The Art of Giving: A Soirée

Hi friends!

It's been a while - hope you are all doing splendidly :)

I want to start by giving a hug shout-out to all who were able to make it out last night for Mathare in Focus - it was a huge success! It was a great turn-out, the slam poet ArRay-of WoRds was amazing, my fellow volunteer Jimena did an amazing job of introducing CME Trust to everyone...all around a really inspiring and dedicated group of people - I am so honoured to be able to work alongside you all to raise money for such an important cause, to increase access to education for children who live in the Mathare slum in Nairobi, Kenya.

[Shameless plug: I will be selling calendars, which include the pictures from last night's vernissage - contact me if you are interested in purchasing one or more! $20 each :)]

Bikram Yoga & Workout

I'm probably starting to sound like a bit of a broken record, but I've been a busy beaver lately(!!). What with work, life, and prepping for my upcoming travels - 3 weeks and counting(!!!!!) - my head has been spinning a wee bit.

I actually took a little time out and went to a bikram yoga class the other night and it was exactly what I needed. I forgot how much of a cardio workout it is - it got my heart pumping on top of a full body sweat. I know, it sounds gross, but it is pretty much the most satisfying thing EVER to come out of a hot yoga class. Plus, its good for the pores - a quick way to radiant-looking skin (minus the Covergirl ;)

I am planning on squeezing this Tone It Up workout in tonight after work - let me know if you try it out!

The Art of Giving: A Soirée

I'm heading to the Art of Giving: A Soirée tonight, which is an annual gala hosted by previously-known-as-CIDA-now-DFATD, which is always a fun time to get all fancied up and drink vino with my colleagues. I somehow got suckered into volunteering at the event - I know, volunteering two nights in a row - so you will see me at the drink ticket stand ;)

Here's a group shot from last year, just after the song 'Gangnam Style' played. Turns out government workers LOVE that song.

Hope you all have a wonderful night!

Mathare in Focus

Happy Monday everyone!

It's back to business for me, with another busy week ahead of me. I'm posting this suuuuper behind schedule since work kind of took over and then I was busy running around doing some volunteer stuff, and then I got sucked into roomie hangout time. Which is always a good time if you ask me ;)

Mathare in Focus

Speaking of volunteer work, the organization that I work for - Canada Mathare Education Trust (CMETrust) - has an event on Thursday night at Pressed Cafe in Ottawa. Check out the event details here.

It's an annual event that we have that displays photos taken by the scholars that we support with scholarships for children from the Mathare slum in Nairobi, Kenya to go to high school. Pretty amazing. 

If you feel like getting fancied up (or not - it's not mandatory) and enjoying some refreshments, hear some awesome spoken word, see some beautiful pictures and have some good chats, I would love to see you all there!

I'll be back tomorrow with a recap from my sister spa date on Saturday (I know, I'm so behind!) and the recipe for my fav lentil and kale medley - you have already seen a picture of it if you follow me on Instagram :)

Have a great rest of your night!

Canada-Mathare Education Trust

Morning friends :)

I hope you all had a wonderful night.

I biked home after work yesterday and busted out the burpee challenge workout that I posted yesterday.

Its crazy how only 12 minutes of work can make me such a sweaty mess. Loves it.

09/16 Pics from the Weekend

Happy Monday everyone!

I hope you all had a great weekend :)

Pics from the Weekend

I kept myself pretty occupied this weekend, here are some pics of my wanderings.

The Cardboard Crowns