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Tomorrow I will be turning 34. It somehow sounds a lot older than 33, but I’m excited about it. I love birthdays so much, and I’m very happy to celebrate turning another year older.
It’s funny because 35 was always my scary age – it’s always felt like the turning point to me where you’re just heading for 40 (my REALLY scary age!). I don’t know the turning point of what exactly but I guess I’ve just always seen that as the peak and then it’s all downhill from there!! (Sorry to all of the people I’ve just offended – it clearly isn’t all downhill from there).
But honestly now I’m just really grateful for turning another year older. Birthdays excite me and not just because it’s all about me and I get presents and a cake, and can drink Prosecco all day if I want to without feeling guilty. But because I’m so lucky to still be here, enjoying life (mostly) and growing as a person (ish). I just love it.
Yes, I’m ever closer to the dreaded 35, but you know what? Now that I’m not too far off it, it’s not so scary anymore. Even 40 doesn’t seem so bad anymore. I think the only thing that worries me about getting closer to 40 is that it feels like some kind of milestone and I envisage my life being a certain way by then, with more little ones running around, more money, living elsewhere and being generally happier than I am now. And what if it isn’t like that? But that’s life isn’t it and I have time to do all of that, or not. I just need to live in the here and now and enjoy whatever life throws at me.
It’s funny how as we get older birthdays can bring out this melancholy, wistful side to us isn’t it?
I haven’t had the best year; 33 has definitely been one of the hardest years of my life, but it’s also been amazing at times, and right now I’m feeling pretty good (that’ll probably change tomorrow – mood swing Sally over here) and I’m grateful for everything I’ve got. My daughter is bloody wonderful and she astounds me every day with her creativity, her energy and her new ability to wake up at 6am every day after not letting herself falling asleep until 9pm…
I’m looking forward to my next year and I’ve got lots of hopes and dreams for it, but I’ll just have to wait and see what it brings for me!
I’m pretty excited to find out.
Welcome to Birds and Lilies! I'm Lou: mother, blogger and freelance writer. This is my lifestyle blog, where I talk about motherhood, infertility and IVF, beauty, my love for food and wine, as well as my thoughts about stuff, and our real-life and travel adventures.
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