How to Train for a Tower Climb
There is one activity essential to training specifically for a Tunnel to Towers climb. If you want to climb the stairs in a skyscraper for Tunnel to Towers, one AMAZING foundation that has climbs all over the country, there is one thing you need to do to prepare...
Balanced Brownies
I will not diet. I love chocolate. Chocolate makes me happy. I believe in sugar free-dom which for me more often than not means abstinence. Yet when you are a parent who loves to bake with your kids, avoiding sweet treats can be a challenge. Usually I aim to not...
The Rugged Goldilocks Series
Have you ever wanted to do something, big or small, but you let fear stop you? You let fear of failure stop you? You let negative self-talk convince you that you cannot do that thing (whatever it may be)? Follow my journey from committing to the Rugged Maniac and...
The Rugged Goldilocks – After Action Report
Wow! The Rugged Maniac was hands down one of the best days of my life. I could not imagine completing a 5k obstacle course race (OCR). My teammate Brandon and I faced down 25 rugged obstacles. I loved every minute of it. Our team name was “Temporary Insanity.” We...
Nikola Rosa is an artistic rendering of the soul that has come to exist after rising from the ashes. Her thoughts are from Nancy Gass, and yet they are in some ways, a different person entirely. We all have hearts and souls that are a deep ocean of complexity and this dichotomy is no different.