My Review of EMS Women's Nora Stripe Tank

Originally submitted at Eastern Mountain Sports

You'll want summer to last forever when you try our Stripe Nora Tank—it's a dream come true for softness, wrinkle resistance, and cool relief from shimmering heat.

EMS Women's Nora Stripe Tank

super comfy

By Not You from Denver, CO on 6/19/2012

 

5out of 5

Pros: Odor free, Comfortable, Fashionable

Cons: Not Enough Colors

Best Uses: Climbing, Hanging out

This shirt is SUPER comfy. I finally found a loose shirt that I can wear climbing, not get soaked in sweat, and then wear out to the bar afterwards. I wish it came in more colors because I LOVE it.

(legalese)

My Review of EMS Women's Rumney Capris

Originally submitted at Eastern Mountain Sports

The ultralight Rumney Capris cross the gap between running, climbing, working out, or travel with soft, supple, superstretchy comfort.

EMS Women's Rumney Capris

Nice shape

By Not You from Denver, CO on 6/19/2012

 

3out of 5

Waist: Feels too small

Length: Feels too long

Pros: Wrinkle-Free, Great Color, Comfortable, Stylish

Cons: Sits Too High Above Waist, Material Too Thin

Describe Yourself: Casual Dresser

Was this a gift?: No

Due to an injury i havent been able to wear these yet. Because of other reviews, I ordered slightly smaller than I would normaly (I'm on the XS/S border). Apparently they're likely to stretch and then they'll fit lower on my waist. Right now they're pretty high on my waist, but a good fit elsewhere (thighs, etc). Super comfy fabric. I'm petite, so they're long on me, but that's to be expected.

(legalese)

28

I turned 28 this past weekend. It was a weekend filled with skydives (10 of them!), friends, food, beer, fireworks, cake, and cupcakes. I have awesome friends. They knew I'd be upset without Corey there and they did everything they could to make me still feel loved.


Sometimes I wonder if I'm where I'm supposed to be. So many of my friends are married or engaged right now. My mom had a one year old (me!) when she was 28. I'm incredibly happy, and I think that happiness is a true measure of success, so by that token, I'm in a good place. But some people don't understand the way my life's unfolded recently. Skydiving really did change everything. For the most part its been for the better (Corey). But what if those good things come at the risk of losing the other things that I've always wanted? I've always wanted to get married. Start a family. Corey doesn't want that. We talk about spending the rest of our lives together and I know I always want him there, but he doesn't want the wedding part of it. Is that ok  with me? Can I give that up if it means being with someone I love? I think so. That's where I'm headed right now. Why give up someone, something that you have and that is great for something that you don't know? For something that you've always thought you've wanted, but never experienced? How do you know what the answer is? I don't think you do. I don't think you ever can. So I take it day by day and see how it plays out. I'm happy now, why change that?

28

I turned 28 this past weekend. It was a weekend filled with skydives (10 of them!), friends, food, beer, fireworks, cake, and cupcakes. I have awesome friends. They knew I'd be upset without Corey there and they did everything they could to make me still feel loved.


Sometimes I wonder if I'm where I'm supposed to be. So many of my friends are married or engaged right now. My mom had a one year old (me!) when she was 28. I'm incredibly happy, and I think that happiness is a true measure of success, so by that token, I'm in a good place. But some people don't understand the way my life's unfolded recently. Skydiving really did change everything. For the most part its been for the better (Corey). But what if those good things come at the risk of losing the other things that I've always wanted? I've always wanted to get married. Start a family. Corey doesn't want that. We talk about spending the rest of our lives together and I know I always want him there, but he doesn't want the wedding part of it. Is that ok  with me? Can I give that up if it means being with someone I love? I think so. That's where I'm headed right now. Why give up someone, something that you have and that is great for something that you don't know? For something that you've always thought you've wanted, but never experienced? How do you know what the answer is? I don't think you do. I don't think you ever can. So I take it day by day and see how it plays out. I'm happy now, why change that?

Single for the Summer

Although that blog post may SEEM exciting, its really not. Corey leave for Afghanistan tomorrow, and I'm scared. I'm scared of being alone, of living alone, of raising our dog alone, of going to Orange every weekend alone, and of getting fat while he's gone.

OK, so I'm really sad about all of them, except the last. That one really does scare me. Corey makes me eat healthy and as much as I pretend I don't like it, I really do. I like being healthy and feeling healthy and looking good (pardon the self lust).

But I'll miss him. 4 months is a long time. And he's a contractor, so good things will come of this, for both of us, but I'd still rather have him here with me.

Artwork?

I've sent this to a few people and no one seems quite as fascinated by it as I do. I just love the way that things can be represented graphically in so many different ways. Maybe its the artsy part of me, I don't know. But I want this mounted and hung on my wall. The DC one, the NYC one, the New Orleans one....

They can be found here.

I ride my Bicycle

Last year when C and I got this handsome devil:

we came up with a game plan. Since Spek was still only 4 months old and needed to go outside...a LOT...we agreed that C would do the middle-of-the-night walkings, while I would do the mid-day walkings. It made sense. Although I didn't drive to work and C did, C worked 30 miles and about 40 minutes away, so it was just unreasonable for him to do it. I work about 1.2 miles away. And there isn't an easy way to get to/from other than walking. I don't live OR work near a metro, and there are no bus lines that go conveniently from Georgetown to the part of Rossyln where we live. I love walking, don't get me wrong, but its still at least a 20 minute walk, and when you factor in time to change before and after the walk (I sweat at the first sign of physical activity. Even when I'm in great shape. Always have, always will), it would leave me barely 10 minutes to spend some quality time with pup during my lunch break, before I had to head back to work. That just wasn't enough play/pee/exercise time for a little puppy in the middle of the day. Putting him back in his cage when I had to leave broke my heart (note: it still does). 

So we (I) decided that I should get a bike to make the trip quicker. C has a bike that I could have used, but my short legs (I'm 4'-11") could barely reach the pedals when I was on it. Not fun. I knew I didn't want to spend a ton of money, it was just a short commute after all, but I didn't want something that would fall apart on me after my 10th ride. So I looked and I looked until I found a sweet deal on this little thing:

A Schwinn Frontier GS. It was a 2009 model, so it was on sale, and a Labor Day sale made it even cheaper. And? It came in an XS frame size. Perfect!

So my trips with pup became longer, we were able to play more, he could eat a bit of food, take a longer walk, and just spend more time together. Just the 2 of us. 

When winter came, I stopped riding. Mainly because I'm a huge cold wuss, but also because he just didn't NEED a mid-day walk anymore. Our mid-day walks became less pee-centered and more "Mommy I don't want to go inside yet. I'll lay on the ground and you'll have to drag me inside because I won't go. I won't." See also:

 

But now that the weather is nicer, and my walks TO work just make me sweaty, I figure its time to break out old Schwinny and start riding again. I won't be going home to pup at lunch still, but if I work through lunch I can leave earlier and spend more time after work with him anyway. Its a good trade off.