I think I say that every December. Oh well, life is about growth right?
I had a hiccup in my career path that left me back in unemployment land in September. With not working, you have a *lot* of time to think. More than I had ever hoped for but it has resulted in some major life changes.
I'm not sure when I first heard about these salt water float baths but I was intrigued by the whole experience. Cloud 9 Float Spa was advertising this new way to relax (new to me at least) but the distance is what prevented me from making an appointment as they were located in Abbotsford. Fast fo…
As part of our ten weeks to wellness program that my Company hosted, we had a Naturopathic Doctor speak at our office about the benefits of Naturopathic medicine and procedures.
This isn't a new thing for me, my Grandmother took me to a ND when I was a teenager to help 'cure' my Chronic Fatigue S…
I need a kick, in the butt! Time to get moving.
My health was another one of my focuses for 2013 and is long overdue. Not since I had my Mummy Makeover challenge in 2010 have I really been concerned about what I'm eating and how much exercise I get. Well that's about to change.
While under '…
As I sit here and consume my carb loaded lunch and am about to take a drink of my 29g of sugar can of Nestea (which I haven't had in ages) I thought I would write a very overdue blog on how horribly I have been eating lately.
Well just look to the previous post. DELICIOUS carrot muffins (vegetab…
So today was the big day! I had my ESM session this morning and got back to the house to hang out until I had to be at the centre for 1:15pm but once I reviewed my booklets, I realized my appointment wasn't until 2:15pm as my surgery was at 3:15! Geez.
My Dad was driving me as my Mom stayed home w…
The title of this blog is a quote I have used often over the past few years. We all know (or at least my blog viewers and close friends) know I had a hard 2010. It was full of the top life stressors (divorce, moving, death and job loss) all in a span of 7 months.
In an effort to ward off the neg…
So today is the first appointment out of many on my path to brand new eyes! It's not my first visit as I did a consult back in 2009 but unfortuantely the timing was not right so I didn't proceed with the surgery. To give you an idea of what is involved in getting your new eyes, I will blog from st…
I am almost finished writing a blog series on HIParent.ca and today's topic is Medical Benefits. It is something that a lot of us have through our employer (thank goodness) but I can honestly say from past experience, didn't fully take advantage of. I went years not using my much needed massage b…
It all started in elementary school, the words on the chalk board were very ‘blurry’ and that resulted in an optometry appointment. I don’t remember much after that until the day I was in class and my Mom came to drop off my brand new pink (yes, pink) wire framed glasses.
I put them on an…
In speaking about one of my goals (and probably the most painful of the 8), I decided to dedicate a blog post about my stomach.
Yes, my tummy.
The housing of my guts, where all the delicious food I eat goes, and where Mason lived for 10 months (okay not IN my stomach but you know...). On the inside…
My 3rd Mothers Day
Day is quickly approaching. Three! I personally think *every* day is Mothers Day. Every minute I get to spend with my precious is a blessing. My first Mother’s Day was only months after Mason was born and instead of spending it with him I was rushed into emergency surgery w…
I am blind. No, not totally blind but without vision correction lenses, I cannot see any object past 5 inches from my face. I can't even read without glasses. My prescription now [at almost 34 years old] is -8.00 (MINUS!)
It all started in elementary school, I had trouble reading the chalk boa…
One of the great things about having a great employer is the health benefits. There are two types of benefits:
When I first started the Yummy Mummy contest and was introduced to 'healthy eating', I was so eager to get started and maintain this new way of eating. It seemed logical and while a bit of extra work and planning went into it, it wasn't impossible.
HA! For me, two major things needed to occur to …
I thought I would come online to update this page and then realized that I hit my goal weight lol. So as long as I continue to eat healthy, get back on track and start exercising again. I should be slim and trim for 2011!
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I have been fairly lucky with my health, never been very very ill but I've had some weird things go wrong with my body. For example, I've had ovarian cysts since I was 14 which lead to a laparotomy when I was 20 (my first surgery and first huge scar across my abdomen). Then at 22 I had an isolated…