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June 16, 2014

Today the flag drop which marks the start of this years Gumball 3000 and after an amazing night at the W hotel and the launch party, myself and Nicola had four hours of sleep before getting on our skateboards and heading to the Ocean drive. The cars had lined up the night before and were ready to head out so after a coffee and a croissant we went to watch our friends get in their cars and drive off. Next stop: Atlanta.

We almost got persuaded to jump in the car with the Betsafe crew and head on with all the crazy people and we went so far as to start packing our bags and thinking about buying flights but after a cold shower we got some sense kicked back in our heads and decided to get back to Orlando to train. Right now I am pretty happy with our choice as the 4 hours of sleep (and possibly some glasses of champagne) is making my head feel a little bit like a watermelon.

Now we’re getting ready to get back on the water tomorrow with great memories and newfound friends. Next year Betsafe, I want to be driving though 😉

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May 28, 2014May 28, 2014

“If I only scrape a living, at least it’s a living worth scraping, if there’s no future in it, at least the present is worth remembering”

Today I came across this video on my facebook feed while drinking my morning coffee. It is such a simple, beautiful and honest video and it’s been in my mind all day.

Orlando if full of womens’ riders who rip right now and honestly womens’ wakeboarding has reached a division I thought would take way longer to get to. Every single one of the riders out here are throwing at least a couple of tech-tricks each set and just look at the final-runs from masters with moby dicks, crow-mobes and massive tantrum to blinds.

Being around this league of super-women is both inspiring and intimidating. I think I needed some space to get my thoughts back under control as it is easy to get dragged into the “I’m not good enough” which seems to haunt me a lot. I know so many young women with these thoughts, not only in wakeboarding but in society and for me once I start spiraling down that trail, it just gets worse and worse. That’s why it was good for me to get a change of scenery, to get my motivation back and to realize that YES, I am good enough. No matter what tricks I land, how hard I train or where I finish in contests, I will always be good enough.

Coming back here and being pretty jet-lagged I keep waking up at 6.30 every morning and for the first time in a while I’ve been rolling out my yoga mat. Getting back to yoga, even though my minds screams at me that “there are so many other things you should be doing right now!!” has been the best decision ever. It makes me take a step back from my controlling mind and see the bigger picture. Just like Mickey Smith seems to have done, all I can do is agree.

“I feel genuinely lucky to hand on hart say I love doing what I do, I may never be a rich man but if I live long enough I most certainly have a tale or two for the nephews, and I dig the thought of that”

May 23, 2014May 23, 2014

Belfast and sun!

After a quick Stockholm visit (39 hours to be exact) where I had time to meet up with sponsors, go shopping, see the dentist and cook an amazing meal for my family I am not back in Belfast. Even though my swedish weather rapports said 12 degees and raining (hence I brought the warmest jacket that I own) it’s actually really nice and sunny! The first thing to do was to go out to Cable and Wake for a sunny and freezing at the same time cable sesh. My good friend Loes Linders from the netherland is visiting DC here now too so I had a great time watching her stomp some new moves 🙂 And I got to use my new helmet for the first time, thanks Betsafe!!