A blog about nutrition, fitness, and goal setting strategies to help you live your happiest, most fulfilled life.
Gratitude and giving back are important parts of holistic health, even when our individual actions seem small. If you’ve felt stuck or unfulfilled lately, this gratitude challenge will help you live more intentionally and with greater purpose – all while making the world a better place. It’s the week of Thanksgiving here in the US […]
The day has finally come, friends! Welcome to My Fresh Perspective, also known as the new home of my blog for 8+ years, Eat Spin Run Repeat. First things first, how the heck are you? I have to say, writing this post feels a bit like writing a letter to friends to tell them all […]
As we count down the final days of 2017, I’m sure you’re probably doing some reflecting on the year. If you’ve downloaded The Gorgeous Guide to Goal Conquering, you’ve probably been doing a LOT of this! As I work through it myself and get clearer on what I want 2018 to look like, I’ve been […]
Real talk: Last week was a rough one. What specifically was the reason? It was more like a culmination of little things. Working in corporate retail means that we’re currently in the biggest quarter of the year – the one with the largest amount of work, the biggest demands, the highest revenue expectations and the […]
Welcome to another Reader Q&A! For those that are new readers, welcome, and you’ve arrived at a great time. This is the monthly(ish) post where I answer the questions that you guys have been asking recently, and this time around, the theme is iron deficiency. It’s a topic I haven’t gone into detail about for a while and […]
FriiiiiiiiiiiiiiYAY! It’s a long weekend here in BC, and I’m feeling especially grateful for it today. It’s been quite the week, hasn’t it? As I’m sure is the case for most of us, it feels like everything in social media feeds over the past couple of days has been political in nature. I’m very much […]
This is the third post in what has turned out to be a mini-series of lessons I’ve learned – particularly over the past year. You can find part 1 and part 2 here, and I’ve decided there’s going to be a 4th because while writing this, I realized there was more to say than I thought. […]
Before moving to Vancouver, I lived in Waterloo for almost 10 years. For those that don’t know, Waterloo is a medium-sized city about an hour west of Toronto. It’s a fairly wealthy, tech-driven place with plenty of parks, green spaces, and character. It’s home to two universities, a college, lots of families, and generally, Waterloo […]
This gorgeous, jewel-toned Roasted Root Salad with Maple-Orange Balsamic Glaze features naturally sweet seasonal root veggies, plus plenty of antioxidant-rich greens and fiber to keep you full. Vegan, paleo gluten-free. Sundays are usually rest days in my house, typically consisting of blogging, reading magazines, socializing with friends and a little bit of cooking for the blog. […]
Isn’t it weird how as you get older, birthdays seem to arrive faster? Actually, it’s not just birthdays. We dive into work on Monday and come up for air on Friday, weekends fly past and just when you start to feel like it’s finally summer, you look at the calendar and go “oh CRAP, it’s […]