Hey guys!
Sorry for not blogging yesterday. I have to say that i have a rather good excuse... Here's what hap pend...
I woke up late for work... got ready really fast and headed off. Of course, im somewhat speeding until i hit traffic. I get like 3 minutes away from work (on sources blvd. just after the 40 over pass) and hit a pot hole and dent my rim so bad that all the air in my tire came out... URGH i finally got to work on my flat tire and called my mechanic and arranged to go see him at lunch with my tire. The guys at my work spent about half the morning jacking up my car, taking my tire off and trying to reshape my rim for me and they were unsuccessful... they even went after it with a SLEDGE HAMMER! thats when i started crying... Once they gave up it was about 11 so at 1130 i went to my mechanics to see what he could do. I had my rim priced and they are worth $350 each and the tire $200... so if he couldnt do anything i was looking at $550 + labour :S something that isnt exactly in the budget! So, my mechanic (Marco) looked at it and told me he couldnt do anything for me but to go see his Buddy that works at Exact Roue... They specialize in rims and mags and what not. So i went there and the owner told me that he could fix my rim for $100, still not cheap but better than $550... I left my rim there and went back to work. I called Marco and we had to figure out a tire situation and we came to the conclusion of putting 2 all season tires on the front of my car (previous tires that came with the car) and keep the 2 winters on the back. So all in all it cost me $125 and a major headache and day wasted at work... I left the mechanics at around 630, rushed to my uncle's for dinner and went to yoga for 730. After yoga i got a very scary phone call from Kristyne, my Best Friend. She was somewhat shaken up so i was worried... She told me that a guy pulled a gun on her and her bf!!!! MY HEART STOPPED BEATING! they are ok and the police caught the guy but long story short the guy was drunk and mad and wasnt getting his was and first pulled out a crowbar and then a gun... that's pretty scary! i cant believe that my best friend could have been shot! it's still terrifying to think about. After that phone call i went over to see her and comfort her and the police showed up to take all the statements and everything.... Serious shit. The guy actually lives in her building also.... :( im really worried. I left there at around 11pm, came home and went to bed. I have to say it was a restless sleep... WHAT A DAY... but wait, it just gets worse...
Today, i woke up at 515am and took a shower. Managed to drop everything in the shower on my toes URGH hurt soooo much! after my shower i got ready for work and got into my cold car :( i drove to work and avoided EVERY SINGLE POT HOLE because im not going through yesterday again lol Finally got there and it was a pretty rough morning.... a lot to do and not enough time to do it. At around 9am (just after my first meeting) i got a phone call from my uncle... My Nanny is doing worse than before... she went back into a coma and has severe pneumonia... The doctors say that the next 48hrs are critical and will determine the outcome of things... Let's be realistic here, 92year old ladies do not get over pneumonia and a broken hip and Alzheimer's and dementia and all... I was suppose to go visit her on Saturday but now i fear that it may be too late... I am really not dealing with this well at all. It is bringing back a bunch of memories and emotions from when my grandma passed that i cant bare to have. but i keep telling myself, this too shall pass....
Anyways, after that phone call i kept going on at work, really trying to focus all my attention on it. it was an ok day, got some stuff accomplished but stayed until 6pm... so i spent 11hrs at the office today... :( after work i was suppose to go to yoga for 7 but i just couldn't do it. I am so emotionally drained that i cant do much. I decided to come home and have some dinner and do some laundry and that is exactly what i am doing. I will be going to sleep soon so i will say good night now and keep blogging tomorrow. i apologize for all the negative vibes today, i am praying for the end of the week to get better because i cant bare it to get worse.
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Monday, March 10, 2008
Mondays always seem to suck...
Urgh... Mondays always seem to suck for one reason or another!!!
