Fun and fabulous forty

How bad can 40 be, when it starts out with a blissful day at the beach with some of my favourite people?

(How bad can 40 be when I’m willing to post a full-body shot of me in a bathing suit on my 40th birthday?)

(Consider yourself lucky you got this version of my birthday suit!)

(I think I have to keep typing “40″ to convince myself it’s me we’re talking about. How can I be 40 when I’m still 23?)

(More beach pix and a great new family fun recommendation to follow!)

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