Okay, okay, don't get too excited, now. You may not like what I have to say in the end. But there IS some verrrry interesting and surprising research out there on obesity, which I think you will be interested in. Here's how I found out about it. Okay, so I'm driving around, running errands, and I'm bored of listening to the radio, so I plug in my iPod and select the CBC Radio One Quirks & Quarks podcast. (It happened to be the February 17 episode, but hey, I'm a little behind on my podcasts, okay?) First, we all know... More »
Losing It!
Wow. What a whirlwind! A week ago today I was getting ready to board an airplane to come out and visit family in the Toronto area, and here I am now after a week of great times, and no more than 2 nights in any one bed! And now I'm waiting for my father-in-law to pick up me and my 2 girls for another "sleepover" in the fourth house we'll have stayed in during our 8-day junket. I feel like I've been put through the spin cycle in the washing machine. But the girls? They love it! All the action,... More »
Or more. Seriously. I know this because I spent roughly four hours this morning filming the next video in the Women's Intuition series for urbanmoms.ca and Schick Intuition. Yes, that's right...four hours of filming for a seven-minute video. It does take that long! And also, you have to stand really, really close to the person you're on camera with. I mean really close. After the first series of shots my costar Susan (yes, fitness expert Susan of Ask urbanmoms.ca fame) and I both took a shot of Listerine fresh breath spray! Which leads nicely into my next point. Yes, I... More »
Last night I was soooo sick to my stomach. It hit me like a truck. I was lying in bed, just putting down my book and getting ready to go to sleep, and I felt a bit of heartburn. Just as I was standing up to go to the cabinet and get some Rolaids, I started to feel a bit nauseous. By the time I was at the medicine cabinet, I had that awful almost-going-to-barf feeling where your mouth waters on overdrive and you get that sweaty uppper lip. Luckily I didn't vomit after all, but it was a... More »
