One Year Marks Mild Improvement

Eric and the girls made me a cake...and we had to have candles!  A lot of them.

This time last year I was celebrating my 31st birthday.  I still struggle with being "in my thirties" but feel like I have made a few improvements over the last year worth mentioning.  Take for instance, my eyebrows.  About this time last year I was in a crisis...read here if you don't remember it.

Well, my awesome husband got me a sitter for my birthday, so I decided to go pamper myself a little.  I splurged on a facial and eyebrow wax.  If I could justify it, I would be doing this once a month but considering I could sponsor 2 Compassion children for the cost of one visit holds me back a bit.  So once a year will have to do.

My experience yesterday was a marked improvement over last year.  Unfortunately Sissy was not around to witness this, but Stephanie was sure impressed:


"You have great eyebrows!  I hardly need to do anything to them."

"Really? I haven't had anything done to them since last year," I was genuinely surprised that they looked good.

"You pluck these by yourself?"

"Yeah," I said with growing confidence.

"Wow, most people butcher their eyebrows when they pluck....(laughter)."

"Ahem.....ya.....ha....crazy!"  I totally didn't fess up.  I just reveled in the praise.

What idiot would butcher their eyebrows?  Clearly, with age, comes a better beauty regimen.  (Thanks Amber - you totally saved me!)

So, I felt confident after I got home.  I am improving with age!  Then I looked back at my post on my birthday last year and lost all confidence.  No improvements there.

1. My hair is still long, although I do have plans to cut it....soon.


2.  Last week I bought a couple dresses at Maurices.  They were 60% off, what was I supposed to do? Walk away?  I don't think so.  However, I didn't step foot in American Eagle so I deserve a pat on the back for that at least.

3.  I jammed out to Justin Timberlake on the way home from my facial.  No mature music improvements.  Strike three.

4. November 18th.  That's the release date for Breaking Dawn Part 1.  I should not know that.


So I haven't matured much over the course of a year, but do feel like I'm settling into my age a little. I'm enjoying this stage of life. No matter how tiring it sometimes is.  As long as people stop telling me that 40 is just around the corner...life is good.

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I just wanted to say thank you to everyone who gave me "Congrats" and "Happy Birthday's" over the last couple days! For as much as I gripe about social media being negative, there is so much positivity to it also. I was completely overwhelmed by the number of people who took time to say a few kind words! Makes me realize I need to be more intentional about this for others. It was touching. Very touching!