Day 62....and 63......'cause I chose tv over blogging.

Day 62....and 63......'cause I chose tv over blogging.

3 Girls and 4 Suitcases.

I have rediscovered the tv show 'Once Upon a Time' and have to confess to being well and truly 'Hooked' (and he's not even made an appearance yet) When it first came on tv, I decided that I wasn't going to watch it with the rest of the gang because I felt that I was already watching to much tv. I chose Grimm to be my new addition, at that point (a show which I love but which is not available on my current tv channels, here) and that was that.
Last year...or perhaps it was the year before, I caught an episode of Once, when Alison was watching it and I loved it so began to watch it from that point. I also found a few older episodes here and there to catch up on some of the backstory but was always sad that I hadn't just chosen to watch it from the start.
Well, compliments of Netflix, I am now doing just that but it really will interfere with everything else. Luckily, I am not so addicted that I've taken to daytime tv but when Ali goes off to do homework or early bed.....Once, is my go to. Perhaps when I catch up to the episodes I've seen, it'll be less appealing but there is part of season 3 and all of season 4 to watch so that may take a while-lol.
This all came about because I have recorded season 4 but when I put on the first episode, I didn't recognise some of the characters and Henry had got soooo big. Alison, in her wisdom, told me that seasons 1 and 2 were on Netflix-yikes.
So, apologies for missing yesterdays Blog but I was just too cosy, curled up watching Once.
Like my meditation (which didn't happen either yesterday) I think that Blogging in the morning is much easier for me. I don't know whether (once the morning haze lifts) I think better but the words tend to flow, rather than be given any thought. It's not even 8am and I anticipate being done in another 10 minutes.
Alison had a late start at school yesterday and so that's why my routine went doo-laa-lay. I decided to head round to the library at the usual time, rather than do meditation first and yet again, I've proven to myself that if I don't do meditation first thing, it rarely happens.
I haven't yet made it to the (free) meditation-group that I signed up for on a Wednesday night. Ali and I have been eating dinner later and I just haven't made the effort. Going somewhere new doesn't really appeal to me, if the truth be known. Some of you know that I'm a closet-introvert and I am REALLY enjoying not having to 'chit-chat' to people if I don't want to.
I met Vera, briefly yesterday. We were on opposite sides of the subway barrier at Royal York station (2 mins from me) so that she could give me back my 1 and only Bach book and I could give her a mix, before she heads to Croatia today, to see her family. The reason she popped into my head there was because we exchanged not 1 but 2 hugs and it was great to have that positive, physical contact. The physical 'hugging' from my friends is one of the things that I would confess to missing if I wasn't balanced by Bach. So, rather than say that I'm missing them, I'll just say that hugs are something I'd like more of so I may have to make an effort to introduce a couple of huggy people into my life. Actually, Mary hugs me and Marie hugs me and Vera hugs me and Alison.....lets me hug her. Perhaps I just need more of them in my week?
Okay, last 2 days? Not an awful lot to report. Tues and Wed.....Mmm.
I discovered that my 250 minutes have been used (they sent a text to say that I will now be charged) and I'm like YEEK, WHAT....I've made no phonecalls. I have had several long, lovely incoming ones from Bill but surely they don't count that? Well, looking at my online bill usage, it appears that they do-ugh. However, now that we are aware of it Bill will just call me after 5pm Canadian time because my evenings and weekends are unlimited.
HOW CAN THEY CHARGE YOU FOR INCOMING CALLS?
Everything here tends to be cheaper on evenings and weekends. I don't run the dishwasher or washer between 7 and 5pm weekdays  and I actually have pretty much stopped using the dryer and just use the airer to hang the washing up on.
We only have 2 more days till we put our heating on and it's good news because the temp' is set to plummet this weekend. Low single figures during the day-Brrrr.
The library is always cosy and warm-I do so love the library with all it's books, comfy chairs and beautiful tree-views. What I very much dislike is all the crunching and rustling that goes on and I bet that it's only going to get worse as the winter hits and more people (like me) spend time there to enjoy the warmth. Yesterday there was one kid having lunch out of tinfoil and then an old wifey sat down beside me and unpacked her 'goodies' ready to start munching. Good job that it was time to go home.
Our home is older and brick so I'm not sure how it will hold onto the heat inside it, once I have the heat on in the mornings and the evenings but we shall soon know and, if it turns out to be toasty I may just stay home to write.
What else?
Food-wise, we seem to be existing on pasta in one variety or other. Lasagne, chicken-lasagne, cannelonni, spaggetti, mac-cheese, penne......you get the idea. I must try to get inventive....thank goodness for the home-made soup. Being cold, in here, doesn't inspire salad or fruit, for that matter. Roasted veg may be the way for me to go but what about Alison....Mmmm?
Our new mayor, who is not and is not related to our old (infamous)mayor intends to put up the TTC from $3 to $4 apparently....good start Mr Tory......goes with the name-right? Hit the everyday man in the pocket from day 1. Rant over until the next time.
I had a bit of a furniture moving episode yesterday. The Netflix has been temperamental on wifi and so I decided just to hook it up to the hard-line and voila-it's perfect. I just had to move the tv over to the other corner so that I could run a cable from the modem to the back of it. Who's a clever-clogs, then? When Jen get's back, she may be able to tell me how she set up the wifi connection and we can change things round again but I actually prefer the furniture the way it is now.
I bought a wee roots-dye for my hair, to hide the grey but it was pretty rubbish around the stubborn temple bits and so I will either have to go dark again or find a reasonably priced hairdresser. Always a wee bit scary, a new hairdresser but I can always wear a hat....it's going to be winter after all.
Okay, must dash off and do the meditation-thing BEFORE I go to the library.
Oh, and I bottled the Plank challenge last night. Gave up at 90 secs of the 2 mins and may r may not try to build it up more gradually. I am 52 after all and doing no other abdo work........do I hear 'that's no excuse'? Well done Jenny Penny for getting to 2 mins. Alison got to 100 secs and probably would have kept going had I not distracted her with giving up. Sorry Al'
Much Love to all and Happy Halloween for tomorrow, Folks.
Lxxx