I often find myself perusing the Facebook feature that allows you to look back through the years at your timeline for that day in history. Today I was struck by several things. The first was 8 years ago I had just gotten my dragonfly tattoo that was designed for me by Derek, a wonderful tattoo... Continue Reading →
Throwback Thursday to July 28, 2008 The 2008 me on the left versus Me today sitting at my desk trying to do the same looks. Its funny the things you forget, like how happy yet unhappy I was with both of the photos back in 2008, which would have been just over a year post-op... Continue Reading →
"Assuming I was like most women was your first mistake..." It's been exactly a month since I returned home from Battle of the Nations in Prague and my trip to Denmark. As always, it has been difficult adapting back to a 'normal' life...one that does not revolve around fighting, adrenaline and extremely high cortisol levels.... Continue Reading →
As I sit here, on my long flight home from Europe, eating the last of my snacks purchased in the open medieval market, a blog strikes me for many reasons. Mostly, mental exhaustion. I have been on campaign for two weeks of fighting, of adrenaline highs and lows, of extreme physical activity and of never... Continue Reading →
As a woman who has found running to be mildly habit forming and since I just competed in my 2nd half marathon (see photo) my news feed is filled with runner info. I found a bit of history that I'd not known before recently. 49 years ago Kathrine Switzer was the first woman to run... Continue Reading →
A few days ago a wonderfully amazing man shared 5 words with me that resonated like nothing has before. Austin's text simply said "I want to feel life". Regardless of what he was replying to me about, that text stood out from everything else. In fact, I kept going back to it, and re-reading it,... Continue Reading →
The one rule to live by that I took away from "Deadpool" (which I loved btw) was Maximum Effort. Always give your best, push your hardest and no matter what...never leave home without a weapon lol! But some days are much MUCH harder than others. Yesterday was one of the harder ones for me. Everything... Continue Reading →
Last night I had an issue with my new car. Its a 2015 Golf Sportwagen TDI with only 16k miles on it and suddenly, out of nowhere, it started squealing like a banshee when the wheels were in motion. I love my little Cherry Bomb and when I had no warning lights on my console... Continue Reading →
I got back from my orthopedic doctor yesterday and finally was able to breath a sigh of relief! He took me out of my splint and said I should be fine to start strengthening my hand & wrist and most importantly, I can start my weapons training again! It has been several months since I... Continue Reading →
As I sit at my desk, having just finished my last workout of 2015, topping off my miles to 336 for the year and feeling both my IT Band tear and my wrist surgery with every beat of my heart, I still can't help but feel like 2015 was an amazing year. I got to... Continue Reading →
The Badass Valkyrie 