This is going to be rather short. I haven't been feeling well the last few days and I ended up staying home from work today. This means I missed some of my daily goals and a few of the things I wanted to finish this month, but that can't be helped.

Last weekemd, I went to Niagara Falls with my boyfriend. It was a really great weekend. :D We stayed at the Great Wolf Lodge, had a lovely fancy dinner Saturday night, saw the Falls on Sunday, and saw a pet fashion show that was raising money for the Niagara SPCA.

Coming up, I have a few things planned woth friends, provided I feel better by then. I will also work to finish up the things I missed in January, which hopefully won't take long.

There is also still time to make nominations for the Rose & Bay Awards. All categories need nominations, and I'm hoping I have enough time and energy tomorrow to get mine in. Check out the crowdfunding community for more information.

Stay safe and healthy everyone, see you next week!

Hello again! This week has been a pretty good one. The weekend was a nice combination of fun and relaxing, and I've managed to stay on track with most of my daily and weekly goals. Yoga has been done every day except Monday, French has been practiced every day, I did dishes Wednesday (though not Monday), and I managed to practice 5 out of 10 flute songs for the month.

I have started the shawl I wanted to knit, though I have only gotten through section 1 of 6. I haven't worked on the blanket yet, but that is next up on my list. I haven't read very much of January's book yet, but I have managed to finish all three diamond painting bookmarks my sister got me for Christmas and I built a 144 piece "almost impossible" sea life puzzle that I bought over the weekend. Next up, I'd like to build the eagle puzzle that my good friend got me for my birthday.

I have a few more goals I need to hammer out the details for, but I'm pretty happy with where I'm at. Coming up, I'm having lunch with my good friend, and I have plans with my boyfriend for Saturday. I'm hoping to have time to work on some of my projects and get some reading done.

I hope everyone is doing well, talk to you all next week!

The first weekly update of the year! It probably won't be a long one because I'm pretty tired, The holidays went really well. All of the get togethers went well and were a lot of fun. I got some lovely presents from my loved ones that I'll enjoy, there were a few days to relax a bit, and a lot of games were played. Unfortunately, I did contract a stomach virus early in the morning of the 31st, but the worst of it had passed by the afternoon. I was back at work today, which went smoother than expected, even if I would have rathered stay home.

So far, my goals are on track, although I still felt under the weather yeasterday and didn't manage to do the dishes. I'm happy to see how this year goes and do some of the fun things on my list. :)

I feel like there was more I wanted to say, but I can't remember what it is at the moment. XD

I hope the holidays went well for everyone and your year is off to a good start!

Unfortunately, I've missed a few weekly updates lately. I kept meaning to make a post, but then other things got in the way. I'm probably going to miss a whole bunch of things, but I'll try to mention the big stuff. First, I have finally finished the dishcloths I was crocheting, including tucking in the ends! They are all ready for Christmas now and I'm glad to have finished them, I think they turned out really well.


I made three of these for my grandma.


I made two of each of these. The red is for my grandma, the green is for my one cousin, the purple is for my mom, and the blue is for my other cousin.


These are the reverse of the above cloths and go to the same people.

On Sunday, we had my mom's family over for our Christmas get together. It was a good time and it was really nice seeing everyone again. A couple weekends ago was my Union Christmas party which was also really fun. Coming up, I will have a bunch of cookies to bake for Christmas eve, but just about all of my present shopping is done. I also have a few more Christmas parties and get togethers, so the coming weekends should be fun but also pretty busy.

I've been doing decently okay with my daily goals, although yoga has fallen off more than I'd like and I didn't manage to read a book in November. I'm not too concerned though, since I read a lot of books in October, I read a large amount of fanfic in November, and I was very focused on crochet in November as well. Hopefully I will have more time to focus on reading and yoga in the coming weeks.

Up next, I have lunch with my good friend tomorrow and plans to see Moana 2 and go skating on the weekend. If I can manage my time properly, I'm also hoping to bake some cookies and maybe practice my flute or take a walk outside.

