It's 7 pm on the eve of my turning 26 years old. I'm sitting in bed, cozied up in pajamas with my Low Key Bee Spotify music playing, a stack of books to my left, and my husband reading and working on my right. It's amazing how much music can affect me. I switched it on and immediately felt tension begin to melt. I just took my first truly deep breath of the entire day so far, and I'm feeling myself start to relax. We just returned home from a city council meeting in our small town, where I … [Read more...]
Thoughts on Turning 25!
Today's the day I turn 25. 25! I think this is the first time I've actually felt "old" on a birthday. After all, I've now been alive for a quarter of a century. :) I don't usually broadcast my birthday. I even debated about mentioning it in a blog post! I've never been big into "this is my birthday month!" or extra-celebratory birthday remarks, since having a January 4th birthday means that holiday festivities are just beginning to settle down, the Christmas thank-you notes are generally … [Read more...]