by kathy | 3 things, Blog, fun, thriving in middle age
Three things I love – the Lukes Drug Mart edition – August 2018 Lukes drug mart is Calgary’s oldest independent pharmacy and the location in Bridgeland is jam packed with cool things! From new and old Vinyl (for that hipster in your life) to locally made...
by kathy | Blog, self-care, thriving in middle age
If you have the resources, you can outsource almost anything. You can hire someone to mow your lawn, do your taxes, clean your home, cook your meals walk your dog, care for your children. One the things you cannot outsource? Moving your body. Our bodies require...
by kathy | Blog, thriving in middle age
I was in the gym the other day and I was walking around the track with a couple of kettle balls. I walked by a couple and their personal trainer. This couple was probably in their late 60’s and the trainer had them in plank pose and their feet on the gliders. I...
by kathy | Blog, self-care, thriving in middle age
My mom has required much more help in the last 6 months.  She is very weak, sleeps most of the time and can no longer talk but she is still in there. She is in long term care and she is fed and dressed and helped to the bathroom by the health care aids and nurses...
by kathy | 3 things, Blog, self-care, thriving in middle age
Movement and strength is so important to our overall health. Our bodies are built to move! I have been expanding my movement repertoire recently and these are three pieces of relatively inexpensive equipment that I am making good use of. These are even things you...
by kathy | Blog, philosophy, thriving in middle age
I did not start yoga as a dancer or a gymnast or a runner or any kind of athlete. I was actually kind of a klutz as a kid and preferred books to sports. I was lost outside my body somewhere. I could see my body when i looked in the mirror but it didn’t really feel...