Showing posts with label everyday life. Show all posts
Showing posts with label everyday life. Show all posts
Monday, June 28, 2010
Saturday, June 5, 2010
Whirlwind Update in the World of Shannon
It's been eons, I'm well aware!
I could go on to write an incredibly apologetic, and make excuses that I haven't been avoiding this dear old corner of the web.
But we all know, that none of you want to hear excuses. So none will be told!
So instead, I intend on sharing a little bit of what's been going on in my neck of the woods for the past few weeks.
Happy weekend to you all!
I could go on to write an incredibly apologetic, and make excuses that I haven't been avoiding this dear old corner of the web.
But we all know, that none of you want to hear excuses. So none will be told!
So instead, I intend on sharing a little bit of what's been going on in my neck of the woods for the past few weeks.
- Watching Spartacus and mentally drooling over that hunky curly haired blond fella (that Spartacus character is overrated).
- Completing the final touches on this little project of my own. Getting it up and running has been an emotional roller coaster for me, and I'm already thinking of ways to improve open it. Alas, I am learning to accept things as they are, and consider it completed - for now.
- Preparing for my 1 week vacation away... coming up dreadfully fast! The suitcase is out, cameras charging, and partially packed.
- Taking in all the painting tutorials I can, and absorbing techniques left right and center
- Workin' my way through my Art Journal class. This has been inspiring, encouraging, and eye-opening in many more ways than I originally expected.
- Hanging out with Jess's nephews from Kamloops - involved a trip to Wonderland *ahem* Castle Fun Park, and was complete with an excellent round of mini golf!
- Speed reading through my summer reading list (including my latest book - Lord or Legend by Gregory Boyd and Paul Rhodes... it is incredible and super informative, and written like a university paper which is super intriguing to me).
- Writing and posting articles over at inthewack.com ... I still need to proofread a few drafts this weekend, and get them posted up!
Happy weekend to you all!
Friday, April 30, 2010
so um yeah. pass the ice.
So I burnt my hand today.
Making Lipton Sidekicks.
Oh yeah. Because that just reaks of daring bad-ass like actions.
I burnt my hand being a house girlfriend (get it? I made a funny).
Sometime I really wonder why it is women do things the way we do... like sulk when we burn our hands. Shouldn't we be strong and brave like men and laugh in the face of burning flesh, even as it continues to burn?
But instead I just stand in shock for a few moments, then clean up the spilt mess everywhere, and then whimper about ice. Oh yeah, that's what I'm supposed to do with a burn. Stop the burning. Huh.
Meanwhile chuckles mc-chuckilson over on the couch thinks its grand entertainment, and calls the whole scenario cute. Huh. Someone really has to explain that logic to me. I mean yes, I understand the whole thing is rather comical... because really who can't make a pot of sidekicks? But since when am I not allowed to wallow when I hurt myself without feeling guilty about it? Maybe it's just that guilt complex that I have (hey, and don't make fun, because Gina has it to!).
So I've just spent the last 2.25 hours watching Sherlock Holmes with a bag of ice cubes at my side and applying in 15 minute intervals. My first aid instructor would be proud (the movie, by the way, was one of the best movies I've seen in quite a few months, and it was thoroughly enjoyed by both myself and mr. chuckles).
So, the moral of this story is clearly, don't let your sidekicks burn because if you try to scrap them off the bottom of the pot, your spoon will become dislodged, spewing boiling hot saucey water all over your hand, making it resemble a lobster claw.
The end.
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Week in the Life | Saturday
As Friday was my dad's actual birthday, Saturday was his birthday celebration day. We went on an adventure (I have a crazy family).
We decided to surprise him, and take him out to go 10 pin bowling at the local bowling alley.
It was a total blast, and a learning experience for all of us (who knew there are a million different kinds of bowling balls?)
Leave it to mom to encourage colour co-ordination for the sake of a photoshoot:
Dad kept collecting more because he just couldn't find one that had the right fit.
Mom even played, and beat dad for a while! (doesn't she look beautiful with her hair blowing in the wind?!)
After that, we trekked home to make kabobs on the barbee, and one heck of a salad.
Then it was off to quick wrap presents... I wrapped mine in the real estate paper (a personal touch & good for the environment!)
