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 […]
What you do MOST of the time…
What you do MOST of the time…matters a whole lot more than what you do SOME of the time. This is a statement I find myself saying to clients on a weekly basis. Either they are going on vacation for the first time in years, it’s their birthday, they are getting married – whatever the […]
YOU are the villain in someone’s story
Yes, you. YOU are the villain in someone’s story. It might seem harsh but the reality is, it likely has absolutely nothing to do with you. It’s all about them. Have you heard the saying, “What Susie says about Sally has more to do with Susie than it does Sally?” Well, first of all, I […]
Taming your inner five year old
Taming your inner five-year-old, you know, the one that lives inside your brain and likes to throw temper tantrums? The one who particularly likes to come out when you are tired, overworked, stressed or hungry? The one who demands ice cream for supper and tells you to stay up all night watching The Office even […]
The Art of Doing Nothing
The Art of Doing Nothing AKA: Are you taking the time to install your updates? We live in a society that prides itself on being busy. On not having downtime, on not “wasting” time, and this is something I’ve really pushed back against these past few years. You are all probably tired to death of […]