So... I've been eating out all week and the Boyfriend comes over. As per usual on a weekend afternoon, we take a nap and wake up hungry. I go downstairs and see that my parents have prepared two of my favorite home-made meals. Do I stay home and eat the healthy but delicious fish and mushroom dishes? Nope, instead we jet over to Wendy's and pick up burgers and fries. Another $5 down the drain and thousands of calories. Wasn't I supposed to be spending less and eating healthier?
One part of me thinks "Who cares, you weigh 125lbs, look 10lbs lighter, and never gain any weight no matter what you eat." On the other hand, my plan WAS to get toned this summer, lose 5lbs or so and also just get healthier in general! I've neglected vegetables all my life (some would call it an obsession) and I'm not getting any younger.
On the financial side of things, sometimes I wonder why I am so anal with my money and obsessed with money! I'm making $500 a week, I have no bills to pay besides the cell phone and have no debt. The other part of me knows that it's better to be smart about my money now than worry about it in the future.
The BF just went to go play basketball with some teens from his church. In the meantime I have been reading lots of new blogs. I love reading, even more than I like writing. Perhaps I should trade in Corporate Communications for Senior Editor. Proofreaders probably don't make any money huh.
Saturday, May 24, 2008
Finally!
Made an appointment at the hair salon in the building across from my work. Monday @ 1pm. I want to keep it long FOR SURE! I've always had long hair, but last year after a terrible hair cut it went all the way up to shoulder-length. I had side bangs for about 2 or 3 years and they've grown out since I haven't cut my hair since December. Not too sure yet.. maybe I'll look into it. $25... no blow-dry. Not bad right? Why do I need a blow-dry anyways, I'm just going back to work! As long as my hairs not dripping wet, I'll be fine! The new InStyle is out too!! Can't wait to grab that, I think Cameron Diaz is on the cover!
Ack.. Spendaholic on the Loose..
So... I've gone out to eat every single day since Tuesday, and twice on Thursday! Not cool. At least yesterday the Boyfriend paid but still.. not exactly the best thing for my wallet or my health!
Tuesday - Had dinner at a fancy Italian restaurant with friends from college
Wednesday - coffee with Mountain Biker, and made plans to go on a triple date weekend to Michigan for Canada's Day
Thursday - went out for wings to watch the NBA Eastern Conference Finals with some friends
Nothing spectacular has been going on.. signed up for two classes total at the conference so I'll be there for the whole day on Monday June 2. Also, decided to purchase two tickets to Rock the Bells, an annual hip-hop festival for BF. I've never really gotten him anything out of the blue, especially nothing very expensive so I decided to get it for him! My first surprise for him! I'm glad he liked it! Unfortunately tickets together came up to $180. Hopefully I'll have money leftover from this month but if not I'll just take some out of next month's budget. I know.. I'm bad.
Also, I'm going to Rogers Cup with Bunny. If we get 20 people to buy tickets then we get to go to the semi finals for free! So far I think we have sold 4 tickets total... -.- lol! I think the Boyfriend may be interested but I want to make a girls day out of it so he would have to bring his own friends!
Today is my first in-car driving lesson! We'll see how it goes I guess.. I really don't want to drive around with a "Student Driver" sign ontop of the car, especially in my neighbourhood. This is why I booked my exam so early in the morning! LOL Ok, toodles!
Tuesday - Had dinner at a fancy Italian restaurant with friends from college
Wednesday - coffee with Mountain Biker, and made plans to go on a triple date weekend to Michigan for Canada's Day
Thursday - went out for wings to watch the NBA Eastern Conference Finals with some friends
Nothing spectacular has been going on.. signed up for two classes total at the conference so I'll be there for the whole day on Monday June 2. Also, decided to purchase two tickets to Rock the Bells, an annual hip-hop festival for BF. I've never really gotten him anything out of the blue, especially nothing very expensive so I decided to get it for him! My first surprise for him! I'm glad he liked it! Unfortunately tickets together came up to $180. Hopefully I'll have money leftover from this month but if not I'll just take some out of next month's budget. I know.. I'm bad.
Also, I'm going to Rogers Cup with Bunny. If we get 20 people to buy tickets then we get to go to the semi finals for free! So far I think we have sold 4 tickets total... -.- lol! I think the Boyfriend may be interested but I want to make a girls day out of it so he would have to bring his own friends!
Today is my first in-car driving lesson! We'll see how it goes I guess.. I really don't want to drive around with a "Student Driver" sign ontop of the car, especially in my neighbourhood. This is why I booked my exam so early in the morning! LOL Ok, toodles!
Monday, May 19, 2008
My Room is SOOO Beautiful!!!!
So the Boyfriend came over today and we rearranged my room and performed a MAJOR cleanup. As in swiffered, dusted, and wiped. The whole she-bang! My room is GORGEOUS!! There is sooo much space and I love it!!! We went out to eat in celebration and I treated again just to show my gratification.. and also because he's taking me out to lunch tomorrow before he leaves for Kingston. Anyways that's about it. Going to bed soon, I hope my 2 hour nap today won't throw off my sleeping schedule..
Sunday, May 18, 2008
My First Conference!
