Ha. Wow!

Oh hey there! It's me. That person that used to blog pretty regularly and then I gave up. (And I've been meaning to get this post up for a few months now so...ya. Go me.)

Honestly...what did I even talk about? Did I have interesting things happening then? Because I sure as heck don't have anything exciting going on now.
Don't get me wrong, life is still alright. But it's like that NIN song...everyday is exactly the same! Though sometimes that's not necessarily a bad thing. For now, it's better than a lot of horrible things happening instead ;)

Anyways, I guess it's been long enough since I updated you all that I actually do have a few things I could mention.

First off, I will say again, I am on Instagram (and snapchat) more regularly. So if you love me, and want little tokens from time to time...that's the place to be, just saying ;)
I will also warn...you will see a lot of selfies, cats, food, and yoga poses. Just the way it ended up!
(@_trudles_)

Alright! Let's jump into this!

- fun fact (maybe) - Scott and I have owned our house for over 2 years now! Seems kind of crazy! We're still loving our community, and it's fun seeing how much it's developed since we've lived here (the community, not our house) ;)
If you missed it, or just want a refresher...you can see the virtual tour here. You're welcome. ;)

- work - for a year now, I've been working as a barista at Starbucks. It has been good to me and I've made some delightful friends! Anyone have a favourite Starbie drink??
People are certainly going nutso over the beloved Pumpkin Spice Latte.

- yoga - just recently renewed my yoga pass and have been regularly practicing. It feels great to be back and I have definitely missed it.
I've had the same Lululemon 'The Mat' for 2.5 years now, and it's pretty worn out. Almost time for a new one!

- foods and such - lately, I have been loving a few places around Calgary...
1. Costa Vida (Mexican)
2. Coco Brooks (pizza)
3. Frozen Yogurt - from anywhere!
OH! 4. Movie Theatre popcorn - from the nearest theatre :D

And a couple seasonal picks...
1. Pumpkin Spice Tea from Tim Horton's (2 cream, 1 sugar ☺️)
2. Pumpkin Scones from Co-op
3. Not quite seasonal, but remember the smile cookies from Tim Hortons?? They're back! But only for a couple more days!! Do your duty, eat a cookie! (And maybe try a tea while you're there ;) - yes, caffeine free!)

Well, I think I'll leave it off here for now.

How's life? 
You into any seasonal goodies? 

Love you too.

xo T

News.

The post you've been waiting for...my 'news'.

Some of you already know what it is.

Some of you have been guessing what it is.

And I'm sure most of you ARE WRONG.

So let's just start with this...

NO!!! I am NOT pregnant.
(I feel like I'm still a baby myself people).

Now that we've got THAT out of the way, we can proceed...

A couple months ago, I got all serious here on the blog.
I had some thoughts on life, education, and feeling very confused with what I should do.
I felt unfulfilled. I had always wanted to go back to school. But I was scared and unsure.

Quite a while before that, on a whim, I had applied to and gotten accepted into a Personal Fitness Trainer Diploma program.
I've been out of school for a good three years now...I was working, making money, married, and kind of set in life. But I wasn't happy.

Was I to just suck it up? Or do I try to pursue this so called happiness?

Well, I'm trying to pursue it!
Do I know this will make me happy?
Well, can someone ever know without trying?

So what did I do?
I paid the deposit to hold my place in the program and then I didn't do anything.
If anyone asked, I just told them that I wasn't even sure if I was going.

But eventually, I just decided (although I was still nervous).
(That's kind of what I do...I'm indecisive until suddenly I feel very decided).
I didn't know what would make me happy, but I knew I wouldn't know this unless I tried!

I paid off all my old student loans, I saved some money to go to school, and I talked to Scott...and he was excited and encouraged me to go through with it.

For a while now, fitness has been a major interest of mine and I enjoy researching within it and helping and motivating others. I'm also quite interested in nutrition, anatomy and other such aspects.
Too bad I didn't think of this a while ago when I was already taking most of these classes ;)

Again, no....I don't KNOW with a certainty that this is what I SHOULD be doing and that this will make me feel fulfilled or satisfied in life. However, I do know that this FEELS like a step in the right direction and although it's kind of scary for me, I'm excited for a change!

Hopefully all goes alright ;)

Any advice? Opinions?
Let me know! And wish me luck!

Guess I don't need to worry about the old 'school envy' this year...now I'll just have to try not to hate all the college kids ;)

Love you too.

xo T

PS. Bruce looks pretty cute eating watermelon, eh?