HELLO HELLO HELLO!
We're going to look at houses tomorrow!!! I'm getting really excited for the first house we're going to see because if we like it we're going to put in an offer as soon as we can! It would be perfect for the two of us, it's on 5.5 acres and it's super close to the city. It was built only like 30 years ago (which is a lot newer than some of the other houses we've looked at that were built in the early 1900's) so that means that the setup is going to be a lot better than the other houses although that also means 70's construction so wood paneling lol.
I'm so excited!!!
(So, knowing this... you guys might be receiving a depressed post from me tomorrow or Sunday if we don't end up liking it lol)
OR... even worse, we like it and then next week when they're accepting offers we don't get it. That will be an even more depressing post to read... Beware.
Friday, November 6, 2009
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Bring on the Houses!!
So yeah, as you've probably guessed by the title of this post, my boyfriend and I are in the process of looking for our first house... EVER! We've looked at 5 houses so far and none of them suit our fancy so we are actually going to look at three more this weekend! (On Saturday!)
We're going to see a 1700 square foot house on 5.2 acres, a 1120 square foot house on 5.5 acres (a little closer to town) and then a 1530 square foot house on 1 acre that looks gorgeous! The 1530 square foot one is priced a little bit higher than we would like to pay, but it's been on the market for a long time so we're thinking they might go a bit lower, if we decide that we really really really like it. Otherwise, the other two are priced about $25,000 lower and are closer to the city so we're most likely going to go with them instead. I'm really excited about the first one we're going to see. It just popped up on the market yesterday and we jumped at the first possible chance we will have to see it. From the outside (yes, we did a creepy stalkerish drive by on our way home from looking at another house in the area) it looks super nice and we saw a bit of the inside because it is vacant and the real estate agent left one of the lights on. From the pictures of the house it looks like it would need a lot of updating because it was built in the 70's and it shows, but hopefully it is structurally sound and no other huge issues and then we will most likely buy it!!
I'm getting really excited to get a house and so is Rob. I'm hoping that there aren't too many other people looking at houses right now and that we don't get into a bidding war with anyone over this house. It would be nice to have some bargaining power if we really want it. Otherwise we may have to pay a little bit more and sacrifice a few things we wouldn't have wanted to ask for.
I'm getting excited though! Hopefully the end of our house hunting is near! I'm still saving up for the down payment but I can withdraw my RRSP's for the rest of it through the Home Buyer's Plan so we're okay. It's too bad that my boyfriend has a bunch of bills coming up right away so he'll just have to pay me back when he sells his cabin lot...
PS. The pictures from the photoshoot I did on Sunday should be emailed to me soon enough and I will hopefully have permission to post them on here for you guys!! Oh yeah, and it's super nice to not have any debt and to just be saving money with every cheque... this is the first time ever since I got my job that I have been able to do that and then I'm going to get a house and never know this feeling again lol
We're going to see a 1700 square foot house on 5.2 acres, a 1120 square foot house on 5.5 acres (a little closer to town) and then a 1530 square foot house on 1 acre that looks gorgeous! The 1530 square foot one is priced a little bit higher than we would like to pay, but it's been on the market for a long time so we're thinking they might go a bit lower, if we decide that we really really really like it. Otherwise, the other two are priced about $25,000 lower and are closer to the city so we're most likely going to go with them instead. I'm really excited about the first one we're going to see. It just popped up on the market yesterday and we jumped at the first possible chance we will have to see it. From the outside (yes, we did a creepy stalkerish drive by on our way home from looking at another house in the area) it looks super nice and we saw a bit of the inside because it is vacant and the real estate agent left one of the lights on. From the pictures of the house it looks like it would need a lot of updating because it was built in the 70's and it shows, but hopefully it is structurally sound and no other huge issues and then we will most likely buy it!!
I'm getting really excited to get a house and so is Rob. I'm hoping that there aren't too many other people looking at houses right now and that we don't get into a bidding war with anyone over this house. It would be nice to have some bargaining power if we really want it. Otherwise we may have to pay a little bit more and sacrifice a few things we wouldn't have wanted to ask for.