Other than that, I'd like to get a head start on setting some goals for 2025 and I'd like to finish up Christmas preparations so the holiday goes smoothly and I have more time to relax.

I hope you all are doing well, take care of yourselves, and have a safe and happy holiday season. :) <3

I missed last week, just because time and motivation got away from me. The last couple weeks have been pretty decent. Not a lot of big stuff going on, but there were still small things happening. I did have the opportunity to curl on Friday (though unfortunately it was because my good friend was unavailable) and the new space is rather decent.

For the most part, I've just been trying to keep up with chores and also fit in the things I want to do. I raked a whole bunch of leaves (with excellent help) that I successfully put out for collection day. I had a rough patch with yoga but seem to be back on target now. I have made excellent progress on my Christmas dishcloths! I now have five out of the ten made, although I will have a whole bunch of ends to sew in when I'm done. If I keep going like this, I can have them finished before December, which will be nice, since I tend to have a habit of procrastinating.

Coming up, there are some holiday parties starting soon, which I'm looking forward to. I'm also looking forward to the week I get off work and the chance to spend time with my family. Before that though, I need to make a push to finish cleaning up the yard, and I need to get moving on my November book.

Take care everyone, stay safe out there! <3

I missed last week, in part because I've been feeling drained and in part because a family issue cropped up. The past two weeks haven't been too bad, other than my dad falling and needing to go to the hospital. Thankfully, he is alright; the doctors say it's a fractured knee and they are going to see if it heals without needing surgery. In the meantime, he has now been discharged from the hospital and they set him up with outside help for things like groceries and meals, since he lives alone.

I did have a good couple weekends, with a trip to Point Pelee, a gathering with friends, and a wine tour with coworkers being among the highlights. It was a lot of good company and a lot of fun. I also got a few lunches with my good friend in there, which is always very nice. :)

I haven't done fantastically with cardio the last while, but I have been getting at least something done almost every day, even if it doesn't include going to the gym. I'm still working on tweaking my food and exercise habits to get the best results. While I would like to lose a bit of weight, mostly I'd like to be eating healthy and in good shape (i.e. decently strong and reasonable stamina for stairs and walking). I think what I'm going to try next involves short bits of cardio, more walks outside, and a bit of strength training. If I can make things more fun, I know I'll have an easier time sticking with it.

I managed to rake some leaves off the driveway the other day (with some help =)) but sadly it looks like an equivalent amount has fallen onto the driveway again already. Yay for fall XD >.< I'm not totally happy with where the yard work is at right now, but I'm working on finishing up all the essentials before winter sets in. I also need to work on my crochet projects, but I thankfully have a decent amount of time before the deadline for those, so I should be okay.

Coming up, I mainly want to work on maintaining the progress I've made in most areas, and shore up the ones that need it. I also have a few things planned this weekend with my boyfriend and my family, so it should be a good time. :)

I hope everyone is doing well, that life is going okay, and the weather is being terrible to anyone. Stay safe and happy everybody!

This week has been kind of mixed. My weekend away to visit friends was a whole lot of fun, and I had a little bit of time to relax on Sunday. I have successfully done cardio every day in October (all both of them), despite yesterday getting hijacked by my dad for a couple hours. I've been doing well with Duolingo and I made a lot of progress on assembling my blanket. I've also been able to read a lot of my book while doing cardio at the gym, so that is a nice bonus.

There's been a bit of family drama re-surfacing lately, which is draining both in terms of spoons and in terms of time. I have a feeling I'm going to have to be careful in October so I don't end up feeling overscheduled or burnt out. I did purposefully try to keep my schedule clear this month, so with a little luck, I should be alright. I also have Monday and Tuesday off work for my birthday, so that will help some too.

Coming up, I have plans to go to an apple orchard on Saturday, then on Sunday some family is coming over for dinner for my birthday, probably pizza. I'm going out with coworkers for drinks tomorrow after work, and I'm going to try to find time to see my good friend. I'm on day shift this week, so our regular lunch meeting wasn't able to happen.