Of course, i started off my day by having an argument with a coworker because I tried helping her out by making a simple suggestion... Remind me again why I bother trying to help someone who always seems to think shes right??? ARGH <-- ok thats out of my system now hehe And then i had a heart attack over a miscommunication with my transport guys... thinking that one of my parts wasnt ready to be picked up which absolutely needed to be... blah. Lunch wasnt bad though. Ever quarter of the year we go out for lunch on the company to relax and unwind a bit. This time we went to Marathon's and shared a couple laughs. It felt good to remember that there are real human beings underneath some of the craziness! After lunch i went back to my office to do a bunch of stuff and never had time to finish and basically gave up... I was printing a bunch of documents to only realize that the printer wasnt working and that was when i had my fill.
I left the office at 5:15pm (suppose to leave at 4pm) and headed to my uncle's place. I had dinner there and hung out with my 2 cousins. I think Sunday, Ronan and I are going to build a huge fort outside since there is sooo much snow before my self-defense class :D he got really excited at the idea!
After dinner i headed off to the gym and did a mini workout before my yoga class. its official guys... I CAN NOW DO A COMPLETE SPLIT!!! i am quite pleased with myself! hehehe
I came home afterwards and was talking with my mother and received some more bad news... My Nanny has been hospitalized for a broken hip (she's 92) and fell out of the bed again today. She is really not doing good and i feel that these are going to be the last couple months of her life. They have her restrained now because she is too dangerous to herself. I feel horrible just thinking about it :( She does not remember anyone anymore so every time i go visit her she thinks im a stranger. It kills me to see her this way. I think i may go visit her this Saturday and try and go as often as i can before its too late. It breaks my heart to see her this way and to know that there is absolutely nothing i can do to better the situation. Seeing her in that hospital bed is just like seeing my grandmother her last couple days with us all over again and it keeps bringing up a bunch of emotions i have not dealt with yet and that i am quite frankly terrified too...
Anyways, i am already in bed and am going to study a bit and hopefully get a good night's rest considering i did not last night.
Good night!
Of course, i started off my day by having an argument with a coworker because I tried helping her out by making a simple suggestion... Remind me again why I bother trying to help someone who always seems to think shes right??? ARGH <-- ok thats out of my system now hehe And then i had a heart attack over a miscommunication with my transport guys... thinking that one of my parts wasnt ready to be picked up which absolutely needed to be... blah. Lunch wasnt bad though. Ever quarter of the year we go out for lunch on the company to relax and unwind a bit. This time we went to Marathon's and shared a couple laughs. It felt good to remember that there are real human beings underneath some of the craziness! After lunch i went back to my office to do a bunch of stuff and never had time to finish and basically gave up... I was printing a bunch of documents to only realize that the printer wasnt working and that was when i had my fill.
I left the office at 5:15pm (suppose to leave at 4pm) and headed to my uncle's place. I had dinner there and hung out with my 2 cousins. I think Sunday, Ronan and I are going to build a huge fort outside since there is sooo much snow before my self-defense class :D he got really excited at the idea!
After dinner i headed off to the gym and did a mini workout before my yoga class. its official guys... I CAN NOW DO A COMPLETE SPLIT!!! i am quite pleased with myself! hehehe
I came home afterwards and was talking with my mother and received some more bad news... My Nanny has been hospitalized for a broken hip (she's 92) and fell out of the bed again today. She is really not doing good and i feel that these are going to be the last couple months of her life. They have her restrained now because she is too dangerous to herself. I feel horrible just thinking about it :( She does not remember anyone anymore so every time i go visit her she thinks im a stranger. It kills me to see her this way. I think i may go visit her this Saturday and try and go as often as i can before its too late. It breaks my heart to see her this way and to know that there is absolutely nothing i can do to better the situation. Seeing her in that hospital bed is just like seeing my grandmother her last couple days with us all over again and it keeps bringing up a bunch of emotions i have not dealt with yet and that i am quite frankly terrified too...
Anyways, i am already in bed and am going to study a bit and hopefully get a good night's rest considering i did not last night.
Good night!