I'm getting excited though! Hopefully the end of our house hunting is near! I'm still saving up for the down payment but I can withdraw my RRSP's for the rest of it through the Home Buyer's Plan so we're okay. It's too bad that my boyfriend has a bunch of bills coming up right away so he'll just have to pay me back when he sells his cabin lot...
PS. The pictures from the photoshoot I did on Sunday should be emailed to me soon enough and I will hopefully have permission to post them on here for you guys!! Oh yeah, and it's super nice to not have any debt and to just be saving money with every cheque... this is the first time ever since I got my job that I have been able to do that and then I'm going to get a house and never know this feeling again lol
Monday, November 2, 2009
5200 views!! :)
WOW.... I can't believe it, and I've told like all of my friends. As you know, I've been doing Halloween Makeup tutorials for the past month on Youtube and I did one entitled "Hot Zombie Look" and it got over 5200 views! I still can't believe it and it's been over 2 days lol. I also now have 53 subscribers after Halloween! I'm going to have to keep that in mind for next year and start thinking about new tutorials I can do.
I've thought of a couple makeup looks I can do for my subscribers lol, that still sounds so funny to me, and possibly a few hair tutorials as well. I may have to use my sister for these ones so that I can accurately show the hairstyle in the video... and not me doing it super messy on my own head lol. I still need a new video editing software for my Mac though... because iMovie just doesn't cut it... I can't do a lot of things that I want to do. SO, if you know of anything, please let me know!
I've thought of a couple makeup looks I can do for my subscribers lol, that still sounds so funny to me, and possibly a few hair tutorials as well. I may have to use my sister for these ones so that I can accurately show the hairstyle in the video... and not me doing it super messy on my own head lol. I still need a new video editing software for my Mac though... because iMovie just doesn't cut it... I can't do a lot of things that I want to do. SO, if you know of anything, please let me know!
Friday, October 30, 2009
Quaterly Update :) LOL
Ha, it feels like I never update this thing but it's only been 10 days! I had originally planned to write something on here at least every two days, if not every day. I feel like I've been too busy lately to do anything though (and I'm not really that busy, I think I just feel like relaxing and doing nothing).
So, as you know, I've been uploading videos to Youtube over the past little while... I've done a few tutorials on Halloween Looks and they've been received well! My latest one, the Hot Zombie Look, already has 2500 views and I now have 40 subscribers!! I'm going to have to hold a contest when I hit 100 subscribers in order to get more and more lol. I'm going to have to think of different things to do now that Halloween is almost over though... maybe I will do some hair/nail/regular makeup tutorials... or I'll start the "Outfit of the Day" vlogs... I dunno, but it should be good. I see people who always do the "Hauls" like, if they were in West Edmonton Mall, they'll do a video on everything that they bought... or really whenever they head to the store... maybe I can do product reviews as well. I'm excited though... because there are now 40 people who want to see what I come up with next!
Halloween is tomorrow and I'm still not finished my costume! I've gotta get that done tonight... so, I'm not sure if I mentioned it on here, but I am going as a Zombie Bride. I've got the dress, the veil, black flowers, I've stained the dress (with spray paint) to make it look old and damaged, and now I just have to add the blood splatters and hand prints to complete it. Also, I'm going to have to rip it up strategically to make it look like as if its been through hell, literally.
I won't have time to do this, and then let it dry for tonight, but in the spirit of being a Zombie, I think I'm going to go as a Southern Belle Zombie tonight if we end up going somewhere... otherwise I'm not sure what I'm going to be! I should go as a Cullen, all I'll have to do is sprinkle sparkles all over my face lol... but I don't have the right contacts for that though!
UPDATE: I'm doing a photoshoot on Sunday for my friend's fashion line! It should be super fun, she's made a dress in my size, and a few other girls and I are going to be taking pics at the Rae and Jerry's lounge Sunday morning. Should be good times! I believe the line is going to be called Epic Friday Fashion Line. So far, from what I've seen, the dresses are pretty sweet so I'm really excited to see what she's come up with for me!
