Fall in love with being alive
Normally longer, warmer days give me energy and life. Lately though I’m just tired. I’m not looking forward to any of the things to come because I’m just tired. But here’s what I did anyway. Finally found some rocks in the woods. Hiked a new trail with Chief. Went to Rochester with my mom and […]
My soul was so tired I felt like I was sleep-walking by the time I got to Thursday. I was dreaming with my eyes open. I felt like a Mumford and Sons song: “How fickle my heart and how woozy my eyesI struggle to find any truth in your liesAnd now my heart stumbles on […]
I am trying to do a better job at listening to myself. The trouble is, I know my brain is a liar. It says things like “we can’t” or “we don’t have anything of value to give” or “wouldn’t it just be better to stay in bed for an extra 30 minutes instead of going […]
So for context (not that you really care but I can’t stop myself) there are several different kinds of rock climbing. One: Bouldering. This is closer to the ground so you don’t use ropes, you do generally use crash pads or soft mats to fall on because the ground is hard and when I say […]
As the days are fluctuating between 80 degrees and 30 degrees I’ve really had enough of it. I’m ready for summer. So I obviously saw this while mindlessly scrolling Facebook on one of the 30 degree days: “Encouraging a child to go outside in all weather builds resilience, but more importantly it saves them from […]
This is a phrase I heard my sister say to one of my nieces when she wanted them to try a food they didn’t want to eat. In hindsight, going to Nashville was a lot like taking a no thank you bite. We came, we saw, we were ready to go after a day. That […]
“Masochism (general use) the enjoyment of what appears to be painful or tiresome.” This is basically rock climbing. I don’t think I’ve ever spent any amount of time climbing where I didn’t ask “why do I do this to myself” or hear someone else voice this question out loud. I guess the only answer I […]
I made myself a calendar and I titled it “Oh the Places You’ll Go… On the Weekends” It looks something like this (with accompanying illustrations to show my wishful thinking): April1-3 – Charlie’s Birthday8-10 – Movie Night for Heather, Climbing for Charlie, Trampoline Park?15-17 – Climbing in the Gunks?22-24 – Nashville with Mom29-1 – Climbing […]
On Saturday I went to the gym and climbed from 4-8pm. On Sunday I went to the gym and climbed from 2-4pm and then worked there from 4-8pm. On Tuesday I went to the gym and climbed from 6:30-9pm. I also practiced lead climbing for the first time since passing my lead test. It was […]
I am tired and I will blame daylight savings time and the fact that winter isn’t over yet. I am tired but I still went out to find adventure because it was 73 degrees and sunny and I felt too alive to contain myself. I’m thankful to the friend who thought up the adventure because […]
