Long days....

I am SO tired and worn out from work that I can hardly do anything when I come home. I'm pretty much ready for bed already between 7pm-8pm. I would love to go out for a walk, paint, take photos, etc. but have NO energy to do them. Tomorrow I have a "day off". I put day off in quotation marks cause I never really have a true day off lately. Tomorrow I still have to go into work and talk to each associate that day about Project Gold Star, which is a new training system we have. I'm not looking forward to these talks because I know someone in particular who is gonna fight me on it and if she continues then she's out the door. I REALLY don't want to have that conversation but it's looking like I will have to each day. :/ Please God give me the strength to do even the smallest of things tomorrow. Oh and by the way is it weird that I'm excited to wear a certain outfit tomorrow? lol I bought a new shirt for like 5 bucks (the one in my profile pic) that I'm excited to wear, also have my hair in a braid and such. :P I'm so weird. Ha ha!

Yikes!

You can defiantly tell that my life has been busy, cause I've only been writing an entry about once a month. Just recently I went to TO for work, training session for all the managers in the company. I really like how this program is ran and will make the decision whether or not some people are wiling to work for the company or not. At the store we are also going through a renovation and got a new lab today. All VERY exciting stuff! Only downer is that I'm pulling 10-12 hour shifts while being sick. :( I have ZERO energy when I get home.

On a side note I've been watching a new tv show called Extreme Makeover Weight Loss Edition with Chris Powell. MAN that guy can motivate! I even printed off some stuff from his website. I'm not wanting to be SKINNY, I'm wanting to be HEALTHY. Myself and family included. We eat SOOO much crap and would love to turn it around and live life to it's full extent.

Alright I better get going to bed. Good night!

Mhmmmm

So once again I've been busy with life. I just became the Store Manager of Black's Photo and it keeps me busy all day every day pretty much. I don't mind the work at all though, I enjoy the people I work with and the customers are pleasant as well. Today was a "just me and my man" kind of day. We went out for lunch, went for a long walk down by the river, had a little ice cream and then watched the movie "Soul Surfer" which by the way is GREAT! So inspirational. I of course cried most of the time. lol We just celebrated our 2 year anniversary of being together a few weeks ago. I bought him a hockey figurine and a book he wanted and he got me a frame collage with photos of stuff we have knocked off his bucket list and he also wrote me a note with it as well which tied the whole thing together. I don't realize it enough but I really do need to take a step back more often and appreciate what I have and who I have in my life. Jennifer and Bay are such good kids. I love them more than they know and am so proud of everything they have done up until now and can't wait to see what else they will accomplish in life. Turk is still enjoying his job at Sport Chek, just wish more money would come with all the hard work he does. I know in the end all his work will pay off, it's just hard to live paycheck to paycheck all the time.

Turk has also playing slow-pitch again (he didn't find a team last year) and Bay is playing ball hockey twice a week. So of course we have been busy with that as well. Watching them makes me want to be part of a rec team or something. It just looks like so much fun. :P Alright well I better get ready for bed. Early day tomorrow for work. Hope all of you are doing well too! Miss you!

So tired...

So today I cleaned up the basement. I was so sweaty, sore and now tired. :( What really needs to be done is Turk and the kids going through their boxes. I can't throw anything out in case it has a memory attachment to it. I got rid of some of my stuff though which was good. Wish I had the energy to do the whole house but after having 2 extra kids in the house it takes a lot out of you.

It was great though having the girls here. We got to do some fun things like crafts, see Tangled in the theater, Ruckers, and Toys R Us, etc. Nice to hear the laughs and see the smiles again.

Alright I better get back to laundry. *sighs* I'm so beat.

Spring Cleaning

So I have started to do some spring cleaning in the bedroom and got rid of quite a bit. Would like to get rid of more shirts but then I'd be left with almost nothing to wear. Ha ha! I've had the same wardrobe (with the exception of work clothing) for the past hmmm...... 3 years!!! HOLY! I've given a lot of my stuff to goodwill cause most of it is too small or just really out dated. I'm wanting to incorporate some new pieces along the lines of the boho and surfer style. I'm really liking the natural, fresh look. I'm also wanting to take better care of my body. Now that the weather is finally getting better I want to go on walks, try yoga again, eat healthier, etc. So let's see how this goes. :P

2 things...

