Music is good for the soul

I've always been a bathroom pop star. I enjoy singing and could sing for hours straight. Just because I enjoy it, doesn't mean I'm good at it. cause I'm not.
My family has always been musical. My mom being in a country band when I was young-Singing and playing the bass; my eldest brother being in various bands-also singing, playing the guitar, banjo, and I seem to remember a fiddle being played by him a few times, my youngest brother is a rapper in BC, and my biological father is a drummer.
Until now, I've never played an instrument. (other than the forced trumpet in elementary school) a few weeks back I went to a friend of my Fiance's whose uncle owns a pawn shop and he hooked me up with a guitar, hard case and strap for $80. I had to buy new strings for the guitar, but those are cheap.
I was going to pay for a course online, but I've been learning just fine using Youtube. I enjoy it. It has healed a damaged soul.

Fools Rush in

Why are people so quick to get married these days? I received a call last night from a friend that I haven't talked to in a long time. D. D has always been a good Christian girl, (Yes, I said 'good' Christian) Hardly ever having a 'boyfriend'. now she's been 'talking' to this christian guy from a different church for 4 months, has met him a few times and he proposed to her! they're getting married in August next year.. WTFOMGBBQ?!

I'm a big believer in test driving a car before you buy it. I am a definite example of that. my partner and I have been together for 10 years, and have lived together for 4. I'm not saying to rush in to bed with someone, but FUCK! you get a serious idea of how someone REALLY behaves when you live with them.

Another thing! if you test drive a car, and it runs, but it stalls every time you go over 35, wouldn't you think there's a problem? WHY THE FUCK WOULD YOU BUY THE CAR?!?
I have another friend, that's getting married, and she KNOWS her fiance has blatantly betrayed her for their entire relationship, all of a sudden he has decided he wants to get married. There has also been all of these signs and roadblocks for them in terms of the actual getting married part, but those who refuse to look, choose to be blinded.

On a brighter note, yesterday, Tim and I went shopping, and I bought a vat of my favorite perfume for CHEAP! ok, not a vat, but 1oz and a 'solid perfume' which kinda looks like lip gloss, but I'm afraid to use it. AND a pretty box for $35! Woot!

Titled/Untitled

I've learned to appreciate water more. Not waste it. On wednesday I was doing dishes and the seal around the tap broke. covered me in water and hit the stove. For the rest of Wednesday, and part of Thursday I didn't have water to ONE tap in the house. I didn't eralize how much I use that tap. for rinsing off dishes, washing pots, making juice, getting water to wipe off random things, when I burn myself... and countless other things.

I've always thought I was pretty mindful with my water consumption. Timed showers, I'll even turn off the shower if i'm doing something that doesn't require a lot of water..when I'm by myself, if it's yellow, let it mellow. even when I do dishes I turn off the tap some of the time.

do I really need to wash my dishes before I wash my dishes? no. worst case scenario I should fill up the sink with water and do them like that rather than let it run. I tend to do that a lot. Especially with pots, because I don't use the dishwasher for that.
that's my mission. Stop using so much damn water!

Nails are green today. I'm starting over NOT biting them. I failed.
It's Friday. why is it the week seems so much longer when Monday's a holiday?
xo
Trina

nothing and everything

This morning the sky looked like it was on fire. It was beautiful. That's one thing I like about waking up early. Another thing I like is getting off of work early. Really. that's it. Being here so early is making me crazy. I can't seem to get to sleep before 11:30, and waking up at 5 is SO hard. once I'm here I'm okay, but then when I get home, I have no energy to do anything. So therefore my house is a disaster most of the time.
I think I might switch to afternoons for a bit. just like 2 weeks.

hmm

I love..

Exploring new places
hanging out at heights I'm too scared to look down from
Kissing in public
when I'm right
when I get proven wrong and learn something from it
the smell outside after it rains (dirt and worms, Tim calls it)
encouraging children to misbehave by smiling at them
randomly breaking out into song
dancing
when I completely zone out in my craft room and go on a craft binge
street meat

:)

oopsie!

I conduct the Unit meetings for my area. it's been going pretty smoothly. there's one about every three months, just to update everyone on waht's going on this quater and what happened at the executive meetings. Anyway, I am booked off for tomorrow,(wednesday) and the the hall is booked for tomorrow, as well. However- in the newsletter, the date for the meetings is Monday. (yesterday) The last 2 meetings I've conducted, no one has shown up to the 4pm meeting. this time, i think that no one will show up to the first meeting, either!

Since the last time I posted, Tim and i have pretty much planned our wntire wedding. lol. down payments on; Aeolian Hall, the Almost Hip, the guy who's doing our invitations, we've talked to the caterer, also talked to the DJ, I have the fabric for the skirt of my dress, and Tim has a clear picture of what his costume wants to look like! WOO! we've also talked to the guy that we're going to rent smoke machines from. and also some other stuff that I can't remember right now.. (we have a spreadsheet on our refrigerator)

Tim an I celebrated our 10 year anniversary :) yay! we ordered chinese food and ate it :P and other stuff, too..

We went to Fan expo this past weekend, it was AWESOME! I had a great time nerding it up with the sweetest man in the world. I know, we're lame, but we're lame together :P

that's really it for now, maybe i'll post some pictures of Fan expo in a few days. they're on Tim's parent's camera, so we have to go to their house to retrieve them.

xo
T

Fireworks, anyone?

yaaaay! day 10! I know, it's lame. but it's a milestone! kind of. I did bite on day 6, so does that mean I have to go back 6 days? maybe when I reach a month, I'll go back the 6 days. It won't seem like as long then. As of right now, it's more than half of the time I've not bitten them. Tim said last night that he's gotten used to me having short nails. It's not the long nails I want. Okay, that's a total lie. I DO want long nails. Not disgustingly long, but long enough to look nice and be able to scratch Tim's back. but the thing I want most is to be able to break the habit. always having my hand in my mouth looks completely disgusting, and all the germs and bacteria that go with it? ew. I also love painting my nails. so that'll give me more space to doodle. lol.

I made some Kanzashi flower hair barrettes for Tim's friend's wife Madeleine. it was her birthday last week and last time she was at our house we were talking about girly accessories and how expensive they are. She mentioned that she was looking at some Kanzashi flower combs and they were like $20-$30. pffft. I'm crafty. a good chance for me to learn a new skill and do a friend a favour. in total they cost me about $1.30 each to make. a lot of time, but like I said, I learned a new skill, so I got something out of it. Fun!

Canada day is coming up next week. not sure if I'm going to go see fireworks or not. we'll see what Tim wants to do.

xoxoxo
T