To reach my 40 words

Some of you have seen the posts that I have done to honor this year in which I turn 40.  Ahem.

I have created a separate page  to best present collectively the reflections in those posts.  There is also a new button in the right column to get there easily from becoming claudine.

Enjoy!
Claudine

40 words, February 26

Cooped up all afternoon, the sun was getting low when we finally convinced them to go out.
Then we couldn't lure them back in.
The foot of snow that had fallen, now shoveled into mounds, was much too compelling.

40 words, February 25

it occurred to me then that
two and a half sticks of
butter was decadently 
acceptable

Under 40, still

My birthday is in September.

I am currently 39.

So, that makes this year something of a year.

Not that I have ever been much to fuss about age.  I can't even recall what I did for my thirtieth birthday.  Maybe my husband remembers, I will have to ask him.

I have always enjoyed my birthday and do like some simple celebrations to go along with the day.  So this year shouldn't be any different.  But this year does seem different.  I guess some milestones give pause.

My pauses this year have always led me to wanting to embrace and honor this year.  Creating meaningful ways to celebrate as I enter this fifth decade of my life.

One of those ways of honoring is some creative sharing I will do here at becomingclaudine.

This idea actually is a coming together of several recent inspirations.
First, of course, this my desire to embrace and celebrate the number 40.
Second, I often find myself writing blog entries in my head or jotting phrases and ideas into my little notebook, but never getting them to full life as a blog post.  And I have thousands of pictures on my computer that have never seen the light of day, er, blog post.
Third, is my love of words, poetry, and the thrill of good editing.

So, alongside my usual posts, I want to also post most days in a format not unlike this amazing blog here.

I will share a photo or two and a thought, story, idea, or question in under 40 words.

So here I present my first 40 words

they wouldn't nap
so we made cookies
instead
of losing my mind