
ππππππππBlogmas: Day 19 – It’s My 50th Birthday Today!! YEAH!!ππππππππ

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Happy, happy birthday, Crystal!!!! πππ
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Thanks. Much appreciated.
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Happy Happy Birthday to you… I have to admit that I fear this day a little with every year I come closer to this milestone, but I think I will celebrate it like you ;O)
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Don’t fear it but enjoy it.
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Happy birthday, wishes and blessings π
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Thank you very much. Blessing back to you.
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Happy Birthday!
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Thank you.
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Happy Happy Birthday, Crystal! I’ve just begun my 40s; lots of changes! I might pick your brain at some point to see what I might expect, if that’s ok! πβ€οΈ. Have a blast of a day today! ππΌπππππ
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You can pick my brain if you want.
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Thank you bunches, girl! I really appreciate that πβ€οΈ. Turning 30 was a piece of cake; my tumultuous 20s fell away, leaving wisdom and solid footing on stabler ground. But turning 40, although a passive process (I just had to sit there through my birthday π) has been more difficult. The mental and physical ailments have ratcheted up and my ability to compensate for them has ratcheted down. I’m not sure what to expect in my 40s, and I know that everybody’s different, but I love the idea of being able to compare notes with others who have walked before me π€ππ
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Feel free to ask.
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Will do! π. I’m sure I’ll have some specific questions in the next few weeks, months (and years?) ππ
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40 is not as bad as you might think.
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That’s really reassuring to know! I just turned, and I noticed that I got very tired/exhausted – not in a physical way, but a mental/emotional one π. That started about 6 mos before my 40th birthday in September. I hope it gets better again ππ
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you will. However to help yourself not get so tired give yourself small breaks. How long of break is up to you.
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Awesome, thanks! π€. That’s really good to know; I find myself doing this, and now I won’t feel so guilty ππ·
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Glad I could help.
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You did indeed π. Thank you so much!
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If you have more questions don’t hesitate to ask.
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Thank you, girl! I certainly will πππ
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OK.
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I guess the first one is, is it normal for certain health issues to ramp up, like allergy symptoms and body temperature? I’m hot all the time, especially at night, but it’s not quite the same as a hot flash (I’ve had hot flashes before; long story lol, but all I can say is holy cow! Lol) ππ
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In my opinion it is normal. I say that because I never got allergies but as soon as I hit my 30’s and 40’s my allergies are just terrible. As for feeling hot expect that sometimes. It’s funny but on lukewarm nights I find myself kicking off covers. I was lucky with hot flashes. Didn’t really get those.
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Whew! Thank you for sharing your experience; I used to be just fine with 75-80 in the house. Now, not a bit above 72 lol ππ
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Usually I’m cold all the time so when I get warm I’m excited. In the house My family is usually 70 degrees to 72 degrees sometimes less than that. Personally I like the outside temperature to be sunny and 80 degrees and very little humidity outside.
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Oh yeah, humidity is the worst! I’ve found myself to be less heat tolerant than I was in the past, and it’s doubly worse with humidity. I did used to be cold all the time, so yeah, I know that feeling, and it bites π. I can handle more heat if it’s also very dry; unfortunately, where I live is a wild card, tending toward greater humidity more often π³π
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Don’t know where you live but where I live we can have rain, sun and snow all in the same day. We never know what weather we are going to have either. Weather people don’t know what the weather is until it happens. You Know what I mean.
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Hehe I’m in South Texas, at the intersection of the desert and the tropical line lol π. Yep, we have really tumultuous weather; it can literally be dry on one side of the road, drenched on the other lol ππ
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I understand. Weather in my area is always unknown. Never know what the weather is going to be.
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Amen to that ππΌππΌ
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πAgreedπ€
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Happy Happy Birthday!! In my world you are still a baby!!! Enjoy!
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You’re so sweet.
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Happy birthday!!!!!!
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Thank you
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A very happy π birthday π to you xxx
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Thanks a bunch
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π>””<π
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Congratulationsπ
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Thank you so much. I’m partying all month. LOL.
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HaahhahahaβΊβΊβΊ. LOL! Congratsπππ and a very merry Christmas!
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A very Merry Christmas to you. Hope you get everything you want. Unfortunately Daisy Mae didn’t.πͺππ€·
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How sad! Thank you for your lovely commentπ
Xxx
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That’s sweet of you to say but she got the most important thing and has had it for 11 years and that’s a forever home with my family and I. Hope you had a good Christmas my friend.
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