Progress, progress, progress!

February 27, 2010   Filed Under: Daily   579 words

The past week I’ve been experiencing weird facial pains (mostly in cheeks) and a tingling feeling along the sides of my face, all the way up and down my head. I’m still not sure exactly what’s causing it, but I think it might be too much caffeine. I’ve been pretty stressed since the summer, and as a result I’ve been drinking WAY too much coffee. I went from drinking 0-1 cups of coffee a day to about 5 a day. So yesterday I tested it out and only had one cup of coffee (totally by accident though because I forgot I wasn’t going to drink any), and I only had pains that morning. The rest of the day I was fine. Weird.

One of my friends from Ottawa was home for the weekend so I was able to practice shooting people. There was a huge difference from the first attempt with her, to this one. We were both a lot more comfortable and kind of knew what to expect so I got some decent shots. I’m pretty proud of them for it only being my third time shooting anyone. The one of her laughing is my favourite! Click the pictures to view full size.

I might be photographing another friend either tomorrow or next week sometime. We’re still working on when we’ll do it. She has some ideas so I’m excited to see what she has in mind! I think she mentioned something with her snowboard…

I’ve finally started to receive my Employment Insurance. It’s only taken almost three months! I still have to call on Monday though, to find out about my back-pay from November. I was supposed to call yesterday but forgot all about it. I’ve also been applying to various part-time jobs in town, but still no call backs

Tuesday I’m going to a spin/yoga class with some girls from Starbucks. LOL. I didn’t have anyone to go with, so I mentioned it when I went in for my usual, and they wanted to join. Haha. At least now I won’t be going alone. I hope I don’t die from the bike though, it’s been years since I’ve been on one, even though my mom owns an exercise bike… it’s just never used. I sooo need to get back on track, I’ve gained about 10lbs since being laid off! I hope this helps!

My communication group has been amazing. I’m sad that there’s only four more meetings left. I find it so informative and helpful; I think I’ve made a huge change since I started it, as well as therapy. This year I will be a whole new me!

My Birthday Weekend

February 18, 2010   Filed Under: Daily   605 words

I spent my long weekend in Barrie, with my friend Alicia. It was great to get out of the house and do something. I went down on the Saturday and came back on Monday. We spent Saturday afternoon painting her apartment, which only took 4.5 hours, including clean up. We did both the ceiling and walls; She did the trim on her own Monday evening. I think the colour looks amazing, and totally compliments her cupboards.

After painting we had pizza and garlic bread for dinner – SO good. Especially since we both didn’t eat that day. We were starving, and ate it all! We went to one of the local bar/clubs in Barrie to celebrate my birthday, which was so fun. We called it a night at 1:00am because our feet hurt so bad. It had been a long time since I had worn heels… and we both wanted street meat. It was totally worth the walk to get it, too.

Sunday we mostly spent the day around the apartment. We went to Starbucks in the AM because we were both in dire need of caffeine. Alicia did a couple errands at the bank and Walmart, and then we went back to the apartment. At about 7pm we went out so I could practice shooting people, and took some shots of Alicia by the waterfront, but we didn’t stay long as it was freezing. I’m not too happy with the shots. Even the composition was horrible. But the only way to get better is to practice, right?

We rented the The Time Traveler’s Wife, which wasn’t too bad of a movie. It was a little weird, and some parts don’t quite add up, but it kept me entertained, plus I love Rachel McAdams. Alicia also made cookies. They were ah-maz-ing!

While I was in Barrie, I went to Chapters and bought Wreck This Journal by Keri Smith. I am in love! I’m bringing it with me everywhere, and I’m addicted! It’s so much fun, and a boredom killer. Loooove it!

I’m Old!

February 12, 2010   Filed Under: Events, Social Butterfly   213 words

I turned 24 today. I’m almost half way to 50. Not cool. It’s funny, I get excited for my birthday, but at the same time I dread it. I really hate getting older. It’s been a fear of mine ever since I was a kid. As silly as it sounds, I used to cry myself to sleep many nights as a kid just thinking about getting older. It depresses me!

Last Thursday I started a communication group, and yesterday was my second time going. The group is to teach us how to communicate better with people, how to react to different situations, as well as build confidence and self awareness. I’m actually enjoying it, which I didn’t think was possible. And an old friend of mine is actually in the group with me, who will remain nameless since everything is confidential. I’ve only been to two sessions, and already I’m learning and feeling better. There are going to be six more, and I’m looking forward to it!

I have a few people lined up to photograph in the near future. I’m so excited for it! I hope everything goes smoothly and both the people I’m shooting and me are happy with the outcome. I will post pictures after I take them!

Hey, Hey, I Guess It Hasn’t Hit Me Yet

February 5, 2010   Filed Under: Daily   507 words

On Wednesday I went to Massey Hall in Toronto to see Blue Rodeo. It was amazing! The seats were on the balcony, and I sat beside the cutest old man! I just wanted to squish him! He was just bopping away, enjoying every second of it. I wanted to keep him. Haha! We didn’t stay for the encore, so I have no idea what was played, but it was already almost midnight and we had a two hour drive home still ahead of us.

I managed to figure out my Employment Insurance mix-up, had my access code mailed to me yesterday, so I was able to finish my claim online and if all goes well, I should be receiving my money in a few weeks. Thank GOD because i’m broke as a joke. My part-time job is a huge help, but it’s just not enough. In the mean time, I’m still handing out resumes for some more part time work.

I’ve been wanting to get more into photographing people, and practice getting better at that since to me, it’s challenging and hard to do. The only problem, is I don’t have any one to pose for me here! I’ve tried asking my sister but she always has an excuse to not do it, so this past weekend, I posed for myself. LoL. Let me tell you, being the photographer AND model in snow is NOT easy, especially when it’s up to your knees. But here’s a few of the shots I got:

So I finally made a formspring account, so feel free to ask me anything!

FML

January 28, 2010   Filed Under: Rant, Social Butterfly, Work   166 words

I have such a headache. Today was definitely not my day. Right from the moment I got up, things started going wrong. The biggest being that I have to reapply for my Employment Insurance since my access code was lost in the mail… so I basically have to start from scratch. I could of been receiving money the entire time I’ve been laid off, and I haven’t been.

I’ve been looking for more part-time work since it doesn’t look like I’ll be going back to work anytime soon, if at all. I’m getting the feeling I won’t be hired back this year. If that happens, I don’t know what I will do. I will be screwed, to put it lightly.

Next weekend is my birthday weekend! I’m going to a friend’s place for the weekend to celebrate with her. I think one of her friends will be joining us too. I can’t wait, I just wish I wasn’t so broke because I wanna get wasted. LOL.

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