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Blog posts March 2013

Sunday Runday

Yesterday was my promised me-time; an hour's run from here to the lagoon and back. It was a bit chilly but by the time I was not even halfway through I'd tied my sweater around my waist and didn't even notice the breeze anymore. The beach was deserte…

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Satisfying Seven

I can't believe Katherine is seven months old, can you? The dark days of all night feedings are far behind us, the five o'clock fussing, the sheer exhaustion of the newborn and not-quite-newborn times (combined with recovering from surgery), it's all…

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Ah, my old enemy...

Sunday I went for my first 'real' run. I left at about 11:30 and was back by noon, going along this route here. It's approximately three and a quarter kilometers, which is not quite two miles. I meant to go along this route but it started raining a b…

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Be Brave

Wednesday night Gabe and I were trying to figure out what to play together in that gap between dinner and bedtime; he suggested Pokemon (we role-play in the Pokemon world) but I countered with Beyblades (he got a few, and a dome, for Christmas). He c…

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Hope and Despair

Hey there, I have a post up today at Fierce Fatties. I hope you'll pop by and have a look.  Also, there is bonus Kat at the link. Has there been a special moment of clarity in your life recently? Do tell!

 

 

 

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3 Things

First of all, happy Monday! I love Mondays because it's my only day of the week off with Ryan where we get to spend some quality time together.

Secondly, congratulations to Ada Mangoes for winning the Move Your Body give away! Ada, I'll be emailing…

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Treating anorexia with a 'brain pacemaker'

While cruising CBC.ca and reading up on the sad passing of Stompin' Tom Connors, I saw this headline as well: Brain 'pacemakers' promising for anorexia treatment. Intrigued I read on and what I read makes me hopeful.

For the worst sufferers of anore…

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Moved In Monday

Well we made it; we're now safely esconced (for the most part) in Colwood, a wee tiny community just west of Victoria, BC. The less said about the actual move, the better. The new suite isn't much bigger than where we left, and lacks storage, but at …

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Talking the Talk at Strocel.com

Hey peeps! We've survived another horrific move and made it in one piece to beautiful Victoria, BC. In lieu of a post today, head on over to Strocel.com and listen in to my podcast and chat with Amber Strocel. Have an awesome weekend!

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