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Marketing department (ie: me) rocks

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GIVEAWAYS!

I always get fun promotional items while working as a Marketing Assistant (and Graphic Designer). Look at all of the customized gel pens we ordered! I think there’s 550 in total, with six different shades to choose from. I chose the lime green to sit on my black keyboard. I get to pick out and order a lot of things at this job. I recently purchased post-it note booklets with our logo imprinted on. Anyway, the company was pretty swift with getting the pens to us, I only ordered them sometime last week.

♥ I love my job.

I think my body always needs nine hours of sleep, regardless of what my mind wants. I decided to be brave and go to bed a little later than usual last night — midnight, instead of eleven o’clock. I set my alarm for eight, since that’s what time I normally wake up. I was having such a great snooze. But my boyfriends blackberry alarm clock went off this morning, I looked at my watch wondering why HE was waking up so early and I realized it was 9:11AM! I swore a few times, grabbed my clothes and ran to the bathroom to get a 2½ minute shower. Yes, I used soap and shampoo, no I don’t know how I did it so quickly. Perhaps it was the adrenaline pumping in my body panicking because I was so late. I was a multitasker for sure this morning. I was doing pretty good on time, as I left the house at 9:25 (ch–yeaah!). Of course I had to wait 18 minutes for the first bus to bring me to the downtown terminal, and stop and pick up passengers at every blooming stop on the way down. I was wondering if I could catch the fast bus to work that leaves the terminal at 9:55, and what do you know — luck was on my side. The bus parked at the terminal and I booted it across to catch the ‘fast bus’. I made the 9:55! I don’t know how I did it. I was in work at 10:05, after not even being awake for an hour. Normally it would take me 45+ minutes to get to work, by bus. I usually have a long stop over, and the bus drivers are slow driving, so it takes 2x as long to get anywhere. But I made it! My boss was okay with it and everything — which again why I say: “I love my job.” I’ve worked in previous places where it was absolutely no tolerance for late people. No kidding! She told me that the next time it happens, I should just take my time lol. Aww.

But. I now have a headache. I think it’s going to be one of those days.

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I wish I lived in candyland!

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First off, I’d like to say I am dreading winter. It’s achingly cold outisde today, and I’m still wearing my big huge sweatshirt.

A lot of people think that I’m a super health nut. Which isn’t a bad thing — I eat well at work (even though my co-workers know that I have a drawer full of goodies and snacks), and I only know how to cook healthy! But, we all have our guilty pleasures. I’m not always a great eater, just talk to my boyfriend! ha ha. Living with a triathlete has its ups and downs when it comes to snacking ;) I’m always craving food at the apartment: I WANT ICECREAM, I WANT CHOCOLATE AND CANDY! He has those cravings too, which is perfect. Then we go to McDonalds and grab a big ol’ greasy burger. Hehe.

Luckily though, I do have a high metabolism for my age and won’t be needing Phentermine. Eating right, and exercising frequently keeps a person at a good healthy weight range. Sadly, my year gym membership will expire on November 2 and I haven’t been whooping myself at the gym like previous months. Now that indoor soccer has started up again, I shouldn’t have a problem getting a gut or anything ;) I just can’t afford a new gym membership right now since the place I go to, kinda wants the money up front. Blah!

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Dead plant, beautiful floors, and some swank shades

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Awhile ago I bought a really pretty bamboo plant, in Toronto. It was my third plant I’ve bought for myself. The other two (bonsai) died. Thankfully they were ‘cheap’, meaning $20 a plant, rather than the $180 ones I’ve seen online somewhere. Anyway, I managed to kill my bamboo one too. I don’t know how, but I’m disapointed. Aren’t those impossible to water too much/too little? Shouldn’t they be happy with whatever cliamte they’re in? I don’t know how I did it, but it’s in the garbage now. “Three’s a charm” my butt! Eventually I’m pretty sure I’ll buy my 4th plant. What is easy to take care of?

Speaking of bamboo, I was checking out La Petite Chic’s website this morning and saw that hubby and her have miraculously put down brand new bamboo flooring, themselves. Very impressive! Beautiful flooring which I definitely don’t have the craftsmanship or patience to do that, I think I’d have a meltdown as well, moving all of our furniture in the small cluttered apartment. And while she’s on it, she should think about installing some swank bamboo shades! That might be too much bamboo though. heh.

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