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Sea Turtles in My House

Christy Nichols
6 min readOct 27, 2023
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This morning was hijacked by a waking nest of sea turtles, sleepily finding their way up through packed, damp sand, blinking lidded eyes into the morning sun, the sway of the nearby ocean calling their ancient newborn souls to the waves.

That was their morning.

My morning was much different, but I’ll admit, it feels good to work in my office again.

The last few weeks have been shifty . . . my office doubling as a guest room, which is actually Tino’s room, due to the driftwood tree perched decoratively that allows her to climb to the top of my wardrobe.

Here, my little kamikaze kitty snuggles into her favorite suitcase (mine) and curls up to sleep all day long, totally free from disruption, completely safe, and mostly out of view, except for a sleepy paw I can sometimes catch a glimpse of as it dangles off the side of the suitcase, reclined in total relaxation.

This is how Tino lives her life these days. Curled up in my suitcase, on top of the closet, in the spare room/office/guest room.From there, she gets a bird’s eye view of the flowering bushes outside the window, the hummingbirds and butterflies that easily flutter nearby, and the tall Guanacaste trees beyond, reaching towards the…

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Christy Nichols
Christy Nichols

Written by Christy Nichols

Educator, business owner, writer, do-gooder (mostly), trouble-maker (sometimes). Life Coach, Book Coach, Nicaragua Retreats hosted by www.venture-within.com

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