Reading? “Sketch Me if
You Can” a mystery featuring a ghost US Marshal from the 19th
century and a modern day former police sketch artist-turned PI. The characters
are great and I enjoy the writing. I have a several books lined up and waiting,
and another one on hold for me at the library, but I have to prioritize or I’ll
never get them read.
Watching? Nothing
special. I’ve discovered a few shows on BBC Canada that I enjoy, plus the usual
stuff on HGTV/DIY networks.
Listening to? I started
a meditation challenge on my walks to work this week. They’re supposed to be
listened to consecutively over a three week period, but if I only listen to
them every other day, it’s going to take me a lot longer than that! I enjoy
them though. At lunch I’ll generally play Angry Birds on my iPod.
Cooking/Baking? I’m cooking
up some sausages tonight for dinner and will have them with leftover rice, with
plenty for lunch tomorrow. I made dark chocolate cupcakes on Friday night which
actually turned out quite well.
Happy you accomplished this week? Started school supply shopping and costing out
textbooks online; having dinner with friends; walking to work several times;
savings towards school and a trip next year.
Looking forward to next week?
Focussing on clarifying some ways to earn/save/get funds to see myself
through school.
Thankful for today? I met a young friend for a nice brunch,
where we spent 2.5 hours getting caught up on things and I helped her with some
questions with respect to home buying and credit (she’s German and has just got
her Permanent Residency and a great new job). Lots of stuff she didn’t know,
although I ultimately told her to speak with her bank for proper financing
info, as well as work with a realtor to see houses, ask lots of questions and
start saving for that 20% down. Getting rid of 1.5 bags of books at the second
hand store and returning with three “new” ones. Have one more bag to unload as
they only take one bag per person at a time, but because my second bag counted
more as a half, that’s why she took it.
Had a call from my brother in the UK. He was concerned that
I might be taking on overwhelming debt to go back to school, but when I gave
him the details of what I was doing with respect to finding the means to do it,
he stopped panicking. He and his partner are off to Sri Lanka for 10 days over
Easter and it sounds like a marvelous trip they have planned: beaches,
snorkeling and scuba diving, a national park overnight to see leopards, train
trips, highlands…I’m very much looking forward to seeing them in July, when I
go to Ontario.
3 comments:
I love the Sunday night chit chat...going to have to get myself organised and on board.
Jane x
Beautiful photos! :) Sounds like the wheels are turning with your school prep! What are you taking?
@Jane - I don't manage to do it every week, but it's fun, isn't it?
@Carla - Office Administration. It's a 10-month course - no guarantees of anything once it's over, but I have a greater chance to find a job that I want. I can't really afford it, but I can't afford NOT to do it more.
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