Day 1: 29th Birthday

I turned 29 today.

The start of the last year in my twenties. Downer or exciting? Well, stay tuned to this blog to find out. It started by my boss (KV) telling me that being 29 isn't Feng Shui. How's that for a start to your birthday? I don't even know what the hell that means. I always thought Feng Shui was the energy you get from setting up your couches, ottoman and plants in the right way. How can a whole year of my life not be Feng Shui? She told me I should be fine though, cause it was a good year for her. I moved my plant a little just in case.

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Today's exciting. How can it not be? Lots of calls, emails, tweets and Facebook wall posts. And don't think for a second that I'm not keeping track. My great grandmother taught me that. Always make a list on your birthday of who contacted you so that you can have people to be angry at for the next year.

Speaking of the Facebook wall posts, I asked my intern Sarah how many wall posts I would need to not be deemed a loser. She quickly replied 20 as if I were an idiot for not knowing that. Maybe I am getting old. By the time I asked her late morning, I was already at 23 and breathing a serious sigh of relief. It's the end of the day now, with less than an hour to go and I hit 41. Sarah said that's not just above loser category, but creeping into cool/popular. What, what!

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I do have to thank KV for something today. She named the blog. Thanks!

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I told my aunt today that I did my favourite things for my birthday. I ate and I played hockey (2 goals tonight). Lauren made me an ice cream cake for the big day. Graham cracker crust, a layer of fudge, vanilla ice cream with her famous chocolate chip cookies mixed in and a topping of more fudge, more cookies and m&m's! The most annoying thing is that I had to share.

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Sign that 30 is approaching: Guy on the other team cross-checked me in the back with 15 seconds to go in the game tonight. Instead of going after him, I shook his hand in the post-game handshake and told him that what he did was "unnecessary". Needless to say, he didn't give a shit.

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Favourite tweet of the day: From @FATJEW: Iron Man is an action hero. Iron Woman is a command.

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My current status in my first day as 29:
Marital Status: Married
Children: 0
Job: Account Supervisor at GWP Brand Engineering

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It'll be interesting to see where this blog goes from here. Obviously the plan is for it to be made into a book, then a screenplay. Just want to be realistic.