Thursday, December 24, 2009

Today, i am 40!

I can't believe it...but i turned 40 today! It sounds so old and probably in looks i am quite old but i do feel i am still on my 30's. ha...ha...I've mentioned to one of our friends over here that i dreaded it and so i am not going to celebrate this year. Not really, it has been very busy here lately so we would like to get out for a few days. Oh well, it didn't put her off and brought me her gift and a card last week. The card really makes me laugh...i'll try to translate:
((you can click to enlarge if you want))
40 doesn't mean life is over, you still have lots to look forward too..
*menopause
*more wrinkles
*and more ointment to camouflage
*becoming 50
therefore be cheerful and on to 41!

These pictures was taken last week. I went to get my hair trimmed last week and afterwards i let it braided, i didn't remove for the night so the next day it looks like this. I love it but pity i can't braid it myself from top to bottom to get this effect whenever i want.

Since i am not going to celebrate it here at home i thought to celebrate it here on my blog with a giveaway and also as a special thank you for all your friendship. I am so very grateful for each visit you make, each comment you leave, and each email that you send my way. So, here is what i've finsihed so far, A scissor case with the matching scissor fob. I've only manage to complete the pink one for now but if the winner prefer the green one, i'm sure it will be finish by then.
The giveaway is open to everyone! Please indicate if you want to be entered and if possible to leave an e-mail address. It is open until the 4th of January.

I ám a bit of a hurry for this post as i need to do more packing and some gifts to wrap so i haven't the time to go and search who the designer is of this freebie. I will look for it when we get back after Christmas.
(i hope it will work as i schedule this post for the 24th)

Here’s wishing all of you a Happy Holidays, a Merry Christmas, and a Happy & healthy New Year!

62 comments:

JillMN said...

Mylene, 40 isn't so bad. I hope you have a wonderful birthday, a very Mery Christmas and a Happy New Year. I would love to be included in your drawing.

Angela said...

Happy Birthday Mylene :) Turning 40 isn't so bad, I just turned 40 back in September too! Please enter me in your lovely bday giveaway, thanks!

Melody said...

Happy Birthday! Forty isn't bad! I am just a decade ahead of you... :) Please enter me in your birthday giveaway. Thanks!

Merry Christmas.

Kat said...

Happy Birthday! Your hair is beautiful! I used to wear mile long but after I got married I had cut and donated to Locks of Love. I'd love to be entered in your drawing! Happy Holidays!

Lindsay-ann said...

Hi Mylene
HAPPY BIRTHDAY. Wishing you a lovely birthday today.
You do not look 40. You look much younger. You are so pretty and your hair is amazing.
I would love to enter your birthday giveaway.
Sending my very best Christmas wishes.
Lindsay
x

Christine said...

Happy Birthday Mylene! 40 isn't old (don't tell anyone, but I'll be 50 next year)
The scissor case is beautiful and I'd love to be included in the draw

Erica said...

Happy Birthday!

Be fierce! Go boldly into the next decade!
The best is yet to come!

Have a wonderful holiday!

Jeanie said...

Happy Birthday, Mylene ! You don't look 40 at all !

Please enter me in your lovely giveaway.

Happy Holidays !

Cath said...

Happy Birthday Mylene , you certainly don't look forty.
I'd love to be entered into your giveaway.
Hope you have a lovely Christmas , Cath XXX

Maggie said...

Happy Birthday Mylene!
40 really isn't that bad, but the years do seem to fly by.

Remember, age is just a number :-)

Have a great Christmas x

Loraine said...

Happy Happy Birthday Mylene! You look sooo fabulous. I would have never guessed you were 40! I love the pictures. You are beautiful indeed.
Love the giveaway! I feel so guilty I haven't blogged about the wonderful ornament that you sent me. My good intentions have been disrupted may times! I will after Christmas when all of my sewing is done! (I better get going!)
Have a wonderful Birthday and Christmas!
Hugs.

CJ said...

Happy Birthday!! Being 40 is fabulous, I should know I have been 40 for 7 years. Enjoy your day and have a Mery Christmas!! Please count me in on your giveaway.


CJ

Terry said...

