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Please note: This blog has gone portable as I abandon the still thawing Canada for a whirlwind four month journey around Europe.

I plan to post at least once a week to document my adventures as a solo female vegan art-loving traveller. Check out the map for geographical details of the trip in progress. Both the blog and the photos on Flickr will be updated as often as possible.

Posts Tagged exercise

Planar Fasciitis? Keeping me on the Ground

I just read today that sitting down - just the mere act of sitting on your bum - causes the enzymes that burn fat to actually shut down. Breaking research that the way our society keeps us sitting down is contributing to the obesity crisis. So not only are we not exercising, but […]


Menu Prep and Taking a Break to ‘Clear my Cache’

I have the day off today - it’s a nice break to give me a bit of a breather. Speaking of breathing, or in my case, really learning how to breathe - I got up early and trekked over to yoga - turns out it much harder to do with thick snow on the […]


On Lemon Loving and a Peaceful Day

[photo by chotda]
Lately I am obsessed with lemons. I go through these serial infatuations with different fruits - recently, it was apples. Before that, cold oranges - you know, straight from the fridge. Anyway, I just never realized how much I really enjoy lemons and just how essential they are. […]


Researching Menu Options for living as a healthy vegan: Recipe Roundup

What is a healthy vegan lifestyle to me? In order of importance:

Incorporating plenty of raw fruits and vegetables - especially greens!
Minimizing stress as much as possible
Having an active lifestyle (while also incorporating yoga/meditation)
Avoiding too much wheat (thus largely gluten free) and eating good grains like quinoa, brown rice, millet, etc.
Cutting out high bad fat […]


Power Yoga in a Hot room: What have I gotten myself into?

Wow - I got up at 5am this morning and hiked over to my power yoga class.  Power yoga.  In a hot room. Yes, I actually survived it.  Surprisingly enough, I was able to keep up with everyone.  It was really difficult though, which is where the breathing came in handy.  I focussed […]


Random Sunday Chatter

Looks like I’m going to see the Bee Movie tomorrow night. After this great teaser, how could I not? Also, Eddie Izzard was in it, who is utterly awesome. I think I will be content to follow him around in whatever movie he happens to be starring in, especially his own stand […]


Rock Climbing part II

(I’m a bit rusty on this blogging thing. I keep starting entries and then censoring myself too much and saving them as drafts in desperation. I have decided to let loose and try to post freely, in the honest acknowledgment that these pieces are meant to be unfinished in nature, my own thoughts)
The […]