I’m not a particularly good gardener. But I am a stubborn one. For vegetable gardens, you’re supposed to have full sun. My backyard? More...

Trying and occasionally failing are part of the process and the only way to improve. Social media and rock climbing both involve a...

After graduating college I had one goal. I wanted to volunteer abroad at a World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts World Center....

Until I started baking my own break, my boyfriend thought all gluten free bread tasted like cardboard. He revised his statement to all...

Sitting at the kitchen table, I scoured the toy catalogues adding little stars to everything I wanted my mom to buy. My Christmas list...

When you’re training for a sport you don’t exercise every day because that leads to injuries from overuse. Your muscles get stronger when...

For many years I maintained a book blog, with occasional posts on other topics like traveling or climbing. To read more of my past...

A look back on some of my favorite climbing routes that I've led. For all my book blogging friends here is a handy list of climbing...

I often say that I collect hobbies like some people collect baseball cards. From writing to reading, rock climbing to camping, I want to...

Sometimes great adventures are well-thought out and planned. This is not one of those adventures. Last Saturday we sat around the...