I am SO excited!

So yesterday Rene and I were talking about maybe getting a portable washing machine. I figured out the math and if we could find one for $300 it would EASILY pay pay for itself in about 4 months. Plus we wouldn't have to worry about trying to find loonies at 8pm so we could have uniforms for work the next day anymore. And we wouldn't have to worry about the stupid machine in the building being broken or in use. AND I wouldn't have to hand wash my uniforms anymore when we don't have the money to use the machine.

Basically we agreed it would be a good idea once we had $300-400 to spend. But I was bored so I though I would entertain the idea and took a look on kijiji to see if anyone in the area is selling one, just to see how much they are selling it for. You know, research.

So I found one on kijiji, for $225 so I thought I'd email them to see if they still have it, because $225 is really cheap. And they emailed me back and said that if we came and got it this weekend, we could have it for $180!!!!

So I get a new washing machine on sunday! YAY! No more spending our change on stupid washing clothes!

Here I am!

And here we go again.

We got a new computer about a month ago, so I can actually use the internet again. The old one was really getting on our nerves. We almost dreaded using it. It spent 2 whole months off for a while there...

So I just started working full-time at one of my jobs. Maybe we will be able to afford buying some luxuries now.

I'm working at a chocolate shop on the other side of town(Casual) and a bakery near my house(Full time) It's nice because at the chocolate shop he's starting to trust me more and just gives me jobs and goes and plays computer games all day, or we work together and chat all day. We are starting to get used to each other. The bakery is awesome. It has the perfect hours for me. I work 5 till 10 or 11 Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, then from 3am till 9 or 10 on Friday and 1am till 7 or so on Saturday. Which is awesome. Yesterday I finished work, came home woke Rene up, we went to the farmers market, and I still had my whole day left. :) Perfect. PLUS I'M WORKING AT A BAKERY!!! I love it so far. My boss is great, the day I started was payday and when he was explaining the pay schedule he asked if I needed money now since I wouldn't be getting paid for 2 weeks. How nice. :) I also get full benefits there which is great.

Rene and I are starting to try our hardest to save up our money. My goal is to be able to retire in 10 years. It would be great to be able to just work if we want to, not because we have to.

But I have to get cooking, family dinner tonight!
That's all for now. :)

Okay I'm doing it!

Let it be known that I am going to attempt to give up toilet paper.

(Actually I already have, I've been off the stuff for about 3 days)

Whenever I think about this I think about my teacher who would say to us. "I think it's crazy that gst is supposed to only be on products that aren't considered a necessity to life. EVERYONE needs toothpaste and toilet paper."

I used to snicker, I haven't used toothpaste in over a year.

Jokes on him. I need neither.

Bwahahaha

I've been busy

I recently got a job at a cafeteria that is so incredibly understaffed that during my first 2 weeks of work I have managed to get over 10 hours of over time.

It's been crazy, and to top it off, some of the people who do work there.... don't even work, so it's really more short-staffed than it needs to be. Fun stuff.

The fridge is on at my mothers house...

And it's sooooo bizarre for me.

I just find it so strange to look in there and see so much food and nothing that I want to eat. Like... Nothing.

Oh and I ate a piece of fruit from out of there yesterday and it was so cold on my teeth. Yucky.

I'm done work

I finished work for the summer, and it kinda feels like winning the lottery! WOOHOO!!!

I've been working with the heli-skiing company I worked with(and quit) like 3 years ago. It's been fun, but I now know for sure that it is not the thing for me, and that I want to be where the love of my life is(that's Rene in case you're wondering)

So, now what?

All I know is that I want to learn more about chocolate. I love it, it's what I really want to do with my life. So we will see how that goes, hopefully I can just find a job with one of the other chocolate shops in Edmonton for now, but I would LOVE LOVE LOOOOVVVEEE to go and work in say... Belgium. :) but who wouldn't?

As for other updates:

The fridge is still off

So are the lights

I have been using regular toilet paper lately(With not being home and.... you know... that whole being lazy thing)

The car is re-insured(Booooo)

My sourdough starter is.... tired, but kinda alive

The computer is usually off

I've been dabbling in making my own hair gel(Successfully I might add, just working on making it last more than 3 days before rotting)

I've been sugaring my legs instead of using a razor(Yeah, the razor is still there, but I'm working on that)

Still no shampoo or toothpaste

AND I've been doing oil pulling... most days(I've been living out of a suitcase for a while so some days my oil is still packed)


... that's all I can think of right now.


What have you been up to?

I've got a new job

The only thing I don't like about it, is that I'm out of town for it.

It's actually an 8 hour drive away from home :(

Which means I won't get to see Rene as much. Which makes me sad.

But! On the positive side, if I do this, and I get a job with them for the winter, it means that Rene will be able to go to school next year(Not the one coming up but the one after that) Which is good. :)

So, things are good. :)


Update on the fridgeless-ness.

I like it. Rene doesn't seem to have any problems with it either. Our milk does go bad faster. But we just drink it faster. Milk is really the only thing we have that needs to be refrigerated... We buy meat the day we need it, and cheese lasts a while. butter we keep on the counter anyways, and eggs have been doing fine just being flipped everyday. :)

My family thinks we are crazy. Personally I'm very proud of us. :)

This is what it looked like when I did it.

Since this picture I have started to use the empty fridge part as storage. and our freezer portion is much much much emptier. All we have in there right now is some jam, milk, a little bit of cheese and the ice that keeps it all cool. :)


I LOVE not drinking ice cold water. Mmmm. So much better.