Birthday Week

On turning 30 and living to tell the tale

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Okay, time to come clean: I don’t have any magical secrets that make turning 30 easier. I just have fruit. So much fruit.

And flowers! I have somewhat of an annual tradition of buying myself a bouquet and trying to paint it on my birthday. This year, I was busy partying (see above), but managed to finish it over the course of the week.

the final birthday still life

the reality of painting (dead flowers, lower candle, dinner, Sneakers, fail comps)

Do you have anything (besides fruit) that got you through the end of your twenties? My only advice (so far) is to fall in love with and marry someone older than you so you can feel shiny, sparkly, and young forever.

Thank you all for reading <3 Every time someone replies to an email or shares my work, an angel (Sneakers) gets his wings (a treat).

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Finally, I’m running pretty thin on gags lately, but here’s my latest daily reject:

(Poor groundhog. I hope he’s skiing with his Valentine this week)