Fuzzyred's Marvelous Reading Nook

Hi everyone! This week has been pretty good. I haven't been great at getting to sleep on time, but most of the last minute holiday things are done. I am currently hosting a pool for ysabetwordsmith's Holiday sale, which will stay open until late tonight/early tomorrow morning. The original pool post is here and the detailed target list is here. There is still plenty of time to join in if you'd like! :)

This weekend, I saw Moana 2 in theaters with my boyfriend. I really enjoyed the movie and thought it was well done. :) I played board games with friends later that night, which was fun, even though we lost. Sunday I went skating and then to dinner and a holiday lights display with my boyfriend. I also managed to make one kind of cookie for our holiday package. At this point, I have now made all of the doughs necessary and make three out of the five kinds. I'll need to find some time soon to bake the last two doughs.

I haven't had much time for yoga and I have a few monthly goals that have been pushed aside as well, so I'm hoping to find some time to knock those out soon. I also still need to post my November review and clean the house in preparation for holiday gatherings.

Coming up, I have lunch with my good friend tomorrow, my work Christmas party Saturday, a holiday Cirque du Soleil performance with my mom and sister Sunday morning and Christmas dinner with my boyfriend's family in the evening. Then it's a whole slew of holiday things, so I'm hoping I can find a moment to breathe in there somewhere. XD I'm looking forward to everything, it'll just be a busy week.

I know this can be a hard time of year for people and the weather can be less than ideal as well, so I hope you are all doing well and taking care of yourselves. All the best wishes to you, stay safe, and have a wonderful week. <3 <3

First up, this week I'm running a pool for ysabetwordsmith's half-price sale. There is still time to join in if you'd like and the details can be found here. Let's buy some poetry!

Overall, this week has been pretty good. I had a low-key weekend but it was very nice. I've also made a lot of progress on the dishcloths I'm crocheting for Christmas, which makes me really happy. I will try to post some pictures of those soon. I haven't been able to really do anything outside since it's been very wet, but hopefully I will have the chance soon. Otherwise, a lot of the yard stuff will need to wait until springtime.

Coming up, I'm having lunch with my good friend tomorrow, then my boyfriend and I are going to a Christmas party hosted by my union on Saturday. It's not a super fancy event but it should still be lots of fun and I suspect lunch tomorrow will be enjoyable as always.

I'm hoping to have time to start tucking in the ends on the dishcloths I made. I may see if a fringe edge will work, but I suspect I will end up tucking in the loose strings. I still have plenty of time before Christmas though, and only four more cloths to crochet, so I'm still making very good time.

I hope everyone is staying safe and you all have a good week coming up! See you again soon. :)

This week has been mostly good. I've done fun things and gotten chores done, but I've also felt really low on energy the last couple days, which is less than ideal.

On the chores/goals side, I raked the driveway again (with amazing help) and ended up with 18 yard waste bags of leaves. I managed to get a few rounds of dishes done, which is good because I've been neglecting them recently. I missed a few days of yoga and cardio has been rather iffy, but I am still trying to get both things done. I haven't done much crocheting but I have done a lot of reading so I'm happy with that trade off.

On the fun side, I went for a walk in the park on Saturday with my bf and we got to look at the pretty fall leaves. Sunday we went to a local fall fair that featured old-time harvest activities and a lot of horses. In the afternoon, my sister put on a Hallowe'en costume party with some games and lots of treats. Both activities were a lot of fun, evening though it ended up being a busy day. Tuesday I used my last wellness day to have a day off because I was feeling so blah. I wanted to do things but ended up mostly napping and reading. Ah well, it was nice not to go to work. Wednesday I carved a pumpkin with a minion design; I think it turned out rather well. :D

Coming up, I'm going to have lunch with my good friend. There is a poker night Saturday that I'm looking forward to and I'm hoping to be able to take it easy Sunday. In November I need to work on my dishcloths and maybe finish the trim on my blanket, since I've been dragging my feet on that.

Best wishes, good fortune, and smooth sailing to everyone. It seems like there are lots of hard times going on right now, so I hope you all have the support you need and that things get better soon. Take care <3 <3 :)

This has been a really good week. :D My birthday was Sunday and it was a great day. Friday was drinks with my coworkers which was very enjoyable. Saturday my boyfriend and I went apple picking at a local orchard, then spent the day together and saw my good friend in the evening. Sunday I had family over for my birthday and we had pizza for dinner and s'mores cake for dessert. :D I got lovely gifts from everyone and I had a wonderful weekend with everyone. :)

I took Monday and Tuesday off and I managed to get some relaxing in as well as getting things done. My blanket is now completely together, with the first round of trim around the edge. I also finished my first book of the month and have started on a second. I've managed to do cardio just about everyday, so I've had some built in reading time.

