Birthday Rambles

Today is my birthday! Hip hip hooray for me! 

I love my birthday, not because I get presents or eat lots of cake - that doesn't really happen anymore - but because I make it an amazing day. I love filling it with things I love doing in a chilled and relaxed way. 

This year I took the day off from work so I didn't have to get up in the morning, I'm not a huge morning person - not that I'm grumpy, I just don't like getting out of bed. I spent the day listening to Home Free and books while cuddling my kitties. They know how to wish their mum a happy birthday! In the afternoon I took a long walk along the beach walk (Paseo) before I laid down on the sand and listened to the waves for a long time, just letting go of all the thoughts. I felt the wind touch my skin and the sun warm it. It was amazingly loving and soothing for my soul. On my way home I walked with bare feet and let the waves wash over them while picking some beautiful sea shells. Life quality at it's best! 

When I was a kid I had this book for the year of 1970, my birth year, and I started thinking about that book today. It listed things that happened during that year. It made me think about what happened on my birthday, other than me being born, so here are some things that occurred on March 21. 

Some birthdays and events from this day over the years;

- 1685 composer Johann Sebastian Bach was born

- 1958 actor Gary Oldman was born

- 1962 actor Matthew Broderick was born

- 1963 the prison island Alcatraz was closed

- 1970 (on my birthday) the first Earth Day proclamation was issued

- 2006 Twitter was founded

Also, I am now 17,168 days old now. 

Here's a cool site if you want to check out what went on on your birthday.

Today's video is one of my favourite Home Free covers, of course. It is a cover of Maren Morris' song My Church. I not only love the melody - it is very catchy - but I love the sentiment of it. Some people mistake this song for a christian or religious song, but it is really a spiritual song and spirituality has nothing to do with religion, it is all about your heart. And this song speaks to my heart. My church is that place within where I get peace and ease, and I find that place when I listen to Home Free, walk along the beach, meditate, write, paint or do anything else that makes my heart sings. This song makes my heart sings. 

I hope you like it!

Love//

Carina

How I Spent My Birthday

Saturday was my birthday! Yaaay! I turned 45, I know right, who would have thought?! I only remember my age sometimes when I look in the mirror. I've never had a real crises about my age, and I was afraid I was going to get it now since a friend of mine had it when turning 45. But, I didn't. I still love life, and that's all that matters to me. I still do what I want to do. I love my job, family, friends, writing, listening to music, watching Home Free videos, sunbathing, watching series and films, blogging, traveling and so much more. So, I just figure why stress about what I don't have, what I haven't achieved or that I am closer to death. Because, let's face it, I am! Every day. I'll just enjoy what I can and what I have while I'm still alive. Yaay for life!

Anyway, my birthday was a perfect day to me. First I got to sleep in, and then I got breakfast in bed by my Sweetie and the kitties. And Sweetie gave me a very nice neckless. The kitties are supposed to get me a present sometime this week. Apparently it was raining too much for them to go out shopping last week. I think they are just lazy. He he

From my son I got a composition. He composed a song for me, for my birthday and it's called "Where We Find Love". You can find it here! Isn't that a lovely title? While you're there you should have a listen to his other songs as well. And if you like it why not support him so he can keep doing his music and grow as an artist. If you want to, of course! If nothing else, please comment good stuff on his songs!

After breakfast and presents I spent the day in bed watching series, since I was tired from being on the antibiotics and on and off sinusitis for the past 3-4 months. And hey, I'm getting to see a specialist for it in a couple of weeks. Another Yaaay!

In the evening we had tacos and watched the film "Interstellar". It was actually surprisingly good, I thought. Different. Oh, tacos the Swedish way is one of the most popular weekend foods in Sweden, especially on Fridays. I prefer it on Saturdays, though. Because I'm different that way! Ha!

Anyway, I had a great day! And I am feeling a lot better than I was! Life is truly great, and I am so grateful for all I have!

I hope you are too!

Oh, and keep you're eye out for my next short story, It will be up this week!

Love//
Carina