friday words

I wrote this on my way back from Whistler last weekend. After a few days full of downtime and introspection I felt so filled up, my cup more than half full. We all need inspiration. We all love motivation. Read this. Then read it again. Let it hit you in the feels. If you read…

Flat Lay Fridayofalongweekend

Yo babes!!!  Check out some of my favs for this long weekend fun sun times! Oh and not pictured here: sunscreen😎 Bikini by honubelle from Calgary – Instagram @honubelle Moksha Yoga Kelowna water bottle – keeps your water (or wine) cold!  Zevia ginger ale – no sugar! exPress juice co – John Lemon, one of…

Emotional Wake Up Call.

It’s time.   We need to wake up.   This society. This culture. This world. We need an emotional wake up call. It’s starts with you and me. By doing this we will add to a culture of more understanding & less judgement, more love & less hate, more compassion & less shame, more inquiry…

Flat-Lay Friday

Welcome to my first ever Flat-Lay Friday! Every Friday you’re going to find a flat-lay of a few of my favourite things, maybe a story, maybe a joke, maybe both.  Without further adieu, here you go:   MY FAVOURITE MAKEUP!   Short story on this one: Jenny McKinney is the best makeup artist in Kelowna….

Boundaries

I’ve had some amazing conversation with some amazing people the last little while and this has come up time and time again; I must share. Boundaries.   When conflict and difficulties come up in life, it’s best resolved by being open and honest in your relationships, about your job, with your family & friends, the people you care about,…

over night ohhhats

Over. Night. Oats. Just like it sounds but with an extra Ohh daamn.  I usually make these the night before I work at 6am so A.) I don’t die by 8am and B.) I’m not consuming straight caffeine before I say my first words of the day. Oh, and since I wake up at 430am…

Commitment

 What does commitment mean to you?   “I commit to quality time with my family & friends” “I’m committed to doing my best at my job” “I commit to meditating daily” “I am fully committed to my yoga practice” “I’m going to commit to eating well…….” “I will be the best me” “I’m committed to my girlfriend//boyfriend//wife//husband “I commit…

Secrets of a Personal Trainer: Part 2

After my post of 7 Secrets of a Personal Trainer, I realized I should keep tabs on the daily experiences//thoughts//things to share with my world.  aaand because I’m not ready to write my own book yet, here are the internal memoirs and some bits and pieces of my training life. Do me a solid and keep these in your back pocket next…

messy always wins

just checked in at LAX and am overwhelmed with so much of so much from the past 9 days. I’m also crystal clear in a lot of ways. funny how that works. I was at Moksha/Modo Flow teacher training which was pretty much the most wild shit ever ever. Ups and downs, ebbs and flows…

holding space.

sometimes things don’t make sense and its like they never will. sometimes things are so crystal clear there is absolutely no other way. this seems to be life these days. my days eb and flow, up and down, right and left… and so does my energy, along with many other intangibles.. and now, story time….

exciteableness

I’m aware exciteableness is not a word. but it gets my point across because you were excited enough to open this and be like whaaaaaaat is she writing about now…………. and commence.     in my experience when I get excited about something, I’m my best self. this is when I find myself actually wanting to do…

balance through change

hiiiiiiiiiii, yup. this is happening. its a thing. a real thing. im blogging again. I’m fully alive and sitting here typing words. words.. more words.. werrrrdz. k keep writing… I envision my daily grind being a straight dirt road into the sunset, a highway in the prairies, a long stretch of beach, you know.. very linear, and when…