...and then dad opened them!
Kayla made a very fitting cake (Note - there is slight profanity -adult discretion is advised).
(Kayla took notes at all the things dad shouted at the tv whilst watching the most recent Canucks hockey game). He thought it was a pretty awesome cake.
We were going to play scrabble after dinner, but most of us were just too exhausted to do anything other than laze on the cuddle couch watching Bourne Supremacy (it was the only thing good on).
We eventually headed it on home, and called it a night, and snuggled into our bed.
We decided to surprise him, and take him out to go 10 pin bowling at the local bowling alley.
It was a total blast, and a learning experience for all of us (who knew there are a million different kinds of bowling balls?)
Leave it to mom to encourage colour co-ordination for the sake of a photoshoot:
Dad kept collecting more because he just couldn't find one that had the right fit.
Mom even played, and beat dad for a while! (doesn't she look beautiful with her hair blowing in the wind?!)
After that, we trekked home to make kabobs on the barbee, and one heck of a salad.
Then it was off to quick wrap presents... I wrapped mine in the real estate paper (a personal touch & good for the environment!)
...and then dad opened them!
Kayla made a very fitting cake (Note - there is slight profanity -adult discretion is advised).
(Kayla took notes at all the things dad shouted at the tv whilst watching the most recent Canucks hockey game). He thought it was a pretty awesome cake.
We were going to play scrabble after dinner, but most of us were just too exhausted to do anything other than laze on the cuddle couch watching Bourne Supremacy (it was the only thing good on).
We eventually headed it on home, and called it a night, and snuggled into our bed.
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Week in the Life | Friday
Wowzers! Oh how the time has flew!
It's Tuesday now, but that won't stop me from compiling my pictures from my day in the life project (and besides when it's all said and done in a scrapbook, nobody will have to know I was behind in compiling stuff!).
Friday flew by like a mad hatter.
Drove to work, as usual.
Worked, as usual. Found a picture of the cutest puppy in the world while on my break.
Pretty sure all I want for Christmas is a Wheaten Terrier.
Worked some more.
And then drove home, as usual.
However... dun dun dun. We went to the Reef for dinner!
(and silly me forgot my camera, so I will include a Reef poster for the visual!)
We had the crab cakes, which were delish, and of course the johnny cakes (they are my favorite!), and we also convinced my mom to try a plantain chip. Except, I'm pretty sure she didn't like them.
For those of you who haven't heard of the plantain fruit, well I'll explain it for you. They usually look like this:
Kind of like a banana, right? This is what they look like in comparison to your regular, run of the mill bananas (plantain is far left).
Basically, they look like a banana, but taste kind of like a potato. You usually have to cook them a bit to make them edible, and the Reef serves them as chips. You know, kind of like french fries. The best part is that they slice them long-ways. So if you hold them up to your face, it looks like you have a huge banana like smile. Wikipedia has a ton of information about the plantain plant (where it comes from, how it's cooked, and apparently, the fruit can even be brewed into an alcoholic beverage?!?)
It was my dad's birthday, so we even got a free deep fried banana with mango ice cream. I'm telling you, those Jamaican's are onto something.
So yeah, Friday was an awesome day, even though my lack of photos of the day may create a problem when it comes to actually scrapbooking this project.
Ah, well.
It's Tuesday now, but that won't stop me from compiling my pictures from my day in the life project (and besides when it's all said and done in a scrapbook, nobody will have to know I was behind in compiling stuff!).
Friday flew by like a mad hatter.
Drove to work, as usual.
Worked, as usual. Found a picture of the cutest puppy in the world while on my break.
Pretty sure all I want for Christmas is a Wheaten Terrier.
Worked some more.
And then drove home, as usual.
However... dun dun dun. We went to the Reef for dinner!
(and silly me forgot my camera, so I will include a Reef poster for the visual!)
We had the crab cakes, which were delish, and of course the johnny cakes (they are my favorite!), and we also convinced my mom to try a plantain chip. Except, I'm pretty sure she didn't like them.
For those of you who haven't heard of the plantain fruit, well I'll explain it for you. They usually look like this:
Kind of like a banana, right? This is what they look like in comparison to your regular, run of the mill bananas (plantain is far left).
