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women of Boulder and Broomfield counties. We connect women across all spectrums in our

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ColleenConant hasa confessionaboutvampires.2.

AndieBernard,fitnessexpert, offersopen waterswimmingtips. Page 19.

Kate Nelson,eco-diva,puckers upfor MotherEarth. Page36.

LeahCharneyfollows herheadlights tothe perfectman. Page20.

AimeeHeckel,fashioncolumnist,learns thatsocks can besexy. Page37.

ErikaStutzmanlooks at amother’sroutines andhow theychange overthe years.Page 23.

Louise Rossshares howorganizingyour kitchencan save youmoney. Page32.

Also related:008 Girl Talk. Readers share their greatest thrills.

17 Facing your fears. A “boring” gal decides to do something crazy.

21 Nature’s Medicine. Herbs to help you align with the elements.

27 Kimberly Jonas writes about how find your own niche.

Also from the cover:13 Close up. A Boulder woman follows her passion for animals to the top even to Oprah.

18 Simply You. Using your brain type to get (and stay) organized.

38 Shopping in five. Summer fashion nightlife trends.

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A h, summer.The smell of the Boulder Farmer’s

Market, the cool breezes down by thecreek, the smell of sunscreen and the lively chatter thatfloats down from rooftop bars and restaurants.

Is there anything better?It is a curious fact that those of us who choose to make

Colorado home revel in the changing seasons only to looklongingly forward to the next one. I’m as guilty as any: I’llsoak up the early summer rays, take my morning coffeeoutside, race around on the creek path and wheel mykiddies in their red wagon around the Denver Zoo.

By summer’s end, I’m retreating to the comfort of myair-conditioned gym, and taking my coffee curled up on myliving room couch. I look forward to the crackle of fall, warmsweaters and knee-high boots. Or worse: I look at the skis inmy garage and start plotting upcoming escapes to the hills.

It’s fun to look forward to things, but it also keeps us everso slightly from living in the present. No more. My June 1resolution is to squeeze every ounce out of the summer of’09, to lie on the grass and stare at the stars until dry leavesstart to drift around my hair, to dip my toes into that rushingcold Colorado fresh water until the air begins to competewith its chill. Want to join me?

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T here is something unsettling about Twitterand Facebook updates. Other than the fact thatthey force us to speak about ourselves in third

person — as if some of us are not detached enough from ouridentity and responsibilities — they demand we summarizethat identity in 140 words or less.

“Aimee is.” What? I never know what to say.How do you choose how you define yourself? By your

career? What your kids are doing? You are what you eat? Aquote? Could our fleeting, (often) trite and (always) limitingstatus updates have something to say about how we seeourselves?

Several years ago when I set up my Myspace page, I gotstuck on the “about me” section for the same reason. I finallysettled on a metaphor: “I am a fire.” A source of heat and light.Destructive without boundaries. Yes, that felt better than “I ameating a cold cut combo.”

Needless to say, my inner flame flickers over our cover storythis month, about four local women thrill-seekers who embodythe different elements in their wild hobbies (page 24). Water: Awoman set on rowing across the Atlantic. Air: A sailplane pilot.Earth: A rock climber. And fire: A roller derby girl, who evenjumped through a flaming hoop for our photographer.

For another kind of rush, check out reader stories aboutthe most thrilling moments of their lives (page 8). Meet a localwoman who took her passion for animals all the way to Oprah(page 13). Or meet our newest columnist, a self-proclaimedaverage, boring gal who suddenly decided it’s time to face herfears, jump out of planes and race cars (page 17). She provesthat finding your element is a constant evolution.

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LETTERS TOTHE EDITOR

Last month we askedyou what has been themost thrilling experienceof your life. Here are yourresponses.

The most thrilling thing I’veever experienced has got to beriding the four rides on top ofthe Stratosphere. The elevatorto the top is scary enough.You go so high that your earspop on the ride up. It’s veryfrightening to be eye level withplanes coming in for landing atthe nearby Las Vegas airport.The two other women thatwere with me would do everyride except for the big shot.The big shot rockets you upthe needle and then you freefall back down. Horrifying!The other two ladies said Iscreamed so loud they couldhear me from inside the tower.

— Lynsey Hudson, 26,Westminster

Whitewater river raftingdown the Colorado Riverand almost being tossed offthe raft going through SkullRapids. Missed going into thewhirlpool by Skull Rapids justby a few feet.

Night diving out in the CoralSea beyond the Great BarrierReef of the coast of Australia.

Teaching for 41 years! Eachday is a thrill.

— Gayle Green, 64, Niwot

It’s sad to say that in my 20years I’ve yet to experienceanything very thrilling in mylife so trying to place the most“thrilling” one is a challenge.I almost think I’m currentlyliving it; I mean this pastyear hasn’t been one thrillingmoment, but as a full-timestudent I work two jobs andpay my own bills and stillmanage to have fun.

I admit, sometimes it’s astruggle but I find that being

on my own and earningeverything I have has beenexhilarating. I’m discoveringthat I’m a self-sufficient youngwoman and can take care ofmyself and that whole processhas inspired an ambition inme that will hopefully lead metoward multiple bam thrillingmoments in the future.

— Michelle Duno, 20,Boulder

The most thrilling day ofmy life was preempted bynine months of books tellingme to expect a soft, cuddly,wonderful, bundle of joy.And then when the day camethe cuddly little gizmo I hadexpected turned out to be morelike a mohawked, gold-toothedgremlin and tore through melike a paper bag. The thrillshaven’t stopped yet!

— Elizabeth Ann Vienna, 27,Westminster

We had spent all day in theUgandan National Park, justhoping for a close-up encounterwith a large animal. While thesafari was great, we only sawanimals from the lens of thebinoculars. Later that night,while walking from the firepit to our tents, we stumbledacross a large, dark mass. Werealized we were three feetfrom an enormous hippo!

As she calmly looked up,slowly chewing the grass,we not so calmly backed upand made a run for our tents.Luckily she decided the grasswas more interesting than wewere.

— Liza Hensleigh, 27,Boulder

Next month: What does itmean to be an independentwoman? Share your responsesat [email protected]

— Compiled by JessicaWarnock

On rebuildingDr. Bruce Fisher

developed the world’sleading method ofhelping people adjustto the end of a loverelationship. He wrotethe Amazon best-seller,“Rebuilding When YourRelationship Ends,”which is published in18 languages, designedthe Rebuilding seminar

program, and createdthe Fisher DivorceAdjustment Scale.

Since 1974, nearly amillion people have beenhelped by these tools.The late Dr. Fisher livedin Boulder for many yearswith his wife, Nina Hart.

To find aRebuilding seminaror take the FisherDivorce AdjustmentScale, visit www.divorceseminarcenter.com. To learn more aboutNina Hart’s work, visitwww.ninahart.com.

— Leigh Anne Sutton, ofSuperior

Sharing some loveI wanted to thank you

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In a family wayAll I can say is that

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Take this job and...I have never answered

a question in a magazinebut I couldn’t stop myselffrom ripping out the e-mailaddress when I saw thequestion of “What was theworse job you ever had?”(April 2009).

Copier sales is absolutelyworse than selling used cars.It’s an incredible competitive

market. The office jokewas never to get knowsomeone’s name until theyhad survived six months.The compensation is slatedtowards management. Theyare paid on total sales, notthe individual profit on eachmachine. I was threatenedwith being fired on a fairlyregular basis. I had beena technical recruiter andwas laid off in the economicdownturn of 2002. I thoughtsales would be a natural.

I learned a lot about salesbut would never work in thatenvironment again.

— Jodie Cottrell, of Boulder

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D espite all of the horror stories about identitytheft and evil computer viruses, the Internetdoesn’t have to be a scary place.

That’s why we talked to AVG, a leading Internet securitycompany, and to Rick Stevens, an assistant professor at theUniversity of Colorado, about how to stay safe in cyberspace.

E-mail issues.Stevens, who studies digital media communications,

says the biggest security problems arise because of e-mailphishing scams.

In this scam, you receive an e-mail claiming to be fromyour bank or credit card company, saying the account hasbeen compromised. The e-mail requests you visit a link andre-enter your private information, which then can be usedagainst you.

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Remember to be wary when you are using a public orfriend’s computer. You are not familiar with the level ofprotection on these machines. It is best to make financialtransactions only on your personal computer.

There’s no such thing as a free lunch.People believe they can always find the best deals on

the Internet. We’ve all seen it: “Congratulations! You the10,000th visitor to this site. Click here for your free car!”

If a deal appears too good to be true, that’s because itprobably is. Many sites will tell you you’ve won somethingfabulous, and all you need to do it enter your credit cardnumber to receive it.

Stevens says never give information that you wouldn’tgive to your grocery clerk to someone you don’t know onthe Web. That includes social security numbers, credit cardinformation or even home addresses.

The Internet is your resource and should be treated asa “pull medium.” That means sites shouldn’t come to yousoliciting your personal information, but rather you shouldgo to them.

The most important Internet safety rule is to always besuspicious of the sites you are visiting. Common sense goesa long way; Nigerian princes do not need you to store theirmillions.

There’s no need to be afraid of the Web. Just remember,as in your off-line life, trust needs to be earned. Not given.

— By Jessica Warnock

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Know an inspirationalbusinesswoman whom youthink should be featuredin Close Up? E-mail us [email protected].

C arol Frank isproof of the oldadage that if

you are passionate aboutsomething, you are morelikely to be successful at it.

Take her love for animals.She turned it into threesuccessful businesses thatshe built from the groundand later sold.

It started in Dallas, whereshe opened the AnimalKingdom pet shop and fellin love with birds. This“over-the-top passion” latergrew into Avian Kingdomand Avian Adventures, bothnow multi-million dollar birdsupply businesses.

“When you’re passionateabout what you do, you’ll beable to overcome obstaclesyou never thought possible,”Frank says refering tothe three-year lawsuit shewent through that nearlydestroyed Avian Adventures.

Frank isn’t all business,however. She’s one ofthose women involved ina jaw-dropping amount ofactivities. She doesn’t stopat launching multi-milliondollar businesses.

She is also a professionalspeaker who travels thecountry speaking to businessowners and entrepreneurs.She wrote a book onentrepreneurship called“Do as I Say, Not as I Did:Gaining Wisdom in Business

Through the Mistakes ofHighly Successful People.”

Frank has also servedon the board of severalprofessional and nonprofitorganizations, many animal-related; she regularlyvolunteers for nonprofits,such as the HumaneSociety; and after sellingAvian Adventures in 2007,she moved to Boulder andstarted a business consultingfirm called BirdsEyeConsulting.

Oh, and start yourscreaming and crying now,ladies. Frank was on the“Oprah Winfrey Show” in1995.