I don't have any plans for Monday and Tuesday, so I will probably try to use them to just relax and have fun. The following weekend is Canadian Thanksgiving, so I'll have another long weekend coming up, which is a nice bonus.

I hope everyone is enjoying the beginning of the fall season and life is treating you well. Talk again soon!

Well, I have managed to make a post this week, but it's going to be rather short. It hasn't been a great week so far. Work has been kind of irritating, I haven't been motivated to do much, and there has been family drama that I've gotten dragged into the middle of.

I did have a nice weekend. Saturday I did a 5k/onstacle course race with my boyfriend, a coworker, and her husband. It was a lot of fun, though it took longer than expected. Sunday I managed to get out to the conversation area to watch for hawks. I saw a bunch of swans, one giant dark grey bird I think was some kind of heron, and a few hawks. On the way home, I saw a bald eagle swoop down to pick up road kill of the road, which was super exciting.

Hopefully next week has less drama and more motivation and I'm able to get back to doing things again. I hope you all are doing well and you have good times ahead. :)

Well, I am late this week, after missing two weeks entirely. I'm not sure why it's so hard to make my weekly post, but I'm going to try to do better. The last three weeks have been really good, with a decent mix between getting things done and being able to relax and have fun.

The first fun thing I did was go camping at Sauble Falls with my sister, her husband, and a friend. The beach was very pretty and the falls were suoer nice, the wide shallow kind that you can walk through, though it was kind of rainy. We also ended up going up to The Grotto at Tobermory which is a beautiful trail. The grotto itself was wonderful, though we couldn't climb down this time as it was very windy and wavy. All in all, it was a very fun weekend get away even though the weather wasn't the best.

Last week was my summer shutdown at work, which was very nice. I managed to make it a good balance of fun, relaxing, and productive, which is usually hard to manage. I made a nice amount of progress on my crochet project, finished reading a book and visited my grandmother, something I have done as often lately as I should.

To start of my shutdown, my boyfriend went camping at a local "nature retreat" that has camping domes and tents you can stay in. The dome we stayed in was very nice, and the weather was perfect for taking advantage of the pool. It is also located very close to a lot of local wineries, so we did a bunch of tastings on the Sunday and ended up buying a few bottles of wine. We didn't end up making use of the kayaks or bikes available, but being able to have a campfire and some private time was well worth it. :)

Labor Day weekend was nostly uneventful, though I did go indoor bouldering and to a county fair on Saturday. Sunday was lowkey and relaxing, then I walked in the local parade with some of my corkers. That should have been the end of my vacation, but I also took the Tuesday off, because I didn't want to come into work for only one day.

I needed to take Wednesday off because I went to a Green Day concert with my friends. :D It was a really good show, although it was in a baseball stadium, so the sound quality wasn't the best. I had a really great time though and I'm glad I went.

Today I had lunch with my good friend which was lovely as always. This weekend is looking to be fairly quiet, so hopefully I can do some reading, crochet, and yardwork in the next few days.

I hope you all have been doing well and have a great weekend coming up! I'm going to do my best to get back to regular posting, though it has felt rather difficult lately for some reason. See ypu all soon!

This week has been pretty good, though it's been very warm. The weekend went well, although the rodeo was in direct sun with no shade, so I was pretty wilted by the end. It was a fun time and a good show, but shade definitely would have improved things. Daily tasks have also been going well, although outside tasks have been put off a little bit because of the heat.

I have made it to the gym twice for cardio! It has been for long, but I finally made it back and I have plans to go later today, so I'm happy. Another thing I'm happy about it making multiple bingos on this month's card. I finally wrote some things! I need to post them still, but I'm fairly happy with what I managed to get written, and very happy that I actually wrote *something*.

Coming up, I need to write the review for July, weed the garden, keep going to the gym, and put the final touches on one of my blankets. I'm pretty close to being done, so I'm hoping to finish it up in the next couple days. I also have lunch with my good friend to look forward to, so that's always nice. :)

I hope you all are staying cool and doing well. See you next week!