This basket, the Alki Beach Basket from Detours, is absolutely perfect for bumming around town. Although it’s been too cold to go for a swim in the lake, it would be perfect for a picnic at the beach too. Or a quick shop at the grocery store. Or a trip to the library…

I especially love the bright color. It spunks up the bike real good!

There is a pocket right in the front. It’s a flat one, so only good for papers and such, but it would be handy to put directions to the beach in. Personally, I’ve never used it.

The basket is a good size. It’s large enough for quite a few items, but not overwhelming. I always carry my bike lock, and put my sweater in when I get warm. There is plenty of space for other stuff too.

I appreciate the pockets on the inside. There’s a cell phone pocket and another zipped pocket to keep track of small items.

It’s not water-proof, but this drawstring cover will keep most dust out, and would keep things sorta dry until you can get home.

The basket is mounted on the bike via a quick-release mount. To put it on, just line it up and click it in. To take it off, just press the yellow button and it releases. Very quick and easy.

Once it’s off the bike, it’s just a cute little basket to carry around! I use this when I go to the farmer’s market. It’s perfect!

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Seeing as how I’m starting to travel more and more, speaking in various places around the country, I figured I could use a laptop bag. In fact, the jet roller wheeled laptop bag sounded perfect. I could use it to protect my laptop while traveling, but it would be my carry-on as well.

When the bag arrived at my house, I took a little tour, so to speak. Given the sheer number of pockets this puppy has, you need a serious amount of time to check it out.

The first zipper I found uncovered the big organizer pocket. It’s serious. I mean – it’s for those über-organized people who want a pocket for everything. One for the sunglasses, another for the cell phone. Tablet in one, credit cards in another. There is a built in keyring. There’s even a fairly large zipped pocket that I think will hold a laptop power cord just fine. I say “I think” because I am not that organized. I just shove stuff in.

The main compartment is actually quite large. It’s a pretty typical main compartment – can’t think of anything particularly witty or wise to say about it.

I know the photo above only shows three compartments, but there are really four. The fourth is on the very front of the bag. Amazingly, it’s an organizer pocket as well, albeit smaller than the big one. I really think one could organize their life with this thing – but then how would you remember where  you stashed everything?

Now that you’ve had the tour, let me tell you my thoughts. I like the bag. It’s well constructed and seems like it will last a long time. It’s a good size – perfect for a weekend or a week. It might be hard to live out of for a year, though.

What I’m not overly thrilled about is the basic purpose of the bag. I hadn’t thought about it beforehand, but it’s not ideal to have your laptop bag be your suitcase. By that I mean that it’s great while traveling. At the airport, I only had one bag, and that was great.

But then I get to my hotel and need to take my laptop to the venue for my talk… Do I take the whole suitcase? Or do I just carry the laptop in my hand? It seems odd to take the whole suitcase, but it’s awkward to carry the laptop and cords loose.

My solution? I stuff my laptop AND my laptop case into the padded laptop compartment on the suitcase. When I get where I’m going, I can grab just my laptop case and head out. But that kind of defeats the purpose of a padded compartment in the suitcase…

Similarly, I’m not sure how useful all those organizers are in the bag. It’s lovely while traveling. When you’re in the airport, it’s great to have your passport and credit cards organized in the same bag as all your other gear. Only one bag to keep track of. A nice, compact package.

But then what? You arrive at the hotel and want to go out to dinner. Do you take the whole suitcase? Or do you pull out the credit card and stick it in your pocket? Seems to me that you need to have some sort of small purse or backpack to carry all that stuff in anyway, so why bother organizing it in the suitcase?

The other concern I have is that the handle got stuck in the halfway position. I could put it down, but it wouldn’t go all the way up. Which meant, of course, that I was walking through the airport like the Hunchback of Notre Dame.  The good news is that the company immediately sent out a new bag for me, which speaks highly of customer service. And the broken one? I figured out how to wiggle it just right to get it unstuck.

Overall, do I recommend the jet roller wheeled laptop bag from STM? I do – for people like my sister. If you are one of those people who need to have everything lined up and perfectly in place, this bag will help you do that. If you’re like me and just dump… well, the organizers will be just a big waste.

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I know I’ve been called stubborn a time or two. Or thirty five.  And not in a good way, either.

