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<-- my life, by webgoddesscathy --> :: Thursday, November 17, 2005 :: For some reason, I couldn't remember how much fun my 30th birthday had been. And then I remembered I had uploaded all these pictures to my Flickr account. It really was great. Raye took me out, Jess took me out, my workmates took me out, my friends wine and dined me. My mom took me to Dairy Queen and for Thai food. My favourites! I went home to the farm and chillaxed there. I got tickets to a musical. I bought myself a massage and a movie. It was good. But some year, I'm doing it up BIG. For more pictures of my 30th birthday, click here. :: Cathy 7:10 PM [+] :: 0 comments I'm not really sure what happened, but things are pretty damn OK right now. I've got a lot of good things happening. Holy crap, could things be better? OK, yes, I could have bought my tickets 2 days ago when they were $30 cheaper. And maybe my client meeting could have gone a little better today. However, these were outside my realm of control. We'll see how well I can control client-crazy-factor tomorrow. :: Cathy 6:41 PM [+] :: 0 comments :: Wednesday, November 16, 2005 :: I am feeling better today. I had an upsetting talk with Alex last night in which he basically told me to stop thinking such dark thoughts, that it can only lead to a downward spiral. So I tried. I work up early. I made sure to think good thoughts. I took deep breaths in the shower. I got into work late, vanilla latte in hand, and still took lunch (NamSan - yummy Japanese). I laughed. I went to meetings relaxed. I went home at 5pm. I went up to the exercise room in my building and I ran! There was no one there. I grooved to the New Pornographers while I sweated. And then I came back down and did my back care yoga. Yay for exercise! Yay for better days! (I listened to the Goo Goo Dolls song lyrics too.) :: Cathy 5:14 PM [+] :: 0 comments I've been in a bad mood lately and that needs to change. Any suggestions? (Besides "cheer up"?) :: Cathy 4:56 AM [+] :: 1 comments :: Sunday, November 13, 2005 :: It seems impossible, but somehow I managed to spend almost $300 on not a whole lot this week. I'm careful with my money, so when I can spend that much on very little, it's easy to see how others can spend so much more. People were asking me last night how I managed to pay off my loans so quickly. And I said that I lived off of $30k for over a year. They wondered how I could do it. Well, I did it by not buying coffee. By not eating out very often. By not buying new clothes. By not having cable. By having cheap at-home vacations. By making my christmas presents for some people and just reducing my budget and being more creative for others. It's amazing how the little things add up. I don't deny myself the things I like, but I'm realistic about what I can afford on a daily basis and what becomes a luxury. When something becomes a luxury, you really enjoy it. When it's an everyday extravagance, I find you lose the sense of how special it is. By that theory, then, shouldn't I be MORE happy the less I have? :: Cathy 5:17 PM [+] :: 0 comments I am craving gourmet food. A mixed greens salad with roasted portabella mushrooms, roasted red peppers, goat cheese and a perfect balsamic vinaigrette. Lamb chops with garlic and rosemary. Or sea bass with a wasabi beurre blanc. Perhaps some seared scallops. Yes, definitely seared scallops so big you need to cut them in half to fit them in your mouth. And I forgot to start with garlicky escargots in a phyllo pastry. To finish, molten chocolate cake with homemade vanilla bean ice cream. Or creme brulee with a perfectly bruleed top that cracks under just the right amount of pressure from my spoon. Just to be clear, this craving will not be satiated by eating yet another disappointing bagel. Why, oh why have I stopped cooking?? :: Cathy 4:11 PM [+] :: 0 comments
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