Vote for Happiness

I don’t celebrate my own birthday. Not because I don’t want to or for any religious reasons. No, because I’m lazy. When you have a family of five and celebrate 4 other birthdays with decorating the house, cooking for the party, the party itself and the cleaning, I don’t feel much like partying myself.

After all these years I discovered that 9 out of 10 times you get for your birthday what someone else thinks is great. Hardly ever what you think is great.

This year I asked for my birthday a spring clean. I wanted the house clean from top to bottom, including windows inside and out, presses clean, clothes ironed etc. Didn’t get it. Got a dinner for 2. Lovely, but not on my list. Why did I ask for something like that? Because it would give me time. Time to do the things that I like.

Here are some tips to celebrate your birthday for you:

1. Wear something new.

2. Reflect on the past year and be happy for any achievements. Have a glass of wine and toast to yourself.

3. Make sure you look good (Hair, make-up, fake tan, whatever).

4. Then tell yourself something nice (my favorite line is Ashton Kutcher’s “Do you think this is an accident?” while he points to his face in the movie ‘Cheaper by the dozen’).

5. Promise yourself something fun for the coming year. And again, have a glass of wine and toast to yourself.