motivation

I’m inspired by women and girls who just aren’t taking it. “It” being stereotypes, unfair contracts that penalize them for being female, brands and leagues who talk a good game but then don’t follow through with the money, and ideas about who…

Only in the water for 30 seconds at the Paddling Center at Shingle Creek, I was already feeling the familiar anxiety associated with not understanding how to do something. I was on a guided stand-up paddleboard (SUP) tour through a picturesque…

I’m kind of obsessed with Instagram. This is hardly shocking. But I’m not going there to do the things we love to do on social media (i.e. compare ourselves to others, or vent and get pulled into vicious back-and-forths on hot button issues). Nope.…

The last half-marathon I did was three years ago and I got my personal best time. I’ve been hesitant to do another one for fear that I won’t be able to match my time. It’s easier to just not do it than to be disappointed in myself. Yes,…

My neighborhood is one giant construction zone. All day long, dump trucks and concrete trucks cruise the neighborhood. There is an excavation vehicle on every corner and multiple lumber deliveries every day. If you sit quietly on any given morning, you…