This past week has been super crazy for us with getting things done for the new house. All our paperwork is in order and now we are just waiting on a lawyers appointment and to sign the final paperwork. We had the house inspection done Thursday and everything went well. The house needs minor work but nothing out of the norm for a slightly older home. I'm still in a bit of shock that we actually purchased our first home. We drove by last night and the sold sign is finally up :)
When we first went to look at it, I stepped inside and was like "oh this is small" but as we went to look at each room I started loving the house more and more and it suits us perfectly. It's a rancher home with 3 bedroom (each a pretty decent size) and 1.5 baths. The half bath ensuite is in the master bedroom.
The kitchen is what sold me. It's got a ton of cupboards, and a great layout. 3 people could easily work in the kitchen the way its designed. I love the fact that there's a skylight as well. We plan on updating the cupboards at a later date. I also love the fact that its open above the cupboards so we can put decorative items or store things above them. The door with the glass window was another charming feature.
Friday we went to look at paint colors, and decided on a few. The two smaller bedrooms are going to be a soft blue color and our bedroom will be a cheery yellow. The hardest part is deciding on the living room. The living room is open to the dining room so we would need to pick a color that is used in both rooms. So far we are looking at orangish colors (think fall orange not halloween orange).
Last night we went to look at flooring since we plan to take out the pink carpet in the living room and replace it with hardwood. There are so many options and color choices, we definitly need to go back before we can make a decision.
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Our new.....HOUSE
Thank you so much everyone for your vibes and well wishes. I posted a bit earlier about an announcement we had and now that we told our family I'm free to blog here.
Hubs and I are so excited and can't wait to move in. I will blog more about it in another post. I just wanted to share the news.
We just bought our first house!!!
Hubs and I are so excited and can't wait to move in. I will blog more about it in another post. I just wanted to share the news.
Updated 101 in 1001
I've seen this 101 in 1001 days blog "project" a few times before, but have never really paid much attention to it. I've been meaning to start it for a while now, and finally decided to do it. The only thing was that I underestimated how hard it would be to come up with 101 things! It took a while.
Not familiar with the 101 Things in 1001 Days project? Check out this website.
The Mission: Complete 101 preset tasks in a period of 1001 days.
The Criteria: Tasks must be specific (i.e. no ambiguity in the wording) with a result that is either measurable, or clearly defined. Tasks must also be realistic and stretching (i.e. represent some amount of effort on your part).
Start Date: November 1, 2010
End Date: July 28, 2013
Marriage & Family
1. “Date night” with Hubs once a month (3/33)
2. Surprise my husband with a gift just because
3.Get married (Completed July 10, 2010)
4. Talk to home every weekend (12/132)
5.Plan a trip to Halifax (Completed Feb 2011 for trip in June 2011)
6.Buy a house (In the works Feb 2011)
7. Have a baby
8.Visit Hubb's family for Christmas (Completed December 23, 2010)
9. Celebrate 1st wedding anniversary
Mind, Body & Soul
10. Lose 10 lbs
11.Go a week without weighing myself
12. Complete some form of exercise at least 3 times per week
13. Read at least one book per month (1/33)
14. Give up soda for a week
15. Learn a new recipe and cook it at least once a month (4/33)
16. Get a hobby
17.Get my first massage (Completed Nov 20, 2010)
18.Have another manicure or pedicure (Completed February 15, 2011)
19.See a sunrise and sunset in the same day
20.Hike a really large hill (Completed Nov 2010)
Not familiar with the 101 Things in 1001 Days project? Check out this website.
The Mission: Complete 101 preset tasks in a period of 1001 days.
The Criteria: Tasks must be specific (i.e. no ambiguity in the wording) with a result that is either measurable, or clearly defined. Tasks must also be realistic and stretching (i.e. represent some amount of effort on your part).
Start Date: November 1, 2010
End Date: July 28, 2013
Marriage & Family
1. “Date night” with Hubs once a month (3/33)
2. Surprise my husband with a gift just because
3.
4. Talk to home every weekend (12/132)
5.
6.
7. Have a baby
8.
9. Celebrate 1st wedding anniversary
Mind, Body & Soul
10. Lose 10 lbs
11.
12. Complete some form of exercise at least 3 times per week
13. Read at least one book per month (1/33)
14. Give up soda for a week
15. Learn a new recipe and cook it at least once a month (4/33)
16. Get a hobby
17.
18.
19.
20.
21. Go on our honeymoon (Completed Nov 15, 2010)
22. Do something for myself at least once a month (4/33)
23. No dessert or cookies at work for 2 weeks
24. For one week, go to bed at 9:00 p.m. just to read
25.Clear the dinning room table off to eat dinner there again (Completed Jan 22/11)
26.No tv for one week
27. No eating after 8:00 p.m. for a month
28. After baby, get back to pre-pregnancy weight
Home Is Where the Heart Is
29. Decorate our future house
30.Finish our wedding album
31.Buy a new vaccum (Completed December 27, 2010)
32. Get a new bedroom set
33. Get a new dining room table
34. Empty entire fridge, clean it, then put everything back in
35. Reorganize kitchen cabinets and paint them
36. Defrost freezer twice a year (0/6)
37.Buy a new house (In the process of being completed)
38. Bring in the feeling of Mexico
All Work, No Play
39.Upgrade our camera (Completed Nov 4, 2010)
40.Get a new washer and dryer (Completed Sept 2010)
41. Stay on top of the house cleaning (3/33)
42. Start a wedding planning business
43.Help Hubbs with his business
22. Do something for myself at least once a month (4/33)
23. No dessert or cookies at work for 2 weeks
24. For one week, go to bed at 9:00 p.m. just to read
25.
26.
27. No eating after 8:00 p.m. for a month
28. After baby, get back to pre-pregnancy weight
Home Is Where the Heart Is
29. Decorate our future house
30.
31.
32. Get a new bedroom set
33. Get a new dining room table
34. Empty entire fridge, clean it, then put everything back in
35. Reorganize kitchen cabinets and paint them
36. Defrost freezer twice a year (0/6)
37.
38. Bring in the feeling of Mexico
All Work, No Play
39.
40.
41. Stay on top of the house cleaning (3/33)
42. Start a wedding planning business
43.
