East Coast Life

Retail Therapy

2007-04-02T16:13:00.000-03:00

I am proud to say that I belive in 'Retail Therapy'! There is I don't anything more exciting then going out adn spending money on fab new or old things. Just last week Meghan and I went shopping... one maxed debit card later, I am the proud owner of many new things including a fab brown leather club chair. I have paired this chair with a chair from Meghand "pub"room and I think my living room is almost complete.
Mr. Mooche did seem to think that the leather chair was for him but he and the Princess seem to like the other "new" chair much better.

The Leisure Suit

2007-04-02T15:59:00.000-03:00

Today I ventured into the world of the Leisure suit!! I have been one of those poeple who closes my eyes in shame when they see that young or old lady wearing a leisure suit out around town.... but I have bought one!!!!! (eeekkk!!!)

The thing that scares me the most.....am excited about.... my new powder blue leisure suit!!!!!!!!!!! I mean it is great. Comfy and soft... the down side is that the pants are supposed to be capris but are more flood pants. but who cares! I think I should be allowed my leisure suit as long as i only wear it at home....... I don't want to become that crazy person in thier leisure suit shopping........ and I should be able to waer it out if I will be makign a run through the Tim Horton's drive thru here in Shediac.
Hmmmmm, I think I love it sooo much that I will pick up another in some other fab colour....

Liz, loving the leisure suit

Day off

2007-04-02T15:49:00.000-03:00

Today is the first full day of of three... Yesterday I just slept part of my day off because I got home at 8 am from work. But on that part day off I must say really imptroved my living room. I now have a very sweet looking living room with the new chair and the chair from Meghan added to it! Now to just get some art and it will be a happening place.

Since it was my 1st day off I thought that I should do my in town running around and then I can spend the next few days cleaning up around the house..... That in town stuff is a good thing if you don't feel the need for retail therapy..... I returned home a few $$ poorer but with many nice buys. I am happy to report that I still had mucho room left in the chair on my return... although I did what to buy a cabinet at Homesense I refrained!

Weather

2007-03-27T09:08:00.000-03:00

I must say I still have yet to adjust to the fact that I can't wear my birks year round!! You would think that after almost 5 years!!! Yuppers I said 5 big olds!!! That I would be used to not wearing them year round but now that the snow is almost gone... Just the huge ass snow piles to go that you could wear birks and a light jacket... let me tell you that nope its still a wee bit chilly. to do that you must have the heat on high in the car!!!! Or else your toes go blue like mine do!!! Not a pretty sight.

The exciting part is that in 20 days I will be waerign birks!!!! I don't think I will take any shoes that are not open toed... hmmm maybe a pair of hiking shoes.... I need them to go walking in but other then that NONE!!!!!

BRING ON SUMMER BABY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The trip!!

2007-03-27T08:54:00.000-03:00

Just a few more weeks (20 Days) and I will be heading to the West Coast for some fun in the sun... or maybe rain....who knows and who cares!!! It has been a long 2 years since I have been out and I am looking forward to seeing everyone! Now, the last time I was out Kelly & Jason where getting married... Cheyenne (my niece) was 4 months old now she is over 2 yrs old, Sara and David was not married and had no kids, now they are married with a new baby boy, Ethan!!! While Amy and Gabe was prego but had not told us.. or maybe they didn't know...hmmm anywho they now have a baby boy who's over 1 year!!

I now get to meet all these new little people !!!! I am sure that we will have lots of fun. I keep getting photos but my how they change. To see photos of Owen (Amy and Gabe's son) see the blog link Owen. Here are the most recent photos of Cheyenne and Ethan!

Facebook

2007-03-27T08:01:00.000-03:00

Everyone has been talking about this "Facebook" thing.
Yesterday I recieved an email from Sara saying that I was one of her "friends" in this Facebook craze. I thought well what the hell i have turned down others because i was just too busy at that time to sign up & fill out all the this that one must when they join .
So I login and do all this stuff. If you have joined or have attempted to join do you find it bloody hard to understand what the hell is going on? I thought I was in my area but then I am browsing a friends friends! Then I try and add a friend but I can't find her butI can click on all her friends and see her!
I think that my stint with this "Facebook" will be short and not overly sweet.
Liz, not so sold on Facebook

The New Book

2007-03-25T18:17:00.000-03:00

I am not sure if I had shared with you the fact that I purchased a new cookbook? I had read about it in one of my cooking blogs.. or was it 2 of them... Hmmm
Anyways, Since it had such great reviews I thought " Self, we should buy that book and give it a go"

Well, I did buy it and so far of the 2 recipes that I have tried I am not happy. I will have to put it aside for now and have a go at it again later right now I am too mad that I don't like the stuff. It's not like I am trying crazy things!! I tried a cake and then a scone recipe!! These things are basics. I will have to go back to my Purity and Canadian Living Cookbook.

Passion Party!

2007-03-24T10:07:00.000-03:00

Caution!!! This entry will deal with highly explicit information... Viewer discretion is advised!!!!

I am having a Passion Party on May 16th @ 7 pm!!!

I just wanted to let everyone know.

You can check out there website @ www.passion-atn.com

Looking forward to seeing everyone there!

Scrapbooking again!

2007-03-24T09:50:00.000-03:00

It has been a long time!!!

Last night for the 1st time in almost 5 years I started scrapbooking again!!! I have made 1 or 2 attempts before but not really seriously; but last night i dragged out the tote and the pictures and got to work. It is was lots of fun but sad to know that I am missing chunks of photos that either my Mother, sister or brother have. The good thing is that if I do get more pictures I can also stick pages in as I have to..... One good thing about these books.

I did notice how scrapbooking has changed since I first started... Now there are soooo many things that you can add to the pages. It is neat to see the difference in the pages I did about 6-7 years ago and the ones I am doing now!!! I think that maybe some time I will go back and change them... but I think its neat to see how I have grown... That way if I am slack one day.... you can't tell the difference!!! HAHAHAHA!!!!

What has kinda kicked my ass into gear is the fact I had 2 full shoe boxes of photos under my bed. Since moving to my new place I have been on a kick to cut back on the shit I have. So i figure if I can scrapbook all the pictures I want into albums the rest (that I want) can go into a book .... some great kid pics just don't go and I don't want to throw them out since I know I am missing years of photos. I must say that I love the fact that I have about 3 years of photos sitting on my hard drive... with a couple of back up copies... don't fret!!! They are not taking up room!!! The other thing is that a friend who is very crafty, Shelly, has started selling, hosting or whatever you call it "Stampin' up". http://www.stampinup.com/ca/enc/default.asp You can also check out Shelly's blog in my Friend section once I get it added.

Now I am not nearly as creative as Shelly but I don like to do these things and some of the stuff I think I can use so I thought "If i start scrapping again maybe I can learn some of the new techniques that people are doing". So look forward to seeing some cards and different things coming your way made by Liz...the uncrafty scrapbooker!!!

My Peculiar Aristocratic Title

2007-03-24T08:48:00.001-03:00

My Peculiar Aristocratic Title is:
Reverend Countess Elizabeth the Imposing of Lower Hellswicke
Get your Peculiar Aristocratic Title

Time flies

2007-03-20T21:54:00.000-03:00

I was sitting on the couch tonight after hanging with Meghan; and I mean I was hanging with her. She bought an inversion table last month & I had yet to try it.... so we had a chat as I tried to get the thingto work.... I must sayI really, really liked it!!!

What has been going on in my life....

I celebrated St. Patricks day with Meghan & her friends by drinking wine, champagne & tearign wallpaper off her front hallway. I was up to 5am i headed to bed at 530 which was very early but I had to work that night so I packed it in early.

I have also been working a lot as of late... or maybe it just seems like a lot... hmmm nope I checked its been my crazy part of my rotation. The good news is that in ... 27 days I will be heading to BC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I must say that I am very very excited to be going.

On the travel front it sounds like I will be taking a bus tour to New York in November. Trish has a lead on a 7 day old peopel tour that we are thinking of going on. I would love!! to see New York. Then in September of 2008... just over a year from now Meghan and I have changed our minds we are not going to go to Italy..... we are going to Ireland!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I think I am a bit more excited about that then Italy & I was very excited about it!!!!!

Hmmmm...I think that is it for a while I really don't have that much more to share.

Who am I?????????

2007-03-06T09:10:00.000-04:00

For those of you that haven't heard about this name mix up here is a funny story.

My friend Trish and I both started working on our floor at the sametime. We look nothing alike but the staff will call us each others names. It has been getting better but still some will call me Trish and others call her Liz.

Now this morning as I was calling Nursing Office for the extra 30 mins of OT that I worked. I told them that I was Elizabeth an RN on 5100 and that i was just leaving my night shift... Now Nursing office has no sweet clue who the hell i am. I am just a name & I am sure they have never seen me... they say you are elizabeth "blank". I say NO I am elizabeth "so & so". They say okay....

They used Trish's LAST NAME!!! What the hell!! Even they, who have i am sure never meet us, can't tell us apart!!!! I makes you just want to cry at the waste of time it is to say no I am liz not trish.

The Bath

2007-03-02T16:59:00.000-04:00

For those of you who have ever tried to bath a cat ....... it is bloody crazy!! I mean the screaming and the scratching. Today was the Fatmans bath. He is fat & unable to really groom himself so I thought to get rid of all the dandruff an oatmeal bath would be good......

HAHAHAHAHA!!!

The joke was on me.... I had him screaming and then the other 2 cats where screaming and trying to claw me to see what I was doing to the Fatman... it was not a pretty sight. Here are a couple of pictures after when Mr. Mooche was cleaning himself up.

I am an Aunt!!!!!!!!!!

2007-02-22T12:39:00.000-04:00

I have exciting news!!!! I just found out today that my cousins have made me an Aunt to a 8.11lbs baby boy!!!!!!!

Congrats to Sara and David who had the shortest pregnancy and birth. I am glad to say that everyone is doing fine and that I can't wait to meet him when I am out in April!!!!

Well, I am off to have more tea to calm my shakes....

New Rotation Cancelled!!

