For those of you who’ve been following my fitness journey closely from losing 100+ lbs, to running the Scotiabank Toronto full marathon, you’ll know that my health and fitness are my priorities numero uno. But after months of doing the same types of exercises at home, I decided my workout routine needed some spice. As you may know, earlier this year when my heartmate and I left our condo and moved into our home in Toronto, we lost the building amenities such as our gym, steam room, yoga ...
Three Holiday Entertaining Ideas for the Health Conscious Friends This Season
On the side of one of our kitchen cabinets is a sort of makeshift “chalkboard wall” if you will, that my heartmate and I built when we moved into our home earlier this year. We jot down some important information like “don’t forget to pay this bill by that date” or “organics disposals on Wednesday”. And, every so often with four tiny cuts of scotch tape, we hang up printable monthly calendars for the next upcoming months. This time, November & December. Oh boy. Holiday season is here, ...
Bridging the Gap Between Fine Dining + Sustainability | With Aeroplan
Last week I attended a dinner #WithAeroplan, whereby Aeroplan’s Diamond Status members were shown appreciation with an invite-only, exclusive access, four-course dinner in an unparalleled setting at Toronto’s Evergreen Brickworks. (Thank you again for having me, Aeroplan!) The evening featured passed hors-d’oeuvres, an open bar, long wedding-style harvest tables, and intimate vibes. String lights suspended above and an atmosphere conducive to great conversation. What more could ...
Vegan Pumpkin Soup Recipe | Pinterest-Worthy Fall Flavours
Ahhhh, the pumpkin. A symbol of autumn’s warm tones, halloween carvings, and festive fall flavours! Every year around this time, my body always goes through a soup craze! You may have noticed this in my recent Indian Spiced Lentil Soup Recipe! Give me lentils, give me vegetable broth, and in October, give me pumpkins! Earlier this week I headed to a local pumpkin patch here in Ontario, Canada, with a friend (and fellow blogger), Soheila of @soheilaonline. Together we helped ...
Professional Teeth Whitening At-Home | How To Do-It-Yourself
You may have seen in a recent post, I shared my full teeth-straightening experience with Invisalign. In there I talked about the full process, and whether or not I think Invisalign is worth it. Throughout the treatment, it’s really important to keep things super clean with a brushing and flossing session after every meal. Yes, EVERY meal. But in the end, after the one year process was all wrapped up, I was happy. And it was important for me to have my teeth properly whitened. [ See ...
Golden Mylk Turmeric Lattes | How to Make Them + Health Benefits
One thousand percent, I used to think making turmeric lattes was just about adding a tsp of turmeric to warm, unsweetened almond milk. No wonder I used to not like them. But made correctly.... oh boy. Am I in for trouble this winter. My relationship with turmeric is a funny thing. I can’t tolerate the taste of it alone, yet, I have a teaspoon of it every day with a litre of water. The flavour of it in recipes is completely different, especially in stir ...
Invisalign Teeth Straightening | Is It Worth It? Full Experience + Review
If you follow my journey along on Instagram @inspiredbynick, you may already know that I’ve recently finished a full year of Invisalign treatment. One year and $6000.00 cdn later, I’m answering: Is Invisalign really worth it? Right off the bat, I’ll share that yes, I think it was worth it. Was I in love with the process? No. Am I happy with the results? One thousand percent yes. I started my treatment in August of 2017. I had crowding in my bottom front teeth, and two teeth in the top row ...
Where I’ve Been + Where I’m Going | Inspired by Nick Blogging + Vlogging Future
Have you ever been in a place where you were so comfortable that you began to wonder what your next great challenge would be? Perhaps you’ve been in your role at work for some time and are looking for new opportunities. Maybe you’re become comfortable in your routine at home and you just wish you could change things up a bit. Starting a new chapter can be scary, but you know that deep down you’re ready to turn the page on where you are right now. That’s where I was at last month. I ...
Iced Maple Matcha Lattes | Easy Vegan Summer Drink Recipe
This week I was visiting family in Montreal, and if you’ve visited before, you know that Montreal summers can be scorchers! My mom had never tried matcha before, so on a day where even our eyelids were sweating from from the summer burn, I made us some iced matcha lattes to stay cool! While I’m a huuuuuge almond milk lover, Mom’s always been pretty finicky with it. The taste, the texture… something about it just never quite jived with her. So she was a little reluctant to try these iced ...