44. Get my ideal job
45.Get another term at my current job (Completed Jan 20/11)
46.Take 3 courses at work
Hit the Open Road
47.Take a spontaneous road trip (2/3)
48.Travel to a foreign country (Completed Nov 15, 2010)
49. Visit Newfoundland
50. Visit friends in Winnipeg
51. Go camping at least once each summer (0/3)
52. Have a picnic in the park we got married
53. Visit the Buchart gardens in the winter
54. Visit Hubbs friends in Alberta
I ♥ Food
55. Update my recipe book with new recipes (At least once a month (4/33)
56.Go out just for dessert
57. Go out for breakfast (2/5)
58. Don't eat out for an entire month
59. Make homemade pasta
60. Try something new at least 3 times a year (3/9)
61. Make banana bread with all the banana's in the freezer
Friends Are Forever
62. Email my best friend once a week (1/146)
63. Send Christmas cards each Christmas (1/3)
64. E-mail friends at least once per month (1/33)
65.Catch up with an old friend
66. Have a party or dinner party
67. Send birthday cards to all friends/family in 2011
Pinching Pennies
68.Save for a house (Completed February 22, 2011)
69. Set up retirement savings
Cha-Ching
70. Pay off all debts
71.Pay off LASIK Surgery (Completed February 22, 2011)
72. Buy a second car
73.Budget for a vacation
Pay It Forward
74. Clean out closet and donate to charity (1/3)
75.Donate to Christmas charity
76.Buy something from a thrift store that supports a charity
77. Donate money to a children's charity (1/6)
Just for Fun
78. Go skiing
79.Go to the beach
80. Go to the fall fair
81. Buy a pumpkin from a pumpkin patch and carve it
82.Go to a local museum
83.Take pictures on all our excursions
84. Have a Christmas cookie exchange (1/3)
85.Decorate for Christmas
Hobbies & Skills
86. Blog once a week at least (2/33)
87. Learn to cook more things
88. Get some family tradition recipes
89. Make a scrapbook
90. Read a book a month (1/33)
Capture the Memories
91. Print photo's to hang in locker
92. Print photoes of each year's events and put in photo album
93. Get photos printed to hang in home
94. Take more pictures
95. Complete 101 in 1001
96. Send more pictures to family
No More Procrastinating
97.Pick pictures for wedding album (Completed Jan 24/11)
98.Clean out email accounts
99. Start an excercise routine
101 in 1001
100. Start a new 101 Things in 1001 Days list once this one is completed
101. Get friends in on this project
45.
46.
Hit the Open Road
47.
48.
49. Visit Newfoundland
50. Visit friends in Winnipeg
51. Go camping at least once each summer (0/3)
52. Have a picnic in the park we got married
53. Visit the Buchart gardens in the winter
54. Visit Hubbs friends in Alberta
I ♥ Food
55. Update my recipe book with new recipes (At least once a month (4/33)
56.
57. Go out for breakfast (2/5)
58. Don't eat out for an entire month
59. Make homemade pasta
60. Try something new at least 3 times a year (3/9)
61. Make banana bread with all the banana's in the freezer
Friends Are Forever
62. Email my best friend once a week (1/146)
63. Send Christmas cards each Christmas (1/3)
64. E-mail friends at least once per month (1/33)
65.
66. Have a party or dinner party
67. Send birthday cards to all friends/family in 2011
Pinching Pennies
68.
69. Set up retirement savings
Cha-Ching
70. Pay off all debts
71.
72. Buy a second car
73.
Pay It Forward
74. Clean out closet and donate to charity (1/3)
75.
76.
77. Donate money to a children's charity (1/6)
Just for Fun
78. Go skiing
79.
80. Go to the fall fair
81. Buy a pumpkin from a pumpkin patch and carve it
82.
83.
84. Have a Christmas cookie exchange (1/3)
85.
Hobbies & Skills
86. Blog once a week at least (2/33)
87. Learn to cook more things
88. Get some family tradition recipes
89. Make a scrapbook
90. Read a book a month (1/33)
Capture the Memories
91. Print photo's to hang in locker
92. Print photoes of each year's events and put in photo album
93. Get photos printed to hang in home
94. Take more pictures
95. Complete 101 in 1001
96. Send more pictures to family
No More Procrastinating
97.
98.
99. Start an excercise routine
101 in 1001
100. Start a new 101 Things in 1001 Days list once this one is completed
101. Get friends in on this project
Sunday, February 20, 2011
Updated 101 in 1001
I've seen this 101 in 1001 days blog "project" a few times before, but have never really paid much attention to it. I've been meaning to start it for a while now, and finally decided to do it. The only thing was that I underestimated how hard it would be to come up with 101 things! It took a while.
Not familiar with the 101 Things in 1001 Days project? Check out this website.
The Mission: Complete 101 preset tasks in a period of 1001 days.
The Criteria: Tasks must be specific (i.e. no ambiguity in the wording) with a result that is either measurable, or clearly defined. Tasks must also be realistic and stretching (i.e. represent some amount of effort on your part).
Start Date: November 1, 2010
End Date: July 28, 2013
Marriage & Family
1. “Date night” with Hubs once a month (4/33)
2. Surprise my husband with a gift just because
3.Get married (Completed July 10, 2010)
4. Talk to home every weekend (13/132)
5.Plan a trip to Halifax (Completed Feb 8, 2011)
6. Buy a house
7. Have a baby
8.Visit Hubb's family for Christmas (Completed December 23, 2010)
9. Celebrate 1st wedding anniversary
Mind, Body & Soul
10. Lose 10 lbs
11.Go a week without weighing myself
12. Complete some form of exercise at least 3 times per week
13. Read at least one book per month (1/33)
14. Give up soda for a week
15. Learn a new recipe and cook it at least once a month (4/33)
16. Get a hobby
17.Get my first massage (Completed Nov 20, 2010)
18.Have another manicure or pedicure (Completed February 15, 2011)
19.See a sunrise and sunset in the same day
20.Hike a really large hill (Completed Nov 2010)
Not familiar with the 101 Things in 1001 Days project? Check out this website.
The Mission: Complete 101 preset tasks in a period of 1001 days.
The Criteria: Tasks must be specific (i.e. no ambiguity in the wording) with a result that is either measurable, or clearly defined. Tasks must also be realistic and stretching (i.e. represent some amount of effort on your part).
Start Date: November 1, 2010
End Date: July 28, 2013
Marriage & Family
1. “Date night” with Hubs once a month (4/33)
2. Surprise my husband with a gift just because
3.
4. Talk to home every weekend (13/132)
5.
6. Buy a house
7. Have a baby
8.
