Tag Archives: life

Just One Gift? (Happy Holidays and Book Review)

Posted on December 19, 2012 by braveskimom

If you could choose just one gift this holiday season — one gift for yourself — what would you choose? While a quick and easy answer might be new skis or boots or perhaps a season pass to everywhere, I … Continue reading →

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Here’s to Marge: Seventy-One Miles and Seventy-One Years Strong

Posted on May 15, 2012 by braveskimom

How will you celebrate your 71st birthday? Last week, my friend Marge Gunderson celebrated in style. She invited her friends to join her on a 71 mile road bike ride: Seventy-one years. Seventy-one miles. Last year, her birthday ride was … Continue reading →

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How To Start A Blog In Ten Easy Steps

Posted on July 27, 2011 by braveskimom

Today marks the one year anniversary of The Brave Ski Mom blog. In honor of this momentous occasion (at least it’s momentous for me), here’s my 10-step process for how to start a blog. 1. Have an idea. Try to … Continue reading →

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Climbing, Risk and Motherhood: Guest Post by Cragmama

Posted on July 21, 2011 by braveskimom

Today’s post is a guest post from Cragmama an amazing rock climber and mom to an adorable “Cragbaby.” Also an accomplished writer, she blogs about climbing and raising her son at (you guessed it!) Cragmama. Along with Velomom, Expect Adventure and … Continue reading →

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Kept Woman

Posted on June 9, 2011 by braveskimom

My friend L. and I have a lot in common. We are both stay at home moms. We are both intelligent woman with Bachelors Degrees from fine liberal arts colleges and Masters degrees from outstanding universities…and today, we are both trying to figure out how to make ourselves employable (on a part-time basis, because we still need time for our families and to ski!) in an economy which doesn’t necessarily value articulate generalists. Continue reading →

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