Just had a talk with The Cute Friend

I wanted to check on her and we chatted on the phone for a little while. I was watching Oprah's Big give and thought of her because she loves, loves Oprah. I offered her to watch the monkeys if she and her beloved wanted some time outside of the home. I really love them and spending time with them is a blessing. It's also good to have a friend you trust to watch the kiddos.

I'm watching the show and enjoying it. I cooked and cleaned all freaking day. I scrubbed the bath tub, the bathroom, cleaned and tidied up my closet, did laundry. I'm a good housewife. The guys would be soo happy to hear me say it. They would agree I'm sure. I cook, clean, I'm a good baker, I'm caring, I'm smart etc, I'm just not submissive. I'm stubborn a rebel!

Tagged by Chaucerian girl

Jehara tagged me but because the book I was reading was in French, I declined but now Chaucerian girl tagged me too for the same meme, so here Am I doing it.

You're supposed to grab the book nearest you, randomly open it and write the first five sentences.

The book nearest me is "Le goût du bonheur, Florent" by Marie Laberge .

I opened it to page 223 and here's 5 lines:

"Laissez-la entrer."

Le chagrin ne va pas bien à Marguerite Morin; elle a les yeux rouges et bouffis, la bouche triste et son rouge à lèvres a tendance a effiler. Comme toujours, la vue des bouches trop fardées lève le coeur d'Adélaïde. Elle reste à son bureau et elle fait asseoir sa visiteuse face à elle, sans l'inviter au coin salon.

I'm tagging everyone who wants to play.

A little samedi update

Samedi is Saturday in French. I stayed home all morning and afternoon because I was waiting for a call from The sister who was at The Parent's home for the weekend but she was busy, shopping for her upcoming wedding so we weren't able to hook up for coffee BUT we talked on the phone.

The Young Priest knocked at my door around 17h10, I was shocked to see him early (he was suppose to pick me up around 18h10) but he needed to use my Internet connection and he showed me pictures from his trip In Holy Land. And we went to mass, he was the one celebrating it. I hadn't been to mass since Ash Wednesday (like a month ago) . It was alright, I lite up a votive candle for Vixen and for SW. The candle is burning on The Virgin Mary's altar (this picture was not taken today but the votive candle I lite was on this altar, it's beautiful?)


After mass, we stopped at the grocery store, I needed to buy some stuff because I had not much to eat at home. I bought veggies for a cabbage soup, meat I'll cook tomorrow and lots of diet coke, because it was on sale. Buy 2 /12 packs, get one free.

I got home, unpacked the grocery, and started my cabbage soup. I had to cut all the veggies and finished the preparation and it started to cook. By the time I'm writing this, the soup is in the fridge ready to be eaten tomorrow. I had 1 2 bowls to taste it and make sure it was good and it's delicious.

I have already changed few clocks because we are switching time during the night.Remember to turn your clocks an hour ahead tonight if your area participates in Daylight Saving Time. It starts earlier now than it used to.

I need to sleep, I'm in a good mood. Tomorrow is going to be peaceful and I'll be cooking and cleaning.

How about you?

Stolen from The Gal Herself

I was reading One Gal's musings and found this and I stole her idea and did it. I'm quite impress, I'm usually very mature and adult, I only have issue with Power Trippin' people.

You Are 73% Grown Up, 27% Kid

Congratulations, you are definitely quite emotionally mature. Although you have your moments of moodiness, you're usually stable and level headed.

How Emotionally Mature Are You?

Currently listening to

Memory by Barbara Streisand and it's freaking awesome. It's touching me deeply, it's like bringing me back to memory lane. But the good memory lane, not the "in the deep darkness one."

Barbra Streisand - Memory Lyrics


[From "Cats"]

Midnight
Not a sound from the pavement
Has the moon lost her memory
She is smiling alone
In the lamplight
The withered leaves collect at my feet
And the wind begins to moan
Memory, all alone in the moonlight
I can dream of the old days
Life was beautiful then
I remember the time I knew what happiness was
Let the memory live again
Every street lamp seems to beat
A fatalistic warning
Someone mutters and the street lamp sputters
Soon it will be morning
Daylight
I must wait for the sunrise
I must think of a new life and
I mustn't give in
When the dawn comes
Tonight will be a memory too
And a new day will begin
Burnt out ends of smoky days
The stale court smell of morning
A street lamp dies
Another night is over
Another day is dawning
Touch me,
It is so easy to leave me
All alone with the memory
Of my days in the sun
If you'll touch me,
You'll understand what happiness is
Look, a new day has begun...

