Miscellany Monday

• Over the night, there was a big snow storm (most schools are closed today and the roads are a mess!) and the storm is still going on! But I managed to go to the gym at 6h45am anyway!!!! I have been there 4 days in a row, I'm so happy! I  lost 1 pound this week, it's better than nothing!

• Speaking of weight loss,  I always see a skinny skinny skinny girl at the gym... She really seems to be anorexic, she is so skinny!!! I'm talking about 75-80 pounds (and she is pretty tall, about 5'7). She doesn't look good at all!!! How can you do that to your yourself?!?!

• I saw my brother O and his girlfriend M this weekend! M had to be in town to take a exam at the university, and it was nice to see my brother! He has been with M for a year now and I'm just getting to know her... And I'm not pleased with what I learned about her, she seems to be a freaking controlling girl!!! My brother can't do anything without her approval!!!! I will have to talk to him about that... He is moving with her in about a week, so I don't know what will happen!!! She is a nice girl, but she just wants to decide everything, everything has to be done her way! I'm a really bit upset about that... I definitely appreciated more his ex girlfriend (he was with her for almost 5 years, but broke up with her to be with M...) And a thing I'm afraid of is the fact that I have been told by my roommate (who is also my brother and M's friend) that M often drinks and drives!!! That's really scary!!!

• I'm now done with my work contract, so I'm working on my thesis all week long! I will probably go to the university library this afternoon to get some books I need! Not afraid at all of the storm! I'm so brave! ;)

• I gave back my apartment keys this morning! I went to my old place to see if anything had been left and I saw our apartment for the last time... :( I was a little bit sad, we had a great time there and our place was so nice!!!

• It's 12h30 and I have already had three coffees! Two coffees from Tim Hortons (2 minutes away from my brother's place!) and one I prepared myself! And I will probably drink another pretty soon! I rarely drink that quantity of coffee, but today, I need caffeine! But coffee makes me really hungry, so it's not that good for me!!!

• B's birthday is in one week (he is turning 29!) and I'm not sure what to get him yet!!! I have to do some serious shopping this week! This is my last week in Québec city and I have to get  new clothes because where I'm going, there is not a lot of stores!!!

Have a great week everyone!!!
Bonne semaine tout le monde!!!

Random Picture!

This picture was taken 2 years ago and it was a beautiful winter day!

We were alone in the woods (well, we felt alone!) and everything was so calm,

there was only the sound of our snowshoes in the snow!

Tuesday Thoughts

• The week has just started and I'm already exhausted!

• My meeting with my director thesis went well! She liked what I wrote!  I'm so relieved! I have now an other deadline, my 3rd chapter has to be done by March 29th, so in 5 weeks!!! No rest for me!!! 

• My work contract is ending Friday!!! It was supposed to end on next Wednesday (March 2nd), but no! :( I'm sad, less money in my pockets!!! One girl in my team works too fast and because of that, the contract ends early, all the dissertations are going to be marked by Friday... This girl marks around 20-25 dissertations per day!!! She's crazy!!! The average is around 7-8 dissertations (I do around 11 dissertations). So, she is really crazy and I don't  really like her, she seems to think she's the best... She doesn't seem to care about finishing early though, she lives at home with her parents and doesn't seem to need the money! Ahhh I'm really angry!!! 

• My younger brother O has a first job interview tomorrow! He graduated in December with an engineering degree and he is in the job hunt! I hope it goes well!

• I have not been to the gym in 3 days, I'm bad! I have to go tomorrow!

• I'm looking forward to watch the final episode serie of 24 tonight!! Jack is my hero haha!

• I made myself an hair apointment for next Friday (March 4th)! It was really a necessity!!! I love to get my hair done, it's so relaxing! And the best thing is that the salon I go to is just 5 minutes away from my brother's place!

• I have a hard time these days with English writing... I have been writing a lot in French for my thesis, so it's kind of hard to switch to English! I really have to think a lot before I write! I hope I'm not too bad!

Hope everyone had a great day!!!

I'm Here!

The past week had been crazy!!!

Saturday was our moving day! The boyfriend and his step-dad arrived around 3h00pm at our apartment and we started the move around 4h00pm. One of B's friend came to help, it was very nice of him. It  took us  almost 4 hours to put everything in order in the moving truck!!! 4 hours is a long time!!!!  So we were done by 8h00pm and we were exhausted! We went for dinner in a restaurant near our place (a restaurant called St-Hubert) and it took forever to have our food, it was really slow, and we were so hungry! We finally ate and it was good and we came back to our place around 10h00pm and we were off to sleep! The next day, we got up really early (5h45am) because the boyfriend and the step-dad had to hit the road really early and we still had to put a matress in the truck and some things that were still not in. Everything was finally in  and they finally left around 6h30am! I was sad to only be with B a few hours, not even 24 hours!!! (Like 16 hours only!) I will only see him again in March (the 8th or the 9th, I will be probably missing his birthday on the 7th, I'm sad!)

So, I'm now staying at my brother's place, in his tiny room but it's alright. His roommate is so nice, I have a great time with him. 

I worked a lot this week and I also went a couple of times to the gym, so I'm proud of myself!  I lost 2 pounds in 2 weeks, so I'm happy!

