Crossfit Open + Yoga
Tonight I dragged a couple of my Crossfit buddies to my favorite yoga studio in Denver: Warrior Academy Yoga. We worked hard. We sweat a lot. They saw, firsthand, how tight my hips really are. It’s not...
View ArticleLove and Rainbows
You either hate Valentine’s Day or you love it. I personally hate to hear folks complain about Valentine’s Day. Did I just cancel out the love for this day? Anyway. It’s silly to hate a day that’s all...
View ArticleClimbing Made Me Mental : Chapter One
The Colorado weather Gods are totally confused this winter. They’re in Hawaii drinking mai tais saying things like eff the snow, we can’t be bothered with that nonsense right now. So when my climbing...
View ArticleClimbing Made Me Mental : Chapter Two
No, I’m not blinking in this photo. I’m losing my mind and trying not to freak out. My friends enjoy taking photos of me during my freak-outs instead of coaching me to the top. I made it to the first...
View ArticleNo Such Thing As Too Much Motivation
As I drove home from work today car-dancing to Macklemore I couldn’t help but feel giddy from the thought of his pimp thrift store jacket. The giddiness snowballed into a full-on appreciation for life....
View ArticleUh Oh
As if I needed another reason to crack-out on my iPhone. Did you hear that? It’s the sound of attention spans shortening all across the world. Are you on VINE? Good morning vine.co/v/bgDYD59WVP1 — Joy...
View ArticleSome Little Things and Some Big Things
Little thing: I’m late to the Words with Friends party. But I’m glad I showed up. And I don’t understand why “Beyoncé” isn’t recognized in the dictionary. Big thing: I’m flying to Oceanside, CA...
View ArticleClimbing Still Scares Me
A few weeks ago I returned to Vedauwoo, WY where I fell in love with climbing. The anticipation of a climbing trip makes me feel like I’m about to rob a bank. My stomach ties in knots and I can’t think...
View ArticleFlashbacks
The other day I was listening to the Pat Benatar Pandora station and the songs were taking me back to my 16-year-old self. I started thinking, “What the EFF. Being 16 was so much fun. And easy. And...
View ArticleWhere It All Started
Do you remember the time in your life when you started working out consistently? Was it a day? A season? A semester? I vividly remember graduating from high school and hearing the term “freshman 15″...
View ArticleCompetitions and Whereabouts
Me working through “Grace”. Yikes. Who knew CrossFit competitions were so exhausting? I knew. But I did it anyway. Two weekends in a row. Phew! Let’s take a break, shall we? If you’ve ever considered...
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