by Kristina | Jan 7, 2026 | Uncategorized
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...
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...