And yet good things can come from that quality if you use it right. In order to make your dream happen, you’ll need to be single-minded. Stubborn. Bull-headed. Whatever you want to call it, that’s the ticket to living your dream.

The ability to focus on something is what is called single-mindedness. Concentrate your energy on it till you’re there. This is the key to successfully making that dream of yours come true.

It’s diversion from that single-mindedness that often causes us to give up on our dreams.

Even if you aren’t naturally stubborn like me, your ability to focus on your goal can be improved by establishing a few habits like:

1. Become organized: – Make a list. Figure out what has to happen, then write it all down. Set your goals and figure out a way of achieving them.

2. Focus on your dream:- visualize yourself in your dream life. Keep that picture in your head as you’re working through the hard bits. You might even want to draw a picture of you there and keep it visible. Do what you can to remain focused on that goal.

3. Find your tribe: – Surround yourself with like-minded people who will support your efforts. People who believe in you and in your dream.

4. Take baby steps: – breaking your major goal into several short term goals will help you not lose focus. It will keep you from feeling overwhelmed. Achieving the short term goals will encourage you to carry on; seeing progress feeds the dream even more.

It is only with single-minded determination that you’ll find yourself in the middle of your dream. Focus on what you want, visualize it, live with it daily, and keep taking baby steps. One day you’ll look back and see how all those baby steps added together. You’ll be there!

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Here are the other posts in this series:

Day 1: Define your dream

Day 2: Believe in yourself

Day 3: Believe in your dream

Day 4: Break out of the rut

Day 5: Go public with your idea

Day 6: Don’t fear failure

Day 7: Change your mindset

Day 8: Commit to your dream

Day 9: Celebrate small successes

Day 10: Stop making excuses

Day 11: Face your fear

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I’ve done a lot of things in my life I’m not proud of.

I’m sure most of us have. It’s just lately, I’ve been thinking about it quite a bit.

I look back on my past and go through the memories and experiences of my life. Times of joy, sadness, love and loss, and people who have come and gone, even those that remain. Some near, some far. Some close, some only holding as a distant memory of a moment in time, our paths crossed.

I’ve been thinking of the life I’m leading now, the life I am fighting for, and the life I want to leave behind when I’m gone. All I’ve ever wanted was to follow my dreams and believe it was possible for me to achieve them. Lately, I’ve just lost touch with that.

I haven’t been able to write.

The sometimes harsh realities of my current life rise up, testing my strength and perseverance in everything I know and stand for. I become unable to portray my thoughts onto the keyboard with as much ease as I once could.

My mind is numb.

The push for a lifestyle that is not yet my own has stretched my capacity for thought to the brink of oblivion. The current circumstances of my life remind me of the chains I am bound by. The longing for change has stalled me from movement and the despair from inertia has pushed me further into the darkness.

I can’t breathe. 

It’s hard to take the pressure off of my spirit, when the constant worry, stress, and suffering is at the helm and I am but a mere spectator of a life unraveling before my very eyes. My ship is sinking and I can do nothing but watch as it drags me under.

I’ve lost the will to go on, yet I continue to persist in my efforts. I discover what little strength and endurance I have left and lean on it with all the effort that remains. My confidence is dwindling but my desire still remains. I take one last breath as my life force is thrust out of me. With one fell swoop all hope is gone….

Thinking there is nothing left, I bide my time in this state of chaos and confusion. I can’t think, but I can feel. What I feel is something more powerful than I have ever felt before.

I am Awake

Suddenly everything changed. Everything that was weighing on me has been lifted and does not hold me down any longer. I have reached the deepest of depths and now understand.

I’ve lost the ability to see the shackles which held me down. I can now move. The constant worry and stress of being in this prison is going away.

Something changed. I found something within, which I couldn’t see until now.

I found ME. The real me. The me who isn’t me at all, but a combination of who I am, my environment, the people around me, etc.

I found the ability to dream again. I saw the world in a different way. I began to move again. I started to take action. This time it was different though.

This time, I wasn’t doing it for me. This time, I was doing it for everyone. I found a connection to a higher consciousness within. I felt the energy flowing through me and it gave me the confidence back to write again. To believe again. To feel with confidence that my dreams were actually possible.

I had a newfound sense for contribution and doing something that matters in the world. I started thinking about what I could do to help others who were in the situation I had been in.

