I am taking a break

A year since The Dogist, Tugboat's birthday and my decision to take a month off

Hello Beautiful Human,

Today is a very special day at The Dr. Waffle House. It is Tugboat’s third birthday. It’s hard to believe that she is three years old but then again, as I look at her — fully grown into a beautiful labrador — I see that time really is passing as quickly as it seems to be.

In addition to being Tuggie’s birthday, today also marks a year since Elias restructured The Dogist. It’s wild to think that it has been a year since then. And then again, just like Tuggie growing right in front of my eyes, it’s not wild at all. It is time in action — it is the reality of life we face each day. Time never changes even though we surely do.

This morning, I am writing to let you know that I will be taking a month off of writing here on Substack. 

I will be pausing paid subscriptions for which I am infinitely grateful and also heavily reliant upon because my body needs a break. 

My body is exhausted — in every single way — and as much as I keep trying to push — to grind — to force mysel…