Introspection

I turned 37 today. I know it’s not really a ‘milestone’ birthday, in fact it holds no particular significance at all. But, for some reason, this birthday has had me thinking….

I’ve never been one to dread birthdays or bemoan the ‘getting old’ spiel, on the contrary, I am looking forward to my forties. I will have finally completed one of the many (many) degrees I began, my children will be on the verge of adulthood (a thought which is both alarming and thrilling at once), and I will (hopefully) have a class of my own to teach – yep, my forties are going to be an exciting time for me.

And yet, this year, as my birthday approached, I found myself beginning to ponder the years that are behind me, my life and what I have to show for it, who I have become and all that I yet hope to do. How does something like that happen? Even Super Geek Hubby has been a-pondering. Maybe it’s just a sure sign that we’re gettin’ on, maybe it’s just something in the water. At any rate, it’s all this introspection (and the inspiration from a few lovely ladies I admire, especially my gorgeous SIL) that has prompted this here blog.

I’m still not entirely sure exactly what I’ll do with it, and I’m entirely unsure of whether anyone else in the world will want to read it. But one thing I am certain of, is that I am abundantly blessed to have an amazing husband, 4 incredible, beautiful and (thankfully) healthy children and a wealth of family and friends to share my days with. And, if nothing else, I now also have a cyber-place to talk the leg off a table, just like my parents always told me I would. At least you can simply click away when you’ve had enough – spare a thought for my poor family!

So, here’s to not yet being 40, but not being far off. By the way, so far, my thirties have been pretty fabulous, too.