Purpose and Passports
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missed flight ā panic
hola Reader! i got a flashing notification this weekend for a flight i thought i'd forgotten to cancel turns out it was just my calendar event for the flight i was originally supposed to take back from Mexico for my annual summer in Canada (i forgot to delete the calendar event, but DID remember to cancel the actual flight so crisis averted!) instead, in April, i got a call that my Dad had gone "missing" turns out, he had fallen and broken his leg + needed emergency (dangerous for him)...
i donated $2,500 yesterday š°
happy belated Taco Tuesday, Reader! popping into your inbox a day "late" this week as yesterday there was a full on thunderstorm, the lights were flickering, the internet was cutting in and out, and my pressure headache had fully clocked in for the day so i listened to my body, put the laptop away, and let tuesday be tuesday š honestly though? i was pretty delightfully distracted anyway because yesterday i got to do one of my absolute favourite things i do every single summer when i come back...
just because you COULD do more ...
happy Taco Tuesday, Reader! someone said something to me recently that i have genuinely been marinating on all week "if it's not checked off the list, it's not done. it doesn't count." i get it. i do. checklists are satisfying. that little dopamine hit when you tick something off? but also ... no wonder we sometimes walk around feeling like we're doing absolutely nothing?! no wonder our nervous systems sometimes feel completely shot! no wonder we crawl into bed at night feeling behind and...
3 + 7 lessons by 37 š
hola Reader! this past Sunday May 10th was my birthday AND Mother's Day here in Canada and though it felt like a bit of an emotional rollercoaster of a weekend i got pedicures with my sister, went to a baseball game (we won 14-1 š), and painted pottery for the first time it was also a lovely, leisurely birthday weekend and exactly what i was craving š also massive THANK YOU to everyone who replied to my last email - your words truly help validate that my words matter and my voice is not...
a life lesson from tacos š®
hola Reader! TLDR; dancing + big feelings reminded me of tacos! when i officially declared i was re-entering my dance diva era on february 1st, i knew there would be emotions that would get shaken up because that's just how movement and i roll ā¦ but holy moly, has it ever been throwing me! it's definitely turned into this beautiful (and apparently also very messy) journey where i feel like sure i'm learning dance steps ... but also rewiring my fear of visibility AND regulating my nervous...
your #1 priority
hola Reader! and welcome to what feels like day 170 of january! anyone else still processing the fact that it's 2026? š
real talk: i haven't even started my intention setting journaling OR "official goal setting" for this year but i do have a clear vision that makes it easy to see what would be a real needle mover for me ... as a projector + tired taurus with minimal energy reserves, i'm learning to work smarter, not harder which means ... collaborations! and i'm off to a great start already!...
wanna dance š but so sleepy
hola Reader! tldr: went dancing for the first time in 8 months, almost cried, want to get better but i'm not a night person ... any advice? i went dancing on sunday night for the first time since may (which already feels like a win for this hermit leaning projector and tired taurus who considers herself an "afternoon person"!) and something really interesting happened ... this experience showed me something i've had an inkling about (and probably why i've been resisting it for so long) ......
1ļøā£ thing iām NOT giving up this year
holy moly it's 2026, Reader!yet honestly ... not much feels like it's changed for me! NYE kinda just happened and flowed right into what felt like a normal day for me ... still living in Playa del Carmen, Mexico still going to the beach, playing volleyball, eating tacos, and living a lazy life of leisure no "new year new me" energy over here (though i do love the collective excitement in the air!) of course lots HAS evolved and unfolded over the past year as i've been revealing while being...
sometimes the holidays feel heavy š
hola Reader! our social media feeds are about to be saturated with perfect holiday posts either perfectly curated highlight reels or AI generated perfection ps yes, i tried that trending ChatGBT Christmas photo thing and wow, what an eye opener about how fake things can get! i'm single. i live alone. i'm an ocean away from all of my family. yes, i get to celebrate in paradise - my version of a white Christmas at the beach. but i deeply miss my mom who's no longer on this planet to celebrate...
my personal BF picks + recs
hola Reader! first things first - whether you're celebrating Thanksgiving today or not, i want to take a moment to express my gratitude for YOU and your beautiful existence in my world š once upon a time i thought nobody would care what i had to say, so thank you for opening my emails and proving past me wrong! i know we're all being bombarded with BF sales right now, but some of y'all wanted some recommendations so here's a carefully curated round up of things that have genuinely supported...
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