Basically, they look like a banana, but taste kind of like a potato. You usually have to cook them a bit to make them edible, and the Reef serves them as chips. You know, kind of like french fries. The best part is that they slice them long-ways. So if you hold them up to your face, it looks like you have a huge banana like smile. Wikipedia has a ton of information about the plantain plant (where it comes from, how it's cooked, and apparently, the fruit can even be brewed into an alcoholic beverage?!?)
It was my dad's birthday, so we even got a free deep fried banana with mango ice cream. I'm telling you, those Jamaican's are onto something.
So yeah, Friday was an awesome day, even though my lack of photos of the day may create a problem when it comes to actually scrapbooking this project.
Ah, well.
Friday, April 23, 2010
Week in the Life | Thursday
It was an exciting day at the Molnar/Clattenburg residence today for a number of reasons.
1. Work was cheerful - thus making me a cheerful girl.
2. I started the day with a deeeelicious hot chocolate made fresh for me (and by me too!)
3. Had a nice little chat with Roger, but did not touch him or feed him - because I want him to live.
4. The house was clean from yesterday (and I mean seriously, the micro-wave was still glistening in the light!)
5. I made a purchase, a well thought out, possibly long over due purchase (and putting it together pretty much made me ecstatic)
6. I gave in and ate Mcdonalds. Bix Extra Meal with Coke. And it was better than I remembered from last time.
So I rushed home, and set up my beautiful beautiful new toy.
I gave Jess my heart. He decided to hang it on his ear.
Meanwhile, Jess was encaptured by the shopping network and their huge array of shower heads (what else?!)
I played with paint, and adhesives, and paper. And I had a blast.
Now, at the end of the evening, my desk is completely messy again. I have found, however, that a messy desk leads to a more creative, exciting and motivated mind. So for now, I'm keeping it a little messy. Just enough to bring on the creative bugs.
Well, that's enough of me tonight!
Good Night Folks!
1. Work was cheerful - thus making me a cheerful girl.
2. I started the day with a deeeelicious hot chocolate made fresh for me (and by me too!)
3. Had a nice little chat with Roger, but did not touch him or feed him - because I want him to live.
4. The house was clean from yesterday (and I mean seriously, the micro-wave was still glistening in the light!)
5. I made a purchase, a well thought out, possibly long over due purchase (and putting it together pretty much made me ecstatic)
6. I gave in and ate Mcdonalds. Bix Extra Meal with Coke. And it was better than I remembered from last time.
So I rushed home, and set up my beautiful beautiful new toy.
I gave Jess my heart. He decided to hang it on his ear.
Meanwhile, Jess was encaptured by the shopping network and their huge array of shower heads (what else?!)
I played with paint, and adhesives, and paper. And I had a blast.
Now, at the end of the evening, my desk is completely messy again. I have found, however, that a messy desk leads to a more creative, exciting and motivated mind. So for now, I'm keeping it a little messy. Just enough to bring on the creative bugs.Well, that's enough of me tonight!
Good Night Folks!
Catching a Breeze
Sometime's we really should take a hint from the way a puppy, or a child sees the world.
And just live on through the breeze like it was the last breeze on earth.
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Week in the Life | Wednesday
Hello Folks,
I've been trying my best to tote around my camera with me for the past couple of days, and seem to be getting the hang of it.
Here's the result of the WITL for yesterday (Wednesday)
8:30 Driving my little booty to work on a rainy rainy day.
9:00 Have been notified that today is secretary day. But we aren't celebrating because Kayla and I object to the term secretary and refuse to be labeled by it (oh the irony). I'm pretty sure that technically they call it administrative professional day now, which would be much more fitting.
10:00am Dug into my 15 emails awaiting attention in my inbox this morning! Woopee!
12:0pm0 Celebration of Administrative Professionals Day!! Lunch at the Baron Bar & Grill (orange juice & sprites all around!)
2:00pm Invoicin' invoicin' invoicin'
2:30pm Officially declare myself obsessed with Glee, as I add upward of 15 glee songs to my youtube playlist. Also attempted to persuade younger sister to rent and watch all of season 1 with me tonight. That attempt was a failure.
