Today Jonathan, Aaliyah and I went out and did a few mystery shops through out Alberta. Some in Edmonton, Fort Saskatchewan and also in Camrose too! Once we got all of that out of the way we went to Wal-mart and Shoppers and got our Christmas shopping out of the way FINALLY!! I didn't think we would get any of it done at all, but we did. I am so late this year with all things Christmas, we don't even have our tree up. I am usually one of those people who have it up in November. Gee Christmas is only four days away and we don't even have the turkey either. I guess I can some what blame my being behind on doing way too many mystery shops. That is all Jonathan and I do on our days off is do them, because for one they pay good if you're signed up with the right companies and two we do lots of hotel jobs which they fully reimburse and also pay you a fee for the job, along with travel fair if it is outside of Edmonton. What's cool about it too is we always look on the job board to see if there are other shops to be done for smoke shops or restaurant jobs in the city and we set as many up as we can, just so we aren't wasting our trip there.
So, that is to blame, because we keep putting off Christmas shopping and decorating just to make as much money as we can, but I don't want to complain either, because to a degree I like doing it, because if you saw what we have saved up in the bank just from shops we have done last month alone you'd be surprised. Now it is not lucrative to the point of making you a millionaire, but for a regular working family, what we have built up in the bank is AMAZING to us. Every dollar counts for us in the Morin house so any extra money we can save up is great.
Well I am going to go for now, because I need to get some moisturizer on my hands, because the winter weather is so drying on the skin and my knuckles are bleeding because of the weather.
I wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Wow! Can you believe that it is going to be 2014? I can't this year has gone by way too fast for me. Well have a good evening everyone.
Thursday 19 December 2013
Monday 16 December 2013
Under The Weather
Today I am home from work sick. UGH!! If only you all knew how bad it was. I won't go into extreme details, but I will say this much of the matter. I been up since 1:00 am running back and forth to the bathroom, being sick out of BOTH ends. The worst part is the fact that I can't trust a fart (if you know what I mean). Okay too much information on the fart topic, so I am sure you get the idea now.
So I am sitting here at my lap top on my couch, so tired, but can't get any rest now that the sun is up and keeping me awake. I just wish I could sleep, but no point, because Jonathan is asleep from working his over night shift and someone needs to be up with our daughter. As sick as I am, I certainly am enjoying my time with her. I have myself wrapped up in my blanket like you would wrap up a flatbread for a burrito. I am freezing at the moment, but that will change in about twenty minutes, then I will start to get very hot.
Since I am awake Aaliyah and I are sitting her at my lap top about the watch some documentaries. Then later on I am going to go make some homemade chicken soup (mainly for me cause I am sick) although Aaliyah will eat a bowl as well, because she just LOVES chicken.
I best be on my way offline now. I am off to spend some quality time with my little princess.
So I am sitting here at my lap top on my couch, so tired, but can't get any rest now that the sun is up and keeping me awake. I just wish I could sleep, but no point, because Jonathan is asleep from working his over night shift and someone needs to be up with our daughter. As sick as I am, I certainly am enjoying my time with her. I have myself wrapped up in my blanket like you would wrap up a flatbread for a burrito. I am freezing at the moment, but that will change in about twenty minutes, then I will start to get very hot.
Since I am awake Aaliyah and I are sitting her at my lap top about the watch some documentaries. Then later on I am going to go make some homemade chicken soup (mainly for me cause I am sick) although Aaliyah will eat a bowl as well, because she just LOVES chicken.
I best be on my way offline now. I am off to spend some quality time with my little princess.
Wednesday 11 December 2013
Facebook & My Birthday
So facebook is down for now. I don't know if it is just for me or for everyone, but when I went to sign in this morning I got a notice saying that the site is down for some maintenance. I really find stuff like this annoying, to be honest. Facebook is my main and pretty much only source of communication to my family that live so far away. Although, I guess I could use less facebook, because I am sometimes on it when there are no messages or posts on my wall and I just browse and browse for what seems only like a few simple minutes, but in reality a good hour passes by.
So yesterday was my 25th birthday and it was good. I may not have got to spend time with my family down home, but Jonathan, Aaliyah and myself went to Earls restaurant, because it is my all time favorite place to eat out to. Plus we have the best waiter in the world. His name is Matt, he's a pretty cool guy and very friendly, bubbly and he feels like family or like an old friend that you've grown up with. His service is great, he knows what we all choose for our meal, plus he knows our appetizer's and also knows how many refills of our pop to give us. So I couldn't see myself eating any where else for my birthday. I definitely haven't had great service like that at any other restaurant.
Near the last hour of my shift yesterday at work it came out about my birthday accidentally really only because I was bragging that Jonathan was taking me to Earls for my birthday. So, Jomilyn (my co-worker) had made a trip to target to buy her candles and some gum, then pulled out a box of Ferrero Rocher's. Which at first I just thought 'oh she is having a chocolate craving,' then she passed the box to me and wished me a happy birthday. Which was really nice, because no one had to do anything. I don't expect it from my co-worker's to buy me anything, but she did. Well it is nearing quarter to 9 her by my clock and I need to be at work for 9:30 and it takes about 25 to 30 minutes to drive and I am not dressed or have make-up on my face, so I better go now.
