Eat Your Damn Greens! 5 Reasons to go Green Today
I ate an entire head of broccoli for breakfast this morning. If you told me I would do such a thing even a year ago, I would have laughed at you. Like, really loudly. In fact, I probably would have written you off as a friend. In know, harsh. You see, broccoli and I have […]
Health Check Up: What’s Your Health Score?
Do you consider yourself to be a healthy person? If you could score your overall health on a scale of 1 to 10, 1 being really bad and 10 being I-am-a-perfect-human-being-with-no-need-for-any-improvement-whatsoever, how would you rank? Now break it down into the following categories, and rank yourself on the same scale: Physical Activity Food/Nutrition Relationships Career […]
9 Ways to Master the Art of Working From Home
Are you your own boss? Do you work from home? That includes you, stay-at-home moms and dads! You may love your kids, but let’s not kid ourselves: what you do every day is hard work! For anyone who has ever had the opportunity to work from home, whether for yourself or for an organization (or […]
Life Uninterrupted: What 168+ Hours Away From my Smart Phone did for my Soul
When I boarded the plane last September 25th, I was headed to Muskoka for some family celebrations. My smartphone, on the other hand, was headed to airplane mode. And though I got off the plane in my home and native land, escaping into the sea of my fellow Canadians and Tim Hortons on every block, […]
The Space Between: The Case for a Digital Detox
Yesterday I spent almost the entire day reading. I was reading a 700 plus page library book that was due that very day, and I was still 400 pages away from the end. I decided to shut out the noise of the world, close my laptop, shut the blinds, turn on the soft light from […]
How big is your brave? A story of triumph to make you go after what you want today!
Last Saturday, after an extra long day at work and out on the LA roads, I happily came home to the delightful faces of my friend, Sarah, and her son, Soli. You see, Sarah was doing her very first triathlon the following day. I happened to live a few miles away from the start line, […]
Beyond the Small Talk: 20 Icebreaking Questions to ask at Your Next Party
We’ve all been there. You’re invited to a wedding. You know the bride and groom, but you don’t know that many of the guests (or maybe you don’t know any). You get your place card (or maybe it’s one of those weddings where they have you seat yourself – eek!), you sit down at the […]
Vacation Envy: 5 Reasons to Take Some Time Away
When was your last vacation? What did you do? Where did you go? How did you feel when you got back? I always had trouble requesting vacations at work. Somehow I thought that it would make me look like less of a team team player, or that I wasn’t as dedicated to the company as […]
On Maintaining Marriage: 15 Questions to ask on Your 1st Anniversary
As Ted and I approach our 1 year wedding anniversary this Friday, my dear friend, Emily, recently gave me a brilliant idea. She told me that she and her husband go over their original weddings vows every so often, and that at every anniversary (and in between, if necessary), they either add or take away […]
5 Life Changing Reasons You Should Work Out Today
When I was little, some might say I was allergic to sweat (and arguably, any kind of physical activity that didn’t involve chocolate or cake as a reward at the end). I was also allergic to dirt. I was self diagnosed. I hated to do anything but play with my dolls, wear pretty dresses, and […]
