It’s OK to Slow Your Roll
Let’s face it. Technology is speeding up our lives. Our mobile phones are essentially extensions of ourselves, opening up more accessibility for communication than ever before. We are busy people,…
Parks and Recreation as a Career
When I tell people I work in Parks and Recreation, I get one of two responses. Do you watch the show? Or, so you’re a park ranger? For those curious,…
How Women are Making a Splash in Fly Fishing
Over the years, fishing has become more popular, specifically among women. We’ve seen an increase in the number of women booking charters, along with the number of female guides. In…
Syd Zester: Run Wild and Be Poetry
SLOWER INTENTIONS waking up with wildflowers in skinny alpine air. coffee mornings sipping outside and in bed. dusk runs that go into dark. evenings at home with the windows open…
Mozambique Mindset: Your Career is Not Your Life
I live in Mozambique. My wake up time is dictated by the surf prediction. If there is no surf in sight, well, then there is no alarm for me. I…
My Walden Pond: Ending a Speed Skating Career
In the year 2000, I was 20-years-old when my speed skating career came to an abrupt end. It wasn’t something I had anticipated happening until I was at least 30,…
Remarkably Unremarkable
I shifted my weight, put all the pressure I could onto the tips of my right fingers and pulled myself up and over the shelf. I set my draw, clipped…
Finding Herself as a Wild Woman in Motherhood
My heart pounding in my ears, the familiar heavy breaths that remind me of the power of challenge, the heavy-footed skip-steps that barely clear the rocks and branches strewn across…
Hiking with Ancestors at McAfee Knob
I looked out the window of the prop plane, jostled by turbulence, and felt a thrill at my first sight of the brick-red soil, rich with iron. My brother and…
Happy Birthday to us! 6 Eco-friendly Presents to Gift Your Birthday Buds
In July, Whoa turned three. We’re potty trained. We can walk up stairs very slowly and we frequently fall over. In all seriousness, we’ve been busy. We’re a huge part…