the sea be billowin'

I leave for the East coast tomorrow morning!  (and just in time to miss hurricane Irene!)

It's been hectic trying to pack since I've basically been living out of my car for the last week (long story), but I'm chipping away.  Had a double-double coffee this morning, so I plan on having energy to get myself together before crashing at my sisters tonight.  I'll probably over pack...as usual.

Bon Voyage to me!

the gears

As I sit here and watch an episode of BBC's The Vicar of Dibley (highly recommended for those who love a little good British humour), I felt the need to revive my dusty blog.  Perhaps some photos that have been hiding in my folder on my desktop.

1.   In honour of the coast.  I'm headed out to the Maritimes in 5 days!
2.   Had coffee on the brain lately.
3.   One of the best hairstyles- coincidently am wearing my hair like that today!
4.   Fall is coming and so is comfort like this.
5.   An ensemble I dig.
6.   Exposed brick!  Hardwood floor!  Cats!  I wouldn't mind living there.
7.   Touché.
8.   The yellow knit sweater, Starbucks, & HBC blanket...super appealing.
9.   Sweet antique ring.
10. That's an outfit I'd most definitely wear, plus, the red hair still haunts me...should I?  Shouldn't I?
11. I'm one for "roughing it" when camping, but how cool would that be?!
12. All the photos about clothes...I want to go shopping...get a job first, Jillian!

Like I said, the blog is being revived and hopefully I'll become more creative in terms of what to write about.  I know lots of familiar faces follow this thing so it's easy to gear it towards what I know they'd be interested in reading about or looking at, but sometimes I need to forget that and just post whatever.

I'll tell you this, I will be writing about my trip to the East Coast for my dear cousin's wedding as well as the new place I'll be moving into on October 1st!  Bookmark me!

Cheers!

come back, jack!

Summer seems to bring so much that one could possibly blog about yet so it goes that blogs seem to come to a lul.  I've been unemployed for a significant portion of this summer (most of it spent trying to get over the irritating lingering fatigue aspect of Mono...just ask those people you know that have had it).

I attempted to do something despite the lack of employable energy and decided to go off and coach at a volleyball sports camp for a month- WHAT?!  I, too, wonder sometimes what I was thinking about that decision, but let me just say this: despite the fact that my energy level was sometimes so low I thought I was going to throw up, faint, cry, or all the above, it has been good to be there.  I feel like I can get some things in my personal life that were lacking back on track.  I can also find more appreciation for my life outside of a certain world again.

I popped open the bubble I'd been living in for the past 3 weeks (yes, 1 week left to go) today by catching up on the last few weeks of SYTYCD that I'd missed while away and also purchasing not one, but two magazines.

There's something about fashion magazines that get me motivated to do stuff (probably due to the fact that they are so visually stimulating- and I'm a visual person).  Make/buy new outfits, take better pictures, write better blog entries, get a better job, be a better person (believe it or not, there are articles in these two magazines that are motivating & not just trashy..like the first cover might show; hence, the reason I buy these ones), or just be a better version of me.  All things I think I need since I've been surviving off of government cheques for the last little while.  A swift kick in the pants, if you will.

I don't really have an aim for this blog entry.  It's not creative in any sense really.  Can't even say I used a new word or anything.

But I do wish to inform you that the blog will become lively once again soon.  For one, you can anticipate a trip to Halifax, Nova Scotia documented in the next few weeks!!  Besides, August/September are my favourite months, so I'd better get camera-clicking and writing!

Please keep me on your radar!  Cheers!