Questrade

So I avoid logging into my questrade account if at all possible because I get depressed about how bad some of my investments are doing. I invested towards the end of last year @ what I thought was a good point to enter the market. Was I ever wrong! But I like to think that I still did better than a lot of folks that rode the curve all the way down. I rode the curve at the tail end & like to think I am well poised for when the markets pick up. It's what I tell myself so I can sleep....*shh*

Anyhoos, I had some extra money that I had moved in there months ago because I thought I would pick up another stock @ a bargain price. However, I think it's best to wait a few more months before investing. It seems like the market isn't picking up any time soon so might as well earn some interest by putting it back in my PC account.

Boy was it a pain in the ass figuring out how to withdraw from Questrade! I love the low fees but I've struggled so much with their user interface and customer service.

Sicko

Blah, not feeling the greatest. I feel like I am coming down with something. So I am basically loading up on anything I can think of that may help i.e. Vitamin C, neocitran, soup, lots of water, lots of rest, ect. I really don't want to take tomorrow off. I have so much to do! I hope I am feeling better tomorrow morning because the last thing I want to do is be that person who comes into the office when they are sick infecting their coworkers.

I also decided that I want to look into naturopathy. It is included in my health coverage (up to $200/year) so I have nothing to lose.

I am excited for yoga this week

Why? Because my mom got me an actual pair of yoga pants. I normally just wear my sweats to do yoga in & never thought twice about it. I told myself the next time I had some time at the mall, I would go & try on some lululemons to see if they were worth the hype. Well my mom bought me a pair of TuffAthletics yoga pants via Costco. Not quite lululemons including the price but I did a little google review search & they've been getting great reviews.

My hold up was that I always felt like you should wear something loose fitting. Wearing something tight while working out seems like it would be restrictive & make you more sweaty. I tried the pants on & I am in love. Love I tell you! So much better than using sweats to be honest. I can even see myself using them when I go running.

I am really not with whats hip in the workout world.

Vaccation

So I am thinking of joining my family on a trip to Asia & blowing about $2000 on the whole trip (including flight which is the most expensive part). I've been going back & forth on the topic & I think I am going to go ahead & commit. It's a lot of money but when else will I have the opportunity to travel & have room & board covered.

Going to scrounge the internet for prices now.

*edit: I realized I should have pointed out that it'd actually just be room but I am factoring in food into my $2000. & it would only be to one or two countries somewhere in Asia. But still not having to pay for a place to stay is still a sweet deal.

Long Weekends are Awesome

So far the weekend has been low key with lots of relaxing and it went a little something like this:

• Pamper myself --> @home manicure, bath soak, silly face masks & grooming eyebrows
  
• Spend time w/ the bf --> Random errands and lots of eating
  
• Catch up with friends --> Saw friends I hadn't seen in months
  
• Clean up --> Put clothes away & pulled out clothes I don't ever wear to donate. My closets are overflowing & I don't even wear half of the things I have in there. The items I do like get lost somewhere in heaps of other clothes
  
• Work out --> Sticking to my goal of working out for an hour a week not including yoga
  
• Watched lots of tv --> I am a tv junkie and spent most of Saturday watching t.v.
  
• Watched Slumdog Millionaire --> Now I understand the hype around the movie
  

Still to do:

• Make hummus --> healthy snacking for the week & I get to incorporate it in my work lunches.
• Do a little bit of work --> I don't like working from home but getting a little ahead will prevent me from pulling my hair out during the week
• Family meal --> Think I'll go out for lunch w/ the family today. It is after all Family Day.
  

I am excited

that I can watch Project Runway Canada online at globatv.com. Last season you could watch it at slice.ca but not this season for some reason. Hey I rhymed! I like catching up on my shows on the weekend so discovering globaltv has episodes to view online is exciting! So I am getting ready for 3 hours of Project Runway.

Learning to sew is on my long list of things I'd like to do and hearing some of the stories of self thought designers is inspiring.

heart day dinner

Going out for a nice dinner w/ the bf and planning on using a gift card I got from MyPoints. Great news since I feel a little bad about my sephora purchase yesterday.

This is also going to be our valenites day dinner. We're not big on valentines day so we just hang out & maybe go out somewhere semi nice for dinner either before or after the big day. We like to avoid couple city at all the restaurants.

I love flowers as much as the next girl but I'd rather use the money on something that I can use or eat. Don't get me wrong, the times the bf has gotten me flowers, I did not complain & walked around with a cheesy grin on my face for hours but thinking logically, I'd rather the money go elsewhere. Now if only feelings & relationships were logical.