Maria Beveridge

Life Hack #26

When travelling and using bathrooms on the road wipe the toilet with TP first so that; A. You get rid of microscopic splatter and B. If the toilet paper roll is empty you discover that before you sit down to do your business! 😬

Painful Reminders

Not my proudest moment. But I’m going to share it anyway. I was driving today. On a mission to get somewhere. Fast. I saw the long line of stopped traffic ahead of me and became frustrated. Clearly it was an accident. Probably caused by someone being careless I thought.

A Soul-Filling, Happy-Making Surprise Visit

I ran into a friend from Vernon at the Lumby gas station last week who I know from when Cameron and her son went to elementary school together years ago. She is also a subscriber who receives my blog newsletters every day. This is what she said to me…🥰 “Oh

I Caught Myself Today

I smile at almost everyone I make eye contact with. And if someone looks a bit hard pressed I put a little extra into it. I saw a man in the grocery store today. He looked hard pressed - and maybe homeless. I gave him a little extra smiling razzle

The Path Less Travelled and the Path of Least Resistence

There is a time to take the path less travelled and a time to take the path of least resistance. There are specific conditions and the right time for each. When introducing new ideas sometimes the path less travelled is good as it generally means originality and uniqueness which can

Monkey See, Monkey Do

At all times I have 10 eye balls on me watching how I choose to do life. I take that more seriously now than I ever have before.

Things I Think When I Teach

A bit of a ramble but… When I’m training my head massage practitioners and correcting their techniques I often explain to them that if we are uncomfortable in delivering a technique, say because our posture is compromised, a client will often pick up on it. There is a signal

My Double Edged Sword

What I have always perceived as being one of my greatest skills my whole life, I can now see clearly as my double edged sword. And that is my ability to make the most of any given situation. To make the best of it. To make do. I pride myself

Life Hack #27 and #28 (Food Hacks)

I know it should technically be #1 and #2, but 27 was the number that came to mind so I went with it. Maybe I’ll roll it out backwards. I like that. It feels spicey… Does this mean I’ve just committed to 26 more Life Hack posts…?🤔 Want

Rock Bottom Is a Solid Foundation

I was thinking...Sometimes there is power and momentum in having nothing to lose. When the Oilers were in the finals they were down 3-0. The commentators were commenting that hope was running out. Then miraculously a 3-3 tie in the 2nd period. The energy shift was visible and palpable

And Furthermore...

This might be another Maria-ism, but when I say “I love you” to someone, a lot of the time I don't want them to say it back. I think it’s because I don’t say it for me - other than I want them to know that

Just Take The Compliment and Run

I don't like telling people what to do. Not really my style. But I'm going to tell you what not to do. This might be a controversial topic, but... Don't respond to a compliment by giving a compliment. When someone says; "you look