Good times.
Posted on April 6, 2006 | Filed Under Day to day, Friends
It appears that I havent written anything in a while so I’ll try to do a little update, for the whole three of you who read this. 
Work is going really well; I’m getting lots done and feeling in general quite productive, staying on top of mounting piles of paperwork. Only thing I’m annoyed at is that I’m still waiting for that promotion you heard about a while back. My manager is quite slow at hiring and so my replacement has not been found yet. sigh. At least the rest of the staff are starting to speak up and stand up for me, telling our manager to hurry up. That makes me feel good.
I’ve been working on being more healthy and active, starting with walking home from work as often as I can. And walking more in general. Thankfully my job requires me to go out and do errands in the middle of the day so i usually get some walking in during the day as well as walking home. In the eating healthy category, I’m trying very hard to eat less crap, including cake, pie, cookies, muffins, cinamon buns, chocolate bars, candy, chips, etc. Its hard to completely cut out, but im eating less of that stuff. Although, working in an office, theres always donuts, cookies, etc. around for us. Co-worker looked at me like I was crazy when I turned down reese’s pieces, but I dont mind.
Tonight I went to my first yoga class in a long time, taught by my friend Jen (thanks Jen!). It was really great, but I can tell my muscles are going to be unhappy with me tomorrow. It felt so good to work all those muscles that have been dormant. I am having nostalgia for my buff days, when I was training and rowing, running, working out…ahh to be seventeen and buff again! heh.
We had a really great weekend last week. Friday night after work we went to see our friend’s new band play at a pub downtown. It was the first time I’ve seen him play in this band. While its hard to let go of the past and the band that was and is no more, it was great to see him in this new group. I enjoyed it alot, and probably drank too much beer. They are off now for their Canada-wide tour and are currently somewhere between alberta and saskatchewan…
Saturday I slept in and then we went and met our friend Micah for an all-you-can-eat japanese lunch. It was really good. Micah likes going for japanese with me, cause I can never finish it all. heh. After a nice lunch, we went to Drixoll (sp?) games and hunted for new board games. We ended up buying one card game (Killer Bunnies and the Hunt for the Magic Carrot) and one board game (a new medieval stategy-type one called Caylus). On our way home we stopped and got some food and wine and met our friends Chris and Mel here to play our new games. The Killer Bunnies game was so complex that we didnt end up even getting to the other one. Whoever made this game up is quite disturbed. But its a lot of fun!
Sunday I slept in, and forgot about the time change, so I wasnt really on the go until almost 2pm. I somehow managed to get three loads of laundry done and the kitchen cleaned up before I left at 5pm to meet Mel. We went shopping on Robson St and had a great time, buying essential oils and underwear (not at the same store) Back to Mel’s to watch a girly movie and eat dinner. Our boys came home eventually, after their D&D party.
It was very good weekend! 
I think this coming one will be just as fun/busy. Pampered Chef party Friday night at Jen’s. Pedicures and lunch with Jen on Saturday, then Saturday afternoon Ive got a work party to go to for a couple hours, the rest of Saturday night is up in the air. Sunday is a free day, probably to do errands (groceries!) and housework, and hopefully if its nice out a big long walk…
There is alot of things coming up that Im really looking forward to and so Ive been feeling very positive and happy lately: Easter weekend in Victoria (I miss my parents) and April 29th is my great aunt’s big birthday bash on the island so ill be back there that weekend. In May I have two long weekends coming up, with possibly a camping trip!
There’s another thing that I am feeling really good about: I have a family doctor in Vancouver now! (Thanks Mel!). I went to her this week and she was very nice and quite proactive about the issues I brought up. She referred me to an allergist that day and got me an appointment pretty quick (May 24th). This may not sound like a big deal to some, but its pretty huge for me. Sometime in my late teens I developed a fear of doctors. To me, doctors offices/clinics/the whole place, made me feel creepy, and I thought all doctors were condescending, hard to talk to, uncaring, unthoughtful and in general mean people. I stopped going to my famly doctor and only went to clinics when absolutely necessary. I’m not completely sure where this started, I think it was simply that I felt uncomfortable talking to my family doctor and didn’t realize I could just find myself a new one who was comfortable to talk to. Anyways, the fact that I seeked a new doctor out (and actually called the one Mel recommended) is a big step for me and I feel proud of myself, even if thats a little dorky.
And here ends my ridiculously long winded update which could have been summarized for you with a simple: “Im doing good”.
~L.
About this Post
Permalink | Trackback |
|
Print This Article |
Comments
2 Responses to “Good times.”
great update! did you catch the walking fever while you were in san fransisco? what do they recommend? 10,000 steps a day or something? you could wear a pedometer home from work one day, that would be interesting. don’t really ever think of distances any more in paces.
Chris counted the number of steps from our apartment to his desk once; I think it was around 1000
Glad to hear things are going well. Spring is such a great time to come out of a funk!