What Happened My First 3 Weeks in SD, on paper –
- I started routinely going to bed around 10 PM and waking up at 7 AM. 
- I bought a dress for my best friend’s wedding, where I gave a reading 
- A past client texted me that they quit their job to travel abroad and follow their dream of teaching at wellness retreats around the world. 
- I lay by the pool a lot, took a lot of beach walks, and listened to podcasts in the hot tub. 
- I started watching Golden Girls from the very beginning. 
Pictures from back when I was keeping the move a secret 🤫









It’s so hard to look at San Diego with the rose colored glasses that I wore in those first couple of months.
For the first three or four months, I was truly just frolicking fancy free.
I felt safe. I felt held. I felt free.
But nothing is perfect. And my great escape cost me far more than I thought it would.
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