I Love Pinterest

If you don't already know what Pinterest is, look it up! It took me a while to get into it but now I am hooked! The only down side is that it is basically pretty bookmarks to other pages on the internet, so if there is something you really love make a copy before it's gone! For example, I found a lot of Christmas related things recently that I would really like to use in the future, traditions and such. So, I started a PowerPoint file with all of the things I found, descriptions and pictures included. I will keep adding to this file and hopefully one day put it all into practice. I also added some of our own traditions to the file and its coming along quite nicely.  I will make other files for other stuff over time and possibly print them all into a binder to have on hand.

And today I started a "secret" board for all things PCOS related. In my search I found the image below and I could not have said it better myself so I just had to share!

It's Christmas Eve!

We wish everyone Happy Holidays and best wishes for the New Year!

On vous souhait Joyeuses Fêtes et meilleurs vœux pour le Nouvel An!

Augurando a tutti un Buon Natale e Felice Anno Nuovo!

I'm An Aunt Again!

The title says it all! My second niece arrived this morning at 8am! As far as I know, everyone is doing well. We won't be seeing them until tomorrow at the earliest but I can't wait!

Just An Observation...

There are two people in my life who mean the world to me... ok well, more than that... but these two in particular! One is like a mother to me and the other is the closest thing I have had to a sister all these years. And you know what's weird? I think somewhere, on another planet or something, we MUST be related because we are all too much alike not to be! Just sayin'...

Kinks and Quirks

“What is kinky? Something with kinks or twists. Well that’s all of us, isn’t it?
It’s just a matter of finding who fits with your kinks.
To be loved unconditionally... that would be something.” 

 Hannah – Secret Diary of a Call Girl 

We all have our kinks and quirks, some WAY more than others! My whole life I have been surrounded by people with OCD as well so I am very familiar with creatures of habit. And, like everyone, I have many quirks of my own too; some that I try and break over time, others that I see no need to mess with. So, just for fun I started to put together a list of ones I recognize… and hopefully one day I can look back on these and laugh about them!

1) I cannot and will not eat out at a restaurant alone; not even fast food! I would rather starve. And, especially over the holidays, I hate seeing others eating alone too... it’s sad.

2) I habitually eat the same food over and over (yes, often day after day) until I basically become bored with it and don’t want to see it again for months! And this loss of interest can sometimes happen overnight, which is awesome when you have gone out and bought 10 of your favorite item the day before! Currently: Tim Horton’s steeped tea and a cinnamon raisin bagel with butter.

3) I hate wearing shoes. Even in the office, I am usually wandering in socks.

4) Ironically, my background is in design but I have a weakness for symmetry and patterns. For example, if I ever ask you to hang something on the wall for me I can almost guarantee you will not get it right on the first try. Unless you are DH… he has learned.

5) I have a lot of DVD's and I love re-watching some series over and over again. Whatever is not displayed on a shelf is arranged alphabetically. Don’t mess with them, you’ve been warned.

6) I will not wash my clothes in someone else’s machine and I will not wash someone else’s clothes with my own – even DH’s. Only exception, when we return home from vacation. I want to get things washed so quickly I don’t care who’s is with what!

7) I have two special pairs of underwear in my drawer. One means you need to do laundry soon, and the other means if you don’t do it tonight you are going commando tomorrow!

8) I have an inability to pronounce certain words unless I take my time, like cinnamon (usually comes out more like synonym) and icing (which is usually “icining” which is not a word). There are many others that I just can’t think of right now!

9) I have a totally irrational fear of spiders and birds, but if someone around me has a greater fear of these things then I am fine enough to protect them!

10) I am afraid of heights, but I love flying and roller coasters and I want to skydive and do the CN tower “Edge Walk”. Similarly, afraid of guns but want to go to a firing range. Conquering fears maybe?

If you can think of something I have forgotten, please send it to me. I will keep adding to this list from time to time!

December Updates

“Not every story is meant to be explained.”
Khloe Kardashian, via Twitter

Did I just quote a Kardashian? What is happening to me this year?

Anyhow, it’s December. Everyone around me seems so festive and excited about the holidays but, as usual, I really couldn’t care less. The most I am looking forward to are the full two weeks off and the time I will finally get to spend with DH after he has been gone for the better (or worst) part of the last three months! I don’t hate the holidays; I just have very little interest in them for various reasons. Maybe this will change one day, maybe not. We will see!

Every year I usually end up with an internal battle about putting up one of our Christmas trees (we have a small one and a huge one to choose from) because DH doesn’t really care, but it was actually easy this year because I was so fed up last year that I just shoved the small tree in a garbage bag at the end of the season with the lights and star still on it so all I had to do was pull it out of storage! I tried to help the neighbor string her outdoor lights up, and after seeing her tree and all of her decorations I decided digging the tree out wasn’t so bad. I didn’t bother with all the ornaments though, just the lights. They are such a pain to take out of all the boxes and put away afterwards. But, I am evening thinking of putting the huge tree in the basement to surprise DH when he gets home – maybe – and I might put some ornaments on that one or it will look kind of bare.

What else?

Oh, my nephew is getting stronger and more handsome by the day! Despite the hurdles he has faced these last few months, he is doing remarkably well! He is a strong, just like his Mama, and there is nothing they cannot conquer together! Although I haven’t seen him in person since September, I get to see pictures and videos nearly every day and I am in love with the little guy! Now, if only we could get that Skype date in one of these days…. maybe tonight?

As usual this month is crazy busy, but it seems I have managed to get a pretty good schedule together this year! I have been trying to combine a lot of things too to keep things a bit cheaper. Why have 3 separate brunches when you can all come together for one, right? Everybody knows each other anyhow! Still have a couple of one-on-one things lined up but they are with people I don’t see as often so I want to keep it that way.

And, any day now, my SIL will be bringing baby #2 into the family! I volunteered to take #1 away from her but she said no… hrmph… fine! Anyhow, more on that when it happens! I just hope, for her sake, she doesn’t spend Christmas in the hospital – but I don’t think she will get that far.

And, lastly, I got some blood test results back today and I am not happy about them at all! I should be meeting with the doctor next week to go over the numbers. Hopefully I am just overreacting… we shall see!