As you'll see a couple of entries down, I was recently written about in a new book called "Rejuvenile: Kickball, Cartoons, Cupcakes, and the Reinvention of the American Grown-up"

Some fun publicity opportunities have come up as a result. When a producer that was working on a story for Nightline asked me to get some last minute footage of a group of skippers, I got to see just how supportive, wonderful, and fun loving my coworkers at New World Library are. Tuesday morning practically everyone I work with took a late morning skipping break while the video camera rolled. It was so fun!

Unfortunately, I learned shortly after that the story was bumped due to the Middle East crisis...Which was a little bit disappointing...But it doesn't really matter. The most important part of the whole process for me was the magical time I had skipping with my coworkers.

I also recently was interviewed by a reporter from a newspaper in Florida for a story she is doing on rejuveniles. I thought it would be fun to share my responses to those questions here...

First of all, where do you live? I moved to San Francisco from Indiana 10 years ago.

How long have you been a skipper, and how did you get into it? I first skipped as an adult 9 years ago when I was 28. I was out with a spirited friend who started skipping and invited me to join him. As soon as I did, I couldn't believe how fun and exhilirating it was. I thought, "This could be a new exercise trend!"

When did you start Iskip.com? I created iskip.com two years later in May of 1999 when I decided to get serious about my own skipping practice and invited others to help me rewrite the unspoken rule that says adults don't skip. Along the way I have met an amazing assortment of positive energy people who love bringing joy to the world by skipping. At one point there were head skippers in 65+ cities who were helping to spread the word about the happy movement. I also used to lead regular group skipping events through San Francisco as did many of the head skippers in their hometowns.

How does skipping make you feel? At first skipping is a little confronting... Especially when I first started skipping as an adult there was a part of me that was very nervous about what people might think....But another, stronger part of me (my childlike spirit) finds so much joy in skipping that it doesn't matter whether other people understand why I am doing it or not. The more I honor that childlike part of me by skipping on despite my fears about what other people might think, the stronger the adventerous, creative, part of me becomes. Life becomes a lot more fun and meaningful when your spirit feels alive. At first my Dad in Indiana said he thought I had surely lost my marbles when I told him my vision of starting a national skipping movement. But then he skipped himself and really enjoyed it! Life is a lot better when you lose a few marbles! It's short...and it is supposed to be fun!

What do you like about skipping? It raises your heart rate and your spirit....and goodness knows in today's world our spirits need all the help they can get. Skipping is also a very innocent and positive way to challenge some of the unspoken rules of our culture that prevent us from enjoying our lives to the fullest and feeling truly free.

How often do you skip, and where do you do it? Lately I have mostly been skipping on the treadmill at the gym...and occasionally in my neighborhood. I love skipping to happy songs with serious runners on either side of me. I also skip spontaneously whenever the spirit moves me. I have been known to skip around my church on Sundays...To skip while on hikes...To skip up the hall at work....To skip at the grocery store...and occasionally I even skip to the loo, :-)