by Collin Stuart Chambers
Mystery Solved (Again.) Out on my walk today, I was trying to figure out why I felt so grumpy. I had gone to a community gathering the day before and met some lovely new neighbor friends and ate lots of good food. For the most part, I chose things I knew my body...
by Collin Stuart Chambers
The Magical Elixir Running Through Our Veins A few weeks ago, I wrote about an experience that left me face down in the dirt on my evening walk after donating blood. Three blackouts, a grapefruit-sized bruise, two chipped teeth, and a trip to the emergency room later,...
by Collin Stuart Chambers
I am just now able to write about an experience I had, although it happened several weeks ago… I went to meet some neighbors and show my support at a local community center chili cook-off. I even whipped up a batch of gluten-free cornbread, because I figured...
by Collin Stuart Chambers
I am not quite the adrenaline junkie I used to be. I say this as a woman who has skydived, bungee jumped, earned a blue belt in Tae Kwon Do and a brown belt in karate, mountain biked trails that had no business being called trails, and road her bike regularly alone on...
by Collin Stuart Chambers
What have I done? What have I done? What have I done? That’s all that was going through my head for the first six hours aboard a cruise ship enchantingly called The Escape. And honestly? It was exactly that. Let me back up. I live in a cabin in the mountains. No...
by Collin Stuart Chambers
Yes! I take walks on my days off! (Well, at least on gorgeous days like this!) I learned the hard way some time ago that this was a sure-fire remedy for staying flexible, strong, and energized. Hiking long trails in the past such as the Appalachian trail, I would...