I scribble about fumbling through these middle years of my life and about what makes my heart sing.

Long
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I write because it’s what comes naturally for me. It’s how I process things, how I figure things out and how I savour experiences that I never want to lose.

I hope something here makes you smile – or maybe think about something differently.

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Short
Lines

Sometimes lines that take the shape of a poem is a better expression. I can’t quite call these poetry yet, but it’s a work in progress.

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Squiggly
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Time well wasted, one might say.

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  • Don’t miss the magnolias

    I traveled home a week earlier than planned from the desert because I couldn’t miss the magnolias. I was also figuring out how to facilitate another adventure in May so needed some days at my desk in between. But mostly, I came home early for the magnolias. They’re such a short lived delight and a…

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  • This perfectly imperfect body of mine

    I’m heading into the final day of an absolutely mad 3-week adventure. In this moment I am deeply grateful for this wonderful body of mine; this perfectly imperfect body that has been challenged with preparing for a race, executing on the 3-day stage race, followed by multiple days of hiking and riding and never once…

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  • No, you’re not too old to enter your first mountain bike race

    In the week following my race, Matt Miller of Singletracks.com reached out to ask if I’d like to chat about my race experience. “Who wants to hear about a middle aged, overweight woman dabbling in racing, Matt?” I asked. He said he suspected it might more people than one might think. So we chatted –…

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