Just a lady interested in science, nature, and writing about my adventures.
A few weeks ago, I got to complete an activity that has been on my bucket list for as long as I can remember: Swimming with manatees! I’ve always said that manatees are my spirit animal. The giant sea cows. Floating sea potatoes. Whatever endearing name you call them. They’re gentle creatures who officially have…
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Right now is a prime time to go hiking in southern Arizona. In October and November (even early December), the weather cools down and you don’t have to worry about overheating, especially if you’re hiking in the valley’s (like at the Saguaro National Parks). At this time, however, you do have to worry about getting…
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Yes, you read that right. I tried cat yoga! … And it was exactly as you would expect – absolutely amazing!! If you’re a dog person – Adios, I’ll see you on the next post! I totally understand if you don’t want to hear me gushing about how cute cats are. If you’re a cat…
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I’ll be perfectly honest – I was really nervous for my first BodyPump class. I was going to go a few weeks before, but I kept chickening out until one of my friends recently told me that she goes and absolutely loves it. If you’ve read my previous post, where I tried Zumba for the…
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New year, new you! So, is health and fitness one of your new year resolutions? Are you trying to get back into going to the gym? Why is it always such a struggle to get back to the gym after not going for however many months… or years? I started my fitness journey a few…
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Hi everyone! I hope that you’re having a wonderful holiday season. At the end of every year, I like to pause and look back at everything that’s happened in my life this year. My blog is a great way for me to explore this because I can just go back through my previous blog posts…
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So, like when I wrote about trying Zumba for the “first time”… this wasn’t exactly my first time trying yoga. I’ve only gone to around two in-person yoga classes a few years ago, but I used to follow online YouTube yoga channels. However, this was my first time trying yoga in a very long time…
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Okay, so it wasn’t exactly my “first time.” I used to love Zumba as a teenager, but that was many years ago and I am now much more out of shape since then. So essentially, it was like experiencing Zumba for the first time, again. If you’ve read my previous post, where I tried cycling…
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Emmalee Mauldin 