Friends I've not been totally honest with you. Sure, I've been open about my alcoholism and all of the crap I share on here but I didn't tell you that I was a heavy smoker for over 27 years. I do nothing in half-measures....I was a chimney and working for myself meant that I could grab a quick puff whenever I wanted without boundaries. If someone told me I'd stop smoking when I did...I wouldn't have believed them. In my heart of course I knew this was "bad" for my health and knew one day I ...
Now Sapphire Riviera Cancun Review
Today I'm going to tell you all about an all-inclusive resort that knocked my socks off. We are a family that travels frequently and I hate to say it but when I travel these days I don't expect to be wowed. My recent trip to Now Sapphire Riviera Cancun plain old knocked my socks off in a very good way! We planned this trip in order to meet my friend Tammi from My Organized Chaos and her 3 daughters. We live in Ontario and she's WAY over in Alberta and over the years we have made a ...
Golf at Hockley Valley Resort
When I was approaching my sixteenth birthday I imagined all sorts of gifts that my parents might choose for my "sweet sixteen" gift. Keep in mind we lived in a small town in a small semi-detached home so I tried to be realistic with my dreams. Rather than dreaming of the brand new jeep of my dreams, my mind settled on a used "winter-beater" car that would allow me the freedom every teenager desires. On the day of my birthday in the dead of winter, the snow was thick on the ground. My parents ...
Grilled Garlic Lemon Chicken Recipe
This past year I've been focusing on how I'm eating and today I'm bringing you a Keto friendly Grilled Garlic Lemon Chicken Recipe that's super friendly for people eating Keto, Whole 30, Paleo or just mindfully. In the past 10 months I've lost 50 pounds and have begun to face my emotional eating issues. What a bitch that is....honestly when you're aware of something like emotional eating, it's just no fun to do it anymore. It's like when I began my 12 Step Program for alcoholism...I ...
How I Lost 50 Pounds
Last Spring at 5'4" I weight 223 pounds and felt awful. My chronic pain and migraines were a daily challenge and I decided to FIGHT to heal my body. Listen, this wasn't an easy decision...I have an under-active thyroid and I had tried to lose weight almost all of my adult life and honestly I gained it back and more. Today I'm 50 pounds down and am asked daily what I did...so today I'm sharing How I Lost 50 Pounds hoping to help someone else that may be losing hope. How I Lost 50 ...