Sharing my adventures as I navigate life
Does this make me look fat? Talk about a loaded question! Ha! I never answer those. Over the years, a few friends have commented that they are upset with me when I fail to comment on their weight loss. I might be weird, but I don't comment on a friend's weight loss. Am I being
There is something therapeutic about being surrounded by nature. Even when the weather is terrible, I’d rather be outdoors than stuck inside. From sun, to rain, to snow, I embrace it all. The only exception is ice. My favourite nature setting has always been the ocean. OI simply love the ocean. Just thinking about the
Have you ever wanted to write a letter to your younger self? What advice would you give yourself? I’ve thought about this lately. I recently had a birthday, not one of the milestone ones, but something about this birthday made me stop, look back and think “damn, I wish someone had told me some things.”
What? New beginnings? Is it January already? Nope. For many of us, there are two “beginnings” per calendar year. January is the obvious one. But, September is another month for beginnings: back to school, new routines or activities, and maybe lifestyle changes. As September lurks around the corner, maybe you’ve started to think about taking
Next week, I get my cholesterol levels checked again. I’m feeling a little nervous about this. I’m hoping the numbers improve from January. At the start of the year, I gave up eating meat. I did this with the intention of lowering my cholesterol levels. I was frustrated. I eat healthy food, I exercise, but
The last four weeks have been a little rough. Going back to work was a lot more difficult than I had anticipated. I knew it would be a shock to my system to go back to the daily routine of a job. After months of having time to do what I wanted, when I wanted,
For my first blog of the year, I had started to write about my happiness jar. It was an uplifting post about the importance of recognizing the good things in our lives. More on that later. Then, I got a call from my doctor’s office to discuss some test results. Oh, ok. That's typically not a good