Tip Tuesday

Friday Funny

Tip Tuesday

Heard this the other day.....made complete sense.

QUIT SWIMMING ACROSS AN OCEAN TO BE GOOD TO SOMEONE WHO WON'T WALK ACROSS A PUDDLE TO BE GOOD TO YOU.

Motivational Monday

Friday Funny

Wha'd Up?

1.  So, when we were thinking about what to do to decorate our doorsteps in a fall theme we came across a 'fake' bale of hay in Michael's.  We waited until it went on sale then bought it as we had no idea you could get a bale of hay/straw anywhere else.  WE were wrong.  Our bro-in-law couldn't believe we spent money on a bale of hay.  Then low and behold Twin 1 went down the valley and saw that you could get a bigger bale of real hay/straw for a LOT cheaper than Michael's.  We'll know for next year.

2.  This time of year it makes us a little excited for Christmas.  Our most favourite part of the season is sitting in the dark with lights on.  Twin 1 has left her lights up all year and started turning them on in the evenings while watching TV.

3.  Speaking of the dark, we've been keeping up the running and now we have to get a little creative with our running routes in the evening.  We are trying to get some trail in but it will be mostly road when the time changes on the weekend.  Booooooooooo!  Out come the head lamps and the reflectors.  We'll start looking like Christmas displays soon.  The weather has been holding out for us though.   

Happy Halloween

There are three types of girls on Halloween.....guess which girls we are :-)

Motivational Monday

Friday Funny

Wha'd up?

Made it to another Mid week Wednesday.  The weather has been BEAUTIFUL lately. Another nice one today.

We are still running 3 days a week (Twin 2 and CF are for sure, and Twin 1 is 2 days and 3 if she can).  Twin 2 and CF are breaking their records every Saturday morning!

Twin 1, the pups and friend B hiked Bluff on Saturday morning.  Wanted to get out before all the leaves were off the trees .  My camera sucks for picking up colors.

 

Who wants to go splits on pet ducks? Apparently they lay eggs.....

 

 

 

 

Tip Tuesday

It's getting dark earlier so people please turn your car lights on so people can see the back of you.  The Daytime running lights ONLY LIGHT UP THE FRONT.

Motivational Monday

Friday Funny

What I Wore To Work Last Week

We'll start with Tuesday as Monday was the Thanksgiving holiday and I was just in gym clothes all day (even though there was no gyming to be had).

I have a stash of heels at work so just picture my outfits with the corresponding heels lol 

Tuesday, October 10
Pants - Black 'jeans' from Gap Outlet
Shirt - Blouse from Winners
Shoes - Marc Fisher from Winners
Accessories - Watch from RBC Rewards Points, Earrings from Dime Salon

Wednesday, October 10
Pants - Coral pants from Gap Outlet
Shirts - Black t-shirt from Giant Tiger, Sweater from Ricki's (that has been passed around from sister to sister for years)
Shoes - flats from WalMart
Accessories - Watch from Fossil from about 7 years ago and earrings from WalMart probably

Thursday, October 12
Pants - Navy pants from Gap Outlet
Shirts -Collared shirt from Twin 1 and Burgundy sweater from Sista Wi
Shoes - Tan heels from Target (sneaks in the pic are from Walmart)
Accessories - Same watch from Tuesday

Friday, October 13
Pants - Jeans from Gap Outlet
Shirts - Hoodie from lulu (bought with gift card), tshirt from Giant Tiger
Shoes - Sneaks from Walmart
Accessories - Same watch from Wednesday

Tip Tuesday

Motivational Monday

Friday Funny

Wha'd up?

As you are aware Twin 1 got rid of her car as it was not worth fixing to get inspected so she made the decision to get rid of it and go down to one vehicle.  They do have a truck and its much bigger than her car but look at this steller back up job!  She is quite proud of herself.

This is at Long Lake where she backed up.  Luckily there were only a few vehicles in the lot.

Apparently, the camera does not capture any of the fall colours.

It is now PB cups making season so we are getting prepared.

Twin 2, your kittys want out.

And we're still meal prepping over here for the week.

Tip Tuesday

Happy Thanksgiving

Here is our Fall Décor. How crafty are we? 

Twin 1

Twin 2

What I Wore To Work This Week

We got this idea from another blogger and thought we would do it too just to add something "different" to our blog as we've been pretty slack.

Twin 1 wore this to work this week:

Monday - October 2
Pants from Gap outlet
Navy sleeveless shirt from Suzy Sher
White Blazer from Dynamite
Shoes from Twin 2 from Winners I believe (Marc Fisher)
Earrings from Dime Salon

Tuesday, October 3
Pants from Marshalls
Tank from Walmart
Sweater from Gap Outlet
Shoes from Winners (Ralph Lauren)
Earings from no idea. (had forever)

Wednesday, October 4
Pants from Rickis
Tank from Rickis
Sweater from Superstore (Joe Fresh)
Shoes from Winners
Earrings from my first ear piercing - regular studs (had forever)

Thursday, October 5
Pants from Suzy Shier
Shirt from Suzy Shier (a gazillon years ago)
Sweater from Twin 2, I think from the Superstore (Joe Fresh)
Shoes from Walmart (a gazillion years ago)
Earrings from Walmart I believe
Belt from Walmart

Friday October 6
Pants from Gap Outlet
Sweater from a Golf tournament pro shop in PEI
Shoes from Target

Friday Funny

Wha'd UP?

We've been keeping up with our running 3 days a week!!!  We've been upping our time every two weeks and now we're up to running 5:30 and walking 1:00.  We've been getting faster due to consistency, colder weather (that one time) and upping the run time.  Hard work pays off.

And CF made us Pumpkin Cookies!!!! YUM!!!! We love her.

Tip Tuesday

From an email received from Jen Comas.  Her blog can be found here: http://jencomas.com/

 

A few years ago, I was listening to Joy Victoria give a fantastic presentation at The Women's Fitness Summit, and she referenced a quote from Dave Dellanave regarding some advice that he had given her regarding deadlifts:

 

"Just make it easy."

 

Something so simply, yet so profound, because how often - especially when it comes to health and fitness - do we completely over complicate things?

We allow ourselves to get tripped up agonizing things such as whether asparagus or broccoli is better. Or should I eat my post-workout meal 10 minutes or 15 minutes after training?

In truth, nutrition and training are simply not that difficult.

If we can manage to drown out the noise for just a few minutes, the equation for success for most people looks like this:

Nutrition:

• Eat only when you're hungry,
• Eat protein with most meals,
• Eat lots of veggies with most meals,
• Eat enough carbohydrate to sustain your unique activity levels,
• Add just enough dietary fat for flavor and satisfaction,
• Drink lots of water,
• Stop eating when you're satisfied; not "full"

Pretty simple.

Fitness:

• Resistance train three times per week,
• Walk a lot (or do other non-exercise movement) daily,
• Keep your sessions short, but intense,
• Challenge yourself, but don't crush yourself

Lifestyle

• Prioritize sleep,
• Create stress management techniques,
• Spend more time in nature,
• Give/receive more hugs

It's actually all this simple.

We don't need to complicate things, or add to our stress levels by overthinking it. Keep it simple, be consistent, and the results will come. 

 

When in doubt, ask yourself the ultimate litmus question:

"How does this make me feel?"

And I don't mean at surface level. I mean, deep down, how is what you're doing really making you feel? Do you feel energized, happy, confident, proud of yourself, and like you're getting the most out of life?

Because aren't those things really the only ones that matter?

Let it be easy, friends. 

In strength,

Jen 

#truth