Subway experience.

Hey there. Yesterday I went to Subway for lunch and while I was there I remembered that the guy behind the counter had told me that he had come to Canada from the middle east. So when he was putting the sauce on my sandwich I said, "Hallass" and he stopped and looked at me with the hugest smile on his face. Hallass means "enough". haha. So we started saying words in arabic while I finished my visit there. It was fun. Then today I went there for lunch again..I know two days in a row...crazy! When I walked in I saw him and we greeted eachother in arabic. It was so fun! Then he taught me a new word but I can't remember what it was now. haha. Good times. Who knew I would run into someone that I can practice with here in my very own local subway. haha.

Bootcamp begins.

Hey there everyone. This past Thursday I went for a super fun bike ride with my friend Melissa. We rode all downtown and through the park. Then we stopped at the survivor bootcamp so I could register. They said if I wanted I could start the next day. So of course I said, sure! The next morning which was Friday, I went to my first bootcamp session. It was amazing. I loved it. I had to sit one cycle out though cause I had a dizzy spell.. but once that passed I got right back into it. I do have to say that burpsee's are not my favorite thing of all time. haha. They are so hard.
Then on Saturday after I was done my shift I asked one of my coworkers to go on a bike ride with me. She agreed and we decided on a meeting spot and time. I was running a little late and as soon as I sat on my bike I regreted proposing the idea. My legs were burning, my bum hurt and now I had to ride somewhere. Shoot. But I had no choice but to go. So I went. Once I was moving everything loosened up and I felt fine. We stopped and had a bite to eat and then continued our bike ride. As we approached the city park we got stopped by some walking cops. They gave us a warning instead of a ticket for not wearing a helmet. We continued our ride until it was time for her to go back to work. Then I rode home. It was such an amazing day weather wise. Perfect for a bike ride.
Today I was determined to give my body a break because starting tomorrow morning I have bootcamp again. I'm so excited. I can hardly wait. I sound like an insane person...haha. But when you leave you feel so good. I'll keep you updated on how the progress is. I should take some before and after pictures and post them...oooh...wouldn't that be fun?!
Until next time, stay classy. :)

Wacky Wednesday

For most of the day I didn't work. In fact I only worked for 3 hours this evening! Rakin' in the cash I am. haha. I went rollerblading for the first time this season. That was a lot of fun. I'm totally rusty and sentence myself to a summer of practice. Oh darn, sounds like a rough life for me. haha.
I have signed up for the survival bootcamp. I'm pretty excited about it. I start at the end of April. Woo hoo!!!
Tonight at work I had this one table that had a really cute little girl. She kept calling me over to her and saying, "Excuse me," So polite. The one time she called me over and our conversation went like this.
Little girl (lg) "Excuse me,"
Me: "Yes"
lg: "I'm going to grow up and go to school"
Me: "Really, what are you going to take?"
lg: "A dress"
Me: "You're going to take a dress to school with you?"
lg: "Yes"
Me: "Are there going to be other kids there?"
lg: "Yes"
Me: "Are you going to make lots of friends?"
lg: With big eyes and a huge smile, "Yes"

She was so darn cute. She might have been 3 or 4 years old. So much fun. Then near the end of their visit she ran over and gave me a big hug. Then she looked up and seemed a little stunned that it was me. I don't think she meant to give me a hug..haha. It was really cute. Totally made my night.

It's just another Tuesday.

Sometimes I just like to ramble on. Today wasn't one of those days. I tried to get into the hype I've been in for the last couple of days but it just wasn't coming natural for me today. I really had to work hard at creating conversations with people at work. This is not normal. Usually I can stir up any kind of conversation about anything with anyone. Weird. It may have been caused by my frustration with the schedule in 3 weeks. I was telling one of the other servers and do you know what he said, (he's only been working there for a month), that I should cheat on my average check so that I can get more hours. Isn't that funny?! Crazy is what I think that is. I think it would be funny on my last week to cheat so incredibly much that it makes my average check $40 per person. You know how ridiculous that is?! haha. I think it would be funny. I also think it would be funny to invest in a b-b gun and hide in the bushes on my last day and shoot anyone who was remotely annoying or rude. haha. Apparently I have a wee dark side to me today. haha.
I was going to go rollerblading after work today but it was raining. Last time I went rollerblading in the rain it locked up my wheels so I decided I would just sit this one out. Instead I came home and had a really nice hot bath. I ended up falling asleep in the tube. I've never done that before but man, that was soooo nice and relaxing. It totally took my mind off everything.
That's all there is to report today. I hope you're all having one great day! Until next time. Michelle.

Good News Day.