Number 1:
I have decided that I'm going to try and do a new thing either once or twice a month (depending on time, money, etc). I need to keep my creative juices flowing cause right now, this sucks. :P I bought 2 dream catcher making kits but it isn't going over well. :/ Oh well, will try again.


Number 2:
I found out that my cousin died. They don't know from what but we think it's from drug overdose. He had been doing them for a long time, he was in and out of rehab, and lived with his bio dad who did them as well. Not the best situation. He also had a son. Poor guy's gonna grow up with no dad. :(


Sorry about that downer but just thought I'd let you know what's going on over here.
Have a good night!

Girls are here!!!

So today I drove to Whitewood, SK and back with the girls in tow. :)
(Turk has 2 younger daughters, 7 year old twins, that live in MB with their mom full time.)
They have Spring Break right now so we get to have them for a week.
Right now I can hear Jen and Cassidy talking while Jen plays Little Big Planet and also Bay shooting hoops in the kitchen with Brooklyn.
Slapshot keeps barking for no reason. He's not used to the girls being here yet so he's being over protective.


Looking forward to a week of holidays with the fam. :)

Yesterday...

Right when I was the lowest I've been in a long time I come home and everything turns around. Getting a hug from Bay when I walked in, talking to Jen about her day, smelling her bake muffins and offering me cake and a fresh muffin. How sweet right?!

Also Turk and I had talked earlier and I can't believe how lucky I am to love and be loved by him.

I honestly have the best family ever.

:) <3

#3 - Meet Theo Fleury.... CHECK!

We watched the Legends play the local police department. Then proceeded to wait outside by the bus for about an hour. THEN... GOT TO MEET THEO FLEURY!!!! Ya a pic says a thousand words so I'll just let you look. :)

Getting late...

So today I've backed up all my stuff on the computer onto my hard drive (which was a lot of photos), painted my nails, put down the base coat for my next painting and watched tv. Today we watched Undercover Boss and Secret Millionaire, both very good shows. Turk and I have discussed on and off about doing something ourselves or being apart of something to do with volunteering. So I'm also looking up some things that we could do just to start with where we are right now and this is the website that I found: http://www.volunteersaskatoon.com/ . PERFECT! :)

Sunday

What I'd like to do tomorrow:
- Paint
- Knit
- Create so MANY things


What I'll end up doing:
- Watching tv
- Clean
- Lay in bed


Not too happy with that.

New quote that I like...

"Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself."

- George Bernard Shaw

Tired...

Today: laundry, payed our net/cable bill, donated clothing to Value Village, mood swings and drove around too much.


Tomorrow: laundry, tiding up, hopefully no mood swings, hockey game, and try to relax before another week of work.


Ya that's my life pretty much.

Today I need to:
- finish cleaning up the bedroom
- tidy up the rest of the house
- fix my bracelet from Christmas
- go through our receipts
- relax (how do you do that by the way? lol)

Summer

Card I received in the mail today..

"Dear Samantha,

With many thanks I enclosed a cheque to cover the photos that you sent for me! It was very kind of you to take the responsibility to pay for them and send them! Blacks should know what a wonderful employee they have in you.

I tell my story of what you did to my family, and they all say it makes them feel good to know that there are such kind and caring people in the world too - one only hears about the bad, and not the good. So thank you! Wishing you and your family much happiness and good health.

Best, Susan O'Neill"

Today is for...

- laundry
- vacuuming
- dusting
- a few phone calls
- cleaning, cleaning, cleaning...

that's if I ever get out of my comfy bed.

Random

I sit here way past my bedtime in a 'I'm so tired but I'm on my second wind' kind of state. Thinking about just simple things like colors, smells, what I like and dislike and why, etc. Smelling and sipping on my passion tea...

I'd love to go on more but I know I'm tired and really need to try and get some rest.

Good night!

Happy New Year!

So yesterday we had finger food for supper and then a chocolate fondue for dessert. It tasted gooood. Then we went over to the Peet's house for the countdown. Best part = I got my New Years kiss with the most wonderful man ever. :)
Today though all I have been doing is sitting in bed watching the tv. Turk has been sick so I like being beside him just in case he needs something.

I've been thinking over what I want to do this new year. I know resolutions rarely actually get crossed of the list but I still want to make one. A few things I'd put on there would be: Take better care of my body, spend more time as a family, take part in an art class/apply to a school for art, and plan our wedding (which we'd like to have in summer of 2012).

What are yours?