Natalie M
Natalie is a self-proclaimed vampire who spends her nights at her office at 38,000 feet as a flight attendant and days mothering daughter Charlotte in-between teaching cycle, yoga and barre classes. Being a working mom who also has the luxury of being home during the day has its own set of challenges which Natalie happily meets with the help of coffee and wine. She’s lived in Colorado ten years and been married since 2009 to a husband who happily indulges her love of biking (with baby) to breweries around town.
Because flying three days a week and teaching 12 classes around town couldn’t possibly fill up all her time, Natalie also busies herself camping and hiking 14ers. Her daughter has only made it up Mount Evans and the Manitou Springs Incline with her but Natalie’s lifetime goal is to hike the remaining 16 of the 58 14,000 foot peaks in Colorado. You can regularly find her blogging about her travel adventures at flyingforfreemagee.blogspot.com. Her website yogimagee.com features free fitness videos for busy moms plus both local and international yoga retreats that she organizes and leads year round.
The flying for free Magee’s currently live in Arvada with their naughty vizsla named Bebe and panther of a cat, Kingsley.
What remains: How a car wreck brought us closer
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Bash and Dash: Letting someone else cut the birthday cake this year
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Spring Cleaning and My Dirty Little Secret
I’ll admit, I have a bit of OCD when it comes to cleaning.
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Nominating Myself for Mom-of-the-Year
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Snowshoeing with Kids: Turn a snow day into an adventure day
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Christmas Eve without the Crazy: Non-traditional family outings
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A Local’s Guide to Colorado’s Best Fall Beers
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Leaving a Legacy: Why I want to be a “Beyoncé” to my daughter
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Why I Gave Up…and Maybe You Should Too
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Adventures in Toddler Camping
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Reserving a campsite or...