Tuesday 13 May 2014

New Top 100 List of things to Eat and Drink in Edmonton

Excellent! There is a new list of food and drink to try in the city! I find that this is such an excellent way to learn about the city and find your way around it! I will slowly be ticking things off the list...and yes I will make another map of the different place as I am a big geography nerd and love to make maps :) So far I have had the fish tacos at Tres Carnales (they are fantastic!), and the spinach risotto from Zenari's. I have a long way to go!

Top 100 things to Eat and Drink in Edmonton

I am also very excited about the different food trucks that are cropping up downtown. Last week I tried Nhon Hoa Sandwich Bar- it was excellent for banh mi! This street food app give you updates as to where the trucks will be in the city including opening times and a map of the location:

Street Food App

Monday 5 May 2014

The Elusive Pull-up

I have always done sports- I think I started playing t-ball when I was 5 or so. I can thank my parents for enrolling me in athletics growing up- fastball, basketball, volleyball, track and field, a brief hockey tryout one year. I have always enjoyed sports but also enjoy workouts by myself- typically running. This year, I decided I was going to do more than just run. I got myself a gym membership and have been going to  fairly religiously since January 2014. I have been doing cardio...and weights. I am slowly (so unbelievably slowly) getting stronger and can squat/lift/push/pull more weight than I could when I first started. This brings me to the pull-up. Damn this elusive exercise!! I try every week to pull myself up and over that stupid bar to no avail. If I'm lucky I can move an 1/8 of an inch while turning beet red and making awful, grunting noises. "Mind over matter" I say to myself as I hang unmoving from the bar. 

Maybe next week. Sigh.