Breast Cancer Blows
(a note of encouragement to my sister Beth) Gawd just look at this hideous picture. Those pink ribbons still give me a little PTSD. And this one was generated by Ai, a new feature in WordPress apparently (I obviously haven’t blogged in awhile). It’s just floating mid-air, like a creepy pink-leather ghost. Gross. For all…
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My Hemisphere
Skins swim, 8 am this morning. Water and air sharing 40-something temps, cloudy gray, typical winter swim on South Whidbey. Gloves, booties, double cap, old bikini. I probably should be more careful with my suit, maybe double check the elastic, considering when I get out after 15 minutes I can’t feel much. A little rough…
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I Should Probably See My Therapist, But I Wrote This Instead: An Ode to My Mom
Guest Blog by Bailey Forsyth I should probably start by introducing myself – my name is Bailey, and I’m Teresa’s introverted, first born daughter. I think I’ve made an appearance on here once or twice, thankfully all good things – my mom didn’t HAVE to be so nice, but she was. Thanks, mom :). Anyways,…
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Galapagos Part 1: flies and sea water (and yes I saw penguins!)
“You’ve changed. Your body has changed drastically! This was good for you!” So says my friend and Thai massage therapist Kerry, who’s just spent 90 minutes bending me into different stretches. I scheduled this appointment before leaving on my 11-day trip to Ecuador and Galapagos, knowing I’d have airplane ass and kinked shoulders to work…
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Galapagos Part 2: The Small Significant Details
Swim trips are unique, in that you awkwardly meet a group of complete strangers in the airport when you arrive, then less than 24 hours later you’ve all seen each other soaking wet and mostly naked, but you still can’t keep everyone’s names straight. It’s a bit of a conundrum. I’m an introvert by nature,…
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