Thank the dear sweet Lord (if there is one) that our agenda seems to have slowed down.
This weekend I'm getting my hair did tonight (I'm going darker), we have Joan and Steve's 60th bday party on Saturday and then Sunday is FREEEEEEEEEE!!
Next weekend we have a tentative Euchre date with Shelby and Anthony on Friday, I teach Pilates on Saturday morning (9:30 so I can sleep in) and then we're FREEEEEEEEEE!!
The following weekend is the best weekend so far because guess what? There's NOTHING on! WAHOOO.
So, I've been thinking a bit (wink, wink) and it's pretty ridiculous how I constrained I feel by my own calendar (which is my own doing, I know).
I've looked into the rest of November and December and so far, most weekends are open. I plan to keep them that way and do things as they come up rather than the pre-plan which I'm famous for.
So, if you want to hangout - call me - but do it the day before or the day of!
xo Jenn
Friday, October 22, 2010
Thursday, October 14, 2010
exposed brick & java = cozy
I'm sitting in Dream of Beans a cute little coffee shop on Hunter Street in Peterborough, ON. My table is in the front of the cafe and I'm facing an exposed brick wall. Radiohead is playing and there a sweet girl serving customers behind the counter. I'm sipping on a Mocha Java coffee and it's raining outside. I don't want to leave....all I need is a couch and book. :-)
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
on the road again...
I'm heading off tomorrow a.m. at about 7:30 a.m. for a tour of Ontario.
I'm starting my day off in Peterborough visiting two high schools and then I'm headed over to lovely Keswick for an evening event in their local high school gym where I get to convince prospective students and their families 1) why to choose college and 2) why to choose my college. I've never been to Keswick but I haven't heard many positive things about the place. Most of the things I've heard about are incest and kiteboarding...a weird combo I know.
I am finishing my day off in Barrie at approximately 10 p.m. at the lovely Comfort Inn for an overnight. Oh how I miss the days of CCGD where we were booked into the Westin, the Intercontinental and the Hilton with a King size bed to boot!
Friday morning I'm then driving up to Minden for one more presentation before booting it back to Oshawa to teach Pilates at 12:10 p.m. at school.
I am going to be one tired lady!! The bonus is that I am driving a beautiful Mitsubishi SUV so I feel like a total dudette and for the same price as one of those macho Dodge muscle head cars.
xo
Jenn
I'm starting my day off in Peterborough visiting two high schools and then I'm headed over to lovely Keswick for an evening event in their local high school gym where I get to convince prospective students and their families 1) why to choose college and 2) why to choose my college. I've never been to Keswick but I haven't heard many positive things about the place. Most of the things I've heard about are incest and kiteboarding...a weird combo I know.
I am finishing my day off in Barrie at approximately 10 p.m. at the lovely Comfort Inn for an overnight. Oh how I miss the days of CCGD where we were booked into the Westin, the Intercontinental and the Hilton with a King size bed to boot!
Friday morning I'm then driving up to Minden for one more presentation before booting it back to Oshawa to teach Pilates at 12:10 p.m. at school.
I am going to be one tired lady!! The bonus is that I am driving a beautiful Mitsubishi SUV so I feel like a total dudette and for the same price as one of those macho Dodge muscle head cars.
xo
Jenn
Friday, October 8, 2010
sometimes - all you need is a day off.
You know those days when you wake up achy, sleepy, and plain old yucky? Well yesterday I had one of those days.
So, rather than going to work and being a whiny baby all day I decided to take a "me day" (with Alex of course) and what a lovely "me/us day" it was. In the morning I made a nice breakfast, had some coffee and watched a little boob tube.
Then around 9:30 a.m. I started cleaning. I dusted, swept, vacuumed, did laundry and then I cleaned the kitchen and the washroom from top to bottom. Not much of a rest, right? To top it off Mom and I went to IKEA and I got a lovely new shower curtain and Mom bought me a couple new planter pots for some shoots she's been growing me from her mother plants. See links for pics:
Wandering Jew (oh so politically correct): http://www.denverplants.com/foliage/images/JewZebrina.jpg
Hoya (from my great grandma's original plant - how awesome is that?): http://www.gflora.com/zen-cart/images/hoya_rubra.jpg
Well it turns out it was exactly what I needed. I came into work today feeling so much better about the state of my home that everything else just felt nice a calm. I taught a great Pilates class today at lunch and had a ton of good feedback from my students.
I CANNOT wait for this weekend when we engulf as much turkey as humanly possible and then lay around like lards for an hour afterwards. Let the holiday of gluttony begin!
So, rather than going to work and being a whiny baby all day I decided to take a "me day" (with Alex of course) and what a lovely "me/us day" it was. In the morning I made a nice breakfast, had some coffee and watched a little boob tube.
