Delete?

I seem to have neglected this blog for quite some time. My apologies. I switched my other blog from being a "Crafting" blog, to a blog about different areas of communication, and my life in the communications world. Since I made this switch, I've found that I've been able to incorporate more of my personal side with the content, which makes this blog a little irrelevant. For this reason, I'm considering deleting it. I will be setting up a Red Dress Gala blog or website in the upcoming weeks, and managing three blogs doesn't seem all that appealing.

So, what do you folks think? Time to hit the delete button?

Reading Week Finale: Days 7, 8, 9 & 10!

Day 7 – Thursday February 23

I slept in until 11:30 today which was absolutely glorious. I didn’t have to work today which was also glorious, so I used the day to check off some of the things on my to do list. 

Lauren, Laina and I were supposed to go to Festival Du Voyageur but because I was super excited about it of course we didn’t go. Instead we went to Moxies downtown. I had seafood linguine which had little baby octopuses in it that I didn’t notice until the end of the meal. Blech! But the three of us had fun time chattin’ it.

After dinner we went to Kawaii Crepe because I was craving a peanut butter cheesecake crepe. I know, I know, I’m not supposed to be eating any desserts this month, but did you hear what I said? PEANUT BUTTER CHEESECAKE! Don’t be hatin’. 

Moxies Photo Shoot

Kawaii Crepe post its and Laina

Lauren was getting super antsy as she always is, so after Laina and I ate our crepes we ran across the street to the Greenroom to meet up with Sarah, Brandon, and Megan. Mitch’s band Wang the Merciless was playing so we wanted to go and lend our loud cheering voices for the boy. I’ve never been to the Greenroom before, but I really had a great time. 

Mitchevus

Day 8 – Friday February 24

I slept in again today which was fabulous as usual. I made myself a delicious breakfast: cinnamon raisin French toast smother in peanut butter and Nutella, and topped with blueberries, raspberries, and strawberries. I didn’t have to work until 6:30 so I had another day to chill at home and work on a few things. 

I eventually headed off to work. I work at The Body Shop which can only be so exciting. Customers come in, browse, and leave. End of work day. Now I don’t usually have my phone on me while I’m at work, but I wanted to take a few pictures of possible prize giveaways in case my fellow creators of Undressed Winnipeg magazine actually want to put some work into doing some publicity. 

I told Katie that I’d go to her place after work for a girls night in, but by the time I got home and had a shower, I decided I was too lazy to venture back out into the cold. And so I called it an early night and fell into bed with Zac Efron my cozy blankets.

Day 9 – Saturday February 25

I spent the majority of the day working on some sick ideas for the Red Dress Gala I will be hosting as part of my IPP, which was a lot of fun. You guys are in for quite a treat with that one.

I worked at Penningtons at 2 and it was quite the busy day so of course I hid in the corner furthest from the customers so I didn’t have to do  any real work worked my ass off trying to help customers. 

After work I did some grocery shopping then headed home. I cooked the best tasting steak I’ve ever had, and made some killer mash potatoes and veggies. Once again I work a bit more on my IPP, watched T.V., then went to bed.

Day 10 – Sunday February 26

Which brings us to the last day of my reading week.  Today was my last day to sleep in and boy did I sleep! I’m going to miss not being able to sleep until 11:30, and man what I wouldn’t give for a few extra days of vacation.

Like yesterday, I spent most of the day working on my Red Dress Gala. Our written IPP proposal is due this Tuesday so I wanted to make sure I got the bulk of it done today. Working on my proposal was great because I got a ton of other great ideas flowing out of my over active brain. 

Aside from writing my proposal, I had a day filled with The Academy Awards. My roommate and I watched the pre-show...which was four hours long by the way...and the red carpet....another hour or two....followed by the actually awards...three hours long! 

That pretty much sums up my reading week. Nothing crazy exciting, but I relaxed, had fun, and got some work done, which was my goal for the week. I’m not particularly looking to this week of classes, but all of March is going to be a pretty fun and eventful time school-wise. We get a day off to go somewhere beyond the perimeter to work on our travel assignment, we have two or three days off to go and watch the second year IPP presentations at the convention centre, we get another day off to present our own IPP ideas to a panel of judges, and we get to launch Undressed Winnipeg at our school magazine fair. 

March is also a good month because I get to celebrate my birthday. So if you haven’t confirmed your attendance to this epic event, get your booty to Facebook and do so RIGHT NOW!

Reading Week Continued...Days 4, 5, & 6

Day 4 – Monday February 20

As predicted, I didn’t get to Grand Forks on Monday. Oh well, what can you do?! Instead I went to my cousin’s house early in the morning to give her another piano lesson. We’re in the beginning stages right now but I’m hoping she tries to practice as much as she can so she can be as good as me; which will be easy considering I’m no piano pro. 

