This is going to be a bit of a shorter post. But I first wanted to say thank you to everyone who wished me a happy birthday yesterday. I really appreciated each and every message, text, comment, and phone call I got and it made my birthday feel special.
As I expected, my birthday was a pretty low-key day. I had my workout, then a full day of work, and I ended up ordering in so I didn’t have to cook and could have something a bit nicer for dinner. And all I did after work was have dinner and catch up on tv. And while it would have been nice to spend the day with other people or doing something really fun, it was totally fine with me to not do much.
Obviously, since it was a work day and I didn’t want to take a day off (nor could I really due to some meetings), I knew most of my day would be filled with work. And I don’t always have a ton of energy after work so I tend to be pretty lazy at home on weeknights. And I didn’t want to do anything crazy when I knew I’d be tired from work. If I’m going to go out and celebrate, I want to make sure I feel up for it and can really enjoy it.
I remember hearing when I was younger how you stop caring about birthdays when you get older. And I don’t know if that’s really the case for me. But I’m not as particular about when I might celebrate or doing something that isn’t as elaborate or crazy. I care but in different ways. And for me, at least for this year, spending the evening after work at home and just relaxing was the perfect way to kick off being 39!
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