January 2012
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First Impressions
Toronto —> Chicago —> LA —> Sydney —> Melbourne. I AM FINALLY HERE!!!
All three of my bags got stuck in Chicago, which was somewhat of a blessing in disguise as I didn’t have to lug them from the airport to the bus to the hostel. Especially as I wouldn’t look this eloquent doing it. (Total luggage weight: 140 pounds. I know. I’m just as...
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5 hours. 37 minutes. <— time lapsed. 20+ hours <— to go. Phssssh. Child’s play.
I’m on my second flight right now, sitting in a window seat on a huge, packed plane. 29F. That’s me. The woman two over from me is an actual iPad commercial. I cannot believe how well she has maximized the use of her iPad (editing photos, crosswords, books, solitaire, learning...
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8 miles. Treadmill style.
I KNOW. Who runs on treadmills when pretty, wintery paths are waiting for them? False. It was gross and windy and snowy out, so I opted for the gym (thankyouverymuch mother for a free pass).
2 seconds fwd. 1 second back. How time works on treadmills. #fact
Firstly, it was supposed to be 15k, but apparently I don’t know how math works. So when I got 8 miles in my head, that was that. 12k...
FAQ: Canada to Australia
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Why Melbourne?
Because “I heard it was nice.” Does that answer the question? Not really, but that’s all I really got. I’ve never been to Melbourne, I know nobody there, and my work didn’t transfer me, so why Melbs (<— local slang. look at me learning)? I was bored a few months ago and just googled imaged (I know, I’m so profess) London...
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that time i woke up at 2:11am and was hungry. and...
I’m about to go for a 10k run. All I want to do is be horizontal and nap. How do some people make this exercise-thing look so easy? Every single run of my life has been a fight to, well, actually do it. Also. I want to do some sort of challenge. I thrive on challengers. I’ll think about it on the run. Ugh. 10k. Here I come. {please be nice to me}
"Good luck finding yourself"
Those four words. Oh the things I could write about those four, little words. Part of me despises them, and you would too, had you heard how they’ve been said to me; condescending, patronizing, if you will. And part of me sees how it could have been encouraging. Sees. But not believes.
When you make a drastic life decision like the one I’ve made, people are sure to step in and...
"Sh*t Fat People Say" (ie. me)
Tomorrow will be different
I’m just going to have one
My clothes seem to be shrinking
Yes! I’ve lost weight, I’m a size __ at Gap
It’s water weight
McDonalds is my Sunday treat
It’s because my body is in starvation mode
It’s too cold to run
I’m too lazy to cook vegetables
Screw it. I’m taking the last piece of bread on the table
But the...
The Internet, my boyfriend.
I love the Internet, really, I do, but lately I feel like all I do is live online (cough because I’m unemployed? cough) or when I’m not at a computer I’m found clutching my iPhone….
This coming Sunday at 5:00pm I leave for Melbourne. Things I’m doing online for that:
Job searching online
Apartment searching online
Running group searching online
Crossfit...
you know those days where you just can't stop...
An Email.
I remember the day so well. I had only had my blog (this blog!) for a mere three months and it was the day I created an email account for it. I really didn’t think anyone would email me, but just-in-case people had questions (no comments back then, I was way too un-tech savvy for that), I figured I’d add one.
I was sitting in my corner cubicle when my phone vibrated and then there is...
My Weight Update (Dum. Dum. Duuuuummmm.)
Finally.
Finally I’m ready to chat about IT. IT of course being the little thing I’ve managed to not talk about since, oh, I don’t know, September?? The IT that has made my dresses not zip up, my pants’ buttons pop, and me walk around in the freezing winter with a jacket unzipped (as I’m too tubs now to zip it up #sadtruestory): my weight.
So let’s cut right...
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Reasons I don’t want to run
I’m lazy
It’s cold outside
And dark outside. (Soooo dark at 5pm!)
I’m warm and happy right now on the couch
I have to still head to Staples tonight
It’s rush hour (lots of cars = people will see me)
Missing one run won’t matter
There’s always tomorrow.
Reasons I’m going to run
The cellulite I saw on my butt this...
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Day Two.
Random Notes first
Calories add up fast. Like faster than I ever thought possible. Apparently all those they-don’t-count-because-they’re-so-thin-and-tastey cheese slices do count. Horrid.
I have to eat a lot less than I thought I could. Booourns. I said boourns!
I’ve stretched my stomach out fo-shizzle. Like last night I was actually legit hungry going to bed, yet I’d...
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Calorie Counting
Did y’know this is the first time in my life I’m actually using “calorie counting” as my method of losing weight? Considering I’ve been trying to lose weight since I was 11 years old (true story), I find this a little odd as “calorie counting” seems the obvious way, especially for me - someone who believes calories-consumed simply must be less than...
“Above all, be the heroine of your life.”
– Nora Ephron
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They Say it Takes 21 Days to Break a Habit...
Twenty one simple days. That’s it. That’s all.
Twenty one days to establish a new routine. Twenty one days to break a bad one. Twenty one days to lose your cravings (I’m looking at you fromage, you delicious beast, you). Twenty one days to create a better lifestyle for yourself. Myself.
A better lifestyle for myself.
I want that. Hell, I need that.
In the last few weeks...
WatchThis is your most AWKWARD-VIDEO-EVER video of the day.
Oh! and, apparently I mumble. AND apparently I have no muscle and/or cardio memory - It’s gonna be a fun marathon season!
Do you know it’s -7 (19F) in Toronto?
Do you know it’s 28 (83F) in Melbourne?
Do you know exactly two weeks from this moment I’ll be on a 27 hour plane ride from Toronto to Melbourne?
Do you know how lazy I was this weekend?
Do you know how poorly I ate this weekend?
Do you know how I keep promising myself I’ll do things, then go on the Internet and/or watch tv...
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New York City and Boston: The Budget
Oh yes my Pretty Ones, just like every trip I’ve ever been on, I set a budget for this little spontaneous getaway of mine to New York City and Boston.
My Goal: $500
My original plan was to visit New York City for only 7 days on $500 (#spoileralert #failed). But (of course there’s a damn but…) then I extended my trip and stayed a total of 12 days in NYC, and added Boston to...
BEACAUSE I'M NAILING IT.
I am. In-case you hadn’t heard, I am, indeed, I am. I AM NAILING (not sure why I feel the need for capitols there, but I do) MY LIFE. I’m sick and tired of feeling like my life is in the proverbial shit hole for the sole reason I don’t have a guy by my side. Eff that.
I am fabulous. Online and in person. AND IN PERSON. Like, as in real life, dear Internet, as in real life. ...
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13 things on a Wednesday
Boston! I am in Boston! I’ve always wanted to come to Boston, since, like, high school. I always thought Boston would slip itself into the #1 spot on my favourite city list. It has not. Although don’t get me wrong, I do like it, but judging from my 1st impressions, I wouldn’t fight to live here. This is probably because I just came from NYC, which makes Boston seem too...
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My Final Night in New York City.
Top of the Rockefeller Center.
Such a romantic evening with me, myself and I.
THEN THEN THEN, the lovely Miss. Katie invited me to go see Snow Patrol live with her at the Ed Sullivan Theater (where David Letterman gets his groove on each night).
The show was spectacular, and the lead singer, Gary Lightbod, has a gorgeous-gorgeous voice. When he sang Chasing Cars I wanted to run...
