Addiction isn't something anyone would choose to have in their lives. Whether you're the person who has the addiction or a friend or family member, there's no way you consciously decided to go down the dark road where it leads. So many of us roll along in our lives, blessed to miss the stamp of despair that addiction marks upon people utterly oblivious to daily angst some people face. That's a beautiful thing! If I had a wish it would be to strike addictions from the world so that nobody has ...
Food & Health
Dammit I’m Taking the Leap – Join me? #TakeTheLeap
Is anyone else tired out there? Here in Ontario we're in the midst of Winter where the daylight is less and so is my level of activity. This is a time when I can easily find myself loafing on the couch far too much. Ok so I have been loafing around too much and I feel horrible because of it. The very last thing I've felt like doing is exercising and my aches and pains have returned and my waist line is growing. It's time for me to change these old patterns I tend to turn to...time to get up and ...
Easy Cheese and Veggie Egg
Sometimes you just need an easy egg option. With kids and always feeling like I am on the go, I like to have a few go-to recipes that can be done in under 5 minutes. As much as I love to take my time in the kitchen, sometimes I just need a quick meal. For my Easy Cheese and Veggie Egg, I used my microwave egg cooker. It took me exactly one minute to have perfectly scrambled eggs! Plus, I used my favourite Old Cheddar Cheese from Armstrong Cheese for that extra little kick of ...
Conversations About Addiction Will Break the Stigma
As someone who has been in recovery from alcoholism for 6 years now, I've had countless conversations about addiction and am often pausing to absorb another person's insight. In my first year of recovery from addiction I was taught to slow down my thoughts and realize that my own perspective isn't actually fact. Further to that, in the first year of sobriety I was actually like a toddler learning to walk again; my world had changed so drastically that I really didn't know my own self. My ...
Being My Parents Caregiver – A Blessing Indeed
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Elizz for IZEA. All opinions are 100% mine. Three years ago my parents were living to an apartment which had served them well after selling the family home 5 years earlier. After watching their health decline for about a year, my husband and I urged them that it may be time for them to move on. Between arthritic knees, hips and other health issues the stairs within their apartment pad just weren’t working anymore. So what do I do? I did ...