I spent my birthday solo, as per usual. Also fresh from recovery, only 10 days post op. I spoke with multiple friends and family members. I picked up Chinese food to go and also a slice of cake from the diner that Amanda and I got breakfast take out from when she picked me up from surgery. It was a slice of Ding Dong cake, and Jesus, it was RICH (and delicious).
Anyway, sometimes when I write about my birthday, I write a list of things I want to buy myself, but since this is now past tense, I will list out what I bought myself (yikes). I actually had a $100 gift card to Amazon and then I had saved all my credit card cashback to spend on myself for my birthday, and it worked out perfectly.
This Jennifer Boswell canvas painting of Santa Barbara. I would have preferred a paper print to be honest, I hate mounted canvas prints, but it will do for now. Once I find a vintage frame I plan on taking it off the wood and framing it.
A large arched mirror from Amazon for my foyer. I'm obsessed! Not with the mirror itself, the quality is okay, but my foyer looks so much better with a mirror there.
Two Simple Modern Halloween tumblers, the Ghost in the big Trek (40 oz), and the bats in the kids Trek (24 oz). I have succumbed to tumblers with a handle, as my 40oz hydroflask was a pain to lift due to carpel tunnel in my right arm, which is where I keep my water. But, I could have dealt. But they were HALLOWEEN print! I cannot resist. I'm not sorry! I actually do not buy many water bottles or tumblers, no need since I've used the same ones for multiple years. Which is the point...
Dossier Perfume Black Opium dupe. I love perfume, but I very rarely buy name brand. I love Dossier, I don't care, give me all the dupes.
By Rosie Jane perfume oil in Maddie. I bought this because it was deeply discounted and I was buying my friend something for her birthday on Sephora. This is a perfect beachy scent with jasmine, it's so nice. Seems like they are discontinuing it though.
I also bought some kind of fancy sex toys, one to be used with a partner (WHO???), so that was probably a waste of money, but oh well. Those are still being shipped from the UK, and I hope they get delivered.
It was a good day.
I also got a text message from Steve, which shocked me, and my heart literally fell through my ass. I was truly not expecting to hear from him ever again (not that I would have minded, I didn't end things because I didn't like him, we were not aligned). He wished me a HBD and that he hoped I was doing well. After my emotions stopped flipping, I composed a simple thank you and hoped that he was doing well. He wrote back that he was and he hoped I had a good day. I hearted it and that's it.
I miss him a lot, I wish things had worked out differently, but that just wasn't how the cookie crumbled.
It was still a good day.
5 comments:
Happy birthday!!! It was my birthday too, August though. I also got a perfume - Alien. It's my absolute favourite. My other favourite is Kenneth Cole Black. You may like them too,actually, since you like jasmine notes. Those are not cheap here but in the USA things are much cheaper. I love how you buy artworks, I'm thinking of doing more of that myself. We have local artists I quite like & want to support, you know? I'm so happy you heard from steve. You did do right but that was so very considerate of him. Sending love and best wishes your way, Shelby. Xxx
Thank you! I've heard good things about Alien and really need to test it out. I do love jasmine scents, but I know not everyone has the same scent experience that I do. Have you smelled Lust by Lush? That is a jasmine bomb, it's so nice, but overwhelming after a couple hours! I started collecting with local art, highly recommend!
I have been spending my birthday solo, and I prefer it that way lately over the other options.
Just a heads-up, post menopause, your body requires 25% fewer calories. Bet the doc didn’t tell you that.
they did not. technically due to keeping my ovaries, I should go into menopause at my normal time, the procedure should not have accelerated that, but I know it happens. I was willing to risk it due to the extreme pain. I did recently buy The Menopause Manifesto, I wonder if she mentions this in there! I will have to do more research, thanks for the head's up!
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