Coming up is Canadian thanksgiving, so there will be some family dinners and I want to make an apple pie. I'd also like to try to work on the blanket more and get some yard work done if I have the chance.

I hope you all are doing well, we'll catch up again soon!

Hey, I'm on time! This week has been pretty good, even though I feel like I still haven't been motivated to do much. I haven't done any outside work, I slacked a bit on the dishes, and I missed a few days of yoga. On the plus side, I finished reading my book, I have all the rows pieced together for my blanket, and I practiced my flute using my book of Taylor Swift songs.

On Saturday, I went to Cedar Point with my friend, which was a lot of fun. We got to do all the rides we wanted to and it was very nice to spend the day with her. However, I don't recommend sitting in the front car of a roller coaster around dusk, especially when it is near the water; we got covered in bugs. It made for a good laugh though, despite the ickiness of it. Sunday was used as a recovery day, just chilling and spending some time with my boyfriend.

Because of the way schedules worked this week, I did lunch with my good friend on Tuesday, which was fun as always. Wednesday I used to get some things done, since I took the day off to do dinner and a paint night with my boyfriend. We ended up doing a fall painting with pumpkins and leaves in it. They didn't turn out fantastically, but it was a lot of fun and a very good evening. :)

Coming up, I'm going out of town this weekend to visit friends and I'm going to try to make more progress on my goals this week. I would really like to finish sewing my blanket together and I'd like to sketch out a bit of a meal plan so that choosing dinners becomes easier and less of a hassle.

I hope you all are doing well, happy fall, and talk to you again soon! <3

I am late again, but yesterday was a jam packed day, so I don't feel too bad about it. I worked during the day, then a co-worker had a few people over for drinks, and then I went to the last volleyball night of the season. The first three games we played we did decently, but we fell apart in the last game. Oh well, I had fun anyway. I also feel like I've improved a lot since the start of the season and I had more fun than I expected. I will definitely considering playing again next year if we put in a team again.

Last week was pretty low key. I managed to make some progress sewing my hexagons together and I read some of my book but I didn't do a lot other than that. I missed a few days of yoga, but I did get a day of cardio in, so I'm happy with that. Last weekend was mostly spent chilling with my boyfriend or relaxing by myself which was very nice. We did end up going to a local street fair which was a lot of fun while still being fairly low energy.

Coming up, I'm going to see my good friend tonight, then I'm going to do an adventure challenge 5k "race" tomorrow. Sunday should be fairly quiet, so I'm hoping to get some reading and crocheting in. It would also be nice to get some yardwork done this week, but we'll see how everything plays out.

I hope everyone is doing well and you have great times ahead!

I missed last weeks post because I was late, and then decided I didn't have the energy to write up even a delayed one. The past two weeks have been pretty good, not too much going on, although I did get to see Kenny Chesney in concert which was super fun!

Daily goals have been alright, though dishes, watering, and weeding seem to be the hardest ones. Yoga isn't far behind, which is less than ideal, but I'm still trying to stick with a daily practice. Language practice is going very well, and cooking seems to be improving.

I've managed to do a lot of reading lately, which is really nice. I've also finished both the ravenclaw baby blanket and my basket, so I've started a new knitting project. :D I've got a ball of yarn that is supposed to mimc the fair isle sweater patterned, so I'm going to see if that translates to a scarf.

Coming up, I'm going to visit with my good friend, then I have a couple camping trips planned and my summer shutdown at work, so I'm hoping for some good weather and some good chances to relax.

I hope you all are doing well, talk to you again soon!

(I feel like I've forgotten something, but I can't figure out what.)

This past week has been pretty good. I seem to have mostly found my groove with yoga again, and all my other continuous goals are going at least passably well, though I still haven't made it back to the gym. My biggest struggle seems to be balance and time management, though I'm not really sure how to fix that. I did manage to write some poems for this month's bingo fest, which I'm pleased with. I'll try to post them either later today or tomorrow if I can.

The weekend was really great. On Saturday, my boyfriend and I went to his older brother's wedding. It was small but very nice and I had a wonderful time. On Sunday, we went to my Union picnic at a local park which was a lot of fun, then we just hung out for a while. I felt very tired Monday, probably because of all the people on the weekend and being outdoors for a bit. It was a great weekend though and I enjoyed myself a lot.

Coming up, I want to get some weeding done and I'd like to make more progress on my crochet projects. Tomorrow I'm having lunch with my good friend, which is always nice, then on Sunday I'm going to go watch a local rodeo.

I hope you all are doing well, take care!