Do you revisit memory lane sometimes? I know, I know, NNG, get your butt in bed, It's time to sleep.

Good grief, I feel like I'm a rebel

Cuz I'm not writing that often and it's not because I don't have time but I've been keeping myself busy with the books. I've also been trying to get out of the house and get up earlier in the morning to feel "normal" again. So I set the alarm in the morning for 9 am weekdays even if I don't have something to do.

I had a long talk with The Friendly Boss (TFB) last night and I need to work on something, I need to work on the way I react to a specific power trippin' person. I only control myself, I can't make the person change, it's just not realistic. I only have control over me. The talk made me feel better, it was helpful, it was an eye opener. I'm going to use my intelligence and my strength to deal with Mr.Power Trippin' (MPT). I'm also going to work on all those little things we discussed and next time I've got to deal with MPT, I'll update you. Psst, I know I'm very vague but even if I have not much respect for MPT, I will not refer to him with a nick name that could make him identifiable.

I needed new shoes for this spring, school and everything and wasn't really willing to pay full price even for Hush Puppies. I got a great great deal on those just because they are from last season, I don't care, the new model looks almost the same. I love, love them. They'll be great everyday shoes and they're chic and cute.

I need to go grocery shopping tomorrow and it's freaking snowing again. Plus The Sister will call me tomorrow, she's at The Parent's house for the weekend, I hope we'll be able to have coffee together. I have not seen her since January 1st, she doesn't live in our area, she is far far away.

Hope you guys are doing good. Update me!

13 things I have been doing this week...

I know guys, another boring Thursday 13 but I'm just into self-centered T13.

1- Reading a Trilogy by Marie Laberge. My friend The Passionate One was telling me when we went out last Friday that I should read these 3 books. That it would keep me focus and interested instead of playing stupid games. I'm almost done with the third, they all had close to 600 pages. I started the first one Sunday.

2. Went to a meeting Monday for The Parish and we worked on a reform for the financing.

3. I had a meeting of the Church's council. We all went to AF's house because of a child care issue. The meeting was great, I was the secretary because our person left for a few months again. :::sigh::: I offered TFB to take that job for the next 3-4 months just cuz I'm nice. I'm a member of the church council and have done the note taking before. It's easy for me.

4. I spend all day in bed with my book and laptop. There was a huge snow storm here and I boycotted makeup and clothes (outside of jammies).

5. I went shopping with TTF on tuesday.

6. Someone made a move on me and I just totally was NOT interested. Being friends with benefits like having sex? With someone I barely know? Hell no!It's not that I am very religious or uptight, it's just that for me intimacy comes with trust, friendship, deep love. He's slowed down the calls and the emails. Wonder why eh?

7. We were in a meeting and I have a bit of a cold, my throat hurts, so I say out loud to TFB, and anyone else who was listening because we were at the table after the meeting "I have a hard time swallowing". He looks at me, smiles and giggles "Don't say it that way, it could confuse anyone who's listening." Duh! I was talking about swallowing my saliva because of the sore throat. He knew what I meant but he's right, it wasn't clear, what I was referring to.

8. During the Church's council meeting last night, I had a moment of anger and I was pissed off. The National Television is asking us to have them on a specific date in few months for the show "Le jour du Seigneur", the date wasn't very good with us because of wedding planned in the church but they were NOT flexible as to the time or anything. I got pissy and shouted" The hell with them!". If you'd seen The Parish's Priest's face when I said it. Then TFB gave me "The look" . I apologized tho and blushed. Open mouth, insert foot. Girly, calm down!.

9. I've been sending emails to my friend.

10. Wrote and mailed some cards.

11. Cuddled with Mr.Cat.

12. Played online games

13. Wrote this Thursday 13.

I am done!!!!!

PS: On #8, TFB's "look" was a gentle way of telling me to shut up. He was right.

It only takes a minute

Copied directly from Vixen's blog.

A favor to ask, it only takes a minute….

