Knitting is a calming art and healing hobby; a lifelong gift. Anything that is knitted with love is beautiful with all its imperfections.

The treadmill comes with physical and mental health benefits. It will keep you keep you motivated and moving.

Ultrarunning and painting have three things in common: time on your feet, endurance, and patience.

If you missed any of my 2024 blog posts, you can peruse them here. I hope they inspire you.

A collection of my 2024 landscape and abstract paintings.

2024 was not a dull year: a solo art exhibition, a cancer diagnosis, a knee injury, an Amtrak train adventure, and three ultramarathons.

My 41st ultra, the 2024 BadgerPalooza 12-hr Ultra.

After beating breast cancer and healing a knee injury, I walked the Hainesport 12-hour endurance run, my 40th ultra, and placed 7th female.

Thinking about taking Amtrak train halfway across the country? This was our experience: the good, the bad, and the unanticipated.

If you've ever wondered why people get cancer, you will find the answers in Jarle Breivik's book Making Sense of Cancer.

If you are nursing an injury, stay steady, disciplined, and consistent with your rehab. Trust the process. Be patient. Healing will come.

I share my successful DCIS partial mastectomy surgery, recovery, and decision not to receive radiation and endocrine therapy.

Had I not fallen, I would not know I have breast cancer. This is the first blog post in my cancer journey - ductal carcinoma in situ.

This year, I tackled my fourth D3 24-hr track ultra with breast cancer. I was diagnosed tens days before the race. Here's my race report.

There are events we can't control. Find meaning and purpose in your ultrarunning DNF. A DNF is an opportunity for future success.

Seven podcasters in the sports genre share their motivation for starting a podcast and offer advice on starting a podcast.

Life is better with hens. In this post, I share what my hens have taught me, and to inspire you to care for hens with these seven tips.

In celebration of Rare Disease Day, in this article I share how I healed my eosinophilic esophagitis. I eliminated chemicals from my diet.

The stories behind the paintings of my first solo art exhibition. Nature: Mountains, Trails, Water, Sand, and National Parks.

I have had six DNFs. Each has taught me about humility, picking myself up and dusting myself off, persevering, and plotting my next ultra.