Seriously, the warm thought machine felt a little stuck. Yesterday, I ran with the Learn to Run clinic participants, or those hardy souls willing to come out during -26 with windchill. It felt colder than that, and I wore pretty good layers. The edges of my hair turned frosty, and my glasses fogged up a few … Continue reading Yes, I Ran. Yes, It Was Cold.
Category: Wellness
A Holiday to Recover From My Holiday
My last day of work before Christmas break was December 21st. I returned January 2. In between family, friends, and holiday eating I felt like the 'break' was really a 'blink'. (As in 'a blink of an eye.) On Friday most people around the college remarked on feeling tired, while quite a few picked up … Continue reading A Holiday to Recover From My Holiday
The Journey of the Unlikely Clinic Instructor Continues
Last week I returned from my running clinic with a bounce in my step. I put my key into the door and had an epiphany: My sense of fun started to come back. I met a lot of people fixated on speed. One got on my case for running the same pace all the time. … Continue reading The Journey of the Unlikely Clinic Instructor Continues
Getting The First Week Down
Last week I began the leading the Learn to Run clinic at The Running Room. Like any new endeavour, I pretty much bounced off the wall until the first session, then settled down. Today I took a small group out for the Sunday runs. One set of members, a married couple, even brought a jogging … Continue reading Getting The First Week Down
More Musical Discoveries
I prowl the alternative music section of iTunes. I randomly click on song titles arousing interest. Other times a song heard on a show resonates with me and I must have it. I just pray it's 99 cents. Most of the times it's $1.29 then I hope to not go completely nuts. I … Continue reading More Musical Discoveries
The Unlikely Clinic Leader
One of my happy places, and I have a mental library full of them, comes from this photo: The woman who took the picture was from BC and simply turned around, whipped out her camera, and captured this moment. The road to the life I live now started to fork in that moment. A couple of … Continue reading The Unlikely Clinic Leader
Meanwhile, Back in Real Life
I have a busted bicuspid tooth needing to come out. While my Midweek Geekiness feature went live, I took my throbbing, aching tooth to a new dentist. To make a long story short: I fired my last dentist. The new dentist requires new patients fill out a two-page questionnaire to make their visit as comfortable as possible. Dentists … Continue reading Meanwhile, Back in Real Life
Sweating to the Tune of Om
Hot yoga. To some it's a trend practised by puffed-up hipsters. To others, like me, it's a return to yoga with a twist. Way back in the day, alright the early 2000's, I made a beeline to a yoga studio close to my work place. It did mostly Hatha yoga, the perfect kind of yoga … Continue reading Sweating to the Tune of Om
A Loop, An Inner Dialogue, and a Song
I nearly didn't go out today. My alarm went off, I got up, and made tea and toast for breakfast. All the while my mind debated between the voice wanting a leisurely morning and the other wanting to do my 6 K long run. Between the two yapping voices, while I enjoyed my toast with … Continue reading A Loop, An Inner Dialogue, and a Song
Who Stole My Head? (or Your Brain Without the Usual Caffeine)
Yesterday I had a list of things to do on Saturday. I watched a few episodes of Justified on Netflix, then changed into some errand wear until I noticed an ache begin at the back of my neck. I noticed it enough to lay down and hoped it would pass. The neck ache then turned … Continue reading Who Stole My Head? (or Your Brain Without the Usual Caffeine)
Unpaused Life 