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Whirlwind

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Oh em gee, my weekend seems like it was crazy busy, even though it probably was a snore to most of you. Probably because I have just been so exhausted lately, so everything takes that much more effort. Hell, life in general seems to be crazy busy lately.

Work has been crazy busy with municipal election stuff, and there’s a big ass spelling bee coming up in the new year that I’ve been busy with as one of the organizers.

And then there’s life – moving, packing, renting, living – whew!

We found a renter for our townhouse in an amazing THREE DAYS. Neither Kyle or I thought we would find someone that quickly, despite when everyone told us. (“No problem, you’ll rent it out easy peasy!”) I had them sign the rental agreement Saturday night so that was a lovely weight lifted off our shoulders.

Now it’s time to pack like crazy fools. Why on earth did we decide to take a quicker possession date? Oh, because we’re crazy people. And I guess the lower price tag helped too. It’s just so hard to pack when we still have to live here for a couple more weeks! It’s going to be uber stressful, for sure.

But – my weekend was pretty laid back overall. I went with my mom and step-dad to a Ukrainian bake sale and got myself a dozen cabbage rolls. YES! There was a HUGE line-up at the door when we got there at 11 a.m. (when it was suppose to start). Apparently people started lining up at 10 in the morning! And it wasn’t exactly warm this morning either (-3°C/26.6°F)! In the sun it was tolerable, but waiting in the shade? I nearly froze to death, I swear. I wish I took a picture of the craziness of the line-up.

After the back sale, I did some grocery shopping, came home, and had a nap. Kyle went to work, so I made myself some Chinese noodle soup with long won ton noodles, chicken broth, a little onion and a hard boiled egg. Delicious! What on earth on long won ton noodles?

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Seriously the best thing ever. So glad my dad brings things like this back for me from his trips to Vancouver. Like the Chinese say – “Long noodle, long life!” ;)

Luckily, Sunday was a lazy day, spent slowly packing some more things up and making a list of all the different things I have to have my address changed on. Such a pain! This time I think Kyle and I are going to have mail forwarding done through the postal service. Less hassle that way!

How is tomorrow already Monday??

How was your weekend?

Ten on Tuesday

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1. What do you do for a living?
Official title? Editorial Assistant. So – I assist the editorial department with tasks and stuff they don’t necessarily have time to do. Like answering the phone at lightning speed, keeping our community calendar up to date, and typesetting random tidbits. And – when the time comes, I’ll fill in as a reporter when there’s a shortage in the newsroom. (Squeee!)

2. What’s your favourite thing about your job?
How fulfilling it is. Sure, it’s not exactly what I went to school for, but it’s one step closer, and that’s all that matters right now. And the people I work with are all awesome.

3. What’s your least favourite thing about your job?
 Trying to read people’s horrible cursive. Seriously. I wouldn’t make a good pharmacist because I can’t read scribbley writing.

4. If you weren’t a ____________, what would you be?
If I weren’t an editorial assistant, I would be a classified clerk still. Or a cashier at a grocery store. Or a ninja. :)

5. What is something that you would love to get paid for that you think no one would every pay you for?
Staying at home and doing nothing. Obviously!

6. If you could have any job for exactly one day, what would it be?
One of the Food Network show hosts, where they travel around and eat amazing food all day. Yes please!

7. If you had to do manual labour, what would you do?
 I’d follow in Kyle’s footsteps and become a welder. I’d do it, but I’m afraid of the cutting torch. I’m pretty sure I’d hurt myself.

8. What is something you were forced to learn in high school that was supposed to be super important, but you never actually use?
Math. Hate it. I need a calculator or my brain frazzles. I can’t do math to save my life.

9. Who was your favourite boss?  Why?
Seriously, I have to pick favourites? Lame! I’ll go with my boss from the farm market I worked at. She was an amazing woman and could cook like you wouldn’t believe! And she was so kind-hearted and honest. I actually ran into her the other day and it was great to see her and catch up!

10. Where would you rather work: Dunder Mifflin Paper Company (The Office), Wernham Hogg Paper Company (The Office, UK), or Initech (Office Space)?
I haven’t watched any of those shows! Baaad me! But – I’ll go with Wernham Hogg, only because their accents would amuse me for days. ;)

Day 19

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Something you miss

I miss having the weekends off. I’m so, so tired of working almost every day of the week. I’m tired of having to scan people’s groceries and pretending to be nice. I miss just doing what I want on weekends and not having to do everything in the mornings before I go to work.

Every few weeks my body just shuts down after working constantly and tells me that I need to rest. I miss feeling healthy and well rested.

I hope that some day soon I’ll get a break and just be able to work one jobs (or two if you count my freelancing gigs).

I miss just having one job.

Tomorrow: Nicknames