9. Celebrate 1st wedding anniversary
Mind, Body & Soul
10. Lose 10 lbs
11.
12. Complete some form of exercise at least 3 times per week
13. Read at least one book per month (1/33)
14. Give up soda for a week
15. Learn a new recipe and cook it at least once a month (4/33)
16. Get a hobby
17.
18.
19.
20.
21. Go on our honeymoon (Completed Nov 15, 2010)
22. Do something for myself at least once a month (4/33)
23. No dessert or cookies at work for 2 weeks
24. For one week, go to bed at 9:00 p.m. just to read
25.Clear the dinning room table off to eat dinner there again (Completed Jan 22/11)
26.No tv for one week
27. No eating after 8:00 p.m. for a month
28. After baby, get back to pre-pregnancy weight
Home Is Where the Heart Is
29. Decorate our future house
30.Finish our wedding album
31.Buy a new vaccum (Completed December 27, 2010)
32. Get a new bedroom set
33. Get a new dining room table
34. Empty entire fridge, clean it, then put everything back in
35. Reorganize kitchen cabinets
36. Defrost freezer twice a year (0/6)
37. Buy a new house
38. Bring in the feeling of Mexico
All Work, No Play
39.Upgrade our camera (Completed Nov 4, 2010)
40.Get a new washer and dryer (Completed Sept 2010)
41. Stay on top of the house cleaning (4/33)
42. Start a wedding planning business
43.Help Hubbs with his business
22. Do something for myself at least once a month (4/33)
23. No dessert or cookies at work for 2 weeks
24. For one week, go to bed at 9:00 p.m. just to read
25.
26.
27. No eating after 8:00 p.m. for a month
28. After baby, get back to pre-pregnancy weight
Home Is Where the Heart Is
29. Decorate our future house
30.
31.
32. Get a new bedroom set
33. Get a new dining room table
34. Empty entire fridge, clean it, then put everything back in
35. Reorganize kitchen cabinets
36. Defrost freezer twice a year (0/6)
37. Buy a new house
38. Bring in the feeling of Mexico
All Work, No Play
39.
40.
41. Stay on top of the house cleaning (4/33)
42. Start a wedding planning business
43.
44. Get my ideal job
45.Get another term at my current job (Completed Jan 20/11)
46.Take 3 courses at work
Hit the Open Road
47.Take a spontaneous road trip (2/3)
48.Travel to a foreign country (Completed Nov 15, 2010)
49. Visit Newfoundland
50. Visit friends in Winnipeg
51. Go camping at least once each summer (0/3)
52. Have a picnic in the park we got married
53. Visit the Buchart gardens in the winter
54. Visit Hubbs friends in Alberta
I ♥ Food
55. Update my recipe book with new recipes (At least once a month (4/33)
56.Go out just for dessert
57. Go out for breakfast (3/5)
58. Don't eat out for an entire month
59. Make homemade pasta
60. Try something new at least 3 times a year (3/9)
61. Make banana bread with all the banana's in the freezer
Friends Are Forever
62. Email my best friend once a week (0/146)
63. Send Christmas cards each Christmas (1/3)
64. E-mail friends at least once per month (1/33)
65.Catch up with an old friend
66. Have a party or dinner party
67. Send birthday cards to all friends/family in 2011
Pinching Pennies
68. Save for a house
69. Set up retirement savings
Cha-Ching
70. Pay off all debts
71. Pay off LASIK Surgery
72. Buy a second car
73.Budget for a vacation
Pay It Forward
74. Clean out closet and donate to charity (1/3)
75.Donate to Christmas charity76. Buy something from a thrift store that supports a charity
77. Donate money to a children's charity (2/6)
Just for Fun
78. Go skiing
79.Go to the beach
80. Go to the fall fair
81. Buy a pumpkin from a pumpkin patch and carve it
82.Go to a local museum
83.Take pictures on all our excursions
84. Have a Christmas cookie exchange (1/3)
85.Decorate for Christmas
Hobbies & Skills
86. Blog once a week at least (2/33)
87. Learn to cook more things
88. Get some family tradition recipes
89. Make a scrapbook
90. Read a book a month (1/33)
Capture the Memories
91. Print photo's to hang in locker
92. Print photoes of each year's events and put in photo album
93. Get photos printed to hang in home
94. Take more pictures
95. Complete 101 in 1001
96. Send more pictures to family
No More Procrastinating
97.Pick pictures for wedding album (Completed Jan 24/11)
98.Clean out email accounts
99. Start an excercise routine
101 in 1001
100. Start a new 101 Things in 1001 Days list once this one is completed
101. Get friends in on this project
45.
46.
Hit the Open Road
47.
48.
49. Visit Newfoundland
50. Visit friends in Winnipeg
51. Go camping at least once each summer (0/3)
52. Have a picnic in the park we got married
53. Visit the Buchart gardens in the winter
54. Visit Hubbs friends in Alberta
I ♥ Food
55. Update my recipe book with new recipes (At least once a month (4/33)
56.
57. Go out for breakfast (3/5)
58. Don't eat out for an entire month
59. Make homemade pasta
60. Try something new at least 3 times a year (3/9)
61. Make banana bread with all the banana's in the freezer
Friends Are Forever
62. Email my best friend once a week (0/146)
63. Send Christmas cards each Christmas (1/3)
64. E-mail friends at least once per month (1/33)
65.
66. Have a party or dinner party
67. Send birthday cards to all friends/family in 2011
Pinching Pennies
68. Save for a house
69. Set up retirement savings
Cha-Ching
70. Pay off all debts
71. Pay off LASIK Surgery
72. Buy a second car
73.
Pay It Forward
74. Clean out closet and donate to charity (1/3)
75.
77. Donate money to a children's charity (2/6)
Just for Fun
78. Go skiing
79.
80. Go to the fall fair
81. Buy a pumpkin from a pumpkin patch and carve it
82.
83.
84. Have a Christmas cookie exchange (1/3)
85.
Hobbies & Skills
86. Blog once a week at least (2/33)
87. Learn to cook more things
88. Get some family tradition recipes
89. Make a scrapbook
90. Read a book a month (1/33)
Capture the Memories
91. Print photo's to hang in locker
92. Print photoes of each year's events and put in photo album
93. Get photos printed to hang in home
94. Take more pictures
95. Complete 101 in 1001
96. Send more pictures to family
No More Procrastinating
97.
98.
99. Start an excercise routine
101 in 1001
100. Start a new 101 Things in 1001 Days list once this one is completed
101. Get friends in on this project
Super Excited!!!
