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Pam Lewis

September 21, 2014 by the grit of it

How was your summer? FULL! What are you most looking forward to this year? I am looking forward to a trip to Berlin – I have to go for a meeting so I decided to take some time to see the city as well. What is a typical day like in your life? Ha! Each day is different. Being a mother means you need to multi- task constantly. I usually meet with 1-2 clients through my work with the Health […]

Categories: Uncategorized • Tags: adversity, art, inspiration, interview, Photography, true grit, victoria b.c., yyj

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Eliza Robertson

August 20, 2014 by the grit of it

  I got a chance to meet up with newly published author, Eliza Robertson while she was in Victoria taking a break from studies in England. How is your summer going? Oh, fine… I have returned to Victoria for blackberry season. My augusts are typically bear-like. What is the last book you read? Right now, I am reading A Beautiful Truth by Colin McAdam. Half the book is written from the perspective of chimps. It’s remarkable. I catch myself offering […]

Categories: Uncategorized, Writer/Poet • Tags: adversity, inspiration, interview, Photography, true grit, victoria b.c., Wallflowers, yyj

Berkley Vopnfjörð

July 13, 2014 by the grit of it

Berkley! I haven’t seen you since summer, how was it?? Wonderful! So busy. I spent time at home in Victoria, working in Vancouver, travelling to Southern California to spend time with my boyfriend and flew to Europe for 5 weeks. You were recently in L.A. what were you doing there? Networking my butt off, shooting and staying with my boyfriend. A wonderful change of scenery and weather, but I always return home so grateful to be based on Vancouver Island. […]

Categories: Photography • Tags: adversity, inspiration, interview, Photography, true grit, victoria b.c.

Laurel Lindsay

July 5, 2014 by the grit of it

How’s it going? Oh man, so good. What are your summer plans? I’m really trying to take it easy this summer. Rest up. I’ve been pushing myself so hard for the last decade and now I am trying to restore my energy. I’ll be going to Toronto to visit family and then on a 10 day silent meditation retreat called a Vipassna in August. Somewhere in there I really want to go to a Okanagan lake and eat an Okanaga peach. […]

Categories: Entrepreneur, Health/Fitness/Yoga • Tags: adversity, inspiration, interview, music, Photography, yyj

Britt Buntain

June 19, 2014 by the grit of it

Hello Britt! What have you been up to in the past few months? I’ve been creating a lot of changes and embracing fresh starts. Earlier this year I quit my day job, so to speak, to focus on teaching more yoga. I moved to a new apartment, and in April I taught on an Awaken Yoga Retreat at Haramara in Sayulita, Mexico. As you know, I’ve been collaborating on a public art project called Inside Out Project-Victoria, BC  creating Community […]

Categories: Health/Fitness/Yoga • Tags: adversity, Photography, yoga

Sara Hembree – The story behind The Grit of It

June 10, 2014 by the grit of it

(above: photo of me by Tuesday Martin) I decided to have my friends and family ask me questions for the launch and introduction of The Grit of It. If I am hoping to have others share their grit and be somewhat vulnerable then I should have the same experience.  Here is my interview…… Nikki: What inspired you to do The Grit of It? In August 2013, I had just been coming through a large amount and change in my life, some […]

Categories: Blogger, Photography, Uncategorized • Tags: adversity, inspiration, interview, Photography, true grit, victoria b.c., yyj

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Jeremy Loveday

June 7, 2014 by the grit of it

 Interview coming soon!! In the meantime, check out Jeremy in action……..

Categories: Writer/Poet • Tags: adversity, inspiration, interview, Photography, poetry, spoken-word, true grit, victoria b.c., yyj

Joshua & Trison

June 7, 2014 by the grit of it

What are you guys working on right now? J: The next release for The Holy Mountain Analog Band, called O! Mighty River, is nearly complete. As well, we’ve been transitioning from being The Holy Mountain Analog Band to Joshua&Trison. We also have a side project called, This Year’s New Sinatra. T: Some material for Joshua&Trison. Finishing up the next record for The Holy Mountain Analog Band. What genre of music do you play? J: Outsider Music? Trison will likely tell you […]

Categories: Music • Tags: adversity, art, interview, music, Photography, true grit

Reine Jensen

June 7, 2014 by the grit of it

Hip-hop enthusiast and Graphic Designer, Reine Jensen shares her grit………. Hello Reine!! Holla! How are things going? Pretty good actually. Lots of change is brewing and the sun is coming out, easy to be grateful to live on the West Coast right now. What are some projects you’ve been working on lately? Right now it’s primarily been getting all the final projects completed for school and video and print work for my clients. A lot of my personal work has […]

Categories: Graphic Design/Design • Tags: adversity, graphic design, interview, Photography, true grit, victoria b.c., yyj

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