I don't know about you, but I tend to go through phases of what types of food I eat. For a while I ate eggs or egg whites every single day. Then there was another point in my life when I had piles of yogurt in my fridge. I've also…
Welcome to Part Two of our Guide to Managing Time (managing a 60-hour workweek) mini-series! Be sure to read Part One, Creating a consistent schedule. - Prevent exhaustion by getting help. Working 50+ hours is tough for anyone to handle, no matter how energetic you are or how much you…
Welcome to Part One of our Guide to managing time (managing a 60-hour workweek) mini-series! When you're working overtime, you need to have some kind of solid schedule to follow in order to avoid feeling overwhelmed. These are a few things that have really helped me out: - Track your…
This weekend I went on a kayaking trip with the boyfriend and Westwood. It was fantastic! I hadn't been kayaking in years. The boyfriend has his own kayak and Westwood has been a canoe tripper pretty much forever, so it was great that they had some experience. We were away…
Today I'm leaving with the boyfriend and Westwood for a three-day kayaking trip! Hope you all have a great long weekend :) Our "Managing a 60-hour workweek" mini-series will begin next week, but today I wanted to announce that this was my last week working at the vet clinic (if…
The boyfriend is, as I've mentioned before, an amazing cook - both for the simple and the gourmet meals. I don't operate quite in the same way. Some background to this story: About a month ago I was at my friend Briars's house, and we decided to make dinner. He's…
It's time for another mini-series! Ever since I started university, I've been working overtime. Between being a full-time student and working part-time, plus doing extra things like my kind of insane exercise schedule that I had throughout university and very regular blogging, my days were incredibly full. It's only gotten…
Lists are one of my favourite techniques for staying organized! Today I am... - Running in my bright blue Vibrams with the boyfriend. - Meeting with my new boss to discuss the fun and awesome things that we are going to be doing in the coming months (more on the…
Last week Mr. Science and I traveled to Sleeping Giant to hike 53 km over the course of 3.5 days. It was an amazing trip---we both have such a passion for hiking and really enjoyed both the beauty of the scenery and the challenge of the trail. This was easily…
Home from hiking! We did 53 km over the course of four days - it was challenging but absolutely fantastic. I'll share more details about the hike later this week! I'm really excited about a new product that I was introduced to by Andrea Metcalf: Xocai chocolate. It's a chocolate…
