When I started skating, I didn't really intend to have content creation so closely tied to this new hobby. I just thought it would be fun to record my progress, and slowly fell into this habit of making videos after each session. If you follow any of my social media, you probably know what I mean. In some ways, I love that there's roller skating has become intertwined with creating videos that I really love. I've discovered my creative side again, and it's really awesome to show the world what my skating journey looks like in what I think is a pretty entertaining way. I definitely think people ..read more

I wanted to make a cheat sheet for all the tutorials I've posted on my tiktok. It can be hard to navigate and find them, so I wanted to make it a little bit easier! I'm a new skater myself, I've only been skating for a 7 or 8 months so I'm sure you'll find a few mistakes within my tutorials. However, I think it can be helpful to watch a tutorial from a beginners perspective, since they recently just figured out how to do these trick's themselves. I would strongly suggest watching other tutorials as well though, I personally love Dirty Deborah Harry! If I could go back from the beginning, I wou ..read more

The first plateau I hit when I started skating sucked. Everything suddenly felt harder, and even stuff that I thought was simple the week before suddenly felt so complicated. I was stuck in my head, and all I could do was compare myself to other skaters. I felt like I was falling behind, and that people that started skating after me were doing so much better. Before I knew it I got past the plateau, but it wasn’t an easy wall to hit. Overtime, you notice that plateaus will just be part of the journey. At first they're extremely frustrating, but over time the plateaus got less and less annoying ..read more

"I want to skate so badly but I'm terrified of falling" This is probably the most consistent comment I get from new skaters. And trust me, I get it. I've been there. My first two months of roller skating I felt anxiety to the max every time I put my skates on because I did not want to fall. But one thing about roller skating is that falling is inevitable, and it'll even make you a better skater. So, I want to spend a moment to discuss falling and why you shouldn't be afraid of it. Falling Doesn't Mean Your Failing It's literally the opposite. Every time you fall, you learn from your mistakes ..read more

Starting out any new hobby can be pretty daunting. There's probably a lot of new terms to figure out and you don't really know where to even get started. So I'm going to make a little guide that will help you figure out what you should actually do when you first get your roller skates. I've also made another guide on what you might want to purchase when you start skating. Please keep in mind this is a guide from a relatively new skater, not a professional at all. Spend some time watching professional tutorials as well, they are extremely helpful and have far more knowledge than I do. This will ..read more

One of my favorite things about roller skating is the people within the skating community. Everyday I'm amazed by the absolute talent that this community is flooded with. But what really blows me away is the realness that we see from so many people. Gabi Mattos is just one of those skaters that really shows it for what is it. She's gone above and beyond showing us a glimpse into everyday of her roller skating, and even while recovering from an injury she's continued to show us her journey. When I made this blog I knew I wanted it to be for a tool for other skaters to learn from, and I couldn't ..read more

I've heard a lot of roller skaters say to me that they can't wait to go to the skate park, but they don't think they're ready yet. In all honesty, I think as soon as the desire starts really hitting you to go to the skate park... you probably are ready. I know that skate parks weren't even on my radar when I first started skating, the thought never really occurred to me. I personally had the perception that I had to wait a certain time period to go to the skate park, so I didn't go until my hundredth day of skating. But I've seen a lot of skaters go within their first month of skating. Now of ..read more

In all honesty, if I could go back and begin my skate journey differently, I think I would. There are a lot of things I rushed into learning - and although I love my little journey so far, I definitely can see the things I would change. One of the things I'm currently coming to terms with is that I can't redo the past 6 months, and that I'm happy I've figured out a lot of things along the way. I'm sure there will be plenty of more realizations as I continue roller skating, but for now.. here's a few of the things I wish I knew sooner. 1. Don't skip out on a day of skating just because you can ..read more

When I first heard of about the 365 skate day challenge I was immediately torn on the concept. On one hand, you become dedicated to skating and it really pushes you to get out your comfort zone. On the other, it seems like a dangerous path to exhausting yourself both physically and mentally. So I quickly decided that the 365 Day Skate Challenge was not for me. I wanted to track my progress and the days that I skate but I didn't want to force myself to skate when I didn't want to. Although I hadn't skated in years, I've been working out for a few years and the thought of working my body everyda ..read more

It's been six months since I starte and I truly cannot believe how lucky I am to have found this hobby. Skating has been something for me to look forward to everyday, it's kept me sane throughout this crazy year that we're all going through. To be frank, I feel like it's just given me a purpose when everything else in my world seems quite dull. It's introduced me to an amazing community, and it's shown me value in myself that I hadn't seen before. How It Started The decision to start roller skating seems like such an obvious one looking back at it. I'd been watching Rosemary Retro skate for a ..read more