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Happy Birthday to me. I turn 40 today. That's all I'm going to say about that...
Oh, except that I'm giving away a present in celebration! Leave a comment on this post and I'll choose a winner Saturday, September 20th (I will close the comments then). You'll have a choice between some handspun yarn, one of my spice mixes, or an embroidered something (I'll talk with you about the project). And please let me know which gift you're interested in!
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Happy Birthday! You look great! :) If I won I would love some handspun yarn.
Posted by: Amanda | September 20, 2008 at 10:40 PM
Belated Happy Birthday! Best wishes for a fulfilling and wonderous year.
Posted by: Katherine | September 20, 2008 at 10:00 PM
Best wishes, Amber! I felt I really came into my own in my forties - more confident, self-aware, comfortable in my skin. This is a decade where all the possibilities are still open, and you have the strength and knowledge to make things happen. Enjoy them!
Love, Melissa
Posted by: Meltrier | September 20, 2008 at 07:34 AM
Happy belated birthday! The 40s have been good to me and as I look forward--really, truly look forward--to turning 50 next year, my wish for you is that you continue looking forward, too.
Posted by: Kymm | September 19, 2008 at 03:35 PM
You look beautifully 40. I mean that as a genuine compliment. I hope you enjoyed your birthday and will for many years to come.
I tried to leave a comment on the post after this one but for some reason, I couldn't. I just wanted to say that by spending some time on yourself and making yourself happy, you will make your children happy too. Nothing effects children as much as a sad mama. I've been reading on and off here for a while and I think you're doing really well. Keep going, no life is ever perfect, we just have to do our best and forgive ourselves when we don't. Hugs.
Posted by: rhonda jean | September 19, 2008 at 03:02 PM
Happy Birthday! 40 wasn't so bad for me hope it's great for you!
Posted by: Cindy | September 19, 2008 at 01:43 PM
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, AMBER!!!
I hope you had a great day. Or at least a nice one.
I am catching up with all the blogs, for we have been sick so long here (just a flu, but a very long and itchy one). So, I am leaving this comment, of course, to see if I win win win one of those very special things you do. Yarn would be great. But embroidered would be perfect!
Posted by: Julie Alvarez | September 19, 2008 at 12:19 PM
Happy Birthday! Hope it was wonderful.
Homespun yarn, lovely....
Posted by: Heather in MT | September 19, 2008 at 10:19 AM
hi amber, happy birthday! i'm not on the computer much these days, sorry i missed the big day. i wish you the sweetest year ever my friend, you deserve it more than anyone.
ps-if i happened to win i couldn't possibly pass up your embroidery. a design of your choosing. ;)
xo
heather
Posted by: heather | September 19, 2008 at 09:30 AM
Happy Birthday to you! Being 40 is wonderful!
Posted by: shyaray | September 19, 2008 at 08:58 AM
Happy Birthday, dear Amber! You deserve the best, thank-you for your inspiration!
Posted by: Jolene | September 19, 2008 at 07:19 AM
Well, I missed your birthday! I hope you had a wonderful day and wish you all the best for your 41st year :) Hugs!
Posted by: Cassi | September 18, 2008 at 11:10 PM
Happy Birthday to you! Hope it was just perfect! That is such a cute photo of you. :)
Posted by: debbie | September 18, 2008 at 07:21 PM
40 is freedom,liberation,moving forward...Happy Birthday!!!
Posted by: theresa/t does wool | September 18, 2008 at 07:16 PM
Happy Belated Birthday to Ewe!!!!
Amber,
I'm sorry I missed it! You are 40!! My aunt says that once you hit 40 you start accrueing Planetary Seniority, she's 84.:) You've touched me with your gentle perspective and inspired me to make things again. Here's to the next 40!! WOOHOO!!
Jil
Posted by: Jil | September 18, 2008 at 06:32 PM
Happy (belated) birthday.
My only story is that for the first half of my forties, when people asked my age, I would say 50. They'd always reply WOW, you don't LOOK 50. (Which, of course, I wasn't). But nearing 45, I started thinking... wow, what if they DO believe I'm 50!!! It's a tricky world out there.
If I win? Um, embroidery?
