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Sleepy Poppy. #lollipoppy #sharpei #snoozlehound #rescuedog #adoptdontshop https://www.instagram.com/p/By7hBEXAGeb/?igshid=9k9gj63v1nsm

Hoomin. We know you know blueberry muffins can be for puppies. You can keep your coffee though. #senõrfluffybutt #lollipoppy #blackandgold #cafedogs #sharpei #rescuedogs #adoptdontshop (at The Nines) https://www.instagram.com/p/By6sOjTAxFR/?igshid=hi1u93x1b52t

Light and shade. #senõrfluffybutt #lollipoppy #blackandgold #sharpei #peiby #rescuedogs #dogsofistagram https://www.instagram.com/p/By1UPsRgPfh/?igshid=gbp0rzwnlp6i

‪Aw g’day Queensland Winter. I missed you. ‬ ‪#loveyouqueensland ‬#queensland #winter #queenslandwinter #mybackyard https://www.instagram.com/p/Byyo2u-gOgp/?igshid=1ouyfjcgiceow

Dear Melbourne Friends, Wish you were here. Love, Winston & Poppy #loveyouqueensland #senõrfluffybutt #lollipoppy #blackandgold #sharpei #rescuedogs #adoptdontshop https://www.instagram.com/p/ByyoCsYgC7A/?igshid=199p609ksgh3y

Family portrait. #beyourownbeloved #onmymorningwalk #senõrfluffybutt #lollipoppy #sharpei #rescuedogs #dogsofinstagram #dogsofsunshinecoast #shadow #meandmyshadows https://www.instagram.com/p/ByynboYgRWy/?igshid=cg25erch1nfd

Just a casual hour at @mooloolababeach this afternoon... #beachbabe #mooloolaba #beyourownbeloved #ocean #beach #winter #iphoneography (at Mooloolaba Beach) https://www.instagram.com/p/ByPPcddA4I2/?igshid=vhyhmuouw70v

Walk. [image description: Erin’s dog, Winston is in the top left of frame, looking down towards the ground. He is in focus while the ground is slightly motion-blurred.] #senõrfluffybutt #sharpei #peiby #rescuedog #adoptdontshop #iphoneography https://www.instagram.com/p/BxjqhDAF-uX/?igshid=1d3qp3oinvmn1

Friday. [image description: landscape photo of the large flat expanse of a river at sunset. In the left of the frame is an island with trees and a structure on it. The sun is just above the horizon and there are just a few clouds in the sky which is a pink-gold colour.] #sunset #river #picnicpoint #vksnewadventure https://www.instagram.com/p/Bxjkcv0lw0p/?igshid=1hfiuvuqdcev5

Just hanging with my main man at the park. #beyourownbeloved #senõrfluffybutt #dogparklife https://www.instagram.com/p/BxJEQeDlZZy/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=z81swp3n8c85

Portrait of a Sleeping Poppy: A Montage. #lollipoppy #rescuedog #floppychops #snoozle #bellyrub #sharpei #wrinkles #mysmooshyfacegirl https://www.instagram.com/p/Bw__sc2g8yw/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1kvt17o78f0ty

Took almost five months but I finally got a sleepy belly rub from Poppy. #lollipoppy #rescuedog #princesspoppy #snoozle #bellyrub #wrinkles #floppychops https://www.instagram.com/p/Bw__bBOlTMx/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1rw1o3pplo4rc

Today we do a meet our special friend Ruby Doobs at the park. She so little but she love doing a sniff and run around with Poppy at the park. It so nice we get to hang out with her. #senõrfluffybutt #lollipoppy #rubydoobs #rescuedog #sharpei #toypoodle #dogsofsunshinecoast (at Buderim Dog Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bw_Pxw5gPOn/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=143z2b6vh3scc

Oh, it’s just me in my happy place after an eventful morning. I haven’t posted many pictures of my face lately. Partly, I guess, because my hair is growing out and my skin is having re-entry culture shock and I feel like I don’t look my best. Partly, also, because I’ve been doing deep inner work and taking pictures of my face hasn’t felt resonant with that work. But this does. My face, with its acne and blotchy redness. My weird shaggy hair. My hairy legs and busted pedicure. Enjoying a moment in the water, beaming with joy and gratitude despite 3.45am wakeups and dogs that go missing as they chase bush turkeys. A year ago, I wouldn’t have stopped to have a swim. I would have raced home to cry and panic and berate myself. The work works. #beyourownbeloved #dothedamnwork #rainbow #doublerainbow #waterbaby #beachbabe #triplecancer #complexptsd #anxiety #vksnewadventure (at La Balsa Park, Point Cartwright) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bw79jBdFnXg/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=v4mjm314gkis

My current favourite thing is walking the dogs along the river. We walk down along the grass, get to this sandy shore and have a splash, then do a slow walk back along the path. Even though it’s the same route, every day is different thanks to the tides and the sky and who is out playing on the river. I spend a lot of time teaching Poppy to watch the birds, not lunge at them, and reminding Winston that he needs to walk on the left. But then we figure it out and keep walking. Coming back to Queensland has been wonderful. Hard. Some days I feel like I should never have left. Some days I feel like I’ve made a huge mistake. I’m caught between remembering to rest and recover and feeling desperate for the next chapter of my life to start. I’m on a threshold, in a liminal space, the in-between. It is both the most uncomfortable place I’ve ever been and exactly where I need to be. I keep walking. #beyourownbeloved #vksnewadventure #senõrfluffybutt #lollipoppy https://www.instagram.com/p/Bw52NxRFLu3/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=bkwzqii6hh7v

I Poppy had to have a baff because I did a Lay In The Puddles at the park. Now I do a Snoozey in a Sunbeam, so it okay. #lollipoppy #sharpei #rescuedog #bafftime #bathtime #snooze #naptime #sunbeam #snoozeyinasunbeam #dogsofinstagram #dogsofsunshinecoast #dogsofsunnycoast #snoozlehound https://www.instagram.com/p/BwxzQU7AFbx/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=mt95ypjjzjak

It rainy in Queensland! We do a walky this morning then this afternoon we human do some crochet while Nanny Heather and Poppy John do a snoozy. We just do a little snoozle of our own in the lounge room. Rainy weather a bit boring but it okay. #senõrfluffybutt #lollipoppy #sharpei #rescuedogs #dogsofinstagram #dogsofsunshinecoast #dogsofsunnycoast https://www.instagram.com/p/BwdvyCmgh1P/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1mxjipj6ng161