When my family called me from back home to wish me a happy birthday, I was either on the plane or half asleep on the beach. We got to talking about how we don’t treat ourselves enough and how happy they were that I was treating myself with this trip to Muscat, Oman.
I had a pattern of always working or studying on my birthday. Moving to Qatar and celebrating my first birthday alone in the midst of the roughest year of my adult life put a lot of things in perspective.
I started treating myself as often as possible, especially on my birthday. Every year, I’ve taken my birthday off from work (paid or otherwise) to enjoy a spa day, shopping spree, fancy meals, complete utter laziness and this year, headed on my first semi solo trip.
I took a short trip to Muscat, Oman where the first two days was spent between getting pampered or sitting on a private beach basking in the glory that God created. When my gal pals landed, we head off to a full day of sight seeing villages, beaches, sink holes and canyon walk/climb. When the hell have I ever freaking walk up a canyon peeps? That was exhausting so we ended our long weekend on the beach and a birthday cake filled lunch before we said “ma elsalama Oman”.
Treat yourself peeps because you deserve it… Alhamdulillah.
I promise my Italy rants are coming up as well as my birthday weekend in Oman to follow soon after. =)
Happiest birthday to you Ms. Hala! <3 More travel post please! 🙂
Yes ma’am! =)
Many many more years of happiness and travel stories dear !! I second more n more more pics please
Thank you sweety! Yes, those are coming up, promise!!
I love your rants. I wouldn’t call it rants though. I call it words of Hala wisdom 🙂
Glad you love my rants and i like that idea! hehehehe
I know treating ourselves do so much good! Oman is on my Wish list! I think I need solo trips but I haven’t travelled alone in my life!
I always do this during my birthday, we all deserve a treat even if it’s just at least once in a year. But more than once is also good. Lol.
More then once for sure but if you can only do once, make it happen on the best day of the year!