The Manitou Incline has been on my Colorado bucket list for several years, after a few of my friends tackled it as part of a cross fit workout they were doing. I remember the first time I heard about it—a trail, less than a mile long, but with a 2,000 foot elevation gain—my response was, …
Tonight, after filming my intro video for The Break Changer Summer Reset, I was inspired to hit the trail for an evening run. Okay, the idea was more along the lines of a quick jog, but I’ve been trying to be more active and stop making excuses, so I put on my (super old and …
It’s been a rough week. For those of you that don’t know, my dad struggles with Severe Mental Illness (SMI). The exact diagnosis still seems to be debatable at this point, but his SMI has been debilitating for the past 20 years and it destroyed our family on levels I never thought possible. But something …
It’s a good thing that they don’t have protective services for blogs. It’s almost unbelievable that I’ve gone almost three months without a new post. Although not surprising. I’ve been busy. Like, majorly super busy with life’s constant surprises. Back when I kicked this blog back into gear, I had a very specific idea of …
Last year, I started participating in the Whole Life Challenge, mostly to support a friend build a team, but also thinking it would help up my fitness game. I ended up getting so much more out of it—I learned a lot about food (and sugar addiction, which I’ll write about another day), exercise and simple …
I have a major problem with insomnia. When it comes time to catch some ZZZ’s, no matter how heavy my eyelids are, once my head hits the pillow, I seem to feel wide awake. And then I start playing the battle with the clock: “if I fall asleep now, I’ll get 5 hours of sleep. …
I haven’t always loved oats. There was a time when I was a kid that my mom made homemade oatmeal, but we didn’t have all the fixin’s to dress it up the way I liked. And they were overcooked and soggy. So I refused to eat them. And she refused to let me waste food, …
I think we know each other well enough by now for me to confess something: I’m totally addicted to being connected. I am that person who wakes up in the morning and the first thing I do is reach for my phone and check to see what I missed while I was nocturnal. I run …
I’ve always been a super creative person, but I’ve never really felt crafty. Sure, I learned to sew when I was younger (with my mom aspiring to be a fashion designer in her younger days, it was bound to happen) and can do such things. It usually ends up as a total disaster (anything involving …
If you know me at all, you know how much I love to travel. If you don’t know me, keep reading my blog long enough and you’ll get it. I am so incredibly lucky that Alissa has grown into being an awesome traveler herself and an excellent travel companion. I suppose I have to give …