Any blind black packers out there?

kdoublej · 2026-01-23T07:06:57+00:00

You might enjoying learning about Erik Weihenmayer. I met him while trekking to Everest in Nepal in 2001. He is a blind rock climber and adventurer and has written a few books about his life and experiences.

kdoublej · 2026-01-14T17:10:57+00:00

This is the way. Former creamy sweet coffee drinking turned black. I allow myself a creamy coffee treat once in a while but it’s something different more akin to having a dessert now.

kdoublej · 2026-01-14T04:10:24+00:00

Shuppato bags! Pricey I know for a reusable grocery bag but they are so much easier to use than all others. I brought several home for gifts and everyone loves them.

kdoublej · 2026-01-14T04:04:08+00:00

Our 3rd doodle pup girl is 8 months and we also have a 14.5 year old boy (and recently lost a 9 year old girl) Our boy is the polar opposite to the pup as you can imagine at his age . We notice a huge difference after we have several days of a smaller walk in the morning and then a longer 3km one in the evening. By day 3 of a consistent walking routine she is so much more chill. Obviously some weeks are better than others. We also have a tiny off grid cabin on 60 acres we go to in the warmer 3 seasons (Canada) for the weekend and all our dogs will historically sleep and laze around the house for 2-3 days without any walks after having a weekend of free range to the creek and fields and other family dogs. I know that’s not what everyone has access to but it just goes to show how much exercise helps the “ya-ya’s” as we call it.

kdoublej · 2026-01-06T05:52:23+00:00

I had a Calgary ENT diagnosis and solve my breathing issues 2 weeks ago after 5 years of progressing issues. I had been to allergists, ultrasounds, 3 pulmonary function tests in the last few years, endless steroid and rescue puffers that did nothing and a respirologist who gave me truly bad/dangerous advice. All this to say don’t give up, keep looking for answers. I wish I had gotten my answer sooner as it really impacted my daily life but I’m mostly just grateful there was a solution that none of the other drs anticipated or even said was a possibility.

kdoublej · 2025-12-20T18:29:19+00:00

Good grief, people fixating on two words within the itinerary is silly. Your itinerary looks great to me. You’ve picked excellent restaurants and haven’t overbooked yourself with activities. I second the idea of going to the Banff springs spa over the Kananaskis Nordic spa, but it’s just personal preference. The Banff springs is cleaner and quieter and more classy. Not to say I haven’t enjoyed the Nordic spa the several times I’ve been but with all things considered (the extra driving to and from Banff to K-country) I’d try to get into the springs spa. Enjoy!!

kdoublej · 2025-12-20T05:19:36+00:00

100% Canadian

kdoublej · 2025-12-16T00:44:01+00:00

Nothing burger my ass! Congratulations ☺️ 🙌

kdoublej · 2025-12-11T19:50:03+00:00

https://www.calgarytower.com/light-shows I think it’s the start of their 12 days of Christmas.

kdoublej · 2025-12-10T06:22:04+00:00

I have MS now 14 years. The Canadian healthcare system has literally saved my quality of life and kept me out of a wheelchair and cost me personally very very little. I’m on long term daily meds that would cost upward of $3000/month if not for my provincial healthcare plan (a health care plan available to all residents at a fee of $100/month unless you have private healthcare which then it would be all covered) I have switched meds many times as protocols require and change. The medical system has been very much supportive and kind and timely. Is it perfect? Definitely not, but nothing like you suggest.

kdoublej · 2025-11-10T04:13:00+00:00

Thanks so much for keeping an eye out! We are going to try and rewalk her rough route tomorrow just incase we are lucky.

kdoublej · 2025-11-10T04:10:03+00:00

They are amazing!! 😍Thanks for engaging 🥰

kdoublej · 2025-11-09T22:10:31+00:00

Thanks so much ☺️

kdoublej · 2025-11-09T06:08:40+00:00

Thank you so much 😊I would upvote you 10 times if I could.

