by Kristina | Aug 24, 2011 | Running
On July 17 I ran a half marathon! I didn’t have to travel for it either – it took place in my own back yard! The See Jane Run half ran right around Lake Union – see the course here! Here is my harem before the run (Carrie on the left, ran the 5k, me,...
by Kristina | Aug 9, 2011 | Advice, Life, Travel
I’m totally jumping on a bandwagon here, but someone shared this one Facebook last week and it completely ‘spoke’ to me. I just wanted to pass it along. This is now my life manifesto.
by Kristina | Jun 27, 2011 | Life
On July 1st it will officially be THREE YEARS since I moved into my apartment in Queen Anne/Fremont = QueenMont. This is the first place I’ve ever lived alone, and I have to admit I completely love it. I was overwhelmed at first with the idea of decorating...
by Kristina | Jun 24, 2011 | Climbing
I know I’m reaching WAAAAY back in time for this one, but I want to get caught up someday, so might as well start now!In early September 2010, The Group went to Skaha Bluffs in British Columbia, Canada, about 6 hours north-east of Seattle. Just outside of...
by Kristina | Jun 10, 2011 | Costumes
I’m taking a reprieve from writing about travel to bring you this exciting post on THEME PARTIES!A few years ago my friend Allison had a Monochrome birthday party which was a huge hit. Then last year she outdid herself when we all ‘Wigged Out’...
by Kristina | May 9, 2011 | Travel
As I’ve said, the weather was not so good in NZ. Only now am I realising that instead of taking pictures of scenery (becuase I couldn’t see any scenery, as it was all covered in fog/rain/sleet/freezing-sheeting-winds-of-ic) I took pictures of...
by Kristina | May 6, 2011 | Travel
I can’t think of a specific ‘theme’ for these pictures, except that I want to share them with you, so in no particular order…here you go! This was a cemetery in Queenstown near a very busy gondola. Just open this picture and inspect it...
by Kristina | May 2, 2011 | Climbing
Everyone has asked me if I did some climbing while I was down under. The short answer is yes, but the longer answer is ‘no, not really’. With wide-eyes and a naive mind I trekked my helmet, harness, and shoes all around Australia and New...
by Kristina | Apr 27, 2011 | Travel
I already posted a blog about the funny road (expressway/highway specifically) signs from down under, but here are some more that I missed in my sorting! Apparently I really like to take pictures of signs. Never underestimate the effectiveness of guilt I already...
by Kristina | Apr 23, 2011 | Travel
Like all places, there are certain things you aren’t allowed to do in New Zealand. More often than not, these signs are amusing to foreigners. These are my faves: This was the sign warning trekkers about the ‘seriousness’ of the hike they...
