Double Digits

I have a big surprise! I’m really hard on myself…okay not a surprise or a secret and quite frankly you wouldn’t even need to read past posts to catch onto that. Although I may have incredible physical balance, my balance with life or hobbies is the bane of my existence. Everything is on or off, …

House Cats

“Ha! Just because he sleeps in his car in the driveway doesn’t mean he hasn’t become a house cat” Comparing our friends to being an outside cat or house cat has been a friendly jab used throughout the years. Surround yourself with enough people who have spent chunks of their lives showering in gas station …

“I’m Scared”

"My friend kept telling me I was brave. I put on a mask to feel safer and I did feel brave!"  -My beautiful Kate Brave. Fearless. Tough. People have used these words to describe me. I disagree with them every time. I am no stranger to telling people when I'm scared. I vocalize it the …

Bull In a Chinashop

I stopped dead in my tracks, mouth agape. I looked down and over at the immense gullies, scree fields, and where the snow once stood as a gate for the summit. I was speechless (actually, I had a few words, but for my more conservative readers I will keep them to myself) I stood motionless. …

Tricked ya!

  Don’t let the blonde hair and German last name fool you. I may look like my parents put me in tiny ski boots and walk around the living room at the age of 2, but that could not be further from the truth.            And don’t let the name tag …

The Original BLM

"May I go to the bathroom?" This was my ticket, my ticket to freedom. Did I use my hall pass to go to the nearest bathroom at school? No, of course not. I took my own little adventure, I hopped gates and fences to walk along the flower beds to eventually slink my little self …