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UBUD IS A JUNGLE OASIS. Our expectation for Ubud was something along the lines of a hippie filled, mildly chaotic city in the mountains of Bali. That expectation was 100% correct. Ubud is indeed a city in the jungle. It is not simply a surrounded by green, IT IS IN THE GREEN. I start this […]
December 12, 2019
THESE 5 TARTE PRODUCTS ARE THE ONLY MAKEUP I’M TAKING ON WORLD TRAVELS. If you’re like me, you’d like to wear SOMETHING on your face but not look like you have a full on glam squad. Although a daily glam squad would be amazing as well. I like Tarte because they have vegan product options […]
December 5, 2019
TOUR B WAS A WIN. If you are looking for crystal blue waters and 7,000 beaches, then El Nido needs to be on your bucket list. (Check out yesterday’s blog post for even more El Nido!) We used El Nido to kill some time, as we had a week gap in our schedule between Bali […]
November 22, 2019
THE PHILIPPINE BEACHES TAKE THE CAKE. It can be an overwhelming process to determine which of Philippines 7000+ islands you’re going to visit. My hope is that this blog convinces you for or against the tiny area of El Nido Palawan. What To Do In El Nido Book a tour You’ll find that most humans […]
November 21, 2019
FINDING GOOD TRAINING SHOES CAN BE A TASK. Deciding what training shoes to take with me on our first round of world travels was the definition of a STRUGGLE. I knew I’d likely be running, hiking, and lifting. I needed a shoe, maaaaybe two that would fit the bill for all of these activities. While […]
October 31, 2019
PLANNING A TRIP AROUND THE WORLD IS NO SMALL TASK. But I must say, having some experience under our belts has made planning a second round of world travels easier. There is a LARGE learning curve in both getting ready to travel the world and actually traveling the world. We learned a lot during our […]
October 24, 2019
BLUE LIGHT BLOCKERS ARE NOTHING NEW. If I am being honest, I thought the whole blue light phenomenon was a trend – a way for companies to make money of off potentially false claims. I’m a bit of a skeptic. So, why do I use them now? I started getting headaches while Nate and I […]
October 17, 2019
HANDS DOWN THE BEST PLANNERS I’VE FOUND. Planners are how I keep my life together and my brain from spilling out my ears. I, for one, am a pen and paper gal. I know humans whose lives function via Google Calendar alone. If that is you, this post is not going to suit you. But, […]
October 10, 2019
Stages of belief in life and training This episode on belief and philosophy is for all the humans in any area of life. Nate and I had been talking about this phenomenon in religion and then I started to see it happening among professionals in the health and wellness field. So, I figured it would […]
September 10, 2019
My yearly capsule wardrobe In case you missed it, I taught you ALL about building your own capsule wardrobe in this post. Go read those 2,000 words if you have no clue what is a capsule is, or how you can make one. My personal capsule is a yearly capsule – meaning I do not […]
July 11, 2019
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I'm an adventurous introvert from Vancouver, Washington who lives on sleep + "me time." I'm a lover of lifting weights, dinosaurs, real talk and traveling with my husband. I am here to help you move better, lift more, bust the myths of the fitness industry, and inspire you to love the process.