Birthday Beach Bum
I sorta disappeared for a bit, huh? Oops! Not much has happened in all that time. Work. EXCEPT! I turned 40 toward the end of the month and then my sisters and WBF took me to Gulf Shores for a little birthday beach break. I haven't been to any sort of beach since 2004 so this was sort of a big deal for me. Anytime I get out of the house is a big deal for me, to be honest. I've become even more hermit-y the past few months. Christmas and all the hub-bub around it sorta wore me down a bit, I think. I actually did a little "stay-cation" the week leading up to the beach but I only left my house twice--once to go paint pottery and have lunch with the kiddos and once to take Libs to the vet for her nails. The rest of those four days was, in fact, spent in my house with the drapes closed while I lounged in my pj's on the couch listening to podcasts and napping. I did get out the Friday before and spent the day with friends the day before my birthday and then ...