January 27th, 2011
While the Mister’s away…
Jesse’s travelling with work again this week, and I’ve been trying to make the time fly by as quickly as possible! I thought it would be fun to would give you a peek into what my solo week has been like…
I had fun outside! The prairies got so warm that it was beautiful to be out and about- finally!
I worked on big projects for Freckled Nest, and was so excited to be announced as a guest teacher for Indie Business 3.0!!
I ate pizza every night! I’m addicted to super yummy spinach pizzas that we have in the house. So good!
I had a skype slumber party with Leigh-Ann, we stayed up late chatting and working on projects…
( ….and being geeks together :] )
My new tattoo’s outline started healing really beautifully, and I’m all kinds of in love with it!!
I cuddled my sweet puppy dogs, who slept outside their kennels for the first time (!)
I became more than a little addicted to teen mom. (It’s no sister wives, but I’m loving it!)
I got hit out of the blue with a few days of depression + anxiety & wasn’t excited about dealing with it…
…but I dealt and it passed, so I treated myself to lots of Starbucks and cuddling with my Kindle to celebrate :)
How has your week been so far?
(I bet a little kitchen dancing would make it better!)
i love how open you are with your tough times with depression and anxiety. i go through the same thing and it’s very encouraging to me to see how positive you are!
After reading your previous post about how you quit your job I finally stopped living in denial and told myself “Kelly, you are not happy” because I am miserable in my job and as I sit here I realize that although my week has been consumed by jury duty I know that deep in my heart that there is something more for me and that there is still some hope for me to have a job that makes me happy. Kyla, this is why I adore you. thank you :-)
I’m glad you’re feeling better, otherwise sounds like a lovely week :)
Im jealous of you having pizza every night! Haha. I love pizza. Good job on getting over your anxiety! As someone who also suffers from severe anxiety, I know how hard it can be.
Now I want spinach pizza. Mmmm!
& I’m glad you’re anxiety subsided and that you’re feeling better<3
I’ll be honest, the week started out a bit bad! I work from home and my headset mic decided to die on me. So I was out of work for about four days – eek! Jen and I also have some family drama we had to deal with, never fun. But after that everything’s been looking up. Now it’s Friday, time for relaxing, enjoying and smiling. Jen is making a big breakfast. Mmm! My favorite meal of the day!
I quit my day job! Pretty fantastic week for me!! Sorry to hear about the d + a. I struggle with it too. It’s not easy but as long as you have people who understand you and love you, it makes it a bit better. Once you get through it, it makes all the other wonderful things in life that much better. :)
Gah, the husky puppy photo is KILLING me. I love our husky girl, and wish we got to experience her as an actual puppy. Someday I want to breed them :) I’ve had a super grumpy week, I feel the depression/anxiety a lot :( I need a shoulder massage and hug, mos def.
that pizza? whoa. i now have the biggest craving! ;)
i’ve had some rough anxiety days in the last few weeks… i had to remember to breathe, breathe, breathe. i’ve been feeling really GOOD these past few days, which i’m so grateful for. and while i wouldn’t wish anxiety on ANYONE, it IS nice to know that i’m not alone.
<3
Hi Kyla,
My partner has gone away for a long weekend with the boys so it’s just me and the little one!
I plan on making some wholesome food for my son and I, talking collaborative design with a crafty friend and reading when I get the chance!
Come and say hi at my blog, all the way from Sydney, Australia!
Love what you do. xx
My week has been good – but very busy! Between adjusting to a new job, studying for the CFA, and trying to fit in work outs, I feel a bit spread thin. But life is good! This week is going better than last week. Last week was good, but I was sort of down about my breakup… I think starting a new/fabulous job was sort of bitter sweet as I ached to have a special someone to share in the excitement with me. But that feeling has passed, thank God!
yum..that pizza looks delish-i am a HUGE pizza lovah!
my week has been full of work, blog background hunting, working out, making some new eyeshadow work, couch potato’ing and eating mint ice cream sandwiches :-)
have a great day,
Vanessa
My week has been lovely and relaxing… the high school kids are in exams which means I get the week off, and I’ve filled it with walks, good books and thrift store adventures. :)
Sounds like you’re doing all the right things on your solo week! I’m excited to see a picture of your new tattoo outline :)… or whenever it’s all done!
This post makes me look forward a little more towards being alone for two weeks while my husband is off for some training. :)
Sounds like the perfect little week (minus the depression, of course!) I’ve been busy with school and homework and trainings for work and work itself. I’m looking forward to a little relaxation tonight and diving back into it all tomorrow, eep! :)
Weird coincidence – we’re transitioning our pups out of sleeping in their crates too! Do you want to kill yourself? I am so sleep deprived. It turns out that my dogs don’t sleep when they’re not crated.
Pupppppies! So cute. And also spinach pizza sounds delicious.
I finished two job applications, went to the movies, enjoyed Australia Day, and today (friday in Australia) I am going to volunteer at a policy organisation.
