The boyfriend is, as I’ve mentioned before, an amazing cook – both for the simple and the gourmet meals. I don’t operate quite in the same way. Some background to this story: About a month ago I was at my friend Briars’s house, and we decided to make dinner. He’s just starting to learn about [...]
It’s time for another mini-series! Ever since I started university, I’ve been working overtime. Between being a full-time student and working part-time, plus doing extra things like my kind of insane exercise schedule that I had throughout university and very regular blogging, my days were incredibly full. It’s only gotten fuller since I graduated last [...]
Lists are one of my favourite techniques for staying organized! Today I am… – Running in my bright blue Vibrams with the boyfriend. – Meeting with my new boss to discuss the fun and awesome things that we are going to be doing in the coming months (more on the new job later! I start [...]
Last week the boyfriend and I travelled to Sleeping Giant to hike 53 km over the course of 3.5 days. It was an amazing trip – we both have such a passion for hiking and really enjoyed both the beauty of the scenery and the challenge of the trail. This was easily the toughest hike [...]
Home from hiking! We did 53 km over the course of four days – it was challenging but absolutely fantastic. I’ll share more details about the hike later this week! I’m really excited about a new product that I was introduced to by Andrea Metcalf: Xocai chocolate. It’s a chocolate rich in antioxidants, and it [...]
Since the boyfriend and I are away on a 5-day hike, I figured I’d write a post about the food that we’re eating. Food is essential in everyday living, but it is especially important to have a steady fuel intake when you’re back-country camping. This particular hiking trip is over 50 km long and it’s [...]
Today the boyfriend and I are heading out for a back-country camping trip to Sleeping Giant. We’re going to be hiking for hours every day until Sunday! I’m really looking forward to our first big hiking trip this summer This post is in honour of our favourite shared activity, hiking. Something that I’ve seen a [...]
I have been reading the amazing book Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life by the very talented Barbara Kingsolver. Her book is about how she and her family spent an entire year living on a farm, growing their own food and eating local. It’s fascinating to be able to read about such a [...]
A couple years ago, the sistertraveller and I were sitting on the floor of our apartment on New Year’s Eve, wondering if anyone was actually going to show up to the party we were throwing*. While we waited, somewhat nervously, we talked about (what else?) New Year’s resolutions. Neither of us felt that there was [...]
We all know that it’s important to conserve energy, but sometimes we don’t really think about all of the little things that we can do to conserve energy and save on electricity. The notion of Earth Day (in April) is great, but unfortunately I think that a lot of people turn off the lights for [...]
