Happy Birthday to Me!!

Today is my 54th birthday. Some days I still feel like I’m in my mid-twenties, and others I feel every single minute of my actual age. But it’s a day to celebrate and treat myself with love. So how am I going to do that?

The first thing that I am doing for my birthday is dropping all expectations. I don’t need to complete any projects or apply for jobs, I just need to relax and read or watch movies, or even just nap all day if that’s what I feel like. The only thing I have to do is take my sister-in-law to work and pick up my brother.

Next is good food, because what is a birthday celebration without food?? The menu for today is a veggie scramble and juice for breakfast, a cheese & veggie sandwich for lunch, and pasta w/ sauteed veggies for dinner. I’m planning on a slice of Devil Dog cake and some gummy candy as well.

If time (and weather) permits, I might stop by the river for a little while and watch the water.

Basically, my plan for today is to just be present and live in my skin. It’s not the big celebrations of the past, but as long as I honor myself, that’s what matters.