This past weekend I revisited the site of a previous meltdown. I went back and ran the Enchantment Lakes trail, an 18-mile trail I had done about 15 years ago, when, about three-fourths up Aasgard Pass, I asked myself why I can’t be content just sitting home in front of the television on a Saturday afternoon in the fall […]
Take a Big Leap
The Curse of Irrational Dialogue
It seemed much easier to not take that two-week vacation to Japan which is why we decided to cancel the trip about four weeks prior to our departure. Over dinner one evening, we reviewed our combined anxiety levels and all the things we have going on with the three businesses we own between the two of […]
Balancing Ambition And Happiness
I used to spend a lot time worrying about stuff – stuff like how to be more successful, how to generate more business, how to get a bigger home, go on a grander vacation, have more fun than others. I’d browse Crate and Barrel, West Elm, and Nordstrom catalogs earmarking pages with things I wanted […]
The Anxiety of the Climb and Thrill of the Accomplishment
It was the morning of the mountain bike ride I’d been wanting to do for years and I was sick to my stomach with fear. Picture a perfect September day with three girlfriends. Seven Summits Trail, an IMBA rated epic, 23 miles of single track through BC, Canada wilderness up to and along a ridge […]
About That Day I Wanted to Be a Graphic Designer
I’ve been thinking about the small decisions we make and the trajectory of time – how a small decision can take you down a very different path. I don’t know if it’s because Mercury was recently in retrograde and everyone in my circle ignored the common advice not to do anything drastic, or if it’s just a […]
the legacy of a dog
If you follow me on Facebook or know me, you know I lost my baby Jackson this week. As much as I hate to be predictable, I have to tell you a story or two. We didn’t think he would have a long life. From 8 months old, Jackson was plagued with major joint issues […]
Four New Rules To Live By
Years ago, I wrote a weekly ski column for the Spokesman-Review. (If you click on the link, holy hair.) For one of my articles, I interviewed a girl who had some kind of weird disorder where she stressed out on powder days because she knew in her heart and soul, someone was having a better run than she […]
Underachieving is Underrated
Hey everyone, welcome to the fourth quarter. We’re all scrambling now to hit those year end goals. I know I am. or was. Maybe it’s because we lost 50 degrees of heat from two weeks ago to today. Or maybe it’s the fact that before today, I hadn’t seen the sky in four days because […]
Get Unstuck From “What Should Be”
My niece shared this article, 26, Unmarried, and Childless yesterday and judging by the responses from her friends and peers, and the comments in the post itself, I had a little something I’d like to say to my friends in their 20s and 30s. I guess I shouldn’t be surprised to learn that people ask you […]
Remembering Without the Reminders
Two weeks ago I was on a quick brain break in the middle of my work day, scrolling through Facebook to catch up with the outside world. The title of an article caught my eye about a camper being struck by a falling tree and killed. I normally wouldn’t click on something like that but […]