For me. From me! My little parcel here has traveled farther than I have for the moment. It was mistakenly sent to Cambodia.
But it managed to find it's way to my home. It arrived in a cute little box:
This was in the box: A necklace which has a portion of a print of from the Audubon Society Nature Encyclopedia. I was all over that when I first saw it!
The creator, Erica. has a fabulous shop on Etsy. She has all sorts of neat and interesting pieces.
After I finished checking out my new purchase, I started to paint. I am finally liking where this piece is going. It was way too yellow before. I couldn't seem to add any depth. It felt wrong and I just couldn't see why. I think I have it now. When it dries a bit, I will go in and clean it up a bit so it is not so muddy.
I also worked on a new cardigan: It is called Sunkist Cardi by Kirsten Kapur. It is worked from the shoulders down on a circular needle as one piece. I am a huge fan of one piece and little seaming!
I also enjoyed watching Rebel play with his toy today:
Well that is cool! I've never uploaded video before.
Napoleon had a great time all in his own right: This is why I go through so many mouse things.
He likes the sound things make when they hit the ground, like I don't know,dropping my keys behind the stove for example :(
Now you are all up to date about what happens at chez Jocelynn's. lol. I hope you all have a great week end!
I've been home sick for two days. I don't know what's wrong. I'm thinking just a bad mix of allergies and a flu bug. Maybe my body is telling me to slow down for a little bit? At any rate, I am feeling miles better today. I kept water down which I believe to be a good sign. So it is back to work tomorrow :D I have had the pleasure of my crack medical team to supervise me:
Mom! You all right?
Hey Napoleon! What should we do with her?
Hmmmm. Let's just observe and report for now.
Hey Rebs? You think this will affect dinner time?
Not sure Napoleon. If she doesn't come to at 17h58, we will poke her with a stick.
I did come to. I have also enjoyed a nice cup of coffee this morning. That is when I realized I should be hunting for a new favourite coffee cup.
I have had Cyclopes now for a few years. I'm concerned he won't be around for much longer. Might have to rechristen him Chip.
He is the best! He holds two cups of coffee. This means less trips up on Saturday mornings to that kitchen place. I will just have to keep my eyes open for a suitable replacement.
I was able to do quite a bit today. I settled on the sofa to watch some movies and work on a few projects:
I completed a large chunk out of my cross stitch: It is called Colourful Night Cat, designed by Vivienne Powers. The pattern is from Cross Stitch Gold, Issue 22
I also finished my circle socks:
I've caught up on a lot of my favourite shows, Sanctuary and Spartacus; Blood and Sand mainly. Not bad for a sickie eh? Well, I'm off to watch Aeonflux and try to stay awake so I can sleep better tonight. Happy Wednesday all. :)
We made it! And what an awesome day yesterday turned out to be:
This is the weather I encountered on my way to my parent's for Mother's Day: It actually snowed.
I think I'll stick with yesterday's pictures:
This is what I wore to work yesterday: Nope. My bed is not made. What is more surprising is there are visible cats. They must have been eating when I attempted to take this picture. Anyway, this is the sweater I made for the Ravelypics. It is my not so Orange Peel Tunic. It received a lot of compliments. This made me quite proud to be able to wear something that I made!
My thoughts are all over the place right now. It's hard to focus on one thing at a time and judging by the look of Napoleon, it's time to start shutting down. I'm off to watch Betty White host Saturday Night Live!!
Is filled with a lot of sugar and a lot of other goodness.
My friend came by Saturday and left this wonderful treat: Makes an awesome breakfast! Carrot cake with icing :). I had to fight the cats to enjoy my slice.
Drivers at work seem to notice that I function miles better when I have sugar. Someone kindly provided me with these: I haven't blinked now for four days. O_O
I was invited to a BBQ on Sunday, but it was canceled due to whatever reason. This gave me some personal time I was craving. I know I live alone. This should provide me with lots of "me" time. It sadly doesn't. When I arrive home from work, I just do not want to do hardly anything. I go on my elliptical machine, eat some supper, do a bit laundry, watch a little television....but I don't really concentrate on me. During all these activities, I think about my day, what so and so said or did. So Sunday was a wonderful treat. I woke up around 14h00. I stayed in bed and read a little of my book. I wandered over the shower. Had a very long cup of coffee and just thought about what I would like to do at this point. You know what is funny? I like what I'm doing now. I am not looking to change anything up for the time being.
