Margo's got Moxie ! : the diary of miss red high heels

For the total solar eclipse Monday, I traveled to Portland Oregon with my boyfriend and saw some old college buddies that live in Hillsboro and stayed at their place. We woke up at 3am to get to the site viewpoint Shellburg falls (outside of it, five miles) he chose for us to go to. The drive took us 2-3hrs to other side of Oregon. I saw small quails crossing the street late in the afternoon, a sunrise, that is hardly describable here, best in person, pictures don't do justice, same with an eclipse memory that was amazing! It was well worth heavy traffic after and lack of sleep, and a long 10 mile hike in heat and blisters on ankles, and being sore the next day. Totality of 2mns and total darkness, silence all around. Animals were quiet. Some people howled at the moon and danced around. I lay on a towel with my guy between power lines and a meadow field stretching miles around. We went to Portland, which he had never been, so I showed him around, and we went to Desc...

Just so you know- some things are just as important as world travel. I have been putting my own health on the back burner because I like to put others first. I know it sounds incredibly ridiculous to myself too when I think about it. However, I have. Mia, my friends, my family, my boyfriend, but not me essentially. Yes, I go to the gym and that is crucial for daily life, but there is more. I have had teeth pain for awhile and sore gums; although leaky gut and ibs have stuck with me since I was a kid, along with lactose intolerance. I did not even focus on any of it. I continued to get sick a lot and have no energy, while still trying to work out. It affected my mood and ruined I am sure, some friendships.  I am grateful for attending therapy for the last four years simply for self growth and to gain the right tools in order to work on things I wanted to work on. That was an expense. So, when the tagline things is mentioned, I would assume material things, not on concret...