When Common Sense Isn't

It took me a sec to get it, but this really cracked me up!

Close Cut

I'm so used to burns now, it never even crossed my mind someday I might do myself more serious damage. While julienning red peppers today I totally sliced part of my left thumbnail off! It was SO close to my thumb.
My first thought was, WOW look at that! I have to take a picture for my blog!
So I resisted the terrible urge to tear the rest of the nail off, so that when I got home I could let you all know about my near death experience. What a good blogger am I.

Late Bloomer

My Christmas cactus has decided to flower!

This is an especially momentous occasion, because for nine months last year my beloved houseplants did not have me around to care for them. Not pointing any fingers of course, but without watering TLC , they suffered. And in fact, my beautiful, bushy, English Ivy...died. Crispy as a potato chip.
The others were on the brink of destruction, but I set to work, and now, months later, they are on the road to recovery. And I have this lovely flower as proof.
Its good to be needed.

Chilling in the Boonies

I've just got back from a few relaxing days spent at a tiny little cabin in the middle of nowhere with some great camp friends.
The much-anticipated convoy of 5 Victorians arrived around 2AM Thursday morning. I was getting some beauty sleep at the time, so I didn't see them until a more reasonable hour, but it was quite exciting to see Barb, Victoria, and the guys again! Katie also joined us before we headed out.
Ted's dad has a place somewhere up near 100 Mile, very close to the tiny little village of Lake Bridge. He is a great man, and allowed a total of 8 Homewood crazies to borrow his place for a couple days.

Its a pretty awesome spot, with a great view, wild animals (we saw 2 moose --mama & baby-- on the drive up!!) and total quiet. Not to mention a solar panel, propane stove, wood heat, and no running water! I love it. The seat in the outhouse does tend to be a little chilly at -15 though...
We had to pack our stuff about 10 minutes up a hill to even get there. Unfortunately, I was under the impression that this place was accessible by car...not to mention I don't even own a decent backpack...so I packed all my stuff in a huge suitcase. It made sense at the time...I fit my pillow, sleepingbag, snowpants, extra blanket, and change of clothes in there, so actually it wasn't so much bad packing as it was a bad choice of luggage. (of course the guys wouldn't understand that.) Luckily, among our number was the truest gentleman I know, David Nadeau, and he hauled the beast up after I was about halfway. Thanks Dave!
Friday morning we tempted Whiskeyjacks with crackers. Dave was at one with nature...
Mark didn't have so much luck.
It was a pretty chill couple of days. we spent our time hanging out on the deck, playing board/card games, snowshoeing, chatting, and having lots, and lots, of fun!

The Finer Points of Fitness

I've always been interested in Pilates.
As far as I could tell, it was a lot of stretching, and wouldn't require much standing.
After a long day in the kitchen, always on my feet, a form of exercise that doesn't require any standing really appeals. Or at least appeals more than, say, running.

Anyway, after thinking about it forever, I finally got out to London Drugs one day and bought a Pilates For Beginners DVD. It was even on sale. Must be destiny!
That first session hurt a LOT. I was huffing and puffing and aching...but it was a good hurt. And my feet weren't aching. That's always a plus.

For my birthday, I got a pilates mat and exercise ball. Now I felt even more pro.
I was doing a good 45 minutes a day for a week or two.
Feeling good, energy levels high, losing a few pounds...

I've learned that the important thing about exercise is being consistent.

So...what happened after that week or two?

I'm not sure. But I haven't watched that DVD in...a week or two...

And I've been enjoying lots of tasty morsels during my Desserts block at school. Not to mention "homework"...

So the other day I decided to go for a walk around the neighbourhood, and ended up slipping on the icy roads. Somehow managed to pull muscles in my left shoulder and right ankle. Dumb? yes.

Oh, and I've also been playing badminton at the free walk-in session at TRU with a friend from school. That's been good exercise AND a lot of fun!

Goodness, this post is all over the place. I am tired, guys. I'm not going to lie to you, I usually go to bed really early because of school, and 11PM is like...WOW, can't believe I'm still awake.

I'm not even really sure what I've just written about.
I promise my next blog will be better.

Reading Break

I knew if I didn't make a plan, my reading break was gonna slip away from me.
But...I never made a plan.
Its been nice to sleep in though. And I've been scrapbooking. Finally got my Yorke Island pics done, even though it was a bittersweet experience (see previous post). I also have been getting into card making, which is slightly easier than scrapbooking because its smaller. Who knew.

I do have some big plans for the break though! Some camp friends are coming up tomorrow, and Mike and I will be join them for a few days at a cabin in 100 mile...hanging out, hiking in the snow, and having good times. I'm pretty stoked about it, especially about seeing my good buddy Barb again! We worked in the Homewood kitchen together for a couple months, and such situations create tight bonds :)
Plus both Barb, and friend Ted, have been through culinary school, so I have much to learn from them in the meals we will share!

I have a TSA meeting Sunday night, so I have to be back for that, and Monday is gonna be ROUGH I just know it. Oh well. It will be a theory day, so I will get home early to SLEEEEEP.

Ugh, I totally should have done some pilates today. I feel so sluggish.

WAIT a minute, you guys don't know about TSA or my new pilates workout, do you?
You probably dont' even know where I'm (not really) working!
I have really been neglecting this blog lately, its kind of sad.
When I look back at all the funny/interesting things I used to write, it makes me want to weep.
I just can't dig stuff out of my brain anymore.

I will try to do better. Upcoming posts:

*TSA- The Stupid Assignment
* Jobs are a Joke
* Fitness with Jill: what not to do

sounds promising, doesn't it?

Lost Forever

I've had some prints from my trip to Yorke Island sitting around for probably like nearly 2 years. Since that day had a militant/paintball theme I told myself I was going to find some camo style paper to scrapbook them with. That's why they've been sitting there for so long! I couldn't find the paper anywhere...until today.
I was so excited when I spotted it at Michaels this morning, and so pumped to get some serious scrapbooking done.
When I got home, and had all my stuff set out, I realized I was missing 2 pictures....so I was like, "Oh well, I'll just find the CD with the pics on it, and print them next time I'm in town".
So I went to find the CD.
But it wasn't with my other picture CDs. So I looked on my laptop. Not there.
Wasn't on mom's computer either.
In fact I couldn't find any of my Homewood pictures.
I began to wonder if I had ever burned that CD. If it even existed.
Panicking, I searched the whole house-- everywhere I could think of that those pics might be.
Nope.
No Homewood '07 files anywhere. Except the ones I loaded onto Facebook. Which are no good for printing.
Somehow they must have been deleted without being backed up.
Six very special months of my life ERASED!
I am sooo upset. Its SO FRUSTRATING!
ARGH!

My Lizzie is All Grown Up and...

Getting Married!

Congratulations to my friend Liz & lucky Mr. Tim Taylor, on their engagement!
I'm so excited for you both :)
Your names make me laugh, and knowing how perfect you guys are for each other makes me smile.