Well just two more sleeps until back to school. Yes I am very much looking forward to it. I like the structure and routine. Darien is going into grade 2 and Draven is starting Junior Kindergarten. You always here people talk about how fast kids grow up, and it’s very true. It’s kind of scary actually. But I’m enjoying every stage…. well most of them anyways lol.

The start of school has always been like the start of a new year for me too. I know years start in January but for me it is always September. Maybe it’s all the pretty notebooks and pencils… but I feel a sense of beginning. I’m hoping on the 20th to go back to school. I’m going to take some courses at home to start just to ease myself into it. I’m excited and nervous at the same time. It’s been 5 years since I’ve been at school. But I’m really looking forward to it.

Also in other news, tomorrow is a holiday here. It’s also the first time I get to work on a holiday. Everything is closed but because I work with the animals at a petstore, I need to go in and feed everyone and make sure they’re ok. It’s awesome cause I get paid time and a half for three hours, even though I’ll only be there for one. Extra money is always good.

Really other than that things are pretty boring. I’ve been working on another site as a side project for my counseling. I’m supposed to describe my life in great detail in 2015 as I would want it. It’s due Tuesday so I really need to get it done. I’m debating about posting it here….. we’ll see Since this has been a pretty short blog, I’ll leave you with a song I’ve been obsessed with lately….. The End of Me by Apocalyptica featuring Gavin Rossdale. I also just put Nightmare Revisited CD on my comp so look for songs from there soon. Byes for now.

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I know I’ve horribly absent, I swear I’ve tried to sit and right a blog many times. This last month has just been insanity. But I’m writing now It’s also 1:30 am and I have to be at work in 7 hours…. but that’s beside the point. (Though it does explain the random mumblings that are to follow.)

Pretty much real life is sucking a lot of ass at the moment. Everything is just so chaotic, between finances, relationships, work…. my brain is just much. It’s very overwhelming and now I’m just trying to get through it all day by day.

But strangely today I’m feeling very optimistic. I’m thinking about going back to school, about going for a career I want. I’m thinking about ways I can get through this financial hurdle. I’m really starting to see that things will be ok. That… or I just stopped giving a shit… but either way I’m looking forward to tomorrow.

Now after that mushy ramble…. how about a preview for a really kick ass show, The Vampire Diaries? Only a couple more weeks til Damon graces my screen again. Night everyone.

Well this is just an update to say I’m alive lol. I’ve been working behind the scenes on some things. Really I’ve just been lazy… and melting. It’s 33 outside, which I’m sure isn’t that hot in some places but here it’s a sauna. Ugh….

So I’ve recorded some make up videos but I’ve been having some issues trying to edit them. So probably later tonight I’ll film just a vlog to update. It will also include the Zombie cross stitch that I did end up getting Til then byes for now.

Hehe, project camera is now over. I got the one I wanted earlier this week. The best part is that I paid for half of it with loose change!

I had been wanting to cash in my loose change for awhile. I had pennies, nickels, dimes, etc. I was hoping to get $40ish out of it so it would cover the tax for my camera. Well wasn’t it to my surprise that after I was all done it came to $103.53! I couldn’t believe it. So now I’m a huge believer in saving every penny.

I don’t really have much else to say since it’s 11 pm, I just finished work, and I have to do some write up on my foster kitties. Tomorrow I’ll post some site updates and things I’ve been working on. Till then here are some pics I took with my new camera. None have been edited…. all done with settings on the camera:

Edit: My computer is now being stupid….. grr pics up tomorrow as well.

Hehe, project camera is now over. I got the one I wanted earlier this week. The best part is that I paid for half of it with loose change!

I had been wanting to cash in my loose change for awhile. I had pennies, nickels, dimes, etc. I was hoping to get $40ish out of it so it would cover the tax for my camera. Well wasn’t it to my surprise that after I was all done it came to $103.53! I couldn’t believe it. So now I’m a huge believer in saving every penny.

I don’t really have much else to say since it’s 11 pm, I just finished work, and I have to do some write up on my foster kitties. Tomorrow I’ll post some site updates and things I’ve been working on. Till then here are some pics I took with my new camera. None have been edited…. all done with settings on the camera:

Pic of me, I like how this one turned out

Playing with the colour settings... yay for dirty mirrors.

Using the 'flower' setting, from my garden

Well rather than talking about some random nothingness, I figure I would actual update about my life….

Today Jay and I went out shopping. We received out HST cheque. (Which is some extra money the government is throwing at us to make up for the fact they’re raising the taxes… but who am I to complain? :)) I’ve been wanting a camera for a very long time, ever since mine broke last year. But that’s a want…. and there are things we need more. So today we splurged and got a new monitor. It was something we needed since I was spending 10 min at a time hitting the old one to get it to work. We went to 4 different stores and the last one we went to (The Source) had one for $99. It’s actually really nice, and 18 inch I think? But it really got me thinking and my newest project… Project Camera

Pretty much I’m going to be scrounging, budgeting, and saving for a new camera. It’s something I really miss having. I miss taking pics of the boys and pets. I also really want to start vlogging as well. So my game plan is:

• Set aside $25 – $50 every pay
• Collect all the change in the house (and there is a lot!)
• Sell a few things on Ebay and Kijiji
• Try to lower our monthly bills by another $100
• No extra purchases or fast food!

Money has always been something I’ve struggled with, especially saving. But I think this will be a great learning point. I’ve learned a lot over the last few years and have gained some good skills. Time to put them to the test.

As for what camera I’m getting… I’m not 100% sure. I’m still doing a lot of research. But I looked around a lot today and to get something with the features I want I’m looking at about $250. So wish me luck and I’ll keep you posted. Well that’s about it for now, I closed at work tonight and have to be there again first thing in the morning so I’m off to sleepy land. Night everyone.