The past two days were my favourite time of the year…ALL Weekend! An annual girls trip I take with the two women I’ve known the longest in my life. We’ve been going on this annual trip for 16 years and we have the lovely routine of it down to a science…eat, drink, chat, snooze, repeat. We always find the most …
I spend a lot of time reading about, researching and trying to change, my habits. Unconsciously, our behaviours are influenced in a huge way by our habits, the routines we’ve executed on over the years. From addictions to fitness routines, to eating, driving and even how we get dressed in the morning, how our brain processes these routines is even …
September is my favourite time of year. It’s usually still warm during the day but getting cooler for sleeping at night. The leaves start slowly but surely changing color, starting their colorful descent into fall. And the campgrounds empty out, leaving lots of space for us fall campers! It also kind of feels like New Years Eve. Without the ball …
BusinessLink invited me to be on two panels last week, at events they host each month for entrepreneurs and small business owners in Alberta. The topic was well-being and how to manage your health while also growing a business, the struggles of which Iām all too familiar with. Really interesting people on the panels ā experts in their fields of …
I love bike riding. Like really love bike riding. I will choose bike riding first, over any other kind of exercise…except maybe a dog walk but the speed we walk, not really exercise š I don’t always choose exercise, but when I do, it’s usually bike riding. Last night was gorgeous, so I got on my bike and went to …
My favourite time of day is 645am, when I’m done exercising, dressed for the day, have my coffee and I sit on the couch with the dogs. Just sit. Peaceful. No technology. Just sit. It’s a strange feeling…the sitting. I remember early in our relationship, Robbie noticed my foot was bouncing while we talked. He made an observation about how …
I had the privilege of speaking at a local women’s group here in Calgary last night – everyone at Women Talk Calgary South were so welcoming, authentic and supportive, it was a real pleasure to participate. The mandate of this group is to be a safe place to tell your story, to be accepted and not judged and for your …
I’m finally onto the podcast train. I know, I know…most of you are thinking, “what the heck took you so long to learn the awesomeness that are podcasts?” I’ve been reading books all this time but I’m finding, that while I still love books (like, as much as I love breathing), podcasts are giving me real-time insights from thought leaders …
Today was a particularly down day for me. Nothing specific I can pinpoint that has made me feel this way – just woke up feeling a lack of motivation, not a whole bunch of drive and definitely no desire to exercise even though I logically know how much better I’d feel if I did. But I didn’t. I choose instead …
I just watched my 76 year old father-in-law cut his acre of lawn. And yes, Robbie offered to cut it for him and yes, he said no. (Is there something about men and their “control enthusiasm” for a perfectly cut lawn that only they can cut it perfectly?!?!) But did you read that first part? How Tom is 76 years …