They would be excited to hear your answer and you just couldn't wait to yell it out?
Sometimes you would even hold up the correct number of fingers, just to make sure they knew EXACTLY how old you were.
Then you have your big birthdays: Sweet 16, 21....even dare I say....30?
Then you stop counting.
I have a friend who hates celebrating her birthday so much, that she never told anyone when it was.
I happened to learn about it by mistake. But she drilled it into my head that she HATED celebrating her birthday. And eventually I really did forget the day! (she's better about it now...I think)
So what happens? Why do we stop celebrating? Is it the passage of Time that upsets us?
People always tell me I don't look my age. They're surprised when I tell them what it is.
And no.
I'm not telling you! A lady never reveals her real age....or her dress size.
But I can tell you that this year, for my birthday....I'm celebrating the passage of Time!
How?
By giving into my obsession with the Premiere Watch Collection by none other than my favorite fashion house....
CHANEL
Sorry. Did you think I would have some earth shattering reason? A change of fate? A change of heart? You could say I would like to change it up. I never wear a watch. I just look at the time on my cell phone.
And ok, I admit it. I really don't like celebrating my birthday anymore. Maybe because It's just not as fun as it used to be. Now instead of being excited about getting older, I dread it. So maybe it's about time I stop thinking like that.
Maybe I should stop thinking about those watches too! I see them in every fashion magazine, whether it's an advertisement or mentioned in an article.
I've been on Chanel.com about one hundred times looking at the selection.
So finally, I made a selection of my own.
It has a black band with diamonds all around the face which is also black. There are four diamonds on the face. One at 12, 3, 6 and 9.
And right below the diamond at 12 is one word: CHANEL.
The perfect way to mark Time.
When Neiman Marcus sent me the watch (thank you Sharyon!) the box was wrapped in creamy paper with a big satin bow. LOVED IT!
When I saw my new purchase....
It took my breath away...
I felt time stand still.
What a beautiful way to look at time.
Maybe now when I'm running out of time, I'm late or I feel as if time is passing too quickly...I'll look at this amazing watch...this fabulous piece of jewelry on my arm...and just slow down.
I didn't celebrate a milestone birthday or feel any huge reason to buy the watch. Just the beauty of it combined with my love of all things Chanel.
And I think it's about time I stop dreading my birthday.
But that doesn't mean I'm going to tell you how old I am.....