This week has been pretty good. I feel like I've been doing better with my daily goals this past week, and I made time to weed the garden and dead head most of the flowers. The yard is looking rather nice, so I'm pleased with that. I need to keep up with it, but I have good feelings about the garden. I need to keep an eye on the vegetables too, but nothing seems ready to pick yet.

I had a good three day weekend, starting with an absolutely lovely birthday dinner with my grandma. My sister and I and our SOs took my grandma out for an early birthday dinner, to the restaurant where my sister cooks. The food was delicious, the service was fantastic, and the company was wonderful. It was on the pricey side, but we got free birthday desserts out of it and it was very nice as a treat. On Saturday, my bf and I went up to a nearby Treetop ropes course. It was a whole lot of fun, although the arms and shoulders did get quite a work out. This was mostly from having a death grip on the safety lines, not necessarily because of the obstacles themselves. *laugh* It made for a wonderful active date idea, then we stopped at Dairy Queen for some burgers and ice cream on the way home. Sunday was mostly a stay at home and relax day which was much needed and appreciated.

This week I made a whipped coffee and cream dessert; instant coffee, sugar, and cold water whipped up, then folded together with cream and condensed milk that has also been whipped. It was light and fluffy, not too sugary, with a distinct but not overpowering coffee flavour. I layered some of it in little dessert cups, with pieces of chocolate cookies in between. I brought it to work to share and everyone seemed to like it. On a side note, a coworker made me an espresso today which was much tastier than I expected. I assumed the strength would have made it more bitter, but this one wasn't. Although that may have been the sugar packet that I dumped in there...

Coming up, there is a poker night on Saturday, then the bf and I are going up to a Provincial Park on Sunday. I would like to make some progress on my crochet projects, read more of my book, maybe get out for a couple walks, and try to get back into going to the gym. That last one is going to be tough, but I'd like to see if I can get a routine going again. I also need to put together some kind of meal plan, but that's going to be tough too.

All in all, things are going well and things thankfully haven't been too stressful lately. I hope you all are doing well, talk to you again next week!

So, I missed last week again, even though I should have had time. It's been a good couple weeks, with a lot of stuff going on. My daily tasks are going well for the most part, though I've had some misses. Gardening and going to the gym are the main trouble spots, while reading and crocheting seem to be doing very well. Everything else is kind of in the middle but hopefully I can make improvements in the coming weeks.

I'm not going to try to keep a time line, but I am going to try to talk about some of the fun things that happened in the last two weeks.

I went rock climbing again at a local gym, which is always fun. Later that day I went to some of the carrousel villages with my friends and boyfriend; we hit three different places and got a lot of good food. We got meat pies and shredded chicken at the Ghana place; Goulash, elephant ears, and chimney cakes at the Jungarian one; and I believe people got fish and chips at the Scottish one. I didn't grab any food myself, though I did join in on the dancing when they opened it up for audience participation. Lots of fun all around. :)

My sister and I took my dad out to lunch for Father's day, which was nice. My dad and I had burgers and a side salad while my sister got some kind of salad bowl thing, all of which was yummy, plus we got some deep fried pickles to share. I haven't seen my dad as much as I should lately, so it was really nice to spend some time with him.

Last Thursday was Responsib'all Day at work, for giving back to the community. Instead of working, we all got a site tour (we have a lot of newer employees who haven't seen all the areas), then we had lunch before working on projects for the community. One involved decorsting rain barrels for the community garden, one was assembling birdhouses, one centered around plarn and sleeping mats for the homeless, and I think there was something about seeds and hydroponic cards. It was a good day, even though it was super hot, and it's always jice to be able to give back to the community. I also played volleyball on Thursday, since the union put in two teams in a local league. Also a lot of fun although we didn't play very well. Mostly, I'm just grateful it had cooled down some by the time we played. I'm looking forward to the next chance I get to go out. I'm enjoying myself more than I thought I would, since sports aren't really my thing. It's just a fun league though, so there's no pressure, which is nice.

Saturday I went to more carrousels, Greek and Serbian this time. The Serbian one had cevap, which are delicious little sausages that I love, and I got honey balls at the Greek one, which are also delicious and wonderful.

Sunday, my sister hosted another Amazing Race challenge which was a lot of fun. We went out in the city to accomplish different tasks, then went to my grandma's after we finished for pizza and swimming.

Monday I had the day off, which felt much needed after all the business of everything. I didn't do much of anything, which was rather nice. I had a chance to read and crochet, and I managed to catch the last game of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, though sadly the Oilers didn't win.

My work week so far has been okay, and I have both Monday and Friday off next week, so I'm really looking forward to that. I hope you all have been doing well and staying cool, and I'll see you again soon. :)