For the past few years I was scared I was going to die in my sleep before I turned 49. I made it! (If I croak tonight, I will be very embarrassed about sharing this prematurely, and I will haunt you all about it forever.)
49 has always seemed a weird number to me. But then again, being a human alive in this world is an exceedingly weird thing, no matter how many years your bones have been clattering around on its surface. My bones and innards and flesh bits and all the rest of me have been around for 49 years today. What a thing. My only order of business is to continue keeping it weird.
I was planning on putting together a whole big blog post, not exactly birthday-related, but sharing some routines and rituals and practices and patterns and such that help me get through my day at this stage in life. And I am still planning on doing that! Just not today, I guess. It’s not even noon today, and I have done a lot of stuff, and I still have a lot of things on my list (nothing fun, really; it’s a work day), so I just don’t have time to write the thing, and I don’t want to stress about it. So I won’t! There’s always another day. Hopefully!
Instead, just a record of my face on this day, the day I turned 49 and lived to tell about it!
P.S. if you want to read about the perfume I wore today, I wrote a bit about it over on Patreon, and as a little gift from me to you, it’s free and you don’t even have to be a member to read it!
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Melissa Kojima says
Happy 49th birthday!!! May you NOT croak in your sleep tonight. You're looking fabulous!!!
Jennifer says
My lovely friend. I am on social media so sporadically these days. Have a wonderful birthday and celebrate all the magic you are ♥ I don't comment often but I read everything you write - you're a favorite!
zuzer says
Congratulations on 49 interesting years exploring this adventurous life. Plan to continue doing so for another 49, an easy goal.
My eye is on next year's birthday, but I'll slide through it with no problem. It was an eventful one for my mom, so I plan to do it far better than she did, which will set me up for the next 30. That's my plan.
Stay wicked, cool, and kind.
Angella says
As one who also turned 49 last week, I completely understand. Happy belated.