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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...
Help Me Find My Next Dream Job
You blew me away when I shared that I was leaving my dream job earlier this year. Your encouragement, kindness, and words of wisdom took me by surprise. I wasn't expecting such an outpouring of support, which just made me realize how all of us are incapable of seeing...
How To Pick The Best Snow Sled
Now that winter is looming, I wanted to reshare this article comparing the relative merits of different sledding apparatus. Originally written for Mountaineer magazine, I tested the limits so you wouldn't have to. Learn how to pick the best snow sled for the next time...
The Pacific Northwest Costume Climbers
Everyone knows I love a good theme party, especially an outdoor celebration with costumes. For one of the last articles at my dream job, I wrote about how the Pacific Northwest Costume Climbers are taking our beloved Mt. St. Helens Mother's Day tradition to the next...
I’m Leaving My Dream Job
Not many people leave their dream job. I’m leaving mine after 11-years. Here are the 11 lessons I’m carrying forward with me into the unknown.
The Priviest Views in Washington
In this article, originally written for Mountaineer magazine, I got to talk about poop and advise readers of the best places to sit back (on the pot), relax, and enjoy the priviest views in Washington. When you're sourcing content for a story about outdoor toilets,...
Dear Procreation: I Quit
Dear Procreation, We've had an interesting run, you and I. For many years we were all about avoiding each other. First with medication, and later with a metal body guard keeping your grubby hands at bay. Then I met someone. A very special someone. We got married and...
Carlo Jordan Tursi: A Birth Story
Wriggly, round, and completely disoriented, Carlo Jordan Tursi makes his presence known in this world...loudly. He calms down quickly in his father's arms, a testament to his sweet nature. The best part is, he arrives just how mama wants: exactly on time. Here is his...
