There was a time when travel meant having to forget about your health and wellness, but those days are behind us! I recently had the opportunity to speak with travel and wellness expert Kaila Yu from nylonpink.tv and fromhelltowellness.com and we chatted about travel wellness trends for 2020. Kaila has an Instagram feed that any travel […]
Choosing The Word of the Year
In the past few years, it’s become trendy to choose a word of the year. Maybe it’s always been a thing and I just became aware of it in the last 5 years or so, but–especially in the world of blogging–come January, you can expect to see people declaring their word of the year. I […]
3 lessons we can learn from Hallmark Christmas movies
I’ve been watching Hallmark Christmas movies since the day they premiered back on November 1st. If you come to my house there is a 95% chance a Christmas movie is on TV. I say 95% because one has to account for a few hours of sports and Netflix in there, too. I feel, with all […]
How much water should you drink?
Water is one of my favourite topics (or at least telling people to drink more water is!), but how much water is enough? Today I’m going to tell you exactly how much water YOU should drink, so you know once and for all! A few months ago I heard an interview with Gretchen Rubin (whom […]
3 Tips for a Less Stressful Holiday Season
Can you believe that next week is the last week of November? And that Christmas is less than 5 weeks away? With Thanksgiving coming up next week for all my US friends, this week seemed like the perfect time to talk about my favourite 3 tips for a less stressful holiday season. Let’s be honest–Christmas is […]
Underarm Laser Hair Removal – Your Questions Answered!
The day before I went on my trip to Montreal I started the process of having underarm laser hair removal. Something I’ve been wanting to do for years! I had my first treatment at The Ten Spot’s newest location in Bedford (located on the corner of Bedford Highway and Hammond Plains Road) as part of […]
#BookChat: Magical YA Series with my niece Emma
Last Wednesday was “Take Our Kids to Work Day” and my niece Emma came and spent the day with me. We did all sorts of things, but I knew that one of the things I wanted to do with her was to record a podcast episode. We both have a love for books and reading, […]
Cultivating Community with The Fitness Room Halifax
“I wanted to cultivate a community,” Anna Townsend, owner of The Fitness Room, located in Halifax, said during the ECM Media “Joy and Movement” workshop a few weeks ago. Having worked in large chain gyms for years, Anna sought to return to smaller more intimate classes where she could create a community feel and that’s just […]
3 Things you should be tracking with your Fitbit
Fitbits are more popular than ever, and while the fitness tracker is a great way to monitor steps, steps will only get you so far. Lots of types of activity don’t generate steps and while you can track other forms of exercise and use a step conversion table to get your step equivalent, it’s still […]
5 Items You Definitely Don’t Need
I know, it’s a pretty weird title for a blog post, but it’s true. I’ve put together a list of 5 items you definitely don’t need for Christmas, but you may want to add them to your list. Why? Well, they are all things I’ve purchased in the past couple of years and I didn’t […]