Taylor Golub

10/12/2023

Um, yes please! I think I’ve found my new favorite candle company, .

29/11/2023

My aunt knows me so well 🥰😂 you nailed this. Also, hilarious “Don’t burn around Norwegians”, I don’t get it but I love it

28/11/2023

28/11/2023

Happy birthday, Taylor. You’ve made it 31 years and it hasn’t been easy. The last couple of years you’ve struggled so much with your mental health and physical health. Some of has been outside yourself, but a lot of it has been inside.

But you’re here. This last year you watched your brother walk down the aisle and marry his person in a beautiful, “perfectly them” ceremony. Which you didn’t think you would be able to do. You got through the summer, which at the time was the hardest thing because you were struggling (the meds you were on made everything worse instead of better). You saw that, and said “I know it’s the meds, I just have to wait it out until it’s out of my system”.

This last year you continued to learn how to be unapologetically you. You continued to unlearn diet culture and relearn how to fuel your body with what it needs and wants at the same time.

You continued to be an amazing aunt to your niblings. You’ve nurtured one of the best relationships you can have with your almost 14 year old nephew that you cherish. You have a close bond with your littlest almost 5 year old niece who seems like a mini you at times (Halloween, Tim Burton loving little tyke). You’re creating a bond with your middle 11 year old niece who, like you, hyper-fixates on one thing that she loves right now.

This is my wish for you this next year of life:
- keep looking for things that bring you joy
- Work isn’t your life, work is so you can live your life.
- Keep working on yourself so you can see friends again and enjoy life again
- Travel. Go see that whale shark in Georgia
- Find joyful movement
- Take more pictures
- Take yourself on dates
- Continue on the journey of loving yourself - body, mind, and soul
- Love
- Continue to be unapologetically you, because you are you through and through until the end

I hope this next year is easier than the last, but even if it isn’t, I know you’ll get through it because you’ve shown you can time and time again.

I love you, happy birthday.
♥️ your 30 year old self

19/11/2023

Happy 6th birthday to my little boy!! 🎉🐾🎂
Spencer Reid Golub: Mr. spoon, potato, wiggle butt, food hound, cuddle buddy, cocoon pro, mamas boy. I love you so freaking much.

1. 6th bday (2023)
2. 5th bday (2022)
3. 4th bday (2021)
4. 3rd bday (2020)
5. 2nd bday (2019)
6. 1st bday (2018)
7. 2 months old when we brought you home (Jan. 28, 2018)

19/11/2023

Happy 6th birthday to my littlest girl!!! 🎉🐾🎂
Charlie Weasley Golub: a toy fiend, food hound, pig butt, snuggle bug, t-rex, grandma’s favorite, smiling puppy dog. I love you so damn much.

1. 6th bday (2023)
2. 5th bday (2022)
3. 4th bday (2021)
4. 3rd bday (2020)
5. 2nd bday (2019)
6. 1st bday (2018)
7. 2 months old, when we brought you home (Jan. 14, 2018)

17/11/2023

Early morning snugs

02/11/2023

Day 19 Post Op: Spencer had his evaluation today at rehab today and he did great! He actually ate treats from them (which he never does at vet visits) and he ended up relaxing and almost falling asleep 😂 everything is looking good, with hydrotherapy and laser therapy ahead.

02/11/2023

Day 18 Post Op: Spencer got his staples out yesterday and the doc said he was doing great. It looks like he just needs to gain some strength in those back legs. Tomorrow he goes in for his PT evaluation, and we will go from there.

I am so dang thankful for this dog and how far he’s come. Just about three weeks ago he was basically paralyzed, and now he’s up and moving around and wagging his tail. ♥️🙏🏻♥️

01/11/2023

Happy Halloween from me and my pumpkin (Charlie)

28/10/2023

Just look at her

26/10/2023

To think they both could curl up and fit in my lap at one point 😍😍😍

26/10/2023

Day 12 post op: Spencer is wagging his tail even more and is eager to walk around. He’s getting stronger every day ♥️

25/10/2023

IT’S HERE!!! The sequel to the amazing Chasing the Boogeyman is finally here (I’m a couple weeks late but oh well), and I got a signed bookplate?

Chasing the Boogeyman is fiction but read just like a true crime novel. I can’t wait to read this one.

23/10/2023

Day 8 post op and doing great! Spencer’s more comfortable in the “b***y” harness and moving his legs a little more. He’s getting stronger everyday and he’s trying to wag his tail!!! 🥹🥹

21/10/2023

Day 7 post op: we got outside with his little b***y harness and he was moving (not too much of course). He’s really trying to move those legs. And he is wagging his tail when I come home 🥹🥹

21/10/2023

Day 2 of being home/day 6 post op. Spencer is doing well. I got him a “b***y harness” (harness that goes around his waist/hind legs so I can hold him up) and he seems to like it. When we go out side he does try to walk around and will move his back legs which is a great sign! I’m looking into PT/rehab for him, however the closest one looks like he can’t be seen for quite awhile. But keeping our fingers crossed.

20/10/2023

Day 1 of being home after surgery: we’re trying to find our new routine and that whining means he needs to go. We got this.

18/10/2023

After 5 long days in the hospital, Spencer is finally home!

One day he was fine, and the next he was wobbly, originally I thought I was due to his right knee that he has been having trouble with. By night, he was tripping over his left hind leg. By morning, he couldn’t lift his back end.

I took him to urgent care, and within an hour I was driving 45 minutes away to a neurologist.

Thankfully they were able to see him and instantly knew that it was a possible herniated disc, and he needed surgery. I had to leave him at the hospital, which is one of the hardest things for me. (As I’m sure many a fur parent knows).

But now he’s home, and has a long road ahead to recovery. He has an 80-85% chance of a full recovery. But he’s home ♥️♥️

I will do anything for my babies. This little boy and his sister are my world.

12/10/2023

Just impatiently waiting

03/10/2023

I love her 😍

30/09/2023

Happy National Sons Day to my furbaby, Spencer (a day late but 🤷🏻‍♀️)

27/09/2023

I love this time of year

25/09/2023

Happy Daughters Day to my fur baby. Yes it counts.

21/09/2023

Did I get because of their limited edition Dachshund refillable case? Yes I did. Are they vegan and aluminum free? Yes! Refillable? Check mate. Recyclable packaging?? YES!! Is this an ad? I wish 😂

13/09/2023

“Hemlock Island” is here!! I’m so freaking excited. She’s so pretty! happy release day!

05/09/2023

Holly is here and she is beautiful! Happy Release Day, Stephen King

12/08/2023

Got a new blanket from Target (dollar spot!) and Charlie has claimed it as her own…again. No blanket is safe from the Chiweenie

09/08/2023

🥰🥰

28/07/2023

Today would have been your 15th birthday, Rosa. It doesn’t feel like it’s been almost a year, I still cry every day for you. You were my heart dog. I’ve lost pets in the past, but you were different. I love you so damn much, and miss you every single day. Little things remind me of you every single day. I love you, Rosa. Always.