This week has been a busy week for Hubs and I. Tues I was a nail model for Hub's cousin who is talking a nail course and needed someone to put gel nails on (BTW I'm loving them). Last night was Hub's cousin's husbands birthday, so we went out and celebrated with a birthday dinner and cake at their place. Today I was supposed to attend a baby show with a pregnant coworker but unfortunately the show ended by the time we got there (we had to work). I have a bit of a vent on this since the website said the show opened at 10:30 and never gave an end time so we assumed it would go until at least 2. We were wrong but ended up scoring a goody bag with some neat things :) So at least it wasn't a total loss.
As for why I'm super excited... I'm going to wait a few days before I say anything just in case (AND NO I'M NOT PREGNANT OR SUSPECTING IT). Hopefully all goes well so please wish us luck.
As for why I'm super excited... I'm going to wait a few days before I say anything just in case (AND NO I'M NOT PREGNANT OR SUSPECTING IT). Hopefully all goes well so please wish us luck.
Sunday, February 13, 2011
Happy Valentine's Day
I know it's a day early, but I work tomorrow and Hubs and I have a special dinner "in" planned for tomorrow night. For Valentine's Day Hubs suprised me with a shopping spree. He told me about my gift a few days ago so that I could start my shopping. I've found a few great pieces so far, but still have a few things I'm hoping to pick up. We both decided that instead of going out for dinner tomorrow, we would plan a dinner in. Our menu will consist of:
-Steak
-Lobster
-Butternut squash pasta w/ rose sauce
-Red wine
-Cream puffs for dessert
What are your plans for Valentine's Day?
-Steak
-Lobster
-Butternut squash pasta w/ rose sauce
-Red wine
-Cream puffs for dessert
What are your plans for Valentine's Day?
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Update 101 in 1001
I've seen this 101 in 1001 days blog "project" a few times before, but have never really paid much attention to it. I've been meaning to start it for a while now, and finally decided to do it. The only thing was that I underestimated how hard it would be to come up with 101 things! It took a while.
Not familiar with the 101 Things in 1001 Days project? Check out this website.
The Mission: Complete 101 preset tasks in a period of 1001 days.
The Criteria: Tasks must be specific (i.e. no ambiguity in the wording) with a result that is either measurable, or clearly defined. Tasks must also be realistic and stretching (i.e. represent some amount of effort on your part).
Start Date: November 1, 2010
End Date: July 28, 2013
Marriage & Family
1. “Date night” with Hubs once a month (4/33)
2. Surprise my husband with a gift just because
3.Get married (Completed July 10, 2010)
4. Talk to home every weekend (13/132)
5.Plan a trip to Halifax (Completed Feb 8, 2011)
6. Buy a house
7. Have a baby
8.Visit Hubb's family for Christmas (Completed December 23, 2010)
9. Celebrate 1st wedding anniversary
Mind, Body & Soul
10. Lose 10 lbs
11.Go a week without weighing myself
12. Complete some form of exercise at least 3 times per week
13. Read at least one book per month (1/33)
14. Give up soda for a week
15. Learn a new recipe and cook it at least once a month (4/33)
16. Get a hobby
17.Get my first massage (Completed Nov 20, 2010)
18. Have another manicure or pedicure
19.See a sunrise and sunset in the same day
20.Hike a really large hill (Completed Nov 2010)
Not familiar with the 101 Things in 1001 Days project? Check out this website.
The Mission: Complete 101 preset tasks in a period of 1001 days.
The Criteria: Tasks must be specific (i.e. no ambiguity in the wording) with a result that is either measurable, or clearly defined. Tasks must also be realistic and stretching (i.e. represent some amount of effort on your part).
Start Date: November 1, 2010
End Date: July 28, 2013
Marriage & Family
1. “Date night” with Hubs once a month (4/33)
2. Surprise my husband with a gift just because
3.
4. Talk to home every weekend (13/132)
5.
6. Buy a house
7. Have a baby
8.
9. Celebrate 1st wedding anniversary
Mind, Body & Soul
10. Lose 10 lbs
11.
12. Complete some form of exercise at least 3 times per week
13. Read at least one book per month (1/33)
14. Give up soda for a week
15. Learn a new recipe and cook it at least once a month (4/33)
16. Get a hobby
17.
18. Have another manicure or pedicure
19.
20.
21. Go on our honeymoon (Completed Nov 15, 2010)
22. Do something for myself at least once a month (3/33)
23. No dessert or cookies at work for 2 weeks
24. For one week, go to bed at 9:00 p.m. just to read
25.Clear the dinning room table off to eat dinner there again (Completed Jan 22/11)
26.No tv for one week
27. No eating after 8:00 p.m. for a month
28. After baby, get back to pre-pregnancy weight
Home Is Where the Heart Is
29. Decorate our future house
30.Finish our wedding album
31.Buy a new vaccum (Completed December 27, 2010)
32. Get a new bedroom set
33. Get a new dining room table
34. Empty entire fridge, clean it, then put everything back in
35. Reorganize kitchen cabinets
36. Defrost freezer twice a year (0/6)
37. Buy a new house
38. Bring in the feeling of Mexico
All Work, No Play
39.Upgrade our camera (Completed Nov 4, 2010)
40.Get a new washer and dryer (Completed Sept 2010)
41. Stay on top of the house cleaning (4/33)
42. Start a wedding planning business
43.Help Hubbs with his business
22. Do something for myself at least once a month (3/33)
23. No dessert or cookies at work for 2 weeks
24. For one week, go to bed at 9:00 p.m. just to read
25.
26.
27. No eating after 8:00 p.m. for a month
28. After baby, get back to pre-pregnancy weight
Home Is Where the Heart Is
29. Decorate our future house
30.
31.
32. Get a new bedroom set
33. Get a new dining room table
34. Empty entire fridge, clean it, then put everything back in
35. Reorganize kitchen cabinets
36. Defrost freezer twice a year (0/6)
37. Buy a new house
38. Bring in the feeling of Mexico
All Work, No Play
39.
40.
41. Stay on top of the house cleaning (4/33)
42. Start a wedding planning business
43.
