I Love setting goals. Mini Goals, Big Goals, Fitness Goals, Nutritional Goals, Life Goals, you get the point. I had always wanted to be a runner – not because I like running (hell no!) but because runners get to set new goals all the time. Just the idea of training and planning[ … ]
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Have you made a New Year’s resolution? With January 1st right around the corner, it’s easy to get caught up in the excitement of seeing a new year as a fresh start. I myself can’t wait to start 2015! Many resolutions look something like this:[ … ]
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Happy 50th Birthday to me!!!!! I did it and couldn’t have celebrated turning 50 any better. Don’t get me wrong, it was nerve wracking and while waiting to go on stage I was cursing myself and asking what the hell was I thinking! Never, Ever! am I doing this[ … ]
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Not Fun Anymore Well it has happened. Not my show, but rather the emotional roller coaster that screws with your head in the last 2 weeks of prep. I had read about it and was warned but thought, “It won’t happen to me because I won’t let it ”. [ … ]
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Saugeen Memorial Hospital held their Donor Appreciation night and since we regularly make them our choice for our FUNattack pledges I was asked to speak a bit about that and why. Below you can read my speech but before that did you know? Our Hospital: *has the busiest rural ER in GBHS[ … ]
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Eat, Train and Cook! 4 weeks out and my diet has changed. Believe it or not it is so hard to eat the amount of food I am supposed to. Sounds crazy but remember I am trying to loose fat while building muscle so I need to constantly keep my[ … ]
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WOW! College Student Natalie McDougall is going back to school a different girl. Same smile but this time she is smiling for another reason. Natalie has graduated into an athlete! Congratulations Nat! I had always been unhappy about my weight. I had tried dieting many times but could never[ … ]
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The things I am learning! Currently I am sitting at 7 weeks out from Competition and although I am about a month behind in cracking the whip I am noticing some great changes (not enough that I am comfortable with a picture yet but it’s coming). For the first time[ … ]
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9 Weeks to go! Well I am 9 weeks away from my competition. I don’t like the way that sounds when I say weeks instead of months. Makes me scared, and so I should be scared! Spent a week in Newfoundland visiting family and playing tourist and that has set me back quite[ … ]
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What have I done? Let me give you a bit of history first….For the last 15 years or so, I have had various “Vision” boards. If you don’t know what that is it’s basically a visual display of various things/achievements I want in life. For example, I wanted[ … ]
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