It's (Almost) My Birthday!

One more day of being 42. I'm feeling all kinds of ways about it. On one hand, I feel... normal, healthy, thriving, in my lane, and whatnot. But also, like, holy shit, middle age snuck up on me, and I am not impressed. I kind of have to remind myself that there's no 'dignified adult' police, come to enforce how to be a 43 year old woman. So If I want to go to the zoo for my birthday? I'm going to!…