I was talking with a friend recently about my current situation and she was curious why I’m not writing about it. Hhmm….I guess I thought no one would be very interested in a hiking blog where I am not writing about hiking. She encouraged me to share what my summer has been like. That conversation was a while ago and I am just now feeling the draw to type out what has been on my heart and mind over these last few months.
Category: Off Trail Musings
Disclaimer Notice
Confession…..I am a perfectionist. Surprise, surprise! About 95% of you are nodding your heads in agreement right now and having a nice chuckle to yourself. I know… it’s really not earth shattering news to you. But...I have recently had a breakthrough. Have you noticed that I have not been writing much lately? I have not… Continue reading Disclaimer Notice
Even in Failure, there is still Victory!
I hope that I am not alone in admitting that sometimes I let myself get into a bad mental place. Sometimes that bad place actually feels kinda good. It is secluded, dim, and even a bit cozy. I feel safe and protected in there. Safe from all of the shame and humiliation that I love… Continue reading Even in Failure, there is still Victory!
The Backstory…
It came to me a while back that I should write a blog on my/our backstory. When reading my blog posts, most people might not get why these hikes are even that big of a deal. The mileage that we do is not really impressive, especially in the hiking community. In the hiking community, the… Continue reading The Backstory…
We are a team…..we hike together!
Those seven words meant more to me than hearing that I am beautiful or I love you. Those seven words weren't actually spoken to me, but spoken about us. Something happened this week that was frustrating to me. My husband and I were invited to go on a backpacking trip with a few of… Continue reading We are a team…..we hike together!