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“Car camping with a baby? In a tent?!? I will never put us through the trauma of that EVER again. Ben would fall asleep for approximately 1 minute and 43 seconds before the tiniest rustle of a crinkly sleeping bag would disturb him into another crying fit. That was after nursing him for 3 continuous...
I didn’t plan to go trail running. At all. Wrangling myself from a cozy bed, I hoped a walk in the quiet woods would help me process my tangled emotions. The crisp fall air invigorated me and tricked me into the *crazy* idea that I should try to run. My stride lengthened and the leaves crunched faster underfoot. Could I...
Taking a large sum of photos and shrinking them down to 20 images that speak to me, represent our year and are ‘portfolio worthy’ is truly a huge and time-consuming challenge. This is the 4th year I have done this, and I have no regrets for making myself complete it, yet again. There is something...
So many of my beliefs about what I am capable of have to do with my perspective and what I have been exposed to. When I was in high school and we had to do the 12-min-run test for PE that felt like an eternity, and reason to rest for a month afterwards. For years...
Pep talks and inspirational quotes are a dime a dozen. Live your best life. Seize the day. You only live once. But some days (weeks, months or seasons) life can feel particularly mundane. Sometimes even with the best intentions and solid goals, I don’t quite take the needed steps to achieve what I have plotted...
Thank you for this post – we are avid outdoors people (from canyoning, rock climbing, hiking, through to car camping), and we’re 6 months pregnant now, just thinking about how to prepare to still be doing this stuff from as early as possible. We really appreciated hearing your wisdom.