Today's date? September 24.
Yesterday's date? September 23.
OK, so I'm a day late celebrating my own birthday. But I'm not going to be too hard on myself. As I looked back, I see I haven't mentioned my birthday here very often, only in 2013 and 2014. But that's OK. I've never seen a rule that says one must promote themselves in that fashion. Perhaps it also means that I had things I'd rather do on my birthday than talk about myself.
How did I celebrate?
Well, I marked what I consider to be the first day of autumn. Some years, the autumnal equinox (I just love saying that) falls on September 22nd. But I only accept it on the 23rd. This year, we're experiencing a bit of a heat wave. The temperature was in the high 80s on the first day of fall! You won't hear me complaining, at least not where anyone else can hear me.
I watched the TV shows I wanted to watch. It's kind of an unofficial rule in our house that the birthday kid gets control of the remote if they so desire. There wasn't a lot on that caught my eye, but I did enjoy my retro shows (tweeting along online as usual) and some mindless channel surfing.
I did lots of nothing. That's also sort of a rule here. No chores, no cleaning. Only what you want to do, if anything.
And I worked in the morning. Yes, I have an actual paying job again. I haven't talked about it much. Perhaps a little superstitious. Don't want to jinx anything. I wasn't looking for this particular job, but it came to me. It's at a good place with good people. And once I've spent a little more time there, I'm going to be darn good at it.
Yesterday was September 23. My birthday.
Today is September 24. National Punctuation Day.
Some of us treasure punctuation more than others, and we celebrate it. I can combine the two holidays. As I look at my life--past, present, and future--I see lots of punctuation. There have been exclamation points when something has surprised or excited me! At times, life makes you stop and think; events pause and connect to other events. Have you ever looked at a question mark and wondered what's coming next? Maybe you just aren't ready to stop thinking about something...
The last year has brought moments both happy and sad. There have been changes, both sought after and unexpected. But a period at the end of my journey is nowhere in sight. The question now is, what will I bring to this next year of my story!?
Yesterday's date? September 23.
OK, so I'm a day late celebrating my own birthday. But I'm not going to be too hard on myself. As I looked back, I see I haven't mentioned my birthday here very often, only in 2013 and 2014. But that's OK. I've never seen a rule that says one must promote themselves in that fashion. Perhaps it also means that I had things I'd rather do on my birthday than talk about myself.
How did I celebrate?
Well, I marked what I consider to be the first day of autumn. Some years, the autumnal equinox (I just love saying that) falls on September 22nd. But I only accept it on the 23rd. This year, we're experiencing a bit of a heat wave. The temperature was in the high 80s on the first day of fall! You won't hear me complaining, at least not where anyone else can hear me.
I watched the TV shows I wanted to watch. It's kind of an unofficial rule in our house that the birthday kid gets control of the remote if they so desire. There wasn't a lot on that caught my eye, but I did enjoy my retro shows (tweeting along online as usual) and some mindless channel surfing.
I did lots of nothing. That's also sort of a rule here. No chores, no cleaning. Only what you want to do, if anything.
And I worked in the morning. Yes, I have an actual paying job again. I haven't talked about it much. Perhaps a little superstitious. Don't want to jinx anything. I wasn't looking for this particular job, but it came to me. It's at a good place with good people. And once I've spent a little more time there, I'm going to be darn good at it.
Yesterday was September 23. My birthday.
Today is September 24. National Punctuation Day.
Some of us treasure punctuation more than others, and we celebrate it. I can combine the two holidays. As I look at my life--past, present, and future--I see lots of punctuation. There have been exclamation points when something has surprised or excited me! At times, life makes you stop and think; events pause and connect to other events. Have you ever looked at a question mark and wondered what's coming next? Maybe you just aren't ready to stop thinking about something...
The last year has brought moments both happy and sad. There have been changes, both sought after and unexpected. But a period at the end of my journey is nowhere in sight. The question now is, what will I bring to this next year of my story!?
