home is where the projects are

We didn't quite get to enjoy the road trip that we had originally planned but the weekend turned out okay nonetheless.

Instead of heading to Ottawa, we ended up in Toronto on Saturday. The plan all hinged on picking up new bedroom furniture for the LOG at Ikea in Kanata. While in Ottawa, we figured that we'd hook up with my brother, stay over in Hull and maybe hit the casino. On Friday night, when we realized that the tulip festival was on, we decided to keep it to a day trip and to go up for a weekend when it was less overrun with tourists. Just before we were heading to bed, I checked the availability of what we wanted at the Kanata store. Everything we needed was sold out. Fortunately, the North York store had it all in stock so we decided to just bite the bullet and go up there and get the stuff.

It was a long day and a lot of driving (because, of course, we had to do a tonne of errands once we got into Toronto) but we were home by 7 p.m. Yesterday we spent the day putting stuff together and doing laundry. Finally, the last pieces of his ugly bedroom set are long gone and he's got a really nice, more functional room.

Healthy lifestyle plan wise, the weekend wasn't a total write-off. I didn't get as much intentional exercise as I'd hoped but I did get a lot of walking in. Because we were so busy, we ate out a fair but I managed to keep things pretty much under control. Yesterday and today, I was a bit under the weather. I have had a bit of heartburn and nausea but it seems to have passed tonight. I'll take a little heartburn over the fatigue I was feeling last week. A little stomach upset is better than sleep deprivation any day!!