Whenever someone is starting on a new exercise program one of the first questions I get is what should I eat?? And if it isn't the first question I get, it is the first question I ask...what are you eating? It often becomes an exercise unto itself, to figure out what to eat before and … [Read more...]
The Finish Line
I recently finished my first half marathon. Those are words I never expected to be able to write. What surprises me most about the sentence is that I included the word "first", thereby indicating that there will be a second, third and fourth race in my lifetime. I shared my training with … [Read more...]
Athletic? or Sporty?
There are two categories for people who like to play sports. ATHLETIC well co-ordinated pick the sport up quickly usually one of the best players on the team very fit say that they are not very good but then score the most goals, win the most matches, have the best times, ski the fastest, … [Read more...]
$2 in Nickels and The Santa Shuffle
Do you ever have those days where nothing seems to be going your way? That day is today for me. First of all I was giving my cleaning lady her holiday bonus cheque and drew a complete mental blank on her name. She has been with me for almost a year and have never had this problem before but now that … [Read more...]
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
I have learned a lot about myself in the last few months. Some of it good. Some of it not so good. Some of it downright ugly. I have been a single mom for about 5 months now. Just to let you know, I survived Thanksgiving intact. And I survived my son’s 8th … [Read more...]