When Fashion and Fitness Collide.

I’ve been digging red, white, and blue, stars and stripes, army greens, and camo lately.  I’m all about the American pride and I’m just itching for summer, the 4th of July, BBQs, and sweating my fanny off working out outside. #omgicantwait (Yes, I just used an irrelevant hashtag – #whatofit!?). Presenting my wants of the … Continue reading →

Weekend Reflections.

This past weekend I was at Cochran’s Ski Area in Richmond, VT coaching the Tufts University ski team.  To celebrate the end of the regular season our coaching staff decided to join in on the fun.  On Saturday we competed alongside the university teams in our division in an epic dual slalom.  I haven’t raced since March 2010 … Continue reading →

Why being single on Valentine’s Day isn’t that bad.

I’ve been a little torn on how to feel about Valentine’s Day… Do I choose to be writhed with anger and completely resentful because I’m alone – single – with zero plans and no one to send me a dozen overpriced red roses or gourmet chocolates shipped overnight from Switzerland? So instead I spend my … Continue reading →

it takes heat.

I heard this just the other day: “You cannot forge metal without heat.” Ain’t that the truth?!  Think about the beautiful hand-crafted iron masterpieces that decorate museums or are centerpieces in parks, or the simple everyday things that blacksmiths have made for centuries.  It takes a tremendous amount of blistering heat, hammering, bending, and cutting … Continue reading →

Posi+ive Affirmation. #tbt.

#tbt – I was and still am a lover of Monarch butterflies. Continue reading →

What ski racing taught me about life.

I started racing when I was the ripe old age of five. When I was younger everything about it was fun.  My friends and I would race each other down the hill to see who had the most guts, we’d tuck straight down the trails, launch over jumps, pile five of us on the t-bar … Continue reading →

Posi+ive Affirmation.

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