luckycanuck

That's not a euphemism. I am actually composing this message without a stitch of clothing on.

This year I am a Christmas orphan, which most people assume ot be a tragedy. But it's actually been very good. It has been a profoundly unstressful day. With Chez Canuck abandoned by everyone else, I had the whole place to myself. I made a cup of tea, had some breakfast, watched the Spicks and Specks Christmas show (have a look for Spicks and Specks on youtube if you like music and you're not Australian.)

I didn't get dressed until it was time to get in the car and drive up to Sydney. As soon as I got into the Collaroy Castle, off came the clothes. Then it was on with the boardshorts for a walk down to the beach (there is a nude beach in Sydney but it's not in Collaroy.)

Now I'm back up on my own in the Collaroy Castle and I fully intend to be on my own for the rest of the evening. It's 27C/80F at 7:30pm and tomorrow I think I will go for a long walk to start training for my 12 hour run. Being alone on Christmas sounds sad, but it means that today has been done entirely on my schedule. I don't normally come down with a lot of holiday stress and I have no objections to spend my holiday time with family or friends, but not having anywhere I had to be today turned out to be a nice relief. There were no delicious and elaborate and expansive meals, but also no stress. There may still be a few drinks too.

It also meant I got to spend most of the day with nothing on. Hooray for nude alone time!