Day off and A's B-day...

Today was my husband's birthday and we celebrated by going to visit the beach.  I realized while driving that I hadn't seen the ocean in many years.  In fact, I estimate that I have not chosen to spend more than a few hours (3-4 tops, I think) away from home since last summer.  I avoid most social activities and instead spend most of my time at home, by myself, or with my husband.  I know it's not healthy.  But it feels comfortable and safe.  Isolation breeds more isolation.  So it was good to be out today, even if I was thinking about home more often than I'd like.  I got to see the Olympic Peninsula for the first time and visit the ocean again.  Perhaps yoga helped prep me for the trip.  Everyday that I make it to class I'm away from home for at least 90 minutes, that's a step in the right direction.