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I’m no longer in my early 30s. This week I turned 34, I’m not sure how I feel about this. Turning 30 was good- I was on a high I was looking good, fab job, great partner, lovely son and a house that was big enough to feel like an achievement…whats changed?? Not much…same job, same partner, same house…I’m a little fatter (size UK 14 so not exactly obese!)…I just don’t feel that things have moved on…and yet there is nothing I really want to change…What can I say?? I should be grateful- its just a likely strange to have achieved my life plan by 30. I kind of feel I have some time left over… The Birthday itself was lovely- thoughtful presents from those I love (well my son gave me a pink skipping rope but he chose it very careful). My partner took me to the theatre and to my favourite restaurant. The restaurant was amazing- its the Ikon in Birmingham; it serves authentic Catalan tapas and is one of the most interesting places I’ve been for vegetarian food…The theatre was very good but not gripping. We went to see the Lady from the Sea (Ibsen) it seemed to be very well done but a slightly odd play. Well almost 2 plays its the story of a family and the daughters are going through a very conventional life stuck out in the middle of nowhere waiting for husbands to rescue them….whilst the step mother loses her mind. She has fallen ion love with somebody other than the husband, somebody who represents the freedom of the sea (possibly a drowned man). She cannot rest- eventually he comes for her and her husband releases her to go with him…once given a choice that allows her to exercises her own free will she choses her husband and children and the much smaller world…The set was amazing operating on a number of levels and with real water and flowers, using reflections to create a sense of space…A little hard work with 1 eye….It did make me long for the sea….
