Friday

Today is Friday....the end to my spring break. It went by fast. Why is it when we are waiting so anxiously for something to happen the time seems to creep by, but when you are dreading something to happen magically the time has swept by you, like a blur. That was spring break a blur. I had hoped to be more productive, alas I was not. I am still working on a paper that is due for Monday. Its only 3-5 pages long, and shouldn't take that long, I just do not want to write it so it seems to be taking much longer than necessary. If I just wrote it and got it over with then I would be free...for a little while anyway, but nope I am dragging out the process. I am not sure why, but thats the way it goes with school work. Leave everything to the very last minute possible!

Its snowing..yuck. I wish spring would hurry the hell up and get here already. Not that I am overly sick of snow, well in a way I guess I am, but I am more tired of looking at it than anything. I am not bothered by winter, but now I am bored with this season and its time to move on. My favorite time of year is this Sunday, Daylight Saving Time. Yeah I know we miss out on an extra hour of sleep, but who cares the days get longer, and it doesn't get dark at like 4 pm. That has to count for something!! I am hoping that its only a few short weeks until the sun starts shining, and the snow will take a rest, at least for six months or so!

I am nursing a sore back. Its on going problem, one that I wish would just go away. It hinders a lot of my life, like being able to waitress or do some physical activity. I am trying to figure out how to strengthen it so it is a distant problem rather than one that keeps me on the couch for days!

My friend's dad is having surgery today, I am sending out good vibes to her and her family! Good luck, I am sure everything will be ok.

My New Job

I got a new job recently, as a waitress. For as long as I was able to work I avoided waitressing. I thought this can't be my line of work. Its too demanding, always have to be happy, getting people this or that when you just want to tell them to get it themselves. Well it turns out that its not so bad. Granted I have only worked 4 shifts, but so far so good. I wish I had found this job earlier in life, as a teenager. The tips would have been nice to have in the all I want to do is go out party and spend money phase. Working at a regular job waiting for the bi-weekly paycheques just did not seem to cut it. Well I have found it now, and so far I don't mind it. The customers are super nice, telling them I am new seems to sympathize more with their tipping ability, and the staff are really cool as well. Any questions I have they are right there to answer them. I am hoping this job will take me to the end of my academic career, which is thankfully only four months away, and into my "grown up job". I can't wait to start that, working Monday-Friday, 9-5 like the rest of my friends. It will be nice to be able to do weekend things w/o having to work, but alas this is the situation for now, an means to end, and so far its not going too badly! I actually look forward to going to work rather than dreading it like in the past job. As I am sure you will recall that boss I had from hell, the job I up and quit because apparently my two week notice was not sufficient enough! Yeah that job, well this one is not like that. Thank God, its hard to find good employers sometimes!

All being part of a woman

So my husband and I finally found a doctor..thanks to SM, a friend from school who told me that a new doctor had arrived and was taking new patients. She is a great doctor. Very friendly and interested in her patients rather than being in such a hurry to get you out of there. Anyway super glad to have a such a good doctor. A doctor who is also willing to take on a pregnancy, when the time should come along. This brings me to my next point. How is that something so simple as I am going to the doctor for a regular checkup be construed into a friend assuming that now my husband and I, who have not even thought about trying for kids at this particular juncture, are now "officially trying". This seems to be the dominant theme in my life. Anytime I even remotely indicate how tired I am, or how I don't feel well, or how I am going to the doctor for a regular, part of being a woman checkup, I get bombarded with accusations like "you must be pregnant, or clearly you are trying to have a baby if you are going to the doctor". How does that work? How is it possible to read so much into such a simple statement! I just don't understand out of the many answers that can go along with "I am tired, not feeling well, or going to the doctor" and the one that everyone turns to is that I am pregnant, or trying to get pregnant. If I was trying to get pregnant, or was don't you think that I would be a little more clear, and probably tell those important people personally rather than in a status on Facebook that might indicate any such thing. Come on, something so life altering and you honestly think I would put it there for the world to read first!! Lets get serious people.
I am not pregnant, nor am I trying to get pregnant. Trust me when the time comes you will be one of the first to know!!

On a another note, I went to the gym today! I have been anti gym for quite a while. I just didn't think it was my thing, I hate excercising. However, I found out today that I actually enjoyed myself. While I may not be religous about my gym planning, I am going to try and go as often as I can to be healthy and fit. This is exciting news, because for the longest time I avoided the gym like the plague, and now I am sort of drawn to it. Please don't read too much into this, I am not becoming healthy all of a sudden due to a change in family planning, or for a unborn baby. Its really just for me!! End of story!

Hump Day

Today is Hump Day, better known as Wednesday. Just a few thoughts going on today:

I got a new job at the local pub. Its very convient, as it is a 5 min drive from my house. I have never been a server before, so I am a bit nervous, but so far I have worked two shifts and it seems to be going well. For the seven hours I have worked in total I have managed to make $64 dollars in tips. I would say thats not bad for a first timer. It's actually a fun job, I mean there is a lot of things to remember, and do, and it can become stressful, but the customers, for the most part, and staff are very nice, understanding and patient. The exact formula you need when starting a new job, it helps out a lot.

I have to study today for a midterm tomorrow, I am not really interested in studying at all. Especially for this particular midterm. The guideline for the exam was rather vague, my prof says: study your notes and the readings. Well thanks captain obvious...its a good thing she was around to tell me that or I wouldn't know what to study! Sheesh! So my motivation level on studying for this is rather low....but it must get done, so I will make the best of it.

