The 2022 edition of the Run for Women is taking place THIS SUNDAY. Last year it was a virtual event, meaning everyone ran on their own, wherever they were at. This year, participants had the option to run on their own OR with other people, old-school, in an actual race, just like in the Before Times. (!) […]
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We are almost one month away from the National Run for Women’s Mental Health Day (Sunday, September 27). In 2017, I participated in my first SHOPPERS LOVE. YOU. Run for Women and I was very impressed by the whole experience. I am not a competitive runner and I was new to this kind of event. I didn’t have much to […]
Today I did two loads of laundry and made an excellent pot of broccoli cheddar soup using some soft vegetables I found languishing in the back of the crisper. I walked to the grocery store and will be slapping together a dinner at some point. That’s about all that I have the energy for today. We are […]
18 Jan, 2020
Weekend reading: The Dry January edition
Posted by: andrea tomkins In: Weekend reading|Yaktivism
Some of my Twitter and Facebook friends are probably already aware that I’m in the middle of a Dry January. No beer, no cider, no wine, no alcohol whatsoever, for the entire month. So far so good! :) I’ve been doing a lot of reading about what alcohol does to our brain and body. If […]
Last night, Mark and I had the pleasure of attending the 19th annual United Way Community Builder of the Year Awards Gala at the Shaw Centre. I’ve been a few times and it’s always a great event. Good food, good chatting, and of course, a chance to learn about some of the people and the […]
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- September is a good time for change
- Checking things off my Ottawa Summer Bucket List: Eat lunch at Bite This
- Family camping 2022: Chutes Provincial Park
- Checking things off my Ottawa Summer Bucket List: Eat some ice cream
- Checking things off my Ottawa Summer Bucket List: Tour of the old Ottawa train station (a.k.a the new Senate building)
- Checking things off my Ottawa Summer Bucket List: Kayaking at Dow’s Lake
- A road trip to Rideau Antiques
- Checking things off my Ottawa Summer Bucket List: NCC Bistro at Remic Rapids
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- Run for Women, the post-pandemic edition
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- A Mud Room Confession - MKDB: […] It’s ok for today cause I’m feeling kinda passionate about mud rooms since Andrea at A Peak Inside the Fish Bowl has been promot
- M3gan movie: Mistakes were made! M3GAN is routed by Gerard Johnstone (Housebound); the movie script is by Akela Cooper (that composed Deadly and also therefore i
- Will: Don't be afraid to be a prude. The world needs more prudes, not less. Don't let others shake you for caring about how your children dress and what the
- Dean Prentice: Enjoyed reading your stories, having recently visited Silent lake and taking some time to take in the view from the memorial bench I too wondered who
- Jennifer Jilks: Good for you! that's how I started jogging. We lived in North Gower, though, and I thought I'd work up to running around the block. It was 7 km, as we
- Sally Dowe Marchand: Be careful. Running can become addictive and that’s how it starts. One block at a time. I understand the huff and puff. Some mornings I set my watch
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My name is Andrea and I live in the Westboro area of Ottawa with my husband Mark and our dog Piper who is kind of a big deal on Instagram. We also have two human offspring: Emma (23) and Sarah (21). During the day I work as a writer at The Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre. I am a longtime Ottawa blogger and I've occupied this little corner of the WWW since 1999. The Fishbowl is my whiteboard, water cooler, and journal, all rolled into one. I'm passionate about healthy living, arts and culture, travel, great gear, good food, and sharing the best of Ottawa. I also love vegetables, photography, gadgets, and great design.
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