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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 huskies
    • Recipes (cooking + baking)
    • Sustainability
    • Books + movies + music
    • Skincare + haircare + physical self-care
    • DIY + decor
    • Chicago (I used to live here)
    • Odds and Ends
  • Stuff I like
  • About
    • About Randi
    • Contact
    • Professional ish (AKA: portfolio)
    • Disclosure and privacy policy

Making yoga playlists (tips and tricks)

June 26, 2024 June 13, 2024 Randi

I absolutely love making playlists for my yoga classes.

One of the benefits of working at YogaSix is that because the chain has a little bit more of a fitness-feel to it, I can go crazy with fun, upbeat, modern music when I’m planning soundtracks for my classes.

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SUP pup: Ochi’s first paddle board adventure!

June 24, 2024 June 24, 2024 Randi

It’s a big day for our little husky.

Ochi went on his first ever inflatable paddle board excursion with me over the weekend!

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On repeat: Actual office-appropriate spring workwear

June 19, 2024 June 19, 2024 Randi

There’s a trend on TikTok that I’m kind of obsessed with.

(Quick note: When I say “TikTok,” I actually mean “Instagram Reels” — I’m old and don’t have a TikTok so I just wait and see all the trending TikToks a week later when they show up on Instagram, whoops.)

If you haven’t seen it, it’s basically influencers who have never stepped foot in an office giving “workwear advice,” and then different influencers making fun of said previous influencers.

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Life lately, Spring 2024

June 18, 2024 February 9, 2025 Randi

Long days and warm temps are finally here! Hello summer!

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Our favorite adventure dog gear: Hiking and backpacking gear for huskies (and other outdoor dogs)

June 14, 2024 April 25, 2025 Randi

Ryan and I love huskies.

When Ryan first adopted Yukon years ago, I thought he was crazy. I would have much rather had a golden retriever (I grew up with goldens, and my sister has one now), or an Aussie.

But, not only did Yukon grow on me — I fell in love with him. Not only was he sassy, stubborn, independent and goofy, he was also so spirited and high-energy! He had a big, bold personality and a love of adventures.

I came around to adoring our husky so, so much that, when Yukon sadly died, getting another husky was a no-brainer.

Which is how we ended up adopting Ochi.

One of the best parts of having a super active breed is being able to take it on adventures. We never hesitated to take Yukon on all the adventures, and we are doing the same for Ochi!

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

June 10, 2024 June 5, 2024 Randi

You can always tell it’s fire season because I finally start buying way more stuff than I actually need.

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Kendrick Cabin (a night in a retired U.S. Forest Service Fire Guard Station from the 1960s!)

June 6, 2024 June 16, 2024 Randi

Talk about a room with a view!

I recently had a chance to spend a night in Kendrick Cabin, a former U.S. Forest Service Fire Guard Station from the 1960s, located on the forest I work on.

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High altitude Black Forest cherry kirsch cake – a cherry chocolate cake recipe for 7,000 feet

June 3, 2024 June 2, 2024 Randi

HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY, RYAN!

If you’ve been following along for the last few years, you know that every year, for Ryan’s birthday, I make him his favorite dessert: A Black Forest cherry kirsch cake.

This was year four… and it’s finally the year perfected the recipe to account for our altitude here in Flagstaff — 7,000 feet above sea level.

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What I read: May 2024

May 31, 2024 May 31, 2024 Randi

Happy fire season!

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Papaya, mango, coconut and carrot smoothie

May 23, 2024 May 20, 2024 Randi

You ever just find yourself hyper-fixating on a food?

I do this all the time. If I find a recipe that’s easy, healthy, delicious and relatively affordable, I will make it over and over and over again until I am sick of it and can never eat it again.

My latest hyper-fixation recipe is this really easy tropical orange smoothie that’s loaded with antioxidants and flavor!

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HELLO!

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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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