Because I like to live

life in motion

moving slowly at a fast pace

current destination:

The Balkans (again).

You may remember that I was here last year. Well, I just couldn’t stay away. This year I am almost repeating my trip in reverse. Over two months, I’ll be going from Croatia to Bosnia & Herzegovina to Montenegro to Albania. Why? I just… love it, I guess. Between new and old adventures and relationships, I felt it was just fitting to come back already.

Focus remains on:

• catching up on and producing quality work.

• deeply investing in local friendships that were formed last year.

• embracing the turn from spring to summer and all the amazing activities that come with this peak season.

• doing the very best I can to triathlon train while traveling.

• preparing for whatever is coming next….

Current obsessions:

• Outdoor adventure: cycling, hiking, trail running, open water swimming. • Sipping espresso • exfoliating • Letting myself eat out a little more than normal, embracing local meals! • Ajvar (Balkan roasted red pepper dip) • Learning new words in local languages

Current 30-day challenge

Get in at least one bike, run, and swim workout per week (in other words, train as responsibly as possible for a half-ironman, while traveling the world...)

what's in this month's

health stack

Travel Training

Doing the best I can with what I've got... a bike in Mostar, running all over, swimming when I'm by the sea, etc.

Fuel, but have fun

Enjoy local cuisine - don't restrict - indulge but not too much - make healthy choices -- get enough fuel -- fresh, local fruits and veggies.

Community

Seeing and deeply connecting with old friends made last year, and being open to meet all sorts of new people in hostels and just along the way.

more present happenings,

if you're curious

Current books:

• Finished: Unsheltered (Barbara Kingsolver)

• Finished: Room for Good Things to Run Wild (Josh Nadeau)

• Still working through: How to Afford Everything by Dr. Darla Bishop (personal finance)

• Finished: The Pursuit of Endurance (Jennifer Pharr Davis)

• Finished: Viola Davis’ memoir

• Almost done: The Making of a Major Motion Picture (Tom Hanks)

• Finished: The Magic Strings of Frankie Presto (Mitch Albom) **AMAZING novel.

Current fitness goals:

• Run at as slow a pace as possible–for time, not distance. Be smart. No injury.

• Training for Ironman Michigan! Sept 2025!

• being diligent about the exercises prescribed by my physical therapist to continue healing my back and avoiding further pain!

• Becoming a killer salsa dancer

Current professional focus:

• Continuing to grow in my marketing positions; to gain practice, expertise, and confidence with my projects.

• To do my best to grow the presence of Flying with Founders and fill our next retreats!

• To manage my time and the different time zones well so that I am working plenty, but not wasting time that could otherwise be spent exploring.

• Liturgies of the ordinary (ask me about this!)

Current inspirations:

• “Explore and Embrace.”

• “I want to live and feel all the shades, tones, and variations of mental and physical experience possible in my life.” – Sylvia Plath

• Being calm confidently myself in all things!!

• Fall in love with people, places, views, moments — over and over and over.