Happy Friday!

For some time the morning DJ on 99.9 The Buzz would play this song on Friday mornings.  So seeing it's Friday I wanted to hear this song.

TGIF

I'm glad this week is over. IT's been a really clumsy week. On the plus side, it makes my friend laugh :P

I sent flying a bucket load  of empty  water bottles the other night, and after putting them all back on the counter managed to send them flying a second time.  Last night, I dropped a large bag on sunflower seed, and well the bag split and there was sunflower seeds by the butt load all over the floor.  This morning, I took out a container of blueberries from the fridge and wee, all the blueberries went all over the floor. 

At least I laugh at myself when this happens.  

This year, I definitely won't be wearing a sundress and open-toed sandals for the first day of spring, which is 7 days away.  I'm sure I'm going to look like Nanook of the north that day.

It's FRIDAY. Yes!

I messaged my friend to ask if she could help me put my canoe back on it's wooden 'horses' when she got to my place, and she asked me to turn it around so it doesn't accumulate water, which made sense.

So I went to turn it around and in doing so realized that if I just moved one end, because of how high the snow is, I was able to put the canoe back on it's horses by myself. I did it quickly before work. Tonight or tomorrow I have to go position it properly and re-wrap the tarp around it properly. But at least it's back up.
I guess it might not be as heavy as I thought it was.

And now I don't have to worry about it filling with water when it rains tomorrow and then freezing.  I do want to sell my Genuine Indian Brand canoe  this spring... so it would have sucked if it got damaged. 

I've had a 2nd date with the guy I met on POF and so far so good. I'm a happy camper.   :)

Fridays are overrated.

I tend to hate the time leading to Christmas. I tend to get really depressed. This year I'm particularly depressed. I was going to go walk in the woods at 3:30pm today after work but I had an upset stomach at that point so I really didn't want to walk in the woods.

I know walking daily will make me feel better but I'd need someone to drag me out there. Yet today I really wanted to go walk alone. I really enjoyed walking alone late winter, early spring through Bois de Liesse. I'd go in mid afternoon and walk 20 minutes most days, and often 1 hour on Fridays.

Next week I really have to push myself to go walk each afternoon and help myself get out of this mood. I know I hate this time of the year. Probably because I tend to spend too much time indoors.

Besides  I want to start cooking for my Yule dinner. Have to pick up some pork hocks and some ground pork meat. Also was told about someone who sells Bison meat, that is just fed grass, that it grazes in the field.  I need to get me some stewing bison.

I was asleep by 7:30PM last night, a Friday night. How sad is that?  I thought I'd be up at midnight, but somehow, despite waking up several times to go to the bathroom, I managed to doze in and out of sleep until about 5 this morning.

All dressed up and nowhere to go!

So yesterday I stayed home and did absolutely nothing. I had worked all my hours from Monday to Thursday, so I could take Friday off. My gf was going up to Ottawa for the day and offered to take me up. I figured I'd visit my friend. Apparently it was not to be. He had 3 doctors appointment that day. The only day in the month where he had any plans!

So I figured I had the day off we could go canoeing. But I checked the weather at the park I was planning to go to, and it was going to drizzle in the morning followed by thunderstorms in the afternoon. Since it's not safe to be on the water during a thunderstorm and besides, I don't like being outside in rain in general, we did not go canoeing. 

I also messaged my friends I went canoe-camping with last month, knowing it was last minute, but they had already made plans. But I've learned over the years that it's better to ask and be told friends are busy, then to find out in a few weeks that they were free that day and could have enjoyed your company! 

In the end I stayed home and decided to watch "Without a Trace" all over again. The weather was not appealing at all and after the cleaning lady had left, I had no motivation to do anything or go anywhere. It probably didn't help that I couldn't sleep till about 4am and I woke up at 6:30am like I would if I had work that day!

Maybe today I will go to Canadian Tire to see if they have the Abu Garcia fishing rod in stock. I was going to pick it up last week-end however the clerk told me rather apologetically before giving me a rain-check "We list having 7 in stock but no one has been able to locate them at this point".  The rod is normally $79.99 and was on sale at $29.99 and has excellent reviews. I need a new fishing rod. I love mine, but I got it I was 10 years old. I need one that is a bit sturdier :)

Went to Ikea with my gf last Wednesday night. I impressed myself, by spending only $25 there, and for that price, other then light bulbs for my little star lamps in my bedroom, I got a LED flashlight, and a small broom/dustpan set to use camping.  There tends to be lots of sand that accumulates in the bottom of the tent. would be good to get it out just before putting tent away. Now equipped to do so.