A little older today
I am 33 today! Birthdays are a little different now. When I was (much) younger birthdays used to be all encompassing. I was pretty much always on holiday around birthday time because school had closed for the year so the day started with birthday prezzies and the rest of the day was playing with them, trying them out.
Now as a grown-up birthdays are often caught up in the day to day stuff. Feeding dogs, changing nappies (diapers for my American readers) and so on. One thing I don't do on my birthday anymore is work (at least not a full day - I have a meeting today I have to attend). The last time I did that I was working part-time at a local stationery/book store/music store and it was an awful way to spend a birthday. Since then I have either taken leave or, since starting my own business, just taken the day off.
The one thing I don't want to do is see my birthday as "yet another day". Birthdays are special even if they tend to come around again and again. They are the anniversaries of our entry into this world and given our uniqueness, they should be treasured days.
Anyway, I apparently have a flat tyre which I need to go and change ... :-P