Frank believes she cangive back to the businesscommunity by sharingher expertise and lessonslearned. This is why shestarted her consulting firm.Frank enjoys helping othersrealize their dreams. Shesays learning from otherpeople’s mistakes is the bestway to create successfulbusinesses, which is thebasis of her book.

Hopefully with her help,she says, businesses canavoid being the mistakeexamples in volume two.

“I learned so manyvaluable lessons on whatI did wrong. I want otherpeople to not have to gothrough what I did,” Franksays. “We learn so muchmore from our mistakes thanour successes.”

Frank draws muchinspiration and joy from herpartner, Murphy Green,the parrot. Her passion for

animals is more appreciatedin Boulder than in Dallas,she says with a laugh.

So what’s next for thisone-woman businesspowerhouse? Franksays her dream is to setup a foundation to raiseawareness about the plightof parrots and to educatepeople about birds. Severalbird sanctuaries and rescuesare overcrowded becausemany people buy birds andlater decide they don’t wantthem.

“Animals don’t haveanyone else to help them,”Frank says. “I just believein giving back. I think thatwhen you just do things foryourself and your own world,there’s not enough joy inthat.”

We wanted to know moreabout this inspirational pet-lover and businesswoman, sowe asked her five questionsabout spreading your wingsin business, life and thensome.

1. What do you wish youknew 20 years ago?

I think the importanceof getting everything inwriting. Getting agreementsand contracts in writing. Or Iwish I’d moved out of Texas20 years ago.

2. What is somethingpeople would besurprised to know aboutyou?

I come across as self-confident, but I have a lot ofself-doubt. Men in particularare always surprised to knowthat.

3. What inspires you?My passion for animals

and the fact that they dependon us to take care of them.And I love to do businessdeals and make thingshappen. I’m totally inspiredby that.

4. What are three thingson your bucket list (i.e.three things you want todo before you kick thebucket)?

Find my soulmate andlifetime companion. I wantto set up a foundation forparrots to make a differencein their lives. And own ahome on the ocean.

5. What makes youlaugh?

Murphy. He makes melaugh. I laugh easily. I love tolaugh. And he has my exactlaugh. It’s funny.


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A melia Lyonshas alwaysbeen a

traveler — ever since livingin Pakistan with her familywhen she was a 1-year-old.

As an undergrad at theUniversity of California,Santa Cruz, Lyons studiedgeology because it was fun,but she knew she wouldn’tstop there.

“I want to change theworld, and studying rockswasn’t going to do that,” shesays.

And so, at the age of 25,Lyons is working on hermaster’s in environmentalengineering at theUniversity of Coloradoin Boulder. Lyons is alsothe president of the CU’schapter of EngineersWithout Borders (EWB)and a student member ofthe Engineers WithoutBorders Nepal Project,

bringing together her loveof travel and her desire tochange the world.

“I came to CU specificallyfor the ‘engineering fordeveloping communities’track and EWB. The mostrewarding part has beenbeing able to go to thecommunities and doing thiswork,” she says.

This May, Lyons madeher forth trip to Namsaling,Nepal. She will spend morethan two months workingwith peers and villagers onseveral projects, includingongoing projects to protectthe spring water by limitingcontamination of surfacerunoff, as well as sanitationand hygiene education.The volunteers are alsoteaching the villagers howto maintain the springsthemselves.

“A really big part of it iscommunity ownership,”

Lyons says.In previous trips,

Engineers Without Bordershas also worked to installLED lights and solar panelson the school, as well asinstitute a tele-medicinesystem that serves as anintranet between the healthpost in Namsaling and thehospital across the river.A villager would have tomake a five-hour trek to seea doctor in person, but thetele-medicine system allowsfor a doctor’s diagnosis fromafar.

Engineers WithoutBorders was started atCU in 2000 by ProfessorBernard Amadei, whowanted to bring togetherstudents, faculty, communitymembers and professionalengineers to help createchange for developingcommunities. What startedat CU has now spread to206 other institutions withmore than 130 projects in 34countries — with a total of4,000 members.

“It’s just really rewardingto work with the communityand see the results of whatwe’re doing,” Lyons says.

To learn more aboutEngineers Without Borders,visit www.ewbcu.org. Tolearn more about the NepalProject, visit http://sites.google.com/a/colorado.edu/ewb-nepal.

— By Annie Brokaw

Cheers to these local women.

B onni Doherty, of Boulder, was named theBoulder Business and Professional Women’sYoung Careerist. Doherty is the executive

fitness coach of B Inspired Wellness of Boulder (www.binspiredwellness.com).

Doherty was chosen for her career achievements and theability to project an image that reflects the role of today’syoung work force.

Doherty is an expert in fitness and mind-body wellness,and was voted one of the top 100 trainers in America byMen’s Journal.

Melissa Little, of Boulder, aka “The Viper,” will beparticipating in 2009 Woman’s World 10-Ball ChampionshipsJune 1-6 in the Philippines.

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Beyond the bordersWOMEN ACTING UP President of Engineers

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F orget littlepink bookswith heart-

shaped locks. Journalscan be a powerful tool forgrown-ups, too.

I often ask clients to keepa journal to strengthenself-awareness and expandtheir sense of options.Putting thoughts in writingalso boosts confidence.People find this helps themexpress complex ideas, role-play conversations they’reavoiding, and becomefamiliar with behavioralissues such as mannerismsor phrases that supportor detract from theireffectiveness.

Last summer, I surveyedmy newsletter subscribersabout journaling and

professional development.Fifty-four percent of thewomen who responded saidthey kept a journal to assistwith achieving professionalgoals or furthering theirwork-life balance.

There is no right orwrong way to journal, onlywhat works with your styleand current need. Here area few simple strategies —and they all take less than15 minutes:

Let it flow with an exhaleof ideas and emotions thatstream from mind to pen(or keyboard). Ignoreany temptation to edit orjudge. This power dumpis especially good whenoverwhelmed or distractedby intense feelings. It canalso calm a spinning mind in

the middle of the night.Maintain focus by

homing in on a specificgoal or topic and writingabout it every day for apredetermined timeframe.Prompt your writing byasking, “Right now, what doI know or feel about this?”

Ramp up change andaccountability through athree-question, end-of-the-day debrief. Ask:

1. What worked today?2. What didn’t?3. What is my intention

for tomorrow?

Pick a strategy, and tryit for a couple of weeks.The women I surveyedsay journaling offersgreater clarity, focus andaccountability, while alsoproviding a productiverelease of frustration andgreater peace of mind.

Who couldn’t use a bitmore of that?— By Cindy Moret O’Keeffe

O’Keeffe, the founderof Insight Edge LLC, isa Boulder-based coach,facilitator and writer. Shecreated Essential Edge®,the guided self-coachingjournal, to assist others indefining and achieving theirgoals available at www.whatsyouredge.com. Contacther at [email protected].

W hen I ask myclients whatthey don’t like

about networking, I usuallyget one of three responses:

“I feel awkward meetingnew people.”

“I don’t know how tointroduce my businesswithout sounding pushy.”

“I’m just not good at‘schmoozing.”

Much of the trouble is inthe way women go aboutnetworking. Effectivenetworking isn’t aboutschmoozing.

A more effective (andpalatable) approachto networking is toauthentically cultivatemeaningful businessrelationships in comfortable

environments for mutualbenefit and long-termfulfillment.

Sounds nicer, doesn’t it?This kind of networking

helps you overcomeresistance you have aboutmeeting new people. It helpsyou consciously chooseorganizations, events andpeople that are a great “fit”and bring out your best.It also helps you developnetworking strategies thatfeel more natural, so youcan get “out there” withconfidence.

Here are some basicprinciples to help younetwork:

1. Find the perfect

fit — Align yourself withpeople, organizations andevents that fit who you are,both professionally andpersonally. First, get clearon your own values, goals,style and personality; thencreate a list of criteria tohelp you recognize a goodfit when you see it.

2. Get involved —Joining fewer groups andattending fewer eventsmeans you have moretime and energy to getinvolved in those “perfectfit” groups. Contributingto an organization throughvolunteering is a fast passto meeting more people,raising your credibility andaccumulating referrals and

opportunities more quickly.

3. Plan and prepare— There’s nothingworth doing that doesn’tbenefit from planning andpreparation. Yet how manytimes have you left for anetworking event withoutthe slightest idea whom youmight meet, what you wouldsay or what you wanted tohappen? Before an event,ask:

• How do you want tothink and feel about theevent?

• What will you sayduring?

• What will do you after?

See July Women’s Magazinefor more networking tips.

Dear diary

You schmooze, you lose: Networking that’s meaningful

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am not athrill-seeker.My idea of

an exhilarating adventureis a sale at Anthropologie.(Really, is there anythingbetter than the adrenalinerush of finding that perfectdress at 60 percent off?)

I have never driven thego-carts at Boondocks(they look like miniaturedeath traps to me), andI had a panic attack thelast time I rode a rollercoaster. I have neverbeen to Water World; I’vebeen too self-conscious towear a swimsuit in publicfor the last 15 years, I’veeven developed my ownelaborate code of conductto ensure I am never eaten,nor “tasted,” by a shark.First rule: do not enterany body of water in whichsharks are known to reside.

However, while enjoyingchicken nachos and acouple of Firehouse Alesat the Walnut Brewery theother day, my husbandreminded me of a statementI made on my 35th birthdayalmost two years ago: “Iwant to live the next 35years of my life as much outof my head as I lived thefirst 35 in it.”

I had forgotten about thisstatement. But as soon ashe said it, I remembered— and rememberedthe experience that hadprompted it.

My office had arrangeda team-building self-defense class at the KravMaga Worldwide RegionalTraining Center inBroomfield. I went into itnot expecting much. In fact,I didn’t even wear workout

clothes that day. I figuredwe’d learn to scream “rape”at the top of our lungsand kick someone in the“gentleman’s region.”

I was wrong. Theinstructor put us through arigorous hour-long workoutthat was more intensethan anything I had everexperienced. We learnedpunches, hammer fistsand choke defenses. I washooked from the momentthey presented me with thetombstone shield and toldme to hit it as hard and fastas I could.

I called my husbandimmediately after the classand (allegedly) pantedbreathlessly into the phone,“I’m covered in sweat andCarol punched me in theface. It was great!”

I signed up for amembership a few weekslater. Doing so was a bigdeal for me. I’ve neverbeen athletic. I neverplayed sports outside ofwhat was required forphys ed (I was that kidin the corner chosen lastwhen picking teams, butI’d have been your firstchoice for a lab partner).I’ve always felt awkwardand uncoordinated, evenpainfully self-conscious.

Taking up Krav Magawas the first step I’ve evertaken to change that. Istuck with it and have seenchanges I wouldn’t havebelieved possible. Yes, I’ma lot stronger physicallythan I’ve ever been before.But I’ve also discoveredcoordination I didn’t knowI had. Even, dare I say, alittle bit of grace. I nowown a dozen sports bras

and six pairs of athleticshoes, boxing gloves intwo different weights,grappling gloves, shin pads,a sparring helmet, my ownheavy bag, and a self-confidence I’ve never hadbefore.

