I’m a nail polish addict, but even still I often opt to go for polish only on my toes because I always end up ruining a manicure in about 2.5 seconds. It never matters what kind of base coat, or polish or top coat I use (or don’t use) I can be certain of one […]
An Intro to: Barre
It’s been a while since I wrote one of these “Intro to” posts, and I figured it was time to get back at it! And what is a better place to start than with a class that I teach but remains a mystery to many of my participants – Barre. If you live in a […]
Stop Drifiting, Start Rowing: A Review
As a blogger for Hay House Publishing, I get the opportunity to review books in their catalogue, and most recently I chose the book Stop Drifting, Start Rowing by Roz Savage. In 2007, Roz Savage set out to row 8,000 miles across the Pacific Ocean-alone. Despite having successfully rowed across the Atlantic the previous year, the […]
Cultured Foods for Life: A Review
I’m always on the lookout for foods and alternative remedies to help make me healthier and stronger without filling me with all sorts of crazy chemicals and drugs, and when I saw this book on making and using probiotic foods I knew I needed to read it. The book was written by Donna Schwenk, who is the […]
Nike Womens Marathon in San Fran 2013
It’s so hard for me to believe that after so many months of fundraising, training and waiting my trip to San Francisco came to a close a week ago. Last week at this time I was sitting on an airplane for what felt like the thousandth hour heading back to the east coast. There is […]
Yogi Clothing
A few weeks ago I was contacted by Yogi Clothing about doing a review of their clothing on the blog. I took a look at their site and when I saw the beautiful clothing they make I excitedly said, “Yes please!” I picked out a couple pieces and a week or so later I got a […]
New Products from the September President’s Choice Insider’s Report
Being a blogger can be pretty fantastic, and I have to say one of my favourite things about this job is getting mystery packages in the mail! For the last year or two I’ve been fortunate enough to get boxes from President’s Choice each season as a new Insider’s Report comes out full of new […]
The Pillars of Health {A Review}
A few weeks ago Hay House Publishing sent me John Pierre’s “The Pillars of Health” for review As you all know I’m a huge advocate of natural healing and alternative medicine so was excited to see what this book had to offer. In the book, John Pierre breaks health down into four pillars which are: […]
Oceans For Tomorrow
Last week I had the pleasure of attending Cooking School at the Atlantic Superstore in conjunction with Oceans for Tomorrow Week celebrating sustainable seafood. Loblaws (owners of Atlantic Superstore) were the first major food retailer in Canada to commit to sourcing 100% of the seafood sold in their stores from sustainable sources by the […]
Mud Hero Halifax 2013
Hi everyone! I’ve been on a semi-vacation for the past couple weeks so my regular blogging schedule has been a bit “off” but now I’m getting back on schedule, and thought I’d start off with a re-cap of my Mud Hero run from a week ago! As you all know I live in rural […]