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Diabetic to Dietetics
Cycling for a cure
Cure is a funny word. Some people think of the ’80s English rock band, others think of miracles, but me, I think of broken promises. I’ve been pretty cynical for…
City runner taps into her country roots
As much as I love the city, I LOVE THE COUNTRY! For four years, I lived on a farm, which consisted of five acres of sky-high trees, soothing ravines, yummy…
Breaking down the walls
Have you ever gotten lost in a box full of old photos and cards and notes and before you know it an hour or two has past? That’s exactly what…
Coming clean on being green
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIOiwg2iHio&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999&border=1] As Kermit The Frog has painstakingly brooded over the years, it’s not that easy being green – despite all the earth-friendly initiatives flying my way on Earth Day yesterday.…
Girl on a mission
The things girls will do for a good deal on great shoes. Leaving for work this morning, at around 7:15, I drove past the old Army and Navy shop on…
Power of the Playlist
There was a bit of a pummeling going on in the gym today, and I was the unfortunate victim. No, no, there were no fisticuffs coming my way, nothing like…
For the love of hills
The old man listened! It stopped raining, oh boy did it ever! The sun and heat were going full strength this morning. When I finally got my butt out the…
Rain, rain go away
I had great plans to go for a nice long Vancouver bike ride this afternoon, but alas the meteorologists lied when they said sunshine all weekend – it was pouring buckets…
Hockey time in the city
It’s hockey time! The Vancouver Canucks officially started their playoffs series tonight and I had the option of either watching my boys (Ryan Kesler, need I say more) on the…
Protesting in pink
Good golly it was a pink-filled world today – my perfect kind of day! I went to three schools for work today and everywhere I turned there were students in…
Trying not to drool
My diabetes doctor is like my George Clooney – I have had a crush on this guy since I was like 14! Sorry Mario, but we have history. Before he was…
Hot for the hockey pool
Six years seems like forever ago. On April 12, 2004, my grandpa, who was far too young, and far too amazing, to leave this earth passed away from lung cancer.…