Huh?  I know you are thinking, I thought 40 was the new 30!?!?  But I am here to tell you first hand that 40 is the new 40.  Today is my 40th birthday which has caused me to reflect a lot on what this milestone is all about.  I am so much wiser and fulfilled than I was at thirty.  I have no desire to be thirty again, and definitely not twenty again.  I feel better and more self aware than I have at any previous age.  Yes the wrinkles are kind of a drag, and the saggy arms and middle I could do without, but I would not trade them in a million years if I also had to trade my state of mind for one of ten years ago.  People say 40 is the new 30 as if in our parents' day 40 was an older 40 than it is today.  Well I look back at pictures of my mom and dad at 40 and they had it going on and were just as hot of couple as any 30 year old couple I know today.  So even with modern science and injections and lifts etc that people are doing to look and feel younger, things are not really any different than our parents' day.  People say 40 is the new 30 to make themselves feel better (younger).  I on the other hand, feel so proud to say I am 40.   I have 40 years of life experience and the wrinkles on my face happily reflect that.  I have earned those wrinkles with laughter and tears.  They are a part of me, all 40 years of me that I would not trade or would not try to botox away (okay maybe a little wrinkle cream, but no injections or lifts).   I am right where I want to be.  I think that is part of the secret at any age.  Having said all of that, I do have days when my jowls bring me down (literally) but for today I celebrate... Happy Birthday to Me!

I am one day into my two day Disney "vacation".  I am sunburned, with blistered feet and up to my ears in Mickey, but I am not surprised.  I counted on all of that, but was shocked to find that...

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OMG... would you believe she only turned 23??  I guess she did start out in Hollywood at such a young age, it just seems like she should be older by now.  She celebrated her birthday as you might expect in Las...

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 I have no idea how I came across this, but this video, Yeah Dave's Guide to Hugging, was so real that I think I will order the book, Yeah Dave's Guide to Livin in the Moment, Getting Ecstasy Through Wine, Chocolate...

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All of our phone calls and petitions paid off!! I am so proud of my country for doing the right thing and passing this bill!  We still have a lot of work ahead, but I am so happy we are...

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I am sending loving energy to the friends and loved ones of 70's icon Farrah Fawcett.  Fawcett died today after her long battle with anal cancer. She was 62....

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Tomorrow the House of Representatives is voting on a Global Warming bill.  We need to make sure they pass it and that it is strong enough to make a difference!  PLEASE, call today to tell your representative to support it....

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Of course, since I finally graduated my daughter to a big girl bed (and she is the LAST of three, knock on wood),  now they have invented a way cool foldable crib.  I love the Alma Crib especially if you are...

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Johnny Depp is the essence of cool with his blue glass shades, 'stache and gotee.  He was out celebrating the premier of his new movie Public Enemies this week.  Also celebrating this week was celebrity couple Sarah Jessica Parker and...

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div>I am disgusted by the behavior of this couple known as 'Speidi',  Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt.  She throws sweet Al Roker under the bus saying that he attacked her when you can watch for yourself in this video, he...

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