Ah, what a day.
I had a wonderful day. Worked. Got lots and lots of calls and cards and emails. My darling friend Jen dropped off a gift for me - a bronze figure called Benzaiten - one of the seven lucky deities of Japan. Jen says she's the patroness of artists, musicians and writers. She thought it would give me inspiration. It is the most thoughtful gift. She warms my heart, that girl. She's good with the gifts.

I also received a huge basket of spring flowers from my bosses. You can't help but smile when you look at a huge backet of spring flowers. Tulips, daisies, and a bunch of other stuff I've seen before but don't know the names. That was nice.

I got myself a massage, which was only OK. I'm kind of a massage snob now, cuz I am an expert masseuse. So I know what's good and what's not. I've also had LOTS of massages. So I'd just give this one a 5. Got the caterpillars, I mean eyebrows, waxed. Then off to hair.

My hairdresser just cracked me up the whole time. I told her I was 33 today, and she said, "Girl, I'm 41 in a couple weeks, and I'm still looking for a man, okay? So don't you even talk to me about your 33 - now, let's make you SASSY!" We laughed and talked the whole time. I forgot I was getting my hair cut. Luckily she knows what she's doing and I left looking 10 times better.

Then back to work, and now to bed. Normally, I would be experiencing post-birthday depression, but since I've implemented Birthday Week a few years ago, it's not that bad. See - I celebrate my birthday for an entire week - which means that I don't have to do any chore in the house I don't want to do. Basically, it just removes the guilt factor. So I have 5 more days of pampering. You should implement it in your house! It's great (when it's your birthday, that is - when it's his, then not so great - then you're dragging out garbage pails in the rain)

Gonna go listen to the new IPod now. Later.

xoxo A.