All posts by simply...woman!

  • nataliecalm
    excuses begone: one week of fitness and counting

    By Editor-in-Chief, Natalie Hughes.   I had resigned myself to the body I saw in the mirror at 43. Here is the list of excuses I had for being where I was 8 days ago: “I guess...

    • Posted October 9, 2013
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  • SachaSterling
    there is nothing wrong with you.

    by Sacha Sterling.   My life changed over a casual coffee date with a brazen friend (with wild red hair to match her vivacity) – sipping lattes, gabbing about life. I was processing yet another drama, this...

    • Posted October 8, 2013
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  • pump
    pumpkin pie, the rawtarian way!

    The Rawtarian’s Thoughts Raw pumpkin pie recipes are not something that are in my everyday recipe rotation. However, around Halloween or at Thanksgiving or Christmas it’s nice to have a raw pumpkin pie recipe you can turn...

    • Posted October 8, 2013
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  • peanut brittle bread pudding
    peanut brittle bread pudding

    by Carolyn Scott-Hamilton, the Healthy Voyager. We are gearing up for the season of comforting sweets what with the onset of Halloween and the holidays just around the corner. Get a head start on some fun baking...

    • Posted October 8, 2013
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  • 2 delicious fall soups

    by Julie of By The Recipe. Fall is my favourite season. Always has been. I’m not sure why exactly. I love the bright colours of the leaves as they change orange, red and yellow. I love the...

    • Posted October 8, 2013
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  • day of the girl
    october 11: international day of the girl

    via Unicef. More girls are now entering school than ever before, thanks to inspiring progress over the past two decades. The gender gap in primary school enrolment has narrowed considerably. However, many girls – particularly the most...

    • Posted October 8, 2013
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  • pink ribbon
    breast cancer awareness month in october

    The Breast Cancer Awareness Month, marked in countries across the world every October, helps to increase attention and support for the awareness, early detection and treatment as well as palliative care of this disease. There are about...

    • Posted October 7, 2013
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  • Untitled
    life+business=overwhelmed? rebecca leclaire’s been there.

    I turned 40 a week ago. If you’ve turned 40 already, you get it, it’s a big deal. Generally for women it can either be a time of despair at the aging process, or for most of...

    • Posted October 7, 2013
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  • pjgofit
    total body treadmill workout

    from the Go Fit Gals. It’s your friendly neighbourhood trainer, PJ, with a kick-butt HIIT workout for you. To complete this calorie-killer you will need a treadmill, a stability ball, one heavy dumbbell (anywhere from 12lb-30lb, depending...

    • Posted October 7, 2013
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  • eyes of child
    living through the eyes of a child

    By Kathy Staran. A recent visit a few weeks ago with dear friends from Halifax, Nova Scotia, along with their two year old daughter, who will soon be three, proved very enlightening for me. We began their...

    • Posted October 7, 2013
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