It was that first lessonthat spurred my statementto my husband on my 35thbirthday. I’ve continuedwith Krav Maga, evenpassing my yellow belttest last September, but Ihaven’t pushed myself anyfurther. I suppose I couldsay, “life got in the way,”as it so often seems to do(or more like “the couchgot in the way,” as my buttseems to be once again befrequently attached to it).

But as my 37thbirthday approaches, Iwant something more.I want to face my fears,my inhibitions and my

self-doubt and try all thethings I’ve ever dreamed ofdoing. Maybe even some Ihaven’t. When I die, at theripe old age of 250, I don’twant to lament to myself,“Why didn’t I take that bellydancing class?”

So I’m going to do it.From this point forward,I’m going to live more inthe world and less in myhead. If this means placingmyself in uncomfortablesituations over and overagain, bring it on! MaybeI’ll discover talents Ididn’t know I have andpersistence I neverimagined. Maybe I’ll failspectacularly.

Either way, I know I’ll beliving — really and trulyliving — without anythingstanding in my way.

— By Angela RoseRose will be writing a

Facing Your Fears columnevery month, where shewill tackle a new fear. ForAugust: Mini death traps(otherwise known as Go-Carts).

Standing on the edge

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J ust so you know,I’m not one of“them.”

I was not an organizedchild and I was neverobsessed with order orcleanliness. In fact, mypreschool teacher had tohave a conference with meand my parents because Iavoided cleaning up afterplay time.

As life became morecomplicated, I quickly foundthat being organized mademe feel better — clearer,lighter, more focused. Iworked to clear out myclutter and create systemsthat would work for me andthe way I live, work andrest. And so it began — myjourney into the life of aprofessional organizer. NowI help others who want tolive a more organized life,customizing solutions totheir strengths and needs.

We all organize (ordon’t) in different ways. It’simportant that we organizeaccording to our naturaltendencies to ensure thesystem will work. If we were

all asked to organize in thesame way, things would slipthrough the cracks becauseone system won’t work foreveryone.

An important pieceof getting organizedis understanding theinterconnectedness betweena new system and newbehavior. If you want anyoutcome to change, yoursystem has to change. Withthat, your behavior is goingto have to change to workwith these new systems.

It’s important to knowthat you will be committingto new behaviors to keepyour systems working. Forexample, who doesn’t knowsomeone who can’t keep upwith their keys? If we were toinstall a hook for said keys, itwould be important to makesure the behavior of puttingthe keys on the hook wasone the person could committo. If not, the hook will neversolve this problem. Whensolving an organizationalproblem with a new system,

make sure the new behavioris one you can effortlesslyadhere to.

If you’re a highly visualperson, you probably thinkeverything has to be outfor you to remember to useit or do it. Creative clientsfrequently tell me this. Yettheir creativity ends upcreating a lot of chaos intheir lives and keeps thembogged down in clutter.Ironically, the visible clutterbecomes a burden to thosesensitive stimuli you have!

Instead, display files,notes and calendars on thewalls (i.e. magazine racks,white boards, oversized wallcalendars). This solutionwill solve the problem ofremembering to do thingswithout cluttering up thefloor and desk with papers,ideas, inspirations. Yourwork areas should be keptclean for working.

To figure out what willwork for you, first askyourself to clearly definethe problem. For example,

“I can’t find my keys whenI’m late,” or “My desk is toocluttered for me to get anywork done.”

Then identify what wouldbe the solution: “If I knewwhere my keys were” or “If Ihad space to work but couldkeep things out so I wouldremember to do them.”

Then come up with a fewideas that would work toachieve the goal. Pick onethat you think you can trulystick with — one that workswith your nature and notagainst it.

Many of us are not bornwith or ever taught how tobe organized. It’s commonfor a crisis to push us overthe edge to finally get ouract together. Knowing moreabout how your mind workswill help you create newsystems and structure inyour daily life to help youthrive.

For more information,check out an amazinglythorough book, “Organizingfor Your Brain Type,” byLanna Nakone. Nakonedetails four common braintypes and explains yourstrengths, weaknesses andhow to triumph over yourtime and space.

— By Liz CanavanCanavan, of Boulder, is

a professional organizerwith Alchemy of Order andthe marketing director ofthe National Associationof Professional Organizers.Got questions on how tosimplify your life? Contacther at 303-641-4760, [email protected] or www.alchemyoforder.blogspot.com.

Mind games: Use your natural tendenciesto create an organized environment

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ou’ve beenputting in yourpool time, but

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M y driver’ssideheadlight

has been out for almosta month now. I’ve beenmeaning to fix it, really Ihave. In the meantime, I’vebeen helping high schoolstudents everywhere win atpadiddle. But it’s gone onfor too long now and I reallyshould get around to fixingit. It’s just, well, isn’t that ajob for a boy?

There, I said it. Out loudeven. And I meant everyword of it. I know it might be

consideredanti-feministof me, andI don’tmean tobetray thesisterhood,but thereare some

things I justcan’t bring myself to do.

As a strong, stubborn,independent female, myjob is to terrorize meneverywhere into believingthat I don’t need them andcan eat them alive. And Imight not really need one.But sometimes I really wantone (though not always forbreakfast).

Specifically, I’m takingapplications for a boyfriend-of-the-week that will takecare of all the maintenancepertaining to my car. I’venever been particularly goodat washing it or detailingit. The mechanic whochanges the oil checks thetire pressure so that I don’texplode on the highway. Andyes, ashamedly, I ran out ofgas once.

To my credit, when Inoticed the headlight was

out I popped the hoodand took a peek. It lookedcomplicated. I enlistedmen I work with just todouble check; they agreed.Complicated.

These same malecoworkers suggested Istrategically plan a dresswith the proper amount ofcleavage and march myselfdown to an auto parts store.Apparently this is what othergirls in this situation do.So I plotted the outfit andpracticed batting my browneyes. When I walked in, theangry looking girl behindthe counter didn’t find mydress cute or practical, andI’ll wager a guess she wasless than impressed withmy breasts. She sold me theheadlight, and $10.38 laterI asked, “Is there someonehere who can show me howto install it?”

She glared at me frombeneath her Aqua-nettedbangs and said, “Make yourboyfriend do it.”

Ah yes. Back to squareone. Since the solutionseemed to be lack of a man, Iset out to solve the problemby finding one.

I thought about callinga man I’d recently been ona date with. He did, afterall, take me to Wal-Mart tobuy a gun rack, and he hadan unfortunate mustache.Surely a man of this caliberwould know how to changea headlight. When I told myfriend Doug of my plan, hetook the wine glass out of myhand, volunteered to be myfake-boyfriend, and quicklysearched Google for properheadlight technique sinceI have no owner’s manual.But then, after several beers,he too decided it was best Iseek professional help.

So I continued drivingwith one headlight,bemoaning the fact that Iwas going to have to take outan ad on Craigslist to find atemporary boyfriend suitablefor the job.

Until somethingmarvelous happened. I wasstanding in the kitchencutting beets and askedmy friend E.J. where herhusband was.

“Roberto’s gone to get myheadlight fixed,” she said,without looking up frommashing the potatoes.

Problem solved.Who needs a boyfriend

when you can borrowsomeone else’s husband?

I came down with a mildcase of Tourette’s as Robertoeasily reached into the hoodand removed the cord withthe troublesome headlightand slid the new one it itsplace. It was that easy.

Jack Dionigi, ownerof 28th Street Garage inBoulder, laughs when I tellhim the long, silly processfor that one headlight.

“Some of them are thateasy,” he says, “but youcan have many headlightscenarios depending on thecar.”

I ask Jack if he teaches aclass on simple car care fordummies like me.

“We’ve never done thatbefore but it would be goodto take the fears out andshow what can happen andhow it affects your car in thelong run,” he says.

Then Jack offers to haveme come to the garage so hecan show me a thing or two.

Who needs someoneelse’s husband when I’ve gotJack?— By Leah M. Charney

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K arl andMary Matz,both 77,

were married 56 years agowhen Mary still carried thenickname “Ginger” and Karlwas a party boy.

“I was a party boy, beforethere were party boys,” Karlsays.

Karl and Mary met inAppleton, Wisc., wherethey were high schoolsweethearts.

Mary says she wasimpressed with Karl becausehe was one of the smartestpeople in school, althoughhe didn’t get good grades.Karl is quick to explain thetruth.

“I was a smartass, that’swhy,” Karl says.

Regardless of smarts, thecouple was quick to take itto the next level, marryingright after high school.They soon met their firstchallenge.

For the first two yearsof their marriage, Karland Mary didn’t see eachother and spoke only oncethrough an internationalradio transmitter with a10-second delay. Afterjoining the Air Force,Karl was stationed in thePhilippines during theKorean War while Marycompleted her bachelor’sdegree in mathematicsat Lawrence College inWisconsin.

“It was hard,” Mary says.“He was seeing new places,and I just wrote letters.”

When Karl returned fromthe service in 1954, theypromptly burned their loveletters.

“Some were a bit racy,”Karl says. “You don’t like toleave a trail of your youthful

passions.”Now, five decades later,

after raising six childrenand building a lifetimeof memories, the coupleremains in love, living in thesame Boulder home theybought when Karl returnedfrom the Philippines andwent to work as a trainingofficer in the personneloffice for the city of Denver.

And just like their firsttwo years of marriage, theyare not together now — notcompletely.

Less than one year ago,Mary felt numbness inher left hand. A CAT scanrevealed Mary had had asmall stroke. Although shestill has all of her long-termmemories, like finding thelove of her life and raisingher children, Mary’sshort-term memory nolonger functions. It’s as ifsomething in her brain hasbeen burned, like her long-lost love letters.

Now all she has left is hermemories.

Karl says he does most ofthe talking now. He misseshis wife once again.

“These are not justsenior moments,” he says.“Something’s been shut offin her head.”

Mary says she hasbecome lazy since thestroke. She used to be anAvalanche fan, a soprano in asinging group, an avid biker,a book binder, a traveler andshe did embroidery (theeffects of which line thewalls of the couple’s home).She worked as a statisticianfor the Bureau of Standardsand was one of the firstpeople in Denver to work onroom-sized IBM computersin 1955. Life is slower now.

“You read Pickles?” Karlasks refering to the popularcomic strip. “That’s us.”

He is cautious to giveadvice to his children or tocouples who want to knowhow to make a marriage lastas long as his.

“I’ve learned enough notto give advice,” Karl says.“Sometimes your advice isall wrong. I’ve learned that,too.”

Then, to Mary:“Remember the time Iadvised Dina to get a Pinto?”

Throughout the years,Karl says he has learnedhis lessons and he has hisregrets.

