Originally Published: February 8th, 2021 Choose Your Hard There is so much wisdom in choosing your hard because life is hard. In August of 2019, as a result of drinking too much alcohol and stress eating, I weighed almost 170lbs. Typically, my weight hovers around 140lbs. I was shocked at myself. This was my hard…
Tag: Running
Turning 52 During The COVID Pandemic: A Personal Journey
As my 56th birthday approaches, I’ve decided to repost blogs I published about past birthdays. I wrote Turning 52 During A Pandemic: A Personal Journey on April 28th, 2021 while we were living in Upper Vaughn, Nova Scotia. The original blog only focused on my 52nd birthday day. I added a backstory to this blog, to include and reflect…
Goal Achieved – Running a Half Marathon
Two Years Later ….. I Ran a Half Marathon Let Me Start at The Beginning… Two years ago, I started the plan to run the 2020 Valley Harvest Marathon. In 2020, COVID hit and I was stranded in British Columbia over March Break as a result of airlines shutting down. I stayed in British Columbia…
Half Marathon Goal – Postponed to 2021
Half Marathon My goal was to run the Valley Harvest Half Marathon, on Sunday, October 11th, 2020 in Wolfville, Nova Scotia. 21.1km. However, I won’t be in Nova Scotia for the marathon, so I had to withdraw. Rethinking Goal – New Half Marathon As my husband and I transition from British Columbia to settle in Nova…
Ten of My Favorite Feelings – Joyful Stephanie
Thank You Omobola I was nominated by Omobola, author of the blog Live life Live Fully, to write ten of my favorite feelings. Over the years, I’ve blogged extensively about my emotional journey through alcohol addiction and anxiety; first as a medium for exploring and gaining clarity of my own story, second in hopes that…
Anxiety & Cannabidiol (CBD) & Exercise
Living with Anxiety Over the years. I’ve blogged about my history of PTSD, levels of anxiety and how this interferes with all aspects of my life. I’ve had years of therapy, had the usual rounds of the long term prescribed meds for anxiety, came off them because they didn’t seem to be working, white knuckled…