It’s been a hard couple of weeks, RPW! Between increasing University demands, stress from my family, and my partner starting his first full-time management position, my heart and brain have felt quite under the weather. We’ve struggled a lot with communication recently, and with finding ways to make time or be intimate with each other.

But today has been delightful. Last night he treated us to a surprise dinner & cocktails evening: we dressed up, turned our phones off, and laughed & played & talked for hours.

This morning we woke up a little worse for wear, but feeling the type of lightness and joy we haven’t felt in a while. We ate an incredible brunch together, ran some errands, and read stories to each other before he left for work.

Now I’m in the kitchen, cooking a stovetop meal for the first time at his house/since we moved in together. Nothing too fancy, just pasta with a homemade sauce, but it’s delicious. It’s mine, and I get to share it with him when he comes home.

I told him what I was up to and he was just so excited for me. Excited that I got my “spark” back, that I had the energy to create something, and that I’m feeling fully comfortable in our space. He’s happy that I’m happy, and he’s so inspired by what a difference it’s made in both our lives for me to create a happy home.

I’m just so grateful. Grateful to have such a supportive partner, and grateful to this community for giving me the tools to become a person he could share life with. I never would have been able to communicate my feelings in a way he was receptive to without this help. I never would have felt capable of such a dramatic and beautiful change in my life - a shift towards fully accepting my feminine power, living life beside a man who fully accepts his masculine.

Today has felt bright and clean and full of promise. I’m so happy to be here with you all.