La La Land is exactly what I expected it to be.  The cinematography in the movie was amazing; the lighting, the custume design, the set - all well done.  Made in the style of a 1950/1960's musical film. The movie plays on our emotions from the very beginning.

So it's winter and you don't really want to spend that much time getting dressed.  Especially with all the added layers you now have to put on just to stay warm.

It's only 2 days before Remembrance Day (or Veteran's Day for our US friends), and I'm saddened by the fact that I haven't seen many people wear a commemorative poppy with pride. I'm gonna tell you a story...

When I make banana bread, I usually go with the original recipes, which is, let’s say, not necessarily the healthiest version.  I’ll put in some butter, get some nice all purpose flour in there, add in the cup of granulated sugar that’s needed…

Celebrity stylist Rachel Zoe is now styling my closet. Okay, not in person, but sort of. Introducing - dut dut dut dut dah! The Box of Style by The Zoe Report! 

So, to see what all the hype was all about, I tried my very first Pumpkin Spice Latté. I mean, I can see where people get so excited about it cuz it means that the seasons have changed and it's fall and time to kick the holiday festivities (and gluttony) into gear, but it's not necessarily THAT fantastic. I might have been that I asked for soy milk

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. 

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.

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,

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.  

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.

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. 

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.