Recently my 13-year-old son did me a really big favor. He gave me some parenting advice – and some much-needed perspective. After sharing something he was upset about – and after my feeble attempt to “problem-solve” – he looked me square in the eye and said, “Mom, sometimes I just need you to say it […]
BlogRecently, I convinced my personal trainer to be my partner in a local Adventure Race. It may seem like it should be the other way around since my race partner, Payton, is a health and fitness professional, was a Big 10 collegiate athlete and just happens to be 19 years my junior. You may remember […]
BlogRecently, I received a heartfelt and vulnerable instant message from a woman on The Adventuresome Life Facebook page. I’ve included a brief portion here: I just wanted to pass along how inspirational you are for me. I’ve read your blog and decided to follow you on Facebook just to see reminders that help keep me […]
BlogYes. That’s right. I said “Retreatshop”! The “Retreat” portion is your chance to get away…not far from home…and not for long. Step outside of your monotonous routine. Beyond the usual. Maybe even outside of your comfort zone. Just enough time and space to experience some Adventure against the beautiful, autumn Iowa landscape. The “Workshop” portion […]
BlogA few days ago I wrote one of my favorite blogs. Ever. It was all about the Adventure race I participated in this past weekend. It was heart-warming, funny and chock-full of inspirational and applicable life lessons. I spent about 3 hours getting it just right. Then – in the moment I was sending it […]
BlogRecently a young Millennial reached out to me with the question, “What do you do when you feel like you’re fucking everything up and nothing is going right?” In other words, she felt unhappy. Life felt difficult and disappointing. And she wanted to know what to do. I decided to write about this subject this […]
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Reserve the first weekend in November for The Adventuresome Life’s Inaugural Experiential Retreat & Workshop! It will take place in the Des Moines Metro surrounding area. Expect an Adventure! More details coming soon. The Adventuresome Life is designed to engage, educate, challenge, support, entertain and inspire you. When you sign up to receive FREE weekly Adventuresome tips & tools (Read More)
Hi all. Just wanted to offer an update on the 60-Day Body Transformation Challenge. I am not the $10,000 winner, if you hadn’t already heard. Darn. For all the finalists, the hard work it took and sacrifices we made to accomplish the results we did in such a short period of time, is something we […]
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