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Back in nature, if only for a weekend
Feb. 5th, 2019 09:38 pmIt's interesting how I'll go on vacation and come back sooooo tired. I love traveling, but seriously, sometimes I just wanna stop for a couple of days and do nothing.
So yay, this past weekend I went to my annual all woman camping weekend! It was nice and sunny (as opposed to last year where it rained so much I thought my tent was going to be washed away). Of course, this means I got a mild case of sun stroke (why am I so white??), but it also means WATERFALL! And the natural swimming pool that I soaked in for hours. And playing with 10-month-old babies while their mothers got some much needed time off. And just generally being in nature for a couple of days. It's done me a world of good.
Of course not everything was perfect. My inflatable mattress was punctured and I woke up on the floor every day (good thing I had my trusty yoga mat with me). I got bitten by a million mosquitos despite wearing huge amounts of insect repellent, and I swear, those mosquitos had TEETH. I ended up with a rash on my arm that I have no idea how it got there. And the afore-mentioned mild sun stroke (I drank about 5 liters of water and slept for 16 hours straight yesterday). Also my arms are NOT used to holding 10-month-old babies, so lots of muscle fatigue. But whatever, I spent the weekend camped beside a stream and swimming in waterfalls and it was GLORIOUS.
And now I'm back to real life, but I feel soooo much better. I feel rested (might be because of the 16 hours of sleep yesterday, heh). The year is finally starting.
So yay, this past weekend I went to my annual all woman camping weekend! It was nice and sunny (as opposed to last year where it rained so much I thought my tent was going to be washed away). Of course, this means I got a mild case of sun stroke (why am I so white??), but it also means WATERFALL! And the natural swimming pool that I soaked in for hours. And playing with 10-month-old babies while their mothers got some much needed time off. And just generally being in nature for a couple of days. It's done me a world of good.
Of course not everything was perfect. My inflatable mattress was punctured and I woke up on the floor every day (good thing I had my trusty yoga mat with me). I got bitten by a million mosquitos despite wearing huge amounts of insect repellent, and I swear, those mosquitos had TEETH. I ended up with a rash on my arm that I have no idea how it got there. And the afore-mentioned mild sun stroke (I drank about 5 liters of water and slept for 16 hours straight yesterday). Also my arms are NOT used to holding 10-month-old babies, so lots of muscle fatigue. But whatever, I spent the weekend camped beside a stream and swimming in waterfalls and it was GLORIOUS.
And now I'm back to real life, but I feel soooo much better. I feel rested (might be because of the 16 hours of sleep yesterday, heh). The year is finally starting.