Can i get your recipe for spinach pizza….? Looks DIVINE!
are those your puppies?? i’m dying! too adorable.
Oh my goodness, I wish! No mine are these guys :)
Loved the last photo. “Eats, Shoots, and Leaves” and “Brave New World” are both in my top 10 books of all time. If you ever want to sharpen your grammar and usage, “Eats, Shoots, and Leaves” is a great read!
Whenever my hubby goes away for work there is always a some sad time because I miss him but then there is also always a little time to indulge in all the things that I wouldn’t normally get to do when he is around. Like watch silly MTV shows, eat breakfast for every meal day in and day out and have deep conversations with the cat. Oh wait, I do that part all the time :)
That pizza looks soooooo yummy!
Sounds like a pretty good week, lady! My week, sadly, has been full of a cold + ear infection that has left me plenty of time on the couch with meds and tissues. Boo. Looking forward to next week being a bit better :)
Oh, lovely. :) I’ve been hit with the winter blahs this week, too, and starbucks & crocheting has definitely helped! lol.
I always keep myself insanely busy when Nathan’s away … This week’s been pretty laid back for me. I’m loving the nice weather we’ve been getting so I’m trying to be outside as much as possible before it gets cold again.
Sounds like your week has been amazing so far! Mine has been pretty good, despite my 9-5. :P But I have managed to get outside & run (the weather has been so beautiful here!) go to my yoga classes, have coffee with one of my besties at one of our favorite cafes, and spend some quality time with the boy. It’s those little moments that make everything count!
I feel like we should have a skype slumber party. Wait, do they have those? Because if not, they should. Then we could watch the same movie, drink cocktails, all that.
Sounds like a wonderful week!
you are darling!
I’m glad you were able to combat depression with your Kindle. You certainly had a nice and productive week otherwise. I must say, I’m jealous of your slumber party!
I’m glad you’re keeping busy! Keeping busy was a lifesaver when Eric was gone, I think that’s why I had such a hard time the last 2 months he was gone because I wasn’t nearly as busy as I was when I had school + work + all my extracurricular’s!
My week has flown by because it’s been super busy! So glad there are only 2 more days until the weekend :)
What a week – I hope it’s flying by for you! This is week 3 for me being back to work after maternity leave, working at home full time while caring for Gavin. It’s definitely becoming more challenging as he stays awake more during the day. But, he’s such an easy-going, happy kid … it’s hard to complain. Plus, the weather warmed up just enough to encourage me to go out for my first run since birth. I’ve run twice so far this week and hope to run 2 more times. That makes my heart sing!
As of yesterday, my work week has been brutal. Trying to be physically active after a day of staring at my computer is a nice change, until you come home from the gym and realize that you can’t feel your body…
On the bright side, my weekend is chock full of country hockey mayhem! So the brutal work week isn’t so bad. :)
This week has been a lot of kicking my own ass at the gym (I can say ass in a comment, right?), reading as much as I possibly can (working avidly towards my goal of 45 books this year!), and reteaching myself the art of healthful eating. Lots of emails, texts, phone calls and happiness have been abounding this week as well. oh, and sleep! Much much needed sleep. It’s glorious :)
Overall sounds like you’ve had a pretty good week! Teen Mom is my guilty pleasure – and since I’m not going to work today because of the snow, sounds like a great day to catch up on Teen Mom 2! (Girls from a different season of 16 and pregnant).
Love these photos!
I’m really psyched about Indie Business 3.0. I think my mom and I are both going to sign up! :)
Isn’t Teen Mom addictive? I feel kind of bad watching it sometimes … but I can’t seem to stop myself!! I have the same problem with “Pretty Little Liars” on ABC Family network. That’s totally my guilty pleasure show every Monday night.
This week has been amazing! I had a little revelation about what my life and what I wanted to do with it..it couldn’t be better!
Lately my husband and I have had to have some time apart because of our new working situations. The first time I was away from my husband for an extended period played out a bit of the same way. When he was first gone I was amazingly productive and trying to keep busy. I had a day when I got depressed and lonely, got over it and decided to have fun with my me time.. so I cooked a bunch of vegetarian food my husband doesn’t like and I love, watched girly movies, hung out with my girlfriends more, and worked on personal projects. Although I missed him a ton.. it was fun in it’s own way!
i adore this! the puppies to the spinach pizza (holy yum) to the kindle (how do you like them? i might be getting one next month)! you are just too cool for one sassy lady. :) i definitely count you as one of my role-models. i’m not even going to lie.
hope all is well in your neck of the woods :) <3
The teen mom you pictured actually goes to my college. (Well, she did. Not sure now since I think she moved out of state recently?)
So far, my week has been busy. I’ve worked on physics homework; I’ve gone out to dinner with Husband (twice!); I ordered my sister’s baby shower cake; and I’ve spent a lot of time cuddled up with my Kindle as well. :)