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Feel Good Friday is a roundup of the things that made me feel good or that I’m grateful for all week. Join me and leave your Feel Goods in the comments! Getting to spend Father’s Day with my dad! He’s awesome. Family time at the Memphis wedding weekend was incredible and all too rare ……

Aspen: Da Bears

I saw my first bear this summer, but thankfully I was on horseback. With summer hiking on the brain, it’s time to refresh our wild animal encounter skills in case you run into a bear without your trusty steed—and by steed, I could mean pistol, if you’re into that sort of thing (and I am,…

Aspen: Summer Hiking

Last summer, I was coaching boot camp and using the abundant hiking trails in Aspen as training tools. The hiking in Aspen is absolutely incredible, but what’s even more incredible is the fact that we don’t even have to get in a car to embark on some great hikes. Here’s a rundown of five hikes…

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Feel Good Friday is a roundup of the things that made me feel good or that I’m grateful for all week. Join me and leave your Feel Goods in the comments!. Wow, I’ve been busy! Gives you a serious appreciation for an everyday pace of life. Pink tulips Squeezing in a volleyball practice sesh–how else…

Fresh Summer Hair Looks

Thanks to Walgreens for underwriting this post. I was paid as a member of the Clever Girls Collective, but the content is all mine. Visit http://www.discoverbeautywithin.com/ The lingering residue of my past as a beauty editor is that I’m constantly experimenting with beauty looks, BUT I can’t ignore my roots as a ponytailed, low-maintenance jock…

Austin: Turtle Summer on Barrio Sixth

All four Austin-area locations of Little Woodrow’s will host a 12-week turtle-racing extravaganza. June 18 through Sept. 3, each of four Little Woodrow’s will host weeknight turtle-racing events: Tuesdays at Southpark Meadows, Wednesdays at Parmer Lane, Thursdays in Bee Cave, and Fridays on Sixth Street. A testament to turtle tenacity, the Little Woodrow’s turtle-racing events pit six quick-footed turtles—each donning stickers with…

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Feel Good Friday is a roundup of the things that made me feel good or that I’m grateful for all week. Join me and leave your Feel Goods in the comments! I have so much to be thankful for this week, and as I fly to Houston for my grandfather’s memorial service, I’m even more…

Aspen: Beyond the Body

June 5-July 17, 2012: Beyond the Body is a group exhibition at LivAspenArt featuring new work by young up-and-coming Aspen artists Jacob Rhodes, Paul Anthony Smith, Paul Brainard, Stanley Bell, Mark Brendon Smith, Carly Sewell (art below), Stephanie Dodes and Marshall Korshak, Paul Harmon, Matt Neuman, Clancy Philbrick, and Mariana Vieira. June 14th, 5-9p: A reception sponsored by Aspen Magazine, Creperie Du Village &…

Happy: Literally, objectifying women

To be clear, this does not make me happy. But it greatly affects happiness, so let’s discuss. Both men and women see images of sexy women’s bodies as objects, while they see sexy-looking men as people, according to a new study published in Psychological Science. This gets me all kinds of riled up because it reveals so much…

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Feel Good Friday is a roundup of the things that made me feel good or that I’m grateful for all week. Join me and leave your Feel Goods in the comments! I’m very fortunate to have an amazing family. My mind is with my dad a lot this week as we watched my grandpa lose…