Today is my 37th birthday. I spent the morning with the kids and then in the afternoon my sweet husband came home early so that I could go treat myself to some shopping and a pedicure. Then he arranged our babysitter so that we could go out for dinner at the ocean in York, Maine.
Birthdays always become a time for me to reflect on where I have come from and where I would like to go. After today, it occurrred to me that I need to take time to be nice to myself more than once a year. I need time to recharge by myself and that is difficult with little ones in the house. I need to make it a priority. I enjoy shopping and getting pedicures. I also enjoy sitting at home with a glass of wine and flipping through a magazine or watching a favorite show. I like scrapbooking too if Ihave a good idea.
I also realized tonight that I need to have regular dates with my husband. I know that should be a given but it is easy to get busy and distracted with all the other stuff going on in our lives but it needs to be part of the normal routine. I start feeling stuck in preschool land and forget that I can have a normal conversation. It is good to have an adult night out.
Now that I am 37, I should start taking really good care of myself. I want to exercise more and eat a little better than I do now. I want to be in good health for my kids and for myself. I want to read and keep my brain sharp and I want to enjoy aging and not just complaining about the wrinkles and aches and pains.
Finally, I want to embrace every day with my kids, my husband and my friends. After all, a year goes by really fast!
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A year does go by super fast! Before you know it another year goes by and we realize we still have so much we wanted to do, but didn't! I am learning to embrace each moment not each month or each year :)
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