3:00pm POWER OUTAGE...
leaving us with pretty much nothing to do except... dance? (to an iphone of course!)
4:00pm Made awesome use of my extra afternoon time, and we totally cleaned the kitchen/office/living room area of our apartment. Look at our microwave - it glitters!
framed and straightened some pictures
admired our beautiful fresh flowers on our clutter-free kitchen table!
my workspace... all neat and tidy!
7:00pm Visited le parents just in time for the hockey game. WE WON :)
Thoughts on Wednesday:
- Today was a day of eliminating. Cleaned out the car, the laundry room, the kitchen cabinet, the microwave... and my desk!
- That... as usual resulted in a distraction, and i spent about 45 minutes going over old albums and layouts and mini albums. It's funny how, when I scrapbook, I never have a particular theme or subject in mind. Most of the time I just take whatever photo is available to me, match up some paper, and (hopefully) conjure up some meaningful words to add to the memory in the photograph. I remember being worried, at the time, that my albums would not have any continuity. Turns out I was right, because they don't. But it also turns out, that I don't like continuity in albums. I like to run with the wind, and consider my pages more like a reflection of how I'm feeling at the time I'm putting them together. Like an art journal, that uses my photos as an accessory rather than the main focus or component of the page.
- I pondered on how interesting it is, however, to see how well the pages flow together, as if they tell a story of what my heart is trying to say, or portray. How they work together, even though the pictures are from different decades, the colours or patterns don't match, different mediums are used, or the layout styles differ. Somehow, even though there wasn't any chronological continuity, there seems to be a continuity of style, impression and thought, and somehow, all of my mishap pages come together.
That's all for today!
See y'all tomorrow :)
I've been trying my best to tote around my camera with me for the past couple of days, and seem to be getting the hang of it.
Here's the result of the WITL for yesterday (Wednesday)
8:30 Driving my little booty to work on a rainy rainy day.
9:00 Have been notified that today is secretary day. But we aren't celebrating because Kayla and I object to the term secretary and refuse to be labeled by it (oh the irony). I'm pretty sure that technically they call it administrative professional day now, which would be much more fitting.10:00am Dug into my 15 emails awaiting attention in my inbox this morning! Woopee!
12:0pm0 Celebration of Administrative Professionals Day!! Lunch at the Baron Bar & Grill (orange juice & sprites all around!)
2:00pm Invoicin' invoicin' invoicin'
2:30pm Officially declare myself obsessed with Glee, as I add upward of 15 glee songs to my youtube playlist. Also attempted to persuade younger sister to rent and watch all of season 1 with me tonight. That attempt was a failure.
3:00pm POWER OUTAGE...
leaving us with pretty much nothing to do except... dance? (to an iphone of course!)
4:00pm Made awesome use of my extra afternoon time, and we totally cleaned the kitchen/office/living room area of our apartment. Look at our microwave - it glitters!
framed and straightened some pictures
admired our beautiful fresh flowers on our clutter-free kitchen table!
my workspace... all neat and tidy!Thoughts on Wednesday:
- Today was a day of eliminating. Cleaned out the car, the laundry room, the kitchen cabinet, the microwave... and my desk!
- That... as usual resulted in a distraction, and i spent about 45 minutes going over old albums and layouts and mini albums. It's funny how, when I scrapbook, I never have a particular theme or subject in mind. Most of the time I just take whatever photo is available to me, match up some paper, and (hopefully) conjure up some meaningful words to add to the memory in the photograph. I remember being worried, at the time, that my albums would not have any continuity. Turns out I was right, because they don't. But it also turns out, that I don't like continuity in albums. I like to run with the wind, and consider my pages more like a reflection of how I'm feeling at the time I'm putting them together. Like an art journal, that uses my photos as an accessory rather than the main focus or component of the page.
- I pondered on how interesting it is, however, to see how well the pages flow together, as if they tell a story of what my heart is trying to say, or portray. How they work together, even though the pictures are from different decades, the colours or patterns don't match, different mediums are used, or the layout styles differ. Somehow, even though there wasn't any chronological continuity, there seems to be a continuity of style, impression and thought, and somehow, all of my mishap pages come together.
That's all for today!