Well this is good news day. Yay!!! I like good news day. On the day that I wrote that I was going to go job hunting, 20 minutes after writing that, my friend and I were talking and she said she has a job for me. The only catch is it's not until the end of May. 8 weeks. Then I went to work and had another pretty aweful day and decided that I would go out for lunch with some friends. On that lunch date I was offered another job, catch is...doesn't start for a month. haha.. Yay!!! I have options and people want me. Yippee!!!! It's such a good feeling. Needless to say at the maximum I will be there for 2 months more. I think I can deal with that...although some days it's super hard because I feel like going postal. haha. I think it would be really fun to invest in a b-b gun and hide in the bushes and shoot people in the bum as they are leaving. (Only if they're rude and deserve it). hahaha. My dark side is revealing itself. mwahahaha..
In other, unrelated news, I talked to my sister on the phone the other day. It was quite the conversation. It made me laugh pretty darn hard. I could hear Gabriel and Grace in the background. Grace asked me, "Aunty M, Are you fun??" haha. I was like, do you think I'm fun?? And she said yes so I agreed with her. What a funny kid. Then about half way through Dawn and my conversation she asked, "How are you doing today?" Just the way she asked made me laugh so hard. She sounded like an old british lady. haha. Then Gabriel in the background was telling me about the key to his room and how he likes to be locked in his room. Dawn told me that he requests this every night. haha. Kids are halarious!
Dawn also told me that one of the teachers at the school they attend asked if I'd be interested in coming back to the middle east and teaching english. I was like, I don't have a degree or anything apparently that doesn't matter much. So I'm seriously considering it when my schooling is done which would be next summer. Pretty exciting if you ask me. :)
This morning I'm going into work an hour early. I had a table yesterday and they liked me so much that they said they would come again today. I offered to make them a reservation and they said, on one condition...you have to be our server. I was like, ok. Then after they were gone I realized that I didn't start until an hour after their arrival time. I talked to my manager and she talked to the manager that will be working this morning and they confirmed that it would be ok for me to start an hour early so I could serve this family. That's such a great feeling that they would request me as their server!! Woot!!
Yesterday I also went to buy a pink hoodie, I never did find one...but I got a few new tops for the summer and a new summer dress. I'm pretty excited about them.
I love good news day. It's so much more fun!

Time for a change.

Hey there. Yesterday I kind of lost my temper a bit. I've pretty much had it at the restaurant that I'm working at. It's pretty freakin' retarded there. You see they base your hours of work on your average check. (The average amount each person spends). Well if someone at your table uses a coupon it brings your average down. (Not your fault but you're as a server punished hour wise because your average is down). Also a table full of children brings your average down because kids meals are a lot cheaper. And then the crack babies(known as managers) expect your average to be high when they only put you on lunch shifts. Um...last I checked not many people drink alcohol drinks at lunch time(which is an awesome way of bringing up your average check). I don't think that the system that they use is very effective or right. If you've hired me as full time I expect to be working fulltime. Look at my job performance...do I work hard?? I'm obviously trying to upsell the crap but if someone comes in with 25 dollars it's pretty much impossible to make them spend 30. You know what I'm saying?? Ahhhh I'm just so frustrated because last night, I like every other server, cheated on one of my bills saying there was only 1 person at the table instead of 2 making my average go up slightly. Well, I got pulled into the office because I was a cheater. I'm sorry...but look at everyone else too!! It's not just me...it's EVERYONE!!!!!!!! Why because we were hired to work and we all want the hours that we were hired for!
Needless to say I'm going job hunting today. I'm so tired of this petty crap. The management has gone down hill so fast. They're pretty imature and they don't give a rip about the staff at all. Since coming back it's gotten a lot worse. I didn't think it was possible. They change the schedule without telling anyone and then the staff get written up when they don't show up for the shift they didn't know they had. Where is the logic there???? I was thinking of trying to tough it out for the next 5 months until I start my new job(photography) and school but I don't think I want to put myself through this unneeded split shift stress for any longer. I'm sick of complaining about it and ready to take action.
Enough about work. I'm going down to the school today to enroll in my class. It's going to be a busy day. I'm excited about it. I'm also really excited that I was able to get some new under garments from a regular store!!!! That was sooo exciting. I kept telling the girl at the desk how excited I was and she really didn't care. haha. But it's been so long since I was able to buy a bra at a regular store because my size was never available...but since coming back from the Middle East I can shop wherever I want!!!! Woooooo hoooooooo!!!!!!!!!!
That was my random happiness of the day!!!! I also like to drive around with my hood and sunglasses on. It makes me feel a little secretive. haha. I pretend that I'm an undercover someone...haha. I'm sure anyone who notices me thinks I'm a total freak...but it's my new game I play with myself while in the car. Good times.
That's about all I have to say for now. Until next time....Michelle.