Happy Birthday to Me

Here are 42 ways I feel old (er), even though obviously I am NOT OLD.

1. I spent an entire year not knowing how old I was. Today I turn 42. Yet for the past 360 days I thought I was 42 already. Lets call this a bonus year rather than calling last year a lost year, shall we?
2. I see 3am more than I see 10:30pm.
3.  I am up wee hours with literal or figurative indigestion. Both bad. Only one can be fixed by Tums.
4. A lovely dish of Tums graces my bedside. (see #3)
5. I say “its too loud” 20 times more than I say “turn that up.” Although come to think of it that may be a sign that I am NOT old.
6. I like tea more than vodka.
7. My neck and shoulder have been hurting for, like, ever.
8. One of the first things I did when we moved to Denver is find a CSA.
9. I see a chiropractor more than a hair dresser. Which would be true even IF I didn’t cut my own hair.
10. Picking up our CSA is one of the top ten activities in my week.
11. I know the phone number of my doctors office.
12. I have a doctors office. Like every healthy lady of childbearing age I used to only have an OBGYN. What else did I need?
13. I have been a mother for more than a decade.
14. Scarves.
15. I have lived in 15 houses. Although that might have more to do with a certain Zillow addiction than age. But even at the rate that I move it takes a more than a few decades to get to 15 houses.
16. My kids work the TV better than I do. Which is obviously the fault of the incompatibility of the “smart” TV and DirectTV but still…they seem to have navigated.
17. I eat dark chocolate instead of milk chocolate. If that is not a sign of maturity I don’t know what is…
18. I wash my face and brush my teeth without my mother reminding me. EVERY DAY.
19. I make my bed. I like having my bed made. Two signs in one bed.
20. I like throw pillows. Steve likes to throw the pillows. Win Win.
21. People are naming news websites that I have never heard of…and I forget the name already.
22. The music I love was written 20+ years ago.
23. I am booking a flight to my 25th highschool reunion.
24. I can grow a beard.
25. I barely remember 23. (age and high school)
26. I love my clogs more than my Frye boots.
27. I have more dates for tea than I do for cocktails. Which is OK because of #6.
28. I have 4 lotions on my bathroom counter. I use them.
29. I am older than every single Patriots player. Even our ancient quarterback.
30. I decant my Tums into a dish. (see #3)
31. Picking up our CSA is one of the top five activities of my week.
32. I can’t name a single middle school teacher. Although soon I will be able to name my son’s middle school teachers.
33. I take 4 pills daily. That count does not even include the Tums.
34. I am shopping for a mattress that relieves pressure points.
35. Cardigans.
36. I don’t drive at night. At least without risking my life.
37. I can go 5 conversations without whining at my mother like a 12 year old.
38. I took candy crush off of my phone. I left it on my iPad though…I am not THAT old.
39. I have lived in a state where pot is legal for almost two years and I haven’t been to a dispensary.
40. An Afghan sounds OK to me.
41. A great night out ends by ten.
42. I usually send Steve to pick up our CSA.

And one for good luck.

43. I can’t stand the smell the pump out of Abercrombie, most perfumes, every cologne or scented candles. Now let me go make a wish on my cake. Hopefully the candles won’t be scented.