Though commonly known to celebrate the wonderful day we came into existence, it is not the only reason we celebrate birthdays. There are lots of unconventional birthdays that are celebrated throughout the world.

An eye-doctor was having his 40th birthday, and gathered lots of friends and family in his house. His wife had made him a surprise cake, and led her husband blindfolded to a table where the cake was placed. Eagerly the doctor removed the blindfold an...

There's been a movement over the past couple decades to modernize the importance of gratitude in one's life. Sara Ban Breathnach's book "Simple Abundance" in the mid 90's, piggybacked on that trend and created a huge consciousness among women of all ag...

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How to Wish Happy Birthday in Different Languages

You know you’ve hit true "Mommyhood" when your version of Friday afternoon happy hour is a glass of wine and a bowl of goldfish crackers in the backyard while watching the little ones play in the sandbox.  I never thought that...

Birthday Cakes - Birthday Cookies

A husband was in big trouble when he forgot his wife’s birthday. His wife told him “Tomorrow there better be something in the driveway for me that goes zero to 200 in 2 seconds flat”. The next morning the wife found a small package i...

An Original Birthday birthday poem

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thanks to all those who took the time to get in touch with warm wishes. 75 more years to go before i'm 100. looking forward to most of it.it was a fairly uneventful day, with a dentist appt, antique shopping with my mom, hair appt, a long run among boring dallas suburbs, dinner with an old friend, and then chatting over champagne with brigid and co.excited about all the things i've lined up to do/accomplish this year.

big hugs to everyone who came out sat night for my 1st birthday in China. need to get some pics posted!! now i'm off to London, Boston, Atlanta, Orlando before heading back to Beijing in a couple wks.