January Adult Birthdays - Ideas please?

[Deleted User]

I'm struggling for ideas as to what to do for my birthday this week. DH will be at work, DS at school and DD at nursery till 12pm unless i choose to take her out for the day so i can go somwhere till 3.15pm.

In some ways i envy my DH who has a July birthday that generally falls within schools holidays and we are all around him with good weather. On mine its generally dull, raining or cold and everyone is working.

This year I've thougth and thought about what I can do either on my own or maybe with my almost 4 year old. My Mum suggested I go over with her to visit my dad who's on a house sit and have a sandwich with them at lunchtime and open my pressie. This seems to be my best option but its not what i would choose to do or really want to do. My parents have chosen to do this house sit, i really dont mind but i'm not sure i want to go over, walk the dog and sit in a strangers house for a couple of hours to pass the time.

Any thoughts please on what you grown ups do for January birthdays when the weather is rubbish and your friends are working. I dont expect to be entertained and happy to potter around or go to a National Trust/Swimming, but my local pool doens't have an open swim on thurs suitable for my availability and i don't have a car free to drive.

Hmmmm.......:D its quandry! :rotfl:

Jojo_the_Tightfisted

Chalk it up to one those things that happens when you have kids and do something at the weekend instead.


Mine was on the 13th.


(ETA: had I had the money, I would have gone off for a couple of hours and a coffee at the nicest garden centre near to where I live so I could get there by bus)

claire16c

go for a meal with your DH in the evening after his work, and get your parents to babysit?

day time wise - how much money do you want to spend? Get your nails/hair etc done? Depends what youre in to.

i dont normally do anything in the day time for my bday, Id do something at the nearest weekend or that night.

January20

I'm trying to muster some sympathy for you but I'm sorry I really can't. My birthday is in January too, and most year I have to work. For the whole day!!!! This year, I worked all day, couldn't celebrate with my dd because she was working in the evening, so I went out for a bite to eat with a couple of friends and then on to see a film. I'll celebrate my birthday with my dd when we both have some time together... in February.

Your parents want to see you and spend some time with you, give you a present so be gracious (and a bit mature) and go!

[Deleted User]

Your right, i guess i just feel a bit hard done by, but only in the fact that on DH's birthday we are all around him making it a special day, whereas mine is always "just another day" in fact 2 years ago i was in hopsital at midnight following a car accident, fortunately not serious.

It sounds childish but I suppose i was hoping this year i could be spoilt a bit or made to feel a tad special. DH upon my mentioning has said he'll get something in for dinner, my parents cant babysit.

Ill get over it, just a moment of I wish I was a summer baby. Or at least April/May when I was supposed to be born.

[Deleted User]

But with respect January20, its not sympathy i'm after, it was ideas of what i can do, as i'm struggling to think of something. EVERY year my DH gets a lovely day due to the day it falls on planned by me, but on my day it doesn't happen that way. So I'm trying to be proactive and think of something different and doing this by asking others for their thoughts. . Surely you can understand why i feel like i do, even if i am grown up! I'm indulging myself right now, i'm sure by tomorrow i'll be over it.

geoffky

Go and spend a few hours at a falconry school...a great day out

claire16c

Ask your parents to babysit on another night when theyre free then? And do something with your DH that night instead?

[Deleted User]

We've been discussing doing something on saturday night , so hopefully that will pan out. Once the kids are asleep it doesn't matter if we have friends round downstairs, maybe the Wii, food and laughs!

barbiedoll

Make an announcement this year on your birthday and state that from now on you will be like the Queen and have two birthdays each year. Your usual boring January one with the cold weather and rubbish presents from the sales, will be a token birthday and your proper celebrations will be in (say) April when there is sunshine, new shiny things in the shops and more than 3 hours of daylight in which to celebrate.

My birthday is in January too and I've had enough. I've cancelled too many nights out because of snow, or else everyone is skint after Christmas etc etc.
From now on, I shall be celebrating, with a nice summer barbeque, on June 21st, the longest day.
(It certainly will be a long day for DH, he will be doing the cooking!;))

Mrs_Boo_Boo

Well if you want to be treated the way you want then you have to teach others how to do it. Lots of hints and suggestions.