One of my favourite Simpsons episodes is the one where Homer was walking around at night and comes across an “All Night Gym”. Here’s a link to the YouTube video: http://youtu.be/R4i8SpNgzA4 My favourite line is “Go over to the abdominator and I will shout slogans at you!” That’s one of the most important parts of … Continue reading
Goals change. Goals morph into something else. Goals are not stagnant- but fluid and can be ever changing. When I first started clean eating and working out, my goal was to lose weight PERIOD! My sole motivation was weight loss… it really wasn’t about health…. I wanted to lose weight. Sure I was concerned about … Continue reading
Today was the first day of school. If you have kids like me- everything is new again. New grade, new activities, new school, new teachers….. Everything is new again. It’s a start. A new beginning. Today was a huge new beginning for me- I went back to work full time. I have spent the last … Continue reading
I love to eat. I love to cook. I love to bake. I love the whole idea of food. One major thing I have learned over the past few months is that food doesn’t always have to be about the “art and production” of eating something amazing! Food can just be fuel. We are inundated … Continue reading
Don’t worry its not December. It’s still 2014…. Although the ice is in the local arena and hockey has started. We walked Boyd down to play in the snow and we had a snowball fight. Winter is coming…. I have kids and I’m a teacher- double reasons why September is the start of a New … Continue reading
I had the best summer ever. No I didn’t go on an exciting trip. No I didn’t get a pool. No I didn’t get a puppy (Thank God!) No my house isn’t finished. But it was the best summer ever! I worked out. I worked out A LOT! I selfishly worked out almost everyday this … Continue reading
Have you ever bought an article of clothing like you were speculating on the stock market? I have. I once bought capris pants 2 whole sizes too small for me because I hoped they would someday fit. I think this is a woman thing. I can’t picture any man I know buying clothes for himself … Continue reading
I have taken many approaches trying to get my kids to eat clean. Sometimes I explain the value of the food we are eating, sometimes I dare them to try something new, sometimes I even LIE to them lol! The most effective approach seems to be getting them involved in the meal preparation. My kids … Continue reading
I’m sure the world’s most beautiful woman wakes up some mornings feeling “not so pretty”. I have had my share of not so pretty days lately- but I think I found the cause. I had hit the dreaded “plateau”! I was starting to feel totally bummed- after an entire summer of clean eating and working … Continue reading
Right this minute, I’m suppose to be emptying my bedroom of all its contents. I’m not. I’m sitting on the porch, with my dog Boyd, drinking a coffee and I just played an epic game of Candy Crush. I am a procrastinator. I have been emptying my room, since now it belongs to my daughter. … Continue reading
I choose happy 