This weekend, my plans are pretty simple: I have to write my thesis because on Tuesday afternoon, after work, I have a metting with my director thesis, so I must do that writing! I also probably hit the gym tomorrow, because today, I don't think I will go outside... Yesterday, it rained a lot  (in February, we don't see that often here!) and now, the sidewalks are covered in ice, so dangerous!!!

Have a great weekend everyone!!!

Moving Day!!!

Yes, this is moving day on this snowy Saturday!

I'm waiting for the boyfriend and his step-dad to arrive (they left around 6h00 this morning, so they should be here soon, it is 2h15pm already!) I'm so tired of packing... ! I can't wait to be done!!!

Have a great weekend everyone!!!

Thief!!!

 

 No, I have not been robbed... But some of my coworkers had been!!! 

Yesterday, at work, one of the supervisors had her purse stolen, an other girl had her winter jacket stolen (400$ value!) and a guy had his lunch stolen!!! (Come on, how can you stole a lunch?!?!? A hungry thief, I suppose!)

That's so sad!!! We are pretty sure that's not someone from work, but an outsider... Our offices are pretty accessible and it seems that someone just went in and stole that stuff! Also, we don't work in the best neighborhood of the city, but I  never tought it was so bad!

Poor girl without a jacket!!! How people can do that?!?! It makes me really angry!!!

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Our moving plans have changed! We are moving this weekenk!, one week early! The boyfriend and his step-dad  are coming with the big truck on Saturday and leaving on Sunday! But me, I can't move yet, I still have to work until March 1st. Since I will have no furniture at our apartment anymore (our lease ends February 28th), I will stay at my brother's place for like 3 weeks! (he is not there right now, he is in  an other city for a few weeks and he is moving too with his girlfriend in March!) He lives near the university, so it will be good for me because my gym is right there! So no more bus to take to go for a workout, it will save me a lot of time! His apartment is not as nice as mine, but it will be alright for 3 weeks ha! (I will live with his roommate in fact, but he is very nice.)

I have the day off on Friday, so it will be a packing day!

Life Is So Unpredictable...

I just heard about some bad news... Sara, a friend of mine, had an aneurysm! She had surgery  yesterday and it seems that she will be fine! I'm relieved that the aneurysm was found early and didn't cause too much damages, in fact, no brain damages. An aneurysm at 28 years old, I didn't think it was possible, ouf!!! Sara is a doctorate student and she is a great girl and always been pretty healthy... It makes me think that life is so unpredictable... We never know what can happen and it's scary...

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On a positive note, the weekend is here and I could not be happier!

I went to the gym this morning and I did a 1h00 cardio session! The only bad thing is that after that, I had to wait like 30 minutes for the bus, I missed the one I wanted to take! Too bad the bus schedule on the weekend is not the same (less buses). But the weather was not too cold, so it was ok! I'm going back tomorrow morning for another training session! I love that I'm getting back in shape!

Coffee is almost ready and so am I! I have to work on my thesis all afternoon long!

Have a great weekend everyone!

Thoughts on Thursday

I'm linking up with Carolyn @ Life, love & puppy prints for Thoughts on Thursday!

• I'm so happy that tomorrow is finally Friday! 

• I went to the gym yesterday and I'm proud of it! I did 1h15 of cardio and I felt so good after! (Tired and hungry, but happy!) I'm going back tomorrow after work and on Saturday and on Sunday for sure!

• I had a bad hair day today! I washed my hair this morning (like every other morning) and I used my flat iron after that, but I don't know why, my hair got out of control and they looked horrible, with static in it! I hate days like that ha!

• This morning, I squeezed my finger in the door of the closet! It hurted like hell! It bleed a little but right now, there is like a little blood bubble (red and purple) and it hurts. :(   Not my lucky day!

•  My skin is so dry because of the cold weather. I'm using Aveeno cream but my skin is still dry. :(

• I'm so jealous of Mart, B' friend. He is going to Cuba for one week of vacations with his girlfriend! A week of warm weather and sunny days sounds great! 

Have a great Friday!!!

Getting Back in Shape!

I have not been to the gym in the past few weeks! I've been bad! (Though I occasionaly do the 30 Day Shred.) I've been eating three healthy meals per day but my problem is that for the last three weeks, I have been eating  a lot of candies and sweets!!! I can't stop!!! At work, our supervisor brings us a lot of candies  (I feel it's Halloween everyday!) and it's very hard to resist!!! I feel like I'm now addicted to sugar, I'm craving sweets all the time but I'm not really hungry!!! Not good for me! :( I need my cravings to stop right now!!!

I have to get back in shape! I have gained about 8 pounds since Christmas and I want to feel good again!!! I just feel gross!!!

The point is that I have to get back to the gym. But I'm so tired after my day of work to go  for a workout!  My job is exhausting and I have no energy after 5h00pm! I can't go in the morning because I start work at 8h00 and my gym opens at 6h30, so I don't have enough time (about 1 hour commute to work). After work (3h30pm), it takes me about 1h00 to get there and there is a ton of people working out. :( I'm already exhausted when I get there! I have to figure out something! I can't let things go the way they are right now! I suppose I can go to the gym twice in the weekend and one or two more times during the week...

But I can tell you that I'm going for a workout tomorrow after lunch because I have the afternoon off (I can work 30 minutes more each day to take one afternoon off per week!)

I'll keep you posted on my workout evolution!