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Getting Sick
Thank you everyone for reading about my adventures in Costa Rica. Your comments and encouragement were especially rewarding. I was really on the fence about the trip before going–despite already paying for the thing. Maybe it was nerves, or maybe … Continue reading
Posted in appreciation, Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, blog, blog posts, blogging, blogposts, Costa Rica, disappointment, health, illness, motivation, recover, sick, travel, travel writing, winter
Tagged blog posts, blogging, Costa Rica, flu, health, illness, motivation, photos, rafting, recovery, symptoms, travel, travel writing, Zipline
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The Difference a Week Makes
In stark contrast to last week’s chilly ride, by the time I got to the meeting place at 8:20, I and the rest of the Eagles were sweating. None of the potential C riders I knew were there, so I … Continue reading
Posted in Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, bicycles, cycling, cycling gear, cycling shoes, exercise, fitness, group rides, health, maximum speed, Newmarket Eagles, Saturday morning, speed
Tagged action cam, Bradford, canal, climbs, clockwise, fitness, group rides, health, hills, Newmarket, Newmarket Eagles, records, Saturday, Sony, speed, strava, sweating, warm
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Three-Dimensional Triangles of Deliciousness
So, no, I am not going to write about Instagram. I am not going to write about my own misunderstandings and misconceptions about it. I am not going to write about frustration with technology. That’s too negative and makes … Continue reading
Posted in Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, coffee, ethnic food, food, food shopping, seasons, walking, winter, writer's block, writing
Tagged grass, green, health, samosa, shopping, vegetable, walking, warm, winter, writer's block, writing
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Hopefully….
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
Posted in Asia, Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, blog, blogging, blogposts, cycling, Exodus Travels, health, travel, vacation
Tagged angiogram, angioplasty, arteries, Cambodia, collateral arteries, cycling, December, energy, health, hopefully, issues, legs, trip
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The Grocery Store Conspiracy
The grocery store is trying to make me fat (or fatter). Don’t scoff! Why else would they put ice-cream cones and chips on sale at the same time. The only thing I don’t know for sure is if they are … Continue reading
Posted in Aspirations, health, lifestyle, Perfection, Reflections, self improvement, weight loss
Tagged better me, chips, conspiracy, diet, food, health, icecream, push-ups, sales, self improvement, stairs, will power
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August 7, 2014: The Coconut Water Effect
In an effort to improve my health, and make some serious changes in my life, I have embraced a new, less treat laden diet. While this doesn’t mean I am going really hardcore at this, it does mean I am … Continue reading
Posted in Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection
Tagged bike ride, changes, coconut, comfort zone, diet, fitness, hardcore, health, life, nutrition, rant, taste, water
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July 20, 2014: Low Stress Shopping (What a difference one month makes)
One fellow blogger wrote that it takes a month to change one’s behaviour. It takes one month to learn a new habit. I guess that is true because a bit more than a month into my eat better lifestyle, I … Continue reading
Posted in Aspirations, health, lifestyle, Perfection, Reflections
Tagged benefits, changes, cheap, clothes, habits, health, improvements, low stress, new life, shopping
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July 15, 2014: The Early Morning Breeze
The morning was cool, despite being truly in summer. I stood, hands in my jeans pockets, feeling the chill of the early morning breeze. When there were no cars, and the car wash wasn’t running, I could almost here that … Continue reading
Posted in Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection
Tagged breeze, bus, commute, cool, feeling, health, humidity, morning, refelction
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