Looking forward to a break.

Last week, I had started to write a post about how I was looking forward to taking a break from 60 hour workweeks. Then, as it frequently happens these days, I got busy and never finished the post. I'm still looking forward to taking a break, but now I have no idea when that might happen. I've managed to find a new job within the same organization that I've been working for, and this time it will be an actual honest-to-goodness contract, meaning that I won't have 30% of my paycheque lost to a temp agency. That's good news! But... it does mean that I'll be phased into the new job starting this week, this crazy, crazy week. On top of it all, I caught some sort of something and feel pretty miserable at the moment. I'm hoping that it won't get worse, because I absolutely can't take time off this week.

 

Work is going to start to get a lot better though, and not only because of content. Mark and I took advantage of the beautiful weather (and my day off!) on Saturday to wander around the neighborhood. We wandered right over to Kensington Market, where we stopped in at Bike Pirates and found us some pretty new wheels. Mine is a gorgeous Ross 3-speed (from the 60s? I think so!), and even though I'd decided to get all mechanical this year, I bought it even though it is in great operating condition. I'm looking forward to learning how to repair/tune it up myself, and I also might put some sort of clear coat ont he frame to protect it from further rusting. Once the weather gets better, and my March Metropass runs out, I'm going to start biking to/from work, hopefully giving myself a healthy dose of activity and 'fresh' air a couple times a day. Also, I can join bike posses now.

 

We also walked across Queen West during our wanders, and since I've finally saved enough money, we booked our wedding band workshop!! I'm so excited - this should be a lot of fun, and we're hopefully going to end up with beautiful, original rings. I can't wait for our workshop day - it should be a lot of fun and will be something that we'll remember for a long time. Fun story: When we were shopping for an engagement ring and mentioned to a jeweller that we'd be making our own wedding bands at a jewllery workshop, he guffawed at us and said, in the snootiest voice imaginable, that at his shop, we could "actually get something that looks good." We didn't buy from him. (I'm not sure if I updated my ring thoughts here since my post about being 100% against the ring - well, I guess I am a hypocrite. I got a ring anyways, and it is lovely and not a typical engagement ring, and we did not spend the equivalent of a down payment for a house)