How Will You Spend Your Birthday This Year?

I believe that birthdays are the one day of the year when we should celebrate life to the fullest, whatever that means for you. After all, growing older is a privilege denied to many, and I don't take it for granted. 

I never work on my birthday, I've made it "company policy." I usually do something just for me, like get a massage or a facial, have lunch with friends, dinner with family, etc.

I'm a January baby, so I've had my birthday already. This year I gifted myself a Surf and Yoga Retreat in an amazing location in Northland that overlooks the water, run by Wellness Retreats NZ, a client of mine. When I saw that she was running the retreat over my birthday weekend I jumped at the chance to go.

HUGE bed to myself (seriously, I could lie sideways and still fit), food cooked for me, restorative yoga, surfing, and time for me. Bliss. AND...

... I learnt to surf y'all !! Baby waves, of course, but so much fun and so good to spend so much time in the sea. I was reminded of how, as kids, my brother and I would swim off the boat, the minute we were at anchor sometimes. Sailing was a huge part of my childhood, each weekend and over the summer holidays. I spent a lot of time in the water back then, and it felt good to do so again. I'll be back