2007-02-16T12:14:00.000-04:00

I just wanted to comment and say that I have declined that new rotation taht I said I was taking... the reason being.. I work many many weekends!!! it was 6 out of every 10!!!! Thats a bit too much for me... anyways i should get back to trying to sleep.

nighty night,
liz

The Cats

2007-02-14T19:58:00.000-04:00

I was thinking that I haven't posted any really new pictures of the cats.... So here are some since we moved into the new place!!!

Travel Plans

2007-02-12T12:30:00.000-04:00

Ahhhh days off!!!! I must say that I really really love them. The only trouble is that one must clean on their days off..... Which is very icky. The house its self is tidy not much clutter if you don't look in the bedroom that needs to be organized. That leaves the floors and windows to be washed. The good news is that I have until Thursday to do this and right now it is only Monday!!!!

To take my min of the need to do this..... its not hard. I have taken to watching my marathon of Sex in the City DVD's that I borrowed from Meghan. I am currently on Season 3 and really enjoying. I have also been planning my trip to Italy. The plan is to go in April of 2008. I will be booking my vacation next month and once that is approved I can be even more excited.

I have read my guide book and picked most of the places that I want to go and now I just have to figure out how long i want to saty in each place and the amount of money I will need...... I might be getting want and need mixed up again......

ohh well this is all about me & me having fun. I just have to hope that my travel partner will have the same ideas as me.

Here are the cities I want to stay in:
Rome
Venice
Florence
Sorrento
Now some of the places I want to see are realativly close by these cities so I think that day trips via train are possible..... I will need to confirm this with my travel agent.
I figure that I can then travel via train to the different places.

Anyways we shall see. That is the current idea. I will have to see if that is do-able with the $$$ situation.

I think that is it for now,

Arrivederci

Liz

New Rotation!!!

2007-01-30T21:25:00.000-04:00

I am happy to announce that I have a new rotation!!!!! I will be working 2 days and 2 nights starting sometime in late April or May!!!!!! I am very excited to be starting this rotation!!!!!!

Days off!!

2007-01-27T10:16:00.000-04:00

I am soooo glad to once again be on days off. I must say that somedays I love my job. Other days I hate my job and everything I do. I am glad to say that out of 24 hrs plus overtime of...hmmm I think 1.5hrs I only hated my job for 5.5hrs!!!
I think that is up from last week when it was 36 of the 48 hrs I worked. Who knows what the next 24 hrs on Monday and Tuesday will be.

What to do on my days off.... I am sad to announce that I have once again got the teenage boy sounding voice! I thought that I was just going to have the old man rumble voice... but the teen voice is back.... I might need to get that looked into sometime... maybe my next stretch off...
I was thinking that I needed to head into Moncton to pick up food stuffs and litter for the cats... Now if this was a normal day it would be no problem... BUT.... It is currently -20 and then -31 with the windchill. I have no wish to go and freeze body parts off.... ahh the problems I face.

Well perhaps I will go and get ready.. I don't think tommorow is going to be warmer....

I can't wait until I am on that plane headed for the west coast.. I am ordering up warm weather... and that means anything above 0... I am sorry to say.

So to be back on the West coast,

Liz

It is booked!!!!!!!!!!!

2007-01-18T22:06:00.000-04:00

I am happy to say that I have booked my flight!!!!! I will arrive into Abbotsford at 1259 on Monday, April 16th! I will be leaving via the Vancouver Airport at 1130. I will probably be coming from Campbell River into the Vancouver airport to leave.. If I can book that much time at the inn.... At Present the Inn keepers are in Mexico without me. :(

I am planning on staying Monday to friday or Saturday on the mainland. I hope to get a chance to see everyone!!!
I can't wait to see you all!!!!!!

Liz

Coooold!!!

2007-01-17T06:09:00.000-04:00

This mornign before heading to work I decided to check adn see waht the temp was outside... so I logged on to teh weather channel and... -22 and with the windchill -34!!!!! That is freaking cold!! So, after getting ready I go to roll up the blinds in the bath & bedrooms.... Ice has formed on the inside of my windows!!!!!!!!!

I figure I had better warm Vivian up for a good long while and I have no idea what the roads are like. Vivian almost doesn't start!!! She made a whining sound and then turned over! Holy Crap Batman!! She Might need to get an electric blanket!!!

I should be off to drink my tea before I head to work. I hope that you all have a great day adn oen that is warmer then -17 and -303 somethign with the windchill!

West Coast here I come!!!

2007-01-16T11:30:00.000-04:00

Well Folks!! I am glad to announce that I have booked my vacation for April 15-26 and I am heading for the West Coast!!!!! I am just waiting for payday to book the flights. So I will be looking for boarding on those dates.
I figure i will spend a few days in the valley before the island & then back to the valley after staying on the island... 12 days of West coast living!!!!!!!!!!!!

Please open your homes to a misguided, former and still wants to be west coaster from the east coast!!!!

See you all then!!!!
LIZ

The snow!

2007-01-16T09:40:00.000-04:00

For those of you that read the post from yesterday... the snow did fall. The good news... we only got 11 cm instead of 19cm. The bed news is that we are now getting a windchill warning... temps with the wind chill down to -35!!!!!!!! that is bloody cold adn I have yet to buy Vivian a engine warming blanket to keep the old off. The reason I keep putting it off is that I can only plug it in at home and when we are at work I can't use the blanket..... I am thinking about buying an electric car starter.... I am going to research them today and then look at how they work with a manuel transmission..... hmmm

anyways, I don't think I have that must to share today. I am still waiting to hear back from my scheduler about my vacation days I asked for.... I will update you all as soon as I hear from her.....

till later,
Liz

Winter is here!!

2007-01-15T17:39:00.000-04:00

Well I am sad to say that Winter has found the East Coast. We are currently in the middle of the Winter storm warning for the area. already i would say a couple of inches has fallen and they are calling for something like 20 cm of snow!!

The good news is that i don't have to worry about driving in this storm as of yet. Right now I am off until wednesday am so i am hoping that by then the roads will have soem of the mess cleaned up. Well i should get back to sitting and watching the snow fall... stay tunned for pistures of the snow. I am hopign to get some nice pictures of the snow some time tomorrow.

My career!

2007-01-14T14:42:00.000-04:00

Your Career Personality: Detail-Oriented, Observant, and Hard-Working

Your Ideal Careers:
Designer
Family counselor Independent store owner
Interior decorator
Museum curator
Nurse
Preschool teachers
Social worker
Stay at home parent
Teacher

The Quick and Dirty Career Test

Boobie names!!

2007-01-14T14:37:00.000-04:00

I was searching things for your blog and I ran across this...... I just had to do it and post the results!!

Your Boobies' Names Are...

Venus and Serena

Boobie Name Generator

My new place

2007-01-08T12:03:00.001-04:00

Well, I haven't posted anything new as of late because welll... nothign has been happening. I am still unpacking.... just the bathroom to go and then to clean up the rest of the place. THe plan today was to get up early and go into town and get stuff but... well we are having a snow storm. Instead I will cook and bake and then look at teh rest of the house and maybe clean.. i can hear the shower calling my name... it needs to be scrubbed. I have some type of clean taht will get rid of shower scum... so i will have to give it a try later today.

I just finished having an espreso with meghan and then i sat and watched the snow fall while sippign my latte'. I must say i have begun to master the art of espresso making..... I think it might have to do with the beautiful machine that is gleaming on my counter!!!!

Well I must be off to take soem totes to the basement and then start the pasta sauce. I need to get soem relaxing in before i head back to work for a stretch of 3 nights.

My new place

2007-01-08T12:03:00.000-04:00

I am in!!!

2006-12-29T19:48:00.000-04:00

I am glad to say that I have arrived in Shediac Cape!! Things are going well....i now have all the Bloody boxes to unpack. It does not make for fun times! I survived my 1st commute to work.. It was really chilly last night down to the -27's or a bit cooler... Vivian doesn't have a block heater & I think I will need to buy one for her because it took 25 mins for her to warm up enough taht the temp needle was on the 1st!! line. I am not sure what she will do when it gets to -30 or -40 with the windchill??
So i am off in the am to clean and vacuum the old place and then I am off to shop!

I am happy to say that a lot of the stuff that I didn't want and didn't want to keep to sell I was able to get rid of!! I met my neighbours across the hall on Wednesday when I was putting stuff outside for when Meghan & her Mom arrived. I heard a knock on the door and when i opened it there was this lady who looks like she might be fromm Saudi Arabia or that area. She was asking if she could have what ever it was that I had put out in the hall. I said sure then she asked if i was selling anything tha ther family just moved to Canada.
Well I sold her 2 card tables for 5$ ... then I saw that she really has nothing in her apt and they have 2 kids. After that I gave her the rest of the crap I had in the house... she even took that nasty looking couch!!!! Now I just hope she doesn't change her mind before I hand over the keys!!

Well i must be off to think about unpacking the boxes... I am heading over to Meghans for a drink in a bit. My side is a mess of unpacked boxes.
Loving my new place,
Liz

My thoughts on being a Nurse

2006-12-22T08:04:00.000-04:00

I never realized that I hadn't commented n the "you know your a Nurse when..." The reason is that some if not most of the things are true!!! Yes I said TRUE! I couldn't imgaine it really being true but they are.
Now Some of the best ones (in my opinion) are:

The TLC!!! I was just commenting on that the other day! But I tossed in some Injection H!! Thats the stuff baby!

The buzzer system comment!! When pts buzz to check and make sure the buzzer is working!! Its 2 am go to sleep!!!

The tape you use to wrap! Well, If everyoen looks real close you will see that your gifts are wrapped with hospital tape and that the shipping boxes are also wrapped with tape from the hospital!!

Everythign seems funny! there are things you will laugh about on nights that in NO way sound funny when you hear them later but at that time are so funny you laugh until you cry!

Avoid the phone!! That is sooo ture caller ID has saved me many times and I love it sooo!

Talking at dinner... Now no one has thrown up but they have complained that we are to loud because we are laughing at the stories we are sharing.... But I am sure it will happen soon! :)

Now the whole pen thing... that is soo not me! I come to work with 5 adn leave with 2 If i am lucky I leave with 3 but the 3rd one is 1 that I picked up!

