they are quite pricey. I guess I'll just go to one of the big box electronic stores and pick their brains cause I'm the most indecisive person on the face of the earth......this could take months! And of course any advice is more than welcome around here :)

I didn't get up to a whole lot this weekend which was nice. I met up with a few pals that I don't get to see very often, we had a few beers, watched the game on Friday night and just caught up. I cleaned out my closet and discovered 4 yes 4 pairs of shoes that I've never worn. So ummmm yeah, I also have tags on quite a few jackets, shirts......hmmmm......I think I need to put a limit on such things. If I haven't worn it in a year (starting now of course I need time to wear shoes that I purchased in 2008) then I must donate the items! To be honest with the shoes I think it's A) breaking them in is a pain in the ass so I just leave them in their boxes and B) A few of them are high heeled shoes which are not comfortable. My friend keeps telling me that I have to "deaden" my feet, suck it up and wear them regardless of how uncomfortable they are. I'll give it a shot otherwise there will be some very happy people out there come 2011!