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This morning, we celebrated a friend’s birthday with a brunch at my house. It was a simple meal, organic vanilla yogurt, fresh fruit salad, and Rhodes cinnamon rolls hot out of the the oven, with a birthday candle stuck in them.

Since she was turning 40, a group of her friends came up with 40 charms for me to make into a bracelet for her. We’ve done this for a couple of other pals in our circle on their 40th too.

See more beautiful jewelry at Karla’s Cottage: 40 ways to say happy birthday.

I’ll be forty next year. Some things are as I imagined they’d be, others are completely different. I’m not feeling the excitement I felt at turning thirty, but I am more curious. I don’t expect anything to magically happen on my fortieth birthday or in my fortieth year, but I do think I’ll be paying much closer attention.

I turn 40 at the end of the year and am stressed about it. I started a list of “40 things I want to do before i turn 40″ It has helped me to realize that there is not much I want to do…

I have done almost everything I wanted to. I only have 30 things on my list and am adding to it as I think of things.

I’ll be turning 40 in February and I am happy to say that I am looking forward to it. One thing that bothers me is that I want more children. I currently have 1 child. I’m really scared, so I am thinking about adoption, instead.
Turning 40 is very exciting to me because not only am I growning older gracefully, heck, I look 28. I’m always carded, approached by younger guys and some older men. I hardly ever get approach by men my age, I think it’s because I look so young. Anyway, I am very happy and looking so forward to turning 40. GOD BLESS

Hi! I’ll be turning 40 in February. The last couple of years have brought a lot of changes in my life – the end of a long-term relationship, a new job, and a move. I have learned a lot, and hope to apply what I’ve learned in my 40s and be the best person I can be!

I Welcome 40!  March 13, that just happens to fall on a friday.  But i do consider this a lucky day Friday March 13th.  I myself am not married, I have no children, I do not own a home.  I believe every woman wants that fairy tale wedding, and happily ever after. But I find myself very grateful for the life that I have lead, filled with adventures, good people, and lots of laughter and tears.  I am looking forward to 40, I am at the point in my life I think what is next? what do I do? I can do anything?

I have set a few goals, but also am going to just sit back and ENJOY MY JOURNEY….PEACE TO ALL WHO ARE TURNING THE BIG 40

I haven’t turned forty yet. I’m about a month and a half shy of forty. I happened upon this site because last week I was told that forty must be great because “you really know yourself” And, I just don’t know what that means.

Does anyone know what that means, really???

Here’s what I do know. When I look at my mother who’s in her seventies, I see that she’s changed over the years. I also know that I’m not exactly the same person I was when I was 17. Other than that, I don’t claim to know myself any better now than I did when I was younger and could enjoy roller coasters.