I felt all domestic today. I decided to make my pasta salad!
I start with these little ingredients: pasta, feta, cherry tomatoes, and a field cucumber and then I go from there.
I boil, then rinse off my pasta:
Chop up my veg/fruit:
Mix it up in a bowl: Looks pretty eh?
Add some olive oil:
Some balsamic vinegar:
Italian seasoning:
and my favourite, Feta:
That's my salad:
Easy right? I suppose you can add all sorts of other yummy things. That is all I really like on mine though. I'm not one for onions or anything too spicy. At least not yet. I was told my taste buds will change as I get older. I'm not so sure. I still do not like eggplant. I'm going to decompress now. I hope your Tuesdays were much better than mine. See you all later. :)
.........by myself. I did really well! Last night I went to my work's Euchre Tournament.....by myself! I did great. I had the fourth highest hand out of all the participants and third highest out of the women. (Including one man we made a woman because we were short one:P)
I went out today, by myself, to the mall. I am looking for a few garments for work and every day occurrences because I seem to have gone down a few sizes. Items in my closet are not fitting properly. :D
I bought a few dresses:
a skirt:
and a thing to charge the Playstation controllers because Chewy, a.k.a. Napoleon, insists on chomping down on every wire in the apartment: I made sure this one was wireless.
Do you see the theme of me going out, by myself? I never would have done this before. I always went out to events or places with someone. I never felt comfortable going anywhere on my own. These last few weeks have been very important for me. I am feeling stronger all the time. I guess the word would be empowered? Whatever it is, I like it!
Now because of all this lovely greenery, I'm off for a nap with a few allergy pills and drink. Enjoy your week end everyone!
I am good. I woke this morning and that realization. I am very thrilled. It has not taken me that long to get this point either. I have been on my own since the February. It is really not a very long time. I still have my down days where I will see a picture and then maybe get a little weepy, but overall, those days are very few and far between. I always knew I could live on my own. I had prior to the marriage thing. The difference now is that I eat better and take better care of myself. I actually make time to prepare meals. I make enough dinner so I have leftovers for lunch the next day. I also make sure all my food groups are covered. My body lets me know when I'm missing something. It has taken me a long to time to learn how to listen to my body.
I also budget better. I always had this capability, I just never did. I could leave that for someone else to take care of. Something about the need for a roof over my head is great motivation. I have made serious attempts at sticking to my budget as well. I reserve so much for fun, for food, for bills and so on. I have even managed to start up a savings account. I can take care of the little problems that arise, like needing to replace spark plugs. Maybe I'm starting to grow up?
I'm not into the dating scene though. I just want to go out and have fun with someone. I don't want to have to worry about any other commitments. I was chatting with one of my online friends last night. He made a good point. He suggested I just needed to evolve from a friendship relationship. There is no stress in those. I like this. Just need to form one of those friendship type of deals. I have been chatting with someone online though. I like this relationship. He lives in the States. We have our own living space. I am still on my own, but have that connection to someone. If it progresses beyond that, then great. If it doesn't, then that is awesome too. I'm really into the no pressure thing right now.
Other people notice I'm doing better as well. I've lost weight. I smile more. I laugh more easily and honestly now. It's not one of those forced chuckles. I no longer dread the week end. At the start of singledom, I liked work for the escape. The week ends left me to my own thoughts. I craved distractions. I noticed a few week ends ago, that this was not the case. I made a list of things I wanted to do or complete. I started doing this when I first moved in as a coping mechanism. A few week ends ago, I never even looked at it. I hung out, by myself. I played video games, watched movies, started painting again, knit a pair of socks and read. I feel like I'm evolving.
It can only get better from this point on. I can feel things in the works. Not sure what exactly, but I have pretty good vibe coming from the future. I've not had this feeling in a long time. I like it.
While I was looking for that song, I came across this one:
The lead singer, Peter Steele died last week. I loved this band when it first came into the mainstream. They always put on a great show. If anyone can tell me please the real name of the character in the video, that would be awesome.