I want to be healthy, and lose weight. The problem is working out sucks. But I must do it, not that I am overly obese or anything, but it would be nice to be thiner, and healthier. I must make myself get on that damn excercise machine that sits in my living room. If it kills me, i must do it. I am not going to like it, but like studying it must get done.

I am super excited for the end of the semester for many reasons! April cannot come fast enough!!

We got 48 cm of snow between Sunday night and Monday...that is a crazy amount of snow!! Thanks to all those who worked so hard in getting it cleared off the streets, you have an endless job through these long, snowy months. We appreciate your help!

My friends dad is in the hospital. I hope he is doing better, and I am sending out get well thoughts.

It would be nice if someone you loved went out of town and told you about their trip. My parents, who I talk to on a regular basis are not known for not returning phone calls. So when they called me on Friday night and I called them back Saturday, Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, only to get no phone call back makes a girl wonder...worry is more like it. I talked to a close family friend who told me they probably went out of town. It would be nice to know that they went out of town in order to avoid constant worrying! A little consideration is all I ask, I am not their keeper, nor do they need permission, but honestly it would be nice to know that you will be away for a week.

I probably should go study and read. I hope you all have a fantastic day in whatever it is you are doing on Hump Day! Enjoy

O'Canada

I understand and respect others wishes to believe in whatever religion they see fit for them. I myself am not religious so maybe I am not understanding something, but as it stands I have a bone to pick.

There is a teacher where I live who was asked by a couple of parents to not sing O'Canada in school before class, it was against their religion. I am unsure of all the facts on this case, if they are immigrants or Canadian, but unless singing is against your religion then I don't see an issue. O'Canada is our national anthem, it celebrates our national pride, which took a long time to build up, and celebrates our unity. The word God is mentioned in the song, but is it really necessary to make such a large deal about this even if you do not have the same faith as what the song is intending. The song is not that long, and perhaps those two or three children could just stand with the class but not participate in the song. I find it very infuriating that people would ask Canadians, whether be other Canadians or not, to not sing something that symbolizes who we are as a nation. If it is in fact immigrants, and I am not being prejudice or racist here, they are the ones that moved to Canada to be Canadian citizens so when you come here you get the whole package deal, song and everything. We are symbol of freedom and unity, people move here for a reason and should want to be part of this great country, and its song.

I am not trying to offend anyone by this blog, but I am Canadian and I don't think we should have to give up anything because someone doesn't like a word in a song, or like the tune of it or whatever. What do you think would happen if one of us went to another country and asked them stop singing their national anthem? Probably would never happen!

Who does that?

Last weekend I invited a friend over for dinner. She was anxious to see my (sort of) new house, so I thought a nice evening with dinner and some board games would be a good time. The evening started out fine. My husband made a delicious dinner, and we all seemed to be having a good time. This good time severely diminished between my husband and I as my friend proceeded to get plastered at our house. The wine drinking began early in the evening, but it was no big deal because my husband and "Mary", we will call her, shared a bottle of wine, so two glasses at most for both of them. The night from hell got worse as Mary thought it would be a grand idea to open another bottle of wine! After my husband politely refused to share another bottle, Mary contiuned on her drunken adventure. Who does this? When the hostess or anyone else refuses the idea of drinking, I think its safe to say that the guest should also stop at that point, but nope, Mary had to indulge, this is just one of many mistakes Mary stumbled upon throughout the night. The biggest and most important one is who gets drunk the first time being invited over to someones house whom you don't know all that well?!

The night proceeded to get worse and worse. She got more drunk, louder, and much more abnoxious while adding every profanity into the mix! I was sitting across the table from her staring at her, embarrassed for her, thinking WHO DOES THIS?! My husband who could not handle it any longer left me and went upstairs. Alone with her, all I could do was sit and listen to her loud and abnoxious rants about dating, and how I should proceed to run my life as a mother (which by the way is not a status I own at the moment), how many kids I should have, all down to what kind of career I should get at the end of school! Again I ask you Who does this?? I know who does this no one I know. Yes I know Mary, but let me assure you she is not a close good friend, and there is a large chance she will never be asked back to the old homestead again!

Now if this was someone whom I was really good friends with, knew for a long time, I would have not cared, but this evening was not to be engaged in a drunken stupor. There was no mention of a few beverages being consumed before hand so I think its safe to assume that Mary lacks in the etiquette department, and I think encounters with Mary should be in small doses, perhaps over lunch in the middle of the day.

One thing I forgot to add, the weirdest thing of Mary's drunken rambles, is she asked if she should come and kiss me!! NOW WHO DOES THAT?! I am telling you, if you are going to invite someone over for dinner establish the drinking rules ahead of time. Perhaps make sure they are mentally in check with reality, and make sure you have an escape plan. I did not do any of these things, and it lead to a disappointing wasted Friday night!

Thank You

I applaud those professors who understand and realize the finiancial burden of students by not making us spend a sickly amount of money on books that may or may not get read. To all those understanding profs, as a student, we applaud and appreciate your efforts in trying to save us money that could be spent on better things, like food, shelter, and transportation rather than some book that we probably will end up throwing out, or selling back for a 1/3 of what we paid for it.

Thank You!