Live the story you want to tell When my oldest son graduated high school, there was a major pivot in my life. Even though I still had two kids at home, I knew my life had changed forever. My kids at home were busy, I had just sold the business that I had been building …
Category: Daily Living
Vacation to Cusco Peru {Full Itinerary}
We just returned from an epic vacation to Cusco, Peru! We’ve been trying to take the kids on one trip per year, just to stay connected to them. And, until we have grandkids, we can pretty much go anywhere in the world! So, we decided about 6 months ago to let the kids choose a …
Race recaps 2018
RECAP OF SUMMER RACING AF CANYON HALF MARATHON UTAH SUPER SPARTAN BRECKENRIDGE SPARTAN BEAST BIG COTTONWOOD CANYON HALF MARATHON
Cairns Australia Vacation Part 2
(Read Part 1 Australia here) Unfortunately, after all the diving, I got a full blown sinus infection. I thought it was an ear infection as my ears felt completely clogged. We happened to be staying right across the street from an instant care so I went the morning after we got back on land and …
Cairns, Australia Family Vacation Part 1
We decided to use our flight miles to take our kids to Cairns, Australia for a family vacation! (Minus our oldest, Nate, who is still on his mission!). Of course, getting the flight for free, didn’t mean it wasn’t expensive, but it was totally worth it! It started the first Monday of Spring break. We …
Spartan Sprint Las Vegas 2018
My husband Wade, and 15 year old TJ ran a Spartan sprint race last weekend. They have plans to run three races this year so they can earn the Trifecta award. The Spartan Sprint consisted of covering 4 miles and 20-23 obstacles. For each obstacle you do not complete, you are required to perform 30 …
Time Out for Women 2017
Time out for Women is an opportunity to be motivated and inspired. My sister, my mom, and I have been attending each year together, and we get to make an entire weekend out of it. We stay overnight, eat out, and fill our buckets for one more year. The last few years we’ve been able …
A Growth Mindset
If there is one thing that energizes me, it’s learning! I love school, workshops, classes, and anything where someone else is teaching. The challenge then is not only to make the time for learning and growth, but also do something with the knowledge you get. It’s great to learn business strategies, but learning alone doesn’t …
Westwater Canyon on the Colorado River
About 4 hours from Lehi is Westwater Canyon. It’s a portion of the Colorado river near Moab with several white water rapids. Each year we take a trip with friends that own rafts and are very familiar with the route. This trip takes all day.We drive down in the morning. Leave one car at the …
My Weight Loss Story
I’ve mentally written my weight loss success story a thousand times. In my vision, I become super skinny and everyone asks me how I did it! I always imagined my story would be something like, “I stopped eating sugar and never had a craving to over-eat again!” I wrote my imaginary “Body for Life” essay and became the …