On Friday, my boss emailed my department and told us that our company has been offered free admission to a conference being held in Toronto in June. It's called MAGS University and is an annual Magazine and Internet Publishing Conference. Unfortunately we're only being sponsored for the Monday of the conference and the most interesting seminar I want to attend is on Tuesday. My boss did mention in her email that if we were interested we could request to attend other classes, although I'm not sure if that applies to me seeing as I am just a summer student. Also, even though there are a ton of interesting seminars, our department is only allowed to attend the ones that are bookmarked as "Internet" sessions. I guess the "Journalism 2.0 - A Digital Survival Guide for Editors" thats offered Monday afternoon does sound pretty appealing, but what I really want to go to is "Webify Your Content: Writing and Editing Effectively for the Web" which is the class on Tuesday.
Anyhow, I went to church today with the Boyfriend and the message was actually very inspiring. In fact it is related to something that has been on my mind for awhile. It spoke about how you must use the people around you to lift you up and to be weary of who you choose to surround yourself with because more often than not, your friends bring you down. I bailed on Princess and Roommate for tonight. Just don't feel like clubbing OR being around Roommate. I feel bad because I hate letting Princess down but I did tell her I am up for dinner or just hanging out anytime this week. I have a feeling she won't call me though, just because it seems lately we don't do anything together except go clubbing.
The Boyfriend is out with his mom eating dinner right now. Afterwards he's coming back over to my place and we're going to play pingpong and rearrange my room. I know my room could look so nice, especially with its cathedral ceilings and big windows. Unfortunately its usually just a cluttered mess due to my laziness. At least the closet is organized! One step at a time right?
Anyhow, I went to church today with the Boyfriend and the message was actually very inspiring. In fact it is related to something that has been on my mind for awhile. It spoke about how you must use the people around you to lift you up and to be weary of who you choose to surround yourself with because more often than not, your friends bring you down. I bailed on Princess and Roommate for tonight. Just don't feel like clubbing OR being around Roommate. I feel bad because I hate letting Princess down but I did tell her I am up for dinner or just hanging out anytime this week. I have a feeling she won't call me though, just because it seems lately we don't do anything together except go clubbing.
The Boyfriend is out with his mom eating dinner right now. Afterwards he's coming back over to my place and we're going to play pingpong and rearrange my room. I know my room could look so nice, especially with its cathedral ceilings and big windows. Unfortunately its usually just a cluttered mess due to my laziness. At least the closet is organized! One step at a time right?
Saturday, May 17, 2008
Not Doing So Great With the Budget
At this moment, the remainder of the budget looks something like..
Savings - $500 (pending)
Trip Savings - $300 (pending)
Shopping - $58.76
Transporation - $25.7
Eating Out - 55.43
Going Out - 100
Books/Magazines - 40
Cell Phone - 0
ETC - 53.84
Thank goodness I haven't gone out lately besides to eat. I wonder if they should be in the same category since if I am eating out, I AM going out. Hmmm... the other thing is, I wonder if the Cuba trip in late July is still happening. While I do want to get away, I'm not sure if I want to be around Roommate. I just don't know what to do with that situation so for the moment I am trying to avoid all contact (as much as possible at least) with her and the other housemates (besides MB).
On Friday, Boyfriend came back from Kingston so we had lunch together at Boston Pizza. I picked up the cheque just because he has paid of the last 3 times that I can remember (and probably many more before that) and I am the one who's actually working and making money now! After work, I was originally supposed to go eat with Mountain Biker and Bunny but MB called and said she had an assignment to finish for her summer school course. Model called me around the same time and told me about our friend Doctor's graduation dinner. She picked me up and we went to the restaurant. It was definitely nice to see my friends from college again, at least some of them. I now have two more dinners planned for next week which is going to cut even more into my Eating Out budget. Fortunately, Model owes me $60, so that should help cover those costs at least! I didn't get home till around 11pm since dinner ran really late but the Boyfriend came over afterwards and stayed the night.
Today we had lunch with his mom and went to the mall where I picked up a really cute sweater from Dynamite, which is rapidly becoming one of my favorite stores and definitely my most shopped-at store for the past few months. It just has such cute clothes for such a good price! I'm not really a fan of UB or Costa Blanca anymore. Mainly I just like Dynamite and also Le Chateau although I haven't really bought anything from them in awhile because they are so pricey! I'm looking to stay in the $20-$50 range for non name-brand clothing, and Le Chateau is not what I would consider as name brand. After the mall, Boyfriend and I came home and took a long nap. We watched Music and Lyrics with Hugh Grant and Drew Barrymore which was decent. Nothing special, just another enjoyable romantic comedy. We took my car out for a drive around the neighbourhood and I almost gave my boyfriend a heart attack with my careless driving. I know I need to be more careful, I'm just not used to driving a huge minivan around! We played some basketball before he left and that was about it for the day!
Tomorrow I am going to church with him and I think we are spending another day together although I'm not sure if I promised Bunny I would play tennis with her. She called today and I said I would call her later. I hate saying no to my friends when they ask me to hang out because I am worried they won't understand if I say I am busy with the Boyfriend. Maybe I should give my friends a little more slack. I hate that the Boyfriend is always away during the week because then I want to spend my whole weekend with him. Unfortunately during the week I am so busy with work I don't have time to do anything afterwards, especially not late since I like to be in bed by 10pm these days. He said next week is the last week he is heading up to Kingston so hopefully things will get better. Anyways off to bed!
