About

I have been called Yogi, Curandera, Lhakpa, CTO, Makuwahine (… also Tia Booboo, Tumbleweed, Q-tip, and Tita Tewy … long story.). I also live near a forest preserve in a land far, far away.

I love mountaineering, ice climbing, yoga, and being a "Pre-wife". I earned several bits of paper and the like saying I know and am qualified to do lots of stuff. When I'm not playing Mama-Bear, I like to cook, crossfit, engineer stuff, study stuff, play with the little animals, and spoil Matt-the-Merciless for he is obviously the center of the universe.

Its a tough thing to describe yourself ... kinda like asking a rabbit what it’s like to be a rabbit and then explain what that experience is like to a turtle. Maybe I can sum myself up into one phrase: I’m perfectly imperfect.

I really care about 3 things in life: Matty, Mountains, and Medicine … everything else is a huge bonus. I’m simple like that.

... for the most part, every road leads to these things. Lemme 'splain ... um, no ... lemme sum up:

• Mountaineering makes me happy. Check!
• Matt makes me happier. Check!
• I live in Chicago where Matt is. Check!
• I canoe and ski so Matt will reciprocate and climb mountains with me. Check!
• We crossfit so we can climb and ski mountains together. Check!
• I like studying medicine so I can treat Matt while on the mountain. Check!
• Matt likes the mountains too. Double check!

... you see?