Hi,

I am Jaclyn, I co-founded Audry Rose with my husband 9 years ago.

I know this is WAY off topic, but I wanted to start writing personal blog posts from time to time. I have started and stopped my personal emails in the past, but I am hoping to do these once a month.

A few weeks back my husband, a friend, and I hiked Mount Whitney, the tallest mountain in the contiguous United States! I was inspired by Jesse Itzler, who introduced me to the concept of a Misogi. The idea is every year you should have one year-defining project (examples are run a marathon, write a book, quit smoking).

The past couple of years, while my kids were toddlers, it felt like my yearly project was to survive.

The concept is, if you put something big on your calendar, it forces you to make time for yourself. If you do something big every year, you will look back on your life and many accomplishments and feats to be proud of. I can’t say that my whole year revolved around climbing Mt Whitney, and I did not spend as much time training as I would have liked, but this is my first attempt at a Misogi!

Here is our Journey

We started the hike at 3 am, so we were hiking under the stars for the first 3 hours. This was my favorite part of the day—maybe the only part I enjoyed?

This was the sunrise, we are about half way up at this point.

At the summit we ate apples and honey for a sweet new year.

The way down felt VERY VERY long. Tried to stay present and enjoy the beauty, but all I kept thinking was “get me off this mountain, I want a massage.” The last half mile I ran, not because I am super fit, but I was ready to be done.

After 13 hours of hiking, we finished at 4pm!

I hope to carry on with this journey, and maybe inspire others to do the same. Do you have any thoughts on what your Misogi might be in 2025? I am having trouble figuring out what mine should be!

Last but not least, I know you came here for jewelry, so below are the pieces I wore on my hike (and never take off).

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