My first time travelling alone…it was pretty cool

On Friday, March 14^th, 2014 at 1:30am, in Toronto, Ontario, I stepped on Cathay Pacific’s Boeing 777-300ER plane to start my first trip as a solo traveller to….Bali!!

Since I was going to an exotic destination that honestly sounds AWESOME, it was normal that I wanted to share the fabulous news! After talking to friends and co-workers I heard either of the following responses to travelling alone:

-         -  “Wow, you are travelling by yourself?! Aren’t you nervous I have never thought of doing that and kind of wish I did.” Or;

-          - “Wow, you are going to love travelling alone! It is such a great way to meet new people and learn more about who you are.”

Before I go tooting my horn about having the ‘balls’ to go on the other side of the world, not knowing anyone, on my own, I actually never thought about travelling alone.

Back to Basics - How to make eating healthy easier

All the people that know me know that I live a very healthy lifestyle. Many are proud of me, and others think I am crazy, but I`m cool with that. I know that many would like to adopt parts of my lifestyle, but sometimes don’t necessarily know where to start. I am currently following the Paleolithic way of eating, but before I even blog about that (which will not be today), I want to share with you the basics. I want to share with you what I practice in my life on a regular basis, so that when you are ready to take more steps to your optimal lifestyle for eating, you have a great baseline to start from.

Taking on a healthier approach to eating, depending on which principals you decide on following takes effort. There are two common excuses I hear all the time.

Excuse #1 - I don’t cook

 If you are not used to being in the kitchen to prepare food, it`s not easy and you may not be comfortable or know where to start. But over time it does become more enjoyable and a lot easier because you know what to expect. We all have to start somewhere.

Excuse #2 - I don’t have time

Before I hear you say, “I don’t have time”, I say “Bull S**T! J” For real, if you have time to sit at home and watch TV for the night, play games, go out for drinks, you are just not taking time “out” of your busy schedule for your own health. I can’t speak for people with children because that is a whole other ball game that I have not yet had to deal with in my life. But I know there are ways to getting around it because I work with some amazing men and women that find the time.

Below are my tried and tested tips on starting off on the right foot and having the ability to keep healthy eating a priority in your life!

It’s that time of year again: Resolutions and how to actually make them stick

I hope you all had a great holiday filled with fun and happiness, and are ready to start your New Year! This year I had a staycation in Toronto for a full two weeks. My vacation consisted of family, friends, shopping, exercising, cooking, eating, partying, chilling out hard and practicing Spanish. I know this is a lot but I tried to keep myself busy because I didn’t want to make a full stop of my active life, laze around for two weeks, and then try to get back into the swing of things all over again. If you did this over the break, it’s all good now, because it is too late to turn back.

With today being New Year’s Eve, there are tons of blogs, newspaper articles, and news reports on making resolutions. My post is related to resolutions, but with a little twist.

To start, we all know most resolutions don’t ever stick. I know this sounds critical and harsh, but it is the truth.

Why don’t they stick?

Well most of the resolutions we make require a full 360 degree turn in what we are currently doing in our life. It likely requires us to deprive ourselves in some way. It likely requires us to extend ourselves further and realistically in our busy lives, don’t have the time to do. Some of the popular resolutions are: exercise more, lose weight, spend more time with friends and family, quit smoking, quit drinking and learn something new. And most of us pick more than one to achieve, which is too much!