Today is the central day of my personal century… I can look back with kind assessment on the previous half, before squaring my shoulders and facing forward to the unknown years.
I also realised today that I have just entered my sixth decade. That feels both scary and oddly liberating!
It’s been quite a while since I cared much about how others see me. As I get older I’m more able to be “me”, without pretence. There’s scope for fun and frolic – singing randomly in the supermarket, dancing down the street – as well as the serious adult business of life. I’m unsure what I’ll be doing this year, but the possibilities are endless!
It’s a little odd to realise I’m now eligible for all sorts of “over 50s” opportunities, and I’ll have to remember to pick the next age group on the drop down menus on surveys…
Celebrated this morning with my Babe, having breakfast at our favourite cafe.
I asked my Babe to take a photo of me… didn’t like the first one, so asked him to take another.
I look like I’m about to cry!
This called for a selfie…
I ended up looking slightly terrified of… something. (Look at my lovely necklace, though – it’s a sonic screwdriver, a gift from Sweet Bean 🙂 )
I ended up taking a selfie while laughing at the previous attempts. This shall be my official birthday portrait!
Here’s breakfast – bacon, avocado, haloumi, poached egg, sweet potato rosti and greens. Yum!
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On the way out, beautiful fragrant flowers. It had been raining earlier.
Spent the rest of the morning reading my Bible and listening to worship songs.
I plan to continue celebrations tomorrow by taking a trip in to the big city. We’ll see how it goes!
1000 Fields of Roses 
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