I'm keeping you and your family in my thoughts, friend.
There are two things I like to do on my birthday:
Travel - even (and often) just a weekend away. I can get really wound up about celegrating "correctly" or "enough" when I'm at home. And I can also tell myself a lot of stories about what it means if a friend can't attend a birthday meal. So I just go out of town and that novelty and adventure is enough and it takes the pressure off me and everyone around me to celebrate in a certain way. This year I'll be dog sitting at a swanky Condo in Chicago!
I literally just do ... all my favorite things in one day. Diner breakfast, book store browsing, thrifting, do an easy hike, get a pedi and / or massage, nap, poke around a garden center, maybe dinner at drinks at a fun, vintage supper club.
I'm keeping you and your family in my thoughts, friend.
There are two things I like to do on my birthday:
Travel - even (and often) just a weekend away. I can get really wound up about celegrating "correctly" or "enough" when I'm at home. And I can also tell myself a lot of stories about what it means if a friend can't attend a birthday meal. So I just go out of town and that novelty and adventure is enough and it takes the pressure off me and everyone around me to celebrate in a certain way. This year I'll be dog sitting at a swanky Condo in Chicago!
I literally just do ... all my favorite things in one day. Diner breakfast, book store browsing, thrifting, do an easy hike, get a pedi and / or massage, nap, poke around a garden center, maybe dinner at drinks at a fun, vintage supper club.
Sending you wonderful birthday vibes!