Give Me Back My Five Bucks

Well, it’s December already. It doesn’t seem like that long ago I was going crazy waiting for the Olympics to start. Now that they’ve come and gone, and 2010 is almost over, BF and I (and maybe a few other friends) are planning a trip to Sochi in 2014 to watch the next Winter Olympics. :) And I bet you 2014 will be here before we know it too. In work-related news I am getting a raise in both my FT and PT jobs. My FT job raise was written into my offer of employment, and the boss at my … Continue reading →

This is a post inspired by Paranoid Asteroid’s post, Getting Old, and Fabulously Broke’s post about feeling awkward. I’ve touched on this topic before on this blog, and I feel like it’s something we all go through in some form. I’m 28 and I feel old. I’m exhausted by 10pm, I don’t understand the youth of today (or most of their music), and my metabolism has slowed down to a snail’s pace. I shake angry fists of rage at hooligan drivers who are going too fast, and I find myself starting my sentences with “back when I was growing up,” … Continue reading →

The Garmin Forerunner 405CX that my mom bought me for my birthday arrived late last week. I haven’t had a chance to test it out yet, but I have gone through and figured out all of the settings. I’m hoping to go for a nice, long run on Sunday. It will be a slower paced run, since I have a field hockey game on Saturday, but I’m hoping to run 5-7km. Speaking of birthday presents, my sister’s present came in the mail for me as well. She asked what I wanted, and I mentioned that I wanted some speakers for … Continue reading →

Before you start gagging, it’s not BF and I who are getting matching tattoos (I would never do something like that. EVER). :) You’re not going to believe it. My mom wants to get a tattoo. Not just any tattoo. But matching tattoos with my sister and I. My first reaction was that my mom had officially lost it. She was in some crazy midlife crisis, because when I got my first tattoo when I was 18, she flipped out! She wants us to get our last name (in Chinese characters) tattooed wherever we want (I want mine on the … Continue reading →

Well I FINALLY got my $101.99 refund from Blue Cross. My original claim got denied because the company I work for didn’t send in the proper paperwork for my health care. I ended up having to call in four times, and on the 4th call the customer service rep finally said I’d have to re-submit my claim. It was a pain in the butt, but at least I finally got my money. In other money-related news, I’ve started putting some money every pay cheque into non-registered mutual funds (e-fund series from TD Canada Trust). Not that much for now – … Continue reading →