“When I look back atall the things I did andshould have done, I don’tthink I’d marry me,” Karlsays. “I regret a few ofthe things I’ve done, butI regret more the thingsI should have done, themissed opportunities to dosomething. If you’re goingto do something, do it rightaway. It’s too late whenpeople are gone.”

Karl says he misseseverything Mary was. Hestill loves her as much as heever did.

“I tell you the worst thingyou can do is take someonefor granted,” Karl says.

Since the stroke, Karl hasbecome Mary’s caretaker, inaddition to husband. He saysthe situation is difficult buthe is learning to adjust to it.

“You love somebody andyou take care of them,”Karl says. “She took care ofme when I was young anddumb. It’s my turn.”

Slowly standing up fromhis wooden rocking chair,Karl walks over to Mary. Herests his hand on her fluffywhite curls and looks at herwith eyes reflecting 56 yearsof unfading love.

“Want some tea, Ma?” heasks.

“Sure, Pa.”


For the long haulXXXOOO

“If you’re going to dosomething, do it rightaway. It’s too late whenpeople are gone. I tellyou, the worst thing youcan do is take someonefor granted.”

— Karl Matz of Boulder

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T he WallStreet Journalrecently

challenged academicleaders to answer their ownadmission essay question.One question spoke more tome than all the artful prosein response.

Barnard College: “Pleasedescribe a daily routine ortradition of yours that mayseem ordinary to others butholds special meaning foryou. Why is this practicesignificant to you?”

A half-dozen personalroutines spring to mind,each distinct and so defined Ican practically smell them.

When I reminisce aboutmy life — the entire thingup to this very day — I thinkabout the morning.

I’m still in my footiepajamas, and my siblingsand I wake up earlierthan everyone to sneakdownstairs to read thecomics, and play DonkeyKong on our TV gameconsole. Years pass. NowI’m in middle school andthen high school, sitting atthe kitchen island with myfather. My mom preparescold cereal or Wonder Breadtoast, and my dad and Iread the entire newspapertogether, cover to cover.

It smells like flavoredcoffee, sticky-sweet AppleJacks and the Aqua Nethairspray that keeps myspiral perm aloft.

More newspapers follow,scattered on the cold floor ofmy dorm room, on the tableat my sorority house, aroundthe living room of my collegeapartment, which is so closeto the Chicago El train thatthe windows rattle every 15minutes.

A first job beckons outEast. I work for a newspaperand I live in a little cottagealone, for what turns out tobe the first and last time sofar. There are no siblingsto play with, no father todiscuss the news with, noroommates rushing about.I wake hours before work,slowly and methodicallymaking coffee with thecappuccino maker myfuture in-laws gave me forgraduation, and readingevery page of two or threenewspapers.

It is so quiet.Flash forward 14 years.There are more toys

on the floor than I care toadmit — evidence of ourfailure to contain last night’sfun. I try to read sections ofthe newspaper; now thereare two little doggies anda 1-year-old competing for

space on them. I turn a page,and furry paws or chubbylittle baby feet stomp all overthe headlines. My cell phoneis ringing, my TweetDeckis chirping, my husband istalking over the television,which is tuned to a rousing“Olivia,” to which a 4-year-old cheerfully sings along.Loudly.

I would never havepictured this chaos, messand noise; I wouldn’t changeit for the world.

I imagine a future routine,though if history is my guideit won’t look anything like Iimagine it now. The childrenwill be grown and gone,maybe with children of theirown, their happy householdslittered with too many toysand happy careers litteredwith too many obligations.I won’t have anywhere torush off to, no pressing

professional obligationspulling at my attention andmy time.

These morning routines— coffee and newspapers,really — are so ordinary andcommon. But my memoriesof them contain everyone Ihold dear.

Media prognosticatorskeep telling me that printis either dead or dying; Ihope not. In those farawayfuture mornings, I want to sitnext to my husband, sip mycoffee and read my papers.I’ll finally have time to getthrough them. I’ll thinkabout all those long-agomornings with my parents,with myself, with my littlegirls who are growing up sofast it makes my head spin,and I will smile.

— By Erika [email protected]

IN A FAMILY WAY

Good morning. Now what?



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Remember thatchick in highschool, missingthe fear gene?

While most girls weresatisfied with a good slashermovie on Friday night, thischick made weekend plansto climb some mountain orcross some ocean, returninghome in time for Sundaydinner.

That girl was bornwith self-determinationdemanding her to take onthe hardiest of sports. Fear,what’s that? Blood, whocares? Broken nail — comeon.

In psychology, this typeis called a sensation-seeker.Thrill-seekers of the sportsgenre are women who seekout extreme experiencesto test their limits againstMother Nature’s elements:air, fire, water and earth.

AirDon’t tell Connie Pardee

to go fly a kite and think shewon’t take you up on it. Notonly will she say yes, she’llask you to come along.

Pardee, 60, is a certifiedsoaring pilot and memberof the Soaring Society ofBoulder. Her craft is alightweight non-enginesailplane (one- or two-seater)towed to flight by a powerplane. Once released, theplane piloted by petitePardee can soar for hours,riding thermals and flyingair waves unique to Boulderskies.

“It’s so quiet. You canalmost reach out and touchthe mountains,” Pardee says,her blues eyes matching the

sky she loves.Pardee

grew up inOhio, marriedthen movedto Michigan.She raisedtwo sons,

then nurtured her passionfor cycling. She says that’swhen she really came intoher own. In 1997, she bikedacross country with a groupof 60 cyclists, including 10women.

“Riding through this statewas a must — Colorado wascalling me,” she says.

In 2000, Pardee divorcedand relocated to Denverwhere she met her currenthusband, Sam Streger, andhas since moved to GilpinCounty.

“Sam got me intosoaring,” she says. Stregeris the Soaring Society’s newmember coordinator.

It took Pardee fouryears and 400 flights to getcertified; however, duringthat time, she also completedher doctorate in nursingeducation. She now is a staffdevelopment coordinator forCraig Hospital in Denver.

“Soaring was so differentfrom anything I’d everdone,” she says. “There’s alot of mechanics involved,including eye-handcoordination.”

She attributes themechanical nature of soaringto why it remains a male-dominated sport.

“I’m one of only a fewwomen in the club,” shesays.

Pardee dreams of sharingoxygen in the sky with afellow female pilot. At firstthe guys did not take Pardeeseriously and thought shewouldn’t last. She provedthem wrong. Now she’saccepted in the club — butshe doesn’t rest on herwings.

“I’m a lifelong learner,”she says.

Competing more withherself than the guys, shestrives to set new femalesoaring records, includingflying to the New Mexicoborder. She also wants todo another cross-countrybike trip and eventually ridethrough every state.

“Now if only I could getmy bike into the sailplane,”

she says.Knowing Pardee, she’ll

figure it out.To learn more about

soaring and the SoaringSociety, go to www.soarboulder.org or call303-582-1008.

Fire“I like to hit people,” says

Jessica Rivas, aka Bea Ware.“I mean, during flat-trackroller derby bouts.”

Rivas’ hazel eyes flickerwith the flames of her innerfire when she talks about thederby.

Jumping into a ring of firedecked in rental skates andmakeshift goggles takessome nerve. But Rivas, 27,did just that soon after shelearned about the DenverRoller Dolls. The ringquickly kindled her teamspirit, her need for speedand her inner desire to slamskaters out of the bout.

After trying out, she madethe cut and joined the BadApples, one of three hometeams, and the travel team,the Mile High Club. Eachteam has 18 to 20 “dolls”with names like GrannyApple, Axel Rogue and MicShovin.

Always an athlete withattitude, Rivas, a Boulderresident, played soccerand lacrosse in high schoolthen scrummed into rugbyat Colorado College inColorado Springs. WhenRivas isn’t knocking skatersinto fans’ laps, she is workingon her master’s degree incivil engineering from theUniversity of Colorado at

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Boulder and instructs yogaat CorePower.

Yes, yoga.Yoga brings balance to

Rivas, who says her mindnever shuts off. A good bodyslam on the track doesn’thurt to calm her active braineither.

Flat-track derby rolled outof Austin, Texas, in 2000,and differs from the campy1970s version. Instead of thesteep-banked oval rings ofyesteryear, today’s rings are

flat. This opens up venuechoices for the league,including the FillmoreAuditorium in Denver. Fanssit trackside, just feet fromthe fire. Many front-rowfans, including lots of guys,anxiously await a lap-landingfrom an ousted doll.

“The sport still has a hugeappeal to men,” says Rivas.“There’s the show aspectof it which is important; itdraws a fan base and sets usapart.”

Some skaters still slip on

fishnet stockings and sportshort skirts. But overallthe Denver Dolls considerderby a serious competition.Farrah Fawcett hairdos arestill strutted. But this timearound, the girls own thesport.

“There’s a wholesubculture to the derby,”says Rivas. Husbands andboyfriends crew the pitsand call themselves derbywives. Dolls compete likeWilliam Wallace whilesimultaneously cheering on

the opposing team.“When you’re bleeding,

sweating and cryingtogether, you can’t get anycloser,” says Rivas.

Yep, just like roastingmarshmallows around thecampfire with the family.

To learn more about theDenver Roller Dolls, go towww.denverrollerdolls.org.

WaterA slow paddle down a fat

river isn’t in the cards forAnne Miltenberger, 25, ofBoulder. Her sights are seton rowing across the AtlanticOcean this year with an all-female team.

Landlubber Miltenbergercrewed in college and sailedthe Caribbean for six weeksin 2005. Other than that, herfeet have been steady on dryland.

“I never saw an oceanuntil 2005,” says Denvernative Miltenberger. “I knewinstantly I’d been missingthe water my whole life.”

While alone on a nightbow watch during herCaribbean sail, she had themost reflective moment inher life.

“It was amazing, surreal,”she says, “being in a wholedifferent world where therewere no people.”

She thinks of that momentwhen mentally preparing forher upcoming journey.

The Race takes place inDecember, starting in theCanary Islands and finishingin the West Indies. All teamsmust man — (or more likewo-man) a Woodvale Fours

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Class boat built specificallyfor ocean rowing. Each boatis equipped with GPS, radio,beacon locators, emergencywater and 90 days of food.A safety boat patrols thewaters, checking in dailywith each team.

Miltenberger wants toset a new female worldrecord, completing the tripin 50 days. The team is alsorowing for Keep AmericaBeautiful; its mission is tobeautify America’s oceansand lands.

Miltenberger learnedabout ocean rowing from hersister (um, mom and dadstill aren’t on board; theythink it’s too dangerous).After completing her degreein business administrationfrom University of Coloradoat Boulder in 2007,Miltenberger cycled acrossthe country while cementingher ocean plans.

“I’m persistent,” she says.“Once I’ve made up mymind, that’s it.”