Yes! I have given a pt my coworkers name!! But my co worker was right there... It was very funny and we all laughed!

the fear of CPR!!!! very true for one week straight I would ride the bus with this guy that carried his Nitro Spray in hand !!!!!!! then the cashier at Sobeys had one at her till!!!!!! Thank god I now have my one use CPR mask on my Key chain!! I hope to never have to use it!!!!!!!

The penis thing..... Is not ture yet...... but i am sure in a couple of years I will have out distanced some of the more senior of hookers!

Well thsoe are soem of my fav and ones that just made me luagh until I cried... Because i have done them.. Wait I missed that Shit one! We did that one day we described that shit from someones shoe!!! it was priceless... i can't remember if the Dr was there or not...hmmmm anyways it was funny!

I hope that everyone has soem that they like or have experienced 1st hand... WHo would want to live without these experiences?????

HAHHAHA

Liz, The TLC RN

You know your a Nurse when...

2006-12-21T19:03:00.000-04:00

I got this and I laughed until I cried!! It is sooo funny and soo ture all at the sametime!

Did you hear about the nurse who died and went straight to hell?? It took her two weeks to realize she wasn't at work!

You may be a nurse if..... You believe that every patient needs TLC...Temazepam, Lorazepam and Chlorpromazine.

You would like to meet the inventor of the nurse buzzer system some night in a dark alley.

You believe not all patients are annoying, some are unconscious.

Your sense of humour gets more warped each year.

Your kids get their presents in TED stockings and hospital pillowcases.

And their presents are wrapped with Micropore tape.

You know the phone number of every late night food delivery place by heart.

Almost everything can seem funny ... eventually.

When asked by the doctor what colour that patient's diarrhoea was, you show them your shoes.

If they missed your shoes, you use the well-known "poo curry colour scale"

ranging from chicken korma to spinach vindaloo.

You can identify different causes of diarrhoea by the smell of it.

Every time you walk you make a jingling noise because of all the keys, scissors and clamps in your pocket.

You can tell the pharmacist more about the medication they are dispensing than they know.

You use bladder lavage bags to drip water onto your plants when you're on holiday.

You refuse to watch Casualty because its too much like the real thing and it triggers flashbacks or...

Your family refuse to let you watch Casualty because you spend the whole time correcting everyone and pointing out upside down X-rays.

You avoid answering the phone on your day off in case anyone from the hospital

is trying to call and beg you to work.

You've been telling stories in a restaurant and made someone at another table throws up.

You notice that you are using even more 4 letter words than you did before you started nursing.

You've seriously considered catheterising your children before a long car journey.

Every time someone asks you for a pen you can find at least 4 of them on you.

Most of them have the names of laxatives on them.

You don't get excited about blood; unless it's your own.

You live by the motto "to be right is only half the battle, to convince the doctor is more difficult"

You've basted your Christmas turkey with a 50ml syringe.

You've told a confused patient that your name was that of your

co-worker and to shout if they need help.

Eating crisps out of a clean sick-bowl is perfectly normal.

Your bladder can expand to the size of a Winnebago's water tank.

When checking the level of a patient's orientation you aren't sure of the day yourself.

Or if nightshift, the month.

You find yourself checking out other customers' veins in supermarket queues.

You can sleep soundly at the hospital cafeteria table on your dinner

break and are not embarrassed when you wake up

You avoid unhealthy looking people in the shopping centre for fear that

they will drop dead near you and you'll have to do CPR on your day off.

You throw a farewell buffet for a co-worker and use a

bed sheet for a tablecloth and bedpans to hold the nachos.

You often stay awake for 24+ hrs at a time when you work nights and

realise you don't need alcohol or drugs to hallucinate just lack of sleep...

You pull over on the side of the road after working nights

because you are too tired to drive home and wake up to someone knocking on y

our window thinking you've had a stroke because you're passed out in your car drooling.

Your finger has gone into places you never thought possible.

You've seen more penises than any prostitute.

You've sworn to have "Do Not Resuscitate" tattooed on your chest.

Move in Wednesday!

2006-12-21T16:30:00.000-04:00

Here it is!!

Pictures of the Penthouse with most of the things moved in.

Now all there is left to do is move in my junk!!!!

This is the kitchen!!

Here is the couch with the end tables!!

The most fabulous part of the whole place!!!!! The washer and dryer!!!!!! Are they not the most beautiful things you have ever seen??!!!

This is what the outside of the house looks like! My part of the house is on the left!

The Move is coming!!!!!!!!

2006-12-17T13:57:00.000-04:00

I am glad to say that I have my moving dates... They are December 27 & 28th!!

I have those 2 days off so most of the move will happen then!!!!! I am getting very excited and I am trying to pack all the crap that I have. Most of the stuff that I have is Crap that I know I will never use; so I have become very ruthless and started to toss stuff left, right and center.

The pack rat in me is crying while the practical

I hate to move it, if I will not use it part is screaming, "Toss more shit Liz!!"

As, of right now I have packed all those stupid bathroom crap stuff. The 3 extra bottles of stuff I bought because it was cheap to buy 3 then 1 bottle at Yves Rocher... but I have like 5 products like that... Which means they need their own box!!! I wanted to pack the linens but they mostly are in the laundry pile... I guess that means I will have to start washing before I can pack any more of that stuff...

The scariest things to pack and I can feel them looming behind me is the textbooks. For those of you who have taken university or college course know that you spend an obscene amount of cash on a huge book that could be a table that weights on at 10 lbs. Well in the course of my 4 years I have bought many of those things... Which means I now have to move the suckers!

Now how many can you put in a box before you kill your back and end up in traction? As of yet I don't know the answer but when I find out I will let you know. i have a feeling it wont be many... Thank god there are only 2 steps in the new place!

Well, I must get back to packign and I guess doing laundry. Next week I will have my OWN washer and dryer and I can wash in my own kitchen and not leave the room!!!!!!

Dreaming of my own washing machine and dryer,

Liz

By the way stay tuned for Thursday afternoons posting of the Pent house pictures!! That's right folks I am off to pick up boxes at the place and I will have photos of the palace for you to see sometime Thursday evening!!!!

Christmas packages!!

2006-12-10T20:30:00.000-04:00

I am glad to say that I have finished addressing all the Christmas cards & wrapping all the gifts I will be sending out this year. Now, they are waiting until Monday for when the Post Office to be sent out! I am thinking that Canada Post is going to love me!!

Now I just have to sit & hope that they all arrive before Christmas!!

Guilty & sick calls

2006-12-07T15:02:00.000-04:00

I have jsut made my first sick call to work in over 7 years. I have no idea why I hate the idea of calling in sick other people do it all the time. To do it I need to talk my self in to the fact that "yes, I feel like shit and No, I shouldn't work." then after the guilt starts to set in... Why is that?
I know that I am not really able to provide good care to my patients I have no problem saying no if I am asked to come in but I am in No condition to. So, what is the difference???

Cooking Class

2006-12-06T21:23:00.000-04:00

Well, I took my cooking class today that Chef Michael Smith was hosting.

I must say that I was very excited to take part in this class and man it was cool!! I was so excited to acually meet him in person & then to hear him talk, it was just like watching him on tv but waaay better!!!! For those of you who have no clue who he is he is a link to his website and you can check him out!!

http://www.chefmichael.tv/en/home/default.aspx

Here she is!!

2006-12-04T14:31:00.000-04:00

I have not had a chance to name my new car. If anyone has any suggestions that would be great!!

Letter to Santa

2006-11-28T21:42:00.000-04:00

The other week I got this link from my friend Tina and i just completed the link and this is my letter to Santa. I hope you enjoy!!

Santa Claus
North Pole, Earth

Dear Santa,

I have been a good girl.

It really wasn't my fault what happened at Trish's Office party. It was Meghan who spiked the punch with too much rum . I can't help it if I drank 7 glasses. It was so good---smelled and tasted just like blueberries.

I thought it was funny when I put Tina's pants on my head and danced the Can Can on the chair while singing `I'll be home for Christmas'. I didn't mean to break Trish's CD Player and don't know why Trish would accuse me of Homicide.

I don't remember calling Jay's wife a big cow---even though she looked like one with blue eye shadow and red lipstick!

And when I threw up on Kelly's husband's toe, it was only because I ate too much of that pie.
After all that fun, I admit I was a little tired. So I fell asleep on my way home and drove my VW Golf through my neighbor's kitchen. I don't think that was any reason for my neighbor to call me a friendly pig and have me arrested for Break & enter!

So, Santa...here I sit in my jail cell on Christmas Eve, all ugly and homely. And I'm really not to blame for any of this silly stuff. Please bring me what I want the most---bail money!

Sincerely and kindly yours,
Liz (Really a nice girl!)
P.S. It's only 10 bucks!

Here is the link if you want to write your own letter to Santa:
http://members.aol.com/frogiearno/dearsanta.htm

The night Before christmas

2006-11-28T19:12:00.000-04:00

I don't know if anyone has fond memories of the story "the night before Christmas". I know that I do. I remember a few Christmas plays from elementry school that where based around the story. Now I have memories of the few Christmaas that I have spent in Campbell River where that pass around small gifts and read teh story with a word or two taht causes you to pass your gift. I have now bought a snowman themed story from "hallmark" that I read during the Holiday's.

Now here is a very cute story that I hadn't read before and I think that it is a great one to share this Holiday season!! I hope you have a good time reading the story.

Liz

A Christmas Story

'Twas the night before Christmas--Old Santa was pissed.

He cussed out the elves and threw down his list.

Miserable little brats, ungrateful little jerks.

I have a good mind to scrap the whole works!

I've busted my ass for damn near a year,

Instead of "Thanks Santa"--what do I hear?

The old lady bitches cause I work late at night.

The elves want more money--The reindeer all fight.

Rudolph got drunk and goosed all the maids.

And just when I thought that things would get better

Those assholes from the IRS sent me a letter,

They say I owe taxes--if that ain't damn funny

Who the hell ever sent Santa Claus any money?

And the kids these days--they all are the pits

They want the impossible--Those mean little shits

I spent a whole year making wagons and sleds

Assembling dolls...Their arms, legs and heads

I made a ton of yo yo's--No request for them,

They want computers and robots...they think - I'm IBM!