Happy Birthday!!! I too dreaded turning 40 but it wasn't bad at all. ;) I'm telling myself I get to look forward to not coloring my hair (later of course lol) and to no more monthlies. ROFLMBO

Have a very Merry Christmas!!!

Kryx said...

Happy Birthday to you!!! I love this day, so I think you are a lucky person to celebrate today. :) 40 is not bad, be happy and keep smiling. :)
Please count me in your giveaway.

Becky K in OK said...

Well, Happy Birthday. Speaking from experience, turning 40 isn't all that bad. Neither is turning 50 or 60.
Please include me in your drawing.
bkirk1029@sbcglobal.net

Sweet Sue said...

Ahhhh, a Christmas baby, so very special. Happy Birthday dear Friend and may you have another fabulous 40:) I'd be honored to be included in your generous drawing, thx for the chance.

Merry Christmas!

xoxo

stitchinsweetsue@gmail.com

Katri said...

Happy Birthday!

Being 40 isn't that bad, and being 41 is not bad either, trust me on that :-)

Please add me to the draw!

Carol said...

When you're my age (almost 55!!!), 40 will seem VERY young, Mylene... Enjoy your special day and may next year be filled with only wonderful things for you!

I'd love to be entered into your drawing! Happy Birthday AND Merry Christmas :)

Ranae said...

Happy 40th Birthday!! and many many more, beautiful lady
I love your hair, it is gorgeous.

Ranae said...

oh yeah!! please enter me too
Thanks!!

Sally said...

Happy Brithday Mylene! You most certainly do not look 40! Love your hair.

Please enter me in your giveaway. Thank you :)

Julie said...

Happy Birthday Mylene, a lovely prize for your giveaway. Your hair looks amazing.

Have a wonderful Christmas with your family and friends

Michelle said...

Happy Birthday Mylene! Please enter me into the lucky draw - the set is so beautiful.

Hope you are enjoying your holiday!

Jan said...

Oh Mylene my love , you're still a mere child and a beautiful one at that- age is but a thought .
Take care and have a wonderful Christmas and a happy New Year

Jackie's Stitches said...

Happy 40th Birthday Mylene!

40 isn't old! 40 is the new 20, didn't you hear?

Your hair is just gorgeous! I've never had hair much longer than slightly past my shoulders. Now it's real short because I hate taking the time to dry it. If my hair was as pretty as yours though, I probably would not mind all the work.

I hope you had a special day! I'd love to be entered into your giveaway!

Irene said...

Your hair is beautiful ! Happy Birthday. I just turned 56, your still a spring chicken :) Add to your list, more years of stitching.

Annette said...

Mylene happy birthday!!!
You don't look 40 !!!
Have a great time with friend and family....

anna s. said...

MERRY CHRISTMAS and HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Mylene!!

Kryx said...

Just a little help for you. The designer is iancsa from Hungary.
http://ancsanaplo.blogspot.com/2008/05/olltok-hagyomnyrz-kicsit-mskpp-3.html

Annie said...

Happy Birthday and Happy Holidays. You look way younger than 40. But they say life begins at 40 so get ready for a great ride!

tkdquintmom said...

I hope you had a fantastic 40! Ya know..you're really not 'in' your 40's until you turn 41...which, I will next month. *ugh* lolol anyway...40 is the new 20, right?

Ellen said...

Happy Birthday, Mylene!
Wishing you and your family Merry X'mas and a Happy New Year!

Please enter me in your birthday giveaway.

Hugs,

Natalija said...

Dear Mylene, Happy birthday! Embrace this exciting time in your life! Afterall, “life begins at 40.” :)

I would love to be included in the drawing.

Anonymous said...

Hello Happy Birthday and wish you and your family have a wonderful Christmas and New year.
Please I would like to take part in your giveaway. Thanks Lorraine.

Chiloe said...

Happy birthday Mylene !!! I'm the same age as you (my birthday was on nov 8 th ... ) I love what awaits us ... scary !LOL Please enter me to your giveaway!!!

Hope you had a great Christmas !!!

Dani - tkdchick said...

Wow Mylene! Happy Birthday and Merry Christmas! You don't look 40 at all!

Please enter me in your draw!

Von said...

