It’s my birthday today! Yeehah! I have survived 47 years. That’s a lot of surviving.
In honour of the fact that I have made it this far and because I love writing lists here is a list of 47 thoughts on my 47th birthday
- I am really glad I married my husband
- I did something right in raising my child. He is a magnificent person
- I really feel quite sanctimonious giving up sugar
- I would kill for a slice of birthday cake with icing sugar made with icing sugar and butter and the white of an egg (my favourite icing recipe)
- I am half way through my natural life. Maybe past half way – depending on how I handle the next however many years
- I am 47 and still too scared to make phone calls
- Coming up with 47 things is hard
- Sometimes when I burn toast I want to cry at the lost toast opportunity
- I am nearly comfortable with admitting that I haven’t read almost all of the classics
- If I had one wish it would be to end cruelty to animals
- Some people say that I love my dog too much, they are acutely unaware of how much I REALLY love him
- Sometimes I hate read. I think it’s my weakest character trait
- I often think I would like to live in my bed
- If I could do anything at all with my time I would lie in my bed with my three boys – husband, son, and dog and just be
- I am still scared of taking things back to the shops for a return
- If I don’t write things on a list I don’t feel compelled to do them
- I often eat in secret
- I often feel shame about my past
- I have been for more therapy then most people and I am not sure that it has really helped
- My life has changed many many MANY times over and I still feel like there are many incarnations of me to come
- I would rather be a stay-at-home mum with a happy child than have any career on earth
- My son’s happiness is paramount to me and I don’t really get people who don’t get that
- I could not get through a day without my husband
- I still identify as a feminist
- The refugee crisis in Syria (and all around the world) keeps me up at night
- I get easily scared of conflict
- I used to be so scared that the world would end that some days I could not face the world at all
- Maybe therapy has worked
- I don’t talk to my friends enough because I hate the phone and I love my bed but I am truly grateful for the amazing people in my life
- My relationship with my mother has been hideously fraught. We are both working hard to change this legacy
- I don’t speak to my father often enough not because I don’t want to but because we live in different countries and I am a hideous communicator
- Living in a different country to your loved ones is very hard
- For someone who writes a blog and lives on Facebook I am very bad at sharing parts of myself
- My husband makes me laugh more than any other person on earth. Although my friend Kerri puts up a big fight
- I feel safest when all my people (husband, son and dog) are at home with me
- I don’t express to my sisters often enough just how important they are to me. I hope that they get to 36 of this list and realise it’s true
- I am going to Hawaii in September and I already dread saying goodbye to my dog
- I am going to Hawaii in September and I am already drawing up a shopping list
- I am a socialist at heart living a capitalist life and have and want too many things
- I still slip and slide in the bath when I have let the water out
- At heart I am about 6 years old
- I worry all the time
- I often skip news stories that I can’t handle and I think that’s hideous and cowardly because those are other people’s lives I am basically diminishing but I still do it
- I don’t like stories or movies with animals, action, violence, deceit or kids in them
- I don’t see a lot of movies
- I am incredibly grateful to social media
- I can’t believe you read 47 things about me
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Tell me some things about yourself.
Happiest of birthdays to you, Lana!!
And snap! It was my birthday during the week, fellow gemini! We have more in common than just our star sign. I can relate to LOTS of these!
I am a worrier and chronic over thinker 🙂
Happy Birthday – Sorry I missed it xxx
Happy Birthday, Lana. Many of these points (especially those related to worrying, anxiety, family, poor communication, etc) are me too. It’s exhausting.
I am so envious of your trip to Hawaii. I went there with my parents and brother in 1977 (I was 12) and it was the best holiday ever. The ‘Americanness’ was such a novelty back then, we were upgraded to a penthouse suite for the entire 2 weeks (because the hotel was over-booked) and every single little thing was just great. I would love to take my kids there.
I hope you enjoy your day.
Thanks Gael – here is hoping our hotel is also overbooked 😉 (except that of course I will now worry about that) xxx
Happy Birthday Lana..and that’s a pretty interesting list! I wish I knew how to ‘grown up’ better, and at 65 I am ashamed to say it’s held me back a few times.’ Denyse x
I think growing up is not as good as it’s cracked up to be xx
When I turn 45 (shortly), I will blog a list of 45 hunks.
And I will save that blog on my favourites list
Fascinating. I find number 30 the most striking. A) that it was a fraught and you both know it and acknowledge it, b) that you both haven’t given up and c) are still working on it. I don’t have the emotional maturity to admit to my own fraught relationship with my mother. We just pretend everything is fine now I’m 45.
It’s been a LOOOOOONG process, I was not always so mature about it xxx
I knew EVERY SINGLE THING except for number 40. I DO THAT TOOOOOOOOO!!
As for 34., well…. I suppose if I’m perfectly honest I suspected as much, though I never really wanted to face the truth. Clearly I am going to have to up my game.
I’ll do it. I CAN. I am the strongest person you know. *winks*
I know someone stronger than you, actually I know OF someone stronger than you xxxxxx
Happy Birthday Lana!
Like you, I love my bed and on days that I work from home I often take my lap-top back to bed with me and work from there.
Hope you had a great day
Thanks Trish *types from bed in a happy and contented manner* xxx
Happy belated birthday wishes (just back from o/s). Loved your list and could relate to most of them. Cheers from a jet lagged reader
You gave up sugar?? When did this happen and how did I not know about it? Shocked of Blighty
It’s not pretty Ruth. *tries to remember the good old days when she was much more sunny and upbeat*