Savings - $500 (pending)
Trip Savings - $300 (pending)
Shopping - $58.76
Transporation - $25.7
Eating Out - 55.43
Going Out - 100
Books/Magazines - 40
Cell Phone - 0
ETC - 53.84
Thank goodness I haven't gone out lately besides to eat. I wonder if they should be in the same category since if I am eating out, I AM going out. Hmmm... the other thing is, I wonder if the Cuba trip in late July is still happening. While I do want to get away, I'm not sure if I want to be around Roommate. I just don't know what to do with that situation so for the moment I am trying to avoid all contact (as much as possible at least) with her and the other housemates (besides MB).
On Friday, Boyfriend came back from Kingston so we had lunch together at Boston Pizza. I picked up the cheque just because he has paid of the last 3 times that I can remember (and probably many more before that) and I am the one who's actually working and making money now! After work, I was originally supposed to go eat with Mountain Biker and Bunny but MB called and said she had an assignment to finish for her summer school course. Model called me around the same time and told me about our friend Doctor's graduation dinner. She picked me up and we went to the restaurant. It was definitely nice to see my friends from college again, at least some of them. I now have two more dinners planned for next week which is going to cut even more into my Eating Out budget. Fortunately, Model owes me $60, so that should help cover those costs at least! I didn't get home till around 11pm since dinner ran really late but the Boyfriend came over afterwards and stayed the night.
Today we had lunch with his mom and went to the mall where I picked up a really cute sweater from Dynamite, which is rapidly becoming one of my favorite stores and definitely my most shopped-at store for the past few months. It just has such cute clothes for such a good price! I'm not really a fan of UB or Costa Blanca anymore. Mainly I just like Dynamite and also Le Chateau although I haven't really bought anything from them in awhile because they are so pricey! I'm looking to stay in the $20-$50 range for non name-brand clothing, and Le Chateau is not what I would consider as name brand. After the mall, Boyfriend and I came home and took a long nap. We watched Music and Lyrics with Hugh Grant and Drew Barrymore which was decent. Nothing special, just another enjoyable romantic comedy. We took my car out for a drive around the neighbourhood and I almost gave my boyfriend a heart attack with my careless driving. I know I need to be more careful, I'm just not used to driving a huge minivan around! We played some basketball before he left and that was about it for the day!
Tomorrow I am going to church with him and I think we are spending another day together although I'm not sure if I promised Bunny I would play tennis with her. She called today and I said I would call her later. I hate saying no to my friends when they ask me to hang out because I am worried they won't understand if I say I am busy with the Boyfriend. Maybe I should give my friends a little more slack. I hate that the Boyfriend is always away during the week because then I want to spend my whole weekend with him. Unfortunately during the week I am so busy with work I don't have time to do anything afterwards, especially not late since I like to be in bed by 10pm these days. He said next week is the last week he is heading up to Kingston so hopefully things will get better. Anyways off to bed!
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Love Scares Me
I've been reading A Woman of Substance by Barbara Taylor Bradford and WOW! What an amazing book! Seriously, this book made me tear up on the subway (how embarassing). Anyways, work was the usual. I've been missing the Boyfriend so much lately. I last saw him on Monday, and I know its only been 3 days but still. Maybe it's the novel thats making me sappy but I just want to hold him and be with him. I know, I'm a sap. Oh well. Looking forward to the weekend.
Coffee: $1.00
TTC: $18
Total: $19
Coffee: $1.00
TTC: $18
Total: $19
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
More Updates..
Monday: Actually got to sleep before 10pm on Sunday, which meant I meant to work feeling very refreshed and awake. I've been catching the 7:05 train, which means I have to wake up at 6am in order to be out the door by 6:50am. I aim to get to sleep anytime between 9:45pm - 10:15pm which usually gives me around 7.5 -8 hours of sleep. I am someone who definitely needs at least 8 hours of sleep every night! I packed a salad for lunch, but unfortunately that just wasn't enough today so I bought a chocolate bar from the vending machine as well. The Boyfriend picked me up from the train station and we went to eat Spring Rolls. He also picked up a bunch of pictures that we developed so now I have pictures to put up in my office as well as at home!
TTC: $18
Chocolate Bar: $1.25
Total: $19.25
Tuesday: Boyfriend left for Kingston this morning until Friday night, again! Apparently he has to go next week as well. I know it's selfish of me to not want him to go, especially when I spend the majority of the day at work but it would be nice to have someone to be waiting for me after work, even if its just one or two days out of the week. Oh well, at least he is keeping busy I suppose, even though I wish he would get a job, even a part-time one. He cooked me some chicken before he left so I packed fajitas today for lunch! Much better than just a salad! Also got my cell phone bill today... $96!!! Holy crap! I changed my number and adjusted my price plan right away. Now, it's not long distance for me to call anymore (my number used to be in the area code of my college town) and I pay an extra $4 a month but I get 125 text messages instead of the 35 that was included in my previous plan. I'm taking the extra $46 from my Going Out budget. All I need to do now is apply for a PC bank account, and cancel my TD bank account. All very exciting.
