Bleah

[ithildin]

I hate my birthday. It's a long standing tradition to hate it, but this year, I seemed to have been lulled into a false sense of cheery good feelings about it. Till tonight. Now I remember why it's a stupid day that isn't worth acknowledging. Note to self: don't get suckered in next year! Considering how crashingly depressed I am right at this moment, by Sunday, I should be a complete basket case. Go me.

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[mischief5.livejournal.com]

*Hugs* This might sound corny and/or weird but ever since I turned 40, I've been fighting back at my birthday by turning the tables on it, so to speak. No birthday presents *for* me, unless they're free (one of my friends gave me an art lesson!); all other presents are given *by* me to someone else. I always take my mom out to lunch to thank her not only for giving birth to me but for doing it in 100F weather with no A/C and for waiting for me for 2 extra weeks!! (That must have been pure hell.) And a little something for my daughter for growing up to be such a cool person. That sort of thing... After all, it's MY birtday and I can do anything I want with it.

This year, I slept till noon, took mom to lunch, came home, played my music loud, read some of your fics, called my kid and made her laugh, had my art lesson, pigged out on Black Tie Cheesecake, had a bubblebath and then read a book until I fell asleep with two fat cats draped over me. Simple, fun and peaceful.

Sometimes you just have to say fuck it and make the day your own. VBEG

[sophiedb.livejournal.com]

What a fantastic idea! Though it can backfire.. my dad asked us to surprise him with "something exciting" for his 50th, so we got him a flying lesson. Oops. He spent two hours with his head in the sickbag due to a wannabe stunt pilot/instructor.

You could do something fun, like a wine tour (if those areas are close enough). A whole day/weekend getting squiffy in the sunshine cos someone else is driving! It worked the last time I got stressed anyway *hic* especially after they threw in a distillery and chocolate factory :)

[ithildyn.livejournal.com]

It's just one of those things I can't really explain, but I think I just have bad associations with birthdays from when I was a kid. That, and birthdays and New Years are two days where I look at what I've done in my life and feel like a failure. Now I'm well into my 40s there's the whole biological clock aspect that just adds to it. So it's all that and me just not doing so well last night.

Sounds like your birthday plan is quite lovely :)