Rich Minx Turns 30!
Yes, it’s true, I’m not really 21.
That’s me on the right on my fourth birthday. I will not be similarly attired this year, nor will I have the same haircut (ah, the ’80s…).
I have mixed feelings about this birthday. On the one hand, turning 30 is a milestone that serves as a reminder of the inexorable march of Time. And it’s made me feel a bit reflective: have I achieved much? am I grown-up enough? should I buy a house/dog now? a walking frame? adopt an orphan overseas? start writing letters of complaint to newspapers?
On the other hand, I’m very pleased to have made it this far in more or less one piece, I’m proud of - almost - everything I did in my 20s (can’t say I did much before that) and am definitely excited about the future.
And I would not want to be 20 again. Although it was easier to stay up all night.
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Congratulations. BTW, is it just my imagination, or is that teddy bear about to go up in flames? And the expression on his face does like like he has a small fire burning his behind…
January 22nd, 2008 at 4:12 pmWell, I checked the original photo and no flames, it’s just tinfoil and icing. And yes, that was the bear’s original expression (Herman was his name).
January 22nd, 2008 at 8:30 pmHappy Birthday. Once you pass 30, then 30 suddenly becomes really young. Kind of like how 20 feels to you know. So enjoy. This is your time.
January 23rd, 2008 at 8:16 amThanks Emma - really enjoying your blog, by the way!
January 23rd, 2008 at 8:51 amHappy belated birthday Rich Minx! I am almost there myself too, starting to feel like it will be an uphill battle in a few years after that
Like you said, it was easier to stay up at 20.
January 23rd, 2008 at 10:13 amHappy belated birthday Minxy!
January 23rd, 2008 at 10:40 amThanks Rhys and Ari! Ari: it wasn’t as bad as I thought. The rheumatism hasn’t set in yet
January 23rd, 2008 at 4:24 pmMany happy returns of the day! Funny you mentioned that it’s easier to stay up all night when you’re 20. I just had a post about this a few days ago.
January 31st, 2008 at 3:27 pmHappy birthday for awhile ago, welcome to the club! Do you feel wiser? I wish I felt wiser. Not sure why… doesn’t that usually go with getting older? I think I’m doing this ageing thing all wrong.
February 3rd, 2008 at 1:56 pmHappy beeeelated birthday! How does it feel? You are officially a grown-up. If you birthday was on 1-22, I now understand why travel is in your stars. I hope your best experiences are yet to come, and I wish you a life full of pleasant surprizes.
February 27th, 2008 at 6:40 am