falling slowly

As if last week couldn't have gotten any better, I'm starting to feel the fall chill that pairs perfectly with boots and a skirt.  I love everything about this season - especially in this city.  The JCrew catalog, the style, the last remaining days spent at Central Park, the excusions to the open air outside the concrete jungle, birthday celebrations, nuptial celebrations and a far more open planner.

I'm not ready to commit to switching over my closet, but I am ready to switch over my nail polish cabinet (you know, put the lighter and brighter colors to the back).  Time to fall slowly into a calmer pace and fully embrace my most wonderful time of the year.

-HMOH

it's your birthday baby

Talk about underachieving on this thing.  But I'll tell you what I am winning big at - my birthday.  BIG.  By 9:30 a.m. I'd received texts, calls and dined with some of the most important people in my life … with much more love to follow.

If I'm being honest with myself,I spent much of this work day basking in my Facebook wall blowing up and cleaning up my inbox with Facebook notifications.   In the business we call it "social security" or "social klout" - I call it proving how popular you are. 

On a humble note (which we know I'm not too good at), another year has come and gone.  I shed a few tears at my desk because I truly feel loved today.  To take a moment to realize what you do and who appreciates you for you is important.  From the calls, from the texts, from the unnecessary and beautiful bouquets sent to my desk (and the delivery man who dropped his bologna sandwich on my floor while delivering them).  All in all a celebration of a good year and a great one to come.  I'll never take for granted the blessings I have in my life (beyond a happening social media page) and so I'm taking a moment to write down a few HMOH sidenotes from the year.

• Family.  If you're lucky, they're still here a year later and still love you all the same.
• Best friends.  You don't need a million, but you need the right ones.  I have the one in a million kinds, and I couldn't be more thankful.
• Best friends make beautiful babies that will one day babysit your babies so you should be nice to them.  If you're extra nice maybe their moms will stay skinny for your bridesmaid dresses.
• Know what's best for you, what you'll stand for, what you'll stand up for, what you'll fall for.  And if you don't yet know, learn.
• Good things come to those who wait.  I thought this was a load of crap until I waited a really long time for the right job to come around. 
• Good things don't always come to those who wait - ahemmm diets.
• Setting goals - i.e., #30before30, helps keep you honest and bring you places you wouldn't have normally taken the time to be.  It also gives people good inspiration for birthday presents (sewing machine, check)
• Throughout the year, AstrologyZone is the perfect way to start off the first of your month - and the 15th to check in and see how you're doing - and the 20th to see if that money and boyfriend is coming soon - and the 30th to see that nothing really that Susan said happened.
• Your twenties are pretty awesome… and they're not over yet.  And if they are, I hear 30's not so bad. (I'm kidding, I hear it all goes downhill after 30)

Thank you to my parents for bringing me into this world and you're welcome for making you parents.  No sweat.  I'd do it again if I had to.

Onto the last year with a 2 in front of it - 365 days to still cross a bunch of things off and the last time I don't have an excuse for the why I drink so much, why I'm single or why I can't just shake those extra 5.  Next year I'm blaming it ALL on 30.

Thank you to everyone who made me feel loved and blessed today.  

-HMOH