The End of My 44th Year

Birthday Toes

As I write these next few words, a new year will dawn for my existence,  and in about 1 hour and 15 minutes, my 45th year will begin......

Truly mid life, I hear you say? Well, my beloved parents are still alive and kicking at 77 and nearly 75, so I guess I may be lucky enough to say I am a mid lifer now... though the thought of living to 90 is not quite so appealing I fear. My body and all it's parts are beginning to show the signs of wear and tear.  I know I have looked after my health relatively well, eating well, exercising regularly, having enough play and rest, work life balance and all that...or no work and life balance hehehehe. Still, the ravages of time has wreaked minor havoc with my body. My hips in the last week or so, has begun to complain, mainly my right hip. I think my body is getting used to having to go up and down stairs again.  My upper back has been complaining for some time, and yoga was really aggravating that, though one would think the reverse would be true.

My hair is falling out, moulting like a husky who has been plucked from the Yukon and dumped in the Sahara. 

Oh dear, not sounding too good is it?  Hahahaha...To be honest, I am glad the last year has gone, and that tomorrow will really see new beginnings for me as I had waxed lyrical in my last posting.  My 44th year has been fraught with all sorts, and I am more than ready to leave it behind.  The superstitious Chinese dislike the number 4, as pronouncing it with a different intonation, it could be mistaken for death! Say in Cantonese, See in Hokkien and Szer in mandarin, therefore being 44 was a double whammy really. I will be glad to discard one 4 but will still be left with one as I will be 45. Maybe, that's why they say life begins at 40, so you can start all over, discard the 4 and begin again at 0, so, I should be 5 years old in about 35 minutes! Had I stayed in Malaysia where I was born, my 5th year would have started 10.5 hours ago.  Anyhow, going way back to zero is taking things a bit too far, so, I think I will just knock 20 years off, and say I am now 25, so as to eradicated the 4 from my age, and though I often feel like I am 25, I may have to put a mask on to convince others that I look 25 as well... 

To see my 44th year out, I had a bit of a pamper today and went for a mani and pedi, having not had one for months! My toenails are painted red, for luck and prosperity and for fun I asked for a design to be painted on my big toenails..... as I put The Archer's on iPlayer and fall asleep, tomorrow will see a brand new morn and year for me.....sweet dreams await, I hope!