Day 10 of my Ashtanga commitment is in the books. A streak has begun. Each day I put on the same mandala Yogaz pants, a Lulu fitted tee, and tie my hair up in a bandeau headband. I stand in front of a full-length mirror, greet my image, and begin.
Month: July 2026
50 Years Later: Revisting Storrs
I waited for my past self to plop down with her heavy backpack. I waited for her to look up and smile at me. To ask me what I was doing there with no notebook, no backpack, no pen, no homework. But she never showed up.
Halfway Day and Q3
I’m done thinking of my life as a through-hike; instead, I think of it like an art project, something I get to design based on whatever happens to be bothering me or intriguing me at the moment. At the moment, that project is about incorporating weights, managing cortisol, and adding more protein to my diet. I want to feel what it would be like to be strong.
Inspiration Location 