Category: Life

Happy Holidays!

Happy Holidays!

I’m so happy to have shared much excitement, joy, adventures, and cake with you all this year. May your holiday season be filled with love, acceptance, and celebration. <3 Leanne  

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Food Journaling Challenge: The Things I’ve Learned

Food Journaling Challenge: The Things I’ve Learned

[source] It’s been a little over two weeks since we started the food journaling challenge. How’s it going? I just have to get it out there and say – I feel fantastic and couldn’t be happier with the changes I’ve seen. Powerful Beginning I began with guns a blazing on this one! I was tracking…

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Food Journaling Challenge

Food Journaling Challenge

We’re conditioned at a very young age to believe that if we follow the food pyramid/plate, we’re going to be a-ok nutritionally; but I got news for you, what’s good for you is not necessarily going to be good for me. You may do better on a vegan diet than I ever will, my body…

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Three Years with my Soul Mate

Three Years with my Soul Mate

Happy Anniversary to my lover, my rock, and best friend. You keep me grounded when I’m flying high in the sky, calm when I’ve had a stressful day, and always save a special place for me on your shoulder when I’m in need of a good cry. I love the way you support me, believe…

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Believing in Yourself & Your Dreams

Believing in Yourself & Your Dreams

Do you want to quit your job and join the circus? Okay, maybe that’s a bit far off… but whatever your dream is, are you pushing toward it every day? If your dream is something that you’re really passionate about (which I’m sure it is), try keeping it with you, involving it in every choice…

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Journey to Health: Continuing to Live From my Heart

Journey to Health: Continuing to Live From my Heart

My experience at Yasodhara Ashram in August was life changing. I came home with peace toward myself, my surroundings, and my decisions. I learned that in order to move forward with my life’s journey, I had to accept myself, forgive myself, and find happiness from within. To keep negativity, worries, and doubts at a minimum,…

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New and Old Adventures

New and Old Adventures

WooOOoo! Diving! Kevin and I have been spending time in the classroom at the Airdrie dive shop studying our hearts out for our PADI Open Water Diver certification. After passing the final exam last week, we got to meet the instructor at the pool to get in some practices before our open water test. We…

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Journey to Health: A Week Of Dialogue With My Heart

Journey to Health: A Week Of Dialogue With My Heart

If I had to describe my time at Yasodhara ashram in 5 words or phrases, I’d choose: dialogue connecting rooting finding my power opened up my heart and letting it sing But my 7 day trip definitely didn’t start out this way. I spent Thursday evening in Cranbrook at a lovely Bed & Breakfast, then…

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Reconnecting With Self

Reconnecting With Self

Life is full of ups and downs. When you’re experiencing an up you forget about the down, and when you’re down you think you’re never going to be up again. Although a challenge to accept at times, I’ve learned to embrace the opportunities that present themselves during these low moments. It’s a perfect time to…

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Mary, Mary, quite contrary, how does your garden grow?

Mary, Mary, quite contrary, how does your garden grow?

Holy dirt. It’s 6pm on a Saturday and I’m absolutely pooped. But hey, look at the progress we’ve made in just over 24 hours! Friday My goal on Friday was to get most of our front garden sorted out. What I quickly learned is that gardening isn’t exactly thrilling. That is until you blare some…

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