1. I don’t feel any more grown up as I’ve got older. All that has changed is the amount of responsibility – it seems like you become an ‘adult’ when everyone else’s bullshit alarm has failed. You’ll seriously let me buy a house?!
2. After having successive years of having really shitty work occur on my birthday, I’ve taken to booking the time off. Not to necessarily do anything special, but to just not be working.
3. Perhaps if something catches my eye, but I don’t consciously use my birthday as an excuse for more treats.
Pledge is to keep working on this lot – more Napoleonic British:
