You’re probably thinking that a cemetery hardly sticks to the mission of getting outside. I mean, it’s outside. And Arlington is, in fact, a National Park. But it’s not … well … you know. But Arlington National Cemetery is very special to our family, and it’s really not because we are obsessed with all forms […]
I’m a penny pincher. Or, rather, I prefer to spend my money doing fun stuff, not on boring things like food. At the same time, however, we stick mostly to a paleo diet — and that means lots and lots of meat and paleo whole chicken recipes. You know what costs a lot money? Meat. […]
If I was the kind of person who has the ability to plan ahead, I would’ve written an incredible ode to public lands sometime before, say, 3 p.m. on National Public Lands day. Instead I’m going to tell you about a great way to celebrate Public Lands that, ironically, does not require you to leave your […]
I never once before considered myself outdoorsy or even really interested in the outside. Inside was a fine thing, as far as I was concerned. They had beds inside. They had toilets. I never, not one single time, thought “You know what I want to be? A person who camps and pees in the woods.” […]
So you want to go camping with your kids, but you’re not sure what kind of gear to buy. How will they sleep? Do they need a kid-sized sleeping bag? Chairs? Potty? We’ve been hanging out with our kids in the woods since the youngest was just over 1-year-old. While we missed the whole tiny-infant-in-a-tent […]
Images of the divine have been spotted on inanimate objects since the beginning of the time. The Virgin Mary has been seen in the clouds, on trees and even on grilled cheese. And Christ Himself has been seen peering from a variety of food. But this? This is an appearance of a different kind. This is no Virgin Mary. This […]
It’s like this: today is my 31st birthday, and that means I officially know everything. Just kidding. That know-everything stuff is for 16-year-olds. I’m 31. And therefore I am only wise enough to know nothing about anything except when it comes to knowing myself. At 31, I have finally become an expert on Amy. When I […]
I’d say I’m not a crier, but that’s not true. What I am most definitely not is someone who cries during her biggest race to date. And yet there I was, walking to transition from the swim, the arm of a kind stranger on my shoulder and my hand over my mouth as I cried. I couldn’t […]
Confession: I hate air mattresses. They aren’t that comfortable, they have this nasty habit of deflating while you are asleep, they have those weird pot holes in them and they are fuzzy so sleeping without a sheet on them is weird. (Seriously, why are they fuzzy?) And they just seem to be constantly in the […]