44. Get my ideal job
45.Get another term at my current job (Completed Jan 20/11)
46.Take 3 courses at work
Hit the Open Road
47.Take a spontaneous road trip (2/3)
48.Travel to a foreign country (Completed Nov 15, 2010)
49. Visit Newfoundland
50. Visit friends in Winnipeg
51. Go camping at least once each summer (0/3)
52. Have a picnic in the park we got married
53. Visit the Buchart gardens in the winter
54. Visit Hubbs friends in Alberta
I ♥ Food
55. Update my recipe book with new recipes (At least once a month (4/33)
56.Go out just for dessert
57. Go out for breakfast (3/5)
58. Don't eat out for an entire month
59. Make homemade pasta
60. Try something new at least 3 times a year (3/9)
61. Make banana bread with all the banana's in the freezer
Friends Are Forever
62. Email my best friend once a week (0/146)
63. Send Christmas cards each Christmas (1/3)
64. E-mail friends at least once per month (1/33)
65.Catch up with an old friend
66. Have a party or dinner party
67. Send birthday cards to all friends/family in 2011
Pinching Pennies
68. Save for a house
69. Set up retirement savings
Cha-Ching
70. Pay off all debts
71. Pay off LASIK Surgery
72. Buy a second car
73.Budget for a vacation
Pay It Forward
74. Clean out closet and donate to charity (1/3)
75.Donate to Christmas charity76. Buy something from a thrift store that supports a charity
77. Donate money to a children's charity (2/6)
Just for Fun
78. Go skiing
79.Go to the beach
80. Go to the fall fair
81. Buy a pumpkin from a pumpkin patch and carve it
82.Go to a local museum
83.Take pictures on all our excursions
84. Have a Christmas cookie exchange (1/3)
85.Decorate for Christmas
Hobbies & Skills
86. Blog once a week at least (2/33)
87. Learn to cook more things
88. Get some family tradition recipes
89. Make a scrapbook
90. Read a book a month (1/33)
Capture the Memories
91. Print photo's to hang in locker
92. Print photoes of each year's events and put in photo album
93. Get photos printed to hang in home
94. Take more pictures
95. Complete 101 in 1001
96. Send more pictures to family
No More Procrastinating
97.Pick pictures for wedding album (Completed Jan 24/11)
98.Clean out email accounts
99. Start an excercise routine
101 in 1001
100. Start a new 101 Things in 1001 Days list once this one is completed
101. Get friends in on this project
45.
46.
Hit the Open Road
47.
48.
49. Visit Newfoundland
50. Visit friends in Winnipeg
51. Go camping at least once each summer (0/3)
52. Have a picnic in the park we got married
53. Visit the Buchart gardens in the winter
54. Visit Hubbs friends in Alberta
I ♥ Food
55. Update my recipe book with new recipes (At least once a month (4/33)
56.
57. Go out for breakfast (3/5)
58. Don't eat out for an entire month
59. Make homemade pasta
60. Try something new at least 3 times a year (3/9)
61. Make banana bread with all the banana's in the freezer
Friends Are Forever
62. Email my best friend once a week (0/146)
63. Send Christmas cards each Christmas (1/3)
64. E-mail friends at least once per month (1/33)
65.
66. Have a party or dinner party
67. Send birthday cards to all friends/family in 2011
Pinching Pennies
68. Save for a house
69. Set up retirement savings
Cha-Ching
70. Pay off all debts
71. Pay off LASIK Surgery
72. Buy a second car
73.
Pay It Forward
74. Clean out closet and donate to charity (1/3)
75.
77. Donate money to a children's charity (2/6)
Just for Fun
78. Go skiing
79.
80. Go to the fall fair
81. Buy a pumpkin from a pumpkin patch and carve it
82.
83.
84. Have a Christmas cookie exchange (1/3)
85.
Hobbies & Skills
86. Blog once a week at least (2/33)
87. Learn to cook more things
88. Get some family tradition recipes
89. Make a scrapbook
90. Read a book a month (1/33)
Capture the Memories
91. Print photo's to hang in locker
92. Print photoes of each year's events and put in photo album
93. Get photos printed to hang in home
94. Take more pictures
95. Complete 101 in 1001
96. Send more pictures to family
No More Procrastinating
97.
98.
99. Start an excercise routine
101 in 1001
100. Start a new 101 Things in 1001 Days list once this one is completed
101. Get friends in on this project
Monday, February 7, 2011
Wedding Colors
Probably one of the toughest decisions for a bride to be is picking the wedding colors. Color can say so much about a person and the overall feel of the event. For most brides, this decision will be an ongoing battle with a few changes along the way. For other brides they know what their colors will be right off the bat.
One of the inspirations that greatly helped me choose colors was http://www.theperfectpaletteblog.com/. This blog has so many color combinations and picture inspirations. You can even request a color palette. It's definitly a great visual and recommend it to all the brides to be out there.
For Hubs and I choosing our wedding colors wasn't the easiest decision (yes, we unfortunately weren't one of the few lucky couples who knew what colors we wanted right away). Initially I thought about red and champagne, but the more I thought about it, something just didn't feel right. Then I wanted all blues (at this point I had a slight obsession with the ocean and all things beach themed). Hubs expressed his concern that all blues would be, well, "a little boring" and that we should add a different color to it. His suggestion was chocolate brown. I know exactly what your thinking. Chocolate brown has been so overdone with the baby blue or baby pink or light green with it, in weddings over the last few years (No offense to anyone who has chosen these colors because I feel they are beautiful, just a little overdone).
The more I thought about it, the more the idea grew on me. Plus the chocolate brown color had a sentimental meaning behind it. Now I just had to choose a color to go with it. A light green was in the running for a bit because the combo seemed so fresh, but I still kept going back to the blues. I did some research and searched different color schemes and we decided to go with chocolate brown and aqua. This color scheme seemed perfect for us. Even though we were having a summer wedding, the aqua was bright enough to still provide us with a summery feel. The chocolate brown was a neutral so it didn't make things feel so dark and we used it more as the second color for accents. Also, this combo worked well with our outdoor ceremony and gave me the bit of watery feel I wanted to keep in our wedding. Below is the image I used for our inspiration:
Picking wedding colors can be a very difficult task. Often times, the groom refuses to go with pink (which is often the first choice of the bride) or any other feminine palette. While the bride refuses to go with the manly palette the groom prefers. Another misconception many brides fall into is that they have to choose certain colors because of the season or month their wedding is in. So many summer brides feel they can't use black because its so dark, while winter brides feel they are stuck using red and green. These misconceptions aren't true. As a bride you can use any colors you want, any time of the year you want. To make colors work, its more in the details such as the length of the dresses and the type of fabrics used. Black works fine in the summer if its in a lighter fabric such as chiffon; while a color scheme of aqua and silver works in the winter if you use thicker fabrics and say tie in the theme of snowflakes and a winter-wonderland.