So yesterday was my 25th birthday and it was good. I may not have got to spend time with my family down home, but Jonathan, Aaliyah and myself went to Earls restaurant, because it is my all time favorite place to eat out to. Plus we have the best waiter in the world. His name is Matt, he's a pretty cool guy and very friendly, bubbly and he feels like family or like an old friend that you've grown up with. His service is great, he knows what we all choose for our meal, plus he knows our appetizer's and also knows how many refills of our pop to give us. So I couldn't see myself eating any where else for my birthday. I definitely haven't had great service like that at any other restaurant.
Near the last hour of my shift yesterday at work it came out about my birthday accidentally really only because I was bragging that Jonathan was taking me to Earls for my birthday. So, Jomilyn (my co-worker) had made a trip to target to buy her candles and some gum, then pulled out a box of Ferrero Rocher's. Which at first I just thought 'oh she is having a chocolate craving,' then she passed the box to me and wished me a happy birthday. Which was really nice, because no one had to do anything. I don't expect it from my co-worker's to buy me anything, but she did. Well it is nearing quarter to 9 her by my clock and I need to be at work for 9:30 and it takes about 25 to 30 minutes to drive and I am not dressed or have make-up on my face, so I better go now.
Monday 9 December 2013
Tassimo
I have nothing worth writing about lately so I have been avoiding my blogger. Sorry everyone. :(
What I will mention though is that I got a tassimo bosch brewer. It is an early birthday present (my b-day is tomorrow, in case you're all wondering) Oh and I will be quarter of a century old, in other words that means I'll be turning 25. So anyways the tassimo is great for me. Less mess, brews one cup at a time and don't have to wait for twenty minutes for a quarter of the pot to brew. I never usually brew a full pot, because I won't drink that much so I only brew about less than half which will give me about a good cup and a half, but even doing so, I have to wait for twenty minutes. The tassimo on the other hand only takes a whole minute!
I do wonder though if I got the right system, because when I mentioned that I got a tassimo for my birthday to the pastor's wife at church last night she said I should of got the $300 Nespresso. Well I don't know, they all taste great to me. I actually walked by a demo of the Nespresso and it tasted just as good as my tassimo, but anyways Debbie (my pastor's wife) kept talking up the quality of Nespresso. But she is only talking it up I feel, because she works the demo stand for one and she has been working it for a while and it also helped her pay her way to real estate school. So her main job is real estate and on the side she does the Nespresso demo at Home Outfitter's in Skyview. Her main spiel to me was 'you get what you pay for,' kind of thing, because tassimo was only about $59 and the more expensive something is the better the quality. Who knows really?
It is my first time with one of these things so I will try it out for myself and when the day comes that my tassimo needs to be replaced and doesn't work anymore, I might try the Nespresso, or I might not, I might try the Keurig. Anyways I only have a two more sips of my wonderfully made coffee left and I am going to finish it off and go put on my make-up for work.
Oh and as for my writing I have been working on something, but nothing ready to be shared with the world. Although, when it is ready it will likely be on wattpad.com
What I will mention though is that I got a tassimo bosch brewer. It is an early birthday present (my b-day is tomorrow, in case you're all wondering) Oh and I will be quarter of a century old, in other words that means I'll be turning 25. So anyways the tassimo is great for me. Less mess, brews one cup at a time and don't have to wait for twenty minutes for a quarter of the pot to brew. I never usually brew a full pot, because I won't drink that much so I only brew about less than half which will give me about a good cup and a half, but even doing so, I have to wait for twenty minutes. The tassimo on the other hand only takes a whole minute!
I do wonder though if I got the right system, because when I mentioned that I got a tassimo for my birthday to the pastor's wife at church last night she said I should of got the $300 Nespresso. Well I don't know, they all taste great to me. I actually walked by a demo of the Nespresso and it tasted just as good as my tassimo, but anyways Debbie (my pastor's wife) kept talking up the quality of Nespresso. But she is only talking it up I feel, because she works the demo stand for one and she has been working it for a while and it also helped her pay her way to real estate school. So her main job is real estate and on the side she does the Nespresso demo at Home Outfitter's in Skyview. Her main spiel to me was 'you get what you pay for,' kind of thing, because tassimo was only about $59 and the more expensive something is the better the quality. Who knows really?
It is my first time with one of these things so I will try it out for myself and when the day comes that my tassimo needs to be replaced and doesn't work anymore, I might try the Nespresso, or I might not, I might try the Keurig. Anyways I only have a two more sips of my wonderfully made coffee left and I am going to finish it off and go put on my make-up for work.
Oh and as for my writing I have been working on something, but nothing ready to be shared with the world. Although, when it is ready it will likely be on wattpad.com
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