Wasting Time

Terrible Tuesdays

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I felt so busy yesterday evening, but I don’t even know what I really accomplished. When I got off work, I picked up the BF at his work and we headed home. I filled up the sink, once again with hot water. I tend to leave dishes soaking for a few hours to get the gunk off them, but the night before — the day we came back to Ontario, I left the sink full when I went to bed and the BF had to reach down in the murkey water and drain it. HA! Oops. So I did those dishes while cooking some delicious chicken pad thai (recipe!) and cooked the chicken on the grill my mom passed down to me after she got a newer one for Christmas. Helloooooo panini’s. Anyone have advise as to what sort of bread I should use to make my panini?

After supper finished up I cleaned the bathroom, I contemplated doing laundry but then backtracked on that immediately because I knew I’d have to use all five of the washers downstairs in the apartment building. We headed out to pick up Boris (our hedgehog) and brought him home from his little vacation place while we were in Newfoundland.

Tonight I must do laundry. I don’t mind doing the laundry, I just hate that there never seems to be a place for it to be put away once folded. There’s not enough room in this place. But not before I pop into the gym for a little spin on the bike action. It’s my first bike class I’ve attended, so hopefully they’ll push me for those 45 minutes like I’ve never pushed before.

Don’t forget to enter into my second ever contest (but first one of 2010!), a $25 grab bag from Cover Your Hair. You have until next Tuesday to enter.

Yikes. This was a really boring post!

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Bad things come in 3’s

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Why must that happen? Why can’t good things come in three’s and bad things just happen one at a time? I tell you, it’s very frustrating. Let me get situated here and tell you all about my mini-ordeals going on this week.

One: Last Thursday I received a “Final Notice” Canada Post packaging slip in my apartment mail box (in the door slot), and since I had already been to the post office a day prior, waiting for the lunchtime rush, I decided to wait until the weekend to pick up my parcel. Safe bet, seeing as it said on the notice itself that it will be held until December 19. I went in and showed my postal slip and it wasn’t there. Same thing happened to a girl earlier that day. My parcel was either sent back or never retrieved. Um, I only received the mail slip 3 days ago. The postal worker took my slip of paper and wrote down my telephone number for someone to call me in the morning — Monday morning. No one bothered to call me yesterday about it, so I phoned them myself … a few times.  I decided to finally leave a voice mail. Again, no returned phone call. I called this morning and left another (fierce) voice mail. If I don’t hear back from them today, I’m going IN again. Waste of my time, but where the EFF did my package go? Seriously.

Two: I ordered a couple of things on Etsy from Bejing on October 31. A day after someone else had ordered the same bracelets online, but she was located in Texas. Texas lady had already received her bracelets weeks ago. While I’m going on week 8 waiting for mine. I e-mailed the Etsy seller asking for my money back as I stated in 3 previous convo’s to her that it was a Christmas present and would be TOTALLY useless if I received it after the fact. “Let’s wait one more week and then we’ll see what’s happened” she replies. Wait until December 21 to get my money back? Okay. Negative feedback for you as well? Okay. Guaranteed. I ordered it way in advance of the Christmas rush in order to get it before Christmas arrives. I’ll never be ordering from her again.

Three: In September I subscribed to 3 different magazines from a co-workers child who was giving out discounted magazine prices from a catalog. I picked Elle, Flare and Real Simple. In late November my credit card was debited $55 — to cover the cost of the three magazines. Yesterday I received a bill in the mail from Elle asking me to pay the subscription fee. I was confused because I had already paid for the full 12 month issues for all three magazines. I tried searching Elle Canada’s website for a phone number to call, but couldn’t locate one. So I decided to shoot them an e-mail. Of course I no longer have that proof of purchase from my subscription because it was debited $55 from my credit card. I better get my magazines, or my money back.

Why do I feel like I’m being screwed over in every way possible?

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Wasting Time

My post-week wrapup post

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  • I joined the gym on Wednesday.
  • I miss soccer.
  • The other day at work I wore 2 pairs of socks, leg warmers, pants, a long sleeved tee, a bulky sweater and a space heater. Just to stay warm (something with the “zones” aren’t doing what they’re supposed to be doing).
  • I ♥ twitter. (Totally a shameless plug. No harm.)
  • I found $15.20 in my winter coat yesterday morning!!!
  • 12 days until I go home.
  • 17 days until I have a haircut with the best salon I know of — at home. He better not cut a lot of hair off, or he’s not getting a good tip.
  • One more present to buy for: The Boyfriend.
  • I’ve been loving snowball’s heated seats lately.
  • I have a couple of surprises coming up! Be excited.
  • My company Christmas party is tonight.
  • I am obsessed with Honey Crisp apples.
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