Lisa's life balance

I met Lisa through work – we were working on a project together. The coworker that introduced us said that Lisa was in the Tacoma Mountaineers. At the time I had recently moved to the Tacoma area, and was once an Everett Mountaineer. I had a new job, new house, and was a new dad. I hadn’t done any climbing in a year and wanted to get back into it, but wasn’t sure how I would find the time, or how to get reengaged with the Mountaineers. Lisa told me about the Tacoma branch, the people, and what the organization has done for her. Through working with Lisa, I came to find out just how active she was with the outdoors – including the Mountaineers. I was inspired by how she found balance between having a very successful career, being a mom, a wife, and being active in the outdoors. I continuously struggle with finding that “balance” in life, and Lisa’s encouragement for me to check out the Tacoma Mountaineers has helped bring my life back into balance. And for me, the way Lisa lived her life is the model for living life to the fullest.

 -Brian Johnston