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"the girl who hates doing things she isn’t perfect at"

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Friday Faves: Moving Edition

September 23, 2016 By Allison Van de Kemp 1 Comment

In case the title didn't give it away--we are moving. Again. We got married in 2002 and if I count this move, we have moved TWELVE TIMES. We have moved to two different countries, bought and sold a house and rented various other places. We booked tickets from Malta to Canada on a Wednesday and flew out on Friday. In those 48 hours, we packed up all of our stuff, put it in storage and managed to ...

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Filed Under: Friday Favourites Tagged With: friday favourites, gta, lazy perfectionist, moving, packing, Toronto

Waking up + Working Out with Vega

September 13, 2016 By Allison Van de Kemp Leave a Comment

Earlier this year we discovered that Anson can't use whey protein or else his skin breaks out horribly and becomes quite painful. We started searching for other alternatives and soon found out that most plant based products taste, well, like a plant! I have used Vega products in the past and assured him that they taste delicious and not like you're eating the lawn! After trying them he definitely ...

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Filed Under: Workout Wednesday Tagged With: clean fuel, fitness, health, lazy perfectionist, Toronto, vega, workout wednesdays

Why I Think Everyone Needs to Visit NYC

September 13, 2016 By Allison Van de Kemp 9 Comments

In my opinion everyone needs to visit NYC. Of course, I love to travel, but visiting NYC just to say you've been there is not why I think everyone should go. Here are three reasons why I truly believe everyone needs to visit NYC: To get out of your bubble I've heard a lot of people say that they don't "need" to leave wherever it is they live because their city has everything they want. ...

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Filed Under: Opinions, Travel Tuesdays Tagged With: lazy perfectionist, nyc, road trip, Toronto, travel

Friday Faves: NYC Edition

September 9, 2016 By Allison Van de Kemp 2 Comments

Welcome to my Friday Faves: NYC Edition--aka the best of what I ate & what I did! I ate a lot (as usual) and did a lot but here are my top picks from the weekend: BEST OF WHAT I ATE Kellogg's NYC We walked out of M&M World on Thursday night and walked past this storefront. We thought it was literally just a cereal store but the girl standing outside the door said it was a restaurant! We ...

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Filed Under: Friday Favourites, Travel Tuesdays Tagged With: faves, lazy perfectionist, nyc, roadtrip, travel

The Who, What and Why of my NYC Trip

September 8, 2016 By Allison Van de Kemp 6 Comments

I spent this past weekend in NYC with my amazing friends Michelle, Cathy and Carmy. This trip came about when Michelle decided to run the New Balance 5th Avenue Mile. We all jumped on board with the idea of making a girls trip out of it and the planning began. It didn't take long before we realized that NYC is expensive and we are all quite poor! Instead of dwelling on the things we wouldn't be ...

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Filed Under: Thursday Thoughts, Travel Tuesdays Tagged With: blog, girls trip, itinerary, lazy perfectionist, nyc, Toronto, travel

Running Through Central Park

September 7, 2016 By Allison Van de Kemp 7 Comments

I've been to New York City many times and my favourite place in the city is easily Central Park. The calmness of the park is such a stark contrast to the busyness of the city. Every time I have been to NYC I have wanted nothing more than to be able to explore Central Park, but I never really have been able to until this past weekend! Last Thursday I jumped into the car with Michelle, Cathy and ...

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Filed Under: Workout Wednesday Tagged With: blog, central park, exercise, fitness, lazy perfectionist, marathon training, new york city, running, Toronto

Travel Tuesday–down the street & back to school

September 6, 2016 By Allison Van de Kemp 1 Comment

I just got home from an amazing girls trip to New York City, but those posts will have to wait because it's back to school today for the kids! Chloe is going into grade 6 and is mostly excited about getting a locker this year. She LOVES school, but hates the actual school work part. She hopes she doesn't get a certain teacher but hopes she does get into a class with some of her friends. Chloe's ...

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Filed Under: Travel Tuesdays Tagged With: blog, family, kids, lazy perfectionist, mom life, school, Toronto

The workout week that wasn’t

August 30, 2016 By Allison Van de Kemp Leave a Comment

Quite a few years ago I got into the best shape I've probably ever been in. I went to the gym faithfully, did strength training and had worked up to 10k of running. I could even see my abs! I lost some weight and was pretty dang proud of myself. Then my dad died and I started eating cookies for breakfast. I quit working out completely for months and months. Since then I've noticed a pattern ...

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Filed Under: Workout Wednesday Tagged With: blog, exercise, fitness, lazy perfectionist, marathon, running, Toronto

Thursday thoughts 

August 25, 2016 By Allison Van de Kemp 2 Comments

I have a lot of randomness that comes into my brain & sometimes it just needs to be let out! Enjoy! I ate too many carbs today. It's basically all I ate. I also don't care because I got to have one of my favourite cookies ever. They're the lemon poppy seed ones from Brick Street Bakery just in case anyone wants to get me one sometime! My feet are sore. I need new ones. I wore my ...

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Filed Under: Thursday Thoughts Tagged With: blog, lazy perfectionist, starbucks, thinking out loud, thoughts, thursday, Toronto

Workout Wednesday

August 24, 2016 By ansonkemp Leave a Comment

Short and sweet this week since I've already talked about my long run on the blog! I'm still trying to figure out my schedule and get up earlier to get more done! Eventually, I'll get into a groove:) Here you have it--what I did this week: Wednesday, August 17: Rest day because I kinda, sorta skipped my interval run Thursday, August 18: 5km run Friday, August 19: consistent with ...

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Filed Under: Workout Wednesday Tagged With: blog, exercise, fitness, lazy perfectionist, marathon training, run, stwm, Toronto, workout wednesday

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About Me

I am Allison, the lazy perfectionist! Translation - the girl who hates doing things she isn’t perfect at. So instead of trying, my fears of imperfection have held me back. This blog is a written account of my pursuit to be courageous in those things I have always wanted to do--whether or not I do them perfectly!
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