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How to cheer myself up on my birthday

34 replies

Okayk · 14/11/2021 11:49

No ones bothered to message or say happy birthday.

How can I cheer myself up and just make today a little different and special?

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CrackerGal · 14/11/2021 11:50

Happy birthday!
Could you take yourself out for coffee & cake & a new book maybe?
Hope your day gets better, treat yourself you'll feel better.

Puppymania · 14/11/2021 11:54

Happy Birthday! I agree, go out for coffee and cake, buy yourself a birthday present and something special to have for tea. Have a lovely day.

languagelover96 · 14/11/2021 11:57

Wine
Film of some kind
Games
Books

Take yourself out to a pub or to a coffee shop etc. Have some tea and cake. Treat yourself to a new camera or pressie. Order some flowers too.

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Dazedandconfused10 · 14/11/2021 12:00

Happy Birthday! I'd go to the pub have a nice lunch and then curl up with a movie

EdmontinaDancesWithOphelia · 14/11/2021 12:04

Well, you have the good wishes of countless readers of your thread!

Congratulations on your birthday! 🎉🎂🎈🍾Flowers

As for how to cheer yourself up - d’you want going out or staying in suggestions?

You could spend the day cosily planning a grand day out for sometime soon.

You could download a book you’ve always meant to read to your kindle, phone app, wherever, open a bottle of wine …

Send a nice chatty email to someone you’ve fallen out of contact with.

Binge watch something amazing like Succession, or I May Destroy You, or whatever.

Walk somewhere for an indulgent lunch.

Decide what you’d like to be doing on your next birthday (if different) and set things in motion to make it happen?

Crunchymum · 14/11/2021 12:08

Liquid lunch, nap, take away.

IbizaToTheNorfolkBroads · 14/11/2021 12:11

Happy birthday fellow Scorp!
It was my birthday earlier in the week, and I always feel better after a good walk or run in the countryside. Especially with lunch out and a lazy afternoon.

BirdyBee · 14/11/2021 12:12

Happy Birthday! Get some cake and buy yourself something lovely x

coodawoodashooda · 14/11/2021 12:14

Happy Birthday!

moocow123 · 14/11/2021 12:16

Happy birthday!

I would go to the shops, buy all of my favourite food and go back home to watch a film :)

Okayk · 14/11/2021 12:20

Thank you so much! That has put a smile on my face.
All ideas are welcome.

Im currently waiting for a plumber to arrive to get the tap fixed but hes late hopefully when hes comes and goes I'll still have enough time to go to the bakery and get myself and LO some cake. Then come home and snuggle up and watch Matilda. LOs birthday next week and keeps telling me he wants chocolate cake so I call him 'little brucie'.

I have the day off tomorrow so might just spend me time then. All suggestions are very welcome

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TwentinQuarantino · 14/11/2021 12:21

Happy birthday! It's mine as well today. I will be going out to a nice restaurant this evening, I've had too many birthdays doing FA and expected to make an effort for everybody else's. Treat yourself to something nice, it's better to buy what you like than receive gifted crap you don't want.

Pls don't let anybody ruin your special day!

EdmontinaDancesWithOphelia · 14/11/2021 12:22

Have you taught him to sing ‘Happy Birthday’? (If he’s not too little?) Help him to sing it to you!

laurenGame · 14/11/2021 12:25

Your plan sounds lovely OP. Happy birthday 🥳

(No I'm not hoping the plumber will turn out to be a hot single man). Blush

laurenGame · 14/11/2021 12:25

Happy birthday @TwentinQuarantino Smile

AdaColeman · 14/11/2021 12:35

Happy Birthday! 🥳. 🥳. 🥳. 🥳
Get some cake & ice-cream, and sing Happy Birthday with your little one!

TwentinQuarantino · 14/11/2021 12:38

Thank you @laurenGame

Okayk · 14/11/2021 12:40

@TwentinQuarantino

Happy birthday to you too!Cake

Thank you, having all these birthday messages from lovely random strangers has made it special Smile

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Okayk · 14/11/2021 12:43

@EdmontinaDancesWithOphelia @AdaColeman

Great idea! Hes 3 so still makes up some of the words, think we'll do this and have a little game of musical statues, I love watching him do his 'dad dancing' makes me laugh.

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Okayk · 14/11/2021 12:44

@laurenGame

🤣

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RubyTuesday70 · 14/11/2021 12:45

Happy Birthday Flowers

It's a day for snuggling in front of the TV with a good film and an even better huge birthday cake. No need for tea then either, so win win.

MoorGirl · 14/11/2021 12:48

Happy birthday! Cake

PermanentTemporary · 14/11/2021 12:58

Happy birthday! Hope you can enjoy the afternoon and make nice plans for tomorrow. I'd probably walk the scenic way into town with all the autumn colours and take myself to the bookshop cafe, or I'd go for a relaxed swim. Do whatever gives you joy x

Okayk · 14/11/2021 13:22

@RubyTuesday70
Will save this for the evening CakeWine

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Okayk · 14/11/2021 13:23

@PermanentTemporary

That's sounds so lovely. I'm going to try and get that autumn walk in tomorrow

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