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  • Outdoors
  • Flagstaff
  • Travel
    • Travel
    • India (Yoga Teacher Training)
    • Peace Corps Ukraine
  • Lifestyle
    • Forestry + wildfire (my day job)
    • Yoga (my night job)
    • Our house + renovation work
    • Wedding planning
    • Our huskies
    • Sustainability
    • Books + movies + music
    • Skincare + haircare + physical self-care
    • DIY + decor
    • Odds and Ends
  • Stuff I like
  • About
    • About Randi
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    • Professional ish (AKA: portfolio)
    • Disclosure and privacy policy

The Willow Fire in Leadville, Colorado

July 31, 2026 July 24, 2026 Randi

My second fire assignment this summer was the Willow Fire in Leadville, Colo.

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We’re expecting… A FOREIGN EXCHANGE STUDENT!

July 27, 2026 July 23, 2026 Randi

I’m so so SO excited I can finally share this exciting news!

After a bit of a lengthy application process that involved some forms, background checks, a home visit, an orientation, and more forms, Ryan and I were not only approved to host a foreign exchange student for the 2026-2027 school year, but also actually got a student…

…and have been in touch with her!

Kristina gets here in just a few short weeks. We are beyond giddy!

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The Pocket Fire in Oak Creek Canyon

July 24, 2026 July 24, 2026 Randi

It has been a moooooonth.

This past Tuesday was the first day I’d had off work since mid-June because fire season f*cking showed UP.

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What I read: June 2026

July 8, 2026 July 7, 2026 Randi

I managed to squeeze in four books in June before fire season popped off for me, and I had to return an entire stack of unread novels to our library.

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June odds and ends: Crashing my Jeep, a CycleBar milestone, and savory spruce tip sorbet

July 3, 2026 July 21, 2026 Randi

6/12.

Well, it’s officially fire season in the U.S.

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May odds and ends: Way too many nights at Wanderlust Brewing, new yoga studios and Biscoff cookie butter brownies

June 5, 2026 May 31, 2026 Randi

5/12.

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What I read: May 2026

June 2, 2026 May 31, 2026 Randi

I swear I was all over the place this month.

I read a few library books, a few Kindle books and a few books from my own collection at home.

I really struggled to finish books this month, for who knows what reason. I returned an unfinished library book (more on that below) and at one point I had four books simultaneously in progress before I finally found the motivation to finish half of them.

Still working on the third, and the fourth is the one I returned.

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End of an era: Goodbye Flagstaff YogaSix

May 29, 2026 May 30, 2026 Randi2 comments

I’d been meaning to write this post a few weeks ago, and add some “hey, if you’re around in Flagstaff, come check out my last class!” promotion on here.

But, every time I opened my computer and started to type, it just felt overwhelming. The denial is stroooong.

I’m sad to say YogaSix Flagstaff, my home yoga studio for the past four-plus years, permanently shut down this past weekend.

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April odds and ends: Pilates, visiting an astronaut training site and setting stuff on fire!

May 4, 2026 May 2, 2026 Randi

4/12.

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What I read: April 2026

May 1, 2026 April 30, 2026 Randi

This month was nice and quiet with a lot of unexpectedly rainy days that made for nice reading conditions.

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Randi M. Shaffer

Hi! I'm Randi. I spend my days working in forestry and wildfire, my nights instructing yoga and my weekends exploring northern Arizona (and beyond). I'm a former journalist, a Returned Peace Corps Volunteer and a Midwest native. Welcome!
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