Last month's poll In March, we looked at how much we integrate activity into our daily lives. This did not include going to the gym; this was about lifestyle activity. Out of 20 voters: 10% get 15 minutes or less "lifestyle activity" each day, 50% get about 30 minutes, and…
Check out the first two sessions of our Budgeting mini-series: Part One: Understanding Your Expenses Part Two: Making Sacrifices Part Three: Debts and Loans The most important piece of information I can give you right now is this: Do. Not. EVER. Get. Into. Credit card debt. Seriously. I cringe every…
Welcome back to the Budgeting mini-series! Be sure to check out Part One: Understanding Your Expenses. Part Two: Making Sacrifices Even if we organize our finances wisely, we still need to make some sacrifices in order to stick to a budget. That doesn't mean that it has to be painful,…
Yesterday was my last day of university classes. Forever (or at least, until I decide to return to university to turn my Rhetoric degree into a double major with the Classics department). I just have a couple of papers to write and 2 exams towards the end of April, and…
Welcome to Part One of the Living Healthy in the Real World Guide to Budgeting mini-series! When I wrote about my Raw Food Diet, I was surprised at the vast number of people who thoughts that spending $230 on food for one month was a lot of money. This was…
The sisterroomate left in October to visit the father dear (he's working with the United Nations in Cambodia) and to explore Southeast Asia. She was supposed to be the sistertraveller only until about a month ago, but then she scored an internship working with some kind of non-governmental organization, helping…
It's time for another mini-series! As the possession date for my condo looms ever closer (mid-April! Right in the middle of exams! I'm, um, all about the timing ;)), I find myself feeling the tightening on my wallet. But just because I have to count my pennies, doesn't mean I…
When Margaret first contacted me about Yumpeez, I was excited for two reasons: first, this snack is made right here in Manitoba, and second, I got to receive samples of Yumpeez to review in person rather than getting the samples mailed to me. It was so lovely to be able to…
Not this past weekend, but the weekend before, the mother dear and I took the Friday and Monday off work and drove to Riding Mountain to stay at a resort for a few days. We just wanted some time out of the city; a little mini-break holiday to relax and…
My previous attempts to post videos have failed miserably. Maybe my camera isn't compatible with WordPress, or maybe I'm just not technologically savvy at all, but in any case, my blogging has been strictly of the linguistic text variety with the occasional photograph. No videos to speak of around here.…
