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Summitting Mt. Baker Off the Couch
Despite overwhelming evidence that this is not a good idea, I want to climb Mt. Baker for my birthday. The trip is part of a whole 4 for 40 celebration, wherein I go skydiving, ski a volcano, take a trip without my kids, and throw an epic dance party. Never you mind...
Why You Need a 4 for 40 Birthday Celebration
Birthdays are the best holidays. Milestone birthdays even more so. Since the second anniversary of turning the big 4-0 is fast approaching, now seems an appropriate time to share my 4 for 40 birthday celebration plan, and why I recommend it for your next big...
Strategic Communications Consulting: What Clients Request vs. What Actually Works
As a strategic communications consultant with 20+ years of experience working with nonprofits, sports organizations, and media companies, I've noticed a pattern: clients often arrive knowing they need help but uncertain about the right solution. Here are the three...
2025 Year In Review
Nearly 20 years ago, I mailed my first holiday card. A single, 23-year-old gal sending holiday cards was unusual at the time, but what can I say? I love cards! I still send a New Years card every year, but I always fall short when it comes to writing an accompanying...
10 Tips to Survive International Travel with Toddlers
I survived a 4-week trip to Sicily with an 8-month old and 2.5 year old (and a husband). It went so well, we took another month-long trip to southeast Spain a year later. As I'm writing this, we're almost-thriving on a three week sojourn to southern Italy - our third...
My Journey to Emotional Intelligence: When Being Good Isn’t Enough
Thank you for joining me on this journey to emotional intelligence. Everyone should invest in emotional intelligence fluency. I believe that the higher our collective EQ - regardless of your gender or other identities - the more courageous we can be as a...
Introducing My New Dream Job
When I left my dream job last summer, I knew what I wanted to do, and I was scared to go for it. That’s why I’m excited, and a little bit queasy, to now introduce you to my new dream job: Occasionally Epic Communications, a strategic communications consultancy,...
How To Upcycle Your Winter Gear
The concept of reduce > reuse > recycle has been around for my entire lifetime, but upcycling is especially in vogue right now. I encourage you to take advantage of this present momentum with the ideas here to upcycle your winter gear. Originally written...
Cautionary Tales of the Watery Kind
Dreaming of summer? Here's a reshare of an essay highlighting cautionary tales of the watery kind. Originally written for Mountaineer magazine, I tested the waters and asked my community for their tales so you wouldn’t have to.. Stay dry out there friends. I have a...
