It’s starting to feel real.
My flights are booked, my visa application was approved earlier this week and I’m deep (deep) into a self-guided study plan to prepare for my upcoming 300-hour Yoga Teacher Training (YTT) in Rishikesh, India.
Plus, because I’m me, I have a packing list started already.
Summers are kind of tough to find time to play outdoors with Ryan.
If you’re new here, Ryan is a wildland firefighter, which means he has a bit of a weird work schedule. While I’m lucky enough to work a 9-to-5, Ryan’s “weekends” are Thursdays and Fridays — assuming he’s not out on a wildfire assignment where he’s committed to an incident for at least 14 days straight.
Ryan recently got back from a 14-day fire assignment downstate, so he got three paid days off work (Monday through Wednesday) followed by his usual Thursday-Friday weekend.
Because there’s absolutely no way our weekends will line up any time soon, we decided to just go ahead and have a little weeknight adventure while it’s still summer here in Flagstaff!
Who doesn’t love a good summer picnic?
And no summer picnic is complete without dessert.
Enter: These soft and sweet lemon zest cookies with a zingy lemon sugared icing that melt in your mouth.
So… what have I bought recently? A whole lot of new tech, only one new skincare/ haircare product and a product probably meant for 12-year-olds that I love anyway.
Have I been rabidly consuming Ilona Maher content instead of reading books?
…yes.
Taking a yoga class for the first time can be an intimidating experience.
There’s a lot that goes into taking a yoga class! Not only do you have to figure out what, exactly, your instructor is tell you to do (maybe in another language, at that, if they’re using sanskrit terms), you also have to abide by some unspoken etiquette while you’re at the studio, pay attention to your body and dress the part.
It’s… a lot. For a beginner.
So, if you can show up to class wearing the right thing, it’s one less thing to stress about!
It’s been a bit since I posted about our 2024 summer vegetable garden plans, so I wanted to give an update now that everything has been planted.
Spoiler alert: It’s not going well!
I just got back from a quick extended weekend work assignment on the Pius Fire, a full-suppression wildfire located on the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests.
I’m on my fourth summer (aka: fire season) as a public affairs officer with the Forest Service, and as a red-carded Public Information Officer (PIO) working on wildfires.
I’ve worked on a number of fires now around the state of Arizona, but this was my first ever time getting to fully experience fire camp, which was really cool!
Hello! I’m back today with a continuation of yesterday’s post re: how I ended up with a brand spankin’ new paddle board…
…and how ISLE has the absolute best customer service and is now my go-to for all my paddling needs, as few as they may be.
It took half a bottle of sunscreen, one of Ryan’s hats, a big pair of polarized sunglasses and a long-sleeved sun shirt, BUT zero traces of sunburn following this weekend’s 100-degree paddle boarding adventure at Watson Lake.
