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the_siobhanBack in Toronto, and my house is freezing.
In theory the digging will be finished this week, and then the main crew will be back to start pouring the basement floor. They are also going to cover the back wall as much as possible and cap off the HVAC that is currently open to the backyard and then we'll be able to turn the furnace on. Until then I bundle up as much as I can but since I'm spending my entire day sitting at a computer and not really moving around much, by mid-afternoon my hands are blocks of ice.
Montreal was just as relaxing as I had hoped. I find I have to get out of town if I really want to spend my vacation not working on something - I've set myself up with a lot of tools to keep myself organized and when I don't have those to hand I tend to go, "welp, guess this will just have to wait until I get home." I even turned off my alarm clock and caught up on my sleep.
I don't usually do touristy stuff but this time around I went to the Biodome and the Insectarium. Both were pretty cool. The insectarium is tiny, but we agreed that watching the leaf cutter ants basically dismantle a tree was worth the price of admission.
The train continues to be more comfortable than flying even if it takes longer. Masking is obviously a problem, I counted a total of seven masks other than mine and almost all of them on older people.
I have one more week of vacation I have to use up before the end of the year. I plan to take a week in November and I will spend it catching up on my to-do list. The week off was good for me, but I need to not spend any more money until the kitchen is paid for so I won't be travelling again any time soon.
In theory the digging will be finished this week, and then the main crew will be back to start pouring the basement floor. They are also going to cover the back wall as much as possible and cap off the HVAC that is currently open to the backyard and then we'll be able to turn the furnace on. Until then I bundle up as much as I can but since I'm spending my entire day sitting at a computer and not really moving around much, by mid-afternoon my hands are blocks of ice.
Montreal was just as relaxing as I had hoped. I find I have to get out of town if I really want to spend my vacation not working on something - I've set myself up with a lot of tools to keep myself organized and when I don't have those to hand I tend to go, "welp, guess this will just have to wait until I get home." I even turned off my alarm clock and caught up on my sleep.
I don't usually do touristy stuff but this time around I went to the Biodome and the Insectarium. Both were pretty cool. The insectarium is tiny, but we agreed that watching the leaf cutter ants basically dismantle a tree was worth the price of admission.
The train continues to be more comfortable than flying even if it takes longer. Masking is obviously a problem, I counted a total of seven masks other than mine and almost all of them on older people.
I have one more week of vacation I have to use up before the end of the year. I plan to take a week in November and I will spend it catching up on my to-do list. The week off was good for me, but I need to not spend any more money until the kitchen is paid for so I won't be travelling again any time soon.