Life this week has been about the anticipation of what lies ahead.
I’m another year older.
I know I’m stronger and wiser. I’ve hoped as much with previous birthdays but at 45, you just know.
There’s a certainty and confidence in life when you’re decidedly in the mid-forties. I think it comes from having been able to pick yourself up and dust yourself off countless times.
It is what it is and you are what you are. Which for me currently involves a whole of activewear worn to work, coffee and the toting of a favourite handbag which holds many fond memories of the earlier years of my forties.
But at the same time, I feel that I’m at the beginning of something.
The daylight hours are with us for longer and it’s now possible to have that occasional day of bare forearms in the car while you drive around in the afternoon.
That starter tan from the car gets a bit of a boost from being able to run through mid-mornings that look like this.
And what’s not to like about the seasons ahead when you’ve got your Uniqlo order from their current collaboration with Marimekko? Bold prints, simple and wearable cuts. I’m smiling already at the thought of wearing my skirt and dresses this spring-summer.
Has your most recent birthday been a personal milestone?