It’s hard to imagine that 2 years ago I was in an old RV on my way to St. John’s to begin my life-changing journey across Canada. Sometimes I still can’t believe I did it.

So I sit in my apartment 2 years later and reflect on what events have unraveled over the last 24 months. Well, it’s amazing what can happen in such a short time. I’ve had a lot of time to think about my future and where I want to head. Some days I wake up with a clear idea of what my goals are. But the very next day I could roll out of bed with complete uncertainty as to what I will be doing in 3 months, 6 months, 1 year or 10 years down the road.

Today I’m feeling pretty good, though. I don’t have an exact idea of what I think I’ll be doing the rest of my life (does anyone really know the answer to this?), but I am fairly confident that it will involve the health industry. No, I’m not going back to school to become a doctor. I do find an appeal to various companies which produce and/or distribute health food and products. I don’t think it’s a big secret that health is a huge part of my life. Think about it… I’m married to a nutritionist, I rollerbladed across Canada for Cancer Research, I lead an active lifestyle. Without your health, you wouldn’t be able to live and experience all the incredible things our world still has to offer!

On a different note, Spring is in full swing in Vancouver now! The cherry blossoms and daffodils have come and gone. The tulips are standing tall. The trees are looking greener everyday. And the seawall is dry enough to skate around!
I’ve been in Vancouver for over 4 years and it still amazes me at the amount of time people spend complaining about our weather. “It’s always raining or cloudy”. Are these people in some sort of daze?? Sure, we have cloudy or rainy days. But who doesn’t have those in the spring? I don’t think I’ve seen a cloud in our skies in over a week! I’ve been out rollerblading in shorts several times in the last couple weeks. I think this spring has been one of my favorites since I moved here! It hasn’t been exceptionally hot, but I’m quite happy with 15 degrees and sunny. After all, it is only May 1! Just wait for summer!

With all the time I’ve been able to spend outside lately, I’m seeing more and more inline skaters around. I’m in a tough place in my life right now with work and finances, but I’m beginning to get back the motivation to develop an annual inline skating event that I have been dreaming about for years. It will happen. I just need to act on my impulses when the opportunities arise. I can’t sit back and wait like I had been doing. If anyone is interested in helping out with something like this, please e-mail me. I have had a few organizations contact me and offer to stamp their name on my event, but they have yet to offer the support and promoting that I need. They expect me to do all the work alone and then throw their name on it for the credit. So as of now, I’m not committed to any particular group. We’ll see how this spring/summer unfolds.