Father’s Day (or in my home, “Leave the Toilet Seat Up Day”)

I love, love, love being a dad.  Two of the three most incredibly memorable days of my life include the days my daughters Chardonae and Brie were born (the 3rd is the day I met my wife, Christie).  Admittedly, living with three women can prove challenging at times, and as my little girls turn into little women the challenges continue. Whether it be bathroom line-ups in the morning, or debates surrounding property rights for the Calico Critters, there’s daily challenges (or opportunities) to overcome.

Where’s the Canadian beef, eh? Part 1: Meet the ranchers

Over the last few weeks I’ve found myself reminiscing about my childhood and some of my early impressions of Canadian beef ranchers.  Growing up in small-town, rural Ontario in a community just outside of Newtonville, I spent many a weekend playing at the Cartwright Farm.  My brother Josh and I would spend hours playing on the farm with the Cartwright kids and every once in a while would find ourselves helping Mr. John Cartwright with a few of his daily ‘chores’.

The Grind for Kids: A Family, Fitness and Fun-draising Opportunity

It’s Grind-time again!  And along with the opening of the 2013 Grouse Grind season, marks the start of another year of fundraising for the Grind for Kids.  My family is excited to be a part of this amazing program and we challenge other Vancouver Lower-Mainland families to join us in making every Grind count this summer for BC Children’s Hospital.

Do you give where you live? TELUS asked and we responded

Question: ‘Do YOU give where you live?

Recently myself and our two little girls had the honor of joining the 13,000 TELUS volunteers from across Canada for the 8th annual TELUS Day of Giving. The thousands of volunteers consisting of TELUS team members, retirees, their friends and family members came together at various activities throughout their local communities to lend a hand and make a meaningful difference. Of the over 500 activities nationwide; some included children’s hospitals, sorting food bank donations, and feeding the homeless.

The Moose Gets Loose every month

For over two and a half years I’ve been writing about the 5 “F”‘s that comprise the buckets of my life:  Family, Fitness, Faith, Finances and Fun.   I’m very fortunate that along my journey I’ve made a ton of new friends and had the opportunity to live out my life mission and help many people with improving their health, fitness and lifestyles.

Find below a list of the past 11 issues of the “Moose is Loose” monthly newsletters.  Take a look and feel free to share anything you find relevant with those in your life that might be looking to make some lifestyle changes.

As my Linked-in byline says, I’m just a guy trying to inspire, motivate and educate others to live healthier, more active lifestyles.

Enjoy the newsletters!

The Psychology of Excuses: Just a bad habit in disguise

Excuses are just bad habits in disguise.  They’re there all the time, just waiting for an opportunity to show themselves.

Over the past few months I’ve battled my fair share of personal excuses as it relates to training and injuries.  I’ve battled with patella tendonitis in my right knee and it has caused me much grief.  My training has suffered due to this and at times I find that the mental roadblocks I put up are far worse than the injury themselves.

A busy dad pumped for the Whistler Children’s Festival

As a very busy dad of 2 beautiful girls, finding time to plan fun events is sometimes a challenge, especially when summer rolls around.  This summer I’m looking forward to spending a couple of days along with nearly 5,000 other participants at the Whistler Children’s Festival.  The festival is celebrating it’s 30th anniversary at the Whistler Olympic plaza in the heart of Whistler Village, taking place over 2 days and is jam-packed with tons of activities to keep the kids entertained (check out the list of 19 workshops to choose from).