Flying through the air...dodging the trees

Falling down chimneys and skinning my knees

I'm quitting this job there's just no enjoyment

I'll sit on my fat ass and draw unemployment.

There's no Christmas this year now you know the reason,

I found me a blonde. I'm going SOUTH for the season

Wheels!!

2006-11-28T07:38:00.000-04:00

I am gald to announce that I am once again a car owner!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I have a green 4 door VW golf from 1999!!!!!
I hope to post some pictures of it soon.

A Woman..

2006-11-27T17:39:00.000-04:00

I recieved this email from Trish earlier today and I really liked it. I think that i have read it before and it makes you think. I hope that you enjoy it.

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE.....
A set of screwdrivers,

a cordless drill,

and a black lace bra..

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE...

One friend who

Always makes her Laugh...

And oneWho lets her cry...

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE...

A good piece of furniture

not previously owned by

Anyone else in her family...

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE

Eight matching plates,

Wine glasses with stems,

And a recipe for a meal that will

Make her guests feel honored.

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE...

A feeling of control over Her destiny...

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...

How to fall in love

Without losing herself...

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...

How to quit a Job

Break up with a lover

and confront a friend

without ruining the friendship

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...

When to try harder...

and

WHEN TO WALK AWAY.

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...

That she can't change

The length of her calves,

The width of her hips,or

The nature of her parents...

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...

That her childhood

May not have beenPerfect..

but;

Its over...

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...

What she would and

Wouldn't

Do for love or more...

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...

How to live alone...

even if

She doesn't like it...

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...

Whom she can trust,

Whom she can't,

And why she shouldn't

Take it personally...

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...

Where to go...

Be it to her best friend's kitchen table..

Or a charming inn in the woods...

When her soul needs soothing... !

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...

What she can and can't accomplish

In a day...

A month..

And a year...

Penthouse renos continued...

2006-11-22T19:27:00.000-04:00

Here are the tiles that will be going in the entrance & the hallwayto the bedroom & bath... & if I remember correctly in the bathroom..... Hmmm I will have to ask.

This is the shelves & the place I will be outing the computer in the bedroom. the shelves will be an off white with red/pink backgrounds and the other walls are a cool pinky colour thats not really pink to match the Pink carpet that you see below in teh sideways picture!!

As you can see I do need to have some type of pink friendly paint to go with this very comfy carpet!!!

I hope to have more pictures soon as I get back out to the Castle!!!

The Castle during renovations

2006-11-22T18:45:00.000-04:00

Here are some of the pictures of the Penthouse suite during the renovations. I am goign to try and walk you through the different rooms or 2 rooms... I don't have any pictures of the bathroom. Here is the diagram on the wallof my kitchen.
The table like thing is kinda where the kitchen table will go. The washer and dryer will be going under the window. The sink that you can see is where my DOUBLE sink will be going!!
You can kinda see the diagram that show where the stove (range) is going.

This will be the picture window. It is going to have a sill big enough for the Mooche to sit on and look outside!!!

Here is the entrance way when you walk in from outside. I have a picture of he tiles that will be here and in the hallway to the bathroom & bedroom.

I have a car!!!

2006-11-22T18:41:00.000-04:00

I am happy to say that I have bought a car!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I will be posting pictures of the two of us next week. It is having repairs done adn I will be picking it up on Monday when I get back from Halifax!!!!

By the way it was the 1999 VW Golf.

Car shopping!!

2006-11-21T22:01:00.000-04:00

I am excited to say taht I am off in the am to take the VW golf to the mechanic to have it looked at!!!!!!! By this time tomorrow I could be a car owner!!!!

WOOHOOO!!!!

Cooking Class Confirmed!!!!

2006-11-20T20:56:00.000-04:00

I am glad to say that my cooking class with Chef Micheal Smith is confirmed!!!!!!!!!! I will be able to share with you all the funthings that I learned when I return from that class!!!!

Fun little Blog things

2006-11-19T18:52:00.000-04:00

You are Barefoot!

You're a total free spirit, go with the flow girl
You can't be restricted by shoes for very long
And unsuprisingly, the same goes for men
Your match is out there - and he's as carefree as you are

What Kind of Shoe Are You?a>

It's working again!!

2006-11-19T15:55:00.000-04:00

I am glad to say after about 2 monthes my MSN is now working again....

I have no idea why it started working I just tried the button this am and it worked!!!!!

That means you will be seeing me online again!!!

I will be cahtting with you soon, LIZ

Cooking classes

2006-11-18T13:51:00.000-04:00

I am very excited to say that I will be taking a Cooking class in December at the superstore....
The best part is that It will be taught by Chef MIKE SMITH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

For those of you that don't know who he is he has the "Chef at home" Show on Food Tv and he had "Chef at large" and "the inn chef" on FoodTV!!!

I will let you know how things go....

I must be off to sleep for my night shift

Liz, Soon to be a Chef!!

FAB NEWS ABOUT WORK!!!!!!

2006-11-11T15:44:00.000-04:00

I am glad to announce that I am now going to have a FULLTIME position!!!!!!!!! What that means is that i will not have to pick up and hope that there are extra shifts... The sad news is that I don't start my new rotation until the 13th of January. Due to the schedule already out and the Christmas rotation I have to wait. But come January I will be a fulltime Person!!! SWEET!!!

The luxery apartment!!

2006-11-11T15:41:00.000-04:00

I am glad to report that thigns are startign to move along in regards to my new apartment!!! The floor has been picked & now Meghan just meeds to pick out some cabinets!! I am going out Friday to take a look at everything so I will bring my camera and get some pictures!!!

car shopping still....

2006-11-11T15:36:00.000-04:00

Well in the world of Princess Liz...

Princess Liz is still searching for a car... she has a deposit on a 1999 VW golf. The plan is to take it to the mechanic on friday and then if things go well to buy it then!!! So about 1 week until the Princess has wheels!!!!!! So if everyoen can focus their positive thoguhts towards the princess that would be great!!

Buying a car!

2006-10-29T08:25:00.000-04:00

Well here is an update in the story of Princess Liz!!!

Princess Liz was very excited to have 2 days off so that she coul dscout out cars so she slept for about 3 hours before getting up and picking up a car to get her around town for the next bit while she looked at cars. Then off she went armed with the loacations of the used car dealerships and the new ones that mgiht have used cars well after hitting most of the used car dealerships she was off to the new ones. At the used auto places she was finding junk or expensive junk!!

At the saturn dealership she was told that they don't sell used cars in her price range and that if she was buying something in that range that she better know what she was looking for becuase they are corner lot places. This made the Princess pissed off and to think

"I don't need a penis!! to be able to buy a car!"

so off she went to check out other places... well so far no luck.

Then at about 6 pm she came across "the Car store" well she wen t in and there was still no cars in her price range but!! they were closer and they sales guy let her take out 2 cars she came back really liking the 2002 Hyundi accent. Now this place also sells extended waranttys os the powertrain is covered for 2 years.

Now for those that maybe like the princess that is the transmission and engine!! So that night he tells her that he can put her in this car for $168/mth which She thought was cool!! so filled out the application.

The next am Princess Liz headed out to do some running around and come home to 2 messages on the machine saying that they have good news that she can some in a pick up the car. so before Liz heads out she gives them a call and ask who gave her the loan and what is the length and amount of the payments.

It turns out the sales mand screwed up the payemnts. the payments were goign to be $220/mth for 5.5 years and there was no extra money to pay off the other bills which made this a bad deal for the princess. So she tells the guy that this doen't work for her and taht she will be in later to see him. Before she can leave he calls 4 tiems.... not a good sign!!

Before she heads out the princess stops at another used car place and takes a cute saturn out for a drive! Now she does like this but she needs to have it take in to be looked out so the Princess make spossible plans for later in the week.

Then off she heads to the car store. The princess was bloody pissed the guy jusy doesn't seem to get the fact taht no means no so after 20 mins of saying that no i can't afford taht and that if my finances change I will come back the princess leaves with her deposit. on returning home there are 2 calls from teh sales man which she listened to.... he wanted to talk about some options.... if he had listened he would of heard the princess tell him that she would be back later in the month... so saturday am off to work she went to return with another message from the salesman!!! which really pissed off the Princess which will not have her returning or buying a car from them!!

Now, the princess is back at work until thursday so all car buying has been put on hold for a bit.

Stay tunned for more updates on the apartment and car shopping along with the Princess and friends do Halifax!!!

Halifax

2006-10-26T02:47:00.000-03:00

Well I have great news to share. My friends and I that won the free Halifax trip tickets are off to Halifax at the end of Novemeber for 3 days!!!! I am sure we will have lots of fun and that I will have lots of good stories and photos to share.

Buying a Car day

2006-10-26T02:40:00.000-03:00

I am sorry to say that I have been working like a crazy person since Wednesday when I worked a 16 hour day!!!!! so I haven't had time to update the stroy about Princess Liz.

Here is a quick update on the story of Princess Liz.

We join Princess Liz ending her crazy work week and getting ready to head out car shopping. Her plan is to rent a car to make shopping and travelling to all the dealerships much easier. On her last night shift the princess found a couple of cars at dealersips that she would like to look at so she is off to see those.

That is all for the update on princess Liz stay tuned for the results of car shopping day 1!!!

Moving

2006-10-21T02:42:00.000-03:00

Princess Liz was woken at 1150 PM on Thursday night by Maid Meghan. Maid meghan was calling to let her know that she would be able to move into the luxary apartment that Meghan was building on to her house. Now that moving date isn't until the end of Decemebr but that is good because it gives princess Liz plenty of time to find a car.

Stay tunned for Princess LIz buys a car!!

Funny Forward!

2006-10-19T08:11:00.000-03:00

For those of you that fly and those that don't you might find these comments very funny. If you have flown or will fly West Jet airlines I know you can all see these things being said. I still remember them singing christmas carols and it being horrible! so here is a bit about West Jet if you don't know about them and some of the things said!

You gotta love the Canadian sense of humour. West Jet is an Airline with head office situated in Calgary, Alberta.West Jet airline attendants make an effort to make the in-flight "safety lecture" and announcements a bit more entertaining.