I just knew that if I kept moving forward, kept pushing, kept following my passions, kept connecting and building relationships with people, kept persevering, I would make it. I just knew it, I felt it.

Dream Design Creation

All I had to do was keep moving forward. Here are some of the things I have done since starting Unplugged Recreated one year ago this month with a plan to create my own dream design;

• Connected with a ton of like-minded inspirational people who I now call friends
• Helped people with their personal struggles with reaching for something greater
• Been an example for my daughter who needs to know what it means to follow your dreams
• Become a much more health-minded person, started eating a little better, and exercising regularly
• Became an advocate for inspiration and world change
• Found strength, courage, and confidence in myself to change for the better
• Spread my message through my love of writing to whoever will hear it
• Wrote articles for sites like Lifehack, The Change Blog, and Write to Done
• Started a book project and have many well-known bloggers contributing
• Struggled every day to write, but wrote every day
• Started treating my blog as a way to achieving my dreams
• Faced, conquered, and defeated by my fears, I continue to persevere.
• Discovered it’s far too easy to get sucked into the unlimited information available to us online
• Learned how to stop learning and start creating
• Started offering coaching services for people who want to follow their dreams
• Became more humble, patient, and less rushed

And on and on and on it goes, until my dreams of changing my life and the world come true. Which means, I will follow those dreams and continue to progress, move forward, and take action–indefinitely. One of the most important things I have learned while trying to create my own dream design, is to stay on the path no matter what.

This journey is constant up and down slope of success and failure. When you’re up, things are going well and looking good. When you’re down, you’re in a struggle for answers. Answers for why you’ve been put through so much suffering. Answers for why you just can’t seem to get it together. Answers to the problems in your life.

The road can get bumpy and you might even take a dead end turn from time to time, but as long as you continue to persist and move forward, you will find your way and the answers you’re looking for.

I will keep pursuing my dreams. Will you?

Justin Harmon runs the blog Unplugged Recreated, where he writes about seeking personal freedom, fulfillment, dreams, and world change. You can also find Justin on Twitter

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It’s important to realize that fear is just a feeling and can be worked on. It will take an enormous amount of strength within to fight it off, but as long as you have the will to do it, you are halfway there. It is time to face your fears and achieve your dreams.

Establish what your fear is

It is only when you know what it is that you fear that can you actually work on surmounting it. Identify it. Put a name on it. You can’t tackle a fear of “the great unknown.” You CAN tackle a fear of snakes or of being alone or a fear of purple flowers. The first step is identifying exactly what you are afraid of.

Work on the fear

After you have established the root of your fear, work towards moving past it. Create a plan – yes, a plan. Write down your fear, then list some examples. Make a plan to do one of your examples.

For instance, if your fear is public speaking, lay out a plan on how to go about it and start small. Gather some close friends and family members and start giving speeches. Your next crowd should be neighbors, then go all the way to strangers.

Fear works by creating an illusion of something that really doesn’t exist. When you are finally ready for the world, learn some tactics to get you through. Focus on what matters most which, in this example, is the speech. Look right through the people’s faces instead of looking at them. What’s the worst that can happen while at it? The public is not out there to humiliate you but your fear is.

Get rid of the monster that keeps you from attaining what you really want. When this is done, you will have successfully faced your fear and taken a step towards achieving your dreams.

Reward yourself

Getting over your worst fear that is standing in the way of achieving your dreams is definitely a big deal. Not many people manage to get there. Did it? Reward yourself! Find something that will be a constant reminder of this great milestone.

Your courage to eliminate fear from your life has definitely brought you closer to your dreams. Life has such wonderful gifts to offer if only we have the much needed courage to go searching.

Show the world the new you and storm your way into your dreams.

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Here are the other posts in this series:

Day 1: Define your dream

Day 2: Believe in yourself

Day 3: Believe in your dream

Day 4: Break out of the rut

Day 5: Go public with your idea

Day 6: Don’t fear failure

Day 7: Change your mindset

Day 8: Commit to your dream

Day 9: Celebrate small successes

Day 10: Stop Making Excuses

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Parenting is one of the toughest jobs in the world. After all, as a parent, you are in charge of shaping and preparing your children to become useful members of society. Today, many theories abound which attempt to distinguish the best method of child rearing. The parenting philosophy spectrum contains a wide range of options, yet the two at opposing ends are the most controversial those being the helicopter and the free-range parent.

