9.3.9-19.4.9

Over the past 41 days I've done 41 things for the first time (one per day working from 41 days ago up to the present):
41-first time ever expecting girl student and getting boy student (gender ambiguous name). Me to co-workers who haven't yet met student: "it's a boy!"
40-first time ever having interview for big sister program.
39-first time ever being told I may have to go back to highschool.
38-first time ever having amazingly delicious home-cooked italian meal. menu: prosciutto-wrapped bread sticks, olives, bocconcini, gnocchi, cotoletta milanese, stuffed zucchini and mushrooms, salad, tiramisu. possibly the most full i've ever been in my life.
37-first time ever dressing up as fruit salad for costume party.
36-first time ever walking backwards down the stairs.
35-first time ever having mini photos taken of each of my individual teeth.
34-first time ever having two cups of tea before work.
33-first time ever being told that i am lucky because i have naturally healthy mouth bacteria.
32-first time ever getting money back from greenshield within 24 hours. $!
31-first time ever getting hair cut by hairdresser who shall remain nameless. Hideous!
30-first time ever watching 4 episodes of House M.D. season one in a row. Wasting time!
29-first time ever eating more than 4 fruits in one day. Healthy!
28-first time ever going to see my new apartment!
27-first time ever leaving Pain Committee meeting early due to pain.
26-first time ever getting hair fixed at STRUT!
25-first time ever not wearing socks on a really cold day. brr!
24-first time ever going on roadtrip with church ladies.
23-first time ever doing lunge walks at bootcamp.
22-first time ever yelping from pain when attempting to get up in the morning (see above).
21-first time ever paying my college registration fees on time! no late fee!
20-first time ever having soup from Thai Express-yum!
19-first time ever picking up my Sara and THawk at the airport.
18-first time ever babysitting my Godson THawk. first time ever truly realizing how unready I am to have children-they cry!
17-first time ever ironing a t-shirt.
16-first time ever going to the Central branch of the Hamilton Public Library. Books!
15-first time ever thinking I've almost lost Barkley the poodle. Don't worry, I found him.
14-first time ever eating a bunch of leavened products in order to reduce the amount of leavened products that I would have to clean out/throw away/give away. yum!
13-first time ever cleaning out all the chametz from my apartment.
12-first time ever celebrating Passover.
11-first time ever celebrating Passover the second time in a row.
10-first time ever having double bubbles in my bubble tea (:2T) delish!
9-first time ever buying a birthday balloon and having it fly away in the store parking lot as I'm getting into my car-sad.
8-first time ever bringing Matza to work and first time discovering that Fortinos has the all time most ridiculously delicious carrot cake in the world (no surprise there Fortinos--always amazing!) and also first time ever discovering that my potentially Jewish great grandmother was from Poland and was a millionaire in the textile industry!
7-first time ever having sushi with Becca and Jodi (together).
6-first time ever packing and moving almost all my stuff out of my wonderful apt.
5-first time ever having swedish berries with mini rolos in the same bite. Delish!
4-first time ever having the worst headache ever of my life and first time ever curing the worst headache ever with a double-bag tea.
3-first time ever breaking in my living room and first time having frickles with Webster.
2-first time ever meeting Flopsy and Mopsy the bunny rabbits, first time ever watching a movie in 3d. SO COOL!
1-first time ever taking two naps in one day, first time ever bouncing cheques (yes, unfortunately, more than one), not the first time i've regretted my new years resolution but first time i've regretted it this much.

8.3.9

First time ever forgetting daylight savings time twice in one day.  First time ever accidentally staying at work until 9:30 because I thought it was 8:30 (which is still really late to stay at work, especially on a weekend).  First time ever using a mechanical in/exsufflator on someone other than myself.  I don't know the guy in the picture, but I do know the machine upon which he is leaning.  It's a mechanical in/exsufflator and it's my new best friend.

xoxo,

Cecily

7.3.9

First time ever meeting an 80 year old man with a dew-rag (sp?).

xoxo,

Cecily

6.3.9

First time ever ordering Swiss Chalet delivery.  First time wishing I hadn't ordered Swiss Chalet delivery.

xoxo,

Cecily

5.3.9

First time ever watching an entire episode of America's Next Top Model.  Is it the viral gastro, or is Tyra kindof strange?

