| Friday May 31st 2002 It's my 29th birthday! Strange - I don't feel any different... No, really; I'm not just turning 30 and faking it, this really is my 29th. See above: born in '73. You can do the math. I don't feel older today. I've actually felt younger lately, since my separation. Being single again can do that to you, I guess. I'd be more concerned about it if I was still married; more reflective on how time is slipping by, etc etc. My only real goal in life is to be a published author, and that's coming along. I first became conscious of getting older in my early twenties, and that's really when I started applying myself in a big way to accomplishing my dream. Now my first draft is done, I'm taking a critique course, I'm starting to get that professional tone in my writing that I've been striving towards - I'd say I'm where I wanted to be. Alright, being totally honest, I wanted to start submitting to publishers by the time I turned 30 and I'm not quite going to meet that deadline. But I think it's more important to do things right than to do them immediately, so if that takes more time I'm willing to dedicate it as required. I owe a big thank you to my co-workers today for making my day special. I don't like to make a big deal out of my birthday; I'll let it slip by entirely unnoticed if I can. Intead I had three people drop in this morning with best wishes, one of them took me out for lunch, then at our staff meeting there was a round of 'Happy Birthday' and even some chocolate cake. So, needless to say I'm feeling pretty appreciated right now :) That's about it for me today; I'm on my way out the door to enjoy my evening and the rest of my weekend. Happy Birthday to everybody else who's birthday lands on the 31st of May! [PS - ..... who happen to include Brooke Shields and Clint Eastwood; I looked it up! Look up yours here. ] |