Published in The Wealderness·Jan 5, 2021Member-onlyAdventures in Reading (2020)“We will open the book. Its pages are blank. We are going to put words on them ourselves. The book is called Opportunity. And its first chapter is New Years Day.” — Edith Love Joy Pierce, author I didn’t read a single book in the month of November. I often…Reading10 min readReading10 min read
Published in The Wealderness·Nov 26, 2020Member-onlyAdventures in MarriageYear 4: exploring Central Oregon + we bought a van! — 2020 is the year of embracing change. Vacations cancelled, jobs shifted, expectations reset. Time you thought might be spent traveling or with family and friends is now spent at home with those closest to you. Normally in September, Ryan and I head off to a new National Park to celebrate…Vanlife12 min readVanlife12 min read
Published in The Wealderness·Aug 10, 2020Member-onlyJob hunting in the time of COVIDAfter two months of searching and 35 days unemployed, here are my 5 tips for finding your dream job during a pandemic — On June 30th, 2020 I lost my job. As I wrote recently, the layoffs at my previous company were a direct result of funding shortages because of the coronavirus pandemic. I probably don’t need to say it again, but I will…. …Job Hunting10 min readJob Hunting10 min read
Published in The Wealderness·Jul 9, 2020Member-only11 years in recovery but always an addictCelebrating my mom and her recovery journey — My mom is an addict. And not like, “drank too much at the family Christmas party” or “popped an extra Vicodin when she pulled out her back” type addict. More like… Every cupboard in our house was FULL of boxed wine. We had packages with HUNDREDS of pills getting delivered…Sobriety6 min readSobriety6 min read
Published in The Wealderness·Jun 17, 2020Member-onlyI’m losing my job due to COVID-19But right now focusing on #blacklivesmatter is more important — One week ago I officially found out that I’m about to lose my job. And after five years with the same company, I understand that nonprofit financing is finicky business —for our first four years we were completely grant funded, but our board (and just good business sense) had us…Covid 195 min readCovid 195 min read
Published in The Wealderness·Jan 6, 2020Member-onlyAdventures in reading (2019)“Books are the plane, and the train, and the road. They are the destination, and the journey. They are home.” — Anna Quindlen, author and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist I am kind of a weird reader. When people ask me what genre of books I like, the answer doesn’t come…Books10 min readBooks10 min read
Published in The Wealderness·Nov 5, 2019Member-onlyAdventures in MarriageYear 3: Arizona and the Grand Canyon — “Wait… we’re driving how far?” Ryan says to me, on day two of vacation to Arizona this September. We’d arrived in Phoenix on Saturday, and driven 2 hours to Sedona as soon as we landed. On Sunday, I had planned for us to drive 45 min to Flagstaff for…Travel15 min readTravel15 min read
Published in The Wealderness·Sep 21, 2019Member-onlyAdventures in photographyAn amateur compares the Panasonic Lumix LX 100, the Sony Alpha 6500 and the Fujifilm X100F — I’m in no way a professional photographer. But I do consider myself an avid paparazzi of my friends and families lives. …Photography10 min readPhotography10 min read
Published in The Wealderness·Sep 19, 2019Member-onlyTahoe 100k 2019 Race ReportGuest post by Ryan Weald — Running long distances reminds me a lot of working in a startup: There’s never ending problems to solve. You will screw things up, learn from your mistakes. And sometimes you’ll think you did it all right but it still won’t work out… Pre Race Goals Finish under 14 hours Try and make the…Running7 min readRunning7 min read
Published in The Wealderness·Jul 1, 2019Member-onlyThe Best of BendSix favorites after six months in Bend, Oregon — “How long have you lived here?” someone asks me about once a week. “Oh we just moved here about two months ago” I keep saying, except that’s a lie. I only feel like we’ve lived here for two months, but time flies when you’re having fun. …Travel8 min readTravel8 min read
