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Recipe – Vegan Gluten Free Crustless Pumpkin Pie

A few weeks ago it was American Thanksgiving, and I kept seeing pumpkin recipes popping up all over the internet. Pumpkin oatmeal, pumpkin lattes, pumpkin muffins and so on and so forth. When I was at...

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Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Half Marathon Race Recap

Back in October, I participated in my second half marathon, the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Half Marathon. Why has it taken me three months to write this race recap? I don’t have a good excuse. It...

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Joining a gym

I’ve recently discovered there is a place I can go to where I can do all my favorite activities such as running, spinning, yoga and strength training. For a nominal fee, there’s even someone who will...

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Alexandra’s Birth Story – Part 1 – The Background Info

So, ya….a lot has happened since I last posted in February. To summarize the most important parts briefly – I got pregnant with baby #3, experienced 39 weeks of pregnancy, and had a baby girl last...

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Alexandra’s Birth Story – Part 2

So Part 1 of Alex’s birth story left off with Jake and I heading over to the hospital to meet my midwife, Nicole, for an induction.  It was a strange feeling leaving the house and driving to the...

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Three week update

Today Alexandra is three weeks old!  Hard to believe just three short weeks ago I was pregnant and wondering when my sweet little baby would be joining us.   Things are going well, all things...

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2014 Running Goals

OK so I know it’s February already, and most goal setting is done in January.  But I have a newborn, so I’m cutting myself some slack. It’s hard to even think of running races when it is a challenge...

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4 month update

I can hardly believe that my baby girl is 4 months old already. How has time gone by so quickly? The newborn days are behind us now, and each day she gets more fun and more interactive. I won’t lie,...

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Kale salad with tahini dressing

It has been a while since I last posted! Things I have been busy with – LIFE!  Things I have not been busy with – my blog. I really want to blog more.  If you want me to blog more, please comment below...

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Recipe – Pumpkin Pie Oatmeal

Tis the season for pumpkin everything!  Pumpkin lattes, pumpkin pies, pumpkin Oreos.  Yes, those do actually exists, although personally I have never tried them.  Unfortunately, most pumpkin flavoured...

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Should you wake up at 5am? Yes!

A couple weeks ago, I completed a 5 day early wakeup challenge. I challenged myself to wake up five days in a row at 5am. Why did I do this? I have noticed that when I make an effort to wake up...

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How do you wake up at 5am?

Yesterday I wrote a blog post on why I enjoy waking up at 5am, and what I do when I wake up early. Today I am going to write about HOW to make it happen – it’s easy to say that you want to wake up...

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Do you believe people are doing their best?

I shared last week that I am currently listening to the audio version of Brene Brown’s new book “Rising Strong”. There have been so many amazing nuggets of information that I am learning from this...

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My results from the 21 Day Fix

I realized I never shared my results from when I first did the 21 Day Fix back in the spring of 2014!  I thought I would write about them today, in honor of Transformation Tuesday. I first did the 21...

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Hammer and Chisel – My Results 8 Days In

Back in December, I decided to do the new 60 day home workout program from  Beachbody called Hammer and Chisel.   This program is intense and includes a variety of different workouts, including cardio,...

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Hammer and Chisel – My One Month Results

Recently I completed 4 out of the 8 weeks of the new home workout program I am doing called Hammer and Chisel. My main goals for this program were to increase my strength, and lose a bit of fat in...

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How to lose your muffin top in 5 minutes 

   Here is my best advice on how to quickly lose your muffin top moms… Wear jeans that fit!  Yes, go out and buy a pair of jeans that fit you right now.   It is really that simple.   There is no worse...

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My 60 Day Results with Hammer and Chisel

On Sunday I finished my last Hammer and Chisel workout, and with that, I successfully completed another Beachbody program. I tend to me someone that downplays my own success.  I like to say things...

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How not to gain 5 lbs on a cruise

Did you know that the average person gains 5-7lbs on a one week cruise? I’m not really shocked about that.  With the lavish buffets, self-serve soft serve ice cream and 24 hour pizza availability….I’m...

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Do before and after pics motivate you?

Do before and after pics motivate you? Sometimes I struggle with sharing mine. When I started my return to fitness after having my third baby, I will admit that I was motivated by the idea of changing...

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