Below we will outline what each style entails and determine what type of parenting is, in fact, better for children:

The helicopter parent

The helicopter parent is so named because their actions tend to mimic that of a helicopter. In other words, they hover around their children so much that the children are unable to make their own choices or do anything for themselves. Although these parents are typically found hovering over their younger children, even older children or teens can have parents with helicopter tendencies.

Examples of helicopter parents include intervening in a playground scuffle instead of allowing the children an opportunity to stand up for themselves, signing the child up for various activities in which they have no interest or even, and this is something people have actually done, research different types of home security monitoring equipment to keep track of the kids’ comings and goings.

The actions of a helicopter parent tend to embarrass their children as they are made to feel perpetually inadequate to decide anything for themselves. Their parents have total control over every single aspect of their lives.

The result of this type of parenting typically goes one of two ways. The first potential outcome is an adult who has such low confidence levels that they do not even attempt to complete tasks themselves. Instead, they constantly ask for help as this is how they have grown accustomed to life working. These adults will make poor employees since they show no self-ambition or confidence in their abilities. Moreover, they tend to be fearful since their parents always presented everything in their life as a potential danger.

The second potential outcome for a child raised by a helicopter parent is the child going the total opposite way and rebelling against everything they were taught to think or believe. In some cases, an adult child will even cut themselves off from their controlling parents as a means of making their life their own.

Free-range parenting

Free-range parenting is as far from helicopter parenting that a parent could go. This style of parenting treats children as young adults who are capable of making mature decisions themselves. Moreover, free-range parents tend to rely on others around them to help keep their children disciplined. Where helicopter parents plan each aspect of their child’s life, the free-range parent will likely not make decisions regarding any aspect of their child’s life.

These parents often do not make their children finish a sport they started if they decide they no longer want to participate. Moreover, there is no pushing a child to do better at school, behave kindly to others or even to go to school in some cases. This method, of course, is much broader than the examples previously mentioned.

Lenore Skenazy a columnist at the New York Sun brought free-range parenting front and center when she wrote about permitting her 9-year-old son to ride the Subway system in New York City alone. Skenazy received many criticisms by those who thought her actions were reckless, dangerous and irresponsible. However, there were some parents who agreed that kids should have more freedom than they were being given by most parents.

What style is best?

In theory, both parenting styles offer some positive aspects. However, neither is guaranteed to create the ideal environment for a child to grow and learn. Children need age-appropriate supervision and responsibilities, meaning that the correct style of parenting would be somewhere in between these two extremes.

For example, a great way to keep up with older kids without them feeling smothered is texting them after school to inquire about their afternoon plans or having a family wide predetermined plan of action as far as what a child should do after school and when they should be home. Most phone companies have family plans that make this possible and help children feel a little more independent.

When kids are younger, it is important for parents stay involved, but there are some things where it’s okay to take a step back. The main idea is to be involved and caring without overstepping boundaries. In addition, boundaries must be widened as kids continue to grow. After all, how can they learn to take care of themselves when they go off to college or move out if their parents always do everything for them?

In conclusion, the goal is to care about the child enough to inquire about their lives and encourage them to achieve greatness while respecting their wishes when it comes to healthy boundaries and choices that they are capable of making. The most important and probably the hardest thing about parenting is enabling and empowering.

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There was a time, many years ago, when we fully expected that our sons would follow the standard path through school. We figured they would go through elementary, middle, and high school just like millions of other kids do. And then, we expected to watch them cross the stage and receive their high school diploma, just like John and I did.

When are sons were young, we expected them to follow the standard path through school. My, how things have changed!

My, how things have changed!

Shortly after returning to Idaho over two years ago, I wrote an update about what we planned to do about our sons’ education. At that time, we were thrilled that we had discovered a special program offered through the Boise Public Schools that was exclusively for advanced math and science courses. We enrolled our sons to see how that would work.

It worked beautifully!

And now, two years on, what does our sons’ educational program look like?

Basically, we’ve learned to consider all options and not discount anything until we’ve ascertained that it won’t meet their needs. Nothing. And that open-ness has led to all kinds of incredible opportunities!

We seek out all kinds of educational opportunities wherever we go. One weekend there was a large Civil War reenactment near Boise. Of course, we were there!

