the overview (activities!) / the swag If you only pick one place for a group dinner, make it Odd Duck. The entire experience was absolutely fantastic. The service was wonderful, the food was plentiful and amazing, the wine was perfectly paired. It. Was. Awesome. It’s $55 for an 8-course tasting, and $55 for a 5-course…
How to Host a Bachelorette Party in Austin
I was really into this series while I was planning the bachelorette party, but now that the event has come and gone I am OVER IT. But because it was awesome, I feel obligated to buckle down and share, because this is an epic itinerary and if you’re planning an Austin bachelorette you should probably…
3 Things I Emailed This Week: Wine & Basketball, Scooters, and No-Work-Wednesdays
Two things I love: wine and basketball, making this a must-read: Secret Team Dinners Built the Spurs Dynasty. (added bonus: now I have a list of restos to check out in San Antonio!) I expected to hate scooters, but I love them. Not only are they fun, but they provide an extremely viable and valuable…
85% | Feel Good Friday 051719
I’m back to 85%, which feels pretty freakin’ good after almost two weeks of not feeling healthy—sheesh! Montezuma may not be totally gone, but he’s dormant at the moment (how long does it take for a parasite named after an Aztec emperor to pass through the system?) Looking forward to a weekend of relaxing with…
Feel Terrible Monday | The Delayed Feel Good Friday of Montezuma’s Revenge x2 and an amazing Mexico Trip
Even for a healthy person the turnaround between ten days in Mexico and a conference in Chicago would have been difficult, for a person who caught her second case (or more likely never truly rid herself of the first) of Montezuma’s revenge PLUS a cold or sinus infection of some kind, this turnaround is brutal.…
This is Life in Austin & Aspen: Reverse, Reverse!
Ah, a throwback to the iterations of this here blog … like me, a restaurant from Aspen has returned nay, come home to, Austin. Because Aspen and Austin are inextricably yet inexplicably linked, perhaps the first restaurant to move from Aspen to Austin rather than vice versa (hi Clark’s), is House of the Rising Tanuki-San,…
70s Big + Special Forces Foundation
Over the course of my athletic and fitness career, I’ve followed—and stopped following—a number of fitness blogs or bloggers (pre influencers yuck). Few have withstood the test of time, but 70sbig.com has been a mainstay, if written by an infrequent poster. Today, Justin, the man behind 70s Big, shared that he’s actually a Green Beret…
When it rains … | Feel Good Friday 050319
When it rains it doesn’t always rain?? I know that’s not the saying, but “when it rains, it pours” isn’t right for this feeling … it’s not exactly pouring, and the forecast this week in Austin has been for rain all week though very little has actually shown up. That feels a bit like my…
Staying Home | Feel Good Friday 042619
This marks the FOURTH weekend IN A ROW that I’ve been in Austin, without plans. This is (the last weekend) a record since I moved back, and probably a record for a long time in wherever I called home. It was very intentional, and it’s been very, very fun—but, actually really challenging as well. It’s…
Is There “Absence Makes You Discover?” for Supps? Is that a thing?
Tru Wild is my new favorite supp company. Supps are hard—so many questions, so much bro science. Preworkout is not my jam but I LOVE sipping BCAAs throughout a workout … until I found out that most are made of some really really gross things. I could have lived my life without knowing that, but…