You just made me realize we should get each other's b'days and have Birthday Blogs. ;)

I just turned the big 44 a few weeks ago, actually, and it was a blast. I also love birthdays, and presents, and cake.

I don't have any problem with turning a year older because I feel (and I think look) better now than I did ten years ago, and I have a great life, happy with how things are going, and as they say, getting older is better than the alternative! ;) I also have an 87 year old Dad who keeps plugging, and a 74 year old MIL who lives on her own in an RV and traverses the US with her dog, traveling lifestyle, and she's very independent -- so when I think about getting older, I just imagine all the things I can do with those years. :) As my husband likes to say, "if you argue for your limitations, you'll get to keep them," so I try not to focus on limitations but possibilities.

Though I DO have to admit the joints, etc don't all work exactly the same as they did in our 20s and losing weight... ugh... what a pain as your metabolism grinds to a halt. ;) But I wouldn't trade my 40s for my 20s for anything -- I really love the stuff I have going on in life, and birthdays are just about celebrating it all. And cake.

Sam

As each birthday approaches, I look back on what I've done in the past year. What worked for me? What didn't? And I make a list of things to work on and things to let go of. On my actual birthday I celebrate being alive, having friends and family who care that I've turned another year better and I use that day as a launching off point for the year to come. But on my half-birthday (remember when we were young(er) and we were never just, say, 7? We were 7 and a half. Or *almost* 8 or just turned...), I look at where I've been and where I'm going and make adjustments. My half-year birthday is in just a couple of weeks and I already see a few corrections I want to make. So, Happy Birthday to you! Whenever it is. ani

I love your outlook, and Sam's and Ani's too. Lately I haven't given my birthdays much thought, which is good in the sense that I'm not fretting about getting older, but I think I should be more reflective. For some reason, I'm more apt to do that for New Year's.

Happy Birthday Tawny. I hope you have a wonderful day, and celebrate it doing all the things you love to do. When I turned 50, I got really depressed. I thought, Oh No! I'm a half a century old. I finally realized that, it's a really great age to be. You're still young enough to enjoy life and, old enough for people not to care about the crazy things you do. I treated myself to something that I always wanted to do. I went skydiving and, I loved it.My kids just shake their heads and say "I don't know her" whenever I do something they think is crazy. I love having the freedom that age brings. You can do anything that you want to do and, nobody cares because, you are just that crazy old lady. I want to try bungie jumping but, none of my friends want to go with me. They all think I'm crazy too. My feeling is that you only have one life to live so why not enjoy it, doing things that you never did before. I try to treat myself to something different each year on my birthday. My feeling is that I'm not getting older, I'm getting better.Life is too short,you have to enjoy it while you can. I love watching senior citizens having fun. I can't wait until I'm one of them. I'm going to have a ball. I might not be able to go bungie jumping but, you can bet, I'll find something very different to do to celebrate my birthdays. Have a great day and celebrate it doing something you love to do. Best Wishes, Mads:)

Happy Birthday, to you! Happy Birthday to you! Happy birthday dear Tawny, happy birthday to you!!! I don't fret over getting older, I'm just suprised at how often my birthday comes around. Time goes so fast... Dawn

I appreciate the birthday wishes :-) It was a great celebration.