We were on a rock climbing trip in Colorado, this time with baby in tow. Five days into the ten day trip, I was so exhausted from consecutive nights of very disrupted sleep that I decided to cut our trip short. Bleary-eyed and unfocused, we headed back home hoping for restorative days in familiar …
The Double-Send: Are You Meeting Your Goals With Balance?
Double-sending. In the climbing world, this can have varied meanings. It is used when a climber "sends" (completes the climb without falling or hanging on the rope) two project climbs in one day. It also describes two sends by male and female members of a couple in one day - ""his and hers" sends, …
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Learning to Enjoy Being Bored
You're standing in line at the store, waiting your turn. You feel a slight tick. Your hand reaches in your pocket for your phone, and you turn it on. You scroll through, do your rounds... email, social media, etc. Five minutes later, you're still in line, and the cycle repeats... I recently heard …
Bittersweet: 21 Day Sugar Detox Results
From now on this is the only kind of cupcake I really want (there's a "cherry" on top of that hat)! From now on this is the only kind of cupcake I really want (there's a "cherry" on top of that hat)! As a result of what I felt was an out of control craving for sugar and sweet foods, I decided to …
I Need A Detox
Pregnancy and breastfeeding are not times to run self-improvement experiments. Any very stressful period in your life, whether that stress is psychological or physiological, is better handled by getting back to the basics of self-care as opposed to engaging in 30-day challenges. That said, at almost …
Lessons From My Daughter: Love Your Thighs
She's growing like gangbusters, stretching out the fabric of her footed onesies until her little toes are curled up and ready to bust out the bottom. So grow her thighs. I examine them in all their glory - soft, buttery skin with rolls of fat, they look like croissants. They are so voluminous that …
