Sugar Rush

Breakfast this morning was cinny-sugar toast - so yummy !!

A treat I have been enjoying for as long as I remember : )

The sugar rush kicked started my fairly busy day of errands & groceries, followed up with baking & cooking & cleaning & laundry !! I am happy to being crashing onto the couch now.

Fancy Hair

Last week I got my hair cut - it was long over due. I had about 4 inches cut off the length, and got my bangs trimmed to they are "wearable" again. It feels so much better !!

I always love the post haircut feeling ... which makes me wonder why I always wait so long between cuts ??? Hmmm ...

Odds & Ends

The past few days have been all about the odds & ends - doing random tasks, finishing up forgotten about projects, trying to stay organized & keep the apartment tidy.

I only have a few tasks left now ... so close, yet so far from done !!

Patch Job

Our couch is D's from roughly forever ago. It is beyond faded, and since it's been very well loved, the material is starting to rip in places. Given that once upon a time it was a denim blue colour, I thought it might work to patch it with various denim scraps. In the process of patching one large rip today, I made a secondary rip - oops - hense the over lapping patches.

I think that one day, the entire couch cushion covers may be a big patch job.

It'll look even more loved then !!

Handmade Scarf

I got a new scarf !! Handmade !! I am in love !!

Thank you Cheryl - what a perfect gift : )

Snowday !!

It's a snowday today !! Buses cancelled & Schools closed all over the place !!

I'm not a student or a teacher. Regardless, I still get excited about snow days : )

Photos will come later ... and may or may not be snow related ...

YAY SPRING !!!

YAY SPRING !!!

Taken via my iPhone, altered via Instagram app ... so handy !!

You're Old(er)

Happy Birthday to Dan !!

It's your God-Damn-Birthday ; )

Yay Spring !

Ok, I know Spring doesn't offically start until Sunday evening but yesterday was beautiful & there were signs of Spring everywhere I looked !! I makes me smile !!

Bright Lights

I am looking forward to warmer weather so we can have fireworks again !!

They are one of my all time favourite things !!

Belated Birthday Dinners

This weekend is all about belated-birthday celebrations for me.

Friday night I had dinner with Candice & Christina - who both have birthdays only a few days before me.

Tonight is my family dinner at my Gramma's for not only my birthday, but my Aunt Brenda & Aunt Nikki's birthday too !!

Breakfast

I have been craving these lately ... Eggo waffles with chocolate chips !!

Zero nutritional values ... but too tasty to pass up !!

My Baby !!

Look how pretty she is !! She arrived on Tuesday all new and shiney with all her tape & protective plastic still on ... she waited all night & all day for me to get home Wednesday to help her get settled in !!

BAHAHAHA

I am over the top I know. But I love new things, especially when they are going to work perfectly !!

I love the big window into the oven. I love the timer that works, the digital clock, the easy to use everything !! I love that she's so clean & new & shiney !!

LOVE HER !!

An Unusual Smile

If you know me at all, you know that normally a pile of cook & bakeware on the kitchen floor would cause the exact opposite of a smile ... However, when it means that the new stove is being delievered - it causes a gigantic smile !! The new stove will be here today ... I won't be home until tomorrow evening, but rest assured I will post a photo ASAP : )

Back At It !!

I admit I have been a terrible slacker lately. I'm sorry, but as you *should* know - I've had a lot going on.

Between surgery, an ER visit, lots of recovery time, a wacky sleep schedule thanks to my antibiotics, and all around exhaustion - this blog has been near the bottom of the list.

I must admit, I didn't think anyone would really notice (or care) ... so I was pleasently surprised when my Aunt Shelly told me that she misses my daily photos !!

But as of today I vow to get back in the saddle !! Stay on track !! And dazzle you all with my photos & stories : )

Below is a photo I took today - of under my kitchen sink. Now I'm sure you are wondering why in the world this is a photo that would make me smile ... But I assure you, it has me glowing with excitement !!

You see, our apartment building has been having a new garbage disposal system installed over the past week - one of the first in Burlington to include a GREEN BIN option !! And today when I arrived home from work, outside my door there was a new recycling bin & green bin, along with lots of complimentary dispoable bags & the appropriate informative paperwork !!

I am an admitted enviromental junkie - I love to reduce, reuse & recycle - and have been over the moon since December when we first heard about our new disposale system ... and today it is finally here !! Laugh at me if you want, but I can hardly wait to empty the green bin for the first time !!

We've got it all ... garbage, green bin, metal & plastic, paper, and glass !! I am in heaven !!

Back on the couch

On Wednesday night I hit up the ER due to some post surgery complications.

And now I am back no the couch for a few days.

I am kind of bored out of my mind, but know that I need to rest up in order to feel better.

Today I am going to venture to the grocery store - woohoo ; )

Needless to say, I am being a slacker again ...

But I promise a photo tomorrow to celebrate my 28th Birthday !!

Longing For These Days

It is that time of year. Where I long for warm weather.

I want to wear skirts and tanks and sandles.

I hope we have an early spring, as I am going stir crazy in winter.

Family Day Long Weekend

I am loving this long weekend. I have been productive - cleaning, baking, groceries, cooking.
And the rest of the time has been spent watching movies, playing games, and just relaxing.

Above is some of my family, ironically I won't see anyone this weekend...

But they are always on my mind !!

Wonky Weather

The weather this week is kind of wonky in Ontario. It's been extremely cold, and will soon be unseasonably mild - 11 degrees with rain on Friday. Weather like this makes my head hurt, with the pressure systems moving in & out so quickly, and changing so much.

Dear Mother Nature, please make the weather settle down. xo

Nanner Bread

Above is my new Banana Bread recipie result ... it is heavy, and smells heavenly !! I cannot wait for it to cool so I can try it !!

Photo taken with my new iPhone 4 - awesome !!