In preparation for my first 10K race at the end of May, I've been trying to be consistent with my training and a bit better in my eating habits. Run 2-3 times a week, strength train 2 times a week, plus any activities over the weekend, and try not to eat too much. I hit a training stumbling block a couple of weeks ago when I came down with a bug ( Read more... )

This morning on my way in to work I could hear the cardinals ushering in the spring time. Gotta love it!

Today was an interesting day. It began as a normal Monday morning with its usual dull meetings, proceeded into a challenging lunchtime 4k run (challenging because it's been over a week since my last run, had to take last week off from physical activities while my body recuperated from some kind of bug), continued to an event of reasserting my role ( Read more... )

LOL! This was fun!


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I just love how the days are getting longer. The sun is quite firmly above the horizon when I grab the bus to work, and hasn't quite set yet when I head home. At this time of year I try to take pleasure in the small stuff ( Read more... )

Lately, my mind keeps mulling over the idea of having more tattoo work done, specificallly on my backpiece. While I really like what I currently have, I have always considered it to be not quite finished. I crave detail and embellishment (shading) so that it looks more sophisticated. And when I happen across pictures of tattoo like this I ( Read more... )

I was pretty good and being active last week and trying to work off some of those few extra pounds from the holidays. Went to the gym Monday and Wednesday, and then x-country skiing on Saturday and snowshoeing on Sunday. The weather was shifty on Saturday and freeze-your-ass-off cold on Sunday (-20 temp with -30 windchill), but as my bestest bud ( Read more... )

Christmas and New Year’s have come and gone, and thankfully, most of the stress associated with that crazy time of year. Enjoyed myself at many different events this year but hate the stress that comes with the holidays. Attended Oma’s memorial in Thunder Bay, and despite the circumstances it was really nice to spend a little time with my close ( Read more... )

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Today is my birthday. It's funny how when you're a kid, the day of your birth feels different. But when you're an adult, it mostly just feels like another ordinary day. Since university I've found it to be kind of a weird day, overshadowed with solemnity: the day before is the anniversary of the murder of 14 young women in Montreal and the ( Read more... )