It could have all gone so very, very wrong, when we decided to move some 5,000 miles away from our home to a city that seemed right for us based on internet research alone.
Part of the focus of the second week’s tasks in The Beck Diet Solution (which I’ve been writing about here, if you’d like to catch up) is to begin tackling the dreaded E word:
Before I moved to my current home, I lived in one of Victoria, British Columbia’s (slightly) less expensive bedroom communities, about a 20-minute drive outside of the city. I worked full time at an office in downtown Victoria, so my morning routine began with a 6:00 a.m. alarm, included a [continue reading…]
How much of the day are you plugged in? Do you consciously set aside offline time, or does it happen whenever it happens?
Between work, blogging, social media, online communities, and browsing [continue reading…]
Remember how I mentioned earlier that I just had a crazy week? Well, when Sunday finally rolled around – the first day in awhile where I had no deadlines or commitments – I crashed. The whole day was all about books, naps, making a dent in my long-neglected blog reading list, and [continue reading…]
This past week has been busy, crazy, overwhelming, and immensely fun, all at the same time… one of those weeks where it seems as though everything that could possibly be packed in to my waking hours, was. But I made it through, and now that I have a few quiet minutes it’s a delight to [continue reading…]
As I shared recently, my reasonably well-functioning brain has an unfortunately faulty connection when it comes to food and eating issues. Because of this, I decided to work through The Beck Diet Solution (a six-week program designed to help you “train your brain to think like a thin person”), [continue reading…]
Can you believe that November is half over? I sure can’t. I’m already midway through my second full month in a row of daily blogging with NaBloPoMo, and also taking daily photos as part of the November 2013 Photo A Day Challenge hosted by Fat Mum Slim.
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We live in a world where the pursuit of more, different, and better has become a number one priority. It’s all too easy to get caught up in that mindset, lose focus, and quickly become dissatisfied with our lot in life. I’ve certainly been there and done that… but I am also learning that [continue reading…]
I just prepared and published my (Almost) Wordless Wednesday blog post.
Then, about a minute later, I realized that it’s actually only Tuesday today.
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This week is going to be INSANE. I have a web design project with a deadline of the weekend, our anniversary dinner on Wednesday, and other plans on Friday evening AND all day Saturday (which means that I really have to have the design stuff wrapped up by Thursday night). I spent [continue reading…]
My weekly gratitude post is taking a slightly different form today! Corinne Rodrigues of Everyday Gyaan is hosting a “Living Gratitude Series” this week, and invited me to contribute a guest post as part of the series. My post was published today, and I would love it if you would head over to [continue reading…]
Stuck indoors on a Saturday, shepherding six loads of laundry through a washing machine with a wonky control panel that required resetting multiple times at the beginning and middle of every cycle, I decided that the in-between waiting time would be a great opportunity to do a bit of reading. [continue reading…]
Something that has always amazed and intrigued me is the way certain smells – even the tiniest of whiffs – have the ability to instantly trigger a flood of memories.
If you had to switch your first name, what name would you choose and why?
Well, this one’s an easy question for me to answer… because in a way, I’ve already been there and done that, when I used my middle name [continue reading…]
If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?
I would be willing to bet a dollar that if you were to ask this loaded, emotionally-charged question of anyone – no matter how attractive, [continue reading…]
