What to do when you start shutting down?

Remember to do 'with'

I can feel myself turtling again.

“Turtling” is what I call this need to go inside myself. To be quiet. To be alone.

I had a wonderful day for my birthday. My husband and I spent the day together. We slept in, had a delicious breakfast, went for a bike ride, stopped for a late lunch along the way. It was simple, nice. I felt so good.

Yet last night and …