Weigh In Day (Aug.11, 2025)

Weigh in day today.

I was 229.8 lbs.

Not good at all.

That's up 2.6 lbs from last week.

Definitely going the wrong way - I need to get my shit together.

I hopped on the treadmill on my lunch hour and did a 5k run.

It felt a bit tough today maybe due to the longer run yesterday but I got it done.

I had started this puzzle yesterday and I finished it up today after work.

It was a tough one.

The kids came over to visit.

Eden is super into Baby Shark right now, she's even trying to do all the actions.

I found this drawing tutorial book at the second hand store for Freya - I just remembered about it today and gave it to her.

She liked it.

We took the girls up to the park to play for a while before we took them home.

Eden loves running around and following her big sister.

Freya was coming up with all her little scenarios for us to play out as usual.

She has such a great imagination.

There was a random goal net by the park and Eden just wanted to sit in it and for me to sit in there with her.

The movers came in and packed up my sisters house today.

They are heading to PEI with their dad for a few days and the movers will be coming to my sisters to move everything on Wednesday.

Then next week after our trip to PEI, she'll be heading out here.

I am so excited that she is going to be living nearby.

That is all for today, until next time, be happy.

Longer Run - 8k (Aug.10, 2025)

I stayed up super late last night working on a puzzle last night but I was still up early this morning.

 

This was the puzzle I did.

It was a 500 piece that I picked up at the second hand store.

It was tough but fun.

I was planning on doing a longer outdoor run this morning but it was dreary and windy out so I decided to just hop on the treadmill.

I put on an episode of Dateline and got running.

I ran 8k - I didn't go super fast, mainly 4.1 - 4.2 but I did do some of it at 4.3 & 4.4.

I was soaked when I finished but felt great about myself.

Jason bbq'd some pork up for us at work for meals this week.

I made eggs and sausage for breakfast.

I also had fruits and veggies.

Professor Snuggles sat on the arm of my couch the whole time I ate and watched me.

I didn't do much today, I had planned on blogging because I'm so behind but I just couldn't make myself do it.

I am so far behind and the further behind I get, the harder it is to get back to it.

I ended up starting another puzzle - a 750 piece one.

I thought it would be a quick one but I pretty much worked on it for the rest of the day.

Nadine did drop by for a short visit but other than that, it was a really quiet day.

When Jason got home, he cooked us up some pizza for supper.

I've also been having a hard time sticking to weight watchers.

My weight it creeping up and up and up.

I hate it but I just can't seem to make myself do anything about it.

I'm not giving up though - I know I can do it - I just have to get into the right mindset.

That's all for today, until next time, be happy!

Snuggles and Puzzles (Aug.9, 2025)

 Miss Freya ended up having a sleep over last night.

Freya and Eden enjoying some morning snuggles.

She arranged the bunny and troll like this so they could be comfortable and have a nap.

It was a chill day - I should have been working on my blog but instead I did some puzzles.

This Nutcracker one was fun.

Then this 500 piece Springbok one that had all these spoofs on food brands was fun too.

I love these kinds that are really busy like this and have all these details.

They are my favorite kind of puzzle to do.

Making puzzles kind of ate up most of my day.

That's all for today, until next time, be happy!

Ikea Trip (Aug.8, 2025)

I made a trip to the city today to do some shopping and I made a stop at Ikea.

I want to do the girls room over so I was looking to see what they had for furniture.

I was looking at options for cleaning up the toys in the basement.

They have several options.

I think I'll end up going with this one but I'm not sure.

I saw this kids kitchen that I thought the girls might like.

They had some beds I thought would work for the girls.

They share a room so I want to get single beds for them.

I like that this one has storage.

This was my favorite because it has a trundle bed that you can pull out.

It comes in a bright yellow color too which I kind of love (It's the yellow that you can see in behind on the wall).

I even love the bedding on this one - the pattern is so fun.

They have cushions.

They also have the duvet covers for just $49.99.

And it's only $449.00 which I think is pretty reasonable.

I've been wanting to get new dressers for Jason and I for a few years now but I can't decide on one.

There were a few options there today that I think might work.

Maybe two of these side by side - one for him and one for me?

I do like the color.

I was thinking white before but now I've changed my mind and think I'd like to go with wood.

I came across this duvet cover and kind of fell in love with it.

I love the pattern.

I texted Jason to see if he liked it too and he did so I ended up buying it for our room,

I also got a set of sage green pillow cases to go with it.

These were some of the other options I sent him that I also liked.

Another pattern similar to the one I ended up going with.

I had a look at the blinds - I'd like to get some especially for my living room but I have no idea what size I need.

I perused the light fixtures too because I'd like something new for my dining room.

There were a few options I thought were ok but nothing really blew my mind.

I'll just have to keep looking.

There were a lot of things there that I did really like though.

I could make quite a dent on my pocket book if I was let loose in there and just bought every single thing I liked and wanted.

I headed back to Swan Hills and I got a little visitor when I got home.

I worked on another puzzle - it was one I picked up from the second hand store and it had a few pieces missing but it was still fun to do.

This is Paddington's spot when the door is open.

He loves laying there especially when the sun is shining.

That's all for today, until next time, be happy!

Still Running (Aug.7, 2025)

Another day, another run.

 

My plan is to try to run 5k everyday and I did it again today on my lunch hour.

Feeling sweaty but awesome.

Had a visitor this evening.

These girls bring me so much joy - I love spending as much time with them as I can.

That's all for today, until next time, be happy!