Bittersweet
My 13-year old crushed me in my first ever swim event this summer. I say event because race would conjure up images that do not reflect the 4th of July bobbing I did in the open waters of ChurchPine Lake. This comes after he stuffed me during a mother son game of streetball and ran […]
Monday Madness
The day starts fine. Just another mundane Monday. An uneventful morning of pushing my kid out the door and buckling down to a laundry list of work to dos. Slowly, the day derails. The power goes out. A work project escalates in scope and my daily to dos are suddenly unchecked. My lunchtime walk evaporates […]
Bucket List Adventures
Spring break 2026. The Grand Canyon topped my bucket list for years. Yet, every year I found myself swapping my dreams of exploring the southwest with the pull of sand, sun and beaches. This year was different. For months, I carefully curated the ultimate southwest adventure spanning Utah, Nevada, and Arizona. It was a packed […]