That's what my trainer, James, always says. But he also says things like "If you can't, you must" and "Pain is just weakness leaving the body". At my last visit, I excitedly told him that I had added yoga to my workout regimen, and he thought that was a great way to spend one of my "off" days from working out. So that's what I'm dealing with!
I have been so excited about my blog - so many ideas running around my head. I received my first comment back last night - it was from my son who goes to UBC in Vancouver. He created a profile and became a blogger in just a few seconds last night. He posted a nice little plug for his sod-laying company, stating that "laying sod is his passion" - I'm very proud! For those who don't know, my son, Mike, he was a first generation Spruce kid. He and his friends were actually the ones who called the garden centre "Spruce" (dropping the "IT UP" part - it was probably easier when text messaging!) and it has affectionately been called that ever since. Aaah, I look back on those first days at Spruce with a smile on my face. Mike's company is now contracted by Spruce to do all their retail sod laying in the summer. I'm so glad he is still a part of the Spruce world! We still have kids come back to the store for a visit and say "Spruce was the best summer job ever!"
I'm going in to the store today to see what is happening. I generally work from home these days, so haven't been in since last Sunday. I will take some pictures and start introducing you to the people that make Spruce not just a job, but a culture. I know we had our merchandiser/designer in this week - Tim is amazing - so I'm excited to see what he has done to the store. We should also have received a lot of the stuff we bought on a recent buying trip to Toronto. Hard to believe we are stocking up for the new season already.
I will leave you with a pic that sums up the culture at Spruce. It is one of our fearless leader Meryl Coombs and Chris and Curtis DeBruyn. Good times...
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