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Successful shopping spree

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I finally got out to do some much needed shopping. I went out to the mall yesterday. Only for a little while, but it was a good trip. You know, sometimes you go shopping and you can’t find a thing you like and other times everything you look at is perfect? Well yesterday was one of those rare “everything is perfect” days.

I bought a new purse. I really needed a new purse! Then I visited several of my favorite clothing stores and managed to pick up a few new tops, blouses, pants and one skirt. Yeah! The only thing that I really need that I didn’t get was a new pair of shoes. I guess that means another shopping trip … next weekend?

During my shopping spree I took a little break near the malls big fountain. There were two musicians there, playing music for the passersby. One was playing an acoustic guitar and the other was playing what I think was a Luna Guitars Bass. Together they sounded pretty good. It certainly made my little break all the nicer.

I needed the shopping trip. I’ve lost some weight in the last few months and I definitely needed new clothes. In fact I could probably use a lot of new clothes!





A special anniversary

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I just found out that a very good friend of mine will be celebrating a special anniversary later this month. She’ll have worked in her job for 25 years at the end of the month.

I don’t just mean that she’s been working at the same career for 25 years, but that she’s also been working in the same company for that time as well. These days that’s pretty rare what with companies going out of business and layoffs and so on, not to mention people changing careers. A few days ago I realized that in June I’ll have been a nurse for 20 years, but I’ve worked in several private clinics and hospitals in that time.

I think I’m going to get my friend a special gift. I’ve been looking online and I found a site that has gourmet Anniversary gifts for her – things like delicious looking chocolate covered berries. Yum! I’m fairly certain she’ll love those. I’m going to order some for her and hope that she likes them.

Enjoying the sun

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It was such a beautiful day today. Actually it was a beautiful week! It was so warm and sunny – unbelievable. I know it’s March break and quite a few people probably went south or to the Caribbean but the weather here in Toronto was almost as good as what you’d get in most vacation spots. Honest!

The weather broke records this week. Not just here in Toronto but across the country.

Today was the warmest day of all. It was 86 F! When I went into my backyard this afternoon I seriously thought about going back inside and getting the patio furniture. I mean, it’s March .. it’s way to early to be thinking about setting up the Patio furniture for all I know we could have a snow storm next week but with the kind of weather we’ve had most of the last month let alone the whole winter I think I probably could start setting up for summer.

Speaking of summer and patio furniture, I might look for some new modern outdoor furniture to accompany the patio furniture that I currently have. I’ve always wanted an outdoor couch or a true outdoor room.

Has the weather been warmer than normal in your area too? If it has, are you getting outside to enjoy it?

Walking the dog

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I love taking my dog for her regular walk but tonight she was a pain to walk. She kept pulling and worse … she kept darting onto people’s lawns to grab sticks and branches or other things.

She was startling me when she’d run or dart to grab things. I guess at first I thought she was either startled or being chased so that scared me .. then when I realized that she’d just about pulled me off my feet and scared me just to get a stick behind a metal building .. well, that made me mad.

It was also kind of cold and windy out this evening when I took her out so our walk wasn’t quite as long as I’d planned.

I think one of the problems is that my husband and I have very different styles or rules when walking her .. my husband used to try to be strict with her when walking her but I think he’s slacked off lately or else my dog doesn’t respect his authority (I sound like Cartman from South Park now LOL) so when he’s been walking her for several days and I talk over she just tries pulling me all over the place .. but after I’ve walked her for a few days she walks by my side calmly without pulling .. so nice. Soon enough … I’ll be the only one walking her.

Books, Old Records and Guitar Lessons?

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I’m still busy cleaning and de-cluttering my house. Last night my husband and I did a little bit of the work together but it wasn’t all that productive.

We started working on an area of our basement where we store things that we’ll more than likely keep .. so we didn’t end up throwing out much stuff. I’m very into throwing out a LOT of stuff from the basement these days since the basement is one big cluttered mess. We have too much stuff. I stay stuff because that’s all it is .. stuff .. stuff we haven’t used for years, stuff we can live without.

Last night we discovered a couple of boxes of books that we set aside for sorting at a later time. I really didn’t want to “sort” things last night .. plus, once I know where all the books are and I’ve decided what’s going to be kept and what’s going I’m either going to set them aside for a yard sale or take them to a store that buys used books. The other things that we actually sorted through were three or four boxes of old records. Most of them are mine. Chris only had about 10 records in all the boxes and I guess I must have about 200. Gee I wonder how much some of them will be worth if I decide to sell them?

While we were going through all those records my husband and I kept talking about how our musical tastes have always been so similar. He swore some of the records that I know were mine were his – but then he remembered that they weren’t. Chris never bought things when he was a teenager or when he was in his early 20’s … he borrowed everything and that’s why he has so few records in that pile or records downstairs. LOL Anyway as we talked about music I kept teasing him that one of the things that he’d always promised me was beginner guitar lessons but I still have no clue as to how to play the guitar. Gee .. it’s been something like 22 years – you’d think I’d be able to play something basic having lived with a musician for that long .. but nope. I think he’s afraid to teach me. I guess if I want to learn I’m going to have to teach myself or take lessons from someone else.

I wonder what gems we’ll find the next time we try sorting out the mess in the basement! To be continued …

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