Post Birthday Recap

Yesterday was my birthday! And it was great. It was what I needed.

I’ve been talking about how my attitude has been low lately and I’ve been down in the dumps a bit and fighting with it. Yesterday’s birthday brought out my smile, the dancing in my seat with joy, and excitement that I had been lacking in the weeks leading up to my birthday.

I had a small child wiggle his way into my bed in the middle of the night, so I was fulfilled on the snuggles once I got up for the day. I got up earlier than everyone else and it was nice to have some quiet time to myself. I stepped outside and did Gabby’s Leo Season Zodiac workout from The Micro Squad. Felt like a good way to ring in my day. The core burn was intense and I was surprised at how tired my arms were with such light weights, but I was definitely sweaty and sore by the time I was done.

Got dressed, had breakfast, and all the kids wished me a happy birthday with long hugs and happy faces. They had plans to go shopping for me later that afternoon. My husband showed me what he bought for me, but it’s stuck in the mail for another few days. I can’t wait to show off my new gifts! all of them are workout oriented. When my kids went to the store, they returned with a new foam roller and a set of dumbbells for me. I also got a new striped dress, and it has pockets, and some new workout shorts which are always needed. There’s also some jewelry on its way to me from Australia and I can’t wait.

I also had ribs that I didn’t cook, and cheesecake and ice cream as my dessert. Thankfully they didn’t put all 35 candles on my cheesecake or it might’ve looked like the Canadian wildfires in the kitchen.

It was a great day. I felt loved and appreciated all day, and everyone did their best to make sure that I was taken care of, instead of me taking care of everyone else. I feel spoiled and loved and like I matter, which is what I think I really needed. I don’t think anybody means for it to feel that way for me, I just think that we’re busy and stressed out people and nobody sees all the little things all the time. It can wear a person down. So having such a great day, my day, be such a great day, lit me up again. I feel like I have a truly full cup.

I’m excited to pick back up on my projects and dive into the website next week, and I’m excited to write new pages and take pictures for more content. I’m just excited.

This week I go to the doctor too and I’m so so so so so SO excited about that. New glasses. Contact lenses. I can stop gluing these ancient scratched things together. I’ll be able to SEE. Ugh. I need it.

Anyways, tomorrow is another Monday and another chance to start fresh. I think I’ll spend the rest of the evening scrolling through The Microverse and try to figure out which workout I’ll do tomorrow.