Gluten-free Vegas is a celiac’s mecca. For various reasons, I’ve been to Vegas several times since I was diagnosed with celiac disease. Not surprisingly, Vegas has a lot to offer in the gluten-free world. There’s something for everyone. I always feel heard and taken care of when ordering gluten-free. I’ve never felt my needs were dismissed or glossed over. Most of the places I went to were on the Strip. This last trip was the Read more
Running the Las Vegas strip at night is one of those “must do” races solely for the experience. Like races such as run the runway or race track, you are running for the uniqueness and bucket list checkmark, not the PR with Rock n Roll Vegas. Although the Strip is very flat so you may be able to PR. The strip is also fairly wide so there wasn’t a ton of dodge and weaving, save Read more
My Running Journey I started running off and on in my 20s, around 2003 or 2004. I didn’t really take it seriously, it was just a way to get cardio in. A lot of the time I was in a gym on a treadmill. I did 3-5 miles 2-3 times a week. I had always wanted to run the UWL Turkey Trot (my alma mater) as the ads made it look like so much fun. Read more
My September training did not go as plan. We left off in August still feeling optimistic and that the marathon was achievable. I could not get in a long run the weekend after I wrote that. I had to look realistically where I was, how long I was sick, and the time until the marathon. I decided this wasn’t my year either. I kept trying to convince myself I could still do it but there wasn’t really Read more
Gluten-free travel is a challenge but not difficult. Gluten-free travel is a necessary evil for those of us with celiac disease. If we want to leave our house, our city, our state we have to trust we can find gluten-free foods in the big wide world. If you haven’t noticed, I love to travel and try to do as much of it as I can. Before I had celiac disease, I had a dream to Read more
How do I decide to click the shutter button? To click the shutter button may not seem like a difficult decision. It can happen quite quickly and you may not think a lot of thought has gone into choosing what I am taking a photograph of. But despite making it look easy, it’s not. When I go out to shoot near home or travel to get those “epic” shots, I do a lot of pre-planning Read more
Marathon training in August was rough. Marathon training isn’t meant to be easy. We aren’t conditioned to run 26.2 miles so we have to work for it. August had me wanting to throw in the towel. I almost switched to the half because I had such a bad month. It started off pretty well. I was confident I would hit 115 miles but I set a conservative goal of 100. I only ended up hitting Read more
I started marathon training in July. I’m a bit behind on blogging. Turns out marathon training is taking a lot out of me this time around. I don’t have the energy. So I give you a short video on my July training! It’s about three and a half minutes long. So like I said quick! Unlike my running. 😂🤣😂
We all know that a camera (and lens) are essential tools for a photographer, but what other equipment is an absolute must for me? Now each and every photographer when asked to name one piece of photography equipment they can’t live without will have different answers. Some will say props while others will tell you off-camera flash is a must! There is so much equipment out there that it can become overwhelming as to what Read more
Do you remember where you were when the towers fell? I was on my way to my business law class. I had been in an earlier class and as I walked through the building I heard rumblings of something going on in New York. A plane, or maybe a helicopter, had flown into a building. It didn’t sound like anything more than a freak accident so I went into class and kind of forgot about Read more