Posted by: Meadowlark | September 18, 2008 at 02:25 PM
I hope you had a wonderful birthday. Each year, each decade holds new delights and new challenges. I am going to be 50 next June and am spending this year trying to figure a few things out and to enjoy the process. I got laid off on Monday and it was a shock so I am trying to jumpstart a few dreams rather than jump into something else with fear. Thanks you for sharing your journey with all your readers. It has been a true delight and inspiration.
Anything would be lovely but as a knitter I must request the handspun. Thanks
Posted by: Debra | September 18, 2008 at 01:54 PM
I am a day late, but I hope my wishes that you have a happy year being 40 are still valid.
I am now 42, but reading your post made me think of when I turned 40. I was going to give you a link so that you could read what I wrote that day, but the link is a mile long and I can not figure out how to make it shorter! Shucks, just go to my blog and read my July 6, 2006 post if you're interested!
Oh wait! I just remembered Tiny URL...hope this works! http://tinyurl.com/4pjlwc
Oh, and if I am entered in the drawing, handspun would be my choice.
Posted by: busyHSmom | September 18, 2008 at 01:53 PM
Happy Birthday Sweetie - You sure don't look 40!! Hope you had a fabulous day. If I am the lucky one anything embroidered would be devine. Lorna xx
Posted by: Lorna | September 18, 2008 at 12:55 PM
HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMBER!
Posted by: lucy | September 18, 2008 at 12:51 PM
Happy 40th gorgeous!!! I say 40 is going to be a great year for you. Things are finally coming together what with the job (congratulations!) moving into a house of your own, and starting life fresh.
If I was to win the drawing I would want some bit of your sweet embroidery.
Posted by: Angelinaa | September 18, 2008 at 09:15 AM
Happy Birthday! I am turning 40 myself in January . . . gulp! One of my friends who has already passed that milestone says that I should make 40 "the year of me!" In other words, after years and years of worrying about the needs of all the other people in our lives, 40 should be the year that women focus on themselves a bit - on their health, their passions, their interests and goals. Thinking of it this way is making my own approaching milestone a bit easier to bear!
Lots of luck to you as you enter this next stage.
Best,
Kate in NY
Posted by: Kate in NY | September 18, 2008 at 08:11 AM
Happy Birthday! Here's to a happy, healthy year ahead :)
Posted by: jenny | September 18, 2008 at 08:05 AM
Oh, happiest of birthdays to you! I hope this year is filled with wonderful new possibilities and the fruition of some of those possibilities. Shoot, I'm a day late!
I love your embroidery! I still remember your cute embroidered scalloped napkins. Adorable!
Hope your day was happy!
Posted by: Andrea | September 18, 2008 at 07:40 AM
Happy Birthday Amber! Life after 40 is actually very, very good. We know more about ourselves and care less about what other people think. Enjoy!
Posted by: anina | September 18, 2008 at 07:34 AM
Happy Birthday! May the coming year be full of laughter, peace and pleasant surprises.
I'm all about hand spun yarn. Thanks for sharing!
Holli
Posted by: Holli | September 18, 2008 at 06:40 AM
Happy Birthday --- to you ----- wishing you a real new BIRTH in the days to come ....as you move to new life and all it brings. mmmm present choice hard to choose yarn or embroidery ...you are so gifted at all. Happy Days
Posted by: coffeechris | September 18, 2008 at 06:27 AM
Welcome to the 40ish Club! Amber, I hope that you have many more good days to come and many more birthdays to celebrate.
Posted by: Ellen | September 18, 2008 at 04:42 AM
First of all, I want to wish you an happy birthday! I also turned 40 years old (it was september 6)... so I feel close to you this day! I read your blog sinds some weeks and I enjoy it! The pictures are beautiful and the lunch boxes are fabulous! (I wish I could be patient enough to do some things like that for my childrens)... Sorry for my english but I speak french and I don't practice your langage any more... Have a good day... Loulima from Belgium ;-)
Posted by: loulima | September 18, 2008 at 03:52 AM
Many many happies to you and my son who is 21 today, 17-09-08. Two lovely souls on this planet! Cheers from Melbourne Australia
Posted by: Jo | September 18, 2008 at 02:59 AM
"Feliz Aniversário" Amber (Happy Birthday in Portuguese, my language)! I hope you had a wonderful day...Remember, age is just a number :) In relation to your celebration, since you're giving us a present, if I'm the lucky one, I would love the handspun yarn :)
Posted by: Ana Salomé | September 18, 2008 at 02:08 AM
Happy Birthday! Jump on in, the water's fine. I think your handspun would be wonderful, or the embroidery. It's too hard to decide!
