Slowing Down...

brings me gratitude.

Today is Thursday, and I have a rare mid-week day off... always a great indulgence!It's been a while since I last blogged but a lot has happened in the last couple weeks.

I guess the most apparent is a mystery injury to my right foot.

I don't know if you can really tell from this photo but it is quite swollen..

I've been to the doctor and it is not a sprain, as I initially thought, but perhaps a fracture.

The swelling has since gone down but I've been limping around and today I am taking advantage of my day off by staying off my foot. The mystery is that I'm not sure when it occurred...

Last week we had a morning date at the coffee shop,

and decided to play tourists on a tour of the Toronto islands.

Did you know that there is a bird sanctuary on the island?... very serene and peaceful. But I digress.

My foot was sore but it was not worrisome...

But then we hosted a rock band at work,

and I was on my feet for hours and hours, in heels no less!

Needless to say this was not what my foot needed and realized that I had to go to the doctor.

X-rays were taken and I go back tomorrow to find out what is going on.

The benefit has been that I have had to slow everything down. I've had to lessen my hours at work,

I've had to take a break from exercising (or thinking that I should be exercising), and I've had to remember that it is a gift to have a healthy body with full mobility.

Sometimes I forget... how blessed I am.

But I try to see the messages and lessons from my occurrences in life.

Sometimes the things that occur are out of my control.

Sometimes it's a bad choice...

But no matter what, there is always a lesson that can be learned,

to bring me back to the things that are most important.

I am grateful that this happened.

Of course, I hope that it is not a serious injury but this is my body's way of telling me to slow down and smarten up!

Or at least get better shoes for work.

Evolution of an Egg

brings me gratitude.

Food is life.  

The simplicity of the perfect, pure Ontario egg  

is absolutely delicious!

No Hellmann's required!

Thank you!

My Saturday Morning Farmer's Market Run

brings me gratitude!

We all know that eating lots of fruit and vegetables is great for our health but I think we forget this in the busyness of our lives. 

After some health issues (not majorly serious but enough for us to shake us up) we started seeing a naturopathic doctor 

and 'remembered' how important diet is to our health.

Now, don't get me wrong I absolutely love to indulge in all kinds of food (see post below), I am married to a Chef afterall and my office is located in one of the busiest kitchens in the city.   But I do not believe in depriving oneself.  What I do believe is that moderation is key and the fact that we do choose our health.

My husband works early now so my new Saturday ritual is to go to the farmer's market at St. Lawrence and purchase organic (whenever possible) and local foods.  The end result is absolutely delicious food, while supporting our local farmers (90% of the purchase goes directly back to them as opposed to big corporations), and feeding our bodies the nutrients that it needs for optimum health.  

Our food has never tasted better and it FEELS SO GOOD!