...count!

I'm 34 today, and it has got me thinking.

How do you count your birthday?

Some people do it in strange and unusual ways. This strange counting phenomenon is usually observed beginning sometime around the 30th birthday. Some folks stop counting at 29. Others add the two digits together to get a smaller one (34 would be 3+4=7). I have a friend I used to work with that just adds asterisks to her name after the year of her choice. So, a 34 year old would look something like 30****.

I'm not in denial about being in my 30's. I have recently questioned just where in my 30's I am. I'm no longer barely 30. I'm not smack dab in the middle. That would be 35. However, I've concluded that I'm entering the mid 30's. Here's how I count it: I drop the "big 0's" of 30 and 40 away. That leaves you with 9 in-between numbers easily divided into three categories; early, mid, and late. So, the early 30's are years 31, 32, & 33. The mid 30's are years 34, 35, & 36. That leaves 37, 38, & 39 for the late 30's.

Is it a big deal to be in my mid-30's? Was the "early 30's" title something I'll miss or mourn? I don't know! I just turned 34 today!!! I'll have to wait an see...