It feels like 2024 has passed in the blink of an eye. My last blog post was in February, and now somehow here we in are in late December. For me, routine has a habit of making time race forward while feeling almost stagnant. For much of 2024, I have been in a music phase…
Category: MissAdventures
Silly stories and food for though about my time in the mountains
In Essence
Growing up I always wanted my life to be extraordinary, like characters in the novels I lost myself in while trapped in the suffocating routine of an all-girls Presbyterian boarding school. For a while there, when things were really wild, it almost felt like I was. It was exhilarating and terrifying in equal parts. I…
In the Belly of the Beast
I never wanted or expected to write another piece about loss and grief but here we are still writing, still healing, still sharing.
The Opposite of Love
Writing, healing, and sharing are all intertwined for me. I wrote this in the dark depths of grief last week. I hope it helps more than it hurts. For those who don’t make it to the end, here is the punch line “to all my friend past, present and future. I love you”
Out of my Depth
This piece has been a long time in the making one way or another. I was inspired to write it all down, finally, after reading an article about long-term overtraining/overstressing and the affects it has had on others. The article was highly validating for me as I have spent many hours ruminating if the weird…
Feminism. Feminist. Female. Me?
It was International Women’s Day last week and I finally got around to writing something I have had sitting in my notes, percolating, for nearly 7 years.
When I Grow Up…
After many ups and downs I am starting to feel like I might be on the way to somewhere… at least for now.
Spring forward, Fall back
It’s been awhile…
I Changed My Mind, Again (and it’s okay)
I have accepted my life will not be linear… I just hope others can too. Read Time: ~10mins
The Perfect Love
I started trying to write this piece in January. It is now May. I don’t think I have ever sat on a piece of prose for so long. I’ve been having some D and M chats with a bunch of different close friends in this time and I guess this is the final result. It’s been a hard one to get my head around at times but I’m feeling a bit more positive about it all right now. Read Time: ~5mins
Day 36
Sometimes you just gotta take yourself for a run around the block, even when you don’t feel like it…
And Now for Something Completely Different….
A little shorter than usual, I was inspired by my time in Canada to change it up a bit…. read time: ~4mins
So this is the New Year
It’s been a year to remember… or forget… I’m never sure. Here’s to another 365 days of failure, growth and fun. Read time: 7mins
“A New Name for Everything”
I’ve been back in New Zealand for nearly 1.5 months. It’s been a period of “adjustment”. I’ve gotten slowly used to using light switches and other creature comforts I had all but forgotten about. A few people have asked me, “What is it like to be back?” and I guess in my usual roundabout way this is my summary of it…. read time: 10mins
The paradox of choice and endless rabbit holes
I turned 28 years old, changed hemispheres, and went on an existential angst rant… read time: ~4mins
Why I hope New Zealand never becomes like Switzerland…
There are many things I like about Switzerland but their attitude to foreigners is not one of them… Read Time: ~6mins
My Cool Friends – V3: Jarrod “Cookie” Cook
My cool friends is a tribute to all the talented people I know doing rad things, just because they can. I want you to know about them. I want you to be inspired by them.
Read Time: 3 mins
None of it Matters
Some days you watch the sunset on a prehistoric pillar in a UNESCO world heritage site, other days you find yourself bawling your eyes out in a cloud of mosquitoes, in the middle of nowhere, in a country where you can’t even understand the alphabet. You’re tired. You’re lonely. You want to go home. This life is a waste of time.
Then you write something like this. Feel a little better. Get up the next day and start again….
A Mediterranean Alpine Climbing Expedition: P1 – Varasova
I’m currently on a rock climbing road trip around Eastern Europe, every now and again I’ll post about the locations I’ve been to and the (miss)adventures I’ve had…. Read time: 5mins
Running Addict
Who knew something so healthy could be so addictive? Read Time: 5mins