Some other ideas on helping to choose a color scheme include:
-What colors are in your ceremony/reception location (if gold and burgandy are the reception locations decor, make sure your colors of hot pink and navy won't make it look to busy)
-Don't choose to many colors, try to limit it to 1-2 main colors and an accent color, plus the flower colors
-Look at a color wheel for inspiration, you can go monochromatic, or choose colors that compliment one another such as royal blue and orange
-What are your favorite colors? What colors are found in your home?
-What is the feel your going for? (Blush pinks and ivory screams romantic, while hot pink and orange suggests fun and playful)
-Don't feel limited by the season. For a winter wedding you don't have to choose Christmas red and green with pinecones and poinsettias (you could do silver and ice blue, gold and burgandy, navy and silver, etc)
-Don't get stuck with a theme's cliche colors (i.e. beach theme doesn't have to be shells and blues, it can be soft oranges and pinks (think sunrise) or tan and coral and seafoam green with sandals, and starfish)
Good luck with choosing your colors!!
One of the inspirations that greatly helped me choose colors was http://www.theperfectpaletteblog.com/. This blog has so many color combinations and picture inspirations. You can even request a color palette. It's definitly a great visual and recommend it to all the brides to be out there.
For Hubs and I choosing our wedding colors wasn't the easiest decision (yes, we unfortunately weren't one of the few lucky couples who knew what colors we wanted right away). Initially I thought about red and champagne, but the more I thought about it, something just didn't feel right. Then I wanted all blues (at this point I had a slight obsession with the ocean and all things beach themed). Hubs expressed his concern that all blues would be, well, "a little boring" and that we should add a different color to it. His suggestion was chocolate brown. I know exactly what your thinking. Chocolate brown has been so overdone with the baby blue or baby pink or light green with it, in weddings over the last few years (No offense to anyone who has chosen these colors because I feel they are beautiful, just a little overdone).
The more I thought about it, the more the idea grew on me. Plus the chocolate brown color had a sentimental meaning behind it. Now I just had to choose a color to go with it. A light green was in the running for a bit because the combo seemed so fresh, but I still kept going back to the blues. I did some research and searched different color schemes and we decided to go with chocolate brown and aqua. This color scheme seemed perfect for us. Even though we were having a summer wedding, the aqua was bright enough to still provide us with a summery feel. The chocolate brown was a neutral so it didn't make things feel so dark and we used it more as the second color for accents. Also, this combo worked well with our outdoor ceremony and gave me the bit of watery feel I wanted to keep in our wedding. Below is the image I used for our inspiration:
Picking wedding colors can be a very difficult task. Often times, the groom refuses to go with pink (which is often the first choice of the bride) or any other feminine palette. While the bride refuses to go with the manly palette the groom prefers. Another misconception many brides fall into is that they have to choose certain colors because of the season or month their wedding is in. So many summer brides feel they can't use black because its so dark, while winter brides feel they are stuck using red and green. These misconceptions aren't true. As a bride you can use any colors you want, any time of the year you want. To make colors work, its more in the details such as the length of the dresses and the type of fabrics used. Black works fine in the summer if its in a lighter fabric such as chiffon; while a color scheme of aqua and silver works in the winter if you use thicker fabrics and say tie in the theme of snowflakes and a winter-wonderland.
Some other ideas on helping to choose a color scheme include:
-What colors are in your ceremony/reception location (if gold and burgandy are the reception locations decor, make sure your colors of hot pink and navy won't make it look to busy)
-Don't choose to many colors, try to limit it to 1-2 main colors and an accent color, plus the flower colors
-Look at a color wheel for inspiration, you can go monochromatic, or choose colors that compliment one another such as royal blue and orange
-What are your favorite colors? What colors are found in your home?
-What is the feel your going for? (Blush pinks and ivory screams romantic, while hot pink and orange suggests fun and playful)
-Don't feel limited by the season. For a winter wedding you don't have to choose Christmas red and green with pinecones and poinsettias (you could do silver and ice blue, gold and burgandy, navy and silver, etc)
-Don't get stuck with a theme's cliche colors (i.e. beach theme doesn't have to be shells and blues, it can be soft oranges and pinks (think sunrise) or tan and coral and seafoam green with sandals, and starfish)
Good luck with choosing your colors!!
Thursday, February 3, 2011
Wedding Style
Once Hubs and I decided on a wedding date our next step was to decide on our wedding style. If any of you are a bride to be you know just how many choices you have for the style of your wedding. You can have a traditional, modern, beach, outside, religious, budget, extravagant, etc, etc, etc. The list could go on forever.
Ceremony:
For our ceremony, since neither of us are very religious, we knew a church ceremony was out. Don't get me wrong, I think church weddings are gorgeous and love attending them, but the a church wedding just didn't fit Hub's and I's personality. We thought of having a beach ceremony, but the logistics of making one work, especially with our location wasn't feasible. In the end we decided on having an outdoor wedding in one of the many goreous parks here in Victoria. Once we decided on having a park wedding we had to choose our location. I did a quick google search to make a list of parks in our area and from there we narrowed down our choices based on the following criteria:
-Location
-Had to have some type of water around
-Parking availability
-Area suitable for a ceremony
-Photogenic
We narrowed our choices down to Saxe Point and Gorge Point Park. We loved the view of the ocean from Saxe Pointe, but the area to hold a ceremony was small. When we called to inquire about our date, it was booked until 5pm. Both Hubs and I felt that was much to late for our ceremony to start (we wanted an afternoon wedding). So we called and inquired about Gorge Park and they had an opening from 2-4pm on our date so we booked. This meant we could be the only wedding ceremony taking place at Gorge Park between 2-4pm on our wedding day. The fee for booking the park was $123.00 which was pretty reasonable. We couldn't imagine having had our ceremony anywhere else. The day of the wedding all the flowers were in bloom and the grass was green. We let our surroundings be our decor. Below are a couple pics of the Gorge Park:
For our reception we looked at numerous venues. We looked into hotel reception rooms, golf courses, outdoor tents, a castle. Since we were on a budget, the hotels were out of the question, the golf courses were to much of a hassle to try to arrange someone to sponsor us to have a reception there, and the outdoor tent and castle were way to much money. Some of the criteria we wanted for our reception venue included:
-Location
-Space (So many places we looked at were just way to tiny and cramped)
-Ability to provide our own alcohol and food (to cut back on expenses)
-Somewhere that looked somewhat classy but not too stuffy
-A view (which in the end we didn't get, but didn't matter)
-Wouldn't break the bank to rent
-Ability to hold our # of guests
Hubs was actually the one who found our reception site. I was talking with him one day saying how hard it was to find the perfect location and he suggested it. I know many of you ladies are like "A Fairground??" That was my exact thought too and I pictured a dusty field with attraction rides. Much to my surprise, when I googled the Saanich Fairgrounds I was quite suprised with what I found.
