April flew by and May is almost over. I tired my hardest to get this recap done sooner, but my computer was acting up, and I just got it some new ram today, hopefully I t can give it a bit more life.

Here is my April Recap.

Exams and a Break:

First up, I am still in school. I had exams and final projects due in April, so I got those done. I got super stressed about a project, but got perfect on it, so that felt great. I also had two group projects, that royally sucked. Why do they always suck so much, and why do I have to get the same grade as people who honestly don't even the work right? Anyways, I got 3.8 GPA, which makes me excited, I only had my one grade dragged down by group projects, so I am still a bit bitter.

I also took care of Bradley's wife, Sophie and got a few weeks off at the end of the month before classes start up again.

The Eclipse:

The eclipse that happed, didn't really happen in Toronto. Right as it was going to start, it got real cloudy. We did get the fun experience of it getting very very dark in the middle of the day though. We also went to Krispy Kream and got their eclipse donut, which was very tasty.

Anniversary:

Rich and I celebrated out 24th anniversary in April. We went to a Hot Pot place near by to try out for out date. We have never got for Hot Pot before, and went to Hot Pot 9. It worked off a QR code on our phone and the staff explained nothing to us. The food was good, but we were incredibly clueless. We didn't have ladle or bowls, it just was a bit of mess. The staff also vanished. We couldn't figure out where to pay and weren't given our final items ordered because 20 minutes past and the staff was just gone. It was strange. We wont return there, but we like the idea of hot pot and want to try a few other ones in our area.

We then went to Mr. Puffs for desserts. They have such fresh puffs and I really like their dipped ice cream.

Volunteering for Earth Day:

Earth day was in April, my neighbourhood had arranged for a clean up. I spent 4 hours picking up trash and saving it from going into the Don River. 

Volunteerring for NudeStix:

Last year I went and did garbage clean up with NudeStix. I had a great time and felt good about it. THhs year it was downtown Toronto. We went to park and cleaned what we could up. 

After the two weeks of cleaning up, I am really thinking about volunteering with an organization that isn't too far from me to help clean up the Don Valley area at least twice a month going forward. 

The Lisa Cosmetic Sale:

The Lisa Cosmetic Sale is a favourite of mine, I go twice a year with my mom. This is the go to place to get fragrances, discontinued or gift sets. They have the best prices!! They pretty much sell the fragrances that have been taken out of stores to keep their in store stocks fresh as well as past gift with purchase or gift sets. They also have a lot of great makeup and other things. 

I didn't get much this time, but I may get more at their Xmas sale.

Burt's Bees 40th anniversary pop up:

for two days in April Burt's Bees has a pop up in Toronto. I got one of their new lip balms, a skin care item of my choice and cupcake. I also got to learn all about their skincare.

L'oreal Stand Up Pop-Up:

L'oreal had a pop-up in April (I went to this the same day as the Nudestix garbage clean up and the Burt's Bees pop-up), to help stop violence against women. It was at the Stacks Market. 

I wathced a little video and then took a little survy aimed to shut down agression to women in places like the subway. It was a noble idea. At the end I got to pick an item. I chose their hair gloss. I really am excited to try that out.

Nudstix and Knix:

I went to the Toronto Airport area to go to a Knix and Nudestix sale. I got such good deals on products. I mainly bought a lot of Nudestix that I really wanted. Knix is new to me and without change-rooms it made it a difficult challenge to make final sale choices. I ended up with 4 bras, and dislike 3 of them. Which honestly serves me right. I think it is 100% worth while going though if you already know what you like from the brand.

So that was my April, lots going on and I had a good time. Here is a photo of Sterling to leave you with.

Hi everyone.

School started the second week of January and I had a lot of hiccups. I have never done online school before and wasn't sure how it would go. I didn't understand the school's method of doing the classes and it was just confusing. To make things worse two of the classes didn't have textbooks available through the school, so I had to order an ebook version from the USA for the same cost but would expire after 180 days. This actually really pissed me off, the school just forgot to order the books for the students and left us high and dry. 

Once I got the hang of things everything seemed to go well. I did not enjoy doing group projects, it was made worse being online. I just do not understand why they put us through this in school.

I did a Target haul through Shippsy. I am probably going to dedicate a whole post to Shippsy because I love it so much. Basically, I get a USA shipping address and I order items there. When the time comes, Shippsy deals with the customs and takes it to a warehouse where I pick it up. It's super cheap and convent.

We mainly got candy and food, but I also got these cute birds and some skincare.

February

We did a Food Share order and got so much great produce for so cheap. I learned shortly after they were shutting down the service, so we only got one more box after this one. But all this was under $30.

I went for Family Day to the AGO with my aunt and brother's family. We saw the Kaws and Keith Herring exhibits. 

Richard and I went with my aunt to the Canadian Opera Company's production of The Cunning Little Vixen. Never has an opera had my name written all over it like this one. It was vibrant and funny and just overall a stunning visual performance. 

Best of all I got to go with my aunt, who got us seats at the Royal Box. This is these are the best seats in the house. Like really, I am not exaggerating, they are the best seats at The Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts. My aunt actually helped build it back in the early '00s. In fact here is a podcast where she talks about it, Key Change: Episode 6.

After the opera, Rich and I went to Eatly for Winterlicous. We got some yummy food that was great for rounding out the fantastic night.

March

March was a lot less interesting, with lots of walks, and more meals out at local places around us. I mainly spent my time doing schoolwork and taking care of our friend's dog, Sophie. Here is a little Bradly photo dump and Rich looking at menus at various restaurants.

We got some good news at the end of the month, and I wanted to celebrate, so I ordered a Ninja Creami 11-in-1. I have not stopped using it, but look at this pretty fruit bowl I made.

I hope you enjoyed my recap. I really hope you had a good first quarter of the year. I am looking forward to the spring and all the fun things it has to offer.