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She made Avocado Brownies and... they were GOOD?!

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I am constantly on the hunt for delicious healthy food. I want the food I make for myself, and my family to not only taste good, but to also fuel our bodies. There is nothing like eating 1000 calories of crap and feeling lethargic afterwards. Look at this cute little baker! My love for cooking and baking (and eating!) came about in  early childhood. This is probably why my Mom made be bike to school for a good 2 years! Some of my favourite childhood memories are involving baking pancakes in the morning, learning how to make Ukrainian perogies and mastering the ultimate banana cream pie. All traditional recipes I am actively working at passing onto my kiddo! Because I love food, it can get me into trouble when it comes to my waist line. If I’m not working out 5 days a week or marathon training, I’m hooped! In my life, small healthy changes make all the difference. The Avocado Brownies intrigued me because I am a mega chocolate lover. At first, I was skeptical because.
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She has a Career

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Beautiful BC  This week I went on a work trip to Chicago. As always, it’s my pleasure to visit different cities and see different things. When I get away I am always amazed by the different buildings and culture, and at the same time am always reminded how beautiful Vancouver is and how lucky I am to live with mountains and ocean out my backdoor. Chicago is a really nice city, and next time I go back, I’m going to explore more… (by that I mean shopping! ;)) Downtown Chicago My days in Chicago were jam packed with meetings and activities. My work is one part of my life that makes me feel alive. It’s risky, gives me a sense of purpose, and allows me to express a part of myself that gets suppressed  in other areas of my life. I like helping people and companies acquire customers. I just do. I really like it. The only glitch is, as a Mom, I always have and probably always will struggle with work/life balance. I am working on figuring out when I should feel guilt about travel
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She fell in Love with an Aussie? and... has a "Modern Family?"

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Yes, it's true I fell in love with an Aussie. I have always liked the idea of falling in love with a foreigner and making the ultimate sacrifice of moving away from home. Of course, when I first dreamed this up I was at summer church camp, at the age of 12, wanting to move into one of the overnight cabins so that I could "see my friends whenever I wanted", and had no real concept of sacrifice. None-the-less, my 12 year old prophecy (or my partner, since he is the one that moved here...) came true! Meet Adam... Handsome, over the top, sports loving adventurer with a genuine heart, a fast mind, and a loud voice! I met Adam just over two years ago. Its funny because I always tell people that we met on Tinder, but thats only half true. I was working downtown doing marketing for a tech company. Our building was located in an area where "The Flash" a CW network show often does filming. A friend and I were on our way to get a matcha shake when were were stopp
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She went on a trip... and bought bad fake tan

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It's really nice after something big happens to get a change of scenery and space. Aurora, my 6-year-old, and I got the chance to have a girl’s weekend in Calgary. After my ectopic pregnancy experience I have really had to take it easy to heal up. That meant a lot of lying in bed! Getting out and doing something was much needed for my soul. It really got me moving more, I have two VERY active nephews and we went to a 6-year-old B-day party, I feel like it prepped me to start exercising again! Don't you love it when life makes you move instead of moving at the gym? Despite having a few set-backs here and there, my body is actually feeling quite healed up. I have booked in to get some physiotherapy next week so that I don't injure myself by pushing it, but overall feeling quite good.                   Before                                     After                           Before my surgery, I secretly had this fantasy that maybe one day I would have a rea
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