Browsing Category Simple Living
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Adventure 1
RUNNING ACROSS ICELAND: WHAT IT MEANS TO FAIL, PART 3
TRAIL MAGIC AND THE REBIRTH OF A GOAL “Look at the sky!” she smiled, her blonde dreadlocks brushing past my face as she turned to point behind us. ...
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Adventure
WOMEN IN THE WOODS: HEADING OUT ON A SOLO ADVENTURE
Hey all! I woke up this morning surrounded by fog, cold air, and with my dog bouncing around the van in anticipation of breakfast. There really is nothing ...
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Adventure
BREAK FREE, BE PRESENT
How often do we get stuck in to do’s, should’s, can’ts? How relieving it is to accept that we are imperfect, that our minds ramble, that we are ...
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Articles of Note
WHY WE NEED TO STOP COMMISERATING AND START SHARING OUR STRENGTH
Hello Ladies (& Lady Lovers)! The new URL (ThisOneWildHeart.com) is up and running, and the website backend stuff (& adventure sharing) is soon to come! Hooray! in the ...
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Editorial
THE PAIN AND PROMISE OF ENDINGS
“No, this is not the beginning of a new chapter in my life; this is the beginning of a new book! That first book is already closed, ended, ...
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Adventure
The Triumphs (And Humiliations) of My First Ultramarathon
Allo, Ladies & Lady-lovers! Check out my first article published over at Ravishly.com: an awesome website written by awesome Ladies! I’m so grateful to be able to contribute ...
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Editorial 1
TRUSTING THE PATH
Adrift, Ladies. Sometimes life’s circumstances leave us a solitary speck, waves carrying us on a whim whichever way they’re compelled. Not who-am-I aimless, not what-should-I-do-with-my-life confused & purposeless, not ...
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Articles of Note
ARTICLES OF NOTE
Happy holiday Monday, Ladies & Lady-lovers! Here’s your internet interestingness to launch an inquisitive week! 1) BRINGING BREAKFAST BACK The food may be delicious (scrambles and benedicts and ...
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Adventure 2
CONQUERING YOURSELF
It is not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves. -Sir Edmund Hillary Climbing mountains, whether on two feet or two wheels, is a feat of endurance and strength ...
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Adventure 2
BOOK OF THE MONTH
Hey Ladies & Lady-Lovers! I’ve been doing quite a bit of technical reading as of late due to thesis research requirements, but I’m finding time to check out ...
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Adventure
ADVENTURE AT MOUNTAIN BIKE OREGON
Hello Ladies & Lady-Lovers! I’m back and refreshed after tagging along on Mountain Bike Oregon this past weekend. An aside: As someone relatively new to mountain biking, I have ...
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Adventure 1
100km TO FREEDOM
There are myriad ways to run away from things. Shut down emotionally, move to new cities every six months, speak appeasement rather than truth, silence an incoming call, ...
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Backpacking
SIMPLE NOMS
Granola. I once relegated this patchouli staple to the bullshit pantry – it says it’s health food, but it’s really just sugary oats. Well, after years of shunning ...
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Apartment Musts
A LADY AT HOME: RESOURCES FOR GARDENING YEAR ROUND
As a Lady living a simplified life, growing your own food can be a lovely life addition – another notch for your self-reliance tool belt. It’s also a ...
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Editorial
LADY EDITORIAL: 3 WISHES FOR THE HOLIDAYS
Wreaths tacked upon doors, grills, and fenders. Lights stranded meticulously… or haphazardly. Seasonal dustings of warmth atop tops of trees and bushes; neighboring properties swallowed in blizzards of ...