Here aresome real examples that have been heard or reported:

On a West Jet flight (There is no assigned seating, you just sit where you want) passengers were apparently having a hard time choosing, when a flight attendantannounced, "People, people we're not picking out furniture here, finda seat and get in it!"

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On another West Jet Flight with a very "senior" flight attendant crew,the pilot said, "Ladies and gentlemen, we've reached cruising altitudeand will be turning down the cabin lights. This is for your comfort and to enhance the appearance of your flight attendants."

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On landing, the stewardess said, "Please be sure to take all of yourbelongings. If you're going to leave anything, please make sure it'ssomething we'd like to have."

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"There may be 50 ways to leave your lover, but there are only 4 ways out of this airplane."

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"Thank you for flying West Jet Express. We hope you enjoyed giving us the business as much as we enjoyed taking you for a ride."

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As the plane landed and was coming to a stop at the Vancouver Airport, a lone voice came over the loudspeaker: "Whoa, big fella. WHOA!"

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After a particularly rough landing during thunderstorms in Ontario, aflight attendant on a West Jet flight announced, "Please take care whenopening the overhead compartments because, after a landing likethat, sure as hell everything has shifted."

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From a West Jet Airlines employee: "Welcome aboard West Jet Flight 245to Calgary. To operate your seat belt, insert the metal tab into the buckle, and pull tight. It works just like every other seat belt; and, ifyou don't know how to operate one, you probably shouldn't be outin public unsupervised."

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"In the event of a sudden loss of cabin pressure, masks will descendfrom the ceiling. Stop screaming, grab the mask, and pull it over yourface. If you have a small child traveling with you, secure your mask before assisting with theirs. If you are traveling with morethan one small child, pick your favorite."

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"Weather at our destination is 50 degrees with some broken clouds, butwe'll try to have them fixed before we arrive. Thank you, and remember, nobody loves you, or your money, more than West Jet Airlines."

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"Your seat cushions can be used for flotation; and in the event of anemergency water landing, please paddle to shore and take them with our compliments."

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"As you exit the plane, make sure to gather all of your belongings.Anything left behind will be distributed evenly among the flightattendants.. Please do not leave children or spouses."

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And from the pilot during his welcome message: " West Jet Airlines ispleased to announce that we have some of the best flight attendants inthe industry. Unfortunately, none of them are on this flight!"

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Heard on West Jet Airlines just after a very hard landing in Edmonton : The flight attendant came on the intercom and said, "That was quite abump, and I know what y'all are thinking. I'm here to tell you it wasn'tthe airline's fault, it wasn't the pilot's fault, it wasn't the flight attendant's fault, it was the asphalt."

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Overheard on an West Jet Airlines flight into Regina, on a particularlywindy and bumpy day: During the final approach, the Captain was really having to fight it. After an extremely hard landing, the FlightAttendant said, "Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to Regina. Please remainin your seats with your seat belts fastened while the Captain taxis what's left of our airplane to the gate!"

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Another flight attendant's comment on a less than perfect landing: "Weask you to please remain seated as Captain Kangaroo bounces us to the terminal."

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An airline pilot wrote that on this particular flight he had hammered his ship into the runway really hard. The airline had a policy whichrequired the first officer to stand at the door while the Passengersexited, smile, and give them a "Thanks for flying our airline." He said that, in light of his bad landing, he had a hard time looking the passengers in the eye, thinking that someone would have a smart comment.Finally everyone had gotten off except for a little old lady walking with a cane. She said, "Sir, do you mind if I ask you a question?" "Why, no, Ma'am," said the pilot. "What is it?" The little old lady said, "Did we land, or were we shot down?"

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After a real crusher of a landing in Halifax, the attendant came onwith, "Ladies and Gentlemen, please remain in your seats until Captain Crash and the Crew have brought the aircraft to a screechinghalt against the gate. And, once the tire smoke has cleared and the warningbells are silenced, we will open the door and you can pick your waythrough the wreckage to the terminal."

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Part of a flight attendant's arrival announcement: "We'd like to thankyou folks for flying with us today. And, the next time you get the insaneurge to go blasting through the skies in a pressurized metal tube, we hope you'll think of West Jet Airways."

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Heard on a West Jet Airline flight. "Ladies and gentlemen, if you wishto smoke, the smoking section on this airplane is on the wing. If you can light 'em, you can smoke 'em."

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A plane was taking off from the Winnipeg Airport.. After it reached a comfortable cruising altitude, the captain made an announcement over theintercom, "Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. Welcometo Flight Number 293, nonstop from Winnipeg to Montreal. The weather ahead is good and, therefore, we should have a smooth anduneventful flight. Now sit back and relax... OH, MY GOD!" Silence followed, and after a few minutes, the captain came back on the intercom and said, "Ladies and Gentlemen, I am so sorry if I scared you earlier. While I was talking to you, the flight attendant accidentallyspilled a cup of hot coffee in my lap. You should see the front of mypants!" A passenger in Coach yelled, "That's nothing. You should see the back of mine!"

I hope some of those make you laugh and maybe if you get a chance to ride West Jet you will have your own story to share!

Princess Liz & Her Job!

2006-10-19T07:55:00.000-03:00

The story continues with...

Princess Liz considering the move to fulltime. This would mean she would havea rotation and always be paid for full-time hours. The Princess spent a little time looking at who she would be working with and how things would go and she thought no that wouldn't be too bad. She then counted up teh day adn night shifts!! In a 10 week period and one that has 32 shifts 21 of those shifts were NIGHTS and only 11 where DAYS. So the next time she was at work Liz went to the boss and said that if she was offered the job she would be unable to take it due to all the night shifts! Then about 20 minutes later after a nice relaxing cup of tea The Princess was ambushed & asked to work an exra 4 hours @ 730 to 1130 pm... and the dumbass said "yes" so 16 hours later the Princess was heading home.

More on the life of Princess Liz to follow.

Part 2 of "The life of Princess LIz"

2006-10-17T18:17:00.000-03:00

The story of Princess Liz continues....

The next day Princess Liz heard from the bank and Yes she did get her loan!!!!!!!!!! WOHOOO for the Princess. She celebrated with a Latte from Starbucks! She was then off to check out a nice Red Saturn 2 dr car that she had seen down the road it was everything that the Princess wanted. Due to the fact that she was running late she was unable to take it for a test drive but that should be happenign soon.

Princess Liz was able to stop by an insurance dealer & get a quote for auto insurance... the princes was quoted $213/mth with a $550 deposit!!!! that was just for the basic coverage. The princess was not happy...

Stay tuned for another update on the life of Princess Liz

Fate can be a wonderful thing!!!

2006-10-17T08:31:00.000-03:00

I know that I haven't been updating my blog of late with anything that is overly new and exciting. I think that was because.... Well nothing exciting was happening. That has all changed I am currently in a HUGE unfolding drama!!!!!! Here is the story....

Once upon a cold, cold October Friday night a close friend (Maid Meghan) of Princess Liz's called and they discussed how nice it would be if she didn't move to the warm and wonderful West Coast, but stayed and moved to Shediac cape were Maid Meghan was building a luxury apt on to her house. Liz said no the idea sounds wonderful but I don't have a car and I am leaving come Spring. They left it at that and went on to talk about going to Italy in the fall.

The next day Princess Liz couldn't get the idea of living in this luxury apt out of her head.... How sweet would that be.. There's a pool gardens and a pond for skating on in the winter.... So, Saturday night Liz called up her very young but wise aunt. She shared with her what was going on ..... Liz then made the decision to stay in the Arctic Hell and move to shediac and buy a car!!!!!

So, Monday morning armed with a spreadsheet of her expenses and 2 of her last pay stubs she was off to the bank. When Liz left 40 mins later she was on her way to getting a car loan. (it starts to get exciting now) At the bank she had one of her columns add up to 1330.00 then another added up to 1330.00... that's strange... And when you add up 1+3+3+0=7... Which happens to be Liz's lucky number. So things are looking good.

Now Princess Liz being slightly mad had agreed to work a shift on her day off was on her way to work.. She was planning on asking for scheduled full time hours with a rotation... well, Liz was a bit mad that it looked like it wasn't going to happen.... The vacant shifts that were on the floor din't mesh... So back she was to picking up. Not 15 minutes later her boss was wanting to talk with her outside in the hall.....(Not a good sign you say!)

She wanted to ask her if this full time she didn't get back in September, she was the 1st runner up, if she would be interested in because the bimbo that was going to take it and who said yes 2 month's ago is thinking of backing out. Well, the Princess said "YES!!!". But she must now wait a few days before she knows for sure....

Now that ends the 1st part in "Princess Liz in Arctic Hell". Please stay tuned to this website for more information on the Life of Princess Liz

It's still down!!

2006-10-16T10:49:00.000-03:00

I am sad to report that my MSN is still down!!! I have removed & reinstalled it and i cannot get it to work with my main account!!! i can access emails but not the messanger!! I will continue to look into the problem & i hope to be back on online soon

MR. Mooche

2006-10-13T15:45:00.000-03:00

Well I just wanted to share that mr. Mooche has not been his normal food seeking, fetching self!!!

So after about a week of not being himself he was off to the vet today!! The goodnews is that all his vital signs are normal but that means that we either watch him or do other things... since I have been watching him for a few days I opted for tests..

So $250 later (I miss my sdiscount!!)all his blood work is all good.. I do need to watch him cause he could be heading towards hyperthyroidism... which if you know anything about cats with this disease MR. Mooche looks nothing like one. They are very skinny they look like they are anorexic and have funny fur!!! Now, Mr. Mooche does have funny fur but he is far from anorexic!! he weighed in at 17.4 lbs today!!!! I am thinking that he has lost some weight!!

So he is now back after a 3 hour stay at the doctor and has a small shaved patch of fur on his neck from where they collected his blood. He is currently flaked out on the floor and looking for food... I guess that he is trying to act like everythign is all good so he doesn't have to go back!!

For those of you who have never met the Mooche here is a more recent picture of him!!

