My very first “Friday With Friday.”  One word AWESOME!

Okay I have been going back through my blog to gleam some of the wisdom imparted by The Therapist.  One of the things that she said I needed to do was to “validate myself.”  And I drew a blank.  How exactly does one validate themselves?  So I used my handy dandy guide to all things research and googled the term “self validation.”  A bunch of articles came up on the topic which basically fall in line with simply doing what makes you happy and being satisfied with yourself over and over again until you do not need another human being’s opinion of you or your actions to feel good about yourself.  This is what I might call the pathway to true happiness.

Now the beach has always been one of my favorite places.  The beauty of living in Los Angeles – you can go to the beach year round.  I thought what a perfect way to spend my first Friday with Friday.  The problem, it did not seem the universe was co-operating, key word “seem.”  My goal was to leave at noon so I could wrap by 4:00pm.  Earlier in the week I looked up the weather and all was clear.  I even discovered that you can only dig an 18″ inch hole thanks to recent legislation at Los Angeles County beaches – duly noted. Then as if on cue telephone call after call started at 11:00am and I could not get out of the house.  By the time the calls ended, or I ended the calls it was 3:30pm and then that voice of doubt popped up.  You can give it a whirl next week – stay home and relax, you have already missed your time horizon.  And then the universe in its infinite wisdom said to me, or you could go and watch the sun set.  Sold to voice number two!

I threw my gear into the back of my SUV.  I discovered a bale of wood in my garage and lighter fluid, which of course meant I was heading to a beach with fire pits – Dockweiler State Beach to be exact.  The sun was stunning and super warm, like a friend greeting me and welcoming me outside to play.  My sole goal was to dig a hole, yes big enough for me to fit into, because that is not something that I have ever done.  And I guess this is where self validation comes in, I felt almost child like once I completed my task.  It was like Friday you dug a hole, and as I looked at my wet sandy hole – I was pleased with me!  I made a tee-pee out of my bale of wood, lit my fire, and opened a bottle of Smirnoff Ice and enjoyed the sun set.

Whew whoo…. it is amazing the pictures one can take with a camera and a sturdy bucket. Enjoy my gallery of photos and start 2013 having “Friday moments” with you  – as Retta on Parks and Recreation would say “treat yourself” lovelies!

 

Unapologetically,

Friday

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