Then around 9:30 a.m. I started cleaning. I dusted, swept, vacuumed, did laundry and then I cleaned the kitchen and the washroom from top to bottom. Not much of a rest, right? To top it off Mom and I went to IKEA and I got a lovely new shower curtain and Mom bought me a couple new planter pots for some shoots she's been growing me from her mother plants. See links for pics:
Wandering Jew (oh so politically correct): http://www.denverplants.com/foliage/images/JewZebrina.jpg
Hoya (from my great grandma's original plant - how awesome is that?): http://www.gflora.com/zen-cart/images/hoya_rubra.jpg
Well it turns out it was exactly what I needed. I came into work today feeling so much better about the state of my home that everything else just felt nice a calm. I taught a great Pilates class today at lunch and had a ton of good feedback from my students.
I CANNOT wait for this weekend when we engulf as much turkey as humanly possible and then lay around like lards for an hour afterwards. Let the holiday of gluttony begin!
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Friday, October 1, 2010
I'm getting sleeeeeepy!
Good morning!
It's been 5 weeks since I started teaching Pilates and I have to say that it's been challenging.
What's been great is that I've really started to hone my skills as a teacher and I've had the opportunity to teach in a ton of different formats. I personally feel a lot more toned and I'm pretty happy with my current shape. I've also met a bunch of lovely new people and brought in some dolla bills (which I've saved over half and we're getting a new chimney because of them.)
I've learned that if you're going to teach semi-privates that you should make sure the people you're teaching have similar abilities (not the case in my classes so far) otherwise you'll be underwhelming one and overwhelming the other or busting your own butt to teach two exercises (when you're teaching 5 days a week it's really hard to come up with two lesson plans).
What's been the downfall is that I haven't seen my Mom, most of my family or really any of my friends in 5 weeks. What I have seen of Alex is sometimes good but sometimes I'm Crusty Mcrustertins. This part, is not for me. I've found that on the weekends I'm trying to jam in as much as possible in so that I can dedicate all my weekday evenings to Pilates. I've been having a hard time getting up for work in the morning (read: snooze 5 times, get up at 7:20 a.m. and leave at 8:00 a.m.) and the only thing I can think about is that sweet caffeine buzz. My house isn't looking the way I like it to, I've eaten Kraft Dinner for dinner (GROSS!) and I just don't feel like doing much of anything when I'm home. Oh and I've been having ridiculous cravings like a chocolate cake muffin with chocolate chips infused within and chocolate betty crocker icing on top.
So, once my predetermined teaching times run out I will commit to doing the following at a MAXIMUM in terms of teaching. I will teach 3 nights from Mon-Fri and a maximum of 3 day time classes a week (meaning before work, on my lunch hour or on weekends at a studio). I think teaching during the day is a better route if possible because then I'm not taking "me" time up which I like to spend with my friends, family & pet!
:-) Jenn
It's been 5 weeks since I started teaching Pilates and I have to say that it's been challenging.
What's been great is that I've really started to hone my skills as a teacher and I've had the opportunity to teach in a ton of different formats. I personally feel a lot more toned and I'm pretty happy with my current shape. I've also met a bunch of lovely new people and brought in some dolla bills (which I've saved over half and we're getting a new chimney because of them.)
I've learned that if you're going to teach semi-privates that you should make sure the people you're teaching have similar abilities (not the case in my classes so far) otherwise you'll be underwhelming one and overwhelming the other or busting your own butt to teach two exercises (when you're teaching 5 days a week it's really hard to come up with two lesson plans).
What's been the downfall is that I haven't seen my Mom, most of my family or really any of my friends in 5 weeks. What I have seen of Alex is sometimes good but sometimes I'm Crusty Mcrustertins. This part, is not for me. I've found that on the weekends I'm trying to jam in as much as possible in so that I can dedicate all my weekday evenings to Pilates. I've been having a hard time getting up for work in the morning (read: snooze 5 times, get up at 7:20 a.m. and leave at 8:00 a.m.) and the only thing I can think about is that sweet caffeine buzz. My house isn't looking the way I like it to, I've eaten Kraft Dinner for dinner (GROSS!) and I just don't feel like doing much of anything when I'm home. Oh and I've been having ridiculous cravings like a chocolate cake muffin with chocolate chips infused within and chocolate betty crocker icing on top.
So, once my predetermined teaching times run out I will commit to doing the following at a MAXIMUM in terms of teaching. I will teach 3 nights from Mon-Fri and a maximum of 3 day time classes a week (meaning before work, on my lunch hour or on weekends at a studio). I think teaching during the day is a better route if possible because then I'm not taking "me" time up which I like to spend with my friends, family & pet!
:-) Jenn
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