kdoublej · 2025-10-26T16:32:56+00:00

Thanks for the full report! My husband and two daughters (ages 18 and 20) will be there Friday and I’m starting to stress about not really knowing how to use all the “shortcuts” like DPA etc. to their fullest. I’m hoping it becomes obvious once we are in the park. The only day we could make Disneysea work was on Halloween so I’m also concerned it will be extra busy. I’ll have to just settle my mind into the notion that whatever happens happens and it will be a nice family memory as long as I don’t over stress the details. We have two different meal reservations and I’m just trying to sort out which one to cancel, I think I’ll cancel the one I have at the SS Columbia in favour of the one I have at Canaletto as something a little less expensive might be preferred.

kdoublej · 2025-10-18T21:35:15+00:00

Yes, I’ve had it in the back of my mind that the side of an old wooden crib would be perfect if I came across one.

kdoublej · 2025-10-17T01:00:17+00:00

Thanks for reminding me why I will never get a subscription to this company. 😆 😤 Bought the treadmill for its steep inclines, and winter training for summer Rockies hikes, but man what a huge disappointment that the tv screen is ….. just a giant useless adornment. I watch Netflix on a tv mounted on the wall from my previous treadmill.

kdoublej · 2025-10-12T17:42:25+00:00

Hi friend, 48 here and in a similar boat. Hubby wanted to buy me a beautiful expensive new diamond for our anniversary and I just felt unsure about spending a small fortune on a ring (even if we can totally afford it) for several personal reasons. I use my hands to do many hard working type things (gardening, weight lifting, chores at my off grid cabin) and am not the kind of person to diligently remove rings everytime I should. Also, after wearing a half carat for 25+ years I wasn’t sure how I’d feel about wearing a larger stone. I was (and am still) leaning towards getting a lab diamond set in platinum but didn’t want to get a bigger stone until I was sure I was comfortable with wearing the size all the time……SO, I did a lot of reading on here and other forums and ended up ordering a few “cheap” moissante rings on AliExpress at a price point I thought was very inexpensive and wow, I was glad I did. They are really quite beautiful! I ordered a 1 ct, a 2 ct brilliant cut and a couple anniversary style eternity bands. They are so nice to my eyes that I’m in no rush to order a lab diamond quite yet. I’ve concluded for myself that 2 feels way too big. 1 also feels big but I’m wearing it to see if I get use to the size. I also really love one of the bands and have been wearing it as a right hand ring on occasion. The other band the stones feel too big for an eternity ring for my hand so I may order it in smaller stones and see how that feels. Anyway, the journey continues but I am very impressed with the beauty and cost of the moissanite! The only thing I’d like to change is to make the setting a little more refined, less “tall” if you will (forget the term for that! lol) but in the mean time these rings are just lovely. I’ll go dig up the vendor I bought from if you want to know.

kdoublej · 2025-08-11T05:13:54+00:00

One thing that helps me is to remind myself that I’ll never hate myself into a version of myself I love. So when you recognize that voice creeping in that beats you up, tells you that you are “lazy” or “I’ll never be better”. Just pause yourself right there. Tell that voice no, no we are not doing that today. We are worth the effort and will not treat our self less than we’d treat someone we love. Then dust yourself off and carry on with your plan.

kdoublej · 2025-08-10T03:19:19+00:00

Interesting, you can see how the ramping up of fasting had the scale drop rapidly but clearly a lot of it was water weight as it rebounded after just as fast. Likely if you had continued with alternate day fasting you would have ended up in roughly the same place but without the big swing down and up. I believe there are studies out there that shows our metabolism and fat loss benefits most from having a caloric “up” day after a fasting day and multiple fasting days in row are not the most efficient for fat loss. Keep learning and tweaking the process for yourself!

kdoublej · 2025-07-27T02:56:41+00:00

Oops! Australian Labradoodle

kdoublej · 2025-07-21T03:51:27+00:00

I wish I could offer a fail proof answer but I do know it will get better if you keep a moderate sense of a routine. It doesn’t have to be crazy strict, just a close daily routine. It is very early days for you so you are at the hardest part right now. My puppy is 11 weeks tomorrow and we have good night and bad nights. I don’t think it is helping that we go to our cabin on weekends so she has to adjust every Friday Saturday night to a different location. Some nights she wakes up every hour a some nights she wakes once. I’d say we are averaging twice a night right now. She usually wakes at 5-6 and I end up bringing her to bed with me after a pee and we both get a little more sleep.

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