It’s already September 4th, a few days into my “birthday month”. The actual day isn’t until the 28th. I don’t even recall how I got the idea to celebrate for the entire month of September but I’ve been doing so for years. Typically, I come up with a way to do something each day for the 30 days of September. I think it all began with my idea that I would try and walk each day for the month. Over the years, I’ve incorporated some type of activity that I would like to incorporate into my daily life. I usually choose between walking or drawing/painting or writing. I challenge my self to keep it up for 30 days, hoping by then it is a habit.
On the last day of August, I was contemplating what to do this year when I heard the words “Celebrate each Day”. That’s it! I thought, as in celebrating, I could mark each day as something special and it could be any number of things I do to celebrate. I might write or draw or talk to a friend or, in the case of today, eat ice cream!
My daughter Emily, her husband Matt and son Ian came to visit on Saturday. They drove back to Seattle on Sunday. Matt in his car and Em driving back in my (old) VW Passat. As I now have a new car, my beloved VW is going home with Em. It will now be called “Mimi’s car”. I’m glad it is still in the family! We did some celebrating while they were here.
So far it’s been a great 4 days. I’m looking forward to life’s little pleasures as I celebrate the next 26 days.
Do you celebrate your birth….day? For a day? A weekend? A week? A month!? Let me know what you do to make your day special.
Observations of Life 