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REI Anniversary Sale picks

May 18, 2024 Randi

No joke, I look forward to this annual sale so much that I usually get my order confirmation email before I get my “the Anniversary Sale has started” email.

I wanted to write this post sooner, but Ryan and I unexpectedly went down to Phoenix last night to see my Detroit Tigers play the Arizona Diamondbacks, and before that, I was on a fire assignment for about 10 days.

So, short of placing this year’s order (these camping utensils and this solar panel) immediately, I haven’t had time to sit down and write this post out until just now.

Yoga studio etiquette for beginners: What to do as a new yoga student and advice for beginner yoga students

May 14, 2024 Randi

Every experienced yogi was once a beginner, and every studio regular — at one point in their yoga journey — walked through a studio’s doors for the first time.

Yoga can be a vulnerable and scary practice. Trying new things is intimidating! Especially when you’re trying new things in a new environment in front of new people.

And you may or may not be very sweaty.

If you’ve never been to a yoga studio, it can be an overwhelming experience at first. So, I took a second to jot down some etiquette tips for new and beginner yogis who maybe haven’t participated in a studio practice before.

A day trip to Tuzigoot National Monument (and Tavasci Marsh)

May 8, 2024 Randi

I mentioned it in yesterday’s post about our girls’ trip to Cottonwood, Clarkdale and the Verde Valley, but I recently had a chance to check out Tuzigoot National Monument for the first time.

Arizona wine country: A girls’ weekend in Cottonwood/ the Verde Valley (and the Verde Canyon Railroad!)

May 7, 2024 Randi

I’m formally assigned to a fire right now, and while I almost passed up on this past weekend to sneak in an extra day of work, I’m really glad I pushed myself to follow through with the plans I’d committed to months ago when I booked rooms and bought tickets.

I spent this past weekend down in Arizona’s Verde Valley with two of my good Flagstaff friends — Jenni and Lexie — for two days centered around wine and nature.

S#!T I’ve been loving lately (May 2024 edition)

May 2, 2024 Randi

Another list full of stuff I probably didn’t need to buy, but bought anyway.

What I read: April 2024

April 30, 2024 Randi

This month included both Emily Henry AND Kristin Hannah’s newest releases — so what’s not to love!

This summer’s Flagstaff vegetable garden plans

April 25, 2024 Randi

I absolutely hated gardening when I was a kid.

What I eat in a day: A less-than-lazy Sunday at home

April 22, 2024 Randi

This past weekend was busy, but fairly productive.

Ryan and I had back-to-back parties on Saturday afternoon/ evening, and we spent all day yesterday getting as much cleaning done as possible.

Late April is always a lot of work around the house for us. I know a lot of people focus on spring cleaning (and we’re definitely not an exception), but for us, it’s also time for us to prepare for the potential upending of our lives: aka fire season.

In addition to getting all the deep cleaning done (it’s SO nice to come home to a clean house after a 16-plus-hour day), we do quite a bit to prepare for the unexpected wildfires that completely uproot our household.

A lot of that includes food. As much as I always try to do grocery shopping and meal prepping year-round on Sunday nights to prepare for busy office days and studio nights throughout the work week, I become absolutely militant about it during fire season.

I get very hangry very easily, so knowing I have a few healthy meals at the ready is one less thing to worry about when work beckons.

So with that said — my Sundays now focus on cleaning, running errands and prepping food for the week.

Here’s everything I ate yesterday while doing all of the above.