I’m starting to wonder if I’m becoming high maintenance. Have I gradually turned into a diva over the last number of years without knowing it?

It used to be pretty easy for me to keep on top of myself and my life. But as I was entering appointments into my new online calendar, I noticed there are a whole lot of people I depend upon to keep my life together – people that never used to be on my radar. Just a note here: this does not include friends and family. They help me keep my life on track in many other ways not related to this blog post. more…

I’ve been driving for almost 20 years. Wow, I feel old just writing that, but shockingly, it’s true.

Anyway, when I was growing up, my parents always owned standard transmission vehicles, so when it came time for me to learn how to drive, that’s what I learned on.

At the time, I was pretty annoyed about that, as it was much harder for me learn driving than for any of my friends and their “normal”, automatic-transmission vehicle families. more…

Every time I get onto an airplane, I experience the same sensations.

I feel butterflies in my stomach. My hands get clammy. My face gets red. My heart starts to pound and my pulse starts to race. And it gets progressively worse until the plane is in the air and the captain turns off the fasten seat belt sign.

You see, I have a fear of flying. more…

Warning: some of the photos here are a tiny bit graphic, so don’t go on if you’re squeamish!

It started with a text message. One I didn’t even take seriously. At first.

I was driving home from Montreal where I had just spent a lovely girls’ weekend with two friends when I got a text. Now I know that texting and driving shouldn’t mix (topic for another blog, that), so we’ll just skip right past that detail to the contents of the message. more…

To quit or not to quit – that is the question.

Now it may seem like I am talking about smoking or something like that here, but I’m actually not. What my dilemma is really centered around is what to do about my personal training sessions.
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As long as I can remember, I’ve gotten stressed in the winter. Could it be the heavier workload, the lack of sunlight or the crappy weather? Likely all of the above!

And when I get winter-stressed, I start my annual quest for the perfect comfort snack that will take the troubles away and make life good again. more…

I knew it was coming. It happens twice every year – January and September – and yet I still wasn’t totally prepared for the madness that greeted me yesterday.

What I’m talking about is the Happy New Year-induced chaos and craziness at the gym. more…

Our whole day got turned upside down yesterday. It eventually righted itself but not until we’d come to a few realizations.
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