Happy birthday to me. Today I turn 51. Or, if we’re doing the math the fun way, flip the digits and I’m a solid 15. I’m leading with that at every conversation from now until nobody remembers I haven’t actually gotten younger.
Here's the real coincidence though, the kind that makes a blogger feel some kind of way: today is also the day I hit post 25 for Blaugust. Twenty-five posts in a month, that's the Gold badge.
So my birthday and my Blaugust streak just happen to land on the same day. I'll take it.
I did not plan this, for the record. Blaugust started August 1st and I did not sit down with a calculator and go "ah yes, post 25 will land on my birthday, how poetic." It just happened. Lucky timing, I guess.
Twenty-five posts is a lot to get through. I didn't use to write every day — I'd just write whenever I could. Joining Blaugust felt like a good challenge to actually try it. Kudos to me for sticking with it this steadily, if I do say so myself. Stressful some days, but I've enjoyed it anyway. Six more days left in Blaugust, and I'm looking forward to finishing it out, all the way to 31.
Today I blow out candles and also hit publish on post 25. Not bad for a random Tuesday. Time gets weird once you're old enough to reverse your own age as a joke.