i usually blog when i'm procrastinating. so, here's my quick update because i really don't feel like reading international marketing chapter five, or start my annotated bibliography for my paper "the consumer psychology of fashion and brands behaviour." wow i haven't blogged in four months haha
- my eurotrip turned into a month long vacation to t-dot and portugal. the cities aynsley and i explored, toronto, faro, albufeira, loule, silves, portimao, lagos, and lisbon. it was an amazing experience and i'm planning my next eurotrip for this summer (hopefully *crosses fingers* to visit cara in switzerland [i miss you already cara!!!], and see london, paris, and portugal again)
here are the pics from my crazy adventure:
www.meesa.myphotoalbum.com- i got hired at shapes as a rock climbing instructor =) and placed fourth in a canadian rock climbing competition, and second in an american comp in the intermediate division =) quite the accomplishment for me, i had only been climbing for a year at that point =)
- i moved out of my parents house, and live near the university. come visit me in the south end =) my homemaker instincts have kicked into high gear. i love cleaning (my normal anal perfectionist self)...cooking is another story and i will talk about that later...haha i absolutely love the independence, and learning everything that comes with it. like time management (you should see my daytimer and how organized i am its pretty scary) and responsibility, like budgeting and paying bills, making sure supper is ready or the grocery shopping is done. it seems like i'm more efficient with my study habits, even though i have so much more to do in a day. living in this new reality has been an experience, and i almost want to send my parents a thank you card to say i'm sorry for ever taking you for granted, and every little thing you have taught me in the past twenty-three years of my life was not in vain haha. and thank you for the rice cooker, i make great coconut rice =)
- i have become a self appointed ceo of the roblin family chiropractic centre hehe. i am the office manager, marketing director, meeting chair, developer of policies and procedures, department of accounts receivable, newsletter editor, insurance liaison, implementation of systems co-ordinator, information technology specialist. oh yah, and on top of all of that i do reception too. and part time haha
- i went back to university this january. i've been quite motivated for the past month and a half (well except for this very moment) however, i just can't wait until reading week. hopefully i don't get lazy and get into the post reading week slump.
- i'm dating again. i think lol. well if u know how crazy and paranoid i normally am, then you would know how i like to believe things are more complicated than they really are. anyways he is and isn't my type in so many ways. he's uber successful, intelligent, has a university degree, is a homeowner, has a good career. oh yah did i mention he's only twenty-three. yep, the boy you would love to bring home to mom and dad =) except he's totally inked and pierced and might scare mom haha he might look tough on the outside, but i know better =) well i guess what i'm getting to in my rambling is that, although we may look very different, we have similar ideals, life and family values, and goals. oh yah, and did i mention he was white *wink* haha anyways, he's skateshoes and i'm stilettos, we don't give a fuck, and neither should you =) i'm glad neither of us judged a book by it's cover, we might have missed out on, what we're still discovering, could be a good thing =P
- i cut my long long hair! i've had the same haircut for about four or five years now, and all of a sudden i just decided i needed a change. it's really different, i need to get a picture of it. although i love my new hair, its a bitch to do in the morning, and it looks a whole lot better if its only washed every other day. eew. i can't handle that so it takes about an hour to get ready every day. and now i'm thinking karen's wedding is only three months away, and i so don't have bridesmaid hair anymore =( oh well. i needed a change at that very moment and my hair dresser kinda got carried away. oh well, i'll have to deal with the bridesmaid hair when the time comes hehe
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ok my cooking experience: so last weekend, after the boy cooked an amazing stirfry, i realized that if we're going to keep on playing house i have to make sure that i can cook too. i guess pasta and perogies aren't going to cut it haha. so i bought this really amazing cookbook and i'm determined to cook a few meals a week until i master this cooking thing =) yesterday my roommate stayed in to test out my three course meal =) i made fried tofu in a soya garlic vinaigrette, thai coconut curry poached chicken with coconut rice and chocolate hazelnut pecan pastries. i bought these great rice bowls from urban barn, since my awesome cookbook has a lot of asian recipes. i was quite impressed with my creations, from the smell, to the visual presentation, to the taste haha my supper was good enough to break open a bottle of red wine and have the fireplace lit =) i didn't burn or set anything on fire, set the alarm off, or poison jc. so, i think i've proven that i'm not hopeless in the kitchen. i'm on my way to becoming a true domestic goddess =)
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things i must do during reading week:
-go snowboarding
-get a hockey game together (i haven't gone skating all winter and we had so many perfect skating days)
-finish all of my assignments for the two weeks after reading week
-work and make lots of $$$
-get karen's salsa choreographed for her wedding
-get a hold of lynn and get the decor of karen's wedding confirmed
-stay accountable
ok...this quickie update got a lil outta control. i guess i had more to say than i thought. anyways, since i'm back in school i'm sure i'll be posting more procrastination blogs.
alright, back to the grind.
