Tag Archives: energy

The Year That Will Be

Posted on January 3, 2020 by

A couple of days before the dawning of the New Year, I was checking out Erin Karpluk’s instagram page (I have been a fan since Being Erica) and it had one of those giant word search puzzles. It stated that … Continue reading →

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Children

Posted on October 10, 2019 by

As a commuter, you are bound to see things. They can be horrible things like bad behaviour and rudeness, to things more shocking.  They can be confusing things like able bodied people not giving up the disability designated seats they … Continue reading →

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Disinterested Ride

Posted on June 1, 2019 by

73kms 849m of elevation I hadn’t been on the bike in two weeks. Had this been late in the season and had I already had lots of kilometres in, it probably wouldn’t have mattered.  As it is relatively early in … Continue reading →

Posted in Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, bicycles, bike envy, cycling, cycling gear, fitness, group rides, jealousy, Newmarket Eagles, Saturday morning, scenery, training | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 5 Comments

Epiphany

Posted on January 5, 2019 by

I have been exercising for the past few days (hold all applause until this actually becomes a real habit) I have come to notice a thing or two.  Because of various commitments (if work and social life can be so … Continue reading →

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Believing the Hype

Posted on October 20, 2018 by

No, I am not shilling for Cliff Bars.  They are not paying me.  They are not delivering them to my house by the caseload.  I wish they were, but they’re not.  The picture is there because it’s part of a … Continue reading →

Posted in Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, bicycles, cycling, cycling gear, food, food shopping, grocery shopping, nutrition, shopping, snacks | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 13 Comments

Today’s Ride and a Question

Posted on June 2, 2018 by

Today’s ride was a little shorter than average, but made much more difficult by a strong headwind and some especially long hills.  The good news is that I felt strong climbing some of the hills and loved hitting 60kph on … Continue reading →

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Overcoming Procrastination

Posted on January 7, 2018 by

I don’t have a job jar. I probably should have a job jar.  Does that actually work? I have read books on procrastination (after procrastinating starting them) and I have never found a sure fire method of beating procrastination. A … Continue reading →

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Hopefully….

Posted on November 5, 2017 by

I am in a bit of a dilemma. I have some time off soon and I want to do something with the time.  Before you start to shake involuntary with rage because you do not have time off and are … Continue reading →

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Taking Your Medicine

Posted on October 11, 2017 by

I have traveled a bit in Asia.  I have seen some amazing things, eaten some amazing food, met some amazingly kind and generous people, grown in many ways, and learned a lot about the world. One interesting thing I have … Continue reading →

Posted in Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, China, Chinese, ethnic food, health, Korea, Korean, medicine | Tagged , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Shopping Irony

Posted on November 18, 2016 by

Life is funny. I stopped off at the grocery store yesterday because I thought Cliff Bars were on sale.  It turns out I was completely wrong and only discovered that after scouring the store looking for them.  While I resisted … Continue reading →

Posted in Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, discount, food, food shopping, grocery, grocery shopping, irony, supermarket | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 6 Comments