3/31/21

I wish I could give people better taste in music.

3/30/21

I don’t know what worth my life would possess without a creative outlet.

3/29/21

In one month, we will finally be back in an apartment of our own.

3/26/21

Two days out of the month I love capitalism.

3/25/21

I try to avoid saying I feel overwhelmed, but at the moment keeping my head above water is proving a bit hard.

3/24/21

I wish I could hold the joy I feel when traveling forever.

3/23/21

I could watch Brandon walk on a beach for the rest of my life.

3/22/21

This weekend was a good one! We found the apartment of our dreams and we also spent a lovely weekend in Ocean Shores, WA in a little motel next to the beach. After a year of sheer disappointment, it is a relief to feel as if things are starting to go our way.

3/19/21

In a couple of hours, Brandon and I are leaving to shop for furniture, tour some apartments, and then we are driving to the coast for a weekend away. Nature is healing!

3/18/21

As a writer, I often have a hard time letting people edit my work without it offending me in some way. It is all ego and I need to do better.

3/17/21

My work is a representation of who I am. To do it poorly is a representation of who I am.

3/16/21

Can we please stop with the Development & Communications jobs in the nonprofit world? What you really mean is fundraising, marketing, communications, and membership. What I hear is, I will never be able to fully devote myself to the things you think are important and the work will suffer.

3/15/21

Being back on the Pacific Crest Trail this weekend was both exhilarating and heartbreaking. Exhilarating, because beneath my feet I could feel the dream. Heartbreaking, because of the adventure that was stolen from me.

3/12/21

Tomorrow is the one-year anniversary of my Pacific Crest Trail start date. I am hiking to celebrate what was and what could have been. I am positive it will be a day of mixed emotions.

3/11/21

I spend way too much time worrying about the direction of my country.

3/10/21

I really wish every facet of our society wasn’t infected with politics.

3/9/21

Brandon and I desperately need a weekend away. It has been years since we have been able to do something like this. For the health of our relationship, we need an escape.

3/8/21

Over the weekend, while scrolling through social media (first mistake), I caught a glimpse of a friend’s house. It was everything I wanted. As I fixated on the photo, I realized I am so far from this reality. As we struggle to find affordable housing in Seattle, this photo made me sad, disappointed, and a little mad.

3/5/21

Over the last week, I have felt more support for my writing than I have felt in a really long time. I don’t know what changed, but it is giving me a new sense of confidence. I really wish I could make this my job and the support is making me believe it is possible.

3/4/21

I am loyal to a fault. On occasion, this can mean disappointment, heartbreak, and sticking around longer than I should. In the next few hours, my loyalty will be tested and I do not know how to respond.

Be good to each other,

Nathan

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