Today is my birthday!
Today I am 36 years old!
Today I am so bloody happy!
(Okay I'm cheating with this pic as it was taken 3 days ago but it was raining then and it's raining now)
But growing older hasn't always left me feeling this way.
Once I reached my 30s, the years quickly began to attach to me.
Each time my birthday came round I would take note of all the things that I didn't have, such as:
- A husband/partner
- A mortgage
- A driving licence
- Savings
- Children
- A degree
And I would be smothered with a sense of dread, longing and disappointment.
My goals of living in far flung places would be replaced with more 'accessible' and 'realistic' aims! And my biological clock would sing out:
"Happy Birthday……Tick Tock"
Leading up to my birthday this year, something changed. The list above, although still lifetime priorities, didn't hold as much weight!
What mattered more was that I have lived to see 36years.
So this morning I jumped out of bed and celebrated my birthday…… in my birthday suit (obvs). Being grateful for all that I do have. All the experiences I've been fortunate to lay claim to.
As I slathered body firming cream onto my cellulite and concealer on to my eye bags. I made a personal 'New Year' resolution to stop trying to fathom out how I should act at each age.
Not only is it a ball-ache but it doesn't achieve anything apart from make the Comparison Cashier work overtime.
I'm quitting this game of age Top Trumps as I'm tired of being woeful about my age. Playing it up when around older people and playing it down when I'm with younger people. Instead of just being.
My housemate said "Can't wait to celebrate YOU today".
So that's exactly what I'm gonna do! Celebrate ME!
(Birthday lunch with my Bow Bird ❤️)
Happy Birthday to Me xx
Emma x
Happy birthday honey! All the very best to you ππΊπΊπΊ
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Awww thank you lovely. π
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Happy birthday Emma and well done for getting yourself so positive πππ
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Thank you Scott βΊοΈ I had a lovely day. I’m hoping to continue not caring about my age long after my birthday has gone. π
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I hope you had a spectacular birthday. Don’t let the “celebrate me” spirit stop at the end of your birthday. Sweetie, you should be doing that every day of the year. You deserve it!
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Thanks Linda. I had a great day βΊοΈ aww thank you. So true. It’s so easy to get off track but you’re right I/we all should be doing that every day. β€οΈ
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I love the positive mentality of this, good for you! π
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Aww thank you π
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When I was a kid, my brother once told me that “middle-age” starts at 36. So congrats! You’re middle-aged now. I wonder when old starts. I must be zeroing in on it soon.
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I like your brother’s theory! Happy with it just starting now π old age must be double and then plus some and then some more…….and more.
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I don’t know. I’ve been think oldish is 55 which is rapidly approaching.
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Hey lovely lady. I nominated you for the Real Neat Blog Award! X
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Oh wow!! Thank you. What a wonderful surprise. This is my first blog nomination so will check out what it is/means. Eeeek – excited π xx
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p.s. I’ve just had a look on your blog page and it is sooooo pretty. Love how you’ve set the page up – clear and engaging. How did you do that?
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Hey lovely. A month on and I’ve accepted the nomination on my blog. Thank you so much for nominating me. It was really fun to do π β€οΈ xxx
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Read it , replied, loved it X
My pleasure, darling πΊ
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Oh, aaand. ..expect another one soon…π
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Eeeek! I’m intrigued and scared. Xx
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Da, da, daaaaaaaaaaaa π±π¨
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Happy belated birthday! π
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Thank you π
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