Miltenberger learnedself-determination early. Shewears the tomboy badgeproudly and spent most ofher childhood playing withneighborhood boys. So itwas a shock to her whengrandpa took her brothersgolfing but left “the girl” athome: another self-definingmoment.

Miltenberger dislikesdresses and drama; herteammates are cut from thesame cloth. Being new tosaltwater and the sport, sheisn’t sure if a gender gapexists. There are co-ed teamsin the race, and her firstteam member was a guy. ButMiltenberger looks forwardto leading her all-femaleteam to victory.

“When people say no, thatjust fuels me to do it,” shesays.

Her blue eyes remainsteady on the horizon. Beton Miltenberger and teamthis December.

To sponsor or learn moreabout the team, go to www.rowingfortheenvironment.com.

EarthPicture a Pennsylvania

family camping next to ababbling brook. Dinner isserved and a 3-year-old girlquietly takes her plate tosit on a rock in the middleof the stream. The blonde-haired, blue-eyed childplants herself there for twohours to the amazement ofher family.

Becky Selling, 26, ofBoulder, is that girl. Sincebonding with that brookboulder, Selling has becomean avid rock and ice climber.

“I just love beingoutdoors,” she says.

“Climbing relaxes me.”Selling grew up a shy

tomboy who did gymnasticsand went backpacking onfamily vacations.

She started climbing fouryears ago during her junioryear at Cornell University inupstate New York.

Alana Jonat, a good friend,took Snelling on her firstclimb to Shawangunk Ridge,or “the Gunks.” Sellingreturned many times withJonat or boyfriend ChrisBurk and quickly masteredclimbing in the lead position.

Bonding with the Earthcontinued to drive Spelling.She worked in Bolivia asan emergency medicaltechnician, taking care offirefighters; she hiked 1,500miles of the Pacific CrestTrail by herself; she crack-climbed at Indian Creek inMoab, Utah; she ice climbedin Ouray, Colo.; and face-

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S o maybe youridea of a goodtime doesn’t

involve soaring a fewthousand feet in the air withno engine. But when youread about thrill-seekers,doesn’t it make you wonder:What am I that passionateabout? By answering thisquestion, you’ll learn how toinfuse the right amount ofinspiration into your life.

Square one.Assess your daily life on a

regular basis. Not only doesthis keep us actively engagedwith our feelings, but it alsogives us information aboutwhat pieces of our lives needchanging.

Take a few moments toreflect on the past week.You probably already havea pretty good idea aboutwhat was inspiring aboutthe week — dinner out withthe girls — as well as whatmoments felt less worthy —the monotonous workout atthe gym.

Making things happen.Now the real work

begins. (You may have toobserve yourself for a fewweeks before you see clearpatterns.)

Start with the list ofthings that you enjoy. Thesehave the potential to easilycultivate more passion inyour daily life. Start weavingmore of these activities intoyour schedule. Pronto.

Then there are the thingson your list that aren’tso enjoyable. Carefullyevaluate how much theseevents drain you and if theyneed to change. If a shift isnecessary:

1. Change howyou participate in theexperiences, or

2. Get rid of them.Watch for excuses.

why you can’t make thenecessary (there isn’tenough time or you canjust “deal with it” for a littlelonger). These are often half-truths to make ourselves feebetter about languishing inthe status quo.

Your deepest fears.If you really want to invite

consistent inspiration intoyour life, you’re going tohave to be honest aboutwhat scares you aboutgetting there. Maybe youfear conflict so much thatyou can’t bring yourselfto end the friendship thatdrains you the most. Maybeyou can hardly deal with theguilt of taking two hours todo something just for you.

Once you identify yourprimary motivations forside-stepping bold changesin your life, you can startworking with them, ratherthan allowing them to keepyou in a state of non-action.By better understandingyour base fears, you have thepotential to unlock the holdthat they have on you.

This can be a delicate,exciting, frightening,empowering ride. Restassured, you’ll have both theeasy, a-ha! moments as wellas the tough, ugh! momentsalong the way. Perhapsyou can take that all instride when you realize thetremendous thrill that comeswith living an inspired life.

— By Kimberly JonasJonas is a Boulder-based

intuitive guide and healerand teacher of sacredmovement, yoga andmeditation. Contact her atwww.body-mantra.com orwww.kimberlyjonas.com.

THE THRILL OF BEING INSPIRED

climbed Pizzo Badile in Italy.“I climbed Pizzo

Badile with my sister forher birthday,” Spellingsays. They ended upunintentionally spendingthe night on a ledge around8,000 feet from the groundbecause of a slow-movingparty below them. Darknesscame and froze theirdescent. The sisters, alongwith two friends, perchedhigh on their ledge atebirthday cake, drank wineand snuggled under foilblankets, quietly awaiting thedawn.

Selling likes climbing withwomen and says guys aresurprised when two womenshow up. She also says whenclimbing with her boyfriend,guys think Burk will leadand are stunned when

Selling takes the helm.“There aren’t too many

lead female climbers,especially lead ice climbers”says Selling.

For now, Selling doesn’twant to pursue a climbingcertification. She’s currentlyenrolled in medical school atthe University of Colorado inDenver.

Selling describes herselfas someone who’s beenlucky in life, someone whowants to give back. Justwatch: The shy tomboyturned lead climber andsoon-to-be doctor will do justthat.

If you’re interested inclimbing and want to learnmore, Spelling recommendsstarting with the ColoradanMountain School andBoulder Rock Club at www.totalclimbing.com.

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S ince when is aPBJ a loadedweapon on a

lunchroom table?Even the most funda-

mental foods are starting tolook scary, as the number ofchildren with food allergiescontinues to rise. Peanut aller-gies alone, the most danger-ous, increase by 20 percentevery year.

And it’s not just a bunchof overprotective, paranoidmoms crying “Wolf,” saysRobyn O’Brien, a Lafayettemother and child healthadvocate.

She admits she used to rollher eyes at the topic of foodallergies. Then, three yearsago, her 9-month-old endedup in the hospital with a badreaction to eggs.

That led to her foundingAllergyKids, which spreadsawareness nationwide aboutchildhood allergies. In May,O’Brien released her firstbook, published by RandomHouse.

The book, “The UnhealthyTruth: How Our Food isMaking Us Sick and WhatWe Can Do About It,” is a

first-person account exposingthe “toxic truth” about theadditives in our food, and howthat connects with skyrocket-ing allergy rates — especiallyamong children.

Her book draws connec-tions between the fundingof food allergy research anddoctors and organizations thatwere supposed to be advo-cates for allergy sufferers.O’Brien asserts that keepingAmerican children sick leadsto profitability in the healthcare industry.

“The Unhealthy Truth”also gives families tips onhow to make changes in theirdaily lives that can improvetheir health, as well as send aconsumer message to manu-facturers.

Several tips follow:Cut the colors. The

additives and dyes in somefood has been connected tobehavior problems.

Go hormone free. Bewareof rBGH in dairy products.Some research links thishormone to breast, prostateand colon cancer.

Take baby steps.WhenO’Brien was weaning her

children from “fluorescentorange mac and cheese,” shefirst started by using half apack of cheese powder. Sheused that powder less andless until she was drizzlingolive oil on noodles and grat-ing cheese on top.

Go old school, back to

before frozen and fast food.In other words, “What didGrandma do?” Your grand-mother did not have a jar of“yellow No. 5” on her counterwhen she was making noo-dles. So why are you mixing itinto your children’s food?.— By Aimee Heckel

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Double delicious.Our favorite flavor is dark chocolate with mango and cashew. For a

perfect summer snack, try the dark chocolate and coconut.Find Seeds of Change at Whole Foods. Check out www.seed-

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Editor’s note: Women’sMagazine’s regular bookcritic, Lyn Rinehart, wasout jet setting in May. Thatis, flying cross-country witha toddler and preschoolerto stay in a hotel in Detroitcalled “The Royal Clipper,”which, based on the onlinepics, hasn’t been remodeledsince the Reagan years.

In her words: “I will beunable to read a book toreview during that timebecause I will be too busyapologizing to the poorpeople who happen to besitting within 12 rows of us(‘Excuse me, ma’am, mykid just threw a fruit snackand it’s lodged in yourscrunchie.’) I also plan tospend a fair amount of timeapplying sunscreen to a

red head and then tryingto remove said sunscreenfrom the eyes of the sream-ing red head because, ‘Juststop moving while I try toput this on your nose.’

We will also be attempt-ing putt-putt after thechildren have gone multipledays without a nap. I’m notsure that putting golf clubs(aka weapons) in theirhands at this point is a greatidea, but we will not be ableto recreate anything Gris-wold in nature without it.

However, if you wouldlike a review of “Mr. BrownCan Moo, Can You?” I canhelp.

Send book suggestions [email protected].



Know someone we shouldfeature in Men We Love?We’re talking the totalpackage: brains, beauty and aservant’s heart. Yes, believe itor not, there are plenty of goodguys out there who are multi-dimensional, and we’re alwayson the prowl to recognizethem. E-mail nominations [email protected].

ary Lennox is aman full of rockin’stories.

And not just from his bass-playing days at places like theCBGB’s in New York City.

In 2004, Lennox, 54, ofErie started a rock and rollsummer camp at Dog FishMusic, a studio he openedin Lafayette after he and hisband received a $1,000 noiseordinance while practicing.Now his best stories areabout the next generation ofrockers Lennox is helping tocreate.

For example, how aboutlast summer when teenagerock bands from the campperformed a concert atthe Children’s Hospital?One patient had clung to asmall piece of cotton sinceshe was admitted into thehospital. She let go of thecotton for the first timewhen Lennox handed her aninflatable guitar. Dog Fishwill have another concert atthe Children’s Hospital thissummer.

Or how about the story ofthe Italian immigrant whocame to the camp withoutknowing any English?With music as a universallanguage, the boy’s bandended up writing fantasticoriginal music only a weeklater.

Lennox started the rockcamp after he noticed acouple of girls playing withguitars outside of a studiowhere their dads wererehearsing. He taught them“Wild Thing” by The Troggs.As the girls’ faces lighted upwhile they learned rock, theidea for the camp was born.

In the weeklong camp,kids must come up with aband name, logo, banner,fliers, as well write threeoriginal songs. The camperslearn about sound editing,lights and other aspects ofcreating a show. At the end ofthe week, the bands performat the Boulder Outlook Hotel.

“Before they go on, I liketo tell them MTV is in theaudience,” Lennox laughs.“We like to keep everythingfun.”

The kids also learn lifeskills, like teamwork andresponsibility. Even the kidswho aren’t destined to beguitar gods are treated likerock stars who are invaluableto the band.

“To be able to help the kidsis what it’s all about,” Lennox

says. “As much as we inspirethem, we listen to them. Ifyou listen you can learn a lotfrom the kids.”

