lessons learned: put it behind you
There will be obstacles along the way, or the path we need to take may not be very obvious. Things will get difficult at times, but you need to be careful about letting them...
lessons learned: never forget
Never forget where you came from. It should continue to guide you as you move forward. In the case of hiking, I use an app called RunKeeper to track activities. I do not use...
lessons learned: push your limits
If you don’t change, you won’t change. Change is uncomfortable, so get uncomfortable. That’s how you leave your mark. -unknown There are many variations of this quote, but they’re all essentially the same. There...
lessons learned: take another look around
When things don’t seem to be working, try to look at things from a different perspective. We had a hike, we were doing a loop trail, but there’s a spur off to this overlook...
lessons learned: keep trying
You don’t always reach your goal the first time. So just try again. When hiking, this can happen all the time. I was snowshoeing near Mt. Rainier with a friend, and as we got...
lessons learned: it’s ok to stray at times
While there are times it’s important to make sure you stick to the planned path towards your goals, sometimes you need to give yourself permission to stray a little. If you expend all your...
carrot pudding. yes, carrot pudding.
Yea, I know it sounds weird, but it’s not. It’s tasty. Trust me. The camera does not do this justice. This recipe is originally from the 1777 printing of Cookery and Pastry as taught...
a “not just for turkey” cranberry sauce
Growing up, cranberry sauce was that gelatinous blob that came out of a can. And I never liked it. Then came, Good Eats. The beloved show with Alton Brown showing not just the “how”,...
lessons learned: stay on the trail
As you’re on the road, or maybe the trail, towards healthy living, there are times you really need to make sure you are staying on the straight and narrow. Times where you need to...
best. dog. ever.
Growing up we had a Dalmatian by the name of Rebel. A liver-spotted, pure-bred with one blue eye and one brown eye. It’s cliché of course, but he was the best. dog. ever. Growing...