Posted by: Kristin | September 17, 2008 at 10:41 PM
Happy birthday! Just remember, 40 is the new 30. (One of my students told me 30 is the new 20 when I turned 30. So I assume everything is bumped down accordingly.) Dana
Posted by: Dana | September 17, 2008 at 09:32 PM
Happy Birthday! 40 is a great one! ;) I've been there and I've kept going. I love your blog and enjoy the way you write. Have blessed day!!
Posted by: Elaine | September 17, 2008 at 08:07 PM
Happy Birthday!
Posted by: Natalie | September 17, 2008 at 08:00 PM
Feliz Cumpleanos! That's Happy Birthday in Spanish - Happy Birthday to you in all languages!
You look great, you are great and it is great/a blessing to turn 40! I am 42 and loving it! You will too!
I am from and live in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico and eat lots of fresh fish so one of your spice mixes would be most wonderful.
Enjoy your age and have a very happy year!
Posted by: Sara | September 17, 2008 at 07:51 PM
Happy day!
My 40th is coming up in January. I haven't given it too much thought but something kind of gnaws at my gut when I think of it. You're taking it well - and wearing it well, I might add.
Cheers. Here's to many more.
Posted by: Amy | September 17, 2008 at 06:49 PM
Wishing you a happy birthday and a wonderful year ahead. What a great photo of you, too!
Posted by: Homemadeoriginals | September 17, 2008 at 06:14 PM
Happy Birthday! Cheers to a better year for you. You are one inspiring lady! Celebrate the inspiration you give others today as you celebrate "you".
Posted by: Tava/Yarnmama | September 17, 2008 at 06:00 PM
You look amazing in that photograph. Did your daughter take it? The 40's are the best , most women have finished having babies , your children are sleeping through the night and are usually rational thinkers, you are still well away from menopause and the challenges it may bring , you have your youthful looks and a well planted healthy lifestyle. Enjoy the many fantastic years to come.
Posted by: Margaret Oomen | September 17, 2008 at 05:55 PM
40 is great - and keeps getting better. I know, I'm 43.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY and have an excellent day.
Posted by: Teakai | September 17, 2008 at 05:46 PM
Happy, happy birthday! I love the title of this post -- and the idea that so many wonderful unknowns wait this year and in the years ahead. Woohoo! And goodness gracious, how could I choose anything but a bit of your amazing embroidery? --Nancy in NC
Posted by: Nancy | September 17, 2008 at 04:43 PM
happy birthday. i've much enjoyed your blog over the last year (and i'm especially enamored of your embroidery). your grace is an inspiration and i wish you the very best in this new year. may the best be yet to come.
Posted by: dorre | September 17, 2008 at 04:07 PM
Virgos unite!! (My bday is sunday)
Hope yours is a good one!
I'm going to go for the homespun myself.;)
Posted by: Stephanie | September 17, 2008 at 03:44 PM
And many happy more to you, Amber! You are not far behind me....I'll be 42 on Friday. May your wishes come true!
Posted by: Andrea | September 17, 2008 at 03:29 PM
Happy Birthday! May your birthday wishes come true. And how generous to give a gift on the day when you normally receive gifts. If I get to pick one, I'd pick the embroidered item.
Posted by: Dallas | September 17, 2008 at 03:27 PM
Happy Birthday...you look beautiful.
I'm actually looking forward to 40...looking at you, I see why.
Posted by: Maribel | September 17, 2008 at 03:10 PM
Happy birthday, Amber! There ARE perks to growing older. With myself, I've found that the older I get, the less I worry what others think of me. That's a nice feeling! ;-)
You really are a beautiful woman, inside and out.
Oh, and I'd be thrilled with some of your handspun. :-)
Posted by: Renna | September 17, 2008 at 02:40 PM
Happy Birthday! I hope you have a wonderful day!
Posted by: Emilie | September 17, 2008 at 02:03 PM
Happy Happy Birthday! My 45th was the big one for me! As Lynette above said, I'm much better now! (love your yarn and embroidery!)
Posted by: Julie | September 17, 2008 at 01:47 PM