The Real Fit podcast features candid conversations with women athletes on topics including body image, enoughness, and so much more. In a world that's hell-bent on telling women we're not thin enough, fast enough, strong enough, or successful enough, I'm here to tell you you're already enough. My goal is to share stories that inspire … Continue reading Real Fit Podcast
Category: writing
5 Things I Learned From NaNoWriMo
This is the second of a two-part series on my experience with NaNoWriMo (aka National Novel Writing Month, which is November). You can read my the first one, where I talk about how I did it here. In November 2013 a friend and I dared each other to take on NaNoWriMo, which requires you to … Continue reading 5 Things I Learned From NaNoWriMo
NaNoWriMo: How I Did It
November's almost here. Which means it's almost my birthday. It also means we are approaching National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo). I took on the November NaNoWriMo Challenge in 2013 but I never blogged about it. Probably because I was busy writing a novel, and growing a human, so by December, I was too tapped out … Continue reading NaNoWriMo: How I Did It
Musings on Motherhood, Guilt, and Creativity
I struggle with guilt. When I feel burnt out on being a stay at home mom (which happens at least once a day), I remember these years in my kids' lives are short, that I am so lucky to have the option to stay home and that I am free to work on my writing … Continue reading Musings on Motherhood, Guilt, and Creativity
My Story + British Accent = Awesome
It was super exciting when I found out my my flash fiction piece, "A Gorgeous Day to Fly" made the Mash Stories competition short list. If that weren't enough to make all the happy neurons in my brain dance a jig, a professional narrator read it in a British accent for the Mash Stories podcast! If … Continue reading My Story + British Accent = Awesome
Fast and Focused Writing
I went to a writing workshop this weekend called "Fast and Focused Writing With Lori DeBoer." Lori DeBoer is a local writer and writing coach. I had been to one of her workshops previously and I liked it, so I thought, "What the heck?" I could stand to be a lot faster and more focused … Continue reading Fast and Focused Writing