MSN offline

2006-10-13T15:40:00.000-03:00

I just wanted to post a note saying that my MSN messanger is offline... I just can't log into it!! I have no idea why and it has been 2 days now!!! I hope that it will be back soon!!! so until then I guess if you want to chat with me we will have to do it teh old fashion way.. via EMAIL or the really old way the Phone!!

Gotta love the government at times!!

2006-10-07T12:16:00.000-03:00

I just started recieving all my love mail from student loans... it is now time for me to start paying all the money I borrowed back. So, as I have just started to panic a bit about the complete total of all my student loans I get this love letter from the Ministry of Avanced Education.

It said that I received another bursary from the governemtn and it paid almost another 3 grand!!!!!!!!!!

I t was soo exciting... So, I just had to share my good news with everyone.

The Blanket

2006-10-06T10:24:00.000-03:00

Since I am now workign nights I have started knitting again. It is an easy project to take back an forth and it gives me something to do to keep me awake at 330 in the morning.... without poking my eye out with the needles.
So the other day I thought... why don't i make this blanket.. so off I went to the store well one LARGE bag of wool later... the knitting guy told me to buy a bit more just in case so i eneded up with 27 balls of yarn.. i am knitting with 4 at a time!!

So I leave with this big bag and then I sit down and start knitting well at this time it is 4 feet wide and just over 3 feet long!! I should be about 5 or or feet long at the end.

I must say it looks pretty darn good!! The only hitch is that it is growing out of all the different totes that I have and its not very portable due to its size!!! so I will have to find another project for my night shifts.

I will keep you up to date on the saga fo the blanket!!

Stripper... I am!!!

2006-10-05T03:11:00.000-03:00

I have a confession to make... I am a Stripper. I know that this my come asa shock to some of you but it is the truth.

I am now trying to picture your faces as you read that.... I must say that I saw this commerical with Pat Quinn and he was saying that he was a Stripper. I was momentarily shocked... Then I laughed when I saw that he was talking about those Nose strips for snoring.

A couple of weeks ago I was having problems sleeping because my nose get s congested during the winter months so i thought ... why not give them a whirl.... well I must say they really help me breathe at night. I find that they open up my nose very well and help. Do they help with my snoring... the cats have never said that I snore so I can't say if they are working in that regard.

So there you have it my confession as a stripper!!!!!

Everyday is a good day for me!!

2006-10-02T21:11:00.000-03:00

I got this email today and I thought I should share it with everyone. It made me think of the people at work who were stressing... when I don't think it was needed. So, have a read and I hope a good laugh!!

When you have an "I Hate My Job" day, try this:

On your way home from work, stop at your local pharmacy and go to the thermometer section and purchase a rectal thermometer made by Johnson and Johnson. Be very sure you get this brand. When you get home, lock your doors, draw the curtains and disconnect the phone and the TV so you will not be disturbed. Change into very comfortable clothing and sit in your favorite chair. Then, open the package and remove the thermometer.

Now,carefully place it on a table or a surface so that it will not become chipped or broken.

Now the fun part begins: take out the literature and read it carefully. You will notice that in very small print there is the following statement: "Every rectal thermometer made by Johnson and Johnson is personally tested.

"Now, close your eyes and repeat out loud, "I am so glad I do not work for quality control at Johnson and Johnson."

I must say that i don't even think what I do can be as bad as inserting tubes in my butt all day along!!!

Sewing projects!!

2006-10-02T20:52:00.000-03:00

I have had a request to post pictures of what I made on Sunday... to see if I was handy or not.... Here is picture of the suede pillows I made for the couch and the curtains for the bedroom.. I needed them to be a dark fabric to make out the sun when I am sleeping for my days.

Bedroom CurtainsSuede pillows for the couch... I have more suede but i need to buy fillier. The lady at walmart gave me 2.5 meters for the $ of a meter becuase someone had cut and put it on the bolt i had brought her ... and it was priced at 3.84/meter!!!

2006-09-29T17:25:00.000-03:00

I got this email from Helen. It made me laugh & think of how kids see us and the things that happen around us!!

The Middle Wife (By an Anonymous 2nd grade teacher)

I've been teaching now for about fifteen years. I have two kids myself, but the best birth story I know is the one I saw in my own second-grade classroom a few years back. When I was a kid, I loved show-and-tell.

So I always have a few sessions with my students. It helps them get over shyness and usually, show-and-tell is pretty tame. Kids bring in pet turtles, model airplanes, pictures of fish they catch, stuff like that. And I never, ever place any boundaries or limitations on them. If they want to lug it in to school and talk about it, they're welcomed to.

Well, one day this little girl, Erica, a very bright, very outgoing kid, takes her turn and waddles up to the front of the class with a pillow stuffed under her sweater. She holds up a snapshot of an infant. "This is Luke, my baby brother, and I'm going to tell you about his birthday. First, Mom and Dad made him as a symbol of their love, and then Dad put a seed in my Mom's stomach, and Luke grew in there. He ate for nine months through an umbrella cord."

She's standing there with her hands on the pillow, and I'm trying not to laugh and wishing I had my camcorder with me. The kids are watching her in amazement. "Then, about two Saturdays ago, my Mom starts saying and going, 'Oh, oh, oh, oh!' " Erica puts a hand behind her back and groans. "She walked around the house for, like an hour, 'Oh, oh, oh!'" Now this kid is doing a hysterical duck walk and groaning. "My Dad called the middle wife. She delivers babies, but she doesn't have a sign on the car like the Domino's man. They got my Mom to lie down in bed like this."

Then Erica lies down with her back against the wall. "And then, pop! My Mom had this bag of water she kept in there in case he got thirsty, and it just blew up and spilled all over the bed, like psshhheew!" This kid has her legs spread and with her little hands are miming water flowing away. It was too much! "Then the middle wife starts saying 'push, push,' and 'breathe, breathe..' They started counting, but never even got past ten. Then, all of a sudden, out comes my brother. He was covered in yucky stuff, they all said it was from Mom's play-center, so there must be a lot of stuff inside there."

Then Erica stood up, took a big theatrical bow and returned to her seat. I'm sure I applauded the loudest. Ever since then, if it's show-and-tell day, I bring my camcorder, just in case another Erica comes along.

"Laughing" It still makes me laugh like crazy!! I hope it does the some to you!!

Caution this word may upset some people!

2006-09-25T07:38:00.000-03:00

THE MOST FUNCTIONAL ENGLISH WORD

Well, it's shit ... that's right, shit! Shit may just be the most functional word in the English language.

Consider:
You can get shit-faced, Be shit-out-of-luck, Or have shit for brains.
With a little effort, you can get your shit together, find a place for your shit, or be asked to shit or get off the pot.
You can smoke shit, buy shit, sell shit, lose shit, find shit, forget shit, and tell others to eat shit.
Some people know their shit, while others can't tell the difference between shit and shineola.
There are lucky shits, dumb shits, and crazy shits.
There is bull shit, horse shit, and chicken shit.
You can throw shit, sling shit, catch shit, shoot the shit, or duck when the shit hits the fan.
You can give a shit or serve shit on a shingle.
You can find yourself in deep shit or be happier than a pig in shit.
Some days are colder than shit, some days are hotter than shit, and some days are just plain shitty.
Some music sounds like shit, things can look like shit, and there are times when you feel like shit.
You can have too much shit, not enough shit, the right shit, the wrong shit or a lot of weird shit.
You can carry shit, have a mountain of shit, or find yourself up shit creek without a paddle.
Sometimes everything you touch turns to shit and other times you fall in a bucket of shit and come out smelling like a rose.

When you stop to consider all the facts, it's the basic building block of the English language.

Now this was an email that I recieved and it was to make me smile.... What it did was make me laugh like crazy becasue I start to think of "Shit" moments.... and I mean real shit moments...I will try to stop laughing enough that I can share them all with you.

MY SHOES!!!

2006-09-23T20:22:00.000-03:00

This is a blog that will be a rant. So a warning to all of you out there that don't want to read it STOP now!!....

At work about 2 weeks after starting I noticed this sign that said take all old shoes home. Well, I had only been here 2 weeks so i figured that did not mean me and so I had left my shoes at work.

Now last week someone had gathered up all the old shoes that were not work ones and put them in a box. Again I assumed that my shoes were safe they were new and work ones. So, on Tuesday night with only 45 mins of sleep i walk in and there is this sign that says " i have until the 22 of October to remove my shoes" So, I figured Wednesday am that I would make a label and tape my shoes together with this label so they don't throw them out.

I get to work this am and NO SHOES!!! someone had scratched out the October part & put September which meant YESTERDAY! So, I go out & one of the nastier LPN's says they are in garbage have fun picking through the box... you were warned!!!! I wanted to hit her I was sooo mad. So, there I am picking through this shoe box at 715 in the am looking for shoes.

I don't think Nursing office would have been impressed if I had to be late because someone had tossed out my shoes and all I had to wear was flip flops at work!! So, tonight before I left I made a sign tha said " Liz's Shoes please keep, thanks liz" So I am hoping that works if not I am really going to blow!!

Thanks for all the Birthday Wishes!!

2006-09-21T06:24:00.000-03:00

I just wanted to thank everyone who had sent me emails, cards and or phone calls for my Birthday!!! For those that were askign this is # 27!!I think Old age might start to sink in soon!!

They were all very nice and they made me smile!

Thanks very much!

Road trip from HELL!!!

2006-09-18T21:45:00.000-03:00

As I said earlier I was down in Halifax for the day. I had rented a car for the drive and when I was picking it up I said no to the insurance that covers windsheilds adn tires. Now I thought about it as i said it becasue of the speeds that the Rigs would be going and the rocks that might fly up on to the windshield but I chose to say NO!

Well, the trip down went well until the exits into Halifax with what seemed like 8 ramps and construction pilons and COVERED UP!! exit signs!!!!!!! Well, I took one cause I thought it should be the right one. I must say I lucked ot but then more covered signs. Well to make a long story short I was lost once trying to get to the Amgus mac Donald bridge adn then when I came off the bridge I got in teh wrong lane so i missed my ramp so i was once again lost!! but i was able to drive around for 30 mins and teh WOHOO!!! I found a street that was on my tiny little map and I was again on my way.

