we took a spur of the moment, week-long trip to the central part of the sunshine state and i have a few takeaways:
x. self-care, for me, must occasionally involve sitting in warm weather, by a pool (or other body of water), & no schedule (bonus points for a book and a cold drink on-hand)
x. wildboy #1 absolutely needs the right amounts of both sleep & food at all times (also, drop him into a swimming pool & he’s the happiest kid ever)
x. when it’s warm & the sun is shining, almost everything is bearable
x. wildboy #2 is the most affable, go-with-the-flow kid ever…and i adore that about him (also his is hardcore my homeboy & has asked several times, “mommy, can we just move to florida now?!“)
x. the adult daughter/mother relationship one can most definitely be complex to navigate at times, but yo…i lovelovelove my mommy (and i will legit be 60 years old still calling her mommy–fight me)