Today is my birthday all! Hot Mess turns 42! I’d like to think I don’t look old but maybe I do? I feel like aging is like carrying all the clothing you just folded to everyone’s bedroom. You’re hell-bent on not dropping any because you only want to make 1 trip to each of their rooms. But, like getting older, no matter what you do, the damn pair of rolled up socks falls off. Every year is a piece of folded laundry. Am I literally the most interesting woman on Earth right now? Let’s move on.
I’m Sooo Mature (que snotty, valley girl voice)
I do feel that at the age of 42, I’ve made some mature (boring) decisions this year. Suck as they might, you wouldn’t have caught me doing any of these 5 years ago. Perhaps I’ve hit puberty or something. A few notable things:
- Instead of a “fun” present, I asked for tires on Mother’s Day.
- I actually got my mammogram on time and didn’t make up my normal excuses such as having to cancel due to washing my hamster’s hair that day.
- Instead of waiting till my car is about to explode, I proactively add oil and coolant to it.
- Though I still appreciate looking nice, I no longer follow trends, pouring over fashion magazines then spending all my pay on clothing. It’s amazing how much money you have left over when you aren’t chasing the trends.
- I found a side hustle this Christmas and worked hard at it so I wasn’t in the negative by this time.
- Started exercising consistently.
Not So Mature Behaviors
Below is a brief (brief because the total list would be a 15 page dissertation) of shit I still need to grow up on:
- Pay my taxes on time.
- Still treating bill notices as if the collectors laced it with ricen.
- Actually perform consistent home maintenance in lieu of every cleaning I’ve done, announcing “this is the first time I’ve cleaned this since we’ve moved in 15 years ago!”
Anyway, tonight my husband and I are going out to dinner, sans kids, then on Saturday (we don’t have just birth”days” around here. We have birthday weekends!), him, my sons, sister, her boyfriend and anyone that wants to join us are going to see Holmes and Watson. I love Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly together. I really, really want you guys to check out the trailer!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!
Happy birthday gorgeous!
Thank you! I have to unfortunately work today so hopefully that goes by quick!
Oh dang! Well… Enjoy it anyway!!!
Thanks love!
Happy Birthday!! I can’t wait to see that movie!!
Thank you! I know, I’m so excited! How long will it take to get to Germany or these days, is it immediate?
Same time as the release in the US I believe. I watch Will Ferrell movies, over and over and over again. I have several t-shirts that I wear even though they mark me immediately as an American here.
If you ever need a t-shirt made, let me know! I can make all sorts of things with my Cricut. Stepbrothers is my favorite!!
Happy Birthday! I hope your whole weekend is a smashing success!
Thank you Arlene! The weekend starts for me shortly and hopefully involves lots of wine!
So you zoned in on that one word in my comment “SMASHING”. lol Enjoy your wine!
It’s important to focus on the most important thing. When I was commenting yesterday on your comment, that just happened to be the most important thing to me. LOL!!! 🙂
Happy birthday!! And I can say honestly that you DONT look your age. You rocked the getting older bit!!
Although I’ve got to differ on you on the movie. The first trailer I saw I wasn’t like “heck yes!!” But now not so much. I’m looking forward to your honest review so I can’t decide if I want to go see it or not
Ohhh….you just gave me an idea. I’m totally going to do a review of the movie! I’m always looking for blog post ideas so thank you! I promise to try hard and not be bias! And thank you for the compliment! I sincerely appreciate it!
Ooo can’t wait for your review!
I’m glad you exist! Have fun celebrating!!
Thank you! I’m glad I exist you exist too!
Have a nice day!!
Thanks girl! I appreciate it!!
Happy belated birthday fellow blogger!
Thank you Tony!!!