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Now that is something I need more of. A lot more of! And a good place to start is Finally a Bride - The Frugal Green Way.

I had a chance to check out Cassis Bistro here in downtown Vancouver recently and it was pretty tasty. They whipped up a vegetarian pizza for us as an appetizer that wasn’t on the menu because I really wanted to try Raclette cheese on a pizza (they had it on another one but it had prosciutto on it). I love it when restaurants are totally open to being accommodating to vegetarians and whip up something delicious and tasty on the spot.

Then as my ‘main’ I had the baked brie and papaya chutney crepe. Sooooo yummy! Cassis is really great little spot to have lunch, especially on a sunny day like today where you can enjoy the cute little patio in the back.

I’ve walked passed it a billion times and always thought to myself what a great name it had, but it wasn’t until I did a search on urbanspoon for nearby restaurants that it popped up and I resolved to check it out. And I’m glad I did! Btw that nearby search thing is so useful.

I was definitely intrigued when I found out about Canadian based online health and beauty shop well.ca’s free shipping with no minimum promotion. I did a quick comparison of my favorite shampoo but was disappointed. I just bought a new bottle a few days ago at Superstore for $3.29, and well.ca has it listed at $4.59. I thought shopping online was supposed to save me money! Maybe some of their makeup is a good deal? I’ll have to keep poking around…

I went away last week and it was grrreat. But come Monday, it was back to the grind.

A friend and I have decided to work on a project together and the goal is to have it complete by the end of August. Having a deadline like that is really putting the pressure on for me, and I feel that I really need to be conscious of how I use my free time. Right now it feels like the limited time I have outside of work just disappears so fast. I really like the strategy of picking 3 things to get done each day and going from there as suggested in the article Lazy Productivity: 10 Simple Ways to do only 3 Things Today. I’m also tempted to try this little app called Rescue Time which I read about here.

The funny thing about reading about how to be more productive is that sometimes I wonder if the time wouldn’t just be better spent actually doing what I should be doing?