We recently asked our guests on Facebook and Twitter for a little inspiriation for our monthly challenge and the theme that came up with quite of few people was to share the idea of capturing balance in a picture.

This month our monthly challenge is to capture the way you find balance in your life! Do you turn to yoga at the end of the day? Are you the one who breaks out into a dance routine at the corporate office? Or do you spend the weekend photo journaling with friends to capture the moment? We can’t wait to see how you express balance through your photo submission! Show us your balancing act!

Elissa showing how she has balance in her life.

How do I participate in the challenge?
You can upload your photo to our monthly challenge photo pool on flickr, send it to onlinecommunity@lululemon.com and we'll add it for you (we won't publish your email address), or post it on our Facebook wall!

If you look closely behind her desk in the photo below, there is a little hole in the wall.

And this is life on the other side of the hole: a mysterious-looking hallway with a cryptically-numbered door.

Today we decided to add a treat to the other side of the hole.

Stay tuned... I'll let you know what happens!

***BREAKING NEWS***

15 minutes after publishing this post, the gum was replaced with this!

Can't wait to see what happens next.

What do you do at lululemon?

I’m a Project Coordinator ... "What does that mean?" is usually the next question I get. Basically I manage the process of construction related projects. I do this for showrooms, minor works (adding slat walls, adding lighting, replacing floors etc), sweeps program, and open re-models (a renovation done on a store while it remains open).

What is a typical Monday like?

Oh Mondays... bike to work, Store Dev construction call where we discuss the progress of each new store we are working on, lots of email catch up, circuit training, get down to business. I like to leave Mondays somewhat free from meetings because there is lots of catch up from the weekend. You have to play the coast game, send out a bunch of emails Friday afternoon and by the time you get in Monday morning all your east coast people have gotten back to you, very helpful.

What are your quotes to live by?

Live simply, speak kindly, love generously, care deeply.

How do you sweat once a day?

Bike, circuit training and now the Grouse Grind. I like to mix it up or I get bored.

What is your 10 year goal?

Hmmm…. Blissfully married to the man of my dreams, living in Vancouver by the beach, working part time, traveling the rest.

This afternoon we put our lululemon office coffee to the test against the new Starbucks VIA instant coffee. Can you guess which came out on top?

Sheena - very thrilled at the idea of instant coffee!

Ronnh - not convinced the 'Bucks could beat our regular office joe.

Monica, our VIA chef! Time to the tear the package...

The powder goes in the mug! That was easy!

Adding hot water...

Our office coffee... is it up to the challenge?

Here goes - pouring the office coffee ...

Nat doesn't know which mug is which. She drinks regular Starbucks drip coffee each morning.

Hint: Blue mug = Office Coffee, Purple Mug = VIA

Nat was not a fan of the blue mug coffee. Fail. This was our office java.

Yum! Nat loved what was in the purple mug - and knew it was the Starbucks coffee. She said it tasted exactly like it was fresh from the store!

Yep! We have a WINNER! Starbucks VIA clearly beats our office java.

And now .. back to work!