Friday? Whatevs!

So, it is Friday. Fridays are good because the whole weekend lies ahead with promises of drunken debauchery and good times. This is officially my last day working in my office. We gave it up and so starting Monday I will be working from home. I am 50/50 on this right now. Here is the problem...you know what I said about Friday's above? When I work from home I think every day is Friday. Do you see where this is going? Last time I worked from home I became somewhat of an alcoholic...I guess not in the technical sense. I wasn't waking up in the morning and cracking a beer or anything. But, after being at home all day alone I often went out on a random Monday or Tuesday night because I needed human contact. I am definitely taking things more seriously this time. My first plan of attack is to actually set up an office in my apartment. I can't do the laptop on my lap in front of the TV. I know this does nothing for productivity. I am going to make a fun home office that I look forward to sitting at for 8 hours (OK, probably more like 5, but I am efficient bitches!) I am also going to keep my routine that I have now. I will get up early and workout, come home and shower, put on makeup and get dressed and have breakfast. I think this will put me in a working state of mind. I will also do hot yoga (more on this later) a few nights a week. After a hot yoga session the last thing you want to do is go out. So, there is my plan in writing...now that it is in the public domain I must adhere to it. I am accountable to you bitches!

So I have become one of those annoying people who does yoga. Previous to this week I had done yoga once and I did not like it. Laying on a mat trying to get "centered" for 5 minutes does not constitute working out to me. I was super fidgety the whole time and just didn't get it. I also wasn't super impressed with the other participants, including the gay couple who were beside me...they were stretching before the class (seems redundant, no?) and the one guy looks at his boyfriend who is in a split and exclaims "Oh, Tom your ball is hanging out". Good f'n lord! Any "sport" that involves men wearing shorts short enough that their balls can flop out at any given moment is probably not for me. That was until this week. A friend of mine, LA, has been doing the hot yoga for a few weeks and is raving about it and convinced me to try it. I got up the nerve to do it Tuesday evening. Well, after the class, I was hooked and up at 5:30 Wednesday morning to do it again. I have gone 3 times in 3 days and planning on going today and tomorrow as well. I am not sure why I like being in a 40 degree room working out, sweating like a pig, looking like a tomato with love handles, but there is something about it that is super cathartic. I think I know what the big deal is now and I think I may have even gotten centered last night! The real reason I think I am liking it is because of said love handles. I am going to see how many sessions it takes for them to fall off my body.

So the new workout plan is cardio and weights in the mornings and hot yoga in the evenings. It seems to be a good balance and I am going to stick with it for a while and see what happens. I dare to say I even feel gasp...healthy! I think I must be in a time of rebirth right now. I feel renewed and energized. My workout schedule is finely tuned and I am loving it. I am finally getting ahead financially after The Summer of Nic. I paid off almost all my outstanding debt yesterday. I cut my hair last night and went back to Super Blonde Nic (always makes me hapy) and I swear I feel like the haircut dropped negative energy off my body! My eating is so/so right now, but I have also been on the go every single night, so considering that it is actually pretty damn good. I am not doing any of the french fries or shit like that. I have also really had a realization that negative energy is such a waste of time and takes up a spot in your life that could be used for good things. I have cut a few people out of my life that were super negative and I realized that good things happen when they are not around. I can look at these people subjectively now and it all just makes sense. The reason bad things keep happening to these people is that they allow it to happen and negativity attracts negativity. I should know...I have been there and I am making a conscious decision to not allow it anymore. It isn't like I can flip a switch and I know I have to not allow myself to slip into old habits, but at least I have seen the light and now understand some of my past behaviours. This post is becoming a little too new age and hippy for my liking, so on to some dirt.

New Guy is making me dinner tonight. This will be our 3rd date (first 3rd date in a VERY long time!) Neither of us is in a hurry for anything serious, so we are just taking our time and seeing what happens. I think tonight will be good because it is just us, so we will really have a chance to get to know each other better. He gets no name and no more mention for a while though...unless it fails dismally tonight and I have an awesome story to tell about it! I think I must like him somewhat because I have had 3 invites to really fun things tonight and have not felt bad turning them all down in favour of his company. Sad that that is my gauge, but for those that know me missing out is a fear of mine!

Saturday it is Girl T's birthday and we are going to do the 4 girls night in at DA's. I thin it will be wine, Indian food and UFC (if I have my way, anyway) The ladies might not be good with the fight, but too bad! Sunday is Super Bowl and you know how excited that makes me. I just wish one of my teams had gone farther, but I guess it wasn't meant to be. I am Steelers all the way! Myself and 7 other girls are going to G for the big event. I think girl's Sunday Funday Super Bowl is going to be so fun. They are having a big party at the bar with wet tshirt contests (amateur and pro) and all sorts of ridiculousness in between. It should be a good time.

Funny items of yesterday...Me asking Lea how long ago she dated a certain ex of hers. You see when she dated said ex I met his friend at the same time who was, how should I say this, rather persistent. I wasn't interested, but he tried...hard. Anyway, we met 5 years ago and we have since stayed friends and I see him out and about fairly often. I ran into him at the gym Tuesday morning and we chatted a bit...he also works from home, so I said we have to plan lunches or coffee once every couple of weeks to get out of the house. He agreed wholeheartedly. I guess he took this to mean something though because he proceeded to call me twice and text me twice Wednesday night - here we go again! My MSN conversation with Lea went something like this:

Me: How long ago did you date ex?
Lea: About 5 years ago, why?
Me: I just wondering how long ex's friend has had a crush for. I guess 5 years is now just innocent stalking...if there was going to be any beheading I am sure it would have happened by year 3.

Also, after 90 minutes of hot yoga and then a hair appointment last night I was driving home and a guy crossing the street in front of my car stopped looked at me and smiled and winked and gave me the universal sign for roll down your window. He was cute and normal looking (and definitely not gay, which is a rarity in my neighborhood), so I did. He looked at me and said "you're so cute" and then just kept walking. I don't know if this has ever happened to you, but seriously next time you see someone that you think is cute/hot whatever...tell them! It really made my night! I am so going onto Craigslist Missed Connections today to see if he posted anything! haha.

Happy Super Bowl weekend bitches. May you eat more bacon than is allowable by the Canadian Food Guide!