Patience Please

I promise I have not forgotten about you.  Really, I haven't.

I have a post all planned out.  Including pictures.  I just need the time to do it (and you) justice.  Perhaps this weekend.  My time lately has been filled with the final weeks of school and exams.  And freezing cold temperatures like many other people can probably relate.

Now I must wrap a present for an exchange at work tomorrow.  And then it's off to sleep.

Christmas Sweaters

Aren't they just adorable?!

C'est Fini!

After this post, NaBloPoMo is over.  This is post #29 this month.  I can't say many of those were overly inspired posts, but this is a start.  Next year, I can set my sights a little bit higher.

My new phone came today!  A Blackberry Tour, which already is a huge step up from the Pearl Flip I had before.  It took some time to get my computer connecting with it correctly, but (all thanks to Jill's recommendation) I was able to sync all of the data from the old to the new.  Without Telus' stupid $25 fee.  I mean, really?  That much?


Tomorrow afternoon I leave on my very first business trip.  A quick flight to Edmonton, an overnight stay (which will be spent working on a school assignment), a day of training, and then a quick flight back home.  All taking place in slightly over 24 hours.  It seems a tad bit expensive for only a day of training, but that's just me.

Almost Made It

I missed posting yesterday.  I kept reminding myself to post early in the day, but I pushed it off until it was too late.  The thing is, even though I technically won't complete NaBloPoMo, I am very happy with how well I did. 29 posts in 30 days is still something to be proud of.

Jason is going out of town this week.  I always miss him terribly, even though we did a 6-week stretch apart when he first moved to Fort McMurray.  He's such a huge part of my life up here though.  Hopefully studying for finals will help keep me occupied.

Day 27

NaBloPoMo is nearing to a close.  In some ways I'm happy, in other ways I'm sad.  As much as blogging daily has been a mostly enjoyable challenge, I will most likely reduce my posts.  Perhaps I can commit to writing some posts of length.

I am currently researching ethical gifts.  It's something I've thought about the past couple of years, but I'm thinking this might be the year I finally take the plunge.  Does anyone have any recommendations or favourites of their own?

Day 26

I was very tired today. The late nights finally caught up with me. So after work, I came home and went straight to bed. That always makes for a good night.

When I have "naps", I tend to have the weirdest dreams. Tonight I was dreaming about spreadsheets to keep track of networking contacts. Perhaps my brain is telling me to stop focusing on both so much?

In other news, I'm going on an overnight business trip next week. Just to Edmonton, but it will be my first time traveling alone. I've only flown by myself once. This could get interesting as I can get a bit paranoid about the details. It will definitely be a good experience for me.

What was your first time traveling alone like?

~Manderz~

Just a Few Thoughts

I had an AMAZING day today.

Sometimes it’s the simple things that make you happy.  Like lime coconut hand lotion.

An epic quote from my presentation last night: “We’re going to take their money and send them away.”  I’m quite proud of myself for thinking of that on the spot.

www.offsetters.ca

I say “Thank you” to the majority of the people on the phone at work.  I don’t really know what else to say in closing that’s professional.


Our office Christmas party is on Saturday.  I bought my outfit tonight.  Here's a preview...the shoes:

And It's Over

Tonight we presented our computer assignment.  It went much better than expected.  The teacher even approached our group after class and told us we had a great idea.  All in all though, I'm happy it's over.  I have a final assignment to do over the next week, and then the class is done.

While attempting to trim Gizmo's paw hair tonight , I kept jabbing myself with the tips of the scissors.  Sometimes I'm just a klutz.  But now my thumb is throbbing with that painful itch.  Please just go away.

I'm working on some ideas to make life a bit less stressful next semester.  Nothing is official yet, but I will keep you posted.  For now, I can tell you there's a light at the end of this tunnel I seem to be in.

Today was a good day, and I'm feeling in really good spirits.  I even laughed at some of the jokes made by Jay Leno.  And that NEVER happens.

I just wanted to apologize if you're having trouble commenting since I've started using Disqus.  You don't need to log on, or create an account.  All it needs is your name and an email address (which doesn't get posted!).  I highly recommend creating a Disqus account though - you can keep track of all your comments, and receive notification if someone replies to something you left.  It's all about creating a community.

Day 23

Today was rather uneventful.  So uneventful in fact, that the most exciting part was going grocery shopping with Jason.  I'm looking forward to not having to eat soup the rest of the week, as I've been relying on that for lunch basically since I started the new job.  I bought some seafood dip which is just delicious.  Especially when I pair it with some sesame rice crackers.  Yum-my!  I'm slowly attempting to integrate some healthier options into my daily meals.  And I should clarify by saying "healthier to me", as Jason still looks at my food like it is junk.  But apples are fruit, lettuce is a veggie, and I've just upped my daily intake in that category by at least a full serving.  I'm proud.

Tomorrow my computer assignment is due.  I can't wait for it to be over with, so I can move on.

For now though, it is bedtime for me and the pups.  6 a.m. comes much too quickly for a night owl like me.

Finally, Some Pictures

 I haven't been very quick on the uptake as far as uploading pictures like everyone requested.  But yesterday I remembered my camera when I was out playing in the snow with the fuzzybutts.

If you're interested, I uploaded a large chunk of the pictures from our San Diego trip  (3 months ago!) to Flickr.  Click here to check it out!

This is what happens when you leave your shoes on the deck when you go inside to grab your camera.

 

Gizmo

 

Dexter

  

 

Rough-housing like usual

Kisses!

Gizmo is trying to eat the watering can.

 

 

Gizmo has the ball and Dexter wants it.

 

Dexter got the ball

Gizmo playing with the ball

He likes to use his nose to throw snow around

Bounding through the snow

Inside...don't you love our rug?!