My 29th birthday was lonely so the goal for this year is not to feel that again. I’ll be this:
despite everything.
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It’s my birthday eve and I’m quite happy as to how my child and I spent the day. I finished work early and used up the rest of the day bonding with her.
I don’t want to sound cheesy, but it just dawned on me that in my 30 years of existence, motherhood is the biggest achievement I wear around my neck. I’m far from being a perfect mom, but I’d love to think that the many things which people appreciate in my daughter are mainly due to the kind of mothering she gets from me.
You see, it took me a while— 3 years — to eventually accept the fact that it’s inappropriate for me to be looking for a “life” when one is right before my eyes. Thankfully though, it’s never too late.
As I move on, one of the main goals on my 31st year is to start becoming the best mom in my child’s world— although I think I already am 
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I initially planned to go out with hubby and daughter tomorrow even just for a simple snack. Though this is not exactly the period in our life when we’re supposed to be dining out, I’d like to make the day a little different.
However, this afternoon, I was strangely dreaming of pasta with red sauce. So, when A and I got to the supermarket, I ended up putting the rest of the pasta ingredients in our cart. Sue me, but pasta at home isn’t a bad idea at all, right? I’m sure my baby’s gonna enjoy it even more than eating out.
I’m still open to suggestions on how we could make tomorrow more special, and I’m sure my two accomplices would have great ideas. For the mean time though, I’d just continue remembering the steps on how to prepare the pasta in my head so I can go through them in a breeze comes morning
