I needed a happy place. Somewhere to balance out the rest of my life.
This has been a year of loss. Loss of my mom, father-in-law, random aunts and uncles on my husband's side (including one that died today who I really liked. And the loss of dreams. That one is perhaps the hardest one.
Some days I am so discouraged about the lack of book sales and reviews that I'd stop writing if I could. But the stories swirl in my head and have to be written down.
The week Rick and I were going to go on a trip for our 35th anniversary has come and gone. He is still totally wheelchair bound.
I'm not getting the things done that I need to get done.
I needed a place to get away. A place to think. A place to play. A happy place.
And I found it less than a block from my house.
Sure, I'd gone down there before to sit and look out at the water.
But now I swim, kayak, paddleboard, think, cry, laugh, and sit with one of my dogs much more often.
The younger kids love it too.
DaisyBell is 17 months old
Jasmine
Tyler
River is 7
Kam is 2
Winter is 6
So for now, this is my happy place. The place I can clear my mind by swimming or another activity or even in the silence of the night.