With the end of August swiftly approaching I am becoming more and more...what's the word? it starts with a p...pensive? (hang on while I go Google "pensive"). Yes, I've become more pensive as the month of my birth begins, the same way I do every year. For me, marking another year of life is a big deal. What did I learn in the past year? What do I hope to accomplish in the coming year? How can I be a better Natalie in the coming months, improving in such a way that it sticks? It's an important time for me, unlike Babe who seems to feel blessed by another year but it's no big deal.
HA! My birthday? It's a big deal and I'm the kinda girl who thinks the world over should agree. And it's year number two for my month-long celebration! OOoo-oot, oo-oot. Thirty wonderful days of pampering myself, doing all things wonderful for Natalie, the only consistent time in my life (since having become mommy) when I get to think of NATALIE first. I highly recommend this celebratory experience for everyone, particularly mommies! I'll be taking looong baths, sipping a Caramel Frappucino Light as I flip through my September issue of Glamour, painting my toes, eating out with friends, getting a massage, doing a little shopping for fall, reading something by Jennifer Weiner, eating chocolate cake and, hopefully, celebrating September 21 with my most favorite people on earth...Babe, Jay and Nas.
And of course, I'll hope to have reached my "under 200 pounds" goal by the time I've reached 29 big 'uns, but please believe, if I don't get to my 199 it will not dampen my celebration(s). I still have time and I'm committed, but I would never allow a weight-loss goal affect such a joyous occasion! It's not my style.
So come Saturday morning, it's all about me...very un-Virgo of me but one month out of the year is mine and rightfully so! Wouldn't you agree?
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