Today is a Saturday. It’s the second day off of my usual two days off, and I had all the plans in the world to head in to Wreck Beach to enjoy a naked day amongst (generally) naked folks. However, even though I got enough sleep, my anxiety got the best of me today and I chose not to go after all. There were a number of factors to this. The first and foremost was financial. This has been a hard summer to keep myself financially viable, and even the slightest costs have to be weighed against life itself. My car is going to need brake work done soon, so I really need money put away for that. I lost my prescription glasses AGAIN, so that’s a cost. Food is off the charts, so there’s always that to consider… and the fact that a day at Wreck Beach has ballooned from being around $25 in 2019 to being a minimum of $50-100 in 2024… and that’s dependent on whether I want to eat and drink or not. *SIGH*
The other concern is that I’ve had to switch from Ibuprofen/Naproxen to Tylenol/T1s in the last little while due to being on blood thinners. Unfortunately, the codeine in T1s has caused a fair amount of constipation that, so far, has been very difficult to deal with effectively. As I’ve stated in the past, I am very much attentive to my hygienic needs, especially in a nudist environment, and the last thing my anxiety wants to deal with is the various diarrhetics I’ve had to employ are going to suddenly decide to work FOR VERY SURE while I’m surrounded by crowds of people on a beach. That’s never a fun thing no matter who you are, what you’re wearing, or where you are.
So instead, I’ve decided to hang out around the house for the morning and early afternoon, hiding from the worst of the heat, then head to a local beach spot later on once the tide starts coming in, and doing some late-afternoon/early evening naked beaching while there is opportunity to get into the water. Getting into the water is one of the main reasons I enjoy GOING to the beach, and if the tide is out on the local beaches, it’s impossible. They are all super rocky and dangerous at low tide, especially in the secluded places. The public has taken over all the good spots, of course.
I thought about doing some drawing today as well, but I’ve been rather uninspired lately. As usual my backlog of body references to draw from has dwindled a lot, and I have yet to find a good source to replenish it. Other than myself of course, but it really does get a little boring drawing the same body all the time. So I’ll see if I get bored enough to find something anyway. I have a few ideas I’d love to do, but they’re dependent on having the proper resources.
So for now I’ll finish up this post, finish listening to the latest “Women in Focus” Podcast from British Naturism, and do a little reading. Maybe play some games on the PS5 once it gets really hot out. Right now it’s almost perfect out on the deck… and I need another coffee.
mmmm.
Coffee.