After the job fair I was able to go for lunch on the warf and a couple of Canadian Military Ships and helicpters flew over head. One of the Helicopters had people that looked like they were going to jump. I am not sure if they were heading out for exercises or not.. But i Imust say it was kinda cool to see. Then the trip back!! I had to make a kinda out of the way stop at Starbucks..... heehee then off toward home.

Things on the way home were looking good until just past Sackville.... my car seemed very bumpy and it wasn't steering well. I pulled over to the side of the highway and got out... I had a flat tire on my back tire!!!!!! If you remember I said NO!!!! to free tires!!!!!!!!! NEVER AGAIN!!! so i turn on the Hazard lights adn pull out the tire adn the jack.

As I am bent over the trunk trying to figure out how to get the handle off the jack this voce says "Hello". Theis older gent had stopped to help me. he pulls out a real jack, what i would call a socket wrench adn pilons to warn people and fixes my tire. He proceeds to tell me that he is heading into Moncton and that I should make it alright but, that my "donut"should not be driven for more then 50 km and at speeds greater then 50km/hr... well I am on the highway with a speed limit of 110/hr. he says he thinks I should make. The gents' parting words to me were "you should be alright if you have a cell phone". Well, I think I am one of the last people on this earth to NOT have a cell phone.

We then part ways ... I to drive between 80-90/hr with Rigs to pass me on hills and little old people to zoom by! The good news is I made it home.

I get home and head off to Walmart where they can squeeze my tire in to be fixed... lucky for me it only cost $23. I am now home scaried to drive until I take it back.

I have learned that I will always take the insurance that covers tires and windshields!!!

Career Fair!

2006-09-18T21:40:00.000-03:00

Well, I am back from another wonder Career fair. i must say that I really do enjoy the different hospitals that they have come out for us to see. I really enjoyed the talks by teh Fraser health and Vancouver Island Health Authorities!! The other one that I liked was Eastern Carolina and the Texas medical Branch!

Now I just have to go through all the papers I recieved and start picking everything apart! I am sure I know where some of you would like me to go!

Words said funny!

2006-09-11T08:11:00.000-03:00

Last week I was working a couple of nights and on the 2nd night one of the LPN's said how her sister says words funny at times she then began to share experiences of words said wrong that are funny then another LPN joined in by the end Linda the other RN and I where laughing in tears.

Here are a couple of the words adn situations tehy were said:
This couple was moving and a friend was helping to move the couch so the two guys are moving it and get to the door the friend says " i need you to move so i can get better CLEAVAGE on it!" What he meant to say was leverage.

We thought it was pretty good the winner that night was this one.
This LPN wasat a conference and chatting with an RN about CPR and that she said how the HYMN REMOVER works really well. Now the RN got this traified look on her face and the LPN had no idea why so the RN gets up and walks away. It then that the LPN realized what she had said instead.

That made us laugh the whole night!! Then yesterday when I was sharing it with Trish I was laughign again!!

Emails

2006-09-08T17:49:00.000-03:00

I don't know if others get these emails. I know that I do send some of them on to others. This one has some of the comments that I have had in others but it is the 1st time that I have seen them all together. This one is about friends and when I read it I think of my different friends and who fits each comment!

The difference between FAKE ASS friends and REAL friends!

FAKE ASS FRIENDS: Never ask for food.
REAL FRIENDS: are the reason you have no food.

FAKE ASS FRIENDS: Call your parents Mr/Mrs
REAL FRIENDS: Call your parents DAD/MOM

FAKE ASS FRIENDS: bail you out of jail and tell you what you did was wrong.
REAL FRIENDS: Would sit next to you saying "Damn ... we fucked up ... but that shit was fun!"

FAKE ASS FRIENDS: never seen you cry.
REAL FRIENDS: cry with you

FAKE ASS FRIENDS: Borrow your stuff for a few days then give it back.
REAL FRIENDS: keep your shit so long they forget its yours.

FAKE ASS FRIENDS: know a few things about you.
REAL FRIENDS: Could write a book about you with direct quotes from you.

FAKE ASS FRIENDS: Will leave you behind if that is what the crowd is doing.
REAL FRIENDS: Will kick the whole crowds ass that left you.

FAKE ASS FRIENDS: Would knock on your front door.
REAL FRIENDS: Walk right in and say "I'M HOME!"

FAKE ASS FRIENDS: Are for awhile.
REAL FRIENDS: Are for life.

FAKE ASS FRIENDS: Will take your drink away when they think you've had enough.
REAL FRIENDS: Will look at you stumbling all over the place and say "Bitch drink the rest of that you know we don't waste."

FAKE ASS FRIENDS: will talk shit to the person who talks shit about you.
REAL FRIENDS: Will knock them the fuck out

It's working!!

2006-09-07T09:29:00.000-03:00

Iam glad to write that my cable is hooked up and I have been watching TV!! I had to stay up until 1230 last night!! I was on 3 hours of sleep but I just felt the need to watch....

I must say I am enjoying it.

I have a list of TV shows to check out from one of the girls from work. The only snag I have hit is programming my cable universal remote! My remote doesn't seem to have codes for my TV or DVD player. Which means I have to use ALL 3 remotes at different times!!!

I went from no remotes to 3 in 1 Day!!!

Now here is a list of the recommended TV shows if anyone has more suggestions please let me know!

The OC
Bones
House
Prision Break
without a trace
vanished
gary's anatomy
ghost
whisper
reach for the top

the reality shows that they say I should watch!
the amazing race
survior
American Idol
dancing with the stars

Shows I am looking forward to watching!!

CSI:Las Vegas..... need to see last season first!
Law & Order
most FOOD TV shows!
hmmmmm I think that is it for now... I am sure my list will grow!

In my secret life!!

2006-09-03T16:11:00.000-03:00

My friend Amy had this on her Blog so i stole the idea and gave it a try. I must say I look really good in my other personalities!!

Fall is coming!

2006-08-29T15:10:00.000-03:00

I looked outside early last week and I wanted to cry when I saw the trees in my neighbours yard. in June the trees were nice and green but the leaves havea brown tinge to them now!! Also the weather is getting a bit cold. The other morning when i was walking home from work at 730 am I was wishing for a coat and a pair of mitts!!!

Yoga for the cats!!

2006-08-29T14:53:00.000-03:00

I was at Chapters today buying some books and a latte' at Starbucks when I came across book titled "Yoga for Cats"! I just had to buy it. It's a funny little book with drawings of cats in differnet yoga poses. Who knows maybe Mr. Mooche will want to take up yoga!

Funny stories!!

2006-08-29T14:41:00.000-03:00

I have been asked (nagged) about posting some of the funny things that have happened to me when working. Now, these things happened back in May when I was still working at Pro-Tem.

I was working a stretch of nights in May before and after graduation at a house other then my normal one. The first stretch of 6 12 hours nights I was paired with one of the regular night staff members from that home. Most of my shifts I worked with Tina.

Now, I must say working double on nights can either be fun or boring… depending on if your partner is fun… I am glad to say she is fun!!!
Now for the stories! The first one is only really funny if you have worked nights and know how it fees when you are super tired and can’t sleep and it’s like 4:30 am!!

What happened is that all night long we put our garbage in the garbage can… veggie peelings and stuff now its 4:30 am and we have to pull the full and over heavy garbage bag out of a cylinder shaped flip top garbage can…. To our horror the bag was suctioned to the bottom of the can!!! This meant we spent about 10 or 15 mins pulling on the bag and then the bag and the can. By the end we were laughing; I was trying not to pee my pants and laugh to loud cause we don’t want to wake the residents at that time of the morning.

The next thing happened when I was again working with Tina but it’s the end of May and I think I am on my last shift at Pro-tem and things have now settled down in the house so they are back to working one staff member.

I just came in for my 730pm start when this good looking family member walks in and asks if he can take his uncle out… Well I hardly ever work there so I ask and they say sure so off they go….. They come back at around 830pm I think anyways.

In the evenings we feed everyone snacks and that night we had toast and jam. Now most of the residents are in bed and I will be cleaning the kitchen soon as everyone is in bed. But I can’t really cause the family member and resident are up chatting and walking around the house. Now, it seemed like this guy wanted to stay and chat with Tina and I and we were not really rushing him out of the house.

So he sits down on one of the chairs and starts asking us about this CD player… well then he stands up and I guess he does something to notice that he SAT IN JAM!!! Well, once he draws our attention to it Tina and I start to laugh!!! He then turns around and wants me to clean it off his BUTT!!! I am really laughing now and tell him he can use the bathroom... he stands there and asks me to wipe it off…. So, what’s a girl to do but wipe it? I must say I question whether or not he was wearing underwear. This jam was basically at his crotch!! He then heads into the bathroom to see whether or not I got it all!!

Well, Tina and I laughed and laughed about that.

All, I can say is that the jam was high and near the seam that meets in the middle of our crotch and then goes down your inner thigh!!!!

I have now shared that story and I hope Tina you are happy and that you have had a good laugh!!

I have TV!!!!

2006-08-25T20:57:00.000-03:00

Television at my house!!!

I am glad to announce that I have T.V.

I just got back from purchasing a new 20" Ultra flat screen TV!!!!!!!!

I also have signed up for Digital cable TV. I must say this is a HUGE step for me & I am very excited. My cable will be hooked up on the 6th of September. That is a ways off but it will give me time to move all my living room furniture around to allow for the TV and computer to access the cable.

If anyone has TV suggestions please send them my way. I really haven't had TV in years so any suggestions are welcome.

YAHOO FOR TV!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What's been happening here?

2006-08-23T19:07:00.000-03:00

Well I am glad to say that not much has been happening. Well, maybe I am ...... life is a bit boring but I am learning to be school free.

As I said in a previous post I am not heading home this fall becuase I have applied for some different jobs. As of right now I have applied for 4 fulltime positions; 2 are on the maternity floor , 1 is on the floor I currently work, and the final 1 is on the family medicine/pallative care floor. I am hoping that I get one of them. The best part is that they are all 2day and 2 nights then 5 days off. That will give me lots of time to do some fun things.

