Monday, June 27, 2011

Almost forgot...

So apparently, Mondays are my updating days now. I am just happy I remembered I did eventually remember to do it. So, how'd I do? Let's see:
  1. Updating. Yay! I am half way there! 26 down, 26 to go!
  2. Get a new job. I am getting about 20 hours a week at the new job. I am getting paid every week from there but it really doesn't seem like that much. I worked two shifts last week and three the week before. I put myself on call to work at the old job Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday nights. With the rain we got last week, I have been finding it hard to get motivated to do the new job. But it has to be done, I guess.
  3. Room cleaning. Bellydance stuff is still out. I did get rid of the plastic bags, though I now have to put away the stuff that was in them. I also have to clean around my bed and move stuff away from the wall. I will then have to take off the baseboards and panels. There is water getting into my room, and I am not sure where it is coming from. The wall that it is by doesn't even have a window so I am puzzled.
  4. Lose weight. I am five pounds down from where I was at the beginning of the year, so yay!. Here's hoping it continues in a downward direction.
  5. Going to the gym. I went to the gym twice last week. I didn't make it to Zumba though. I will have to check out the gym class schedule to see if there are any other classes I might make it to.'
  6. Old clothes and books. Colette took some of her things in to Salvation Army today so I added some of my old books to her pile. They were just the books I had ready, I will probably have to go through the books again in the near future.
  7. Swear less. I think I am pretty much on par with where I was last week.
  8. Dance practice. I am going to class on Tuesdays for the next month or so. At the gym last Wednesday, it was deserted so I practiced some moves by the mirror. I also practiced at home a few times as well.
Hope everyone had a good week!!

Monday, June 20, 2011

Lateness is becoming a theme

So, I am getting later and later with the updating thing. I just have to make a point to do it. Anyway, let's see how I did...
  1. Updating the blog. Here I am - 25 for 25. Almost at the halfway mark.
  2. Getting a new job. The new job is going okay. Still not getting too many hours. When I am not working on it though, I feel like I should be. I have been working more at my other job, which is good because on my last paycheque from it, I had $65 which doesn't really go to far. I am trying to work 3 4hr shifts a week there, which isn't a whole lot but it'll get me some money. Considering, I am still not entirely sure whether or not I have been paid from the new job yet. 
  3. Room cleaning. I put away the DVDs and the pop cans. I didn't get to the bellydance stuff. So that's for this week, as well as getting rid of all the plastic bags on my floor and general tidying.
  4. Lose weight. I do think that a few pounds have come off. I just need to watch what I am eating and eat real food rather than ice cream and Toffifee and popcorn twists.
  5. Going to the gym. I went to the gym between 2 and 2:30am twice this week. No Zumba this week either (I went with a friend to get pedicures instead). I am planning to go this week. Seriously this time.
  6. Old books and clothes. Moving on.....nothing to see here....
  7. Swear less. I swore under my breath more than I should have this week, especially when I realized I had dropped my $20 bill and bus tickets, and had to go home to get my debit card and bus fare. I was not happy.
  8. Dance practice. Well, the show went well. My timing was a bit off but overall I think it well. I didn't forget the dance or look to my left the entire dance, like I usually do. I also think I had some sort of facial expression that wasn't confusion, so yay!!
After dance practice last Monday, I realized that I sort of did my costume wrong (I hemmed the wrong end of the pant legs). So I undid it on Tuesday, and hemmed the right part and got both legs somewhat the same length. All while my sister was at work, so ! I did it all by myself!! I was impressed with myself. I also had to sew some ribbons to the legs in order to keep them up.

So anyway, that was my week. Have a good week everyone!!

