One of my favorite places in the world is the destination spa Rancho La Puerta. It’s hands down the best place to rest, relax, recharge. I chose to spend my 50th birthday there last year: hiking; eating organic, vegetarian meals; and taking amazing fitness classes amid like-minded people (shout out to my birthday pal, Laura!). […]
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Twenty-six years in Colorado and I’d never been to Telluride. Every other major ski resort in the state, yes. But Telluride, nope. It’s not that easy to get to, tucked in a box canyon in the southwest part of the state (about 4 hours from our Aspen-area home). But about 3 months into the COVID-19 […]
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By the end of April, after 6 weeks of abiding by Colorado’s stay-at-home orders with my husband, two adult children, my daughter’s pal from Scotland, and a foster dog, my nerves were shattered. I was accustomed to working full-time from home alone in a quiet house, maybe bringing my laptop to the local library or […]
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Why leave the house? Oh, maybe because there are five adults and a dog in it. #pandemiclife
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In my job as a copy editor at a health and wellness website, we talk a lot about self-care: Look after your mental health. Be gentle with yourself. Do whatever you need to do to get through whatever crisis, health condition, situation you’re facing. Rest, regroup, restore as needed, so you can better care for […]
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