New semester, new me! I’m sure a lot of us feel like the new semester is a fresh start for keeping up with healthy habits. Going into this semester I’ve been feeling pretty burnt out and unorganized already. Normally I’d…
Setting Fitness Goals in the New Year
It’s a new year, which means it’s the perfect time to make (and stick to) new fitness goals! This year, I want to run more frequently and to improve on my 5k time. I’m also working on developing healthier eating…
Turning Resolutions into Goals – Part 2/2
Ready, Set, Action! Today's post is all about creating an effective action plan to help you successfully achieve your goals! As I mentioned in my blog post last week, there are three steps to goal-setting that greatly increase your chances of…
Turning Resolutions into Goals – Part 1/2
January is the month of New Year's resolutions – discounted gym memberships, free calendars, half price journals and schedules, cook books with new recipes for the year, etc. It seems as if everyone is ready to ditch their old habits from the previous year and start a fresh positive life. However, as January ends, this hype slowly fades away. Why?
Following Through: getting physical towards a healthier year
Usually, I’m a morning person. Usually, I love waking up to the dawn breaking over the horizon. There’s something invigorating about how the smell of fresh coffee curls around the cool and slightly damp morning air. I can’t help but fall in love with it over and over and over again. BUT there are some mornings when just the thought of leaving the soft warmth of my pillow conjures feelings of fear and dread right in the deepest and darkest crevices of my soft heart and fragile mind. Monday morning was one of them.
New Year, New Me (Hopefully)
Welcome Back U of T! The turkey has all been eaten, the sidewalks are icy, and the bookstore is busy again. It’s the beginning of a new semester which means it’s a fresh start - a clean slate to leave…
I might be tone-deaf, but at least I’ll be happier!
Welcome back to the grind! Winter break has come and gone far too quickly for my liking and I now find myself struggling to retain the sense of calm that I was basking in over the holidays. I was so…
So long, and thanks for all the fish!
Dear Blogosphere, Can you believe that I've been blogging for four months now? I must say, we've had some good times on the lifeatuoft blog this summer. But September is in the air and it's time for me to hang…