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I dove head first into the wonderful world of knitting. I am working on a scarf right now. Didn't realize how much there was to know! Youtube is a huge help because I don't find the pictures very easy to follow. So far so good, I'm taking it one day at a time and trying to embrace the concept of improving my skills rather than just quitting because something because I'm not good at it from the beginning (which I do often).

The town had a "Black Friday" all day yesterday. I went out before work but ended up just buying things I could have bought any other day. I don't need a new TV or a 20-piece set of stainless steel pots and pans, so whatever was left at 4:00pm wasn't really appealing for me. Oh well, less money spent. I did find cute hats for the dogs for under $3 a piece. Bonus!

Lonely

Had a good phone conversation with my mom today. One of those talks that last 2 hours but only seem like 20 minutes. Made me want to be home badly. Everyone is going through a lot over there and I'm on the other side of the country and can't do anything about it, which makes it hard and kind of lonely. Working opposite hours to your fiance doesn't help either. Not feeling great.

Beautiful Day

The dogs and I took advantage of an incredible day. Brody had a doggy play date with 6 other people with their 5 dogs. He loved it, and so did I! He was approaching the others with excitement and really enjoyed the company of the other dogs on our little hike (especially the female sheltie in heat). When I got home I fed the pups and took Rex out too. That walk was less fun.. I think I get too stressed out with Brody's pulling and Rex's refusal to acknowledge my existence the entire time. I think I'm going to have to walk them separately from now on, but the exercise was good for all of us... especially me :)

Hobbies

I need a hobby. I really don't have anything that I do for me (other than eat candy in copious amounts and watch Grey's Anatomy every week). I have been thinking about doing something like knitting or crocheting. Something that can start out east and get more advanced with experience, leaves room for individual creativity, and has a final product. I like to draw, but I find myself becoming frustrated when a sketch doesn't turn out the way I wanted it to. I don't play video games because they stress me out way too much, I haven't been able to read a full book from start to finish in a LONG time, and I have developed a distaste for exercise in any form. I have a yoga video that I bought 2 years ago and haven't even bothered to open it yet. The funny thing is that I really love doing it, yet still can't find an iota of desire to pop that DVD in and let the endorphins fly. I can't achieve the stress-free relaxed state I want with two whining dogs on the other side of the door.

It's actually a little frustrating....

I do bake occasionally. I guess that would be considered a hobby. The downfall of that is when you have 3 dozen cookies and a counter top full of freshly baked banana muffins, it all has to be eaten...

Stay-cations

Went to PR today for a visit. I am really starting to appreciate these little "stay-cations," even more than I previously did. It gives me a nice break from school, work and most importantly, from being stuck in the house. Most of my days off are spent inside doing housework or studying and when I work nights, I spend some of the day sleeping and the rest making supper and getting ready for work. A lot of being stuck at home is due to only one vehicle to share, plus the fact that we live 10 minutes outside of town. I could take the dogs for walks, but taking them along the same road every time has grown old quickly. They get a lot more out of chasing each other and darting around the yard anyway. I need a hobby, but I have yet to find anything that really interests me enough to stick with on a long term basis. I would love to learn how to knit or crochet, but haven't put much effort towards it yet. I do need to work on Brody's training a lot more too. Maybe that will be tomorrows task... and poop pick-up (my favorite... ugh).

November 3rd

Tonight is my third night shift. Only one more to go until days off.

Yesterday morning Brody and Rex let me sleep in until 1:00pm, which was a first. Usually I'm in bed by 6:30am and up by 11:00am to clean up whatever mess Brody has made that morning. Not this time though... they cuddled in bed with me while I recharged after my twelve hour night shift. It was a nice surprise.

Tomorrow we are planning a trip to Plaster Rock to visit Bryan's parents, which is exciting. I will be slightly exhausted from working the night before, but hopefully I can squeeze in a nap on the way there.

I'm still having a hard time getting over my recent loss of the 5,000 pictures on my computer when the hard drive crashed. It kind of makes me feel sick actually. I like to consider my picture taking as one of few hobbies that I have, so losing 6 years worth of pictures hurts a little. There's not much I can do now, except maybe take up drawing again... which isn't a bad idea.

Rex

 

Brody