Outdoor Adventures


  • Exploring Colorful Horse Art

    Exploring Colorful Horse Art

    When I was a young girl, I was obsessed with horses, and not just My Little Ponies, but that was a big part of it! My room was decorated with horses and unicorns and I was constantly making horse art. I’m sure it started with coloring books, then there was the barnyard scene I won…


  • Biohacking: Review of Oura Ring fitness tracker

    Biohacking: Review of Oura Ring fitness tracker

    What could be more exciting to a data nerd and health geek like me than a device that gives you data about your own health on a daily basis? There have been lots of fitness trackers in the market the last several years but none have piqued my interest like the Oura Ring and accompanying…


  • Ways to Love Yourself: Self Love and Why It’s Important

    Ways to Love Yourself: Self Love and Why It’s Important

    Earlier this month I shared the speech I had the honor of giving at a local National Art Honor Society induction ceremony. The culmination of the speech was that once I had finally learned to love myself, I could love my own artwork, and feel confident calling myself an artist. Here I want to share…


  • An intentional 2021

    An intentional 2021

    This past year was a wild one, everyone knows that. It wasn’t exactly the worst or hardest year I’ve ever experienced – our family has been through much tougher stuff. However this was unique in that it was a difficult, strange, and overwhelming year for EVERYONE to different degrees. The collective anxiety and tension over…


  • Our romantic getaway in Eureka Springs Arkansas

    Our romantic getaway in Eureka Springs Arkansas

    Just before Christmas in 2019, my husband surprised me with a weekend getaway to Eureka Springs, Arkansas. I had been before on a girls’ trip years ago and he’d been even longer ago than me, but we hadn’t yet visited together. I’d been swamped with Christmas art commissions, so it was a great opportunity for…


  • Quandary Peak Hike: My First 14er

    Quandary Peak Hike: My First 14er

    There are pivotal firsts in everyone’s life – many that we share, like a first home, first child, first funeral. And then there are the firsts that are less common, and maybe even unexpected, like my first 14er (14,000+ foot mountain) in September of 2017. I had no idea what I was getting into when…


  • Backpacking at South Colony Lakes Colorado

    Backpacking at South Colony Lakes Colorado

    This post contains one or more affiliate links, which means I could make a commission if you purchase a product through my link. The price isn’t any different than if you shopped directly, and I don’t link to any product I don’t recommend! If you catch me daydreaming, I’m either contemplating my next artwork or…


  • Beginner backpacking tips from my first time backpacking

    Beginner backpacking tips from my first time backpacking

    First time backpacking tips and lessons learned from a beginner backpacker in South Colony Lakes, Colorado