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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

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

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

The Mants

June 19, 2014 by the grit of it

What are you guys/ants working on right now? We always have a number of experiments running in our underground Mants Laboratory, but the majority of those are snack based to be honest – snack foods are one of the few notable accomplishments of your primitive species. As to the band, our “Destroyed by Fuzz” 7″ record will be coming out this fall on Manglor Records, and we’re working on new material for a full length. Plus there’s the whole destroying […]

Categories: Music • Tags: band, punk, The Mants, yyj

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

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

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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