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Ten on Tuesday

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It’s always lovely when I can’t think of anything to blog about that there’s an amazing group of bloggers out there for me to gather ideas from. I found this Ten on Tuesday post from Amber, and be sure to go check out her awesome blog!

1. Are you usually late, early, or right on time?
Early! I’m usually 15 minutes early for everything. Being late drives me insane and I get really anxious if I know I’m going to be late.

2. What is your middle name?
Michele; It’s not after a family member or anything, it’s just something my parents could agree on. My first name was almost Billie, but my mom vetoed that. (Thank God!)

3. What are the last 4 digits of your cell phone number?
5418

4. How big is your bed?
Queen, although I’d really like a King-size! Kyle and I slept on one a couple years ago at the Hyatt and it was amazing! There were no issues with hogging the bed :P

5. What are you allergic to?
Cats, which is depressing because I really want one. I’m usually okay if they stay away from my face. Oh, and then there’s the fun seasonal allergies. Annnnd sometimes crab makes my face itch.

6. What is the first thing you do in the morning?
After assassinating my alarm clock, it’s shower time!

7. What was your favourite TV show growing up?
I watched A LOT of television when I was little, but my top three favourites would be Beast Wars, Reboot and Mr. Dress-Up.

8. Will you, or did you, go to your 10 year high school reunion?
I haven’t had one yet, but I doubt my grad class will even organize one. It wouldn’t be hard though, considering there was only about 25 of us!

9. If a tree falls in the forest and nobody is there to hear it, does it still make a sound?
I’m sure it does.


10. What, in your opinion, is the greatest invention? (You know, since sliced bread…)
Probably the Internet. I think it’s made us more aware of the rest of the world.

10 for ’10

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I don’t make New Years resolutions but usually I try to just do things that I’ve been wanting to do for a while. I got the idea from this post by Amber to list 10 things I’d like to accomplish this year. Some of them are planned already and some of them are not. Here we go!
1) Celebrate Chinese New Year in Vancouver – I really wish I celebrated my Chinese heritage more and I really enjoy taking part in Chinese New Year festivities. I haven’t done so in two years and I’d really like to take the trip down and visit family. Plus, the food is amazing! I don’t know if it will happen this year, with the Olympics making Vancouver crazy and all.
2) Have an amazing time during the Canucks game – Back in September, I bought Kyle and I tickets to see the Vancouver Canucks take on the Detroit Red Wings in March. We’ve recently booked out hotel room, and I’m super excited to go down. We haven’t gone on an overnight trip together since 2008, so I’m looking forward to some good alone time.
3) Buy a house – I know it’s a long shot at this point, but Kyle and I have been saving for about two years now for a down payment on a house. In October 2008 we had actually made a successful offer on a house, but the financing fell through as it was right during the time they were cancelling out zero-down payments. We’re tired of renting and we really want our own place before getting married.
4) Advance in the workforce – Don’t get me wrong, I love my job, but one day I’d really like to move up to a daily newspaper. Times are really tough right now, so it’s been hard, especially since I want to stay in Kamloops
5) Go north – One of my best friends is having a baby in March and I can’t wait for it to arrive! I really want to go up north and visit her in Fort Saint John, plus another friend in Prince George. Unfortunately time and money never seem to be on my side, so I guess I’ll just have to play things by ear.

6) Cook – I’d really like to learn cook a wider range of dishes. My skills are generally limited to casseroles and pasta dishes, so I’d like to branch out a little. I love all types of food, so I’m curious to see what I’m capable of making in the kitchen.

7) Get in better shape – I’ve had a gym membership since July (or maybe August) of last year but I really haven’t been using it to it’s full potential. I want to try and hit the gym at least three times a week to start and eventually work my way up to four. It’ll take some time, I know it, but I always feel amazing after a good workout and want to continue that!

8) Read more books – Last summer I read a ton of books but slowed down in the winter. There’s a 900+ pager that’s been sitting on my coffee table since October and I haven’t even cracked the first page. I definitely want to get back into great books.

9) Hunt – Yes, some people may not like the idea of hunting animals, but I really enjoy hunting with my grandpa and I plan on getting my license this spring. My grandpa is quite proud of the fact that I enjoy going out into the bush with him and hunting for deer, and I can’t wait to go again come fall.

10) Be a better blogger – I first started blogging about a  year ago for one of my journalism classes and I rather enjoyed it. Keeping to such a strict topic for my class was quite difficult but I’ve really enjoyed exploring the blog world and reading all the amazing blogs out there! It’s made me want to work on mine and make it great!

Do you have anything you’d like to accomplish this year? Have any feedback on my blog you’d like to share! Yays or nays?

The List

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The year is coming to an end and while I’m awful at keeping to resolutions, I did learn many things.
There was a popular Note theme on Facebook this year where people listed 25 things that their friends may not know about them, such as weird quirks or family history.
Instead of doing that on here, I’m going to attempt to list 25 things I’ve learned in the past year:
1) While it was stressful at first, moving in with Kyle was the decision I’ve made. We feel more grown up and it’s helped make our relationship stronger.
2) Cooking a roast isn’t as hard as I thought it was going to be. Next challenge: A turkey! Maybe next Thanksgiving …
3) Being done school is the most amazing feeling in the world …
4) … but the stress of trying to find a related job isn’t so amazing.
5) Shopping for houses is also stressful, especially when you first need a down payment and housing prices are high. I’ve learned to broaden my desired areas to live in because a lot of areas are out of our budget.
6) It’s been really hard for me to get my butt to the gym and get a good workout in. I’d really like to go three times a week but my body disagrees. Twice a week seems to be my usual thing.
7) Budgeting and giving my self an allowance has worked wonders, so I really need to get back on track. I take $40 out of my paycheck and make it last two weeks. It’s hard, but I tend to have back spending habits. Kyle hides my debit card and I only use my credit card for emergencies. Some people don’t think it’s right that he hides it, but I know it’s for the best and I’m okay with it, which is all that should matter.
8) Twitter isn’t as evil as I thought it was.
9) Living in a house without air conditioning is horrible and having a pool in the backyard doesn’t help.
10) Watching people search for parking spots at Costco during the Christmas shopping season is hilarious.
11) Not being engaged after seven years is okay because we have bigger priorities we want to fulfill first. (See #5)
12) I found that I don’t enjoy going to weddings or reading about people planning them because it makes me jealous that I don’t have one to plan of my own. (But again, see #11)
13) Running is an amazing way to make my anxiety attacks go away. They’re refreshing and when I take my dog she benefits too!
14) I love my friends and hanging out but I really appreciate my “alone” time.
15) Mac computers aren’t so bad after all (except when they’re running on an old OS).
16) You can’t throw up in public gracefully.
17) Copy editing is harder than it seems, especially when it’s your own work.
18) The North Shore businesses have a whole different attitude than Downtown businesses.
19) There is no comfortable way to pee in the woods.
20) It’s really hard keeping track of everything I have to do at work plus several things other people have to do all at the same time.
21) Deleting people I never talked to in high school off my Facebook is okay.
22) Mice are very tricky creatures and shouldn’t be underestimated.
23) Two large dogs poop more than you could imagine.
24) Performing world-class cannonballs into the pool is a sure-fire way to lose your bathing suit top.
25) I am perfectly happy with where my live is headed and I wouldn’t change a single thing about the past year.