24WARD: My 24th Birthday

24WARD: Things to Look Forward to When I'm 24

Part One: My Twenty-Fourth Birthday

23 has been the worst.

Between moving twice, being broken up with twice, paying rent late multiple times, losing contact with some people, and my identity being stolen, I've about had it with being 23.

Since my 23rd birthday, the anthem of the year has been "Nobody likes you when you're 23." (thanks Blink-182).

Which is why I have been looking forward to my 24th birthday for about seven months now.

With my birthday being seventeen days away, the anticipation and excitement is starting to kick in. I've never been more ready to leave behind the past and start over than now.

Having a birthday the day after Christmas has its major downfalls. 

Here is what I hear on a yearly basis:

"I'm outta town." "I have family in town." "My parents want me home with the family." "You're a Christmas baby!" "Does it suck being born near Christmas!" "Happy birthday! I hope you don't mind I combined your Christmas and birthday present into one." "Can we celebrate in January?"

*sigh*

Your birthday is the one day each year where you have the right to feel special. When you can say "Hey, look at me! I survived another year of existence! Now bow down and worship me and shower me with love!" But people don't do that. And I want people to shower me with love. Especially since this past year I've seen less love than ever.

So, if you're reading this and want to do something special for my birthday, here is my one wish:

Make me a mix.

On tape. On CD. On Spotify. On Dropbox.

Make me a mix of whatever you want, and I would love to listen to your mix.

That's it.

Here's to looking forward to being twenty-four!