the open, laughter, and remembering what this is all about

By | 2015-04-01T10:03:25-08:00 March 8th, 2014|Movement Tips, Nutrition, The Mind|

So, I have been holding my breath since 14.1 was announced, hoping and wishing for NO chest to bar pull ups or muscle ups until the very last week. But you know… the whole unknown and unknowable thing got the best of me this week. My back is nowhere near ready for any sort of [...]

burgers in a bowl

By | 2015-04-01T10:24:04-08:00 March 6th, 2014|Nutrition, Pastured Meat|

Kids (especially those who are underserved and under-appreciated) doing CrossFit at school... you already know how happy this makes me, but let me tell you a little bit more. I have been incredibly fortunate in my life; I get to do a job I absolutely love for a company (CrossFit, Inc.) that loves and appreciates [...]

education… no desk required

By | 2015-03-31T13:43:00-08:00 February 27th, 2014|Health|

*This is a picture from my trip down to LA today to visit Dana Middle School and the amazing CrossFit PE class of Kevin Corrinet and his non-profit affiliate Wiseburn CrossFit. I’m not sure if many of you know this, but I was formerly a high school English Literature teacher, and I LOVED my job, [...]

so what to eat… and then repeat?

By | 2015-03-31T13:43:01-08:00 February 26th, 2014|Health|

So here we are! Off to the races. It is my first blog post, and I am PUMPED. Not necessarily because loads of people are going to read this one. In fact, not many people will, but there is something so liberating about just the IDEA of someone reading my thoughts. My first post is [...]