Daylight savings time is this weekend (Fall Back) so I'm hoping that I remember tomorrow night to switch my watch, alarm clock, etc. to the new time, so that I'm not late for everything on Sunday! It wouldn't be an issue normally, but I've got the photoshoot pretty early at 10am, and then I've got a hockey game right after... so I can't really show up an hour late, it will be halfway through the game then! (I can't forget to switch my car's time as well)
Well, the only other update that I should mention is the fact that I am once again trying to diet so that by Christmas I will be at least 10-15 lbs lighter, and hopefully a lot more toned and in shape. My work received 25 free passes to the Frank Kennedy gym at the U of M, so I've got one and I am going to attempt to go at least three times a week. Who knows how well that's going to go, but I will try none the less. I've started Weight Watchers again, this time I've got an email support group of sorts that is going to help a lot I think, it will help me stay on track because other people will know my progress. Although, it didn't help much the first week, I only lost 2 pounds (which is good, don't get me wrong, but usually the first week you start you lose like 4 lbs).
HOUSE HUNT UPDATE: We semi-offered a woman in St Anne $170,000 for a house, but she didn't appreciate that too much, so she's going to wait until spring to see if she can get any other offers before entertaining anything that low. I'm not really sure if we can offer her like $175,000 and maybe she'll actually counter offer this time but yeah...
We're going to look at a couple places next week... we were supposed to see one this weekend, but it turns out they are pushing back the showings to next week instead. Oh well, that makes for a less busy weekend for me then! I'll have time to get my pumpkins carved, and whatever last minute things I need to do for my costume... and then I have to do my sister's makeup, two of my friends' makeup, and then my brother is going as Guile (or Gyle, I'm not sure) from street fighter I believe, and he wants me to do his makeup lol.
I'm going to be super busy tomorrow that's for sure! I can't wait though, we are heading to a friend's wedding social. I hope there is a prize for best costume... I might actually win this year!!
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Slacker
Man I have really been slacking on updating this blog... Okay, yes it's only been since Friday that I last posted, but before that it was forever ago! I would like to write every day if I could, but things just keep coming up and I usually don't want to power up my computer before bed when I get home just to update this.
Well, as you might already know, my boyfriend and I are looking for a house right now! I'm super excited, to say the least. We looked at a 2296 square-foot house on Sunday that we are really interested in buying! It's 20 mins outside of Winnipeg but right now that only makes for a 30 minute drive to work for me! AND... it's got a 9-person indoor hotub! It's huge... and with a little work it can actually look way bigger. It was built in like 1908 so it's set up kind of funny (in that it doesn't look at big as it should for being 2296 sqft). We're thinking that we are going to change a few things if we were to buy it.
First of all, the master bedroom is downstairs (an addition that was later added to the house) and it's got an onsuite bathroom and walk-in closet. We're thinking of taking the room upstairs that is WAY BIGGER and then turning the Master into a family room by taking out the bathroom and closet and opening up that wall to what they are currently using at a family room. I'm actually super excited at the prospect of getting this house. We looked at two others and were not impressed... and then we went to this one and it was overwhelming how much better it was! We're going to look at another house just a bit East of the city on Thursday so we'll see how we like that one. It's half the size but it's newer so it's probably going to be set up a lot better to make it seem a lot larger. It's around the same price as this one, closer to the city, but farther from my work (and Rob's work) because we work in the South End of the city close to the perimeter.
So, all in all, we're really excited, and we're thinking that we would want to make the possession date for January if possible so that we'd be nice and set up by then! My boyfriend actually used to work for CN Rail and is currently awaiting an arbitration to get his job back, hopefully with back pay! So... it's looking like either November or December for that... which would work out great if we had a huge boost of cash to fall back on. Right now we're thinking that we're going to split everything two ways... including the lump sum of our car payments and insurance... which, I'm not really sure is a good deal for me (because my car payments are way lower and will be done in a year and a half, versus his which he won't be done paying for for another four years!) but yeah...we'll see what we work out later on.