Ceremony:
For our ceremony, since neither of us are very religious, we knew a church ceremony was out. Don't get me wrong, I think church weddings are gorgeous and love attending them, but the a church wedding just didn't fit Hub's and I's personality. We thought of having a beach ceremony, but the logistics of making one work, especially with our location wasn't feasible. In the end we decided on having an outdoor wedding in one of the many goreous parks here in Victoria. Once we decided on having a park wedding we had to choose our location. I did a quick google search to make a list of parks in our area and from there we narrowed down our choices based on the following criteria:
-Location
-Had to have some type of water around
-Parking availability
-Area suitable for a ceremony
-Photogenic
We narrowed our choices down to Saxe Point and Gorge Point Park. We loved the view of the ocean from Saxe Pointe, but the area to hold a ceremony was small. When we called to inquire about our date, it was booked until 5pm. Both Hubs and I felt that was much to late for our ceremony to start (we wanted an afternoon wedding). So we called and inquired about Gorge Park and they had an opening from 2-4pm on our date so we booked. This meant we could be the only wedding ceremony taking place at Gorge Park between 2-4pm on our wedding day. The fee for booking the park was $123.00 which was pretty reasonable. We couldn't imagine having had our ceremony anywhere else. The day of the wedding all the flowers were in bloom and the grass was green. We let our surroundings be our decor. Below are a couple pics of the Gorge Park:
For our reception we looked at numerous venues. We looked into hotel reception rooms, golf courses, outdoor tents, a castle. Since we were on a budget, the hotels were out of the question, the golf courses were to much of a hassle to try to arrange someone to sponsor us to have a reception there, and the outdoor tent and castle were way to much money. Some of the criteria we wanted for our reception venue included:
-Location
-Space (So many places we looked at were just way to tiny and cramped)
-Ability to provide our own alcohol and food (to cut back on expenses)
-Somewhere that looked somewhat classy but not too stuffy
-A view (which in the end we didn't get, but didn't matter)
-Wouldn't break the bank to rent
-Ability to hold our # of guests
Hubs was actually the one who found our reception site. I was talking with him one day saying how hard it was to find the perfect location and he suggested it. I know many of you ladies are like "A Fairground??" That was my exact thought too and I pictured a dusty field with attraction rides. Much to my surprise, when I googled the Saanich Fairgrounds I was quite suprised with what I found.
This is the outside of the Saanich Fairgrounds
A sideview of the Fairgrounds
Our reception room
I instantly knew this was where we were going to get married. There was just so much going for this venue. For $750, we got:
-The rental of this hall from noon the day before our wedding until 1am the day after our wedding.
-The use of the kitchen
-A side foyer for our cocktail hour as well as the outdoor patio
-All our round and square tables and chairs included
-A mic and podium
-The room was 4000 sq. feet
We were able to have our head table in front of the stage with our guest tables horshoe-ed around us, with the bar and buffet line towards the back of the room. Also, for an additional $100 fee, they cleaned up and moved all the tables and chairs for us after the wedding was over.
Updates
I've seen this 101 in 1001 days blog "project" a few times before, but have never really paid much attention to it. I've been meaning to start it for a while now, and finally decided to do it. The only thing was that I underestimated how hard it would be to come up with 101 things! It took a while.
Not familiar with the 101 Things in 1001 Days project? Check out this website.
The Mission: Complete 101 preset tasks in a period of 1001 days.
The Criteria: Tasks must be specific (i.e. no ambiguity in the wording) with a result that is either measurable, or clearly defined. Tasks must also be realistic and stretching (i.e. represent some amount of effort on your part).
Start Date: November 1, 2010
End Date: July 28, 2013
Marriage & Family
1. “Date night” with Hubs once a month (3/33)
2. Surprise my husband with a gift just because
3.Get married (Completed July 10, 2010)
4. Talk to home every weekend (12/132)
5. Plan a trip to Halifax
6. Buy a house
7. Have a baby
8.Visit Hubb's family for Christmas (Completed December 23, 2010)
9. Celebrate 1st wedding anniversary
Mind, Body & Soul
10. Lose 10 lbs
11.Go a week without weighing myself
12. Complete some form of exercise at least 3 times per week
13. Read at least one book per month (1/33)
14. Give up soda for a week
15. Learn a new recipe and cook it at least once a month (4/33)
16. Get a hobby
17.Get my first massage (Completed Nov 20, 2010)
18. Have another manicure or pedicure
19.See a sunrise and sunset in the same day
20.Hike a really large hill (Completed Nov 2010)
Not familiar with the 101 Things in 1001 Days project? Check out this website.
The Mission: Complete 101 preset tasks in a period of 1001 days.
The Criteria: Tasks must be specific (i.e. no ambiguity in the wording) with a result that is either measurable, or clearly defined. Tasks must also be realistic and stretching (i.e. represent some amount of effort on your part).
Start Date: November 1, 2010
End Date: July 28, 2013
Marriage & Family
1. “Date night” with Hubs once a month (3/33)
2. Surprise my husband with a gift just because
3.
4. Talk to home every weekend (12/132)
5. Plan a trip to Halifax
6. Buy a house
7. Have a baby
8.
9. Celebrate 1st wedding anniversary
Mind, Body & Soul
10. Lose 10 lbs
11.
12. Complete some form of exercise at least 3 times per week
13. Read at least one book per month (1/33)
14. Give up soda for a week
15. Learn a new recipe and cook it at least once a month (4/33)
16. Get a hobby
17.
18. Have another manicure or pedicure
19.
20.
