I’ve written in earlier blogs about my love for prepping and planning ahead. I honestly believe that planing ahead is the KEY to having success with clean living! One of the things I have been doing lately is buying chicken breast in bulk or in the “family” packs that the grocery stores sell. At the… Read More
Do you ever feel like you are totally misunderstood? I’m not talking about the teenage angst type of misunderstood where you lock yourself in your bedroom, listening to sad music, crying about how no-one really “gets” you. I’m talking more about the “oh shoot- I’m not really what you think I am” kind of misunderstood.… Read More
Part of being successful in switching to “clean eating” will be your willingness to try new things. If most people were to eliminate “un-clean” foods from their diet, there wouldn’t be much left to eat! I wouldn’t call myself a “picky eater”, but I have to admit, I was a little leery to try new… Read More
Clean Living Travel Tips Some of my greatest memories from my childhood are of the annual family vacations we would take. Once we actually arrived at our destination, it was alway fun- but getting there could be a challenge. I’m talking about the good old days before the invention of GPS,Smart phones, portable games systems… Read More
Public humiliation and the changes it brings… The first time I tried a group exercise class was when I was 20. My friend Shannon had a membership at a gym in town and had started attending some of the exercise classes. She asked me to go to one of the classes with her one… Read More
My father’s side of the family is Danish. I loved growing up with grandparents who taught us the holiday traditions from Denmark. The Danish celebrate Christmas on Christmas Eve so every year on the 24th we would put on our Christmas dresses, pile in the car and head over to Far-Mor (grandma) and Fa-Fa’s (grandpa)… Read More
8 Weeks ago two friends of mine convinced me to join an “8 week challenge” at a gym here in St.Catharines. You can read more about it in my previous blog “Dodging Fly Balls and Other Ridiculous Excuses”. The ladies participating in the “8 week challenge” started with a weigh in and measuring. At… Read More
I find myself sitting at home eating my lunch, and daydreaming about how amazing it would be to find a “quick fix.” Wouldn’t it be great if there really was a diet pill you could take, or diet plan where you really can eat whatever you want? Aren’t we all secretly hoping for… Read More
This is the article that I read 6 months ago that helped to kick start my new way of life! If you have a chance to read this, I know you will find it interesting and very inspiring! It gives a great introduction to eating and living clean. It is a little long so grab… Read More