Well, I should get back to work, I've got a few shipments to unpack and a couple of things I need to get ready for this afternoon.
Ciao!
Well, as you might already know, my boyfriend and I are looking for a house right now! I'm super excited, to say the least. We looked at a 2296 square-foot house on Sunday that we are really interested in buying! It's 20 mins outside of Winnipeg but right now that only makes for a 30 minute drive to work for me! AND... it's got a 9-person indoor hotub! It's huge... and with a little work it can actually look way bigger. It was built in like 1908 so it's set up kind of funny (in that it doesn't look at big as it should for being 2296 sqft). We're thinking that we are going to change a few things if we were to buy it.
First of all, the master bedroom is downstairs (an addition that was later added to the house) and it's got an onsuite bathroom and walk-in closet. We're thinking of taking the room upstairs that is WAY BIGGER and then turning the Master into a family room by taking out the bathroom and closet and opening up that wall to what they are currently using at a family room. I'm actually super excited at the prospect of getting this house. We looked at two others and were not impressed... and then we went to this one and it was overwhelming how much better it was! We're going to look at another house just a bit East of the city on Thursday so we'll see how we like that one. It's half the size but it's newer so it's probably going to be set up a lot better to make it seem a lot larger. It's around the same price as this one, closer to the city, but farther from my work (and Rob's work) because we work in the South End of the city close to the perimeter.
So, all in all, we're really excited, and we're thinking that we would want to make the possession date for January if possible so that we'd be nice and set up by then! My boyfriend actually used to work for CN Rail and is currently awaiting an arbitration to get his job back, hopefully with back pay! So... it's looking like either November or December for that... which would work out great if we had a huge boost of cash to fall back on. Right now we're thinking that we're going to split everything two ways... including the lump sum of our car payments and insurance... which, I'm not really sure is a good deal for me (because my car payments are way lower and will be done in a year and a half, versus his which he won't be done paying for for another four years!) but yeah...we'll see what we work out later on.
Well, I should get back to work, I've got a few shipments to unpack and a couple of things I need to get ready for this afternoon.
Ciao!
Friday, October 16, 2009
Female Cyborg Halloween Makeup!
Hello Hello Hello....
So last night my boyfriend was out playing cards with his buddies, so I figured it was the perfect time for me to do another makeup tutorial!
So this one was a Mac Face Chart that I found when I was looking for different Halloween looks to try... I figured I would give it a go since it looked pretty easy. It's not too bad, it would have taken me a lot less time if I wasn't filming the whole thing and putting my makeup on using the Photo Booth Video, as opposed to a mirror lol. But all in all, it turned out pretty good. My one issue with what I did was that I didn't blend the contouring as well as I should have. Oh well, if I were to do this look again that's what I would change.
Click Here to see the video tutorial on youtube.
Enjoy!
Monday, October 5, 2009
More Halloween Tutorials on Youtube!!
Hey guys...
So yeah, I have now successfully uploaded three Halloween Makeup Tutorials to Youtube!
Click Here to see my page.
I'm so excited because someone has actually subscribed to my channel... AND... there are a few good comments coming my way! I'm just excited to see that people are watching them... one of them has like 250 views! I'm going to attempt to do a few more before Halloween... maybe I'll try to do a few x-men character looks... there are some neat makeup ideas coming out of that show... then, I'm going to try and do a Queen Amidala look, and a Rainbow Bright Look (this one I will have to add the hair because I don't think there is a lot of makeup involved)
I'm super excited about them though!
So yeah, I have now successfully uploaded three Halloween Makeup Tutorials to Youtube!
Click Here to see my page.
I'm so excited because someone has actually subscribed to my channel... AND... there are a few good comments coming my way! I'm just excited to see that people are watching them... one of them has like 250 views! I'm going to attempt to do a few more before Halloween... maybe I'll try to do a few x-men character looks... there are some neat makeup ideas coming out of that show... then, I'm going to try and do a Queen Amidala look, and a Rainbow Bright Look (this one I will have to add the hair because I don't think there is a lot of makeup involved)
I'm super excited about them though!
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