21. Go on our honeymoon (Completed Nov 15, 2010)
22. Do something for myself at least once a month (3/33)
23. No dessert or cookies at work for 2 weeks
24. For one week, go to bed at 9:00 p.m. just to read
25.Clear the dinning room table off to eat dinner there again (Completed Jan 22/11)
26.No tv for one week
27. No eating after 8:00 p.m. for a month
28. After baby, get back to pre-pregnancy weight
Home Is Where the Heart Is
29. Decorate our future house
30.Finish our wedding album
31.Buy a new vaccum (Completed December 27, 2010)
32. Get a new bedroom set
33. Get a new dining room table
34. Empty entire fridge, clean it, then put everything back in
35. Reorganize kitchen cabinets
36. Defrost freezer twice a year (0/6)
37. Buy a new house
38. Bring in the feeling of Mexico
All Work, No Play
39.Upgrade our camera (Completed Nov 4, 2010)
40.Get a new washer and dryer (Completed Sept 2010)
41. Stay on top of the house cleaning (3/33)
42. Start a wedding planning business
43.Help Hubbs with his business
22. Do something for myself at least once a month (3/33)
23. No dessert or cookies at work for 2 weeks
24. For one week, go to bed at 9:00 p.m. just to read
25.
26.
27. No eating after 8:00 p.m. for a month
28. After baby, get back to pre-pregnancy weight
Home Is Where the Heart Is
29. Decorate our future house
30.
31.
32. Get a new bedroom set
33. Get a new dining room table
34. Empty entire fridge, clean it, then put everything back in
35. Reorganize kitchen cabinets
36. Defrost freezer twice a year (0/6)
37. Buy a new house
38. Bring in the feeling of Mexico
All Work, No Play
39.
40.
41. Stay on top of the house cleaning (3/33)
42. Start a wedding planning business
43.
44. Get my ideal job
45.Get another term at my current job (Completed Jan 20/11)
46.Take 3 courses at work
Hit the Open Road
47.Take a spontaneous road trip (2/3)
48.Travel to a foreign country (Completed Nov 15, 2010)
49. Visit Newfoundland
50. Visit friends in Winnipeg
51. Go camping at least once each summer (0/3)
52. Have a picnic in the park we got married
53. Visit the Buchart gardens in the winter
54. Visit Hubbs friends in Alberta
I ♥ Food
55. Update my recipe book with new recipes (At least once a month (4/33)
56.Go out just for dessert
57. Go out for breakfast (2/5)
58. Don't eat out for an entire month
59. Make homemade pasta
60. Try something new at least 3 times a year (3/9)
61. Make banana bread with all the banana's in the freezer
Friends Are Forever
62. Email my best friend once a week (1/146)
63. Send Christmas cards each Christmas (1/3)
64. E-mail friends at least once per month (1/33)
65.Catch up with an old friend
66. Have a party or dinner party
67. Send birthday cards to all friends/family in 2011
Pinching Pennies
68. Save for a house
69. Set up retirement savings
Cha-Ching
70. Pay off all debts
71. Pay off LASIK Surgery
72. Buy a second car
73.Budget for a vacation
Pay It Forward
74. Clean out closet and donate to charity (1/3)
75.Donate to Christmas charity
76.Buy something from a thrift store that supports a charity
77. Donate money to a children's charity (1/6)
Just for Fun
78. Go skiing
79.Go to the beach
80. Go to the fall fair
81. Buy a pumpkin from a pumpkin patch and carve it
82.Go to a local museum
83.Take pictures on all our excursions
84. Have a Christmas cookie exchange (1/3)
85.Decorate for Christmas
Hobbies & Skills
86. Blog once a week at least (2/33)
87. Learn to cook more things
88. Get some family tradition recipes
89. Make a scrapbook
90. Read a book a month (1/33)
Capture the Memories
91. Print photo's to hang in locker
92. Print photoes of each year's events and put in photo album
93. Get photos printed to hang in home
94. Take more pictures
95. Complete 101 in 1001
96. Send more pictures to family
No More Procrastinating
97.Pick pictures for wedding album (Completed Jan 24/11)
98.Clean out email accounts
99. Start an excercise routine
101 in 1001
100. Start a new 101 Things in 1001 Days list once this one is completed
101. Get friends in on this project
45.
46.
Hit the Open Road
47.
48.
49. Visit Newfoundland
50. Visit friends in Winnipeg
51. Go camping at least once each summer (0/3)
52. Have a picnic in the park we got married
53. Visit the Buchart gardens in the winter
54. Visit Hubbs friends in Alberta
I ♥ Food
55. Update my recipe book with new recipes (At least once a month (4/33)
56.
57. Go out for breakfast (2/5)
58. Don't eat out for an entire month
59. Make homemade pasta
60. Try something new at least 3 times a year (3/9)
61. Make banana bread with all the banana's in the freezer
Friends Are Forever
62. Email my best friend once a week (1/146)
63. Send Christmas cards each Christmas (1/3)
64. E-mail friends at least once per month (1/33)
65.
66. Have a party or dinner party
67. Send birthday cards to all friends/family in 2011
Pinching Pennies
68. Save for a house
69. Set up retirement savings
Cha-Ching
70. Pay off all debts
71. Pay off LASIK Surgery
72. Buy a second car
73.
Pay It Forward
74. Clean out closet and donate to charity (1/3)
75.
76.
77. Donate money to a children's charity (1/6)
Just for Fun
78. Go skiing
79.
80. Go to the fall fair
81. Buy a pumpkin from a pumpkin patch and carve it
82.
83.
84. Have a Christmas cookie exchange (1/3)
85.
Hobbies & Skills
86. Blog once a week at least (2/33)
87. Learn to cook more things
88. Get some family tradition recipes
89. Make a scrapbook
90. Read a book a month (1/33)
Capture the Memories
91. Print photo's to hang in locker
92. Print photoes of each year's events and put in photo album
93. Get photos printed to hang in home
94. Take more pictures
95. Complete 101 in 1001
96. Send more pictures to family
No More Procrastinating
97.
98.
99. Start an excercise routine
101 in 1001
100. Start a new 101 Things in 1001 Days list once this one is completed
101. Get friends in on this project
It's February
I can't believe its February already... in a week Hubs and I will be celebrating our 7 month wedding anniversary. It's scary to think that our 1 year anniversary is fast approaching so soon. So far February has come with some crappy news.... there was a meeting at work and 12 of the 26 terms hired will be laid off by the end of June. I know it doesn't seem like very many considering the amount of people without jobs, but I'm one of those terms who could be without a job. We all have to write a competition in the upcoming months and whoever places the highest will get the jobs. If I manage to get the job then I will become a full time permanent worker instead of a temp-full time worker (even though I've been there for almost 3 years already). Maybe its a sign to tell me its time to move on to bigger and better things.....
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