A necessary reset
A quick hello from a long-awaited trip to the beach
Hello everyone!
As you're reading this, I'm on vacation. I'll have more capacity and share more details about our time away after I'm home, but I had a better first day than I expected energy-wise, so I wanted to leave you with a little something today.
This is our first trip to the beach since before the pandemic, (and our youngest's first time seeing the ocean) and I've been really anxious about actually being able to enjoy this trip, because last year we took a closer threeday trip, and I was so burnt out at the time that my chronic illnesses1 flared badly, and I felt physically ill for most of it, which made it so difficult to enjoy it.
I'm in a much better place now and am hoping to be enjoying myself very much all week. If today (Monday) is any indication, it's going to be wonderful.
As anxious as I've been about preparing for this trip, once it was time to leave I felt so relaxed. I have really needed this time away, and I think once my body realized it was really happening, and that we were finally returning to the sea (my favourite place), she just let go of the tension, and I've been able to lean into it with a lot of joy.
In order to care for myself so that the rest of the trip can follow suit, I'm going to keep this short and say goodbye for now. I hope wherever you are, you have a lovely day and rest of your week, and you do something to care for yourself.
As always, I'd love to see your comments, and you're welcome to share(though this particular post isn't very meaty).
I have POTS and IBS, if you're curious - I don't mind sharing.
Oof, a friend of mine has POTS and has had a lot of difficulty in the past enjoying even simple time with friends because it was exhausting even when she wanted to be together. May you find peace and joy and comfort on your trip =)
Yay! The beach is a wonderful place to be. I'm glad you made it there!