(I have started this post at least three times & can't seem to find the right words; so while I do want to write so much more it will have to wait for another post.) Yesterday, I joined at least 50 other runners at Nathan Phillips Square to go for a 10km run. It was a "fun run with JP" set up by JP and Melly. I found out about it on Facebook and decided to embrace my word of the year ...
Silent Sunday
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Friday Favourites
I feel like I found a lot of things I loved this week or maybe writing these posts is helping me be more grateful and notice things around me more! Canada Dry Club Soda with Lemon & Lime I am a water drinker (thanks to my mom) and rarely drink pop (or soda for my American peeps!). When we moved to Malta, the water was undrinkable so everywhere we went and ordered water we were asked, ...
Use your Voice
This morning I started a blog post on my phone while I was out, but then I read author Jon Acuff's latest article on his website and have been thinking about it all day! The post begins like this: “My haters get to tell me how to live my life.” I might never admit that out loud, but sometimes that’s exactly what my actions say. Case in point, when I do a book tour, I try to be vocal about ...
Workout Wednesday
Have you ever tried to take a picture of yourself at the gym?! Yeah--it is NOT easy! But, on the plus side, I definitely got to see some of my bad form, so now I know some things to work on! This week was a pretty good exercise week. I am feeling pretty committed and as January comes to a close, I am kinda proud of myself for not quitting! I've gone back to early morning workouts which I enjoy ...
Worth More Than a Thousand Cards
When I started going through a box that held different memories and objects of significance to us, I came across this postcard. I don't remember receiving it but I know I would've only been six at the time. My only sibling, my sister, was born the next month so I would've still been the only child then. I remember the house we lived in where this postcard would've arrived and how close to the ...
Challenge Accepted
Don't you love friends who convince you to do things with them? And then nag you daily until you actually do them?! My friend, Michael, has been working on his health for awhile now. He does cross fit five times a week and has lost a bunch of weight so far! He blogs over at Creed Iron and has been documenting his journey there as well as on his facebook page and instagram. Last week, he ...
Not so silent, Silent Sunday!
Well, today my phone finally kicked the bucket! It got thrown across my room by someone who was not me way back in October and the screen smashed. It still worked and I have just been holding on to it! It was my first iPhone purchased almost exactly three years ago. It has held SIM cards from Malta, Spain, Italy, the Netherlands, the US and Canada in it and has been attached to my hand for a ...
Friday Favourites
Here are a few things I have really been loving this week! 1. Lush Lotion My face gets really dry in the winter and makes me crazy! This year it has seemed worse than before, but I typically use coconut oil to remove my makeup/wash my face; so I thought that if I just applied extra throughout the day my skin improve. One day last week, I reapplied coconut oil TEN TIMES throughout the ...
Friends Like Stars
I am an introvert. When I was little, I remember getting into a lot of trouble because I wouldn't say hi back to people when they said hi to me. I remember out right refusing to do things in front of others and dropping out of speech events at school because I was so terrified. Thanks to my parents forcing me (honestly, I am grateful they did!), I got better at being in front of people and even ...