Total: $0
Wednesday: Parents ate all the chicken Boyfriend made me, so I had nothing to pack for lunch today! Took the shuttle to McDonalds instead. Anyways, had dinner with my friends from college today including Model. The more I think about it, the more I want to go back to school in the fall. It is my last year, I should be able to spend it with all my friends. I'm starting to understand what everyone is talking about, undergraduate life only comes around once and its time I start appreciating it more. Just this past week and a half has really opened my eyes on what "real life" is all about and I'm not sure if I'm ready for it. Or maybe it's just my job. It's pretty boring. Not something I mind doing, but it's monotonous and I get the hint that what I'm doing right now is what I will be doing for the rest of the year. I guess I'll give it another week or so to figure out for myself what I want. I miss BF, wish he was here!
McDonalds: $5.63
Dinner: $18
Total: $23.63
TTC: $18
Chocolate Bar: $1.25
Total: $19.25
Tuesday: Boyfriend left for Kingston this morning until Friday night, again! Apparently he has to go next week as well. I know it's selfish of me to not want him to go, especially when I spend the majority of the day at work but it would be nice to have someone to be waiting for me after work, even if its just one or two days out of the week. Oh well, at least he is keeping busy I suppose, even though I wish he would get a job, even a part-time one. He cooked me some chicken before he left so I packed fajitas today for lunch! Much better than just a salad! Also got my cell phone bill today... $96!!! Holy crap! I changed my number and adjusted my price plan right away. Now, it's not long distance for me to call anymore (my number used to be in the area code of my college town) and I pay an extra $4 a month but I get 125 text messages instead of the 35 that was included in my previous plan. I'm taking the extra $46 from my Going Out budget. All I need to do now is apply for a PC bank account, and cancel my TD bank account. All very exciting.
Total: $0
Wednesday: Parents ate all the chicken Boyfriend made me, so I had nothing to pack for lunch today! Took the shuttle to McDonalds instead. Anyways, had dinner with my friends from college today including Model. The more I think about it, the more I want to go back to school in the fall. It is my last year, I should be able to spend it with all my friends. I'm starting to understand what everyone is talking about, undergraduate life only comes around once and its time I start appreciating it more. Just this past week and a half has really opened my eyes on what "real life" is all about and I'm not sure if I'm ready for it. Or maybe it's just my job. It's pretty boring. Not something I mind doing, but it's monotonous and I get the hint that what I'm doing right now is what I will be doing for the rest of the year. I guess I'll give it another week or so to figure out for myself what I want. I miss BF, wish he was here!
McDonalds: $5.63
Dinner: $18
Total: $23.63
Sunday, May 11, 2008
My Not-So Relaxing Weekend
Well... yesterday's plan to not leave the house for a whole day failed miserably. The Boyfriend came over and we went to Costco to get some bulk groceries and flowers for mom for Mother's Day. Then we went shopping around and I got 4 cute work tops and one pair of white dress pants! Afterwards we grabbed McDonalds and downloaded Forgetting Sarah Marshall. The movie was pretty good, but I'm glad we didn't spend money at a theatre for it.
Today I went to Driving School. It was my first time going when I wasn't hungover or half-asleep. I read my Shopaholic book during the whole class and still managed to get perfect on the test! Yay me lol. I also stupidly spent $6.17 on lunch. You see, I had a slice of pizza ($1.50) and brought my own bottle of water but I just had a craving for soda. So I went next door and of course the minimum charge to use credit card is $5. So I ended up buying 3 cans of Diet Pepsi and 2 bags of chips. I am an idiot. Oh well, will bring the extra bag of chips + 2 cans of pop to work and choose not to purchase coffee for the next two days. Now I'm just waiting for my mom to finish her nap so we can go out to eat for Mother's Day. Hope she doesn't sleep for too long, around here every restaurant is always busy by around 5 or so on Mother's Day.
Costco: 44.16
Urban Behavior (1 sweater): $22.59
Dynamite (3 tops, 1 pair of pants): $84.75
Sunday Lunch: 6.17
Total: $157.67
Wow! It really does start adding up after awhile huh?? I need to be more conscious of my spending! Not good, considering I am going out for dinner both tomorrow and on Tuesday! Also, I am not recieving my first paycheque until the end of the month! I must be stopped!!!
Today I went to Driving School. It was my first time going when I wasn't hungover or half-asleep. I read my Shopaholic book during the whole class and still managed to get perfect on the test! Yay me lol. I also stupidly spent $6.17 on lunch. You see, I had a slice of pizza ($1.50) and brought my own bottle of water but I just had a craving for soda. So I went next door and of course the minimum charge to use credit card is $5. So I ended up buying 3 cans of Diet Pepsi and 2 bags of chips. I am an idiot. Oh well, will bring the extra bag of chips + 2 cans of pop to work and choose not to purchase coffee for the next two days. Now I'm just waiting for my mom to finish her nap so we can go out to eat for Mother's Day. Hope she doesn't sleep for too long, around here every restaurant is always busy by around 5 or so on Mother's Day.
Costco: 44.16
Urban Behavior (1 sweater): $22.59
Dynamite (3 tops, 1 pair of pants): $84.75
Sunday Lunch: 6.17
Total: $157.67
Wow! It really does start adding up after awhile huh?? I need to be more conscious of my spending! Not good, considering I am going out for dinner both tomorrow and on Tuesday! Also, I am not recieving my first paycheque until the end of the month! I must be stopped!!!
