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• Friday Reads: The Infinity Ring - A Mutiny in Time by James Dashner

  

  After reading the Maze Runner series, I really wanted to read more of James Dashner's writing. When I stumbled across this new series in the youth section, I... Read more

  Posted on 02 August 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• (Lack Of) Workout Wednesday

  

  Ah vacation...and the dreaded return of my cold.  WHAT?  Three weeks vacation taken in July and two of them spent sick.  Life sucks.  I feel like I should get... Read more

  Posted on 31 July 2013 FITNESS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Summer MOMday: Campground Review - Dinosaur Provincial Park (Brooks, AB)

  

  Campground: Dinosaur Provincial Park Campground Location: Approx 20mins north of Brooks, Alberta. Dinosaur Provincial Park is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.... Read more

  Posted on 29 July 2013 SELF EXPRESSION

• Friday Reads: Kiss and Spell by Shanna Swendson

  

  Welcome back, Katie and Owen. At the end of the last book, Owen's powers had been restored when the brooch was destroyed, but even more surprisingly - Katie... Read more

  Posted on 26 July 2013 FITNESS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Pushing 100

  

  I have been off work all week since our dayhome is closed.  We've been having a really fun week, me and the girlies, but one thing has been missing. Read more

  Posted on 25 July 2013 FITNESS, SELF EXPRESSION

• MOMday: (Guest Post) From Couch Potatoes to Active Family!

  Note from Cori: I don't often have guest bloggers here, but when the opportunity to participate in Becky Reese's Mommy Blog Tour came up - I leapt at the... Read more

  Posted on 22 July 2013 FITNESS, SELF EXPRESSION

• That Day I Went Standup Paddleboarding

  

  So yeah - yesterday was a pretty eventful day for the ol' 36 Resolutions list...not only did I run my first continuous 10K race (and much faster than I thought ... Read more

  Posted on 21 July 2013 FITNESS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Race Report: MEC Calgary 10K (July 20)

  

  Today was yet another of the MEC Calgary races.  The week leading up to it was a bit stressful, as they had not announced a new race route, since they were... Read more

  Posted on 21 July 2013 FITNESS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Friday Reads: Don't Lick the Minivan by Leanne Shirtliffe

  

  Ok - first things first...Leanne Shirtliffe has saved me the trouble of writing my own book on the experience of raising twins...because she raised the exact... Read more

  Posted on 19 July 2013 FITNESS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Melting Hills and a Surprise

  

  On our run yesterday, Katie and I had made plans to do hills today.   As the morning wore on and I hadn't heard from her, I figured I'd write and see if she... Read more

  Posted on 18 July 2013 FITNESS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Resolution Update: July 18

  

  Time for yet another update on my 36 resolutions for the year. I've felt pretty blah about this past month with nothing really being knocked off... Read more

  Posted on 18 July 2013 SELF EXPRESSION

• 5k with Katie

  

  I was off at a doctor's appointment all morning, but the second I got into the office, my runner girl Katie was seeing if I wanted to head out right away... Read more

  Posted on 17 July 2013 FITNESS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Return of the Run Spice

  

  Let the training plan begin! Sure - TECHNICALLY it began with my weekend long run...but today was my first specific workout on it. SPEED! Read more

  Posted on 16 July 2013 FITNESS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Techy Tuesday: Kobo Mini Unboxing and Initial Thoughts

  

  Back on Black Friday, Kobo had the pint-sized Mini on sale for $50 and I very nearly snapped one up back then...except I restrained myself because "What do I... Read more

  Posted on 16 July 2013 FITNESS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Summer MOMday: Campground Review - Tunnel Mountain (Banff)

  

  Ok - I wanted to share the family friendly campgrounds we visit this summer, so this will be a new feature around here.  Might not appear every week, but there... Read more

  Posted on 15 July 2013 FITNESS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Round and Round I Go

  

  12k.  That's what the schedule said.   Easy peasy.   Though, up until yesterday, I still wasn't sure if I was going to even do it. Read more

  Posted on 14 July 2013 FITNESS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Testing 1-2-3

  

  After a couple of weeks off running - I decided that today was the day and roped my Runner Girl, Katie, into a lunchtime run (ok - she wasn't too hard to... Read more

  Posted on 12 July 2013 FITNESS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Friday Reads: Dead Ever After by Charlaine Harris

  

  The past few Sookie Stackhouse books have sucked pretty bad...so much so that when I saw this one had been released - I almost didn't care to read it. Read more

  Posted on 12 July 2013 BOOKS

• Three Things Thursday

  1) I never talked about my volunteering efforts while I was on vacation.  Well, thanks to nobody wanting pathway volunteers on a  weekday and the horrific... Read more

  Posted on 11 July 2013 FITNESS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Workout Wednesday: The Frustration of Starting Over

  Oy - here we go again. I haven't been very motivated lately. Not to eat well. Not to exercise well. Not to blog. Not to anything well. I feel like I am needing... Read more

  Posted on 10 July 2013 FITNESS, SELF EXPRESSION