40th birthday wishes

Yesterday was my 40th birthday, and I think it would be strange if I didn’t take stock of everything that has happened to me over the past year, so here goes…

I should be proud of the chances I’ve taken and the changes I’ve made, really. I mean, a year ago I was in a relationship that wasn’t really working and living somewhere I didn’t really want to be. Now I live in Hebden, on my own, but I feel like I’m in a good place.

Workwise, I can’t really complain. Things are a little slower than I’d like them to be but that’s OK – I believe it’ll get better especially with Christmas coming up.

Socially things could be better, I suppose. I don’t see my friends from home as often as I would like, and perhaps I spend too many nights in with the cats and my guilty pleasure.

As far as love goes, well, nothing yet. I’ve joined the dating website but I’ve as yet found nobody who I believe I could share my life with. In fact, I find more potential in suitors when I see them just walking the streets of Hebden, or through the park, then when I get a little email alert.

Maybe I’m just a bit too much of a romantic, and my standards should
perhaps be revised.

Now that I’m 40, I think I also have a lot to be thankful for. I mean, I have my health, I have a business, a roof over my head and two cats who really love me. Things don’t have to be perfect just because my mother insists they must be. We live in a different world, her and I, and I wonder if she’ll ever truly see things from my perspective.

Here’s to 41 and thanks for reading!

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