Trying Things: February

OK, I know February is a short month, but the speed at which it flew by this year took me by surprise. The good news is that spring, hiking season, and sunshine are on the way (or they supposedly are. The nor’easters battering the east coast apparently didn’t get the memo.) The bad news is …

It Is OK to Be Bad at Stuff

Do you like how descriptive I am? My last post was about “trying things,” and this one is about being bad “at stuff.” Writing is hard. Finding the right words in your head and translating them into cohesive, pretty sentences on a page (digital or otherwise) is hard. But I do it anyway, because as …

Lessons of 2017

It’s New Year’s Eve! Sparkly things! Fireworks! The promise of a clean slate and a brand-new year! The horrifying realization that I am a year older and not at all wiser!

A girl looks out over Moraine Lake, Canada.

Beyond Showing Up

A few months ago, I attended an awesome marketing conference in Boston. Speakers from Michelle Obama to Billie Jean King and Issa Rae graced the main stage, and at the end of 4 days of walking back and forth throughout the conference center, I was about ready to collapse. My phone was really proud of …

Wander Weekly #11: Labor of Love

Wander Weekly is a weekly post on what I’m consuming at the moment. Long weekends are often lazy weekends. While I love being lazy, I’m stoked to be traveling to Spokane tomorrow, then on to Banff, for a week of hiking and camping and crystalline lakes. That means no posts next week, but (hopefully) lots …

Wander Weekly #10: Be Humble & Resilient

Wander Weekly is a weekly post on what I’m consuming at the moment. Taylor Swift is releasing a new album and it’s basically 2014 again!!! Are you Team 🐍? Team Kimye? Team I-really-couldn’t-care-less? Fine. Here’s a short and sweet WW to kick off the weekend.