Please tell ten friends to tell ten today! The Breast Cancer site is having trouble getting enough people to click on their site daily to meet their quota of donating at least one free mammogram a day to an underprivileged woman. It takes less than a minute to go to their site and click on ‘donating a mammogram’ for free (pink window in the middle).

This doesn’t cost you a thing. Their corporate sponsors /advertisers use the number of daily visits to donate mammogram in exchange for advertising.

Here’s the web site! Pass it along to people you know.

http://www.thebreastcancersite.com/

AGAIN , PLEASE TELL 10 FRIENDS TO TELL 10 TODAY

Guess what I'm doing?

There's a huge snow storm going on right now and I'm in bed, with the laptop and having coffee and reading a book. I plan to stay in bed to read ALL day, except if someone needs me for something. Which I doubt because I have been busy Monday and Tuesday with meetings for The Parish, shopping yesterday with The Tall Friend.

Claudia was asking me about a job update. I'm not going back to work right now, I'm going to college for an intensive program. I cannot wait to go but while I wait for the call that'll tell me the starting date, I'm enjoying the vacation a lot. All the pressure and the negative feelings coming from unemployment left the morning I was accepted into college, at that right moment, I felt relieved and finally it was like 100 pounds was lifted of my chest.

I'm getting hungry, I guess I'll get out of bed to eat something, then right back in. I feel soo comfortable, I'm warm, I'm with Mr.Cat who's at the foot of the bed sleeping.

Hope you are having a good day.

I'm up early but slept like crap

For some fkn reasons, I fell asleep around 3h30 AM. I got up with my alarm at 7h50 but I feel like hell. Why the hell did I sleep so bad? yuck.

I'm waiting for the Tall Friend to call, we're going in Bigger Town shopping . I love, love, love shopping. There's a meeting for the Church Council tonight and we are all going.

I'll survive and have a great day, I'm drinking lots and lots of coffee to forget this fucked up night. May your day be well.

May the road rise up to meet you.
May the wind always be at your back.
May the sun shine warm upon your face,
and rains fall soft upon your fields.
And until we meet again,
May God hold you in the palm of His hand.

4 things meme

I was tagged by Julia to do this meme.

4 Jobs I've Had:

Babysitter
Cashier at a toy's store
Research agent
Customer sales representative

4 Movies Watched Over and Over:

Schindler's list
The white squall
Passion of the Christ
Grease


4 Shows I Watch:

Law and Order SVU
Law and Order Criminal Intent
CSI Las Vegas
House

4 Places I Have Been:

Quebec City, QC
Montreal QC
Ottawa, ON
Baie St-Paul, QC

4 Favorite Things to Eat:

Chocolate
Biscottis
Pasta
Chicken

4 Places I Would Rather Be:

In an office working
In my bed sleeping
Sitting on a beach
On a boat on the ocean

4 Things I Look Forward To This year:

Start college
The Sister's wedding
Easter
Enjoying this new start

I'm tagging everyone who wants to do it. Could you please drop me a line so I'll know you took the tag? Thanks a lot!

Finally an update...

Hey guys! I got back in town a little before dinner on Friday, my 3 days trip was nice, I had fun, relaxed, enjoyed the quietness of The Lake. On Thursday I went in town and got myself a massage. Not like this one, she didn't offered or gave me an extra. My friend's Internet connection is by dial-up, so I only took my message twice a day but no surfing the web or nothing. I worked on The Parish's finance's project, it is done, we are meeting tomorrow night to look at it and we'll present it to The Church's council on Tuesday night.

Friday night, The Passionate One, her sister and I went to The Bistrot and had drinks and it was fun. We had a good time. Yesterday The Tall Friend, his wife "The New Blogger", the kids and I had dinner together and played games. It was fun... We talked until 2 in the morning. And today, I just stayed home, cleaned and cooked dinner and baked biscottis for the meetings with the guys.

How's everyone doing? Can you guys believe we are March 2nd? It's unbelievable, time flies for sure.

This blog will return late Friday

Just so you guys don't worry because you don't see any update until Friday, it's because I felt for a little vacation at a friend's house at The Lake or should I call it The Frozen Lake.

