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Rock Tahoe half marathon – race recap

If you’ve ever been to Lake Tahoe, it probably comes as no surprise that it’s one of my very favorite places on earth.

I’ve been fortunate enough to visit Tahoe pretty regularly since I was young and have never found a season in Tahoe that I didn’t like. I love the lake, the mountains, the trails, and the overall vibe of Tahoe – it works for me – it can be both relaxing and peaceful, and chock…

Traveling with kids is hard but worth it

We’ve been away from home for nearly a month. We spent one week in Chile without Colby (our one year old) and have spent the rest of the time road tripping to Colorado (stopping in Idaho, and Utah along the way) with our little guy and our dog.

It seems like ever since we embarked on this journey, people keep asking me whether traveling with a one year old is hard. And the answer is quite…

Chocolate Covered Strawberry Nice Cream Parfait

I don’t know about you but I’ve always liked the thought of eating ice cream for breakfast. In fact, one of my favorite childhood memories involves ordering a milkshake for breakfast when I was on a roadtrip with my step-dad (he asked me not to tell my mom about it, but of course I did). While the occasional breakfast milkshake certainly wouldn’t kill me, now that I’m an adult, I realize that it…

Self-Care for busy moms

“Let’s all focus on what we did do versus what we didn’t do or think we should have done,” was the theme of most of my yoga classes this week. As I said these words out loud to my students, I realized that I might have been the one person in the room who really needed them the most.

It has been a challenging week. Colby has been waking up every single night, sometimes multiple times. It’s felt a…

Fruit Hummus Almond Milk

As a child of the 80’s and 90’s, I have fond memories of chocolate and strawberry milk. I remember receiving cartons of delicious sugary milk straight from our school cafeteria and jealously watching friends unpack Yoohoos from their lunchboxes (the much hipper way to drink sugary milk beverages).

It was perhaps a simpler time – before iPhones became an extension of our bodies, and long before…

Portland Holiday Half Marathon race recap

I love spontaneity; I always enjoy jumping into things without serious planning. For instance, I think it’s exciting to run on new trails and make up new routes as I go. I love traveling to new places with a very loose itinerary and allowing the wind to blow me in the right direction. I also usually don’t mind a quick change of plans or an unplanned adventure.

So it probably comes as no surprise…

Fruity Hummus Wraps, 2 ways: Sweet and Savory

I know I’ve been a broken record saying that teamwork is the key to success when you have a baby (or small child) at home, but another important (and perhaps obvious) factor that I failed to mention is simplicity.

As a parent, if you can better simplify your routines, your schedule, and even your meals, it makes life a little more manageable (and oh so much more enjoyable). As a person who tends…

It’s hard to believe that it was 4 and a half years ago that I ran Ragnar So Cal with my Sweat Pink ladies Debbie, Melissa, Jill, and Carrie (shoutout Dirty Dozen!).

And it’s crazy to think just how much has happened since this race (read: getting married, raising a puppy, moving to Portland, opening a studio, having a baby…). It’s funny because I started reminiscing about how much has happened…