I am thinking of joining the gym..... still thinking. I am also going to be signing up for pottery classes in the fall. I am sure that will be interesting. Hmmmm, I think that is it. Natalie is having a party ont eh 1st of September to celebrate the passing of the RN's.. I am sure there will be pictures and drunken stories to share.

Well, I think that is it for now. I must get back to my vegging!

Some News

2006-08-19T12:35:00.000-03:00

Hello!!
I just wanted to send out a little note to everyone.
I know that I had told some of you that I would be coming out to BC to visit Fall. Unfortunately, I have had to change my plans.

The reason being that I have applied for 4 new job positions at the hospital and if I get one of them I am unsure if I would be able to take the time off. So, at this time I don't have plans to come to BC but, there is always next year.

When I put on my fortune telling hat and costume,

I see a big move in my future.....perhaps next fall???

PASSED!!!!!!!

2006-08-18T20:33:00.000-03:00

Well, I am excited to say that things are good. I passed my registration exams I wrote on the7th of June. I am now an RN.... Elizabeth Lowe, BNRN

Here is the photo documentation!

Here it is in 3 spots!!!

The Pictures

2006-08-16T17:30:00.000-03:00

Here are the pictures that go with the blog about Nat coming for tea early in the am.

Mr. Mooche is doing his laying on his back & wheeze.

Yoda has this thing where he loves to lay on Nat or at least touch her!!

Bailey with the glowing eyes has her tail resting on Nat.

Here Nat is with both Yoda and Bailey in the picture!

Early mornings with Nat

2006-08-15T21:17:00.000-03:00

Some weekday mornings my friend Natalie will stop by for tea before heading off to work. She usually come between 0530 & 0545. Why this early do you ask? Well, because her BF works at 0600 some mornings & instead of cabing for the cost of 20$ in to work he drops her off at my house & then we both or sometimes just she walks to work.

Now the funny thing about this is that she loves cats & I belive that she really likes mine but, the sad news is that she is allergic to them :( Now being the attention seekers that my cats are & the need for them to be where the action is they just love her.

Yoda likes to hang around her & tries to lick her.

While Bailey rests her tail on her or pokes her so that she will pet her.

Then there is Mr. Mooche; he loves her because she will play fetch with him but sometimes he just lays on his back & wheezes...

IT'S HERE!!!!!!!!!!!

2006-08-13T20:37:00.000-03:00

I am sad to announce that Winter is coming!!!

The last couple of nights I have started sleeping with my windows closed, flannel PJ's & under my duvet cover!! In July I was sleeping with a fan, naked (close your eyes), and on top of the covers... Soon, the leaves will be falling I will be wearing longjohns and Parkas and have frozen nose hairs!!!

Oh the happy thoughts that brings to me!

Who knows this could be the last winter I spend in the Arctic Hell of the East Coast!!

I must go fill my hot water bottle!!

New Hair!!

2006-08-09T15:30:00.000-03:00

Well I know some of you might have read my post about the hair issue I had in July where i only got blonde highlights in the top of my head... Well, the urge to colour my hair was still there... I even bought the dye.. but I couldn't make myself do it! I think that means I am growing... or something.
So, yesterday I thought I will make an appt and go in. well I got one at Razor's edge. I have been there before but the person I have been seeing wasn't in today so I went with someone else. I must say I love my new colour!!!!!!!! I didn't go with a cut I am trying to grow my hair out... at least until I decide on what I want. So here are some pictures of my new hair!!
For anyone that is looking for a new hair person I recommend Patrica @ Razors Edge.

Here are some different shots!

It's been hot

2006-08-09T15:21:00.000-03:00

Well the last couple of weeks have been warm here. The cats have taken to sleeping in the bathroom during the day! He are a couple of shots of Yoda hanging in the tub!

Yoda just relaxing and staying cool!

On my own!!

2006-08-07T18:55:00.000-03:00

Yahoooo!!! I just wanted to share with everyone the fact that I have now been working on my own for 3.5 shifts... which included more banked overtime!! (I will be home in no time!) The good news is that I feel good and that there have only been one or two moments of panic! But I was over them quickly and on to other things. The even better news is that all my patients are still LIVING!!!!! That is really, really good news!:)

Vacation!!

2006-08-04T20:17:00.000-03:00

I don't really have any vacation until next year but I am starting to miss everyone. Also I have yet to meet Owen although his pictures are on my fridge. So I am currently saving hours so that I can come out and visit this Fall. Right now it looks like either late October or November and I am thinking that it will be more like November.

Now... because I will be asking for the use of either a pull out couch or a small space on a floor somewhere I was wonderign if any one had any times that they may like to see me... or weekends/days that they wouldn't be around. I don't want to be out to visit if you have a huge trip planned somewhere fun... unless you were taking me with you!!!!!! The 2 possible weekends in November are the 10th and 24th. My tentative plans are to spend sometime on the mainland and then the rest in Campbell River. If anyone who has suggestions or hears of seats sales let me know!!

On my own!

2006-08-04T20:11:00.000-03:00

Well I am now on my own. What that means is I am looking after pts without another RN watching me! I was supposed to work a 8 hour day adn then start my 1st shift saturday am (tomorrow) but, they were short an RN so they asked me to fill in for an extra 4 hours of OT (time and a half)!!!! What can you say but yes! so i worked it.... It was a bit scary... but I think I did everything; I will find out in the morning. As it is I am banking my OT so that the government doesn't tax me to death and so that I can be paid when I go on vacation this fall!!

New Furniture!!

2006-08-02T19:16:00.000-03:00

Well I am excited to say that I have purchased some new furniture!! Alas, it is not a bed.... But a dresser!!! Good Bye suitcase and HELLO DRESSER!!

Now before you get too excited it is not fancy dresser... Some might not even call it a dresser.

I was out looking & I must say the ones I like were like hundreds of bucks!!!! The cheap ones sucked & I didn't really like them.... So, I bought a plastic set of drawers. I know I hear everyone...

"WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU THINKING!!"

Well, it's like this the idea of buying something that I don't like and that at a cheap price costs 90 bucks offends me. So, I bought this because it is light (easy to move) and cheaper. That in my way of thinking means that it will be easy to cart with me as I move... When ever that is and to where ever I might go. Now here is a picture... I just dropped everything in.... Folding will be later tonight.

Places to see...

2006-07-29T17:01:00.000-03:00

As I was writing my previous post I realized that I had stopped living in the moment after last July! Last Spring when everything was going on I said to myself that I was going to live and do everything I wanted to do. It was like a wake up call that we shouldn't put this off. I know that over the years people have said that to us but I know I have always brushed them off. Well, last year I took it to heart. I did do a couple of the things I had been meaning to do and made the effort to do things that I a really couldn't afford but wanted to do.

Now looking back I realize that I have started to put things off saying I can do that later and there is always time for that....

Well, I plan on stopping that now. I am going to start by creating a list of the different countries that I want to visit and I am going to make a deal with myself that I will visit these cites and I will visit 1 of them within the next 2 years! I know there are other things that I want to do and I am sure my list of places will change and more will be added but for now here is a list of the following places.

England
Ireland
Scotland
Italy
Paris
New York
Boston
Disneyland
Hawaii
St. Thomas
Greece

I would like to challenge everyone to create a list of things and or places they would like to see and do and then make a goal on how they will succeed!

Liz

One Year Today!!

2006-07-29T16:52:00.000-03:00

Well, I can now say that it has been one year ago today that I had that huge nasty lump removed (18 July) & given the OK that I was CA free (all along)!!!!!!!!!!!

Today I celebrated by working (teehee) and now I am kicking back with a vodka & coke!!! The even better news is that I have lots more feeling in my face then I expected & the scar has faded a lot!! I am glad to report that no one other then the very rude patients ask me what happened to my face and I haven't had that for a couple of months!! YIPPY!

Well, I think I am off to celebrate some more!

The beach!

2006-07-20T20:20:00.000-03:00

This is a bit late but on Sunday, July 16th I spent my first day at the beach!!!!

I must say that it was a lot of fun. I went with Meghan, who has a cottage on a private beach....

very high class!! :)

Anyways, while there I was able to soak up about 4 or 5 hours in the hot hot sun... without sunscreen!!! I am a bit red. You can check out the pictures below! Now 4 days later the burn has faded and left some of a tan!

The day was fun we vegged and took a couple dips in the ocean..... I did get stung by Jellyfish but it wasn't bad.... The next time I go I will take pictures of us and our hair after swimming in the salt water!!!

This is my shoulder. I was wearing a short sleeve shirt.

This is one of my burnt leg.

The Cats on POT!!

2006-07-06T20:41:00.000-03:00

I just wanted to share with everyone some of the fun that has been happening at my house. The other day Helen (from Chilliwack) sent me a package which included a gift for the cats ... some Cat Nip or Kitty Pot! well I must say they went crazy... they ripped apart the mailed envelope and they snotted the wrapper... It was a bit crazy... after about 20 mins they all laid around and kinda passed out before going and snacking. Here are some pictures of the fun they had!

The wrapper the kitty pot came in. If you look

you can see the wet ink!

Yoda has taken to chasing his tail like a DOG!

He has caught it here... He bites it and the cry's.

Slightly stoned... or just crazy

Mr. Mooche sleeping off his exercise!

The 2nd ones!!

2006-07-06T20:09:00.000-03:00

To keep everyone up to date on all the fun that I am having; I just wanted to share....

Another pay period has arrived and WOOHOO!!! Being a nurse is COOL!! The other second is once again I placed an IV!! I am now 2 for 2 which I think are great odds!!

Thats all for now..I must go hang my new curtains.

Hair Colour Disaster

2006-07-02T10:28:00.000-03:00

I just wanted to send out a warning to everyone that colours their own hair.... I don't recommend the highlighting kit with the mascara brush!!

I used it on my hair last night & I have a wee bit of a disaster...... I have a dark brown base... which according to the box was to be light brown and only the highlights right on top!! of my head showed up with bits and pieces in other parts!!

I will now have to wait and recolour in a few weeks...

this mess might push ahead my plans to go shorter.....

Here is a picture of the packaging to stay away from.

If anyone has used these highlighting kits and could recommend a good one I am looking!