Please help mumsnetters. I need a good kick up the backside.
It was my birthday on Saturday - not a significant birthday just another year older. We are very busy at the moment. We are having an extension built so are in the middle of chaos and painting. So I wasn't expecting very much by way of a celebration.
No sign of the dds in the morning. Dh brought me a cup of tea and then got started on the painting. Dd1got up late and then announced she was off to the cinema with her friends. Dd2 got up and offered a card from the birthday box. Dh gave me a necklace which I had spotted in the January sales. And that was it. I got on with the painting and tidying and spent the whole day working. At about 7/7.30 Dh asks if I want to go out for a bite to eat. I asked him if he had booked anywhere and he said no. I was covered in paint and didn't want to get scrubbed up by then so I said no, we'll eat at home. So we did, and then I went to bed.
So am I being unreasonable for feeling so sad that nobody bothered to make any effort or put themselves out at all? It's not that I wanted much - we have a garden full of flowers but none were picked and we have cupboards full of ingredients but no-one made a cake - even a cupcake..
This has been a really tough year. I started a new job which has proved very stressful and I took on extra work in March so we could afford a holiday. I've been working 12 hour days without a day off since may so am feeling absolutely worn out. Please help me get some perspective on this. Btw My birthday has never been a big deal. As an august child I got used to quiet birthdays as everyone is usually away. You'd think after 47 years it wouldn't bother me, and normally it doesn't, but this year it has. I don't know why I am so upset this time.