Usually I wouldn't have ended "It's my birthday" with an exclamation point, but I'm a changed woman. My outlook on aging has gone from "I'm going to celebrate 29 every year from now on" to "Bring it on age, I made it this far." I'm perfectly happy where I am, at the age I am, and instead of dreading a new number, I'm embracing another successful year under my belt.
I'm confident that 29 has good things in store. The biggest thing on my radar: I'll celebrate five incredible years with Jason in a few short months. Another thing I'm looking forward to: New Boobs Day! I'll have milestones to celebrate with family and friends, mini celebrations at our favorite restaurant, Kafe 421, and a whole lot of being thankful happening. A few goals:
- Mega-clean our basement of all the cobwebs, dust and miscellaneous boxes that landed there when we moved in 3 years ago so we can maybe start finishing it
- Finish landscaping our back yard
- Push my idea of pajamas for women having mastectomies further; I've
heard absolutely no feedback from the organizations I've reached out to,
and that's not ok
- Secure our wireless network (small but something I've been meaning to do for a long time)
As we celebrated turning 29 last night, I was talking with some girlfriends about over-committing and missing out on time with the people who mean the most to me. It's difficult to say "no" to things, but I'm going to try really hard to start saying it more. Life's too short to waste even an hour doing something you don't want to do. I want to really savor the time I have with the people I love and not constantly be worried about what I'm falling behind on on my list of things to do (I'm famous for my to do list's, by the way).
Looking forward to what this new year has in store for me.
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