A musician and giver? Wewanted to know more aboutthis man who is bringingpeace and music to Boulder’syouth. So we asked himfive questions about life andmusic and then we askedhis fellow-rocker girlfriend,Lindsay Polack, of Erie, thesame questions.

Take a look.

1. If you could tradelives with one person whowould it be?

Gary: John Lennon. He’smy idol. Pretty much I try toemulate how he was in lifeand music, spreading peaceand love. He was just allaround a great guy.

Lindsay: He’d probablysay John Lennon. But hisall time favorite band is theRamones, so I secretly thinkhe would like to be the bassplayer for the Ramones.

2. What inspires you?Gary: Probably being able

to spread love through musicand getting the kids to seethat, too.

Lindsay: I think music isthe biggest inspiration forhim, but he really likes tohelp people and bring musicto them. That’s why he’s nolonger a touring musician.He wants to help the musicin others.

3. What do you thinkis the best feeling in theworld?

Gary: The best feeling inthe world is helping peopleto believe in themselves, andtheir hearts and capabilities,and to nurture it and bringit out.

Lindsay: That is a toughone. It would have to be atie between a really greatjam with your band andintroducing someone new tosomething and watching itexpand.

4. If you could eliminateone thing in the worldwhat would it be?

Gary: War.Lindsay: I think he would

eliminate the tendency ofpeople of judging peoplewithout knowing them.

5. What is your greatestachievement?

Gary: Doing Dog House isone of them, and I’m gettingto the point of taking awaythe monetary stress.

Lindsay: I think hisgreatest achievementwas that after decades ofslamming he was able toopen Dog House and dowhat he always wanted to doin life.


MEN WE LOVE

Rock out with Gary Lennox

Gary Lennox, the director of Dog House Music and hisgirlfriend Lindsay Polack.

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N ormaand GlenYoungs

have a very unusual livingarrangement — at least byColorado standards.

When Glen retired, theYoungs sold their house inTexas and decided to livefull-time in their “fifth wheel,”which is essentially the samething as an RV, but pulledbehind a truck rather thanpowered on it’s own.

This is standard practice inTexas, the Youngs say. Someyoung couples even chooseto purchase RVs and live inthem while trying to save upa down payment for a house.

From April to the end ofSeptember, the Youngs willbe employees of the city ofLyons. They’ve set up campin the city-owned Bohn Parkright along the St. Vrain Riverand will be the park hosts.

When they’re not set-up inthe Bohn Park, the Youngstravel wherever their heart’sdesire. When they need abreak from the road, theycan crash with one of their

two sons in Oregon or Texas.Since Glen’s retirement,

the Youngs have travelledquite extensively and haveheld several part-time jobs atcampsites and tourist centerswithin the Thousand TrailsRV and campsite preservesystem.

The Youngs’ abode is36 feet long and includesa kitchenette poweredby electrical hook-ups atcampsites or by a generator,a dining area, a sittingarea, a bathroom and abedroom. Their home boastsa king-sized bed, a washer

and dryer, a gas fireplace,satellite TV and Internet,plenty of light, a surprisingamount of closet space, adouble door refrigerator,kitchen island, AC andcentral air, a skylight overthe shower stall, a ceilingfan, tile floors and copiousbuilt-in light fixtures that addwarmth and a coziness to thespace.

While the Youngs’ RV issparse, a measure to cut-down on clutter, no-doubt,photos of their children andgrandchildren make theirspace a home.

According to Norma,RVs can cost anywherebetween $40,000 and severalmillion. Some of them canget elaborate and luxurious.The Youngs’ RV is certainlya step-down in size fromthe three-bedroom homein Texas that they sold, butthat’s part of the charm — asimpler, less expensive life.

“I know my kids, whenthey were in college, didn’thave apartments any bigger

than this,” Norma says.Norma, 63, and Glen,

65, admit that choosingthis lifestyle did take somegetting used to.

“You had better be able toget along,” Norma says.

But their two sons weren’tsurprised by their decision.The Youngs have owned RVssince the ‘80s and the familyknew it was just a matter oftime before Norma and Glen“went full time,” as it’s calledin RV lingo.

The Youngs say that it cancost as little as $8 per nightto park their rig and have fullaccess to water, electricityand sewer lines.

“It’s a lot cheaper to live inan RV than a house,” Normasays.

And if it’s not enough tohave nice, cheap digs, a riverand park for your backyardand the ability to fulfill yourwanderlust, “If you don’t likeyour neighbors, you can getup and move,” says Norma.

— By Annie Brokaw

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Simple Shoes SandalsNothing says summer to us more than the gentle slap of flip-flops on the ground.

This year, instead of the rubbery Old Navy variation, try a pair of the adorablesandals by Simple Shoes. All of the sandals are eco-friendly because they are madefrom sustainable and recycled materials. Check out Gumbo, a traditional style flip-flop made from hemp and recycled car tires, for $50. Or if you’re feeling fancy, welike Teetoe, a gladiator-style sandal made with organic cotton, for $65. Available atDillard’s in the Flatirons Mall in Broomfield, or online at www.simpleshoes.com.

Kate Voegele’s ‘A Fine Mess’We haven’t been able to stop listening to this talented young artist since the show

“One Tree Hill” on the CW started featuring her music. (Yes, we watch that show.And no, we are not ashamed.) Voegele’s voice is incredibly powerful and lovely atthe same time. Her album released last May provides insightful and diverse songs,ranging from pop to acoustic. Check out the songs “Manhattan from the Sky” orthe piano-based “Lift Me Up.”

Colorado wineColorado is known for its amazing micro-brew scene. Unfortunately, Colorado wine is often left out of the picture. Still, wine

country is growing in this state and producing many delicious wines. This month, head up to Valley of the Wind on 120 RiversideDrive, Estes Park, to try a large selection of Colorado wines. For hot summer days, we like Snowy Owl sauvignon blanc, aslightly sweet and citrusy white wine, $19.95.— By Jessica Warnock

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Last month, I wrotethat eating well doesnot need to cost a

lot. I proposed creating abudget as the most effectiveway of reducing groceryexpenses, and then I listedthe following six tips forstaying within your budget:Write a grocery list; buyproduce in season; avoidpackaged food; buy bulkinstead; stick to your list;avoid impulse purchases;don’t buy more than youneed; and don’t buy what youcan’t afford.

This month, let’s focus onminimal-waste benefits oforganizing your groceriesonce you arrive home fromthe store.

Consider these four usefultricks:

1. Before adding freshfood to the fridge, moveleftovers to the very frontso they’re visible and easyto access. Even thoughfresh groceries are moreenticing, it’s a good idea toeat leftovers first.

2. If you’ve purchased lotsof leafy greens, say spinach,chard or unwashed lettuce,wash and dry the greens andstore them in a salad spinneror wrapped in a linen dishcloth. If you don’t think you’lleat all your greens within theweek, sauté a portion in oliveoil until they wilt, and freezethat portion for later use.

3. Do the same withprotein items. For instance,if you’ve purchased morechicken pieces than you’lleat before it turns lessthan fresh, wrap individualportions in foil, or tosspieces in plastic bags with

marinade, and then freeze.4. Decant your bulk

items, like grains, pulses,oats, granola and nuts, intorecycled glass bottles so, likethe fridge, whatever’s in yourcupboards is highly visibleand easy to get at.

With tip No. 1 in mind, trythis deliciously easy mealmade with leftover mashedpotato or leftover pasta:

Garlic, tomato shrimpwith potato or pasta

Toss chopped onion and asmashed clove of garlic intoa pan with olive oil. Sautégently until transparent.

Wash and chop leafygreens and several tomatoes.Add veggies to pan withonion, stir, add lid to pan,turn heat to low and letveggies cook in their ownjuices for about 10 minutes.

Pour whole or choppedunfrozen shrimp overveggies, replace lid. Cook 10more minutes.

Reheat leftover potato byadding it to a pot with milkand butter; reheat pasta bysteaming, or boiling rapidlyfor 3 minutes.

To serve: Season, adda side of sliced avocado,squeeze lemon over the lot,top with chopped cilantro.

— By Louise RossRoss, of Boulder, writes

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The answer lies not indumbing down a complexcurry, nor in orderingtandoori chicken from thelocal takeout joint. Instead:Think snack food. Indiancorn fritters are popular allacross Southeast Asia and inthe United States, too. Manya ’50s-era housewife servedthem right along a glazedham with no idea she wasserving “ethnic food.” Servethese crunchy, sweet and

savory fritters with cold beeras an alternative cocktailhour, or use them alongsidea fresh green salad for abright and sunny summerdinner.

— By Erika Stutzman

Corn fritters1 egg½ cup flour1 cup fresh corn kernels

(about two ears’ worth)½ cup seltzer water or

club soda¼ teaspoon salt1 teaspoon chopped mint1 teaspoon chopped

cilantroOil (peanut, canola or

lard) for frying

Directions:1. Whisk the egg with two

tablespoons of flour to makea paste.

2. Stir in the corn.3. Add water or soda, salt

and remaining flour; transferthe batter to a blender andblend for about 30 seconds.Pour the batter into a bowl,and stir in chopped herbs.

4. Place a plate lined withpaper towels next to thestove. Add about an inch of

oil to a wok or frying panand heat.

5. Scoop 3 tablespoons ofbatter into the oil; let eachbatch brown on one side forabout 30 seconds, then turnover and fry for about 15more seconds. Transfer tothe paper-lined plates, andserve hot or warm.

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I’d like to think I amhelping lower that number.For the first 10 years of mylife, I refused to comb myhair.

I was born trapped undera heavy mountain of whatfeels like horsehair. Amutation of self-growingwire. And my thick manewasn’t satisfied with justboiling my scalp to 159degrees on a hot summerday. It is coarse and curly,

so it also tangles easily.I wasn’t the only person

who hated wrestling myhead mutant. After eightyears of violent combing(thereby removing allsensory capability from myfollicles), my mom — whohas whisper-thin, straightlocks — resigned. Shethreatened: If I didn’t startcombing my own hair atleast once a week, shewould just cut the “rat’snests” out.

I spent several yearsof my childhood with anupside-down mullet: shorton the underside, long onthe top. This was a goodfive years before it becamecool for girls to shave theunderside of their hair,cut zigzags into the sides

and pull it into a ponytail.Ironically, my mom wouldn’tlet me do that.

My mom and I havealways had a rocky hairrelationship. She is a naturalbrunette who dyes her hairblonde. I’m a natural blondewho dyes my hair brunette.She hates that. Yet she isthe person who got mehooked on hair dye — at thetender age of 9.

We constantly lamenthow expensive it is to keepup our hairy addictions, yetneither of us could imaginebeing our natural color.Gross. Shudder, shudder.

The economy (oh, the“e” word) doesn’t help. Infact, area hair salons reportthat beauty is one of theareas taking a big hit, as

increasingly more peoplemake cuts (zing!) to raceaway from the red.

