Just Call Me 'The Procrastinator'

So I really really had really really good intentions of actually trying to blog regularly. And I'm just failing so miserably. But I don't feel very guilty about it, because I've been doing other things, so I'm just going to say that I'll blog when I blog. And that's just that. But today I'm blogging - from work - but that's okay, because no one is currently buying anything. So I can utilise the internets.

So here's what's been goin' on:

I've been working lots and lots. Which is fine. It's pretty boring a lot of the time, but I get to talk to lots of people, and sort of just chat with people in my community, which is cool. Last week at the museum, I was supposed to take the old flowers and throw them out or whatever when I was closing up for the day, but this one peonie was just holding on for dear life, and I thought it was just the prettiest thing, so I took it home. It's still just enjoying life on my kitchen counter - it brightens my day.

Mes chats are still the most adorable things in the world. Simon has recently figured out how to get up into my loft, so he's spending lots of time making my heart race as he walks along the beams [which he can now jump to from the loft]. Betsy is her usual self, sneaking around, killin' mice, and being extremely aloof. They're both just starting to meow now - they just turned one in the past few weeks [we're not sure how old they were because they're adopted feral kitty babies], but we got them this week last year, so I'm guessing they're just over a year. But they only just started learning to meow. Simon's the funniest with it; he makes these little sounds that sound like he's just sort of experimenting with the concept of meowing... Betsy still just chirps, and opens her mouth silently at the door when she wants in or out. They're goofs.

This past weekend was Canada Day - Happy 145th birthday, my beloved country! - and we celebrated in true Canadian fashion with a few balloons, and a hotdog. Not really ones for huge celebrations, particularly on the west coast [in comparison to my other precious coast]. 

I'm getting more excited to be living in the city this year! Finally! I have to take a couple days off work next week and go to town to run some errands. It turns out, this running has made me lose weight in my tummy, but my hips are still going strong, and I don't think they're going to stop being their curvy selves any time soon, so I have to go on a quest for new pants... I need to go through all my clothes and just get rid of all the ones that I don't wear, or don't like, or give me armpit issues [I have serious issues with shirts that bunch in my armpits], and restock with things that I love and want to wear every day. 

Anyway, that's all that's new-ish in my life. Halfway to my 5k, and looking forward to a lovely run in the sun this afternoon after work! Hope y'all are enjoying these first few days of summer!

*Just a little aside - I know the layout/design of my blog has been going wild recently, but I've been slowly teaching myself some HTML stuff, and trying to give it a really cute design that people will like to look at while they peruse the site! So bear with me, I think we're nearing something that I can live with for a while!

Horses As Lawnmowers, and Criminal Minds

Betsy in a tree + horses mowing our lawn + Betsy in a tree +
Simon napping + my awesome bangs + Criminal Minds

Intrepid exploring and sunburns... cont'd.

What with having to drive my sister to work for eight this morning, I was out of my pyjamas a little earlier than usual [yes, I get up in the wee hours of the morning, but that doesn't mean I get out of my pyjamas before nine], so I decided to set up my Hennessy Hammock today. For those of you who don't know what a Hennessy Hammock is, it's a hammock tent, and I happen to own one of these very exciting contraptions - a going away gift from one of the directors of the board I used to work for, the creator of said hammock.

The ingredients

Now, I am no Boy Scout. I don't do knots, and I definitely am not an avid camper. My experience with hammocks involves napping in my tie-dye one on my back porch on warm summer afternoons. My experience with tents is limited to camping in my basement at the ripe old age of eight. So this was bound to be an adventure. Now, I first decided that there was no need for the webbing straps - I would just wrap the ropes around the poles of the auxiliary cottage a couple times and tie it off with one of those shoelace knots. Sounds legit, right? Nope. That fell off pretty much right away.

Attempt #1

So after some discussion with my animal friends - Cinderella style, I am, after all, an intrepid outdoorsman - we decided to go on a quest to find two trees that were far enough apart that the hammock would be at the correct height, but close enough together that the ropes would have enough length to tie off. The trees also had to be thin enough for the webbing straps to go around, and thick enough for the webbing straps not to just slip down. After much consideration and deliberation, my cat friends, and my dog advisor agreed on two very nice trees. After much struggling, making up of knots, and fetching giant rocks for anchors, a tent was formed.

Attempt #2 : Success!

After that, the animals and I were pretty much done adventuring for the day. I threw a stick for Simon for a few minutes, while the dog just ate rocks or did whatever she does when she gets all quiet. Meanwhile, Betsy was rocketing around like something was chasing her - the itchy scaries might have been, you never know, they're pretty sneaky - and climbing many trees. All the trees. Every. Single. Tree. Simon tried to bite Betsy's legs off, Betsy proceeded to run around some more, I washed the dishes. 

Simon tries to bite off Betsy's feet

After all that commotion, we all took ourselves out to the sun deck where basked and enjoyed the lovely warm temperatures for a few hours. Eventually my parents got home from the city, and so we hung out, ate lunch, and did what all bears do on a sunny day - lay around in the sun. I would say it was a particularly excellent day. My patches of sunburn don't quite agree, but they're sort of fun suckers anyway. 

So what adventures do we have to look forward to tomorrow? Kayaking, napping, and possibly, if you're very lucky, an impromptu dance party.

Just a quick note on the pictures for today - no, there is no unity in style or border. And I'm pretty okay with that. Spontaneity, you know. 

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