See y'all tomorrow :)
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Week in the Life: Tuesday
Disclaimer: It wasn't until this morning that I realized I'd missed the start-up date for WITL (aka Week in the Life) so, like I mentioned in my previous post, I'll just continue to be a day behind.
10:05am getting down to work at the office (after checking some emails, filing through my inbox, and making myself a passion tea).
Listening to some really great music whilst working [my April Playlist], and admiring my beautiful calender, and well, realizing I had to change it. I'm thinking about leaving it until May because April is almost over.
11:25am - found this really great quote, and promptly recorded it in my idea/life/inspiration book that i carry with me everywhere
11:30am - took a few minutes to review my idea/life/inspiration book. I would like to say it was intentional, but I'm pretty sure it was just pure distraction.
5:00pm - hit the road jack, and made my way home, home, home home! Once there, I was met with this awesome little poof-ball face.
5:30pm - discovered TOP GUN was on TV (Up until yesterday, I had never seen the likes of Maverick, Goose and Iceman. Unfortunately though, I only watched about 30 minutes of it, so I wasn't able to actually grasp the full awesomeness of these characters).
6:00pm - set up camp at Java hut to work on my latest projects
7:00pm - met a friend for coffee with whom I haven't talked to for a very long time. It was good for the soul, and so very nice just to take the time to catch up again.
9:00pm - GLEE!! (need I say more? really?)
11:00pm-12:00am - Read, and finished The Glass Castle, for our book club meeting coming up next week (so good!)
Tuesday Thoughts:
- I tried paying attention to the little things today, and I tried to think in full sentences rather than cutting myself off.
- I enjoyed the warmth around my tea-filled-mug very much. It brought me warmth inside and stillness in my heart (in the midst of my hurricane day).
- fresh pink tulips on my kitchen table made me smile.
It was basically a crazy busy day in which I considered if I even had the time to complete this little task this week. Sometimes, when things seem impossible, I tend to give up on them, as I'm always being told I'm trying to take on too much (which apparently is the cause of burn-out, who knew?). Regardless, I'm trying to tell myself that this project doesn't have to be done perfectly, or in a certain way, and I can do whatever I have time to do.
So I'm placing the perfectionist card in my back pocket for a while (because that kind of thinking really isn't good for anyone anyways).
10:05am getting down to work at the office (after checking some emails, filing through my inbox, and making myself a passion tea).
Listening to some really great music whilst working [my April Playlist], and admiring my beautiful calender, and well, realizing I had to change it. I'm thinking about leaving it until May because April is almost over.
11:25am - found this really great quote, and promptly recorded it in my idea/life/inspiration book that i carry with me everywhere
11:30am - took a few minutes to review my idea/life/inspiration book. I would like to say it was intentional, but I'm pretty sure it was just pure distraction.
5:00pm - hit the road jack, and made my way home, home, home home! Once there, I was met with this awesome little poof-ball face.
5:30pm - discovered TOP GUN was on TV (Up until yesterday, I had never seen the likes of Maverick, Goose and Iceman. Unfortunately though, I only watched about 30 minutes of it, so I wasn't able to actually grasp the full awesomeness of these characters).
6:00pm - set up camp at Java hut to work on my latest projects
7:00pm - met a friend for coffee with whom I haven't talked to for a very long time. It was good for the soul, and so very nice just to take the time to catch up again.
9:00pm - GLEE!! (need I say more? really?)
11:00pm-12:00am - Read, and finished The Glass Castle, for our book club meeting coming up next week (so good!)
Tuesday Thoughts:
- I tried paying attention to the little things today, and I tried to think in full sentences rather than cutting myself off.
- I enjoyed the warmth around my tea-filled-mug very much. It brought me warmth inside and stillness in my heart (in the midst of my hurricane day).
- fresh pink tulips on my kitchen table made me smile.
It was basically a crazy busy day in which I considered if I even had the time to complete this little task this week. Sometimes, when things seem impossible, I tend to give up on them, as I'm always being told I'm trying to take on too much (which apparently is the cause of burn-out, who knew?). Regardless, I'm trying to tell myself that this project doesn't have to be done perfectly, or in a certain way, and I can do whatever I have time to do.
So I'm placing the perfectionist card in my back pocket for a while (because that kind of thinking really isn't good for anyone anyways).
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