After the lesson, being the amazing daughter I am, I decided to take mama Jennings out for sushi. I’ve been craving sushi for weeks since Jackie Doming keeps instagramming pictures of her delicious looking sushi 

adventures. 

I created a big to do list of things I want to get done over the break, and one thing I was able to cross of my list was organizing our storage closet, which happens to be in my bedroom. Junk has been piling up in there and it has been driving me bonkers. 

To Do List

 Even though I made myself a long to do list, I also wanted to fix relaxing into the reading week equation. What better way to relax than to play Mario Kart with the roommate?

Day 5 – Tuesday February 21

I woke up at 8AM because I had to return the camera I used for Sunday’s photo shoot, to the school library. I didn’t mind getting to school so early because that gave me time to squeeze in a nice workout at the gym. I did a workout for about 45 minutes then intended on working on my passion party ads for Undressed Winnipeg magazine (a local magazine exploring the fearless, the fresh, and the frisky sides of sexuality I Winnipeg). I was excited to get some work done but all the computers on campus were running suuuuuuuuuuuper slow...which means I didn’t get a chance to do anything productive.

If only I could have finished...

The main reason I went to school on Tuesday is because I applied to be a student ambassador for the Red River College open house. I stayed at school until 8PM giving tours to potential new students and their parents. It was actually a pretty fun time. I got to meet some current students in other programs (all is business and accounting) which was nice because I only knew CreCommers up until then. 

After a long day of touring I rushed home, showered, and got dressed to meet Lauren at Kawaii Crepe, A.K.A. the tastiest place in Winnipeg. After we ate we headed out to The Cheer for the Individual Professional Project (IPP) fundraiser put on by 2^nd year CreCommers. We got to mix and mingle, and watch the CreComm band, which is always a good time. One of Mitch’s bands, Wang the Merciless, was also good.

Lauren Parsons

CreComm Band

Me, Mitch, and Laure

Mitch Kruse

Day 6 – Wednesday

I gave tours at school again from 9-2. After that I met with the other creators of Undressed Winnipeg to set up dates for more photo shoots and stuff. Then I tried to works on my ads again but the computers were still working against me.

I got home around 5 or so and decided I needed a nap. It’s not so much that I needed one, but wanted to take advantage of the fact that I could have one. 3 hours later I woke up, made some dinner, and had a quiet evening in front of the T.V., followed by a solo dance party in my room before bed, as I always do!

Any interesting stories from anyone’s vacation so far? I know Sydnie is having a great time in Phoenix ;)

Reading Week: Days 1, 2 & 3

This reading week I plan to relax, work, and check of a chunk of things off of my “to do list”. I know, relaxing doesn’t really seem to fit in, but I’m definitely going to try. Check my blog daily if you’re interested in how I spent my “holiday”. 

Day 1- Friday February 17

Normally I have classes until 3 on Fridays but my advertising instructor Melodie was kind enough to hand us our assignment and send us off for reading week. Which would mean I would leave school at 2 right? Wrong! I signed out an ENG video camera for the week so I could hopefully work on my Alpha Phi montage. My tape was full so I needed to get everything onto my hard drive so I would have room for more filming. It seemed like a quick and easy task, which of course meant it would actually take forever. I didn’t leave school until 5:30!

After I FINALLY got home, I ran a few errands and took a 45 minute nap. Not long but it did the job. Then my friend Lauren came over and we hung out for a bit until heading out to Bryan’s party. It was a lot of fun getting to know people from other sections. Earlier that day we all declared our majors and I got to know some of the other girls in CreComm who I’ll be spending time with next year. 

Day 2- Saturday February 18

I didn’t get to bed until around 3AM, but I got to sleep until 11 so it wasn’t too much of a big deal. I was actually pretty exhausted from the night before, but had to shake it off because I had a 1-4 shift. I really didn’t want to work because I wanted to enjoy my Saturday, but I also have to pay the bills. So off to work I went. My Saturday night was pretty chill. I took yet another nap, made some dinner, watched Valentine’s Day with the roommate, had a mini dance party in my room as I do most nights, and then went to bed.

Day 3- Sunday February 19

Today was a lot of fun. I woke up at 8AM (since I’m so used to getting up early for school) but then just lied in bed for about an hour or so. After I cooked myself some breakfast, I showered and ran out the door to head to my friend Kimiya’s house. Recently I wrote an article about her and her views on sex before marriage. She’s grew up in Somalia so the sex practices there are a lot different than they are here. It’s a really interesting story so if you’re interesting in reading, you should pick up a copy of Undressed Winnipeg magazine at Red River’s magazine fair on March 30^th. Or message me if you would like to order a copy. Anywho, I went over to Kimiya’s house to take some photos of her to go along with the article I wrote. She’s a model so she’s getting pretty used to being in front of the camera. 

The Beautiful Kimiya Yussuf. Follow her on Twitter: @kimiyayussuf

Right now I’m just chillen in bed watching 127 hours and eatin some pizza. 

