Zombieland Rule #32 - Enjoy the Little Things...

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I'm back... again... the fog in my head is clearing up... I've made some changes that are going to be best for me and my Pickly in the long run... it might be a little unsteady now but honestly the relief that I am feeling is greater than the uneasiness... I know this was the best decision... and I would have done it sooner if I had realized how much better I would feel... I think I was in a certain amount of denial in regards to how my workplace was affecting my happiness... don't get me wrong... I love my coworkers... many of them are truly my besties... the clients were amazing and the projects even more amazing!.. BUT it was time to move on... I was well on my way to becoming a zombie... I'm back and I'm looking forward to enjoying everything!..

It's August first today!.. I'm taking back my summer!.. This year I am having summer, albeit a little later than say June, but here I am... and summer is MINE!..

...ahahaha...  I did it again...  I started this post 19 days ago!..  IT IS NOW AUGUST 19!.. August is almost over!.. erhmagherd!.. 

But good news... well I didn't completely enjoy the past two weeks off because I'm too nervous a person to enjoy "time off" when really I was looking for the perfect work environment... BUT I found it earlyish last week and accepted the offer mid last week... so the second half of last week I relaxed... And this weekend we celebrated!.. and I continued on with the beginnings of the big Fall house clean!.. 

Let me show you what I've been up to... I'm getting back to the old me who had energy to do thing when I was not at work... I baked!..

I made home made hamburger buns... Check out this recipe... it is so easy... I halved the recipe and it still turned out fantastic... the best bread recipe I've found to date!.. 

Home made burgers with cheese inside!.. 

Caprese Salad... so delicious... tomatos, basil, olive oil, sea salt, balsamic vinaigrette, and bocconcini cheese... om nom nom nom...

My lavenders were starting to go... I should have picked them a couple weeks sooner... but I harvested them none the less... smells so good...

Pickly and I went out for the best pizza in the city... at the Italian Supermarket... Every couple of weeks I crave their pizza!.. And they have great baked noms as well... 

I spent quite a bit of time downtown for interviews... while I was down there I checked out the progress of the Plensa installation that is happening at the Bow... go check it out!.. its so neat to see this thing come together!..

I've had some time to get the Fall cleaning underway... The main floor of the house is almost complete... the closet in the entrance... I pulled everything out... bought two new shoe racks... I had to cut down the shelves to make it all fit before assembling the new racks... some sawing... then some drill action and BAM!.. full across shoe shelves in the front closet... I finished it up with a stacked drawer unit in the corner on top of the shoe rack for the scarves... hats... and mittens... sturdy wooden hangers... nice white storage baskets up top... I'll put up some shots of the "renovated" closet eventually!..

Pantry... yep got that too... It was a disaster... it had been over a year since I've organized it... stuff everywhere... no order at all...  it looked like something from hoarders... recycling overflowing... 

BAM!.. and now it too is neatly organized... and all of my preserves are up off of the floor and onto the shelves... I put the oven's self clean feature to use... cleaned out the clutter under the sink and all of the cupboards!.. Kitchen... check!..

Fridge you ask!?.  yep got that too... 

Then this Friday Pickly and I and some old coworks went out to celebrated a birthday... and I also celebrated getting the new work gig!..

Pre heading out shot... It's too bad I didn't get any decent shots... shoes I picked up on Friday?.. those cute pink platform stilettos... destroyed Friday night... there is no repair work that will make them better... 

Needless to say Saturday wasn't the most productive day... When we got on the move we went to the Blackfoot Truck Stop for breakfast... nom...

...on the way home we went down to the bow river and stood in it for a few minutes... It was nice... I miss spending time close to significant bodies of water... 

Today we went to Taste of Calgary... no pictures... it was too hot... then to the grocery store before coming home to chill out for the rest of the day... There is always awesome packaging in the international aisle... going to Instagram these now...

What have you been up to for the past couple of weeks?.. how's your summer been?.. are you getting that Fall feeling?.. I get it once the evenings start to get cool... all nesty... I want to organize my house and get it ready for the winter... bake things... do some canning... spend more time inside on the couch snuggled up with my fur bear and our little Tinny...

xo

Lacey