I hope you guys have a great week, I for sure will enjoy myself. I have 2 and a half hours of bus tomorrow but I'll deal with this. I'll bring my MacBook, my MP3 player and I've got books but I think I'll be working on the projects for The Parish.

Stay safe all of you.

The Shower Curtain meme

I was tagged by Kat to this this special meme.


1. Take a picture of your shower curtain
2. Tell us if/why you love/hate it.
I kinda hate it because it's old. I have a new one in a box and I'm waiting to move to use it.

3. Tell how long you spend in the shower (roughly)
7-12 minutes depending if I'm shaving or not.

4. Who's on the other side of the curtain?
Mr.Cat is on the other side of the curtain and waits for me impatiently.

5. Tag the 5 of the strangest (er, most fun) people you know on the net.
I'm tagging anyone who wants to play.

Crazy Eights

I was tagged by Vixen for this meme.

8 Things I’m passionate about

My friends
My freedom
Peace on earth
My faith
My career
My life
My extended family
My cat

8 Things I want to do before I die

Have a financial security
Travel
Meet Mr.Right
Have my own house
Have a career I love
Continue to do volunteer work
Obtain inner peace
Find my G spot make a difference in the world

8 Things I often say

"Oh my god!"
"Baby, no biting!" to Mr.Cat
"Call me!"
"No more food until it's time." To Mr.Cat again, sigh.
"Fuck you!" jokingly said to the guys when they mess with me.
"I'll email you."
"I'll take care of it".
"I'll do it."

8 Books I’ve recently or currently reading

Who moved my cheese?
Water flowers not weed
The precious present
don't remember anyone other.

8 Songs I could listen to over and over

Hey Jude (The Beatles)
World Dance (Yanni)
Goodbye my lover (James Blunt)
Captain Nemo
Belly Dancer (Akon)
Shake that ass for me (Eminem)
Being Boring (Pet shop boys)
Live is life (Opus)


8 Things that attract me to my best friends

Honesty
Genuineness
Integrity
Intelligence
Kindness
Loyal
Humor
Attitude

I'm tagging anyone who wants to do it.

Has it been that long since I posted?

Wow, haven't blogged since Saturday night? I'm sorry... I was online tho, and commented on people's blog. I guess I just didn't think of posting something new... (I'm sorry I suck, or I don't?)

I felt like a trophy last night and it was really flattering for my ego. We had a meeting with The Diocese for the annual funding campaign with members of the diocese and other members of church council all over the diocese. I'm in my twenties, I'm young, alive, feminine, happy and you know, it's not common for a parish those days to have an administrator that young, especially a women.

The two men from the diocese wouldn't believe me when I said " Hello, my name is No Nonsense girl and I'm on the church council of The Parish".

Them: Really? That's not possible

Me: Seriously, I am a member of the church council.

Them: But you are so...

M: so what? cute? sexy? hot?
I was elected in December and I've been in The Parish for a few years

Them: Wow, really, you are not kidding?

M: Well, you'll ask The Friendly Boss when he joins us, he'll tell you.

Then they just smiled...

Few seconds later, The Friendly Boss joined us and confirms to Mr. In charge of the finances at The Diocese that I am indeed a member of the church council. Just so you know, these 2 guys from The Diocese were very nice for the rest of the evening.

I guess they were just shocked to see a young hot woman on a council. I was not offended one second, it was very flattering. I did indeed feel like a trophy and it was good for my ego, you know... By the way, it's because members of church council are mostly way over their 60s and mostly male. I wasn't the only woman yesterday, I think we were 5 or 6. I told TFB when we were alone " I know why you wanted me to come tonight, it was to show me off to them eh? He just laughed and smiled.

So that's it. I'm leaving tomorrow morning to visit a friend and I'll be back on Friday in the evening. I can't leave longer, Mr.Cat is able to be independent and care for himself for 2 nights/3 days but more than that stresses him and me out.

I'm going to go for a walk this afternoon, it's going to relax me.

Posting before going to bed

I'm getting my butt ready for sleep, I'm pooped.

This morning I had a long talk with The Cute Friend, my friend and former co-worker at Big Multinational Company. We had a lot to catch on, I told her about my college application, she told me all about the company at the moment and you know I'd miss her a lot. Because when you work together, you kinda lose the closeness of the friendship without losing the feelings that are still present, but because you are at work and are two professionals, you act like co-workers, not friends (If that makes sense). She is one awesome person, let me tell you. I would vouch for her in any situation.


