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Ashley

Toronto, Canada
In August 2007, I made the decision to lose weight. I joined Weight Watchers and ended up losing 33 lbs on the program and have been keeping it off since then. I learned a lot about healthy living, cooking and getting active and feel so much better than I did back then. A few months after I... Full Bio
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You’re Falling Away From Me –What They Don’t Tell You About Mother’s Day by Ashley Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living I was walking through Indigo on Friday and as I passed the new release section I caught glimpse of Danielle Steele’s new novel. I stopped in my tracks and found myself wo ... Read on »
Treat of the Month Club–April by Ashley Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living Be jealous…. very jealous My sweet friends Lisa and Nicole have started up a Treat of the Month Club and I was delighted to pick up my treats for April ... Read on »
Shut Your Eyes And Sing To Me by Ashley Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living In 2006, I was very much in love with a boy from Scotland. We met through some friends on an evening filled with debauchery right before New Year’s Eve 2005. We end ... Read on »
A Very Happy Birthday Gal, Everywhere You Look by Ashley Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living This weekend marked the beginning of another year in my 20's, and I feel so blessed to have spent it with some of my most favourite people, in some of the coolest places, ... Read on »
In With Love, Out With Fear by Ashley Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living “We stop breathing when we think things are too hard” Oh shit. I’m totally not breathing. I found myself in a really crowded yoga class last night and I just c ... Read on »
Here We Go… by Ashley Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living On Saturday I led my last Weight Watchers meeting. I’m still in a bit of shock and I’m not sure that it feels real yet. I’ve been insinuating that change was on it ... Read on »
I’ll Show You Mine If You Show Me Yours…. by Ashley Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living It’s pretty fantastic when other people cook for me. I know that I’m not the easiest person to feed, so it means an awful lot to me when people make the effort to prepare ... Read on »
I Don’t Feel Abnormal, Should I? by Ashley Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living I’m pretty sure that at least 85% of my readership is female, so they’re going to be able to relate to this post. For the men - here’s another fun thing about being a wom ... Read on »
Smile, Open Your Eyes, Love and Go On by Ashley Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living 14 years ago, on February 24, 1998 at about 8:00 in the morning I was sitting next to my mother’s body, begging something bigger and more powerful than me to bring her ba ... Read on »
Nutball-A-Roos For Family Day by Ashley Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living It was a holiday here in Ontario on Monday and I enjoyed the day by hitting the gym for a run, frolicking and laughing loudly and saying inappropriate things in the sunsh ... Read on »
Nourishing My Tummy in St. Lucia by Ashley Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living Travelling to another country with any sort of dietary restriction can be a challenge, but going on a retreat with Meghan meant that I knew I would be taken care of 100 ... Read on »
I Wanna Be Famous for Falling In Love by Ashley Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living Cue song … I can’t believe I missed seeing Cass McCombs in Toronto when I was away… It’s felt like summer since I’ve been back from St. Lucia with lots of social e ... Read on »
10 Things I learned Whilst Nourishing My Soul In St. Lucia by Ashley Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living 1. Everything will be just fine I was so anxious the day before I left for St. Lucia. I woke up around 4:30am, and wasn’t able to get back to sleep and actually foun ... Read on »
This is One Sparkly Soul by Ashley Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living I’m back from St. Lucia feeling happier, lighter, calmer, sparkly, inspired and nourished. I can’t wait to share all of my adventures, learnings and excitement ... Read on »
Sorry I can't come to the phone right now, I'm busy nourishing my soul by Ashley Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living I write this from the airport on Saturday afternoon as I'm preparing to board a flight and leave all the snow and cold behind! I'm so excited to be off to St Lucia with Meg ... Read on »
The Random Fact Game by Ashley Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living My sweet friend Ali over at Not Hip Enough to Blog tagged me in this fun this little game and it’s been awhile since I’ve done anything like this so I thought I would p ... Read on »
nothing happens and nothing happens and then everything happens by Ashley Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living I kinda wish I could go back and tell the gal in the top photo (who at the time was really unhappy, stressed, not really healthy and pretty good at keeping all ... Read on »
Keep Calm and Sparkle by Ashley Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living Happy New Year! The last few weeks have been a whirlwind of activity and so far January is whipping right along. I hope everyone had a lovely holiday season. As I me ... Read on »
for good by Ashley Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living I’m really excited to be heading into 2012. It’s been quite a journey over the last two years, and for the first time since 2009, I feel like I’m starting off a new ... Read on »
This is my Winter Song to You by Ashley Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living The last few weeks have been crazy and awesome and hectic and hilarious. I can hardly believe that it’s December!! This week marked the beginning of what I like to call t ... Read on »