Day 135: Are We Running Today?

For about a week of this month, I fell off my fitness game, I just didn’t feel like it. I’ve learned over the past few months of working out that consistency matters more than exactly what you do. I find I’m happiest and most productive when I get moving and sweat at the start of the day. It helps me relax, relieves stress, and opens my mind. Some days I totally zone out to music or a podcast. This week, I’m back at it! Since January, I’ve joined monthly challenges on the Nike Running app hosted by Amy (aka @lesbest) and they’ve been SO HELPFUL with motivation. This week I need to run 20k to make up for the week I missed, so I can get 60km for the month. Today I broke my own record for fastest 1 mile and I AM SO PROUD OF MYSELF. Late 2019 when I started, it was a struggle to run one full kilometre and now I feel great when I run 5Km. For the record, I usually walk a little of the 5km but I’m getting there. Today I dreamed about running a 5km for charity, a race but only really to beat my own best time. Today was a great day! We had a BBQ for dinner then took a family trip to town. Picked Em up a new bathing suit and I got two new plants. Watched Floor Is Lava on Netflix before Em went to bed and I finished reading my latest book Invisible Girl by Lisa Jewel. GOOD READ. If you’re looking to get running or join a challenge, add me to the Nike Running Club app (CASIE STEWART) and join my challenge for August. We’re gonna start with 2km a day! I’d love to have some new…

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Fitness | Running Through the Six

I started getting my a$$ in gear a week before NYE and man do I ever notice. Along with feeling better and my face thinning out, I feel great all over. I actually look forward to waking up and hitting the pavement. I roll out of bed and get into my gear, and head outside. I was always a fit little person and I’m heading back in that direction. BF has noticed too which makes me feel even more awesome. YEAH BABY.  This morning I did my fastest KM yet of 5.35. I used to stress about what to wear when I worked out and I’d pace around back and forth and then get so overwhelmed I didn’t go. It seems silly but working out for the longest time gave me anxiety. I still can’t bring myself to go to a gym for a solo workout. Before the holidays Columbia Sportswear invited me to pick out a few items from their #TestedTough collection. I didn’t realize that the shirt & pants combo I picked out WERE ACTUALLY A SUPER HERO OUTFIT INSIDE. I’ve run a couple times in this gear (it’s inside out) and it’s really kept me warm. For the first time, I really DON’T GIVE A S#*% about what I wear because I’m running past anyone judging me.  

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WORK! Nathan Brannen is running yo. Stay tuned for him at the Olympics!

Listen to this shit man!“Nathan Brannen of Cambridge, Ont., who had been granted an extension of the Olympic qualifying deadline, ran 3:34.65 at Rome’s Golden Gala meet to qualify for the Beijing Olympics.His time was a new personal best and is well under the Olympic A+ standard of 3:36.60.” Fuck yeah. Show them who’s got it going on babe!!!! Love ya!! Cambridge bitches represent. xoCheck his ass out here ♥

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Hello! I Missed You! I Missed Blogging!

Well, hello there! It’s been a minute since I’ve updated here, my last post was back in JULY (!!). Since then, I’ve been on a little unintended blogging break, thanks to some behind-the-scenes website stuff. Long story short: I had to update my GoDaddy storage plan, and shortly after renewing, I got hit with a notice that my blog was suddenly over the storage limit. This blog has been my digital home for 20 years, 5,000+ posts, 20,000+ photos, some videos etc, she’s a thick site, haha, 💻✨ What followed was two months of back-and-forth with GoDaddy, running security checks, fiddling with firewalls, and trying to understand how my site had gotten so massive overnight. When it finally came time to “upgrade” to the plan I supposedly needed, it was SO EXPENSIVE. I thought there had to be a better way. So, I did what any blogger would do: I asked the internet. I posted on Threads to see what other bloggers were using, and the recommendations led me to Hostinger. 🙌 I made the move, and I’m so glad I did. I was able to get a solid plan for a couple of years at a much more reasonable cost (aka not a million dollars lol). 👉 If you’re looking for hosting, here’s my affiliate link to Hostinger. Now that the back end is sorted, I can finally get back to sharing life updates, stories, and little bits of sunshine. This summer has been a good one, lots of time with friends, long walks, lazy afternoons in the park, plenty of boat days, motorcycle rides, and endless sunshine. I’m heading into fall feeling happy, refreshed, and ready to write again. That’s it for now, feels good to be back. Thanks for sticking around, missed ya! 💖

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I Survived the Stanley Garrison Séance

I love spooky season, dressing up like (more of) a witch, and wearing costumes. The other night, Michelle and I attended Jaymes White’s Stanley Garrison Séance. This is a recreation of an authentic Victorian Séance and it was AN EXPERIENCE. It was held inside the Stanley Barracks, which if you don’t know is a building on the CNE grounds built in 1841 that has seen some SH*T. Don’t look it up, I think it’s better if you don’t know the history before you go. 😫 I’m not going to spoil the experience by telling you too much and they asked us to put our phones away during. It was good/fun /scary, highly recommend. 👻 If you have questions, DM me on IG. ALL I AM STAYING IS – If you want to get a fright and/or enjoy spooky season, book a ticket ASAP. Jaymes white has been running his Victorian Séance since 2015, and it sells out every year. Stanley Garrison Séance runs from October to November 2024  To chat about what just happened, we joined our group for bites and cocktails at Valerie inside Hotel X. Thank you Duet PR for the invite and to Jaymes White for a crazy night lol. Follow him on Instagram at @jaymeswhiteseance.

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