Sunday

Although it is my birthday tomorrowWe are celebrating todayI say celebratingMore like a small family dinner That's what I wanted Something informal and low keyA get together with my nearest and dearestTomorrow I'll be 34It's a big deal for me to even admit to thatFor the first couple of years writing this blogI avoided telling anyone my ageBecause I felt ashamedAshamed that I was a woman in my thirties And I had made such a mess of my lifeNow?Well now I'm proud of my ageI proud that I made it this farYes I have little to show for my lifeI don't have a partner Or childrenA jobOr my own house What I do have is my healthAnd peace of mind And that outweighs anything else
34 Another year Usually I would be clocking up the years of my illness But now I am counting my years in recovery By rights I should be dear ten times overIn the meetings They say people in recovery are hand picked I don't know if that's true But it's a nice thought
Anyway I'll post pictures of said dinner later onHave a good Sunday.....