xoxo,

Cecily

4.3.9

First time ever having the worst viral gastro I've ever had.  Worse than Norwalk.  The photo in this post depicts my new sworn enemy.  Words cannot describe the loathing.

xoxo,

Cecily

3.3.9

First time ever accidentally going to 'kidfit' instead of crossfit.  First time ever putting my coat somewhere and not being able to find it for, like, twenty minutes.

xoxo,

Cecily

2.3.9

First time ever truly understanding what my teachers were feeling when they said they were so disappointed in my work.  I think (and correct me if I'm wrong, past teachers) it was a mixture of disgust, amusement, and superiority.  

xoxo,

Cecily

1.3.9

First time ever giving a piece of cake to someone else instead of taking it myself.  Not like in those situations where everyone is watching and you just pass the cake along the table of people to the designated last person, because I've done that before.  This time no one would have ever known that I passed the cake.  I could have just taken it and walked.  But I didn't.

xoxo,

Cecily

28.2.9

First time ever going to CrossFit three days in a row.  Think of all the kittens that were spared.  You're welcome.

xoxo,

Cecily

27.2.9

First time ever getting locked out of church. 

xoxo,

Cecily

26.2.9

First time ever having a conversation with someone in Hungarian, which-might I say-is a very very interesting language. For instance, the Hungarian language is home to excessively long words. One such word is as follows: töredezettségmentesítőtlenítt-

ethetetlenségtelenítőtlenkehetnétek, which-loosely translated-means: "you [plural] could constantly mention the lack [of a thing] that makes it impossible to make someone make something defragmenter-free."  Interesting.

xoxo,

Cecily

25.2.9

First time ever making up two words in one day (yes, I am a genius).  Word one: vasal.  Word two: Melitheson.  Whoa, I just looked up word one.  It is actually already a word.  And it actually means what I meant it to mean.  I felt like a total idiot when I said the word, because as I said it, I was thinking, "Oh, Bos, that's not even really a word."  But, SNAP, it is a word!  First time ever encountering that type of situation.  Word two is a melange of the first and last names of an individual.  I plan on doing more of these nickname party mixes in the near future.  Also, first time ever getting tulips from a friend's mom.  Also, first time ever making my own peanut sauce.  Also, first time ever deciding to introduce two phrases that I heard on t.v. into my daily life tomorrow: "do it to it" and "that was wack."

xoxo,

Cecily

24.2.9

First time ever completing a research ethics board review application (not as easy as it may sound).  Also, first time ever using my new fancy toothbrush.  

xoxo,

Cecily

23.2.9

First time ever ordering the red bean-flavoured bubble tea.  Also, first time ever ordering the non-flavoured hotpot.  Not the first time I've ever eaten chicken hearts, but the first time I've ever decided that I absolutely love eating chicken hearts, and the first time I've ever attempted to identify the anatomical components of the chicken hearts I was eating (much to the dismay of my dinner partner).

xoxo,

Cecily 

22.2.9

First time ever napping in an undisclosed location in which I normally would not nap.

xoxo,

Cecily

21.2.9

First time ever using my new frog humidifier and waking up with no frog in my throat--get it? Ha!

xoxo,

Cecily

20.2.9

First time ever meeting Branek Cicci.  What a stud-muffin!

xoxo,

Cecily

19.2.9

First time ever taking too much Cold FX and being up until 6:30 a.m. due to Cold FX-induced over-alertness/insomnia.  First time ever taking 3.5 hours off from work in order to sleep due to Cold FX-induced symptoms as described above.

xoxo,

Cecily

18.2.9

First time ever waiting too long to update this blog and therefore not remembering what I did that was new.  Now wondering what I will write for the next 5 days.

xoxo,

Cecily

17.2.9

First time ever making a drink with the magic bullet that looks almost exactly like cement.  First time ever not going skiing due to boring responsibility-type things such as cleaning, laundry, paying bills, etc.  Not the first time ever wishing I had a personal assistant.  First time ever cooking mussels (shout out to Websta! and Shmisa!).  First time ever spending over an hour at Zellers (shout out to Shmare!).  First time ever making cauliflower soup (shout out to Miss J!).

xoxo,

Cecily

16.2.9

First time ever being called "Miss."  First time ever google-ing "Cecily needs" and finding the top 10 things that come up (this one's for you Shmare):

1. Cecily needs a more powerful laptop.

2. Cecily needs something to make up for the years of being ignored and being shipped off to the san...and the growth hormones.

