Bucket List: Spending a Day at the Races

 My mom and I had the pleasure of joining Big Ranch Sanctuary and Max Keeping on the evening of Sunday, June 23 for the 10-year anniversary celebration at the Rideau Carleton Raceway. It just so happened that this was the perfect timing of a charity event for me, because spending

Bucket List: Spend a Day at the Spa

 It was finally Friday, and my boyfriend Jeff and I were zipping along Highway 5 to begin our day at the spa. We arrived at Le Nordik Spa (16 chemin Nordik, Old Chelsea, Quebec) and were immediately transported to a purely natural world. After waiting comfortably for a few minutes

Bucket List: Fire Walk with Me

 “Walk across hot coals” was one of the first ambitions on my bucket list. For me, being adventurous is all about finding the courage to do something you never thought possible, and feel an inordinate amount of pride in yourself for reaching that objective. After a brief search via Google,

Bucket List: Love Myself

 “We all want to be loved, don’t we? Everyone looks for a way of finding love. It’s a constant search for affection in every walk of life.” – Audrey Hepburn Love is a wonderful thing. It brings us happiness, confidence and strength. I’m lucky to have lots of love in

Bucket List: Go Bungee Jumping!

 Believe it or not, one of my bucket list dreams was to throw myself off of a 200-foot-high bridge. Seriously… I’ve always thought about bungee jumping, but it was really on a whim last summer that I actually booked my spot. On Sunday, August 26th (2012), my boyfriend Jeff and

Bucket List: Learning How to Snowshoe in the Gatineau Hills

 My sidekick boyfriend Jeff and I are adventure-seekers. Although this is sometimes truer for me (while Jeff puts on a brave face and tags along), we were both looking forward to our first snowshoeing experience together. Conditions were optimal after the massive heap of snow that fell on Ottawa recently.