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
My First Week on the Job!
So far so good! It's been a crazy week though. For some reason, everyone wanted to hang out! Where were all my friends last week when I had no work and NOTHING to do?! Anyhow I have been keeping track of all my spending and am ready to provide a recap of my first week on the job =D
Monday: For some unknown reason, woke up at 3am. That's right.. THREE O'CLOCK. Could not go back to sleep and ended up going to work in one of those dizzy hazes, where your brain is half asleep but your body is wide awake. Got introduced to all my coworkers, all of which seem pretty nice. There are only 3 girls in my department, and now me. I was hoping for more girls, simply to find someone I could laugh with, eat lunch with, and gossip with. You know, the usual girl stuff! What did I expect though, I AM working in the IT department. All the guys are nice though and most of them are fairly young. I would say the majority of people in my office are in their mid20s - late20s. Then again, I could be wrong, I've never been too accurate when it comes to guessing ages. Model called me as I was leaving work and told me she was going to come down to see me again. I was excited to see her, but honestly I just wanted to go home and sleep. Anyhow, we had dinner, and then coffee at Tim Hortons, before I finally told her I was about to pass out. I was glad she came to see me though.
Go Train One Way Ticket: $6.10
TTC 10 Tokens: $22.80
Coffee at Work: $1.00
Chips from Vending Machine: $1.15
Go Train Student Monthly Pass: $149
Dinner: $15
Coffee: $2.63
Total: $197.68
Tuesday: Got a lot more sleep, woke up feeling better than I had the day before. Learned a lot of new software and got a better idea of what I would be doing at the job. My official title is Junior Web Content Editor. Sort of a mouthful if you ask me, but that seems to be the trend at my workplace. Found out some good things, for example my boss does not care what time you come in as long as its between 8am-10am and you work for 8 hours. Also on Fridays, everyone goes out for lunch for around 2 hours or so, it's very relaxed. The last thing is that in July and August, Friday's work hours are 9am-1pm, which is very nice! I went out with the Web Developers in my department, the company took us out to a nice restaurant in order to thank them for all their hard work on a project that had recently been completed. I got invited along simply because I was new. The president of the company actually joined us and I got to speak with him for a litte bit since he went to my university. After work Princess and Peanut Butter came over to my house and Peanut Butter dyed Princess's hair. It was also the last time we would get to see PB before she left for her vacation to the Philippines this weekend.
Coffee: $1.00
Total: $1.00
Wednesday: Still learning new programs, and getting acquainted with everything I have to do. My job involves a lot of editing and to be honest that is fine with me. Work flies by, it is so much different than my last job because here I actually have a lot to do which helps make the time go by. I am just kind of anxious to learn how to do everything because although the girl who is training me is very nice, the way she explains the procedures is so unnecessarily execessive ("look on the top toolbar and find the Print button which is the one with a gray Printer icon.") that I just end up tuning her out after the first 5 or 10 minutes. Of course this does not help me achieve my goal of learning everything as quickly as possible, but what can you do. I've started to buy coffee from work every morning. It honestly tastes like shit, but seeing as though I have to get up everyday at 6am, it helps. I've been trying to mix packets and find a good combination. So far it seems Hot Chocolate and Hazelnut is the best. That is of course when two sugar packets are mixed in as well. The Boyfriend came over after work and we watched Ocean's 12 at my house. I fell asleep halfway through the movie at around 8pm and so we just went up to my room and hung out until he left around 10pm.
Coffee: $1.00
Take Out Dinner: $10
Total $11.00
Thursday: The same old, learning new programs and how to update certain web pages. Found out that another one of my coworkers started off as a co-op student and got offered a full-time job upon completion of his co-op term. Makes me hopeful for perhaps a future with this company, but it's too soon for me to even know if i want to stay with the company. I'm just saying, it's nice to know that it might be an option? The commute actually has not been so bad. In the morning I take the train at 7:05am and usually get to work by around 8:30am. In the evening, I catch the bus at 4:50pm and get home by around 5:55pm because I catch the express train which only takes 20min to get to my stop as opposed to the regular 40min on the morning train. Turtle and I met up and had dinner. I enjoy talking with Turtle because I feel like I can really open up to her about a lot of things. She always has such an amazing outlook on life and I feel that I learn so much on how to be a better person everytime I hang out with her. This time, she was telling me how she has been trying to understand herself more. Understand why she gets mad, why she reacts to situations in certain ways, and more. To me it's very inspirational, and I honestly admire her and aspire to look at life the way she does.
Coffee: $1.00
Lunch: $7.32
Dinner: $22.00
Total: $30.32
Friday: Casual Fridays! Everyone gets to wear running shoes and jeans. Went out to eat with my coworkers today. For some odd reason, my deskmate does not enjoy hanging out with the rest of the department. Him, the girl who is training me, and another guy usually go off and do their own thing. Since I have been talking mostly to them this past week, I decided to go out with the other group just to get to know them better. It went pretty well, it was all guys but they were all nice and actually very funny. I had to spend $5.50 today on the TTC because I ran out of tokens (Gave 2 to my mom on Tuesday because she was going downtown and did not want to drive) and did not have enough cash on me to buy another 10pack. The Boyfriend cooked me my favorite meal (chicken parm) which was delicious as always! Then we went to watch The Forbidden Kingdom. I was NOT aware that it was actually a spoof of Kung-Fu movies. It was ... all right. As good as a spoof could be, but if I was aware that it was a spoof I would not have watched it in theatres!
