Crying on bike rides, $90 of meh food, and Greek yogurt bagels 🥯 - March 2025 Life Recap

Monthly check-in for people who, like me, like to snoop on others' lives.

Apr 01, 2025

Towards the start of every month, I share a look back at the previous one. It’s a fun way to share behind the scenes of my goals while staying accountable to reflection!

March’s Recap ✍️

March’s theme was: “Spring Clean My Life!” 🌼 (Simplifying my offerings at work, refreshing some sports things like testing my bike heart rate zones, booking adult things like a physical and a tailor appointment, freshening up my website, etc.)

Big wins: 6 ski days, 3 talks with great audiences, 2 back-to-back bachelorette party weekends (sunny Florida and snowy Sedona), 3 live music nights, 1 escape room, a strong 47 mile bike ride, being asked to officiate two amazing friends’ wedding this summer, a few days in Bend for a change of scenery just a couple hours away 🚲

Challenges: For the past couple years I’ve dealt with thoracic outlet syndrome (basically compressed nerves coming out the neck) and OUCHHH I had a rough week. I think it was triggered by the multiple weeks in a row of sleeping on airplanes and a couch or two.

March’s experiment: Well, I wanted to try a bunch of new recipes… and after two, I stopped tracking. (Travel didn’t make it easy to cook, either.) But, I’m kinda obsessed with Greek yogurt bagels?! 🥯 Turns out you can mix flour and Greek yogurt and make perfectly moist and crispy bagels in the air fryer. Hey, even though I “failed” at my experiment, I got some protein in.

Core 4 and Angie 3.0 progress: Eating before coffee #2 and getting outdoors before 11am is happening most days! YAY! It’s truly amazing how simply tracking behaviors can make them more likely to happen. However, my other two behaviors in the Core 4 for Q1 (ramble and check-out routine) did not stick regularly. I think it’s because I wasn’t specific enough. Like, I still couldn’t tell you what my work check-out routine actually is. This week, I’ll be mulling over what to adapt in my Core 4 for Q2.

Bike race training progress: TBH, in March I cried several times mid-ride. OOF. Between a heavy bike, getting used to clipping in, and scary traffic, I had a couple mini-meltdowns.😭 For my April 27th 100 mile gravel race, there’s a cut-off time that I’m struggling to see how I can make. That looming pressure has sucked a lot of fun out of riding. The good news is that I rode about half the course in one go the other day and allllmost made the minimum time… so it could be possible???

Best thing I spent money on: This sounds too silly but… $8.99 for a moisture absorber for my car. My old Subie is a leaky, sad thing. I left it at the airport for a few days and came back to it covered in mold. The dehumidifier packet thingy changed my life almost overnight. My car isn’t creating its own rain anymore! YAY! However, the packet is filling up fast, so I need to see if there’s some sort of dumpable/reusable option…

Worst thing I spent money on: Driving down to Bend, we stopped for dinner at a brewery and had terrible nachos. The next morning, I tried a bagel shop and had a meh bagel with pretty bad coffee. For 2 people in 12 hours, I spent $98.65 on food that was just fine when I could’ve spend a third of that for a pretty solid line-up of travel groceries I could’ve cooked myself or snacked on-the-go. 💸 Remembering this next time.

New in the media:

The Journey to Build an Outdoor Business Centered on Fly Fishing and Mindfulness | See Her Outside Podcast
DNF’s, Post-Race Blues, and Competition for Collaboration: Colleen’s Ultrarunning Story | See Her Outside Podcast
How Artist and Rapper April Donovan Adapts Creativity and Accepts Limitations after A Traumatic Brain Injury | For The Love Of Podcast
How Sydney Schroder Designs Her Career Around Snowboarding by Making Tradeoffs Her Superpower | For The Love Of Podcast

April’s Focus

April’s theme is: “Radical Honesty” - ICYMI, I’m collecting your nosiest questions and will be practicing being radically honest by answering them in these emails. And y’all, I’m obsessed with them already. On deck we have Q’s about divorce (omg), starting a business, period pain and more. Keep sending ‘em in and you’ll start to read answers next week!

I’m excited for: Hosting a women’s trail run meetup, a storytelling night, and a pro comedy show. Cheering on my business partner as she runs the Gorge Waterfalls 50k (I’ll be marking the course then at an aid station!). Spring skiing! The dang bike race.

I’m looking for:

Your favorite running brands AND your favorite clothing brands that are high quality and more ethically made. 👗
People who want to launch a podcast! We’re offering voice memo consulting that can be used to start your show.
Your nosiest questions.

Work together:

Sign up for the Wild Woman Marathon, Half Marathon, 50k, or relay! 🏃‍♀️
Come to the Trail Sisters x Wild Woman Marathon group run on 4/19 in Lyle, WA! Reply if you want deets.
Get tickets to a comedy show on 4/19 or 5/3!