3. Cecily needs to spend more time in the water learning to be a strong swimmer.

4. Cecily needs to physically be by Jonathan.

5. Cecily needs to have a more sophisticated hairstyle.

6. Little Cecily needs glasses.

7. Cecily needs Hot Wheels.

8. Cecily needs to meet a ruggedly handsome stranger and fall madly in love with him.

9. Cecily needs some financial help.

10. Cecily needs a more substantial middle name.

xoxo,

Cecily

15.2.9

First time ever wearing my green sweater with my lilac tank.  First time ever meeting someone who pulled out their own catheter and when asked if that hurt said, "nope."

xoxo,

Cecily

14.2.9

First time ever playing M.A.S.H. as an adult.  It looks like me and Mr. Right will be living in an apartment in Michigan.  We'll be driving our 9 kids around in a limousine while reminiscing about our honeymoon in Siberia.  First time ever receiving rhinestone-heart scrunchies for Valentines Day.

xoxo,

Cecily

13.2.9

First time ever telling someone my entire life story from start to finish.  First time ever realizing that the story of my life can be told in approximately 4 hours.  If you're ever bored, or looking for a way to spend approximately 4 hours, call me.  First time ever having peanut butter gelato.  

xoxo,

Cecily

12.2.9

First time eating an entire package of cremini mushrooms.  Delicious.

xoxo,

Cecily

11.2.9

First time ever seeing my picture on the physio wall of fame at U of T (to all those who have only ever seen that picture, and have never seen me in real life, please know that I am way way better looking in real life.  That's right Jostens--you heard me).  First time ever conducting an official interview.  First time ever jumping a large-sized box.  First time ever meeting someone who sustained a large-sized gash on leg from jumping said box.  Who knew jumping boxes was so dangerous?

xoxo,

Cecily

10.2.9

First time ever leaving hate mail on someone's car.  They took my spot.  I left the note on their dashboard.  It read a little something like this: "This is an assigned spot.  Look at the number on the wall.  Please don't take my spot.  I have your liscence plate number.  You may get a ticket."  If you're reading this and it was you, just know that I meant it a lot less politely than it came off.  Take that, spot stealer.  First time ever having a chocolate peanut butter cupcake from the fancy cupcake store in Westdale.  I don't like cupcakes.  First time ever having cauliflower soup.  I discovered that, while I find cauliflower in the raw rather distasteful, cauliflower in soup on the other hand is absolutely divine! 

xoxo,

Cecily

9.2.9

First time ever vintage shopping with M3 Matheson.  First time ever buying fur (don't hate me!).

xoxo,

Cecily

8.2.9

First time ever seeing a Port "de-accessed."  Very interesting.

xoxo,

Cecily

7.2.9

First time ordering a venti tea "for here" at Starbucks.  It came in the giantest mug I have ever seen.  First time having a mini crush on a guy purely based on the height of his box-jump (who knew that was so attractive?).  First time driving on the 403 through Oakville and for a split second feeling like I'm driving along Lumley Beach in Freetown.

xoxo,

Cecily

6.2.9

Not the first time ever falling in the line for the ski lift, but first time ever falling in the line for the ski lift and also taking part of the dividing wall with me.  It was one of the funniest things I've ever seen, and I didn't even really get to see it (since my eyes were closed and I was praying, "Dear God, please don't let me break anything").  First time ever eating an entire pack of gum in the span of an hour and a half.

xoxo,

Cecily

5.2.9

First time being woken up in the morning by a potential mouse.  First time being almost run off the road by an angry man with a giant moustache.  Also, first time having the "Gigi" from Cora's.

xoxo,

Cecily

4.2.9

First time I've ever accidentally stayed at work until 9pm for no pay because I got carried away doing searches on medline.  I am a nerd.

xoxo,

Cecily

3.2.9

First time ever jumping a medium-sized box.

xoxo,

Cecily

2.2.9

First time ever falling while skiing at Blue Mountain.  First time ever falling twice while skiing at Blue Mountain.  First time ever actually wearing my hipster sunglasses.  

