Happy birthday to me!

Me at 9 mos:



Me at 3 yrs:



I don't usually freak out about my age, since it's all in the head anyway. I mean, it's not all in the head - my knees and the crow's feet around my eyes will tell you that - but a lot of how we feel is all in our head. I find that the less I do with myself physically and intellectually and the less often I come into contact with chronologically younger people, the older I feel, till I wonder if I'm in my mid-30's or my mid-70's.

But 35 has me thinking about the things that most people think about when they're 27 and wondering what they'll be doing for a career, love life, and family. I'm ok where I am now, but ok is boring. Not that I have a clue how to change it, but I'm thinking about it, and, well, that'll just have to be good enough for now.

In the more immediate future, I have taken tomorrow off (I don't believe in working on my birthday if I don't have to), and I'm kind of at a loss as to what to do with my day. I don't have any unemployed friends to keep me company, so I'm alone till dinner (sushi!).

I've come up with a list, figuring that even if I have things on there that don't look fun, at least they'll make me feel better about myself when they're done.

So here's my oh-so-exciting List of Things To Do On My Birthday: