Today is my birthday and I turn 36, which is on the downward slide to 40.
I thought about this and also about all the “being 40″ things I have read and seen on tv. You know what I mean, like “Next on Oprah: Women Who Are 40 and Fabulous!”
This is also sometimes known as Women of a Certain Age. I’ve read about them – they are having a fabulous time, doing wonderful, amazing things, and looking really good while doing it. Look at all the over-40 celebrities out there. They don’t look like short dumpy housewives, no sir. Heck, I wanna look like that. (The over-40 celebrity look, sans the plastic surgery, that is. The dumpy housewife look I already got covered.)
Even Ron, who turned 40 last year, is having a good time. He got himself a cushy new job, a snappy new (to him) car, and of course the Trophy Wife. (That’d be me.)
Nope, it’s my birthday, I turn 36 and I don’t feel bad about it at all. Why? Because I wanna be 40. You gals look like you’re having the time of your life. I can’t wait.
Happy Birthday, Andrea! I can tell you 37 is pretty darn great.
Have been following your recent misadventures with sympathy…Hope you are felling better now
Happy Birthday to a daughter who is a pure joy…love…..Mom
Happy Birthday!!
I hope you have wonderfully maaahvellous day.
*birthday hugs*
Happy Birthday Niece!
You are the only one I got and to tell the truth I do not need any other, I already have the best!
love,
~glenda
Happy Birthday from someone who’s on the ‘other’ side of 40.
I’m on the other side of 40 too. the one downside you can’t avoid is that you start needing reading glasses. I keep losing mine, which is a royal PITA. (the upside is that this is no fault of your own but just some magic that happens when you are 40).
Happy Birthday.
Reading glasses are totally a pill. I’ve been in the middle of a dragon cross-stitch for my ds for years because it’s getting harder and harder to deal with it.
OTH, I went to monovision contact lenses (I was near-sighted already) and they are great.
Well, I’m already terribly nearsighted…
Happy Birthday from someone who’s following along three years behind you!
Happy happy birthday from an older but much less wise woman!
Nabbed your site from the WP forums!
So… old lady…
what advice have you got for a girl who’s turning 29 tomorrow, and swears that this will be the last ever birthday to be celebrated!?
I’m telling you – next year is only going to be the 1 year anniversary of my 29th birthday… I swear!
Getting older is a privilege. Just think how many don’t make it that far. I’m 43 and I don’t feel a day over 43. I love my age and my time in life.
You’re still a baby! Feliz cumpleaños, Andrea.
Hey, Andrea. I’ll be 35 this July. I enjoyed turning 30 and I’m sure I’ll love being 40 as well. Happy Birthday, hope you had a great day!
Happy Birthday! I’m 34 and think that (so far) this decade has been the best of my life. I agree with you, Andrea. If it only gets better from here, bring it on!
Hope you had a lovely day.
Happy birthday! I can assure you you’re on the right track … my 40′s are the best years of my life thus far.
Happy Birthday Andrea:) You’re right on about the 40′s not looking so bad, that’s what I have to keep telling myself since it’s only 3 years away, lol.