Happy 40th birthday and Merry Christmas, Mylene!! Forty is just another number, you look fantastic! :)

Jackie said...

Happy big 40, may your wishes come true :)

Vinniey said...

Happy birthday, Mylene! 40-year-old is not old, Mylene. And you don't look 40 at all, dear. :) Please count me in to your giveaway!

Siobhán said...

I hope you had a fabulous birthday and Christmas, Mylene!

Carol's Stitching said...

Hope you had a wonderful birthday and a Merry Christmas. Your hair is gorgeous!!! Stitching looks fabulous and please enter me in your giveaway. I would be honored to receive it if I would be so lucky to win!

Conny said...

Happy Birthday to you, Mylene.
40 is not so old and you don't look like 40. You have such a beautiful hair. Love your bgiveaway so enter me in your draw.

Debra said...

Happy Birthday!!! You look wonderful and I love your long hair. Please add me to your give away. zaneymay@yahoo.com

Anonymous said...

Happy Birthday Mylene!! I hope you have a very Merry Christmas and a wonderful birthday. You look fantastic! Please enter me in your birthday giveaway. Thank you.

Carmen said...

happy birthday Mylene!! please enter me in your giveaway..

mbroider said...

Happy Birthday Mylene... Hopefully 40 is not bad!! I will be joining you in a couple of years, LOL.

The scissors fob is just wonderful, i would love to be added to your drawing.

Many Thanks!!

Edit said...

Mylene, I wish you a very happy birthday, though it was some days ago. I hope you had a very nice time! :)

The scissor fob is really wonderful, I would love to be entered to your giveaway. Thank you.

Best wishes, and have a very happy New Years's Eve!

Edit

Carin said...

Happy, belated birthday!!! Welcome to the 40's!!!!

Sorry, that I'm late, but my youngest daughter have a pneumonia and she's very sick with throwing up and fever.

I hope you had a great day!

too_busy_to_stitch said...

A very belated happy birthday to you! Your hair looks wonderful, lol, it makes me laugh, as my dd has hair just like that (wavy and long), and guess what her favourite present for christmas was? Her straighteners - she wants it completely straight 24/7! I would love to be entered in your birthday draw. Thank you! too_busy_to_stitch@yahoo.co.uk

Bev C said...

Hello Mylene,Happy Birthday and best wishes for the coming year. I would love to have your hair,just beautiful. Once again you have done some beautiful stitching and I would just love to be entered into your giveaway. Happy days.

glenda said...

I hope your birthday was a pleasant one. Do not fret 40 too much, I turned 41 on the 13th..thought it would be horrid, but wasn't at all :) You are so beautiful! What hair!!
I would like to be entered in your giveaway. Thank you!!

Joke said...

A belated Happy anniversary, Mylene! Honestly, you don't look like being 40 LOL Have a happy 2010!

Carin said...

Almost forgot: please enter me in your birthday giveaway! It's so lovely!

You can find my emailadress in my profile.

Teca said...

Happy Birthday!. Greetings from Hungary! :)
Please include me in your drawing.

Nana said...

Belated Happy Birthday.... hey 40 ain't bad...you look great... wish I could feel and look 40 nthough I sure don't want to go back and redo the years....hahahaha

Have great New Year...

hugs

http://nanascraper.blogspot.com/

Meari said...

Happy Birthday, Mylene. You look GREAT for 40. I'll be turning 42 next month.

Please include me in your giveaway.

Hope you have a Happy New Year!

Ruth said...

Happy belated bday, Mylene! I'm sorry I'm behind, but my wishes for a happy birthday are no less sincere. :)

Pike said...

Happy belated birthday Mylene! I have stitched that design for a gift but not for myself, so I'd love to be entered in the giveaway!

happy New Year from Finland!!!

pirjo.kallioniemi(at)yahoo.com

Lynn B said...

Happy Belated Birthday Mylene!

Your hair looks absolutely gorgeous. 40 is very young, I am 50in 2010!

Carol R said...

Belated Happy Birthday Mylene!

Lillie said...

Happy Belated Birthday Mylene!

Karan said...

A Belated Happy Birthday to you Mylene. Your hair is beautiful. :0)
Lovely giveaway. :0)

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