The ground is covered in Winter’s first snow and I’ve just stepped out of a 130 degree sauna. I’ve always considered myself an Autumn kind of girl but Winter is definitely vying for the title of My Favorite Season. And yet, here I am, craving the warmth of this sauna and allowing it to melt away everything I want to release.

Heat and salt and the sweat that replaces a million tears I needed to shed – happy and sad.

Letting go of Hounds and Hearth.

Saying goodbye to my Sammy.

but also

Seeing my family again for the first time in over a year.

Redecorating a few rooms to better fit our lifestyle.

Getting a new kitten.

Winter, with all it’s silver and icy blue and fairy lights holds as much a place in my soul as the golden hues of Autumn… and the bright pink and green of Spring, the yellows and turquoise of Summer. They all get their moment: inside and out. Year after year.

I am all the colors. I am all the Elements. I am all the seasons.