A weekend of weddings. This past weekend was full of wedding "stuff". I spent Friday evening with The Bride, enjoying a girls' night and making wedding favours. Then, on Saturday, it was another friend's wedding (someone that I've known since birth), so the ceremony was in the afternoon and the…
In my weight loss journey, I have been fascinated by how much our senses can impact how we perceive situations. For example, over the past few weeks I have gone to the movie theatre twice. Both times I was a little apprehensive because of the allure of movie theatre popcorn.…
January is over and with it, my 31-day challenge of doing a different exercise each day is also over. You'll find that some of the exercises are very similar, and that's because I was doing exercises that I really enjoy. Also, it was a cold and busy month for me,…
The mother dear insists that her youthful appearance and energetic demeanor is directly related to a steady diet of beer and chocolate. While I think it's highly improbable that a Mars Bar contains any nutritional value whatsoever (antioxidants are only found in good quality dark chocolate!), I think she's onto…
After spending 17 years of my life in academic programs (wow 17 years seems like a long time to be in school!), it's very strange to no longer be taking classes. I never took a gap year between finishing high school and starting university. I jumped right into it. I…
Josie over at Yum Yucky issued a plank challenge, and seeing as abs exercises are my most favourite form of fitness, I figured I'd better accept the challenge! In the video below, I do everything from talk about my 100 Push Ups Challenge to dance (while holding the plank position.…
Becoming a Certified Holistic Nutritionist I'm happy to announce that as of yesterday, I am halfway to my goal of raising enough money to pay for the courses that will lead to my degree as a Certified Holistic Nutritionist! I'd also like to let you all know that all proceeds…
Tropical Traditions sent me a jar of their Antioxidant Natural Greens powder, a berry-flavoured supplement which includes ingredients such as milk thistle, kelp, beet, aloe vera, flax, chlorella, spirulina, alfalfa, spinach, and several different dairy-free probiotics. The added ingredients that weren't there for health purposes include: stevia, citric acid, natural…
One of the ladies that I work with has a bath every single evening when she gets home from work. Even if she doesn't get home until 10pm, she still has her nightly bath. She's also a lovely, sweet, very laid-back woman, even though her job must be an incredibly…
The boyfriend's mother dear recently lent me her book Sleeping Naked is Green by Vanessa Farquharson. The book is based on Vanessa's blog, Green as a Thistle, and I adore her writing style. I also adore the premise behind her blog/book: making one environmental change every day for an entire…
