In love with DAVIDsTEA

My coffee loving heart was stolen yesterday by DAVIDsTEA !!!

I haven't jumped from the Coffee Lover's ship just yet but if I was going to, it would be to hitch a ride with DAVIDsTEA ;)

The staff at the Kingston location were so cheery and helpful.  After smelling and swooning over the delicious scents of the various teas I settled on three to take home to sample and one for the road!

Alpine Punch is a rooibos tea (which I don't normally like) with a smooth blend of almond, apple and cinnamon flavours that are reminiscent of marzipan.  It was the perfect introduction to DAVIDsTEA and paired well with my lunch hour Christmas shopping!

Last night when I was headed to the rink I brewed up a cup of Ceylon Star which is December's Tea of The Month.  This black tea was full of chocolaty flavour and warm spices.  This was a much deeper flavour sensation and soothed the senses.

Today I am in full on Vanilla Orchid mode and onto my second cup!  The beauty of Oolong tea is that it can be resteeped so you can continue to enjoy blissfullness again and again!  This tea is soft and subtle, I could see it being an easy crowd pleaser.

I have yet to try the Strawberry Rhubarb Parfait herbal tea but let me tell you it smells amazing!!!!  I can't wait to try it out but have decided to save it for today's afternoon treat!

Tea has many amazing health benefits and can treat a long list of ailments in a natural, soothing manner.  While I will never leave my first love of coffee, I can see myself having a love affair with tea!

Cheers,
K.

Let's Rewind a Bit

All my life I have only been fit and in shape when I am unhappy with life in general, which as a whole has only been pockets of time throughout my 35 years.  In 2009 I was on my last fitness kick teaching spin classes and Group Groove at a local gym upwards to 6 classes a week .... short story is I got burnt out but stayed fit with regular exercise and relatively good eating habits (which always made me happier being able to control some things in my life).

Fast forward to the fall of 2010 when I met my husband Steve, and you guessed it, everything was perfect .... life was finally on track and I was in a very happy place.  Our sons (we each have a son from a previous marriage) seemed happy and embraced this new family we had started to nourish.  Life seemed to be easier, so I spent less time on health and fitness with more time devoted to cooking delicious meals (ya I can cook!) and beer sampling with my love and fellow Guinness drinker, Steve.  Needless to say we have both gained some weight over the past two years and while we couldn't be happier it is not the healthy lifestyle I was so proud of a few years back.

I am also a very busy hockey mom spending up to 5 days a week running to arenas or dry land practices, not to mention the lengthy bus trips every weekend!  It is hard to fit in time for me and me alone but I read about other mom's having the same struggles and simply putting aside time each day for themselves and reaping the benefits .... I decided I wanted to reap too lol.

My goal is to learn how to run .... well jog in my case.  Maybe one day I will be a runner.  At this point anything is better then nothing.  In between "runs" I am back on the bike and missing teaching spin like crazy, but for now I am happy to be the student and not over commit myself time wise.  I don't plan to be an athlete, just happy and healthy.  I have the happy part down thanks to my wonderful husband and amazing kids but only I can work on the healthy part.  Cheers!

Walkin' the Walk

So I am not completely new to blogging, I have a foodie blog Spread The Recipe that shares my family's tried and tested favourite recipes but a health and fitness blog is absolutely foreign to me! 

You see I am the shy type, I never assume that anyone would want to hear my story so I usually keep things to myself.  Only trouble is keeping too much to myself and sticking to my comfort zone has left me out of shape and in need of a new approach ... which brings me to this new journey.

I need to be accountable and focus on #mycommitment.  I have been so inspired by the communities that I have found via Twitter through @FitFluential, @CommitmentDay, @FitApproach, @girlsgonesporty and @therunchat that I can't help but stick with this!  Everyone has been open, supportive and encouraging .... and they don't even know me! 

I compare blogging to my old approach of entering details into a food/fitness log where I counted every calorie and curl ... but this is way more intense!  I'm not certain to what extent I will post details of my journey, I suppose as I become more comfortable I will share more but making this lone statement of committing to change my health and current none existent fitness routine is a huge step to start with.  I know I won't have a problem sticking to the changes, my challenge is going to be sharing them with the world.  Crossing my fingers to progress and perseverance!!!