go to the beach more often

I’m definitely hitting the beach more. Weekly at least. Pretty much every time I drive to Arcata to check my po box… I either hit the beach or the marsh. Both involve walking and staring at water.

The key is to see the beach as a necessary visit, not time-wasting shenanigans. Got it.

Going over to Arcata, maybe we need to hit my fav beach for a while. aaaaah…

Lovely. Panda and I went to my favorite beach yesterday… when I lived in Arcata I went to the Madd River Beach multiple times per week. Now that I’m on the other side of the bay, I go to a smaller, uglier beach that’s closer to home over on the Samoa peninsula. Only uglier because it’s so close to the pulp mill, you can see smoke stacks if you stand the wrong way. And since it’s so close to town, there’s often garbage etc.

Oh my goodness, what a difference! So big and empty and gorgeous. And to get to Madd River you must drive through farmland, which I used to bike through all the time. It was so great and peaceful. Lately we have been walking along the water, then hiking through the dunes a bit. The dog loves exploring the grasses and I like the workout and views.

On the way home I picked up some sushi and spent the rest of the day napping and watching movies. I’m feeling energized and ready to work work work!

Took the dog to the beach, mostly to calm my upset mind. It was lovely. Still a little chilly, but sunny and deserted just like I like. It’s hard to sit and meditate though, the dog gets anxious for me to walk with her. Still, it helped a bit.

Sigh… what the hell kind of mermaid am I anyway? I’m sure to dry up and DIE!

Dumb, since it’s like 10 minutes away… but that’s the place baby. The Mermaid feels soooo at home there, staring at the Ocean just makes me so happy and peaced out. And it’s great exercise walking on sand, doesn’t even feel like work.

Yeah, so… just need to hit the beach after work and not look at it like leisure time but rather necessary personal maintenance.