Mmmm... Volleyball starts... yippeeeee

Well, tonight was the first night of our indoor volleyball league.

Other than Patrick buggering his knee (and I think that might be it for him for the season) - it was a really fun night!

I am going to have to get used to is the smaller courts and so many more people on at one time!!! But I'm so happy that I am getting a chance to play through out the winter. Hopefully I'll even be able to improve my game skills a little bit. My main goal is to learn to serve over hand as well as I can under-hand serve. =)

Anyhow, its been a long day, and my friends and their two dogs arrive tomorrow, so I should go rest up.

Lululemon's Response

Ok... so I am impressed by the quick turn around in Lululemon's response. But the content was somewhat foreseeable.


Hello Stacey,
Thank you for sending your comments to us. We are always interested in hearing from our customers and listening to their concerns. I have forwarded your message to the design team. Our experience has been that our larger sizes don’t sell well compared to our core sizes. lululemon is considering your market and as we grow we intend to develop a broader selection of sizes and styles in our product line. I suggest that you visit one of our stores and ask an educator to point you towards some of our current styles that might suit your needs. We do have pants with more generous cuts, tops with longer torsos, and tanks with full support options. These designs were all created in response to customer feedback. Thank you so much for your comments and we do hope that we can serve your needs.
Take care,
Sara
lululemon customer education centre
cec@lululemon.com
toll-free: 1.877.263.9300

Email to Lululemon Clothing Co.

Hi there,

For years I have visited your stores and admired your clothing.

However, each time I visit your store or website I am disheartened to find that your sizing is not made for the average person. I am an active person, and am not over weight. However I do not have the option to purchase items from your store because your women’s sizes only go up to 12. It is very frustrating to see an organization that places them selves as forward thinking and promotes healthy lifestyles telling their potential customers that a size 12 is an Extra-Large! It would be refreshing to see your stores offer sizes 14 – 16 for us active women who obviously don’t meet your predetermined vision of sizing. Not only would this prove to your customers a true interest in having women love their bodies, but it would also set you apart from so many other Vancouver stores that pigeon hole beauty into a very narrow vision.

Kind regards,
Stacey Mitchell
Vancouver, BC

What a Lovely Day

I didn't do any school work today. And it was GLORIOUS!!!!

So, what did I get up to? I shopped my arse off on 4th Avenue. Saskia and I met up at Kits Coffee in the late morning, sipped lattes then headed out. Our mission? I get a number of 'table setting items' for her upcoming wedding. And we managed to do quite well!

Lupin (Sask's younger sister) met up with us, and we let ourselves get distracted by a few non-wedding oriented shops. The weather was gorgeous, chit chat was light, and my tummy was good. In other words, all was good in the world. Saskia picked up a really cool bag, and Lupin bought some earings... and I managed to stay good and not buy anything. =) Then we hit Las Margerita's for a late lunch / early dinner.

Last weekend I had a really bad craving for a little bit of 'hang out time' and it was driving me to feel lonely. So today was the perfect way to get my dose. Hopefully it holds me over for a while, because our workload at school is just getting heavier and heavier, and I am not overly confident that I am going to be able to keep my heads above water this time around. Only time will tell though.

Actually - time seems to be very tight these days - which has caused me to have to give up basketball on a regular basis. BUT I've been able to replace this with joining intramural volleyball at school. I'm really excited about being able to keep up (and maybe even improve) my volleyball over the winter.

So exciting!!!

Where did the air go?

It was my first basketball game tonight.
And I just have one question? (rather my lungs do)

.... where did all the air go???

Sure, I can play volleyball, bellydance, and workout... and I breakout a sweat - but that's it
Get me running up and down a basketball court a couple of times, and BANG I've lost all ability to take air into my lungs. I didn't even get a chance to break a sweat because I couldn't breathe!!!! This is not good news. Its over three hours later and I am still weezing.

Other than the breathing issue, our team did better than I was expecting (although we still lost). We haven't ever played together before, so there's still a lot of kinks to work out, but there's definately talent there!! I can't wait until the next one.

Wild Dreaming, and other thoughts

I'm not too sure what it is, but for the last few weeks I am been having vivid, wild dreams. Maybe its something to do with getting busy again, or maybe its just something in the water at school... but every night is a different adventure!!!

Take last night for example. A number of my classmates and I were tasked with a project interviewing people about what they do (simple enough, right? seeing as this is actually a project that we have to do). Well the people that we were assigned too were a tribe of nomadic people in africa. So off we went in search of them. Now, my dream involved the bumpy ride through the dessert, being chased by an elephant, seeing gazelle and lions. Pretty cool. We finally found this tribe and set about trying to build a relationship with them in order for them to be comfortable enough with us to talk about their activities. Well, it turned out that they were actually an ancient tribe of aliens!!! They had been stranded on earth a long time ago, and weren't supposed to mix with the human population hence their nomadic nature. Once we found this out they refused to let us go home - for fear of us telling the world about their secret. So, then my dream moved on to us trying to escape across the dessert to safety.

