Category: Healthy Living
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Aerial Yoga: Whut?!
5 things to know before you goI found myself one Saturday morning walking briskly over to Fly Freak Yoga for an introductory course in aerial yoga. It was a chance to spend some quality time with my old friend Renee, and also get some much needed exercise while visiting family back in Minnesota. When she upped the ante to my yoga…
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UPWC: Easy Pass to Colonial Creek
UltraPedestrian Wilderness Challenge (UWPC) Presenting a guest post on trail running by K, of General Tso’s Chicken blog fame. Stats 5:47:00 Elapsed Time 2 Strava segments (GPS watch was a shame first 20 miles, Switched to iPhone Strava track when watch froze) 1 GPS watch that lost signal about 20 miles in 1 Finish photo 2…
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Gear Review: ISLE Inflatable Stand Up Paddle Board
“I can’t believe I waited so long to get a SUP board!” – Rose on the Lake last Sunday I’ve lived within close walking distance of a lake for almost three years. Regrettably, I waited until last month to purchase a stand up paddle board. Thanks to the recommendation of my adventurous friend Yiling Wong,…
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Friday is Bike Everywhere Day!
Plan your commute accordingly, Friends.Felt compelled to do this PSA: Friday May 18th is Bike Everywhere Day! I’m just going to leave this link for Bike Everywhere Month here … Check it out for a map of the fun bike stations that will pop up around town on Friday. It’s a fun party atmosphere (er, starting at 6AM), and I’m…
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Upcoming Food-Related Events
Following on the review of the First Food Tank Summit in Seattle, some upcoming food-related events, a few with social justice bents. Race, Economies, Workers & Borders April 3, 6-8pm at Bellingham Unitarian Fellowship – Sanctuary, a Community to Community Development & Northwest Washington Central Labor Council event. Slow Food Regional Conference April 14 & 15…
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Pro-tip Tuesday:
Unintended Extra Groceries + Tote HackDo you ever go grocery shopping and discover that you’re picking up 150% more than you intended to buy, that you are really hungry, and now you’re trying to figure out how to bike or walk it all home? I recently picked up a new trick for those reusable sacs (usually cloth or polyester of…
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Monday: Glymur
We rose early to drive the two, three hours from Onundarhorn to hike Glymur Falls (3.8 miles, 1,000 ft elevation gain) in the only day forecasted to be sunny on our trip. It meant doubling back the way we came, but fortunately we were booked for two nights in the South. I was dragging, but…
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Friendly Friday – What do YOU think of bike share? 3 questions just for you.
On the coat tails of last week’s bike share cage match post: I’ve been curious: what are YOUR feelings on bike share, Dear Reader? Here are three questions for you. Check back for the aggregate results! [wpsqt name=”Bike Share survey” type=”poll”] Got more to add? Comment below to share!
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Seattle’s Bike Share Cage Match is on
like Donkey KongThere’s a new colorful set of creatures out in the lush urban jungle of Seattle. As native Seattlites hurry sweatily through the last summer “heat wave” of 76-80 degree weather, you might glimpse a flash of green and yellow behind a tree, a cheery orange appendage sidling up to the pavement, or a blur of…
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Friendly Friday:
Instant Pot – Virtually Instant, Really!Recently, I had a chance to visit my fellow Minnesotan friend Tanya, her spouse Justin, and their daughter Mabel in Portland. They graciously had me over for dinner, and I got to see a demo of the Instant Pot. Apparently she was so excited about it she bought a second one when it was on…