This week’s Commit to Fit challenge through Subway had us focusing on making healthy swaps during our day. Sometimes a swap can be almost unnoticeable, and other times, it’s a game changer. Healthy swaps can be food, exercise, and even a shift in mindset. The point is that the change is meant to take you [...]
I need to be more active, I know this. So when I saw the challenge for the first week, I was ready to commit to making it happen. The challenge sounded simple enough. Add 20 minutes of exercise to your day. Each morning I woke up with a plan to fit in an extra 20 [...]
This year has been about education for me. I’ve been consuming information about making healthier choices at a rapid rate. This summer I realized that knowledge, although still very important, isn’t what is going to get me to my goal of living a healthy lifestyle. It’s commitment. It is so easy to get on the [...]
London Drugs will be offering free Operation Family Identification (OFIs) packages at various stores across Alberta during August and September. What is Operation Family Identification? The Operation Family Identification program is designed to give parents a permanent record of their child’s photo, fingerprints, weight and height, in a convenient, readily accessible package that can be [...]
Kids are so distracting aren’t they? I am never more important to my children than the moment I do something that takes my attention away from them. In my day to day situations, this isn’t an issue, and I’ve already given up my dream of having a complete telephone conversation with someone while my children [...]
April is National Oral Health Month in Canada. Celebrate this month by making sure your kids are on track to maintaining their teeth for a very long time. *photo copyrights to © xavier gallego morel on Fotolia We often get used to routines and, over time, become lazy with every step we are supposed to [...]
See that picture above. It was taken back near the beginning of November. ‘Snow’ was a novelty and we were looking forward to the holidays with excitement. Look at all of that gorgeous, fluffy snow. It puts you in the Christmas spirit, makes for great photos, and provides hours of fun outside building snowmen and [...]
The word ‘juicing’ makes me cringe. Whenever I say it, I immediately think to myself ‘steroids’. So that part of my 30 days has been awkward for me. Note: there were NO steroids involved… don’t start rumours! My 30 days started with my resolutions for better health post. I freaking did it y’all! Yesterday was [...]
Ever since my daughter started attending daycare, I have dreaded the cold & flu season. Last year we were sick A LOT. In fact I think we were probably sick more weeks during the winter than we were healthy. What makes it worse, of course, is that there aren’t many options for giving young toddlers [...]
I can’t believe I’m already finished day 9 of my 30 days in my juice cleanse adventure. Before I go on here, I have been doing daily updates on the This Bird’s Day Facebook page so you can read along there if you don’t want to wait a whole week to hear about things. I’ve [...]
Stepping out of your comfort zone is never easy. It’s even harder when part of stepping out includes giving up your ‘happy place’ in search of a ‘healthy place’. My ‘happy place’ is food. Not just any food. The kind that gives you quick highs and fades just as fast leaving empty calories and more [...]