xoxo,

Cecily

1.2.9

First time ever leaving a movie theatre after seeing a film and saying aloud, "wow, I can't wait to see that movie."  I know: you're thinking, "didn't you just see the movie?"  Well actually, no.  What happened was I wanted to see the movie, even got there early (first time ever actually being there in time for the 15 minute previews) and then had to close my eyes for the rest of the film due to film-induced motion sickness.  So lame.  The movie, on the other hand, sounded not lame at all--hence, "wow, I can't wait to see that movie."  

xoxo,

Cecily

31.1.9

First time ever tampering with restaurant thermostat.  If you happen to live in Ancaster and you're frequenting your local Thai place: it's not you, and they haven't started putting more chilies in the pad thai.  

xoxo,

Cecily

30.1.9

First time doing a dead lift.  First time doing 50 dead lifts.  First time crying while purchasing full-serve gas (poor attendant--didn't know what to do).  First time trying St. Catharines sushi with my cousins, one of whom was recently punched in the face.

xoxo,

Cecily

29.1.9

First time ever laughing so hard at my own joke that I almost lost control of all bodily functions.  First time ever calculating my total percentage body fat (see response to laughter above).

xoxo,

Cecily

28.1.9

First time considering Creatine.  It looked scary, so I didn't buy it.  Instead I bought vanilla flavoured Whey Protein Isolate for the first time.  It's delicious!

xoxo,

Cecily

27.1.9

First time ever almost being punched in the face twice by an eight year old (I love my job).  First time ever having a sustained fasiculation of my gluteus medius (I love bootcamp).  First time ever taking longer than 5 minutes typing my daily update due to bootcamp-induced hand weakness (I love boxing day at bootcamp).  N.B.: all words in parentheses are intended by the author to be read as sarcasm.

xoxo,

Cecily

Addendum: First time accidentally happening upon a blog about a husband who lost his wife, reading it, crying, and being amazed at how I can forget so easily what a long time ago I wished I didn't know: how short life is, how the only thing that matters is love, how silly are all the little things we worry, fight, complain about, how every second and every breath is really a gift--don't waste it!  I can't believe I forget this.  Please don't let me forget this.  Love, Cecily

26.1.9

First time ever buying a pair of hipster sunglasses.  Yes: I want to be a hipster.  I also want to be Jewish...a Hebrew Hipster.  Ogh (or should I say 'Oy!')  That was pretty bad.  Also, first time ever skiing during the day at Blue Mountain.  First time ever skiing intermediate runs at Blue Mountain.  First time ever trying chocolate covered cashews.  First time ever buying a latte from Starbucks...I know, can you believe it?  But it's true!!  I usually get a doppio espresso macchiato, but I thought that maybe the extra milk product would be a nice change.  It wasn't.  I don't like lattes.

xoxo,

Cecily

25.1.9

First time ever eating pomfret.  

xoxo,

Cecily

24.1.9

First time ever trying lactose-free milk.

xoxo,

Cecily

23.1.9

First time ever attempting to put gas in a car in -40 degree weather with bare hands. First time ever almost getting frostbite. First time ever deciding once and for all that I really really don't like Calgary. At all.

xoxo,

Cecily

22.1.9

First time attending a Cochrane Review author's training workshop. First time sitting in a room discussing boolean operators ever (also, that will be my last time discussing boolean operators for any length of time anywhere ever again).

xoxo,

Cecily

21.1.9

First time ever arriving in a city without a plan for a place to stay.  First time ever renting a Mazda 3.  First time ever driving around for 2 hours to find a hotel that isn't crazy expensive.  First time getting a price better than the best price I could imagine (yay Sandman Hotels!!).  Second time being in Calgary, but first time thinking that I should stop hating Calgary.  Plus, it's nice getting an extra 2 hours.  

xo,

Cecily

20.1.9

First time doing a cartwheel at work.  Actually, I did two because the first one wasn't quite right.  

xo,

Cecily

19.1.9

First time ever making a serious cellphone mistake:  So I'm out for sushi for a friend's birthday, and her friend plays us this message he got from a random prank caller.  It's some crazy pre-recorded lines from the Batman movie.  We laugh, giddy from too much soy sauce, and I get carried away (this is where you gasp in mock surprise) and call the guy back.  Except I hadn't exactly thought through what I was going to say, and I also neglected to consider how helpful it would be to my ability to sleep and general well-being if I blocked my number.  Oops.  I ended up saying something stupid like, "Is Batman there?"  Ogh.  It was not witty, not smart, and now some crazy has my number.  Damn you, soya sauce!

xo,

Cecily