I want this to be a happy post. And it’s not my real story. So this playlist isn’t always happy. It’s my fall playlist. Fall is harder for me than summer. I love summer. I love the sun. Fall feels more like a fall for me and you might feel it in this music. The […]
Throw Your Punch
It might sound funny to say sports isn’t my thing, since I started fighting in boxing/kickboxing in 1996. But it’s really not. It was more of a life-saving thing for me than a sport thing. I’ve had a lot of people ask me about my thoughts/predictions on the Khabib vs. McGregor fight happening tomorrow. I […]
Commandments of Portland
So my August #microbucketlist included taking a spontaneous trip. It led me to this new, inevitable, commandments of cities I visit. If you’d like a deeper dive into what the ‘commandments of cities’ I visit are you can check out this post. Let me start with my original vision of taking a spontaneous trip. Here’s […]
Micro Bucket List- Songs of the Day with LVA
Hey lovelies, First and foremost…this is an explicit playlist. Just take notice and if some 4 letter words aren’t your thing then peace out on this one and don’t listen. But for sure keep reading because I don’t use any of them in this post. Last month I started this micro bucket list thing. You […]
Three Minute Chair Workout
This awesome chair workout takes less than 3 minutes to complete if you do it one time through. Getting started in fitness isn’t always an easy task. We often say there isn’t enough time in the day, we don’t have the equipment we need, or we don’t know what to do. All of these problems […]
Some days…
There is a day, you die inside. For many reasons you die. There is a day, you live outside. For many reasons you live. One day you decide your insides can be your outsides. Then you walk tall and you live free. You take it on. Or you shrink small and you live chained. […]
Feeling Alright- Songs of the Day with LVA
I’m feeling alright. Honestly, I feel more than alright. This playlist has taken me through awesome feeling alright moments. Will I always feel this way? I’m starting to think I can and here’s why. WHEN LIFE IS AWESOME This one is likely easy, right? When life is going your way it’s seamless to feel alright. […]
The Perfect Welcome Mat
I’m a self-proclaimed gypsy. I like moving around. A lot. I like adventure. Over a year ago I tried on something different. Renting my place out on Airbnb. It’s a beautiful condo, in a beautiful part of the city. Near the falls, right off the light rail, only a few stops from the airport. I […]
You Are Self-Made (and self-made is a myth)
Vegetation would not exist if this was their story… I did this on my own. I did not need sun to shine on me. I did not need earth to dig my roots deep into. I did not need water to wet the soil around me. I came from nothing and made myself everything. […]
Years & Years
Years and years I was trying to hide I wanted to feel alive I was pulled under Every thing I tried to arrange I had to redefine I wanted to be the one to heal I needed wholeness Days and Days The sun went black The stars turned inside out The earth shook Everything shifted, […]