by Kristina | Oct 15, 2025 | Advice, Travel
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...
by Kristina | Jul 15, 2025 | Advice, Life
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...
by Kristina | Mar 20, 2025 | Life
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,...
by Kristina | Feb 6, 2025 | Publications, The Mountaineers
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...
by Kristina | Jan 23, 2025 | Advice, Publications, The Mountaineers
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...
by Kristina | Oct 25, 2024 | Life
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...
by Kristina | Oct 3, 2024 | Advice, Publications
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...
by Kristina | May 16, 2024 | Climbing, Costumes, Publications
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...
by Kristina | Apr 4, 2024 | Advice, Life, Nonprofit, The Mountaineers
I’m leaving my dream job as the Director of Membership & Communications at The Mountaineers. My last day is June 6, 2024, my 11 year anniversary. A perfect storm of factors – including the unexpected passing of my longtime colleague and friend Jeff...
by Kristina | Oct 12, 2023 | Lists, Publications, The Mountaineers
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...
