My sister and I went to see The Sound of Music on Saturday. More on that later. First, let me tell you the funny, silly and heartwarming story of us actually getting to The Sound of Music. So: we bought the tickets online earlier in the week. We bought them after we'd had some wine. Not much wine, … [Read more...]
Ten Years Younger
Wow. What a roller-coaster my life has been lately. And today might possibly have been one of the worst days I've had the misfortune to experience in my entire life (not directly related to my mother's cancer), yet it was lifted by the kind words of a complete stranger. But let me take you back. For … [Read more...]
Hurry up and Wait
Today I went with my parents to Princess Margaret Hospital for my mother's first chemotherapy treatment. It was a lesson in so many things, not the least of which was patience. We arrived at 10:00 a.m. and waited in the chemo daycare lobby until my mom could be seen by the nurse in charge of the … [Read more...]
Emotional Hunger
I was on the phone with a friend this morning, having one of those rambling chats we're so prone to: a little bit of this, a little bit of that, a conversation buffet. And during the course of our phone call, I said something like this: "well you're not over eating anymore, but..." and she … [Read more...]
Going Urban
Bit by bit, over the 10+ years my husband and I have lived in deep suburbia, we've become more and more disillusioned with the suburban lifestyle. Maybe it's partly Calgary - I've heard that Albertans own more trucks and SUVs than residents in any other province, and indeed, when we first moved here … [Read more...]
Headstand, Anyone?
As you may or may not know, I love my yoga. Now I go to class twice a week, Tuesday and Thursday afternoons. The Tuesday class is a small, workshop-like setting, and the Thursday class is a larger group. This afternoon, I was the only one there for the first half-hour of the workshop - a private … [Read more...]
Okay, so…
I went to Weight Watchers this morning. For the first time in - oh - three weeks. Yeah. During those missed weeks? Well, I traveled to Europe for 12 days, seven of which I spent on a CRUISE SHIP in the Mediterranean. And three days in Italy, home of amazing food and wine. And I didn't track a damn … [Read more...]
We Have a Winner
Well, two winners, actually. In Days 4 and 5 of the Fruitsational 5 Day Menu Planner, lunch features a Baked Apple Chicken Roll-Up and Homemade Chicken Fingers, respectively. And in my house, with my kids, chicken is evidently the way to go. They loved both the roll-ups and the chicken fingers. … [Read more...]
Fruitsational!
When I got this menu plan from the nice people over at Motts, it just seemed like a fun thing to try with my kids, not to mention a potentially time-saving solution to the school-lunch mad rush we go through daily. So I put the idea to my eight year-old daughter: if I get this stuff and make these … [Read more...]
Yo-Yo, See-Saw…Call it What You Like: I’m Along for the Ride
If you've been following my progress for a while, you'll know that I originally lost fifty pounds. Then I sort of evened out, and found a good groove. Then, slowly, more and more came creeping back. Until I was back up to 188 and really needed to drop a good twenty pounds. And so I re-joined Weight … [Read more...]
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