7 Life Lessons I Learned from Hiking
Hiking has changed my life. I’ve learned lessons I’ve been able to apply in so many other ways: resilience, experiencing hardship, staying focused on the present, planning, trust, intuition, and acceptance. And I learned to just keep going.
The Great Hair Experiment
I’ll start by saying I haven’t actually washed my hair in over ten years. The truth of the matter is that I have a weekly blowout appointment and my stylist shampoos and blows out my hair, doing root touchups every other week. Even this draws comments, usually split between envy for not having to shampoo […]
Conversations About Starbucks
These services, in addition to coffee shops like Starbucks and so many others, are the livelihood for a whole segment of the employee population. These employees may be working part-time, or really hustling with two or three or more jobs to make ends meet, working for tips plus minimum wage.
Treating Myself
Enter the age of essential business and shelter in-place. No more shiny, perfect round-brush blowouts for me, and my every other week root touchups are on hold.
Stillness of Being Enough
And yet, still feeling the need to look more inward, I decided to commit to a day of silence.
2018 Intention and Theme
Years ago, I gave up New Year’s resolutions. I prefer to set mini-goals throughout the year, or challenges that support what I’m working on accomplishing. In other words, my plan each year is to set myself up for success.
Walking Away From Summer
I’ve often said that I’m warmest when I’m out walking in the winter. This coming season will be my fifth year of walking my dog throughout the winter – continuing our three, four, and six mile treks even when the sidewalks are packed with snow and we have to climb over snow-plowed ice and snow […]
Do It Anyway
Hiking in the dark and setting up my tent alone was easy. Making my first “just add boiling water” meal was easy. The first full day I hiked with my backpack was like a shortened version of pregnancy: exciting, tiring, emotional, exhausting, draining. And I still loved it. My lack of hiking experience became apparent […]
Feel the Fear
Reading Cheryl Strayed’s Wild propelled me in a whole new direction in terms of physical challenges. I’m captivated by the idea of the relationship between physical endurance and mental/emotional strength. I joined a local hiking group and went on two fairly rigorous hikes before I signed up for a weekend backpacking trip in northern Michigan. […]
e84 Challenge – Good Health – Pass It On!
Health affects more than our bodies and minds, the ripple effects can be felt by our family, friends, wallet – even our pets. When I don’t feel well, even with a simple headache, I need to work harder on my attitude. As a single parent, I dreaded getting sick when my son was young. It […]