Dear Kate,
Valentine’s Day is coming up and I just wanted to write a quick note to tell you how proud I am of you and how much I love you. You so rarely take the time so congratulate yourself but you’ve been through a lot this year! A divorce. The loss of your mom…I know it seems like these are hard times (and they are!) But Kate… despite it all…you are really doing it right.
Look at what you have accomplished in the last year!
You quit drinking alcohol. You went on a camping roadtrip across the western United States! You deep cleaned your apartment and read a lot of books and did yoga every day. You took really good care of yourself, even on days when it felt impossible, and that’s really impressive and inspiring. I am so impressed by your adventurous spirit. I love your passion for travel, your curiosity and the excitement that exploration and discovery brings you. And I think you are really brave, Kate. You are not afraid of the unknown or being on your own, and that is really courageous.
I love that between full days at work, weekends full of chores and errands, you've been trying really hard to carve out some time for yourself. You're learning that you can’t pour from an empty cup, so you've been taking the time to regularly indulge in hot, foamy bubble baths, spread out across your yoga mat, or read for hours while curled up in bed.
It's really cool that you know the things that make you happy and that you make it a point to fill your days with them. Fresh flowers, cups of coffee, fragrant candles, Spencer (and Lars!), long walks at the beach, road trips. I love that you watch crime docs to unwind, that you rap all the words to Drake songs when you drive in your car, and that you love to wear brightly-colored nail polish on your fingers and toes.
I think it's really great that you're taking such good care of yourself, Kate. I love that you are exercising regularly and trying to eat healthy. Lately, you've been scheduling “Rest Days” on your calendar, drinking water, keeping your house clean, going on walks. Don’t you feel great?
And you know what else, Kate? You are really are a great friend. You are supportive and honest and reliable. You show up and you make time and you love hard! You have a great sense of humor and one of your very favorite things is laughing with your best friends. People really enjoy spending time with you and they are attracted to your spirit!
That's because you are smart, purposeful, motivated, and ambitious. You enjoy learning and are constantly searching for ways to grow and expand your mind. And you know what? That is sexy.
You are sexy.
So, so beautiful!
I love your freckles and bright eyes. You look really cute as a brunette! You are healthy and glowing and it looks like you are taking really good care of your skin and your teeth. You've really made it a point to take good are of yourself, and people are noticing!
Isn’t it great that you have so much to be grateful for? You have a great job and a beautiful home in a place that you love. You're in good health, you have friends that adore you and family who loves and supports you in all that you do. You have a cute, cuddly fat cat who loves to cover you with kisses. Something that I love about you is that you can always appreciate what you have.
I love you for so many reasons, Kate.
But most of all, I love you for loving yourself. Keep going!
Cheers, Girlie!
XX
Kate