Last week I traveled to the Dominican Republic with my husband and parents. We had never been before and so, outside of some insight from friends, didn’t really know what to expect. We spent a week there, narrowly missing any flight delays caused by the winter weather on the East Coast, and even a window […]
Roads, Reefs, and Rest Stops: Dominican Republic Read Post »
Rock climbing around Colorado, working a seasonal job before I found my latest work, horse ulcers, Northern Lights, and having two new international trips booked- all of the things-coming soon!
Latest and Greatest Coming Soon! Read Post »
Books, articles, and sometimes podcasts that piqued my interest or were particularly memorable. I don’t take the time to summarize them since a search engine can do that quicker and with more eloquence than me. Just some quick thoughts on each. Feel free to send recommendations on other material! Here is the latest handful of
November 2025 Good Reads Read Post »
In my blog post about returning to writing, some of you caught on to the bit where I mentioned being on the precipice of quitting my “big girl” job. I dislike that term for many reasons, not the least of which is the validity that it affords certain jobs while dismissing that of others. I
Resignation to Renewal Read Post »
Books, articles, and sometimes podcasts that piqued my interest or were particularly memorable. I don’t take the time to summarize them since a search engine can do that quicker and with more eloquence than me. Just some quick thoughts on each. Feel free to send recommendations on other material! Here is the latest handful of
April 2025 Just before I started my new job we hopped down to Mexico very briefly with friends and got some beach time and Cenote diving in! If you aren’t familiar, a cenote is a pit that was formed over many thousands of years that filled with water and resulted in networks of caverns. If
Something spooky, something new, diving cenotes in Quintana Roo. Read Post »
If you know me well, you know that I am a believer in action over words. I rarely post something political or cause-based on social media unless I am actively involved in it. Zero judgement to those who feel that advocacy alone is their personal calling (or perhaps their only capacity), I am only speaking
National Park Service: How can we help? Read Post »
Books, articles, and sometimes podcasts that piqued my interest or were particularly memorable. I don’t take the time to summarize them since a search engine can do that quicker and with more eloquence than me. Just some quick thoughts on each. Feel free to send recommendations on other material! To Shake the Sleeping Self by
Well, I am getting on Substack. Who knows where it will go. I am figuring this out (writing again, and Substack in particular) bit-by-bit. Since Substack is a separate app, I will post the same content on this blog for now. It’s odd looking back at this old site with old writing. I cringe at
Re-acquainting myself with writing-with part of me. Read Post »
I have been writing and re-writing about my journey in Nepal since I returned home three weeks ago.. For now, I just wanted to put forward the most important and stunning part of the entire trip- the people. When I’m asked about the trip I immediately talk about the people and I frequently cry. I
About the people… Nepal 2022 Read Post »