Sunday, March 9, 2008
Sunday Evening
Hey, its me again!
after i posted this morning i decided to finally get out of bed and do something of my day... S0 i got up and decided to go to the gym... Looked out of my window and slightly changed my plans to working out in my basement because my car was completely covered in snow!!! it was passed my car doors :( my dad was snow blowing outside and my friend's car was also in our driveway blocking both cars because he did not want to get hit by a snowplow during the night (he was at my neighbour's house). I asked my dad if he needed help and he said not right away, so i decided to hop onto my treadmill for a bit before heading outside to unbury the 3 cars. After maybe 20 mins i was summoned outside and Gordy, my dad and i shovelled the rest of the snow around the cars and took all 3 out. Afterwards, my dad finally taught me how to use the snow blower. That thing is a workout in itself!!! It was a freaking battle at first to get it to go where i wanted it to but i won in the end! hehe. But pulling and pushing it was freaking heavy and pretty much consisted of my weights for the day. I could see my mother in the window laughing at me, i have to admit, i dont blame her :) By the end, i was all covered in snow, kinda sweaty but quite satisfied that i did the whole driveway on my own!
After the snow blower fiasco, i came back inside, did another 10 minutes on the treadmill and then did a bit of yoga to stretch everything out and then my abs. I am pretty happy i worked out in my basement today, considering i had never even touched the equipment before. I decided to take pictures of my tummy to show you all my progress (although i will not be posting before pictures because i am a little embarrassed).
after i posted this morning i decided to finally get out of bed and do something of my day... S0 i got up and decided to go to the gym... Looked out of my window and slightly changed my plans to working out in my basement because my car was completely covered in snow!!! it was passed my car doors :( my dad was snow blowing outside and my friend's car was also in our driveway blocking both cars because he did not want to get hit by a snowplow during the night (he was at my neighbour's house). I asked my dad if he needed help and he said not right away, so i decided to hop onto my treadmill for a bit before heading outside to unbury the 3 cars. After maybe 20 mins i was summoned outside and Gordy, my dad and i shovelled the rest of the snow around the cars and took all 3 out. Afterwards, my dad finally taught me how to use the snow blower. That thing is a workout in itself!!! It was a freaking battle at first to get it to go where i wanted it to but i won in the end! hehe. But pulling and pushing it was freaking heavy and pretty much consisted of my weights for the day. I could see my mother in the window laughing at me, i have to admit, i dont blame her :) By the end, i was all covered in snow, kinda sweaty but quite satisfied that i did the whole driveway on my own!
After the snow blower fiasco, i came back inside, did another 10 minutes on the treadmill and then did a bit of yoga to stretch everything out and then my abs. I am pretty happy i worked out in my basement today, considering i had never even touched the equipment before. I decided to take pictures of my tummy to show you all my progress (although i will not be posting before pictures because i am a little embarrassed).
This is my tummy from the side (notice the ab bumps?? :D)
And this is from the front :)
As you can tell, im pretty proud of myself. I spend a lot of time at the gym these days. My schedule right now is Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and sometimes Sunday. Monday through Wednesday i take yoga in between workouts and Saturday as well, although im looking into taking this core fitness class which would be 3 days a week but also focuses on the same things, i think its just a higher intensity level though. We will see. I am taking a self-defense class on Sunday at the studio where they teach the core fitness so i will definitely be asking questions about it!.
Anyways, after my workout, i took a shower and got ready to go to Chapters. I originally went there to look at some yoga books but then ended up in the sales area and picked up 3 books. I dont have a lot of spare time to read these days since i am usually reading for school but i just couldnt resist. I got "Everyone's Burning" by Ian Spiegelman, "Somebody Else" by Reggie Nadelson and "The Washingtonienne" by Jessica Cutler. I am excited to start them although i still have 2 more books to read before them that i borrowed from my friend Amy :) She actually also has a blog here http://www.ames-her-way.blogspot.com/ thats her link :)
After Chapters, i stopped at a grocery store quick to get foil for my mom and then headed home. By the time i got back it was practically supper time. I have been trying to eat really well these days so my suppers are never the same as the rest of the family's. I dont eat carbs after 3pm anymore since they sit in you and basically make you fat and i am on a high protein diet. So i had chicken with steamed broccoli and cucumbers on the side. It was really yummy!!! And a yogurt for desert.
