Sharing my adventures as I navigate life
I have a love/hate relationship with my phone. One the one hand, it's a powerful tool where I can easily access any type of information, any time. On the other hand, it's an addiction that sucks me into the black hole of doom scrolling. Over the past few years, I've realized that my phone use
Many of us struggle with our sleep. A variety of studies have shown that getting a good night’s sleep is one of the key elements to living a healthy life. It’s also one of the more challenging things to achieve, especially as we age. Menopause and the accompanying hormonal shit show affect every aspect of
It's ok to not be ok. We often use this phrase when talking about mental health. As I finished my online session with my therapist this morning, I realized that today is Bell Let's Talk day. This is the day where Bell Canada donates proceeds from a variety of online activities to fund mental health
Don't ever let anyone tell you that you can't transform your life. On January 6, 2009, I walked into my local gym, ready to transform my life. I told my new trainer that I wanted to reach my 50th birthday as a fit and strong woman. 12 years later, my life is definitely transformed in
Lisa writes this week's "letter to my pre-pandemic self." Lisa and I also met in high school. She is another amazing member of the “pandemic support group” on Messenger. Lisa lives down under in Melbourne, Australia. Thanks to technology, we've been able to reconnect and "see" each other on a fairly regular basis during the
This week's letter to my pre-pandemic self is written by Karen. I met Karen in high school. She was one of the sweetest girls. She still is. Karen is one of the friends in the "pandemic support group" on Messenger. Our chats have allowed me to reconnect and get to know this gem of a
This week's "letter to my pre-pandemic self" is written by my dear friend Bonnie. I've known Bonnie for close to 40 years and I have written about our friendship in previous posts. Bonnie inspires me in many ways. We share a special bond and I love this very special lady. She's beautiful, kind, loving and
This week's "letter to my pre-pandemic self" is written by Sarah, an amazing young woman. Sarah is beautiful, kind, smart, loving, funny, and hard-working, to name but a few of her qualities. She's dating my youngest son, Matthew. Over the past couple of years, I've had the privilege of spending many wonderful moments with her.
This blog post is the first of a series. I was inspired to try something new with the blog. Last week, as I sat down to enjoy my weekend paper, I read an article that mentioned writing a letter to our pre-pandemic selves. What a terrific idea! Instead of writing down only my thoughts, I
In a few short weeks, I have my first RX1 race of the season. Four weeks later, I'm running the Ottawa 10K during the Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend. I've had to make adjustments to my training to allow me to reach my goals.