Happy Heavenly Birthday Al Jarreau
Al Jarreau’s “We’re in this Love Together” played on my car radio, as I drove, wearing a white dress, to meet my Columbus School for Girls classmates for our 1981 high school graduation. I...
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Starting the New Year Right
The beginning of a new year is the perfect time to prioritize our health and well-being and make shifts in habits. By focusing on nutritious eating habits and regular exercise, we can enhance our...
Surrounded by Dolphins
I pedaled a kayak out from shore over a sheet of pink water as the sun rose over the peak of “Star Wars” Mountain. My husband, Chris, swam nearby. I deviated away from him...
Feeling Stressed? Try These 8 Simple Wellness Tips for Women
Guest Blog Post by Justin Bennett Photo by Dara on Unsplash Women are expected to juggle so many responsibilities in their professional and personal lives that it’s easy to feel like you’re being pushed...
Beating the January Blues
By Jonny Stevens January is a month of cold weather, dark mornings, early nights, financial hangovers (more so during the current cost of living crisis), and New Year’s resolutions being broken. The result, some...
Disability-Friendly Exercise Choices
Image via Pexels Guest Post Written by Justin Bennett If you have a disability, that doesn’t mean you can’t lead a healthy and active lifestyle. There are plenty of different ways to get exercise,...
La Jolla Cove Swim a True Jewel
We vacationed in Solana Beach the week before the La Jolla Cove Swim. I’d signed up to swim the 1-mile race more than a month earlier. The week started off sketchy with me attempting...
Dolphin Swimming Video
Fred Elling took this drone video of a group of bottlenose dolphins coming to visit me during a morning swim. If you would like to read my new memoir, Swimming with Dolphins, which includes...
The Environmentally Responsible Open Water Swimmer
I often swim in the Sea of Cortez, which is just steps away our San Carlos, Mexico condominium. I’m sometimes blessed to encounter a pod of bottlenose dolphins and they often interact with me....
Nature Speaks on this 5K Trail Race
My husband and I competed in a trail running race this morning in Guaymas, Sonora, Mexico. We drove around the coastline from San Carlos to Miramar and then deviated into a neighborhood that abuts...