• Paleo

    Paleo(ish) Trial – Week Two Review

    Well, I did it! Today was last day of my two-week Paleo(ish) Trial. It’s been an awesome two weeks, and I am so so glad that I stopped using my lack of self-control as an excuse to avoid this. I have spent years being that person who “couldn’t”–I couldn’t possibly give up sugar because I have no will power. I couldn’t possibly stop eating processed foods because I’m so busy! I couldn’t possibly make better meals for myself because I have no time. I’m so happy that I finally proved myself wrong. Life is so much better when you just stop believing that you can’t so something… let me be…

  • Paleo

    The Paleo(ish) Trial – Mid Week Update*

    Well, I’m about half way through week two of my Paleo(ish) Trial, and I am happy to say that I am still really enjoying this. I still feel like I have so much energy, and one of the best bonuses so far is that the sluggish “I’m-not-ready-to-wake-up” feeling I always fought in the morning is basically gone. Even after I’ve had a bad night with Hank, I still feel much better in the mornings. That in itself is making this worth it. I no longer feel like I’m a slave to my cravings. I had a bad day on Tuesday, for some reason an intense craving for sugar hit me…

  • My thoughts*,  Teaching*

    The Big Decision*

    For the past several weeks I’ve really been wrestling with what to do with regards to work. I finished my last LTO at the end of January last year. I debated whether or not I should supply teach a little bit in February so that I wouldn’t eat up any of my maternity leave time if the baby was late, but I was so pregnant and tired that I just wanted to be home. I ended up having four glorious weeks at home with Ruby, and it gave me some much needed time to prepare the house for baby #2. As a result, my maternity leave is scheduled to end…

  • Goals*

    Paleo(ish) Trial – Week One Review*

    I did it!! I made it to the end of my Paleo(ish) trial week. And you know what? It was SO much easier than I expected, and I enjoyed it so much more than I ever thought I would. I’ll be honest, there were a few things I was worried about before I began–the time it would take to prepare the meals, whether or not the food would be gross, what the sugar & carb cravings / withdrawal would be like, and more than anything, whether or not I would get bored of it after two days. Well, I can happily say that all my fears were completely unfounded. It…

  • Goals*

    My Paleo(ish) Trial – Menu Plan*

    Happy New Year!! I can’t even believe that December is already over–it was a whirlwind month of laughter, family, service and food… oh, the food. Unfortunately it was not a month of running, but I’m back on track now. It was so hard trying to find time to squeeze in a run in the short window of daylight I had, especially when I had so many other things demanding my time. But, c’est la vie. I want to get 2015 off on the right foot. I was able to get out running three times last week despite the cold and snow, and I ran my first 5km race of the…