Mom guilt is real. Yes, I am talking abou the guilt of being a dog mom. BUT!!! I forgot, FORGOT, to make time to take Beau to her happiest place on the planet (aside from couch) for three YEARS!!! I fixed it last week, but I am the worst.
Tag: Beach
11… Thoughts from Someone Knee Deep in Nihilism
Nature has always made me feel like me. Hope at the top of a mountain, but my soul feels all its feelings when my toes are in the ocean. I've been knee-deep in nihilism for a long time, and the solitude of the beach and lack of a vantage point brings up all the thoughts no one really wants to hear.
Remembering and Rereading Kate Chopin’s The Awakening
The Awakening by Kate Chopin came to me the summer I most desperately needed to find a woman who understood. I was in the midst of a crisis: The crisis of being a woman. I was finding out its darkest meaning in the most horrific ways. Finding one person, however fictional, validated the tragedies I lived and the ones I had yet to experience.
Happy 4th Birthday, Beau!!!
I'm a crazy dog mom! It's Beau's fourth birthday, so we celebrated at the beach with cake and balloons and a lot of fun!
The Bold World by Jodie Patterson
A deep dive into gender, race, relationships, and what it means to grow and be human. Jodie Patterson confronts it all when she realizes her daughter is her son, Penelope.
Cozumel, Mexico
I can't believe it has been a month since I was on the beach in Mexico. Nachi-Cocom was a brilliant way to spend a day relaxing and parasailing with three generations of my family.