Author: Tessa

  • Back to school: the first semester.

    Back to school: the first semester.

    Hey friends! Long time no post, and I am totally sorry about that. But I also figured I would wait until the semester was finished before I wrote about how school has been going. SO! Let’s get into it.

  • Summer Vacation is OVER!

    Summer Vacation is OVER!

    Well, I didn’t end up posting as much as I thought I would this summer. A lot of the things I did weren’t “post worthy”, but does that mean I wasted my summer? Heck no! I had a great four and a half months off. I was busy almost the entire time and never bored…

  • New Thing: Visting a Bee Farm!

    New Thing: Visting a Bee Farm!

    I’ve always loved bees – bumble bees, honey bees, any other type of bee, BUT NOT WASPS. Bees are great. I once rescued one from being stepped on. I love bees. And I also love honey. Coincidentally, there are a few honey/bee farms near Calgary so I finally went to check one out!

  • Why I Powerlift

    Why I Powerlift

    Powerlifting (and actually any physical activity) is a relatively new thing in my life – something I’ve only really taken up in the last 4-5 years. It’s quickly become my favourite hobby and the thing I devote the most thought to these days… but that will definitely change once I am back in school! I’ve…

  • New Thing: Volunteering at a Powerlifting World Championship

    New Thing: Volunteering at a Powerlifting World Championship

    For the past two weeks I’ve spent four-ish hours of most of my days volunteering at the 2018 World Classic Powerlifting Championships! For those who are unaware, it’s one of the yearly elite powerlifting competitions where countries from all over the world send their best lifters to compete for class titles. Lucky for me it…