MYSTERY SOLVED. AGAIN.

MYSTERY SOLVED. AGAIN.

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...
THE MAGICAL ELIXIR RUNNING THROUGH OUR VEINS

THE MAGICAL ELIXIR RUNNING THROUGH OUR VEINS

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,...
THE GREAT ESCAPE

THE GREAT ESCAPE

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...
CONCERNED ABOUT NOROVIRUS? WASH YOUR HANDS!

CONCERNED ABOUT NOROVIRUS? WASH YOUR HANDS!

CONCERNED ABOUT NOROVIRUS ON TRAIL? WASH YOUR HANDS! I am not going to lie… We hikers are typically dirty, smelly, and gross out on the trail. Maintaining hygiene on the trail is challenging at the best of times… but it is possible and essential that we make it a...
2023 WAS A TREMENDOUS YEAR!

2023 WAS A TREMENDOUS YEAR!

Do you feel like you give yourself enough recognition and praise for the things you set out to do and accomplish? I know I don’t.  And I know I am not alone.  This post is me celebrating myself and all that I have accomplished in the short span of a year. I hope...