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Weekend plans totally changed – grrrr

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It looks like I’m going to be on my own this weekend and possibly for a few days next week too.

That’s not the way the weekend was planned originally though …

A friend of my husbands older brother is having this big party on Saturday for his 30th wedding anniversary. He rented a boat to hold the party on in the Muskoka region. Even though the main party is Saturday night it’s pretty much a whole weekend thing since several old friends will be getting together for the first time in several years. I guess it’s kind of like a reunion.

Anyway … Chris brother is driving up today from Chicago and he rented hotel rooms for Chris and I and himself and his son. Unfortunately the hotel isn’t dog friendly so we can’t bring our Lab with us. We also can’t find anyone willing to look after her this weekend since it’s a long weekend here in Canada.

On top of that we were supposed to go to my husband sisters “cottage” (really a trailer in a trailer park in the middle of nowhere) on Sunday through to Tuesday or Wednesday. However, now she’s saying we can’t bring our dog because her husband is allergic to dogs.

She did suggest that we keep our dog outside all the time, but our dog is a “house’ dog and she’s never stayed outside all night so I’m sure she’d be barking her head off. Plus she’s in heat and being up in the middle of nowhere I’d also be worried about coyotes and other wild animals.

So … that means one of us has to stay home to take care of our dog. Of course it’s me …

I was really looking forward to getting out of town for a few days and of course going to the party on Saturday night. I guess Midnight and I will have to have our own Party.

Chris is going to take off early tomorrow morning so I’m going to help him pack tonight. Yeah, he could pack on his own, but I’ve been on trips with him where he forgot t-shirts and once he even forgot to pack underwear .. so uhm .. I think I’ll help him make sure he’s got everything he needs. LOL

The party tomorrow night is formal so I’ll have to pack up a suit and one or two of Chris’ designer ties. Geez … I even had a dress already to go for this party.

If we didn’t have a dog or if we had a reliable pet sitter our plans wouldn’t have been thrown such a curve ball.

Do you have pets? Do you ever have to change your plans because of pet related complications?





I’m so happy for my friend

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I just found out that a very good friend of mine is expecting a baby. I’m so excited for her and her husband.

She was so excited when she called me that I thought she was going to end up passing out while on the phone. LOL

They’ve been trying for a baby for so long. It’s like their dream has come true.

Sometime this weekend we’re going to get together and I think we’re going to go shopping. She’s so excited she wants to go out and look at things for the babies room and find the best prenatal vitamins so she’ll have a healthy and hopefully trouble free pregnancy.

I’m a little jealous as I’ve been hoping to get pregnant forever and I’m starting to believe that it’s just not going to happen for me. I guess I’ll just have to be the best “aunt”.

Starting a new fitness routine tomorrow

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I think I’m going to start a new fitness routine tomorrow.

As I said in an earlier post I’m stuck inside lately because it’s just been too hot to get outside for any normal kinds of outdoor activity … at least for me it is.

So I’ve been thinking and I’ve come up with a plan. First thing tomorrow morning I’m going to take my dog out for a long walk. It should be cooler outside at that time of day.

Once we get home I’m going to turn on my Wii and do a Gold’s Gym Cardio Boxing routine for about 20 to 30 minutes. Then … if I’m up for it, I’m going to do some stretches and some ab workouts that I discovered online.

Hopefully I can do all that a few times a week. Even if I don’t do it all on the same day as in my ambitious plan that I listed above.

Wish me luck!

I’ve got the wardrobe blues

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I was looking through my bedroom closet and drawers earlier today for something nice to wear and I realized, I haven’t purchased any new clothes in ages.

I’m bored with all the old clothes I have, and to tell the truth, some of my clothes are starting to fade or look a little worn.

I think it’s time to do a little shopping!

The only problem is that we don’t have a lot of spare money right now. I’ll have to keep my eye out for some good sales or maybe start looking for bargains online.

Oh speaking of online shopping … I was just looking at dereon jeans. I love the look of them! They have really nice pocket detailing and I think I’d look good in that kind of style of jeans. Oh and they happen to be on sale right now too – so that works great for me! I just have to find out if they ship to Canada.

So … do any of my readers also have the wardrobe blahs or blues? Are you in need of a little retail therapy too?

It’s too hot for outdoor activities

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It’s been so hot here in Toronto lately that I haven’t been getting outside as much as usual and I think it’s starting to show.

Usually I step up my activity level in the summer, but as I said, it’s really hot here so I’ve been staying inside my house where it’s nice and cool. So I’m not getting outside to garden for hours on end, or taking long walks with my dog, biking or any other activities that I’d normally do.

Of course it’s also BBQ season so we’ve been grilling a lot of food outdoors – everything from delicious steaks to grilled veggies. Oh and drinking cool drinks like iced coffee and iced tea.

If this keeps up I think I’ll be looking for a way to start losing abdominal fat! LOL Lack of activity and tasty foods do absolutely nothing for maintaining a good weight and a trim body.

Other than the heat, one reason that I haven’t been getting outside much to take the dog our for long walks is because my dog, a Labrador Retriever, is black and she seems to just soak up the heat whenever we go outside in the sun. She just can’t do a long walk in this heat.

My husband tries to take her for a long walk each morning – usually at about 7:30 a.m. when it’s cooler. Maybe I’ll take a turn taking her for a long walk later at night. Even if it’s still really warm at night it won’t be too bad because the sun won’t be beating down on us.

If you live in an area that’s very warm right now, how are you managing to stay active and hopefully stay fit in the heat?

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