Then I went for coffee with The Mother, we had a nice time, it was cool. We went to The Coffee Place, talked and it was fun. I needed a keyboard to use with my MacBook so The Father sent me a keyboard, which was very very nice.

I need to learn the professional typing method. (required in my college program) So I'm following a course on the computer (Ten thumbs typing tutor) and with this USB keyboard, it's going to be easier for me to practice than on the laptop using their little keyboard. I have the whole year to learn this but I'm a perfectionist, so you know I'll want to master it before. I actually started to practice Wednesday morning after my meeting where The Tall Friend and The Friendly Boss "pushed" me to get myself to do it. I say "pushed" because they were very nice about it and their opinion matters to me a lot.

This afternoon when I got back home, I cleaned and cleaned and tidied up the spare bedroom so I can eventually do my office there and be more organized.

I spoke a while with The Passionate One in the evening and watched TV and visited blogs.

I hope your Saturday was well, mine was great... I still have lots of things to work on for the parish because we've got a meeting on Monday night.

Bye my lovelies!

Guess who got accepted in college?

If you guessed that I did you are right. I went to the interview with the 2 program coordinator this morning and I was accepted! How fucking wonderful this is?

The course is not going to start before mid-March /mid-April but I'm still very very excited and thrilled and relieved and happy! Thanks for the positives thoughts, they've helped me a lot.

Much love to you all!

Can you believe I'm anxious about this?

I'm a bit anxious for the interview with the people in charge of the college program. I can't wait to show 'em what I've got inside.

Dear God, nothing is ever going to be easy eh? That's fine, I'm going to conquer this. I'm strong, I'm smart, I'm bright and I'm a professional, they will want to have me.

Think of me tomorrow morning, I'll leave at 7h30 to arrive at the college around 8h35-40. My appt is at 8h50. I'll have enough time. I need prayers, vibes, positive thoughts, hugs, anything.

Thanks in advance.

freaking cold... AKA I'm sick again...

Damn it, I am sick again. I don't get it! I received my freaking flu shot and it has made no difference. Once again I'm sick with a bad cold. I have a fever, my throat is sore, my lymph nodes are swollen, my nose is stuffed, I cough and it's painful. I hate being sick because I feel vulnerable and I'm whiny.

I've been taking decongestant, taking tylenol and Motrin IB, sucking lozenges, drinking sirup and at the moment I'm drinking a Neo Citran.

I have an interview at the college tomorrow morning. I don't wanna look like hell. I need to impress them for God's sake. I need to look good and speak clearly. I'll get a good night of sleep, dress nicely, wear lots of makeup to make me look alive and sell myself.

I'm finishing my Neo Citran and will take a long hot shower, put jammies on and rest.

13 tv shows I've been watching

I have a lot of times on my hands so I've been watching TV, everything is not interesting so I'm kinda wasting my time but it keeps me occupied. I've got a bit of a cold but I'm happily doing my Thursday Thirteen.

1. House I always thought he was rude as hell, but he still is but he grew on me...

2. Law and Order Criminal Intent

3. Dr.Phil

4. Oprah

5. Judge Judy

6. North of the 60th

7. Annie et ses hommes A quebecer show...

8. CSI New York

9. CSI Miami

10. Maury that's pretty pathetic...

11. Law and Order SVU

12. Super Nanny

13. Desperate Housewife

So which of these shows are you watching?

I have no inspiration for a witty title for this post

I don't know what's up with me. Something needs to happen, I need to get my ass to college or work because that whole thing makes me feel under the weather. I'm on the edge of losing it. I'm bitchy, I wanna fight everybody, I wanna fight. I don't know if I'm PMSing, maybe, that'd be a good reason to feel close to the edge because for God's sake, I'm starting to annoy myself. That's a sign you know.

I procrastinate most of the morning to finish something for the parish and finished it... finally.

I've been listening to "Yes, we can'" song from Will.I.Am and I love it. I wanna buy a Omaba shirt but the official Obama store doesn't deliver to canada. Whatever!

I've been taking melatonin since Friday night and geez it's working. Anyone taking it?

What's up with you guys? Anyone has an update for me?