The Perfect Day- Second Swell, Same Soul Episode #1

In my reading lately, I’ve stumbled on The Perfect Day exercise over and over—in books like Living Forward by Michael Hyatt, and those spot-on emails from James Clear. It’s this brilliant way to cut through the noise and pinpoint what truly lights you up. The real first step to crafting goals that actually shape the life you crave, instead of just drifting with whatever tide life throws at you.

My perfect day? It’s been locked in solid for the last nine years I’ve done this exercise—no changes, like a classic set that just keeps delivering. I wake up, grab my bike, and pedal out for an early morning surf session with my hubby. The waves are a perfect waist-to-shoulder high glass-off: warm water wrapping around me like a hug from the ocean itself, crystal-clear skies overhead, and—miraculously—nobody else out. (Because who doesn’t dream of an empty lineup?) We trade waves for a solid two hours, paddling easy, shooting the breeze while we bob and wait for the next set to drift in.

It’s so ridiculously warm, I don’t even bother changing out of my bikini top—just toss on some jean shorts and hop back on the bikes for the short cruise to lunch. Fish tacos on a sunny patio, naturally. And drifting from the speakers? That perfect throwback mix of Jimmy Buffett and Chris Isaak, just like Rubio’s nailed it twenty years ago. (Ah, the nostalgia—pure margarita-salt bliss.)

The afternoon? I dive into my current novel, weaving tales of wild ocean adventures tangled with the kind of deep personal growth that only real love can spark. It’s one of those enchanted writing sessions where the words pour out smooth and effortless, like gliding down the face of a perfect wave, and I have to literally drag myself away from the desk for a chill dinner with friends—followed by game night around the fire pit, laughter echoing into the stars.

I know, I’ve shared this perfect summer day before (guilty as charged). But dusting it off again as I gear up my goals for the second half of the year—yep, I still run on that school-year calendar—hit me with one glaring glitch. One I’ve sidestepped for ages, not quite ready to face it head-on... and definitely not ready to spill publicly.

Until now.

And that is…

Ugh, don’t you hate a good cliffhanger? (I know, I’m evil.) But trust me, I’ll dive into my deepest heartache from this Perfect Day in Episode 2 of Second Swell, Same Soul. Stay tuned—you won’t want to miss this wave.

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My New Super Power

Since I've had this radiation treatment, I've been asked several times if I am going to have super powers. I laughed it off, humoring them for their silly questions. But now that I have been radioactive, being out among people today, I realize I do have a super power no one can see. An evil power, but a power none the less.

I can sit down right next to a person in a restaurant and literally take days off their life without them even noticing. They can't feel it happen. I can leave invisible radioactive hand prints to radiate anyone who passes by. I can take a jar of my radioactive piss and hide it under someone's bed to nuke them all night for weeks to come and they would never be the wiser.

So I do have a superpower? Sure. It's just not one I plan to employ, unless of course you really piss me off. And then you'll never see it coming.

The Lazy Man's Solution

I've been looking for creative ways to write more for this blog and I hear the lazy man will go to a meme when he is out of ideas. I have come up with some creative ways to inspire me, but as I am fighting off a headache and nausea from working in the fumes in my newly painted office, I thought a lazy way was warranted today. So here is the first meme I found (what's the point of being lazy, if it means havign to search for the best meme or one that is perfectly suited to the topic of this blog.)

1) Who is the last person you high-fived? Tony, when he finished his last tri

2) If you were drafted into a war, would you survive? I doubt it, unless I had some amazing people on my team.

3) Do you sleep with the TV on? NO WAY!!!

4) Have you ever drunk milk straight out of the carton? I don't like to drink milk. Its only purpose is to turn chocolate for lows or to fill my cereal bowl

5) Have you ever won a spelling bee? i kant spell wurth crapp

6) Have you ever been stung by a bee? Nope. We used to catch them as a kid with dixie cups while they sat on the little flowers in the grass of our elementary school or sometimes we would catch them with tweezers as they sat on the shrubs in front of my cousins house, but I've never stung.

7) How fast can you type? not as fast as i can think which kills me when I write.

8) Are you afraid of the dark? Not unless I let my mind wander and picture that horrible, tall, skinny alien thing run behind a fence like in that movie Signs. Still creeps me out to this day.

9) Eye color: green

10) Have you ever made out at a drive-in? Nope, just a regular theater

11) When was the last time you chose a bath over a shower? This afternoon

12) Do you knock on wood? Only when I knock my knee on whatever wooden creation I am currently building which is usually followed by cussing and crying

13) Do you floss daily? I would love to say yes.

15) Can you hula hoop? Yep but not with any sort of finesse or beauty

16) Are you good at keeping secrets? Excellent. I take great pride in being trustworthy. Maybe it was having a very loose lipped friend as a kid that drove that message home.

17) What do you want for Christmas? a new wedding ring (not a new husband, mine's perfectly designed for me) just a new ring with some style.

18) Do you know the Muffin Man? huh?

19) Do you talk in your sleep? When I'm stressed.

20) Who wrote the book of love? God.

Did anybody else notice that number 14 is mising???