I managed to get a website up last night – it’s not the smoothest looking site out there but hey, it’s been a long time since I’ve done any webpage building. So I’m cutting myself some slack for now until I get some basic skills back
www.igo100.ca will be expanded over the next [...]
Update: Although the “Build a School” project is no longer advertised on the Plan Canada website, I received good news today. We have received confirmation that this project is still on-going, and we can continue as planned with our fundraising. Whoo Hoo! I really needed to hear this today.
Here is the link to the igo100 [...]
Many people have inspired me to row 100km and make a difference in the world. One person in particular who has inspired me is Roz Savage. Roz is an ocean rower, who is on her way to becoming the first woman to row solo across the Pacific Ocean. She has just completed her second leg [...]
Tonight was my first time back on the erg (rowing machine) in a month. And what better way to get back in the groove than to do…gulp…speed intervals. My plan involved sprinting for a set distance and taking a breather – 8 times. Here are my lessons learned from today:
1. Do NOT eat a giant [...]
I'm 42 years old, an ordinary worker in the corporate world, a mom, and a bad cook. I'm a coffee addict, an insomniac and I believe in empowering people.
On June 19 2010, I rowed 100km over 10 hours on an indoor rowing machine, and raised nearly $18,000 to build a school in Mozambique through Plan Canada.
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