What we’ve done for the past two years

1)      Advanced math and science classes through Boise Public Schools

Our boys have continued with their classes through the local school district. They are each taking a math class and two science classes. What I love about this program is that it’s not based around how many years you’ve been on our planet, but rather on what you bring to the table. The classes are all filled with kids of many different ages and they all work together and respect one another for what they can do. Daryl is now taking two AP classes – Calculus and Physics – so he should have his first college credits within a month.

2)      PE through Boise Public Schools

As you could maybe guess, our sons love physical activity! While we were perfectly capable of getting them out and about on bikes or hikes, what we couldn’t provide was the group activities. They each chose to take a PE class through the local school before being bussed over to their math/science program.

3)      FIRST Robotics

For a couple of kids who have long been fascinated by all things robotic, FIRST has been an incredible program for them. This program has nothing to do with the school, but is one of the best educational opportunities I’ve ever seen. Through FIRST, Davy and Daryl have a chance to work one-on-one with professional engineers who serve as mentors to design, build, and program robots. What an opportunity! (For those not familiar with FIRST, read here: What’s this FIRST Robotics stuff  all about?)

4)      Boy Scouts

D & D have been involved with Boy Scouts since our return to Idaho. Although they don’t really care about amassing merit badges like some of the kids, they enjoy the activities and campouts. We’re good with that, and figure they will learn what they learn.

5)      Sports

Daryl has opted to be on the swim team at the Boise YMCA, while Davy has taken up running. The Boise schools have allowed Davy to participate in both cross country and track, which has been a wonderful program for him.

FIRST Robotics has been a HUGE part of our lives for the past two years. Davy and Daryl have learned a lot about building robots and are eager to learn more.

What we like about this program

For Davy and Daryl, this program has been perfect.

• It has allowed them to pursue their passions and learn what they are interested in.
• They are excited about learning. Notice I said learning, not school? In our family, it’s all about learning – not bringing home good grades. We never, ever ask them to do their homework – they do it because they enjoy their classes and they want to keep up, not because we demand it of them.
• The schedule works for them. They both love to stay up late, and sleep in late. This program, having them start their classes at 10 in the morning, has worked out well.
• When the kids see a need, they can jump on it. For example, as we drove to the robotics competition in Spokane last month, another high school kid rode with us. She was passionate about history and was talking about her AP World History class and why the Treaty of Versailles and other world events were so important. My sons had never before been interested in world history, but are now considering taking AP World History.
• Because they are not locked in to a particular schedule, they are free to explore other options. For next year, they have decided to take an electronics class. They know that this class will feed directly into their robotics passion, so they can’t wait to get started.

Basically, what I’ve seen by handing the reins over to our sons, their education is completely tailored to what they want/need. Both Davy and Daryl are considering some sort of engineering for the future, and they are building up a platform that will help them tremendously in that endeavor. And besides, they love learning – and that’s what *I* am most happy about!

There are great hands-on activities all over, if you look for them. What I especially love about them is that kids of all ages can learn from playing with them. A small kid could make a dam to block up the flow of water here and learn a lot. And teenagers can actually play with design elements to see which kind of dam is most effective.

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I didn’t consider it a sacrifice at all to not have a toilet, and have to rely on bushes on the side of the road for privacy. Water from streams or rivers was perfectly sufficient.

As we moved farther south, washing machines disappeared, but I didn’t complain about taking my family’s clothes in the shower with me. I got them clean enough.

Fast forward a couple years and I would have answered that question quite differently.

After a few years on the road, I was missing my stove that worked like magic with the mere twist of a knob. I missed my washing machine. I missed a toilet. I was fully aware of the sacrifices I had made.

And more than anything else, I missed water. I still didn’t particularly care where that water came from – I was more than happy with water in a stream or river – I just wanted water. Somehow, nothing seemed really bad when we had water.

The following evening we managed to find a river to camp by as well. It was a brutal day spent battling headwinds and fixing a total of three flat tires, but somehow, a river to bathe in at the end of the day made all the difference in the world.

We were arriving into the famous Argentine Lake District, where lakes and rivers were plentiful year round. Although that didn’t solve our headwind or broken spoke problems, it solved a whole host of other problems. Somehow, nothing seemed so bad when we had water.

