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Blackfoot Ultra – Pain & Gain

Michelle June 10, 2015 summer 4 Comments
“We need sometimes to escape into open solitudes, into aimlessness, into the moral holiday of running some pure hazard, in order to sharpen the edge of life, to taste hardship, and to be compelled to work desperately for a moment no matter what.” – George Santayana This quote is actually from a book about the philosophy of travel, but it resonates well with me in …
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Couple of skiing shots from last week in Rogers wi Couple of skiing shots from last week in Rogers with @ckbriggs44. Still winter in the alpine but I’ve been enjoying spring in the valley greatly, too! 
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Now that board exams are finished and I’ve taken Now that board exams are finished and I’ve taken a bit of time to rest, I am ready to get back to practice in #Revelstoke. Covid-safe in-home mobile massage (non-RMT). Take advantage of my “student” pricing only available for a limited time, until I become an RMT. See the link in my bio for details. 
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Hello nature. I’m back. It’s nice to see you a Hello nature. I’m back. It’s nice to see you again.
Finally crossed that bridge. This past Saturday I Finally crossed that bridge. This past Saturday I finally closed my textbooks and wrote the last of my RMT board exams. The past couple of months in particular have involved more studying than I ever thought possible. In 6-ish weeks I’ll get my exam results and while I feel good about how the tests went, there’s always a nagging doubt of “what if”. I definitely do not want to have to re-do any part of that! So I’m keeping all my fingers and toes crossed that within the next couple of months I’ll finally be able to call myself a Registered Massage Therapist. In the meantime I am SO excited to be able to rest, paint, and actually go outdoors and enjoy this little town I moved to rather than sit indoors staring out at it wistfully lol. Of course I owe many thanks to my support network of friends, family, classmates and my partner Steve, all of whom have been incredibly patient and helpful through the whole two year + two month long process.

Oh and the bridge. Yea I have wanted to physically cross this particular bridge for quite some time, and finally managed to do so on Sunday after my exams ;)
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