Grand Isle
It was the middle of July and we were taking a trip to Grand Isle, Louisiana. My husband Tom and I live in Minnesota, but…
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Mu’uMu’u’s traveling from China
My coach tells me I am in a slump. For one thing, it is an athletic slump—that is, I’m running less and I’m suddenly a…
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Re-entry Program
I have recently ordered three, what I’m calling “modern-day Muumuu’s”—you know the casual, long flowing house dresses that your mom wore around pregnancy. No I’m…
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The winter Monster is upon me
I should know by now that everything is going to change. When the sun starts staying under longer in the mornings and dropping low earlier…
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A van by the river
Living out of a van for four months. Not your idea of a dream vacation? It’s actually all that and more. The van is our…
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21 Days
When #relayofvoices started, there were two projects, or two ideas. One, to run home down the Mississippi River, and two, to work on getting outside of my…
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What is this all about?
Answer No. 1 Barak Obama’s outgoing call to our nation was to throw ourselves into citizenship. That is what I plan to do, and I…
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Seasonal EFFECTIVE Disorder
I believe winter has truly come. Temperatures have dipped well below zero in Chicago and the Twin Cities, and even my parents are burning logs…
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Rehearsing Relay
Over the past six months, I’ve traveled down the river and met not only hundreds of amazing river people, but perhaps most importantly, I met…
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We are moving. We are dancing.
Today’s performance at #TEDxQuincy was awesome! So many thanks to A House Unbuilt company members for making this come together so seamlessly and my support system at…