The Big Four-O!

Or should I say the big four…oh no! Yep, it’s true. Though I am having a difficult time believing it. Today, I turn 40! My 40th Birthday. 40, forty, it feel weird saying it, even weirder seeing it in print. I will no longer be able to say I am in my thirties. I didn’t blink an eye turning 30, but for some reason, 40 is a bigger pill to swallow. I know everyone says that forty is the new thirty, but forty feels like forty to me, not thirty. Thirty rhymes with flirty, Forty sounds like farty or worse yet, fatty.

Well, I suppose it could be worse. I’ll stop whining and get over it! At least I still look 30! I am happy that my anti-aging moisturizer is still staving off the wrinkles, and I will always be young at heart. I usually get the ‘you are not 40′, response, when asked my age.

So, what was it like when you turned 40? What was the ‘toughest’ birthday pill for you to swallow?

tongue in cheek
August 15th, 2007
HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Forty is a terrific age, it is far better than I ever imagined. Enjoy the new decade! Happy birthday beautiful you!
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Corey,
Thanks for the good wishes my dear freind! You are my inspiration!
xoxo
Robin

Kathy
August 15th, 2007
Happy Birthday to you!!
I’m 35. The hardest thing for me about getting older is worrying that I won’t get to do all the things I want to do in this life. That’s why I’m making a conscious effort to go to Italy as often as I can, and why I’m in the process of changing careers from something I never wanted to do to something that I’m going to enjoy. I also wonder if I shouldn’t have waited so long to have a baby.
But then I realize that everything happens the way it is supposed to, at the time it is supposed to, and I relax!
I hope you have a wonderful day!
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Kathy,
Sounds like you and I think the same…maybe we are soul sisters! I have no kids and am not married…and this past year have learned alot about what I want to with the rest of my life…and I think everyone has a grand plan!
Thanks for the kind words And about relaxing…a nice glalss of red wine usually doesn’t hurt either!
xoxo
Robin

NurseTerry
August 15th, 2007
Let’s see. If forty is the new thirty, what is 64? Me!
Happy happy birthday! Michael turned 39 on the 13th. Egads! Where does the time go?
We have known each other for close to 15 years!~~~~;)
May you have a great year! xo
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Thanks Terry! Uh, I think 64 is the new 50! How’s that sound I know 15 years! Where has the time gone???????
xoxo
Robin

Chouzy
August 15th, 2007
Happy birthday to a wonderful person. Hey…….none of this “I feel old turning 40″ nonsense because I’m 58 !!! As far as I’m concerned, you’re a youngster with practically your whole life ahead of you, and I’m sure you’ll have many terrific years of doing whatever makes you happy. You’re so full of life, just like that darling Westie of yours. Best wishes on this very special day.
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Thanks Susan! I appreciate your warm wishes! I knew someone would put me in my place about whining about being old! I’m glad it was you!!!
xoxo
Robin

Jeni
August 15th, 2007
Happy Birthday and welcome to a wonderful decade! I mean it. All the women I know in their 40s think it is by far the best decade they have been living. I agree. There is something about feeling good about yourself, coming into your own and loving yourself more. It’s a very powerful time in life. Enjoy…oh, and you will reach your dreams – with persistent desire.
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Oh, Jeni…Thank you so much for the words of hope and inspiration! I do so hope that I love my 40′s….your words help me to look forward to it!!! Thanks for the birthday wishes
xoxo
Robin

Kathy
August 15th, 2007
Hi Robin,
Yes, a glass of red wine helps many things!
Maybe we *are* soul sisters…perhaps we knew each other in another life in Italy!
xo
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Kathy,
That would be perfect!
xoxo

Mélanie
August 16th, 2007
Joyeux Anniversaire !!! Es espérant que cette nouvelles décennie sera encore meilleure que la précedente.
I wanted to wish you an “HAPPY BIRTHDAY” in my “language ” I Hope this new decade will be better than the other.
Mélanie
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Merci, Melanie mon nouvelles amie!! I am sure I have just butchered your beautiful language!!! LOL!! Thanks so much for the kind words and Birthday wishes!
xoxo
Robin

Sally
September 3rd, 2007
Ha ha! If you think turning 40 is traumatizing, wait until you turn 50. Now, that’s something odd! I still cannot believe I am in my 50s. I can barely say the word. It is a strange thing to look in the mirror and not recognize the face looking back at you. I don’t care what anyone says, the 30s are way better than the 40s, 50s, and beyond. But it’s better than the alternative. So keep on with that moisturizer, keep a smile on your face, and just keep going forward! You’re only as old as you feel.
Enjoy your blog!
Sally
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Thanks for the encouraging words, Sally. Some days I feel 30…other days I feel 60..lol!! Glad you are enjoying my blog. You are welcome anytime..come back soon
Robin