Tomorrow’s Louis Riel day and as much as I would LOVE to go to Grand Forks with my little sis Michal, I highly doubt that’s going to happen. My life’s super predictable that way, but I’ll save my sob story another post. 

Since I’ll be in regular old Winnipeg tomorrow, I’m going over to my cousin’s house to give her another piano lesson. After that? Not quite sure what the rest of the day has in store for me. I might head down to Festival Du Voyageur with my friend Claire if she’s free, but we shall see. 

What are you all up to this week?

Gym Time- Workout Wednesday

I'm trying to make my way to the gym everyday Monday-Friday like last semester, but so far I've just been making it out about 3 times a week. Here's my excuse...

The most convenient time for me to work out is during the lunch hour. I sometimes go after school but if I have to work that doesn't leave much time. Also, I tend to get lazier as the day goes on so if I feel like I've had a long and strenuous day of classes, the idea of going home and and chillen in front of the TV or taking a nap seems way more appealing. As for before class, I could easily go to school an hour earlier, but that means an hour less of sleep, and who wants that?

So anyway, lunch time is the best time. However, all we seem to be doing this semester is group work. Seriously. Working in groups. For every class. On every project. For every assignment. Everyday. You know what that means? Coordinating different times outside of class to meet with all of these different groups I'm apart of. Which means? Giving up my lunch hour half the time, a.k.a giving up my gym slot for the day.

I assume this whole "let's all work in groups everyday" thing is going to carry on throughout the rest of the semester. And so, I've decided that I need to give up that extra hour of sleep (or go to bed an hour earlier) and make an effort to go to the gym in the mornings before class, on days I work or when I know I will be giving up my lunch slot.

 I got this!

Undressed Survey

Hello Folks!

Some fellow CreCommers and I are creating a magaine called Undressed. 

Undressed explores the fresh, the fearless and the frisky sides of sexuality in Winnipeg. Right now we're conducting a survey to learn more about our target market and what they'd be looking for in this type of magazine.

If you could take 30 seconds to fill out our survey that would be fantastic: http://apps.facebook.com/my-surveys/d53z0trq

A steamier survey is soon to follow...

Thanks guys and dolls!

Work Out Wednesday

Welcome to Work Out Wednesday!

Like most people, one of my resolutions is to eat healthier and get in shape. As most of my fellow CreCommers can confirm, last semester I made it a point to make it to the school gym every day Monday-Friday, usually during spares and at lunch. I only did about 30 minutes of cardio each time, but hey, that’s 2 and a half hours more a week I had been doing originally. I had planned to keep this up during the holidays, and I did for the first little bit. The last week was a no go. My excuse? Working full-time, Christmas, New Years, etc. I figured I could let one week slide and start up again the first day back to school. But what happened instead? I dislocated my knee (as I often do) and had to take it easy for a week. 

Which brings me to this week. Me and the gym were reunited on Monday and it was a joyful reunion indeed. I skipped Tuesday due to laziness, but made sure I went today. I fully intend on going tomorrow and Friday, but we shall see how that goes. Until then, I leave you all with this Kanye West’s Workout Plan!

It's 2012 and me so excited!

Welcome to 2012 everyone! 

At the end of 2010 I vowed that 2011 would be a better year, and it was. 2011 wasn’t the most amazing year of my life, but it was definitely an improvement. Now I could sit here and bitch and moan about some of the nonsense that I encountered in 2011, but I’m trying to improve my outlook on life and so, I’ll focus on the positive (for now anyway).

2011 Highlights (in no particular order)

1.       Having my cousin Marquis visit from Calgary

2.       Living in the same apartment for one full calendar year (this is a HUGE achievement)

3.       Being accepted into the Creative Communication program at Red River (another HUGE achievement)

4.       Not having to apply for any of the jobs I’ve had this year

5.       Having Laurence visit from Quebec

6.       Taking my little cousin out for her first boat ride

7.       Making new friends

8.       Shopping in Grand Forks

9.       Bar nights with Anita and Josh

10.   A great Christmas spent with family and friends

Like I said, 2011 wasn’t the best year I’ve ever had, but it was 50 times better than 2010! 

I HOPED 2011 would be good, but I KNOW 2012 will be absolutely amazing. Let me tell you why...

Plans for 2012

1.       Coming up with a sweet IPP (independent professional project), most likely a gala or banquet of some sort

2.       Declaring a major in Public Relations

3.       A trip to New York in Spring

4.       Helping my friend Kimiya get her modelling career off the ground

5.       Interning at the Alpha Phi office in Illinois (or somewhere just as interesting)

6.       Hitting the gym Mon-Fri and eating healthy

7.       Starting my own radio show

8.       Getting VIP at the Opera Lounge for my 24^th Birthday

9.       Visiting my cousin in Calgary

10.   Meeting a ton of new people

There are more things I’m looking forward to, but I'd hate to give it all away.

Happy New Year ladies and gents. Be sure to make it a good one!