Specifically, more peopleare opting for store-boughtcolor, which promises you’llget the same results as ifyou went to the salon.

But be careful, saysRobert DiTacchio,creative director of Jon RicInternational Salon andDay Spa in Denver (www.jonricdenver.com). Moreoften than not, he says,people end up spendingeight times what they wouldhave if they’d just asked thepros. Eight. Times.

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$150. Salons across the areahave reported a “drasticincrease” in these colormess-ups — nearly doubleduring the past year.

Unfortunately, this is anumber I am contributingto. In March, I had to seekprofessional interventionfrom Fringe Hair Studio inLouisville to abolish a fire-truck red spot that I ignitednear my bangs. It took threelayers of bleach to conquer.

If only I had consultedsomeone like DiTacchiobeforehand. Herecommends calling in thepros when you are dealingwith resisting gray, vibrantcolors (perhaps fire-truckred?) and blonde. Blondecan turn green or orange.Reds can morph into dullpink.

If you do color at homeand you’re not strivingfor a jungle pattern, geta friend to do it for you,DiTacchio says. It’s hard tosee what you’re doing onyour own head. The bestat-home brand is L’OrealProfessional.

DiTacchio alsorecommends:

Even if your hair is notas thick and coarse as acattle rope, hydrate it. Lookfor products with a lowpH balance to seal yourcuticles.

Wash color-treated hairin cold water to help close

the cuticle and sustainthe color longer. I havebeen doing this for severalyears, and it is completelymiserable, but it works. Tocounteract the hair icicles,I put my towel in the dryerwhile I’m showering so it’snice and toasty when I getout.

Wash your hair less tomaintain the natural oils.

Use moisture-richproducts, such as Aquage,Pureology and Kenra.If you can only afforddrugstore brands, onceagain opt for L’Oreal.

And finally: Brushyour hair — a lot. Thisis one of the best natural

conditioners. Brushingyour hair brings the oilsfrom your scalp into theends.

“I tell all of my clientsto brush their hair whilethey’re watching TV,”DiTacchio says. “The oldmyth of brushing your hair100 times before bed istrue.”

Hmm.DiTacchio, my mom

totally told you to say that,didn’t she?

Let’s say you suffer abad dye job or your momcuts chunks out of yourhair. A good hat becomesyour best friend.

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Round: Look for asquared crown with amedium-sized brim. TryWallaroo’s Sonoma hat.

Oval: Larger flexible brimthat folds up or down. FromWallaroo: The Catalina.

Heart: Square with a flattop. Think Panama style.Wallaroo’s version: TheCanberra.

Narrow or petite:Rounded crown withshorter brim, such asWallaroo’s Victoria Hat.

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N ot toolong ago,I emerged

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Part of choosing a lip balmis simple. We know whatwe want: organic oils andnatural ingredients. We alsoknow what we don’t want:petroleum, artificial colorsand toxic preservatives likemethylparaben.

Now comes the tricky part.If you have been lip balm

shopping lately, you know thatthere are more choices thanBoulder has yoga classes. Forthe sake of science, I enlistedthe help of some professionals(the girls at happy hour) andset out to find some of themost moisturizing and earth-friendly balms around.

Our top three findings arebelow:

1. Eco-lips Pure & SimpleLip Balm

This soothing lip balm ismade with organic sunfloweroil in a factory powered bysolar panels. If you get thecoconut variety, make sureyou really, really, really likecoconut. Really. Available atLucky’s Market for $3.99.

2. Pangea OrganicsLipcar

These big fat tubes are

packed with organic oilsand beeswax. Those afore- mentioned “professionals”swear by this product andrecently confessed to buyingout an entire sale bin. Thesale is kind of essential here;one of these tubes will setyou back about $12. Find it atEllie’s Eco Home Store.

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Your kiss will be a littlesweeter when you smooth ona balm that is gentle on theearth. And thanks to thosedistinct little tubes, evenon the earliest pre-caffeinemornings lip balm is unlikelyto end up anywhere but onyour lips.

— By Kate NelsonNelson is Boulder’s self-

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f all of my clothingitems, socks causeme the most stress.

They’re either where I don’twant them to be — i.e. stuckin the leg of my workoutpants — or nowhere to befound, kidnapped by sockgnomes and my poodles.I feel like I am constantlydigging through my bucket ofwidowed socks for “the other”sock. In vain.

My friend Laura says myproblem is that my socks arebored, so they’re runningaway. They’re all white orblack.

Laura wears striped socks,toe socks, thigh-high socks,argyle and tie-dyed andhomemade and theme socksfor every occasion.

Laura’s socks live in a30-gallon trashcan that shecould hide a body in. Morethan 350 pairs of socks — 22of which have monkeys onthem. Laura doesn’t own asingle plain pair, except forbright green thigh-highs.And she says she has nevermisplaced a sock.

“If you have fun socks, youcan find their mate in thelaundry really fast,” she says.“The lost sock is a white sockphenomenon.”

Some women spice up theiroutfits with wild shoes. ButLaura is a self-proclaimed“lounger.” Lounging aroundthe house drinking rumdoesn’t lend itself to shoes.

“I can’t not buy socks,”she says. “I go to Target forshampoo and I end up withshampoo and socks. I go toPetSmart for food for thelizard and end up with socks.”

(Of course PetSmart hasanimal-themed socks, shesays.)

Laura’s socks havesentimental value. She doesn’tlike to get rid of old socks, soshe learned how to fix holes.If she has trouble sleeping, allshe has to do is slip into a pairof socks and she immediatelynods off.

“I sometimes sleep totallynude but in socks,” she saysmatter-of-factly.

Which brings us to thequestion: Can socks be sexy?Laura insists they can. Stripedsocks are fashionable in apunk way. Argyle socks arehot on both men and women.Plus, if you need to shave orhave gnarly feet, Laura adds,they “hide the gnarl.”

Here are some tips fromLaura on how to rocksocks.

You can find the best socksat Kohl’s and Target (oh, notTarget), especially aroundHalloween time.

Check the Internet. Thebest site is www.sockdreams.com.

In the summer, wearlightweight socks, thin tightsor toe socks — preferablywith ballet flats or Mary Janesand not flip-flops.

If you have sweaty feet,wear half socks with yourheels. They cover your toesbut leave your heels andarches bare.

Current legwear trendsinclude white tights; tightswith shorts; bright, primarycolors, such as yellow, blueand red; sparkly tights(metallic, sequins or glitter);and sheer black pantyhose,according to the sock blogwww.fashionlegwear.blogspot.com.

— By Aimee [email protected]

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E very month, we feature a differentshop in town. This month:

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It’s summer! And the smell of therestaurants and the clinking of glasseson the Pearl Street Mall has us incelebration mode and in high fashionmode.

Unfortunately, the economy doesn’tseem so enthusiastic. That’s why we hitup Common Era, a Boulder store thatis hard-core on the style but easy on thegreen, leaving more moolah for a mojito(or two).

We wanted to know five trends forthe perfect Boulder summer’s night out.Here are Common Era’s favorites:

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1. Sexy casualWe are jumping for joy that jumpsuits

are in this season. Imagine: Fashionthat is comfortable. These floor-lengthparachute pants take us back to the early‘90s day (“You can’t touch this”), mademod by accessories like a bright purpleflower just the pop of color to offset theblack.

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More than a pretty face

G rowing up, Vivian Nguyen says shefelt ashamed of her height. Being anAsian woman and 5-foot-11 is “kind

of freakish,” she says. “I wasn’t proud of it.”That’s why she got into modeling: to

transform her insecurity into strength, andbe a role model for other girls who mightfeel uncomfortable with their bodies.

Today, talking to the 21-year-oldLongmont resident, an even deeperstrength becomes instantly apparent.

First, there are the brains. Nguyengraudated from Niwot High School’sInternational Bachelaurette program.She is now a senior at the Univeristy ofColorado in Boulder, with a double majorin biochemistry and molecular and cellulardevelopmental biology, and a minor inchemistry.

She works as a research assistant ina neuroscience lab for the Institute forBehavior Genetics. She dreams of pursuingforensic science. Maybe a master’s intoxicology.

“I love solving problems. I like themystery,” she says. “I am geared towardthe darker side of life.”

That must be the artist in her. Nguyenis also a musician (piano, flute and guitar),and she draws, sings in her church choirand sews clothes.

Which brings us to her spiritual side.Nguyen is active in the Vietnamese NewLife Fellowship Church in Denver.

“Being Christian, it’s a freedom that a lotof people take for granted. Thousands ofpeople are being persecuted every day inVietnam for their religion,” she says.

That is how Nguyen’s family ended upin the United States. Her parents wererefugees from the Vietnam War in the ‘70s.Her mom, from the south, and her dad,from Saigon — they didn’t know each otherthen — saved enough money to board aboat to take them to a refugee camp. On theboat, her father survived raids by piratesand 21 days without food and water. Hermom also survived a grueling trip in tinyquarters.

Her parents ingrained in her that samefighting spirit, she says.

“That’s why my education is soimportant,” she says. “It’s important to myfamily. It’s what they’re here for.”

— By Aimee Heckel

2. Maximize the miniPlay down a short mini skirt by

keeping it in neutral colors, suchas black and gray, and pair it withmetallic colored flats (not heels). Abaggy shirt on top makes you lookso effortless and more modest.

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3. To-teal-ly glamHop on this year’s Southwestern train, but

keep it subtle, with a teal and black form-fittingempire waist dress by Final Touch. Our favoriteaccessory of the season: feather barettes. Alsosubtle Southwest.

Dress: Final Touch, $38Barette: Common Era, $18Shoes: Seychelles, $68

4. Go greenEveryone’s talking about going green these

days. Why fight it? The beaded belt tieseverything together and transforms this outfitfrom baggy to beautiful.

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5. The little black dressA forever classic. If you’re feeling daring, try it extra

little this summer; when else can you wear micro-minis? This strapless dress has ruffles up top, givingit a feminine twist (and drawing your eye to where youwant it). Pretty it up with a thin, multi-strand purplenecklace and delicate bracelets for only $3 a piece.

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L ast fall when“Twilight” themovie came

out, I cast a critical eye atthe media storm and the ohso breathless whimpering ofadoring teenage girls.

Truthfully, I had somehowmissed all the attentionthe “Twilight” saga hadgarnered in the literarypress.

I am an avid readerand even a bit of a “HarryPotter” fanatic. I boughtand read each installmentof the Hogwarts wiz kidsthe day the books cameout. But when it came tothe “Twilight” series, I wasout of the loop. Then, onceinformed, something aboutthe swooning just irritatedme. I wasn’t prepared to fallfor what I supposed was anentertainment-created hype.

But I was wrong.My brother bought me the

first book in the series formy birthday last December.I put it aside wishing he’dselected “The Story of EdgarSawtelle” or the latest fromPhilippa Gregory.