TTC: $5.50
Coffee: $1.00
Lunch: $12
Lotto: $2.00
Total: $20.50
Saturday: Well today I am honestly not leaving my house! Been awake since 8:45am (which is now considered sleeping in for someone who has to get up at 6am every morning!) and just been lounging around. I have a feeling as time goes by I am going to start appreciating weekends more and more. Princess originally wanted to go clubbing tonight but she said she doesn't feel like it anymore which is MORE than fine by me! I'm hoping no one calls me today because I just want to stay in and watch movies with the BF. Unfortunately I have a feeling Princess still wants to hang out tonight after she gets off work and Mountain Biker called me a few days ago and asked if I wanted to have dinner tonight with her and Bunny. I guess we'll just see, Bunny said that she might be busy tonight so that might not even happen. I skipped driving school today as well because honestly, I need a day to myself. I plan to just catch up on my TV shows, watch movies online and just nap around today! Oh yeah, I have definitely not been sticking to that fitness plan I set up for myself, but at least I brought salad to work for lunch! The Caesar kit from Doles is actually delicious! I plan to visit the grocery store today to pick up some more packets! They're kinda pricey ($2.47 for a packages which gives me 2 lunches) but they're convenient and healthy at least! I also have to get my mom a Mother's Day present, but the BF and I are going to Costco today to develop pictures so I'll just look for something there. Anyways I'm going to go microwave the leftover chicken parm from tomorrow.
Monday: For some unknown reason, woke up at 3am. That's right.. THREE O'CLOCK. Could not go back to sleep and ended up going to work in one of those dizzy hazes, where your brain is half asleep but your body is wide awake. Got introduced to all my coworkers, all of which seem pretty nice. There are only 3 girls in my department, and now me. I was hoping for more girls, simply to find someone I could laugh with, eat lunch with, and gossip with. You know, the usual girl stuff! What did I expect though, I AM working in the IT department. All the guys are nice though and most of them are fairly young. I would say the majority of people in my office are in their mid20s - late20s. Then again, I could be wrong, I've never been too accurate when it comes to guessing ages. Model called me as I was leaving work and told me she was going to come down to see me again. I was excited to see her, but honestly I just wanted to go home and sleep. Anyhow, we had dinner, and then coffee at Tim Hortons, before I finally told her I was about to pass out. I was glad she came to see me though.
Go Train One Way Ticket: $6.10
TTC 10 Tokens: $22.80
Coffee at Work: $1.00
Chips from Vending Machine: $1.15
Go Train Student Monthly Pass: $149
Dinner: $15
Coffee: $2.63
Total: $197.68
Tuesday: Got a lot more sleep, woke up feeling better than I had the day before. Learned a lot of new software and got a better idea of what I would be doing at the job. My official title is Junior Web Content Editor. Sort of a mouthful if you ask me, but that seems to be the trend at my workplace. Found out some good things, for example my boss does not care what time you come in as long as its between 8am-10am and you work for 8 hours. Also on Fridays, everyone goes out for lunch for around 2 hours or so, it's very relaxed. The last thing is that in July and August, Friday's work hours are 9am-1pm, which is very nice! I went out with the Web Developers in my department, the company took us out to a nice restaurant in order to thank them for all their hard work on a project that had recently been completed. I got invited along simply because I was new. The president of the company actually joined us and I got to speak with him for a litte bit since he went to my university. After work Princess and Peanut Butter came over to my house and Peanut Butter dyed Princess's hair. It was also the last time we would get to see PB before she left for her vacation to the Philippines this weekend.
Coffee: $1.00
Total: $1.00
Wednesday: Still learning new programs, and getting acquainted with everything I have to do. My job involves a lot of editing and to be honest that is fine with me. Work flies by, it is so much different than my last job because here I actually have a lot to do which helps make the time go by. I am just kind of anxious to learn how to do everything because although the girl who is training me is very nice, the way she explains the procedures is so unnecessarily execessive ("look on the top toolbar and find the Print button which is the one with a gray Printer icon.") that I just end up tuning her out after the first 5 or 10 minutes. Of course this does not help me achieve my goal of learning everything as quickly as possible, but what can you do. I've started to buy coffee from work every morning. It honestly tastes like shit, but seeing as though I have to get up everyday at 6am, it helps. I've been trying to mix packets and find a good combination. So far it seems Hot Chocolate and Hazelnut is the best. That is of course when two sugar packets are mixed in as well. The Boyfriend came over after work and we watched Ocean's 12 at my house. I fell asleep halfway through the movie at around 8pm and so we just went up to my room and hung out until he left around 10pm.
