February

2012 has been so amazing so far. I’ve been perfecting my routines, working on my health, and trying to be efficient in my schoolwork. But I’ve also added a whole pile of creative projects into the mix, and they’ve been so enriching to my life.

I almost always have my camera with me when I spend time with friends, and in January I decided to start taking a few videos as well as photos. Packaging them together with some great music has been so rewarding – it’s such a great way to preserve memories! I have a feeling that I’ll look back on this year’s worth of videos and be so thrilled I worked on this project.

On Routines

Routine is despair’s sly assassin.

This is one of my momma’s favourite mantras. By extension (and repetition), it’s becoming one of mine too. Sure, it’s a little dramatic, but pretty effective in getting the point across. Without following my routines, I feel all discombobulated, unproductive and (my turn to be dramatic) chaotic. I know there are many who prefer to take each day as it comes, but structure is a very important part of my life.

Note: I actually wrote this, not just for this post. My real thoughts.

At this stage in my life, I’m constantly trying to develop new skills, improve, better myself, and experience new things. I find that without a plan/routine in place, these self-improvement goals for myself fall by the wayside. Yes, in the moment it can definitely be a little annoying to have to set aside time to write a novel/take a picture/exercise, but in the long run I am always, without fail happier if I’ve accomplished what I set out to accomplish. Seeing the Project365 collage grow or the checkmarks adding up on my exercise chart is enough to reinforce these habits for me.

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Project 365: Week 7

I’ve been loving Project 365 this week. It’s becoming second-nature to take photos every day, which is AWESOME in and of itself. But I’ve also been lucky enough to have a lot of great subject matter this past week – my family home always has something exciting going on to photograph. I’ve been enjoying myself here at home immensely, it’s such a nice break. I’ll be heading back to Montreal tomorrow, refreshed and happy.

Have an awesome weekend, everyone!

Stoney’s

Most of you know I live in Montreal, most of the time. The rest of the time (time which is dwindling, as the years go by!) I spend at home in Oakville with my family. We play with cats, eat amazing food, run errands, argue with each other, laugh, and increasingly watch InkMaster on TV. One great thing about my hometown is that, despite being kind of suburban, it has a lot of great restaurants – which I tend to frequent, when I’m home.

Yesterday, my friend Kyle and I caught up over food at the oh-so-charming family favourite, Stoney’s Bread Company. It’s an adorable downtown restaurant, filled with light, noise, and good smells. It was recently profiled on the Food Network show You Gotta Eat Here, but my sister has been going and ordering the Nove sandwich ever since I was in high school.

We ordered the coastal mushroom pizza and the balsamic chicken sandwich. See the full menu here.

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