Write Every Day | May Challenge

I thought after running every day in April that writing every day in May would be a piece of cake. Boy was I wrong.

Single-Use Coffee Cup Waste in Vancouver | Infographic

My coworkers have to deal with me harassing them about coffee cups all the time... I recently did some research and made the infographic below, and then sent it out to select people (haha yes I'm annoying). While nobody is perfect (I certainly am not), we can all do our part and make small changes to help reduce waste.

Single-Use Coffee Cup Waste in Vancouver
Infogram

I Ran 30 Days in a Row! | April Challenge

Why?

I love running, but I had gotten off track over the winter. I gained a bit of weight and didn’t feel like myself anymore, and I didn’t feel good about myself. I wanted to do something kind of crazy – a real challenge.

A Secret Pool Fit For A Queen | Vancouver Sun

Vancouver Sun, August, 2014: A Secret Pool Fit for a Queen

View the article on the full page here.

The Girl Who Cried Wolf

Cover Art By: Victoria Yahara

I published my short story as an Amazon ebook in October 2016, and it is still available for $1. Please give it a read and let me know what you think!

Links to Buy

Canada / USA / UK

Synopsis

In this short story retelling of Little Red Riding Hood, Karena is a barista in a small-town coffee shop. She’s plagued by the feeling she’s always being watched from the darkness. Wolf sightings begin when a handsome yet mysterious guy appears in town. Karena is frightened yet oddly intrigued by both the man and the wolf that have suddenly taken over her life.

Brandywine Falls, Whistler

About

Info: Brandywine Falls
Location: 47 km North of Squamish off Hwy 99
Cost: free

Travel Q&A

Long time no see! Tonight I'll be sharing my answers to some travel-related questions to get back into the swing of blogging. A few of the questions are inspired by one of my favourite travel blogs, Polkadot Passport. But, I should mention - I wrote this out a couple months ago for a school assignment.

Hiking & Feeding Chickens! | Video Journal | Terrace Part 4

This is our last Terrace video journal! In this segment we went for a hike, fed some chickens, and then flew home. I hope you enjoyed following us along on our journey!

Lots of Fishing! | Video Journal | Terrace Part 3

Check out Part 3 of my Terrace video journal! After this there will just be one more Terrace video left! Hopefully I'll upload it sometime next week.

A Few Days at a Cabin in the Woods | Terrace Days 4-6

We got up bright and early to get ready for a trip to Cody’s family’s cabin, which is off-the-grid and can only be reached by boat. It was a beautiful boat ride up the Kasiks River. We were completed isolated; no other humans around. The landscape was so green and mountainous! I felt truly out in nature. I even saw a bear running up the beach into some bushes.

Wesach Falls, the Peeing Tree, and Kalum Lake! | Video Journal | Terrace Part 2

Again I've disappeared and haven't been keeping up with my goal of posting twice a week... we are currently going through a family emergency and overall rough time, so please bare with me! Instead of being so hard on myself, I'm just going to post when I can, and try not to worry about it too much. I've been posting much more regularly on my Instagram account, @wanderlovelaura!

I've been having so much fun making these little video journals, so without further ado, here is Terrace Part Two!

Follow me to Terrace, B.C. | Video Journal | Terrace Part 1

Let me know what you think of the first installment of my Terrace video journal!

Wesach Falls, Peeing Tree, and Kayaking! | Terrace Day 3

After a delicious breakfast of an omelet and toast with homemade raspberry jam, we headed out for the day. We went for a cool little hike through the forest to see Wesach Falls. There was so much moss covering the forest floor, it looked like a fairy tale forest. However, there were so many bugs and I got eaten alive, which ruined the storybook vibe a little bit.

CHICKENS!!! | Terrace Day 2

On our second day in Terrace I woke up early and went for a really great run. I love exploring new places and taking in the sights while running! There were beautiful gardens, horses, and funny old buildings. Compared to Vancouver, Terrace really has a small town vibe.

Flying, Storm, and Almost Dying | Terrace Day 1

Cody and I went on a week-long trip to Terrace, British Columbia to visit his family last month. It was my first time going there, and my first time meeting some of his family and hometown friends (besides the ones that have visited us in Vancouver). Over the next couple weeks I’ll be sharing our Terrace adventures, so please check back often!

5 Camping Must-Haves

1. Floaties!

Cody has a whole fleet of them in assorted shapes, sizes, and colours! Mattress, boat, chair - he’s got it all. Except I’d love to get one of those inflatable swans that you keep seeing all over Instagram. It’s so much fun to take some drinks and snacks and then just relax on a lake! An essential that goes along with this would be a battery-powered air pump. This was a recent addition to Cody’s gear, and honestly it makes a world of difference! No more exhausting hand pumping or having to hook up a pump to your car. The battery lasted the whole weekend, and we used it quite a bit (air mattress in the tent plus three big floaties, and air top-offs throughout).

Levette Lake Camping | Squamish, BC

My boyfriend and I decided to go for a little weekend camping trip to his favourite spot, Levette Lake. We left work early to get a headstart on our getaway. It was a beautiful and hot Friday, but I got a wee bit carsick on the drive, since the highway between Vancouver and Squamish is super windy. Then to reach the campground you have to drive up a steep, rocky, and very bumpy logging road.

Camping, Slo-Pitch, and Bunnies! | Vernon 2016

Follow us along to Vernon! My boyfriend and I went for a Slo-Pitch tournament / music festival weekend called Funtastic. We stayed at a campsite full of bunnies and had such a good time.


Let me know what you think and I'll try to make more little videos like this for all my upcoming trips!

Failure | 2016

I've been a bit of a failure with my blog. I disappeared for months and abandoned my travel writing. I went through a tough time and lost all my motivation. But I'm back now, so let's just pretend that never happened! :)

I'm going to take a quick look at my 2016 blog goals and reassess, as the year is now more than half over.

Squamish Day 2

I woke up around 6am feeling well rested, so I got up and did some writing while Cody slept in. Unfortunately the wifi in the cabin was terrible, but I still felt pretty productive! Once Cody got up we made coffee and watched 101 Dalmatians.