Skip to content
Archive of posts filed under the Life Lessons category.

Three Easy Ways to Stay On Track with Healthy Living

Between October and December, I was traveling, doing presentations, and generally not sticking to a routine. It took a toll on my system and so at the beginning of December, I decided to make a better plan for the following month so that I’d be able to be well and live healthy despite whatever craziness [...]

Share

Exercise and Rest Days

I started doing boot camp on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays about two months ago. I love it. I didn’t realize how much I missed going to boot camp! I really enjoy challenging myself and having someone to encourage me and tell me that I can do just one more rep (because every time I hear [...]

Share

The Not-To-Do List

A couple weeks ago, someone at the office introduced me to the idea of the “Not-To-Do” list. Basically you write down all of your bad habits and time-suckers so that you can see them listed right there in front of you. Three of the items on my list, for example, are “drop my things all [...]

Share

Reaching out to target audiences

About a year ago, I decided that I wanted to get into advertising. I think it was probably around the time I saw Art & Copy for the first time (which Mr. Science and I saw again yesterday. It’s an excellent film). I was a Rhetoric and Communications student; I love words and languages and [...]

Share

Ten Simple Household Tips to Make Your Life That Much Easier

After working from home for so long, it’s a really nice change to go into the office! But that also means that by the time I arrive home from work, I’m beat. And while cleaning is important to me, I also tend to pile my stuff up on the nearest empty surface. Luckily Mr. Science [...]

Share

2012: The Year of Balance

This is my 16th day on the Ultimate Nutrition Challenge and my detox month. So far it’s been going great – I’ve lost 5 pounds and 1.3 % body fat! You can read about what I’ve been eating by visiting my Health Writer Eats food diary blog. But it occurred to me the other day [...]

Share

Dealing with challenges

I recently started on the final course of my nutrition diploma program, Sport & Fitness Nutrition. I have three months left to complete the course, and then I have to write an exam for it, and then I have to complete my final exam for the entire course in order to get my diploma. At [...]

Share

Year-long Goals

Today marks the second day of my month-long detox. Fun stuff! Over the past month or so, while I’ve been travelling around New York and finishing up at an old job and beginning a new job and indulging in holiday pleasures, I’ve been thinking about what I want to achieve over the next year. Ultimately [...]

Share

Spare Time

Where have I been this week? Somehow it’s Friday and I haven’t posted once! The big issue here is that our Internet has gone bonkers (to use the technical term ). I’m not sure if it’s because Mr. Science and I have a desktop computer and two laptops between us which are running just about [...]

Share