And thats just a sample of the many things that dance through my head at night!!!!
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It's also intruiging how we sometimes get hooked on wanting things that we either really shouldn't want, or just can't have. I'm in one of those situations right now. And believe me, I am trying to be good and not think about it, trying not to want it, trying not to go after it. But its just soooo gosh darn hard!!! Filling up my schedule might do me some good - I just took on another small project facilitating 3 workshops on research skills for 1st year students.

BUT my question is this, how do you go about determining if its worthwhile to strive to achieve what you want, or to throw in the towel?

Add more one thing to the plate...

Well... I may have finally fallen off my rocker...
Or, well... I've just stumbled onto a wonderful opportunity.

Today I recieved a call stating that I was successful in getting a position at school putting me in charge of Corporate Sponsorship for BCIT's upcoming 2006 Open House. This is a part time position that will involve me going out to major corporations, developing relationships with them, and then encouraging them to sign up as one of our sponsors for the event. Its going to be a busy job, and I am sure will pose some challenges, but is quite the opportunity!!

Actually, I think I am still in shock about getting it!

At first I was a little unsure about being able to manage my different priorities, but i had a great chat with my department head who gave me the thumbs up on believing I had it in me. I'll just have to stay focused and make sure not to load anything else on my plate.

Wow - the things life throws your way!! Its amazing!
Am I crazy?
Maybe

So Close to Normal

Wow... It's been quite some time since I really felt like myself 100%... and I think I am about there.

Although my tummy is still funky at times, I am starting to feel like I can plan activities and actually get out and do things!!!

And the best part, which has caught me a bit by surprise, is that I am starting to get interested in dating again. I actually am not only noticing guys, but am feeling like I want to put in the effort to go out! It is such a great great feeling.

I'm starting to even think that my original plan to put blinders on for the school year, so that I didn't have to deal with the complication of dating is a really stupid idea. I mean, yes school is important.... but so important that I put the rest of my life on hold?!?!?!? No... I don't think so. No... I would much rather find a suitable balance in there somewhere.

The other great thing is that I am wanting to get out and be active again!! I guess this is also just surfacing from feeling good, but I think its also somehow tied into starting school again (which is wierd). I've already been to the gym at school, and intend to go faithfully. I also have my first basketball game on sunday, which should be interesting. I'm really going to try to get out 5-6 days a week and do something active - even if it means just going for a walk.

Life is way to important and fun to let it pass by while my nose is stuck in some book.

School Starts - Volleyball Ends

Wow - today was the very first day of school.... and OMG ... they hit us full force with school work!!! Couldn't they at least give us one day to breathe???

Our class from last year has been split in two, and new people have joined our fold. On first impression they seem like a really good group and it should be a great year. The Dean of the School of Business came in and chatted with us and gave us the following breakdown of how we will be spending out time in an average week ...

class time 23 hrs
studying 46 hrs
travel 10 hrs
eating, etc 14 hrs
sleeping 49 hrs
R & R 14 hrs
TOTAL 167 hours... which leaves one hour free

Wow.... intense huh?!?! SO... this means I need to spend my R&R time wisely =)

The start of school also marks the finish of our summer volleyball league. Tonight was our last night playing out in the dying light of the setting sun. It was a lovely night... although we definately weren't at the top of our game. Time to put away the volleyball and pick up the basketball.

Basketball starts up this weekend. =) All at the same time I am terrified and I am excited. Terrified because I am fearful that my skills and fitness level aren't up to snuff... but excited because it will be great to continue playing a team sport over the winter.

All in all, it looks like its going to be an interesting fall.

Rising Costs and Dying Car

The rising cost of gas and living expenses and the current failing health of my car just isn't a very good mix.

I took a drive out to BCIT today to get a few errands done. Gas today was 1.19/liter. Yuck - this rising cost of gas is definately not something I budgeted for, nor the ripple effects that its going to have on our economy. "Starving student" might just hit a little closer to home this year ... ha ha ha... then again that could be a new diet!!! =)

While driving out to BCIT my car took a little time to remind me that it old, and tired and just doesn't want to be out on the road anymore. And then, when I rejoined it in the parking lot after running my errands, it refused to start. "Come on baby!" I purred .... then pounded my fist against the dash... then apologized. We did this dance for a few minutes. Then... on my 5th try of the key... sparks flew....

Yes... this could turn out make for some interesting commutes.

So here's my newest thought. One that has been twisting and turning in my head.... my mind slowly chewing over. Perhaps I should move now. Move closer to school. Potentially get a roomate. I could keep my apartment, sublet it for the year. Potentially this could save me money on a monthly basis. But more importantly - it might not be such a burden on my car if I am only driving a short distance!?!?!

Too bad I didn't seriously consider this in the summer time. Moving while in school adds another facet to the whole story. But its seems that the true possibility of it is looming.

Should I just bite the bullet now?

Anyone know of someone with some spare space, or looking for a tenant? If so... let me know. I still need to let me brain chew on it a little more... but its good to know what my options are.