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"Confession: Last night, I came home from a dinner party and had myself a good cry. I don&amp;amp;#8217;t know why, but I called my mom and just started feeling sorry for myself. Yes, I &amp;amp;#8220;went there.&amp;amp;#8221; Feeling sorry for yourself is total Kryptonite. I blame the wine I drank.I didn&amp;amp;#8217;t even realize that today is my 29.75 birthday. I turn 30 in exactly three months! I&amp;amp;#8217;m on the home stretch now. I&amp;amp;#8217;m lucky to have this blog at this point in my life, because every day, I have to practice optimism. (If I were whiny and mopey, no one would read it!) Practicing optimism is like doing exercise, and it has become a habit. So, thank you!! I also have my sister Jennifer to talk to. She turns 31 this month. She is awesome and single and I&amp;amp;#8217;m kinda glad we are in the same boat (although, if she found Mr. Right this afternoon, I would be totally stoked). I took this picture of my sister Jen. I really look up to her&amp;amp;#8212;she is brave about everything in life. When she turned 30, she threw herself a party with a huge bar tab and catering. Anyway, other than the crying, I had a good day. I took a strength training class at the gym and went to a Saucony event for editors. They analyzed the arches of my feet, filmed me running, and gave me free work-out clothes. I topped the afternoon off watching a high school volleyball game (a family friend was playing). If you can imagine the Gossip Girls as athletes, this was it. And just like GatrGirl says she&amp;amp;#8217;s done, I witnessed a chest bump on the court! The most ladylike, polished young girls I know were celebrating their victory however they pleased. It was refreshing and a joy to see! Ah&amp;amp;#133;what else perks me up? Back home, I go to the beach to get a dose of positive ions. What instantly uplifts you? And who out there has cried recently? Come on, spill. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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