For those of you interested, 23 days until my birthday!! I know birthdays are only supposed to be for those under 23 and over 70 but I can't help it. I really like my birthdays. Especially now that I am over 50. I never thought I would say that. Over 50. Forty was my big upset. I like to have died when I turned 40. I even gave myself a 40th birthday party so I could control it. No black and no gifts. It was a great party. In fact the place I had it closed down the next week and is now Private Collections in Mobile. So many people came for that party. But I went into therapy for 18 months [until I ran out of money and figured out I wasn't as crazy as some of those other people!]. I had the best therapist! Alice Fredrick [recommended by my good friend Mary F]. She was the bomb! Wore the most beautiful clothes and her glasses always coordinated with her outfits. Beautiful silver hair. Just elegant. Looked like some one's elegant grandmother. Until one day someone in group said "F$$k you!" She looked up from her pad where was taking her notes on and said in her sweet voice, "F$$ you! sh**h##d!" I laughed until I fell off the couch. The other person was so taken aback they shut-up. She was glorious! I lost touch with her several years ago. I hope she is well.
Anyway my 50's are pretty much way better birthdays. I am still getting great gifts from my family. If my friends remember we do lunch or dinner and that is always fun. If they don't, I am now of an age where I don't care and don't get my feelings hurt. In the old days I would have been all pitty-party because they didn't care enough to remember it's my birthday, boo-hoo-hoo! That kinda crap. Now, I am just so happy they are able to remember!!
Isn't that funny. This is not what I set out to write about in the beginning. It is amazing where your thoughts and memories will take you.
Well, must stop now. The drugs are kicking in and I need to go to sleep so I can get up in time for lunch! Can't miss a meal.
More later.
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