Tall Tara

So I did it. Went Paleo, made a lot of jokes and then somewhere during the challenge, totally amazed myself.

Six weeks of eating like a caveman. And all I have to show for it are these six-pack abs.
(No seriously. Pictures coming soon.)
If you want to catch up with my Paleo journey, you can read about [...]

I used to hate olives. With a passion.
As in, from the very pit of my being.

Then something happened.
And I’m pretty sure that something rhymes with “mirty fartini”.

Don’t get me wrong….I still don’t like black olives.
But holy shit. Those big green ones, or small green ones, stuffed with blue cheese or simply floating in vodka.

Sorry it [...]

There’s something about heading out on a backpacking trip that is synonymous with peace for me. Maybe it’s because I know I won’t have any chance to log in or maybe it’s because I know that all I have to worry about is when to pump water and how many fish to fry up…

We went [...]

Inspired by the intriguing TLC show and almost as ridiculous…

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I’m a little embarrassed. But if telling my story helps other women to know when it’s happening to them, then I’m glad to share.

(Also, TLC, if you’re reading, let’s talk reality backpacking shows. Think a little less Survivorman and a little more Animal House. Have your [...]

Oh hai list of goals that I wanted to accomplish for this year. Long time, no see.
Enter snowy day and the perfect time to sit down and revisit said list. After blowing dust off the blog post, I spent some time thinking about what I’ve accomplished. 1
With the hopes of keeping myself accountable, here’s how [...]

Are billboards really an effective marketing tool anymore?
Well, if you’re considering doing meth and happen to be living in Wyoming or Montana, my guess is that you might have second thoughts after seeing these.
(And of course, my jokes are going to be totally inappropriate, so if you’re on meth while reading this, then I am [...]

The Fort Collins Triathlon was the second of the summer. I had so much fun doing the Longmont Tri that it seemed a no-brainer to do another.
However, I did something a little different with this race registration. While filling out the online entry form, I looked to see if they offered an Athena and Clydesdale [...]

Today is my mom’s birthday and this time last year, she was celebrating in a federal penitentiary.
She crossed a protest line, trespassing onto federal property and, for standing up for what she believed in, my mom was sentenced to a month in prison. Upon arriving, she bought two chocolate cupcakes from the prison commissary, one [...]

Sometimes I can be stubborn. When the universe tries to teach me something, I believe that it keeps trying until that lesson sinks in.
I had something shiny, fast, fun and reliable taken from me today.

It sucks and it’s not even the first time I’ve had a bike stolen.
When I walked out of work to find [...]