Today is my 35th Birthday
While I can’t believe it’s my 35th birthday, I’m actually not sad about getting older. Yes, I did make comments to my husband that I’m only five years from forty, we have a teenager and by that time he’ll be 18 and graduated from high school.
Okay, thinking about that does make me a little sad. It’s hard to imagine that in five years our oldest will be 18, plus we’ll have a 15 and a 8 year old. That sounds so unreal but it is also solidifies my point of how important cherishing life and celebrating birthdays are.
2020 has been challenging for all of us and more than ever I think we need to be finding ways to celebrate in the midst of the pandemic, uncertainty, loss, etc. even when it looks different than we may normally desire.
Personally, this smile, in its genuine state isn’t always easy to find. Living with and learning to navigate PMDD and recently being diagnosed with Hashimoto Disease has been a battle to say the least. (Full posts are coming soon on both of these)
Take that and toss in the current climate of our country with a pandemic and social injustice against black lives, while trying to be a good wife, a military wife at that and raise three kids, do I even need to say that the struggle is level 10?
So, I very simply decided I am going to celebrate myself and the fact I’m here.
After nearly four years since my brother passed away and a year since my NaNa, my last grandparent transitioned, I know how quickly time slips through our grip.
I know the pain of wishing I had more time and I know that birthday celebrations in the physical do come to an end.
Therefore, as I enter this next chapter of my life, I’m committed to being intentional in celebrating myself.
Intentional: Done on purpose
My commitment to intentionality extends to my total wellness, which includes my physical, mental and spiritual health, my family and passion pursuits.
I am blessed and grateful to see 35 and I will walk into and through this journey with intention.
