I’m kind of known for always being in a dress and wearing a flower in my hair. People have actually messaged me about seeing someone appearing to be my doppelganger, only to tell me that they knew it...
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 wondering what kind of books my...
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 on a rainy day last week. While everything was ...
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 ended up having a whirlwind week toget...
This weekend marked the beginning of another year in my 20s, and I feel so blessed to have spent it with some of my most favourite people, in some of the coolest places, doing some of my absolute fav...
“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 couldn’t get out of my head no matter how...
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 its way and this decision is something...
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 Ashley-friendly meals. It’s ...
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 woman in addition to menstrual c...
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 back to life. I held her and hu...
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 sunshine all afternoon with sweet ...
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%. I could probably go on about...
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 events, merriment, debauchery and basi...
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 found myself crying. I wasn’t worried ...
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 with you. I’m still going through the h...
I write this from the airport on Saturday afternoon as Im preparing to board a flight and leave all the snow and cold behind! Im so excited to be off to St Lucia with Meghan Telpner on her 4th annual...
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 play along! Eleven Random Facts ...
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 of that under wraps) that everything wo...
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 mentioned in my last post of 2011, I...
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 year standing on solid ground. Now...
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 the Holi-month and I had a bla...
When I made the decision to go back to the office world in February, I had no idea that I would: a) be changing jobs less than a year later b) have made such an incredible group of friends along the ...
Other than the obvious delicious food… We have to take pictures of said delicious food but at least when you’re doing it in a group it looks less weird. Unless you take off to another table to get be...
If you were alive, I think you might smack me for announcing that it was your 50th birthday right here on the blog. I wonder if we would have had another surprise party for you, like the one that we ...
Update: Congratulations to Nicole for being selected as the winner! Please send me an email and I’ll have Meghan & her team send you your prize! t’s no big secret that Meghan Telpner is one of my...
It’s no big secret that I adore Babycakes in New York City. I didn’t get to visit for some strange reason on my first trip, but absolutely made more than one stop on my second go round. What’s not to...
A few months ago I heard that there was going to be a new raw food place opening up in my neighborhood and I got pretty excited. Last weekend when I had brunch with Lisa and Carol that anticipation s...
Canadian vegans rejoice… Found coconut milk yogurt at the Big Carrot tonight!! Hopefully they’ll be quick in bringing the Greek style one too. Seriously way too excited about this…
I’ve sorta failed on the Vegan Mofo front this week… but it’s been non-stop rehearsals and a million things going on. Next week I will be better and I promise some SWEET content with NYC details and ...
Saturday was a crazy day a normal day in my life: 7-12:30 Weight Watchers We had 3 awesome meetings and talked about Thanksgiving victories and learnings, setting your kitchen up for success and my a...
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