Coffee: $1.00
Take Out Dinner: $10
Total $11.00
Thursday: The same old, learning new programs and how to update certain web pages. Found out that another one of my coworkers started off as a co-op student and got offered a full-time job upon completion of his co-op term. Makes me hopeful for perhaps a future with this company, but it's too soon for me to even know if i want to stay with the company. I'm just saying, it's nice to know that it might be an option? The commute actually has not been so bad. In the morning I take the train at 7:05am and usually get to work by around 8:30am. In the evening, I catch the bus at 4:50pm and get home by around 5:55pm because I catch the express train which only takes 20min to get to my stop as opposed to the regular 40min on the morning train. Turtle and I met up and had dinner. I enjoy talking with Turtle because I feel like I can really open up to her about a lot of things. She always has such an amazing outlook on life and I feel that I learn so much on how to be a better person everytime I hang out with her. This time, she was telling me how she has been trying to understand herself more. Understand why she gets mad, why she reacts to situations in certain ways, and more. To me it's very inspirational, and I honestly admire her and aspire to look at life the way she does.
Coffee: $1.00
Lunch: $7.32
Dinner: $22.00
Total: $30.32
Friday: Casual Fridays! Everyone gets to wear running shoes and jeans. Went out to eat with my coworkers today. For some odd reason, my deskmate does not enjoy hanging out with the rest of the department. Him, the girl who is training me, and another guy usually go off and do their own thing. Since I have been talking mostly to them this past week, I decided to go out with the other group just to get to know them better. It went pretty well, it was all guys but they were all nice and actually very funny. I had to spend $5.50 today on the TTC because I ran out of tokens (Gave 2 to my mom on Tuesday because she was going downtown and did not want to drive) and did not have enough cash on me to buy another 10pack. The Boyfriend cooked me my favorite meal (chicken parm) which was delicious as always! Then we went to watch The Forbidden Kingdom. I was NOT aware that it was actually a spoof of Kung-Fu movies. It was ... all right. As good as a spoof could be, but if I was aware that it was a spoof I would not have watched it in theatres!
TTC: $5.50
Coffee: $1.00
Lunch: $12
Lotto: $2.00
Total: $20.50
Saturday: Well today I am honestly not leaving my house! Been awake since 8:45am (which is now considered sleeping in for someone who has to get up at 6am every morning!) and just been lounging around. I have a feeling as time goes by I am going to start appreciating weekends more and more. Princess originally wanted to go clubbing tonight but she said she doesn't feel like it anymore which is MORE than fine by me! I'm hoping no one calls me today because I just want to stay in and watch movies with the BF. Unfortunately I have a feeling Princess still wants to hang out tonight after she gets off work and Mountain Biker called me a few days ago and asked if I wanted to have dinner tonight with her and Bunny. I guess we'll just see, Bunny said that she might be busy tonight so that might not even happen. I skipped driving school today as well because honestly, I need a day to myself. I plan to just catch up on my TV shows, watch movies online and just nap around today! Oh yeah, I have definitely not been sticking to that fitness plan I set up for myself, but at least I brought salad to work for lunch! The Caesar kit from Doles is actually delicious! I plan to visit the grocery store today to pick up some more packets! They're kinda pricey ($2.47 for a packages which gives me 2 lunches) but they're convenient and healthy at least! I also have to get my mom a Mother's Day present, but the BF and I are going to Costco today to develop pictures so I'll just look for something there. Anyways I'm going to go microwave the leftover chicken parm from tomorrow.
Sunday, May 4, 2008
SO TIRED!
So yesterday was another fun night! Princess and I went to eat Pho and bumped into Peanut Butter and her friends. Turns out we were going to the same party as PB! When we arrived, crazy housemate #1 was already there and we said our brief hello's to each other before Princess, PB and I hurried to the other side of the house.
Anyways as it happens, the guy who invited us to the party is the love of CH1's life. Well not really, actually she has had a huge crush on him for the past 5 years inspite of the fact that she has been in a very serious relationship for the last 2. So he came over to talk to us and before long we were in an intense game of Kings (best drinking game EVER!) with him and all his friends. According to Princess, CH1 looked like she wanted to kill somebody the whole time. Then she left without saying goodbye to me which was kind of rude but I'm choosing to take it as either A) she didn't want to interrupt me because I was playing Rock Band or B) She didn't want to make it awkward for Princess. Both scenarios are unlikely because A) She could've waited for the 3 minute song to finish before leaving and B) She's been around Princess plently of times before. Oh well, not going to think anything more of it.
So I got home around 2am and the Boyfriend came over afterwards to stay the night. I had driving school again this morning. Another grueling 9:30-3:30 class! Thank goodness I only have 2 more classes next weekend and then I'll be done the classroom hours and move onto the in-car lessons. Seriously, I need more sleep! Considering tomorrow is my first day of work and I have to wake up at 5:30am, I should be in bed by 9pm tonite!
So the Boyfriend is over and snoring loudly beside me. I feel like passing out as well but am attempting to stay awake so that I can get a good night's rest tonite. Taking naps always throws off my sleeping schedule and that is the last thing I need after 2 days of sleep deprivation and a big day tomorrow!
