The Adventures of Kinky Reggae: A Vagabond for Beauty

Spanx Ladies, if you need them, wear them. Even if it is July in Escalante. Not only  do they suck it all in, they also give you a nice extra layer of fabric just in case you have a blowout. (This elevator downclimb in Monkey Business destroyed the seat of my pants, but the Spanx remain.) Hair Ideally, hair should be worn down. Therefore, optimal canyoneering times are spring and fall, when temps are cool enough to do this comfortably.  (FreezeFest 2012) Even when you have to put on the ugly helmet, you will look at least a little cute. (I do not advocate forgoing the helmet in favor of cuteness. Being a liability to your group is simply bad etiquette.) (Hogwarts) When it is hot, it is acceptable to wear your hair up. A bow or cute hair tie that matches your outfit is just the thing in this situation. I have a darling bow that matches my 5.10's.  (Flower hair tie in Yankee Doodle) Nails Manicured nails are a must. The nail polish will con

I feel like I wasn't actually there long enough to say I went to FreezeFest! After a harrowing drive through sub-zero temps in Nebraska and a snowy Vail pass in Colorado, I arrived in Hanksville. I drove down to camp the next morning, where everyone was hanging out in their cars with the heat on. There was talk of a canyon, but options were limited due to the snow on the ground. We finally agreed on a canyon, but the more we thought about it, the more unappealing it sounded. "You know," I told Adam and Kristin, "I have beer. Lots of beer. And a warm hotel room with a shower."  Done. No canyon that day. But on the way back to town, I suggested we stop at Little Egypt and play in the snow.  And later, we went on a nice hike through Little Wild Horse Canyon, where Kristin and I had a little photo shoot in hopes of appearing on our favorite Instagram account, The_Topless_Tour. Kristin was having SO much fun in the snow. Adam was a little less e

My church recently did a series called "9 Weeks, 9 Scriptures." They invited members of the congregation to submit their favorite scriptures and explain why the scripture was meaningful. I emailed our pastor my favorite scripture, an obscure passage from Lamentations. I was so surprised and excited that mine was chosen! This meant I'd get to hear a whole sermon preached on something that was so personal to me. Then, anxiety set in because I knew I'd have to make a video and come up with something profound to say. Luckily, my pastor is good at editing. Lamentations is one of the most depressing books of the Bible. The Israelites are about to be taken into Babylonian exile. There is war and famine. Famine so severe that parents were killing their children and eating them. In my comfortable first world surroundings, this is difficult to imagine. But in the middle of this horror, the writer says, "I'm sticking with God... He's all I've got left."