Birthday EXTRAVAGANZA

Birthdays have always been a big production. Growing up we stayed half of our time at Anna’s with a bunch of other kids so we had out first birthday there. Then we would get to have a family birthday at home with aunt, uncle, and cousins. THEN we would have a friends birthday with a […]

84% Expedition Ready

To be honest I still don’t know what that means exactly. I do know that I’m 64 days away from day 1. I’m still not sure what to do with that fact either. I’m trying so hard to get all my ducks in a row. I’ve been waiting until I get a little closer to […]

State of Preparation

A few weeks ago I had a thought for the first time. “This must be what anxiety feels like.” Real anxiety. I’ve been very aware of my thoughts and feelings my entire life. I can remember as early as elementary school being aware of myself and whats going on inside my head with my thoughts and emotions. […]

Progress

Finding calm in the memories of what once was feels daunting. If I could take it all back, I wouldn’t. Even though I wish that I could, I wouldn’t. Stumbling is part of falling, and falling is part of getting back up. Progressing to where we are hoping to be means seeing where you have been more clearly than you did […]

71% Expedition Ready

At least on paper. Physically I’d say that’s about accurate. Mentally I feel 20% expedition ready, and time is flying. I’ve been wanting to write lately but I’ve been so stressed out I make up excuse after excuse that make it sound like I don’t have time. I also happen to come up with most […]

Leap of faith

I’ve always been full of big ideas, but I don’t know if I have ever ACTUALLY taken a leap of faith. I’ve never reeky just put myself out there without knowing that I would be able to pull it off and be successful. I have just taken my first true leap of faith. I […]

Finding the Time

To do every task with intention- This feels impossible these days, with all sorts of things begging for our attention. Even as I’m sitting on the couch typing I have a TV show on in front of me, its nearly impossible to focus! Im not sure when we collectively decided that it’s actually possible to […]

Sleep Monster

Summer is coming quickly and that means its the “doing stuff” season. I wish more than anything that we could have 34 hours in the day. I’m trying to teach myself how to be more productive with my time. There are plenty of people out there that are doing far more than me, with the […]

Flyboys

I even feel like a Flyboy now. This climb was SUCH an adventure. Multipitch is always an adventure. There are so many more factors that go into rope climbing than bouldering. Safety being number one, heights, time spent climbing, gear, and weather being some of the other main things to think about. Flyboys is 18 […]