“Through hail or high water …” And we crossed both. This picture sums up how I felt about being the minister at my friends’ wedding, and how I felt about their wedding: a five-day backpacking trip through Kings Canyon called the Rae Lakes Loop. The wedding was amazing, but I can’t tell you how to…
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Watching a Company Grow: My Love Affair with Ellie Workout Clothes
Like a love affair, my relationship with athletic clothing line Ellie has had its ups and downs. Ellie.com started as pv.body, which took excess inventory from top brands and sent a surprise top and bottom every month to subscribers for a low price. It had some problems then—customer service was slow, returned gear was plenty—but it…
Super (Cheap) Workout Clothes!
***Some people are having issues with the discount code. If the landing page the links take you to doesn’t have your 20% coupon, it’s NOT working. Try typing in the URL, for some reason this is helping?? http://www.pvbody.com/try/lyssa*** I am too excited about this new, awesome service that sends you cheap workout clothes but of…
Grown-Up Ski Boots
I have finally graduated from my baby learner ski boots (roomy junior-sized, lots of flex), to big-kid boots! Check out my new Nordica Hell and Back Hike EXP Ski Boot … that means I’m an EXPert!! This is the link to them … they were listed on GearTrade.com, where you buy gear and sell…
Wow, more shopping/deal sites!
Yo, did you guys know about SteepandCheap.com? Because I sure didn’t, but apparently everyone else within 1,000 vertical feet of snow did. It flashes a new item every 30 minutes or until it sells out, whichever comes first, and its got tons of mountain-y gear like skis, accessories, clothes, hiking gear, shoes, packs, camping stuff,…
Nike Human Race
The Nike Human Race has gotten a lot of coverage, especially locally because Austin is one of just five North American cities and one of 25 cities across the globe to host one. Nike expects 1 million runners to participate in this worldwide 10K on August 31. I signed up today–I’ll be one of those…