Today is my birthday...yes, I turned 46 (ouch!)! I am officially closer to 50 than 40 now and that freaks me out. I don't feel 46. I think I am only 35 really.
Earlier this week my husband asked me "what do you want to do on your birthday?". I said "nothing...I don't want to be a year older." Today though, I marveled at being a year older. Having a birthday is a gift after breast cancer. Each birthday I have will mark another year of being cancer free, alive and well. There is something to be said for that given what the last 9 months have been like for me.
So today, I actually woke up and felt GOOD about my birthday. I am glad to be a year older. What a blessing. After working out and having a nice big brownie after lunch I showered and decided it was time I looked like the "old me" again. For the first time since February I used a blow dryer and styled my hair with the flat iron like I use to before breast cancer (with the Cold Cap protocol, you can't use hair dryers or flat irons). It felt so good to actually style my hair! I use to hate blow drying my long hair because it took so long, but today I enjoyed it! I actually look like myself again which was THE BEST birthday present I could have. Today I am counting my years and my blessings.
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