Finally, Stephenie Meyer’s“Twilight” rose to the topof my pile and so I pickedit up by default. It’s a pageturner. I know a good storywhen I read it. So do allthose teenage girls and theirmoms. The hype is genuineand deserved, the result of a

great yarn, told well. I fearI’m obsessed.

I sped through thefirst book and quicklydownloaded the other threebooks to my Kindle2. Iconfess I’ve read them alltwice. I bought the movieand have watched it morethan once. Enough said.

In case you, too, havesomehow missed the whole“Twilight” rage, let me bringyou up to speed. Bella Swanis a high school junior whomoves to Forks, Wash., thesmall town where her dad isthe police chief. It is overcastor raining pretty much allthe time in Forks, whichmakes it an attractive localefor a family of “vegetarian”vampires, includingperpetually 17-year-oldEdward Cullen. Bella andEdward fall madly in love.

And you thought yourteenager was difficult.

In case you haven’t readthese books I don’t want togive too much away. But youshould know that in additionto the Cullen family, a packof werewolves also inhabitsForks, which seems to bea sort of melting pot forweirdness. Bella, being thenewbie in town, strikes upa relationship with them aswell. Did you know vampiresand werewolves are archenemies? Talk about teenangst!

What can I say? Readthe books. They’re a greatescape.

— By Colleen ConantConant, the former editor

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We at Women’s Magazinebelieve the answer to most(if not all) problems isperspective. That’s why wethought it was important todedicate a space in our livesevery month to stories aboutblessings in disguise. Shareyour own experiences [email protected].

’m diggingalmostcrystallized

honey from a jar. As I lowerthe spoon into a mug oftea and watch the cloudymass dissolve, I rememberyesterday’s e-mail from mymother, and hope that byadding honey I am actuallylowering my cholesterol,curing any snippets of heartdisease I may have, and alsopreventing arthritis, cancer,indigestion and the commoncold.

I receive almost dailyemails from my mother,age 73: photos of a herd ofelk in the Wyoming mist;China from the sky; three-dimensional sidewalk art.I get videos: sea ottersholding hands; a dogdragging a wounded dogacross traffic to safety;a baby moose runningthrough a sprinkler.

From her messages, Ihave learned to put VicsVapoRub on the soles ofmy feet when I have a cold,been warned of the latestscams as they are breaking,and know that the earlystages of a heart attack lookdifferent for a woman thana man — although at thismoment I can’t rememberhow. My mom actuallydeletes all the forwards and

writes personal messageslike, “You have to watch allthe way to the end!” “Ouch,I can relate!” and “This istruly amazing!”

When my mom becamecomputer savvy and all thisstarted, I sighed and rolledmy eyes, probably out ofhabit from the teenageyears. Then I went througha period when I felt a littleoverwhelmed with my life,and I confess: I watchedPaul Potts audition for“Britain’s Got Talent” everynight for at least a month.It’s possible I may haveeven cajoled my youngdaughters to watch with me,as our family evening ritual

between brushing teeth andtucking in.

My mom walks with acane and considerable pain,and whether she needs toor not, she worries thatmy dad may have troublefinding his way home fromKiwanis. There are theravaged investments, thebusy grandchildren, thenarrowing comfort withdriving. But she has founda window to look through,and as when I was a child,she calls my focus to pointsof interest.

I learned a while ago thatone thing that can save mylife is to pay close attentionto the physical details of the

moment I’m in. Becauseit’s always something: Lastyear’s hospital bills stillhaunting; the stucco fallingoff the house; the puppywho comes to me in themiddle of the kitchen, looksup charmingly and pees atmy feet; my uselessnesswith sixth-grade math or myfriend’s broken heart. I’vefound that noticing what isright in front of me is thethreshold to the Larger,the Beyond, where peace iswaiting. I get there when Inotice the tiny blue river ofvein that flows below onedaughter’s right eye, thepaintbrush tips of crocusesbreaking through brownleaves. And sometimes I getthere through my mother’se-mails.

Now, at the end of afull day I pull up to thecomputer, take a deepbreath and open her latest.I sit before an altar of sortswith my mom. I let myselfmarvel at Libby, the seeing-eye cat; a sheep who raisesher head for a bird to cleanout her nose; and a leopardwho is raising a babybaboon as her own.

— By Valerie Grant,of Boulder

TWISTS OF FATE

E-mails from my mom

IWhen my mom became computersavvy and all this started, I sighedand rolled my eyes, probably out ofhabit from the teenage years.

Becauseit’s alwayssomething:Last year’shospital bills stillhaunting; thestucco falling offthe house...

I’ve found that noticing what is rightin front of me is the threshold to theLarger, the Beyond, where peace iswaiting.

Valerie Grant,above, and withher mother, atright.



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The five-hour drive,via the towns of Bailey,Del Norte and Saguache,toward the snow-capped SanJuans, takes in weatheredfarmsteads and lodge-polegates. Stop at the ConeyIsland hot dog stand in Baileyor the Organic PeddlerPeace of Art Cafe at DelNorte. Afterward head fora comfortable deluxe roomat the Springs Resort andSpa (www.pagosahotsprings.com). The total deluxe roomcost is $220-260, dependingon the season.

Fall and winter are theseasons for the lowest

rates, while summer at this7,500-foot-high location iswhen things go into fullswing. The well-appointedrooms have comfy beds,plenty of storage, arefrigerator and a greatheating system. Notice theclothesline for swimsuits andherbal potions for after-soakshowers. Visitors will be gladof that polar bear robe intheir closets; air can be briskstrolling from one mineralpool to another. The poolsare available to resort guestsat all hours.

The five newest “18and over” jetted pools arecomfortably warm to hot.They feature heated towelracks, a Roman showerand waterfalls. There’s alarge freshwater swimmingpool purified by salt tablets.Water flows from the naturalmother-spring througheach tub and into a large,

decorative receiving pondfull of goldfish that live year-round in its accommodatingwarmth. The hot tubs aredrained and power-washedthree times a week.

Part of this experienceis the Springs Spa andSalon featuring at leastthree varieties of facials:the Eminence (vegetableand fruit based), the Yonka(featuring rosemary andlavender) and the Cha’ehypoallergenic variety. Thestaff consists of a dozenmasseurs and estheticians.

For the Pagosa Stonemassage, a heated pack isplaced on the back whilelegs are anointed with hollyoil. The rubdown is donewith smooth, toasty stones.Heated oils perfume the airwith pine, while otherworldlymusic accompanies andgolden candles flicker.Results? Sore muscles

are stretched, the body isdetoxified and lactic acid isreleased.

The resort suggestspackages featuring skiingat Wolf Creek, Angel Fireand other New Mexico/Colorado areas, horsebackriding, or a tour of the localRocky Mountain WildlifePark. There’s also effortlessentertainment in theboutiques and restaurants intown.

For breakfast and lunch,Victoria’s Parlor (274 PagosaSt.) is inviting and costsaround $15. Architecture-lovers might explore the tinyhistoric block surroundingit before descending onVictoria’s perfection menuand “I’m home” ambience.

The antiques and artisanproducts of Victoria’s ReignGift Shop spill over fromone wing of the restaurant.

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Exquisite carved eggs,reminiscent of Faberge, andmade by Pagosa Springsresident Harvey Clemens, areavailable here.

Continue shopping at MainStreet Antiques, 438B PagosaSt. It’s a cooperative, assuringbargains. Connoisseurs willspot sought-after objects, likethe shimmering NoritakeLustreware tea set we noticedthere.

Lantern Dancer in the RiverCenter boasts a tremendoustrove of southwestern jewelryand features David Yurmanrings made of silver and semi-precious stones at low prices.

A remarkable choice fordinner is JJ’s RiverwalkRestaurant, 356 East Highway160. Our Sunday eveningfeatured a talented blues duo.The Thai salad is gourmetNirvana. You can even order ahalf-salad, and gourmet saladsand entrees are available

for less than $20. There aretasty soups and breads; alsofeatured are pasta, “hand cut”steaks and “Hawaii fresh”fish. Decor is sleek, originaland spacious, taking itskeynote from exposed rooftrusses.

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Zuckerman and herpartner moved to Boulderfrom Washington, D.C.,two years ago. Soon after, aboard member of BoulderPride — a local organizationthat promotes equalityand safety to all sexualorientations — askedZuckerman to get involved.

Zuckerman is now thechair of the board. Shequickly found her strideby spearheading theWorkplace Equality Project,creating a survey that askedpeople if they had suffereddiscrimination.

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She found more thanhalf of GLBTQ people feltdiscriminated against intheir jobs, and 12 reportedthey had been fired overtheir sexual orientation.

Zuckerman now visitsBoulder County workplaces,offering information andtrying to create awarenessabout discrimination basedon sexual orientation. Shealso plans to train nonprofitsand offer free sessionsfor the public. Get moreinfo about this programby contacting BoulderPride’s executive director,Alicia Lewis, at [email protected] or bycalling 303-499-5777.

The P Word PartyOn Saturday, June 20,

Boulder Pride is throwing itssecond annual P Word Party,a fundraiser for BoulderPride. The event’s name,riffing off “The L Word,”represents a new “p” word

each year. This year’s partyis themed “Prohibition toProtest,” and will have aspeakeasy and cabaret feel.

“I’ve heard complimentsabout our first party for ayear,” says Zuckerman, whois helping to plan the event.“People say it’s the bestparty they’ve ever been to.”

The party, at a boardmember’s house, will featuremusic from DJ Earth, cross-dressing cabaret, and otherperformances.

Tickets are $15 ifpurchased online at www.boulderpride.org until June5; $17 until the day of theevent; and $25 at the door.For more information, [email protected].

After we caught up withZuckerman about her workwith Boulder Pride and theP Word party, we asked herthe five questions we askof all of our Front Rangeartists:

What’s your ultimatedeal-breaker?

Zuckerman: Cheating.What song would you

be embarrassed of ifpeople knew you had it onyour iPod?

Zuckerman: The worstof the worst is “Gloria” byLaura Branigan, which Iabsolutely love. It’s totally

underrated.What’s your life’s

motto?Zuckerman: Ideas

into action. I love havingideas and bringing them tofulfillment.

What’s your dailybeauty routine?

Zuckerman: Thereare two things I can’t livewithout: the woman at FixSalon who does my hair andmy sun block.

If you could have dinnerwith a famous artist, deador alive, who would it beand what would you talkabout?

Zuckerman: MarlenaDietrich. She was someonein the ‘20s and ‘30s, and shewas so glamorous and sexy.If you try to find pictures ofher, you’ll see she never tookher clothes off, but conveyeda sultry sexiness withoutstooping to any kind of low.Specifically, I would ask herhow she created this elegant,sexy atmosphere not onlyfor men, but for women. Shecould make anyone of anygender swoon.

— By Jennie DorrisKnow a local female

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