Monday, June 13, 2011

Agh. Late again

I guess the new job is kinda messing with my updating schedule. Or I should remember to update before I go into my older job at 10pm. I really don't feel like updating when I get in at 2am. The new job is going okay though. I like that it's something I can mostly do at my own pace. Hopefully I can get more hours with it, than I am currently.
  1. Updating this blog. It almost didn't happen this week but here I am. 24 for 24.
  2. Getting a new job. As I mentioned before, the new job is going okay. I may have to look into something else too. I do have more time now that I am not working overnight five days a week and thus not sleeping during the day all the time. I am not used to being in the sun this much!!! So I picked up an application from Sephora - which is an odd choice considering I know nothing about makeup, but with performing I do need to learn. A friend of mine that works there suggested it. My sister also sent me a link about a different job that I should look into. 
  3. Room cleaning. It's not clean exactly by any stretch of the imagination. But I can see the floor. My job for this week is putting the DVDs that have migrated away back into the shelf, getting rid of the pop cans, and actually putting my dance stuff back in my under bed bin.
  4. Lose weight. I actually think I did lose some weight this week - which makes sense, I've been walking enough.
  5. Going to the gym. No Zumba this week - work happened instead. I did go to the gym twice thought. It turns out that going to the gym between 11 and 12 at night is enjoyable. It's a little busy but not too bad. I can use whatever machines I want. I can use the locker that I like. AND I can use the mats. 
  6. Old books and clothes. Not so much.
  7. Swear less. I think I am getting better at the Mario Brothers game - I don't think I swore at it too much this week. 
  8. Dance practice. I had dance practice on Monday, dance class on Tuesday and then I met one of the other girls for costuming stuff and to run through the dance a couple times on Saturday. I also practiced the dance a few times on my own. The show is on Tuesday so I should practice a bit more over the next couple days.
So costuming...One of the other girls I am dancing with took the costuming aspect into her own hands, which..THANK JEBUS. The costuming aspect of dance is the part that gives me panic attacks. I much prefer leaving it to other people to figure out. She did give me some pant legs  that I was supposed to fit to my leg and hem. Luckily, I found the trick to sewing at my house. What I do is I take so long and mess up so much that Colette decides that if she ever wants to play the Mario Brothers game again it would be better for her to do it for me. She is a lifesaver. Thanks, Colette.
So anyway, hopefully the costumes work out and the performance goes well.
Wish me luck!!

Sunday, June 5, 2011

Better late than never

So, yes, I am late again. I really have no excuse other than sheer laziness. The good news is I got my new computer on Tuesday so I now have a computer in my room again. It is much more relaxing than upstairs. Anyway, on with how I did this week.

  1. Updating this blog. Yup, finally. 23 for 23.
  2. Get a new job. So I started training on Monday. I started the actual job on Wednesday. It's not bad but it's not very many hours. I am averaging probably 2 hours a day which really is nothing. I worked at my other job from 10pm to 2am on Thursday to get a few more hours. I will probably continue to work the other job 10pm - 2am a few days a week.
  3. Room cleaning. Well I finally got my suitcase away. I also managed to finally put the box from my computer in a  less troublesome place. Other than that, not much is new there. 
  4. Lose weight. The scale still claims that I am like 5 pounds less than I was at the start of the year. I'll take it. It's not a lot of progress but I'm getting there.
  5. Going to the gym. I went to the gym after my 10-2 shift on Thursday. It was the first time I had ever been to the gym at 2 am, so it was a bit different. Very quiet but kinda cool. I may start doing that after all my 10-2 shifts (except Sunday nights, when the gym isn't open). I also wanted to go to Zumba on Saturday but was still doing some admin work for my new job.
  6. Old books and clothes. Not much to report there.
  7. Swear less. I think I actually swore more than I did last week. 
  8. Dance practice. I went to the scheduled practice on Monday and class on Tuesday. I also practiced a few times this week on my own. 
So that's how I did this week. In other news, I read the book 'Spoiled' by Heather Cocks and Jessica Morgan this weekend. The authors are the people behind the website 'Go Fug Yourself' where they review celebrity fashion. Both the book and the website are hilarious. I thoroughly enjoyed the book. The website 'Smart Bitches, Trashy Books' reviewed it much better than I am able to.
Anyway, I hope everyone has a good week.