Anyways as it happens, the guy who invited us to the party is the love of CH1's life. Well not really, actually she has had a huge crush on him for the past 5 years inspite of the fact that she has been in a very serious relationship for the last 2. So he came over to talk to us and before long we were in an intense game of Kings (best drinking game EVER!) with him and all his friends. According to Princess, CH1 looked like she wanted to kill somebody the whole time. Then she left without saying goodbye to me which was kind of rude but I'm choosing to take it as either A) she didn't want to interrupt me because I was playing Rock Band or B) She didn't want to make it awkward for Princess. Both scenarios are unlikely because A) She could've waited for the 3 minute song to finish before leaving and B) She's been around Princess plently of times before. Oh well, not going to think anything more of it.
So I got home around 2am and the Boyfriend came over afterwards to stay the night. I had driving school again this morning. Another grueling 9:30-3:30 class! Thank goodness I only have 2 more classes next weekend and then I'll be done the classroom hours and move onto the in-car lessons. Seriously, I need more sleep! Considering tomorrow is my first day of work and I have to wake up at 5:30am, I should be in bed by 9pm tonite!
So the Boyfriend is over and snoring loudly beside me. I feel like passing out as well but am attempting to stay awake so that I can get a good night's rest tonite. Taking naps always throws off my sleeping schedule and that is the last thing I need after 2 days of sleep deprivation and a big day tomorrow!
Saturday, May 3, 2008
What a Night..
Well I had a fun day yesterday!
First Model came to my area. We both live in the Greater Toronto area except I'm on the south-west side and she's over at the north-east end. It's about a 30 minute drive on the highway. Anyways we had sushi for lunch and then watched Made of Honor. Afterwards we headed over to the mall and shopped for a bit before meeting up with the Boyfriend. The three of us had dinner before going our separate ways.
Princess and I had plans to go out so she picked me up and we headed over to get our friend's house to predrink and also pick up Peanut Butter who was coming with us to the club. Once we got there we met up with Model and her friend Gymnast as well as a bunch of other people. I stuck with Princess the whole night and we just wandered around the whole night, having a good time. I haven't partied in about a month or so because of exams and it was definitely nice to have a girls night out! I am at a place in my life where I would rather just be chilling at home with the Boyfriend but just because I am in a relationship doesn't mean I have to stop going out and having fun with my friends right? I'm just glad the Boyfriend understands this as well!
Anyways I had driving school this morning at 9am (my first class!) and it was SO difficult to stay awake considering I had gotten home last night at around 3:30am. Boyfriend came to get me afterwards and we went back to my house where I promptly fell asleep right away. He left a few hours later to go to work and I kept on sleeping until Peanut Butter called and woke me up.
So, Princess just called me and we are going to a house party tonight. It should be an interesting night because crazy housemate #1 is going to be there and she not only hates Princess but she's also the one who I have the most tension with. Awkward, no? Oh well, who gives a shit!
I'm really happy Model came to see me yesterday, I really miss hanging out with her every single day like we did when we were in school. Even though we have talked almost everyday this past week, it's not the same! Yesterday she asked me if I wanted to live together next year. When I decided to move out of my house and she decided to move out of her house, everyone assumed we would be living together since we are inseparable. The truth is, I'm scared of how living together will affect our friendship. Then again, it has the potential to be SO MUCH FUN! Just think of Monica and Rachel from Friends! I'm torn, but before I figure that out, I have to see if I am going to stay at my internship for 4 or 12 months. Hopefully everything will work itself out. Princess should be at my door any minute now so I better get ready.
First Model came to my area. We both live in the Greater Toronto area except I'm on the south-west side and she's over at the north-east end. It's about a 30 minute drive on the highway. Anyways we had sushi for lunch and then watched Made of Honor. Afterwards we headed over to the mall and shopped for a bit before meeting up with the Boyfriend. The three of us had dinner before going our separate ways.
Princess and I had plans to go out so she picked me up and we headed over to get our friend's house to predrink and also pick up Peanut Butter who was coming with us to the club. Once we got there we met up with Model and her friend Gymnast as well as a bunch of other people. I stuck with Princess the whole night and we just wandered around the whole night, having a good time. I haven't partied in about a month or so because of exams and it was definitely nice to have a girls night out! I am at a place in my life where I would rather just be chilling at home with the Boyfriend but just because I am in a relationship doesn't mean I have to stop going out and having fun with my friends right? I'm just glad the Boyfriend understands this as well!
Anyways I had driving school this morning at 9am (my first class!) and it was SO difficult to stay awake considering I had gotten home last night at around 3:30am. Boyfriend came to get me afterwards and we went back to my house where I promptly fell asleep right away. He left a few hours later to go to work and I kept on sleeping until Peanut Butter called and woke me up.
So, Princess just called me and we are going to a house party tonight. It should be an interesting night because crazy housemate #1 is going to be there and she not only hates Princess but she's also the one who I have the most tension with. Awkward, no? Oh well, who gives a shit!
I'm really happy Model came to see me yesterday, I really miss hanging out with her every single day like we did when we were in school. Even though we have talked almost everyday this past week, it's not the same! Yesterday she asked me if I wanted to live together next year. When I decided to move out of my house and she decided to move out of her house, everyone assumed we would be living together since we are inseparable. The truth is, I'm scared of how living together will affect our friendship. Then again, it has the potential to be SO MUCH FUN! Just think of Monica and Rachel from Friends! I'm torn, but before I figure that out, I have to see if I am going to stay at my internship for 4 or 12 months. Hopefully everything will work itself out. Princess should be at my door any minute now so I better get ready.
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