Life Happens, and It’s Beautifully Messy
It’s been a while, hasn’t it? Not the awkward “ran-into-your-ex-at-the-grocery-store” kind of while, but the kind where life barrels forward, and you blink, and somehow it’s a new season—literally and metaphorically.
This time last year, I was celebrating my baby shower. Now that tiny human is climbing on everything and calling me “Dada.” Yes, me. Turns out, I’m Dada, and I’m not sure whether to laugh or file a formal request for “Mama” to enter the chat.
Time flies, doesn’t it? It feels like just yesterday I was looking ahead to all the unknowns of pushing a child out of my vag while still juggling two businesses. And now? I’m only two birthdays away from the big 4-0. People tell me I don’t look it, but some days I feel it in my bones (and in the way I side-eye caffeinated drinks after 2 PM).
What about you? Maybe you’ve also felt time moving faster than you expected, or noticed the small, quiet moments that remind you how much has shifted.
Wherever this finds you, I hope it offers a pause—a chance to take it all in, however messy or fleeting it may be.
Warmly,
India Tizol (she/her) née Jackson
What I’m Into This Month:
Reading: Drama Free by Nedra Glover Tawwab – because who couldn’t use a little more peace and boundaries?
Watching: Six Triple Eight (6888) – an incredible story about resilience and recognition.
Eating: Roasted seasonal squash from the air fryer—because it’s my culinary bestie right now.
Loving: My new last name—Tizol (pronounced TEA-zoul, Puerto Rican origin). “Foh shizzle my Tihzzle” has a nice ring to it when people mispronounce this newness. (The paperwork and ID changes, though? Not so much. Whoever designed that process, we need to talk.)
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