I have only been in the Philippines for a few days and that hardly makes me an expert, but what I have noticed other than the lush green mountains, adorable children, and delicious food is that they live life with…

As the January 2015 World Race squads were getting out of session tonight Bill Swan challenged us to ATL. I was only half listening at that point because my brain was exhausted from about 6 hours of sitting in sessions…

For many people the holidays are about celebrating with family of some sort. Last Christmas I didn’t get to be home with my family because plane tickets were really expensive, so it has been a blessing to get to be…

It’s three days until I leave California. 14 until I leave for Atlanta and I just realized I’m not ready to go. I sit here at my favorite coffee shop, at a small patio table, drinking my favorite coffee, looking…

Right now I want to confess. I am worried. On Thursday here it rained really hard and my car ended up flooding. I had to take it to a repair shop and report it to my insurance. I can’t sell…

The artists I know are the most critical and perfectionist people you will ever meet… of their own work. It is easy to see the beauty in someone else’s work, but when you have struggled in creating something for hours…

I am so blessed and humbled to have such giving people in my life. Over the past months I have been financially blessed by so many people who have given above and beyond what I could have even imagined. I…

This blog is for future racers! I felt like I was guessing at packing when I went to training camp. Here is a list of somethings not to forget and somethings to not bring at all! Don’t Forget! Tent with…

Imagine this: “It is 4pm. The sun is burning hot in the sky and you are getting out of the car and heading into a new world. Dressed in royal blue clothes, a tutu, face paint, and glitter you are…

1. Showers. If you had told me before training camp that I would go 12 days and only take 3 “showers” I wouldn’t have believed you. Furthermore, if you had told me that those 3 showers would be the coldest…