After dinner, i relaxed for a bit and then headed off to Timmies to study for my Law class... BORING. I got a lot accomplished though. A whole 2 chapters (2 weeks worth). Now i just have to memorize all these big terms and then im good to go hehe. I think i have this week off for school so im pretty happy about it, but i have to check to make sure.
Anyways, im off to bed. It's monday tomorrow and mondays are always hectic at work, ALWAYS.
Good Night!
A little glimps of me...
Hmmm... let's see... how do I start this thing.... ?
I figured that since this was my first post, I would sort of introduce myself... so, here it goes;
Hi! My name is Michelle. You must already be wondering where the Kayla is coming from then... Well thats my middle name. I am 20 years old, going on 21 in May. I live at home with my rents and work full-time as a purchaser / planner for Vortex. We build aquatic playgrounds for children accross the world. (if anyone is interested, this is the link www.vortex-intl.com). I am also a part-time student taking a Business Management Attestation at Vanier College. I am currently taking Business Law on Thursday evenings. I also workout a lot. I find that being at the gym is probably one of my most peaceful environments... I do a lot of Tai Chi, Yoga and Pilates. It really does help sooth the mind and the body. I really dont see how i would still be sane today without it. I am very family oriented. I try and see my 2 younger cousins at least 3x a week (Ronan is 7 and his baby sister Eva is 15 months old). I am a very independant person... this also makes me quite stubborn at times :p I am also very determined and usually, when i want something i get it. But, dont get me wrong, i get it myself, not by someone handing it to me... I have learnt in life that the only true person you can depend on in this world is yourself. I come from a divorced family. I live with my mother and step-father (who is refered to as dad because the real one is no longer existant in my life). Unlike many, i only have one side of the family (my mother's) and they are all great (for the most part anyways). Let's just say i am who i am now because of what i have experienced in the past.
Anyways, enough about that! hehe.
I will be posting again today, im sure with pictures and everything considering that there is about 50cms of snow surrounding my car and i dont think i will be getting it out anytime soon...
Talk later :)
xoxox
I figured that since this was my first post, I would sort of introduce myself... so, here it goes;
Hi! My name is Michelle. You must already be wondering where the Kayla is coming from then... Well thats my middle name. I am 20 years old, going on 21 in May. I live at home with my rents and work full-time as a purchaser / planner for Vortex. We build aquatic playgrounds for children accross the world. (if anyone is interested, this is the link www.vortex-intl.com). I am also a part-time student taking a Business Management Attestation at Vanier College. I am currently taking Business Law on Thursday evenings. I also workout a lot. I find that being at the gym is probably one of my most peaceful environments... I do a lot of Tai Chi, Yoga and Pilates. It really does help sooth the mind and the body. I really dont see how i would still be sane today without it. I am very family oriented. I try and see my 2 younger cousins at least 3x a week (Ronan is 7 and his baby sister Eva is 15 months old). I am a very independant person... this also makes me quite stubborn at times :p I am also very determined and usually, when i want something i get it. But, dont get me wrong, i get it myself, not by someone handing it to me... I have learnt in life that the only true person you can depend on in this world is yourself. I come from a divorced family. I live with my mother and step-father (who is refered to as dad because the real one is no longer existant in my life). Unlike many, i only have one side of the family (my mother's) and they are all great (for the most part anyways). Let's just say i am who i am now because of what i have experienced in the past.
Anyways, enough about that! hehe.
I will be posting again today, im sure with pictures and everything considering that there is about 50cms of snow surrounding my car and i dont think i will be getting it out anytime soon...
Talk later :)
xoxox
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