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“I deadlift all the time. But lighter.”

I can’t make this kind of thing up. You can also imagine how livid I was when this gym gem occurred recently at the Aspen Club, but I will try to maintain the humorous approach … I’m working on deficit deadlifts at 245#. Even if you don’t know what that means, just know that is me…

Aspen: Yoga in Action

YOGA IN ACTION DAY with Aaron King + Ashley Turner SUNDAY, AUGUST 19 | 9-11a | Paepcke Park (BY DONATION!) Sponsored by The Shakti Foundation + Aspen Yoga Society 2nd Annual YOGA IN ACTION day! The largest gathering of yogis in the valley comes together to raise money to end sexual slavery + support Yoga Votes. LIVE Music, Invocation by Native American elder +…

Compliment or Insult: Round 2, Bar Edition

One of my fave locations in my Compliment or Insult series is the Bar Edition. So for Round 2, we’re back at the scene of the first crime, Escobar in Aspen. I wasn’t planning on this late-night dance adventure, so I’m wearing (cute) jeans, a white tee, and white-and-blue sperry topsider boat shoes that are…

The Friends-As-Family Generation

Subhead: Making Friends in Anywhere. I’m constantly amazed at the number of thoughtful comments a post I wrote three years ago still receives. The topic: Making Friends in Austin. Turns out, while it can vary by location and number of young professionals, young singles, so on, making friends anywhere is a challenge. I’ve written in countless…

Compliment or Insult: Shopping Edition

That’s right, even though I’ve been working out at the infamous Aspen Club, I’ve been steadfastly disappointed by how used to me the gym-goers appear to have gotten. Aside from the occasional creeper just staring at me throughout my entire workout, nothing of note has happened, no more Gym Gems or Compliment or Insults. How boooooring,…

Feel Good Friday 072712

Feel Good Friday is a roundup of the things that made me feel good or that I’m grateful for all week. Join me and leave your Feel Goods in the comments! Tragus/targus piercing, celebrated by Cook’s champagne at the kayak park, a 60-cent canister of salt and 25-cent Starbucks cup, and Dale/dial soap. “Let’s go…

Feel Good Friday 072012

Feel Good Friday is a roundup of the things that made me feel good or that I’m grateful for all week. Join me and leave your Feel Goods in the comments! Happy wedding to Scott & Rhianna! Got to do almost everything on my ambitious Austin list, including some things not on the list: rock…

Summer Fashion Updates

I just updated the sidebar (yes, I realize we’re already halfway into summer) with summer fashion nays and yays. Fashion Sticky Notes … actual hideous things I see people wearing, and how to remedy the problems they present + Why are people STILL doing this?! Despite my warnings, people are still slapping skinny belts onto…

Feel Good Friday 071312

Feel Good Friday is a roundup of the things that made me feel good or that I’m grateful for all week. Join me and leave your Feel Goods in the comments! Sunday TAD (Typical Aspen Day): King Yoga Flow + Ute Hike with 2 pups + Sunbathing at the Sky Pool Serendipitously booking the same…

Aspen: Green Drinks

Thursday from 5-7pm, meet new people, learn some stuff, snag some snacks, AND check out the new exhibit Seasons of the Nuche at Aspen Historical Society—a must for anyone who calls Aspen home, even part time. It’s your history!