~Changing Gears: A Family Odyssey to the End of the World

Now that we’ve been back in Idaho for over two years, my thoughts are starting to turn toward traveling again. We plan to stay here for another three years so the boys can be in their FIRST Robotics team, but then what?

Do I want to take off on bikes again? Like we did before? Maybe, and I know exactly what sacrifices I would have to make.

Or how about spiffing things up a bit on the bikes? Hmmm… I could maybe carry a gallon or two of water in there.

And then I’ve thought about some sort of caravan or RV. A tiny one, perhaps? I wouldn’t have to make such tough choices this way.

Or a big one? Nah – I can’t see myself in something like that at all. Not only would it be more to keep clean and organized, but I believe you might have get some sort of specific insurance like this which seems one more financial commitment.

Sacrifice is an interesting concept. And I’m not quite sure I want to go there at all right now.

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The Woodward Convertible from North St. Bags is a very well-thought-out convertible backpack and pannier. Use it as a pannier while riding your bike, then open a strip of velcro and pull out the straps to wear it as a backpack around campus. Voila! The best of both worlds.

The convertible backpack and pannier is quite large to accommodate nearly everything you might need. When fully opened, the bag extends up quite a bit, giving you plenty of flexibility in capacity.

To close the pannier, simply roll down the top and click the fastener. Very easy and the bag is completely waterproof.

When you arrive at campus, simply lock up your bike, pull open a velcro closure, and pull out the backpacks straps. It’s quick and easy, and the backpack isn’t too bad. Some convertible backpack and pannier bags can be horribly uncomfortable. This one isn’t.

The front pocket is quite large and has a basic organizer inside. What I like about it is that they’ve got several layers of velcro so you can close it regardless of how much crap you’ve stashed in there!

They’ve thought of everything! They even have a little velcro flap to hold the pannier hooks when you’re using the backpack. I know from personal experience what a pain those hooks are, so it’s nice to be able to stash them securely.

This is the part I love! On the inside, they simply have two rows of velcro all the way around the interior of the bag. If you want just one big empty bag, you can have it.

If you (like me) don’t like the idea of a great big empty bag for stuff to get lost in, North St. Bags makes a whole bunch of detachable bags that you can stick into your pannier with velcro! They’ve got a lot of designs, so you can choose the bags that will work for you.

They have all different sizes and shapes of bags to go inside. I especially like this pump holder one – so convenient! Unfortunately, when I was taking pics, I couldn’t find my pump, so I substituted a wrench. Because I’m badass like that.

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I will be the first to admit that I’m not into fashion. Nobody would ever accuse me of being stylish. But still, I get tired of wearing that boring ol’ bike helmet all the time.

RockiNoggins is a new company based out of Seattle that is making the coolest helmet covers ever. So cool, in fact, that it doesn’t even look like you’re wearing a  helmet. The hardest part of buying one of these is choosing which style – they are all pretty darn cool.

What I like about the RockiNoggins helmet hat:

• It looks cool.
• The visor is WAY better than the visor that came on my helmet. I can’t say that will hold true for all helmets or all styles of the hats, but it’s true for mine.
• It’s fun and funky.
• This particular style comes with interchangable flowers. I can wear the funky one pictured, or I’ve got a beautiful salmon-colored flower for a change of pace. They have quite a few choices to pick from.

What I’m not sure about:

• I don’t know about wearing this in the heat of the summer. It blocks the vents, so could be awful. Even so, it will be wonderful for the rest of the year at least.
• People don’t know you’re wearing a helmet. Yes, I did have someone shout, “Wear a helmet!” out their car window.

I had a chance to talk with Elissa Heller, the designer of the hats and founder of the company.

How did the idea of the RockiNoggins come about?

As an acute care nurse and being exposed to patients with traumatic brain injury, I know that 20% of all TBI’s are due to not wearing a helmet. Sadly, most who don’t wear a helmet do so because they feel they are unattractive in a helmet. I wanted to excite people to want to wear a helmet by designing hats that are fashionable as well as functional.

What do you hope to accomplish through making these?

To reduce the number of traumatic brain injuries by promoting the need to protect your head no matter what activity you are enjoying.

My next request to the RockiNoggins folk is this: can you take care of the helmet hair problem now?

Click here to choose your own RockiNoggins hat!

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