Last Thursday, we took them to Okatoks to go pumpking picking. I was a little disappointed because their pumpkin patch wasn't available for picking due to frost damage, but nonetheless, we had a lot of fun.
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When the weather outside starts to get a little colder and prompts for a closet filled with warm sweaters, wool socks, toques and mittens, I try to stick up on cinnamon, chai, ginger, ginseng and green tea. While everyone is salivating over pumpkin spice lattes (and anything pumpkin) my go to cold weather spices are chai, cinnamon and ginger.
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So, it's my birthday. I am no longer 30, I am 31. I'm not sure if I would be considered middle aged, but, if that's what you call it then I am one smokin' hot middle aged woman. Yup, let's just say that.I still don't know how I feel about this. I wasn't so sure how I felt about turning 30 a year ago, and I'm still definitely not sure how I feel about turning 31. But unlike any typical 31 year old who throws a kickass party with lots of glitter,
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It's been a long, emotional, exhausting ,and a lot of the time, frustrating fitness journey, but I'm learning. I'm learning to listen to my body and understand how food works for me. My will power, over the padte w months have also gotten stronger. Mostly because of my trainer, Gary Owen, from Richmond World Health, but though my progress has been slow, there's progress.
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We can't do without fruits in our house. My daughter, Dylan and I love them too much. But none of the boys are fans of peaches or nectarines, so when Dylan asks her Dad to buy some for her, she tends to be the only one eating it. Ricky thing is, like me, Dylan only likes nectarines and peaches when they're firm and crunchy or slightly soft.
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We took our kids to Banff last weekend to enjoy the last few weeks together with a nice family hike. I want to be up front with this. I did not pick the hike. Ian likes to go through instagram pictures, select which view he likes and which one he wants to snap a pic of himself in, and that's how he picks the destination.
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I've been practicing yoga on my own for a few years now. Recently though, my yoga practice hasn't been serious. Still, I somehow incorporate some yoga pose into my workout at the gym when the aerobics room. I practice handstands, backbends and use some yoga poses to stretch out my muscles after a long and grueling weight training workout.
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A family friend was getting married this past July, and though we had full intentions of going, we didn't plan on stopping anywhere or going anywhere else in BC. The plan was to drive 9 hours to 108 Mile Ranch, BC to Spruce Hill Resort for their wedding and then 2 nights later, drive 9 hours back without stopping.
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Hot Milk Vanilla Bean Cupcakes (this recipe makes 6 cupcakes) This recipe is a remake of the original Hot Milk cake by Miette Bakery in San Francisco
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I've always loved shorts. For some reason, I've always thought it made me look taller. Being 5 feet (maybe pushing 5'1" - one can hope) I have to make myself seem taller than I really am. In my high school years that meant shorts + heels. I went to Christian private school though, so short shorts were a HUGE no no. So I stuck with heels.
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