August 2025

Okay, what the heck??? We are already in the eighth month of the year and I’m not sure how to feel about it. It seems as though life has evolved so significantly in the last bit of time that it seems unrecognizable to what it was in the past. I’m here for it!

This month’s theme has been intentionality. Being intentional about settling in, soaking up quality time, and preparing for the future.

My apologies for the chaos of this post. My attention has been scattered with so much good stuff!

August 1st

Gratitude: Calm mornings, paint time, blog time, reflecting, snuggles, my guy in his chonies, Star play time, meal prep, horses, and outdoor plans.

(((Reflection from September… That gratitude list, fuck yeah! That is my happy heart place. My person, my creativity, people/creatures that mean to world to me, and nature. Feels good to feel good.)))

The 2nd

Hike day after a late night shift last night. I love hiking with Rick. We both enjoy being out there which makes the time an even bigger recharge than going solo. There were pools of water in the rocks, it was cold as hell, but you bet your sweet ass I got in.

The 5th

Bruh! Sicky-icky! After having a fever and laying in bed for two days, I’m finally feeling a little alive again. I really enjoyed our Saturday hike and I’m really hopeful that we get to spend some time in the sun tomorrow. Maybe go paddle board and do some yard work?

The 6th

Yard work. Dinner. Drinks. Live music. 💗

DOPAMINE HIT!

Gratitude –> Old Music

It’s amazing how much old tunes that I’d forgotten about can be thrown into a remix and made new, but still bring out the same joy the OG song did. Sometimes reinventing the wheel isn’t necessary, although sometimes a new creative expression makes it land different. The band we watched tonight, played this song and a plethora of others. I loved the REM version, but Unified Highway did it justice. While I can appreciate that artists don’t want their creative expression changed, I can also appreciate that someone else was able to tweak it for their own feeling.

The 10th

👇🏻Be warned… Mushy af below.👇🏻

. I feel at peace .

. The full body sensation .

. The kind words can’t really describe .

. So this is what it’s like? .

I like it 🤍

Waking up to Rick climbing back into bed to be close to me. His skin on mine, hearing his heart beat, his breath. Hypnotizing. It’s euphoric first thing in the morning. Almost feels like nothing could go wrong as long as I’m with him. Just kissing today, felt like we are really in sync. I think this is what love is supposed to be. If I thought I was hooked on it before, I definitely am with him. <3

The 11th

🖤 Live the life you imagine. 🖤

Coffee cup quote. Seems so simple, yet so valid. You have to take action to get to where you want to be.

My book “Breaking the Habit…” talked about how our guilt can be like a substance. We can become dependent on an emotional feeling, or thought process, due to the chemical reaction our brains give off. The longer we stay in the negative thought process, the more our bodies store physical responses to the process and then essentially our brains are no longer in a thinking mode. It has become a subconscious response, like muscle memory. I was stuck in my guilt for so long. It took therapy and finally forcing myself to step out of the cycle of shit behavior, and even allowing positive people in my life to allow me to see the good in me, to be able to break that loop. Growth is wild.

The 17th – Death March Day 😅

We were supposed to do the hike up to Ian’s hunt spot but our adventure was derailed by two, yes more than one, grizzly bear! They decided to cross the path we were going to take on the way up so we decided to go back down and leave early for camping. I sure love being outside and not feeling rushed to do things. Nature is such a beautiful thing.

The 18th – Bucking Mule Falls 5 miles

I love that all of our memories together make me smile. I’m definitely a fan of smooth hiking paths over the bushwhacking ones. I like that we connect over spending time outdoors and wanting to be able to identify plants. I love him.

Coming back from our hike, I love that we were able to talk and decide together what we wanted to do next. Both of us are pretty flexible. We had grilled cheese sandwiches, which he made on the camp grill. Yum! Then we had s’mores again, and he cooked the perfect marshmallow, I think I’ll keep him. He always somehow gets food on his face and I absolutely loved snapping a photo of marshmallow on his face. We laugh. It feels so good to laugh so much.

It’s amazing how much feeling at peace in life inspires creativity, and at the same time the lows do too. It’s all about being able to see the contrast between the two I think.

The 22nd – Damien and Kenae’s baby shower

Shooooot, emotions. Happy was the largest today. It had been over a year since all three of my children were in one place. There was tequila, and yes, there were tears… Phew. How is it that my kids have wild baby showers, or is it just me that’s wild?

The 28th

Gratitude: Morning snuggles, my Love, I have a job, silly doggy, sexy time, easy hair days, chickens sounds outside, sunshine, lovely yard, sweatpants 🙂

The trip home was more than I expected. I found comfort and a little sadness. I wasn’t sure how it would affect coming home. I did feel a little off to start, but day 2 here and everything feels as good, if not better than it did before. He holds me right. Like a big snuggly bear that understands my heart, and he leaves space for my feelings. I’m not really excited for hunting season. I’m going to miss him. Makes me emotional just thinking about it. We are prepping for his hunt today and he realized he hadn’t thought about food for me for when I visit. I told him he didn’t have to worry about me, his response was that he does, that I worry about him. It’s what we do. Having someone who cares about me, as much as I care about him… swoon.

The 29th

He leaves for elk camp tomorrow… But today, old photos. I love that he entertains my silly wants. Plus a night at the rodeo. Quality time. #chefskiss

Media of the Month

You know I love music. I also love books, podcasts, and just about anything else I can listen to that puts positive stuff in my brain hole. I learned that Spotify Premium has ALL of those things. The book that I’m still reading is also an audiobook. Maybe that will help me get to the end?

I’ve already finished this book, not sure if you’ve read it or not, but it’s a good one too. I tried to embed the other one but it didn’t wanna pop up. I appreciate a good visual, so this is the link you get. 😉

Busy = Slow to Post

September’s post is coming quick!!!