Life of the Lintee Bean

My birthday is coming. Not soon, but it’s coming. I don’t mind getting older. So far, my 40’s have been pretty good. I was still figuring out what to do with my life in my 20’s and making all kinds of major decisions on school and career and whatnot. In my 30’s I was starting to have some idea what I was doing, but I was still working a lot of things out. Now I’ve got a career, I’m done with school and professional exams, and I’m kind of settled into my life and it’s all just hanging in there. At least, I hope so.

Anyway, my birthday is coming. While I don’t really celebrate birthdays, I do tend to use them as an excuse to treat myself to a little something… or sometimes more than a little of something.

This year, it started with an offer of 30% off from my favorite jewelry shop. 30% off! That, and the excuse of my upcoming birthday helped me decide I should treat myself to a pretty necklace. It wasn’t a huge purchase, but definitely not a necessary one. But it’s really a pretty necklace, and I got a great deal with the 30% off. Plus my birthday is coming up. It’ll be a little gift to myself.

Last Fall I had considered taking hockey lessons. We all know, I LOVE hockey! I did some research and found local options for lessons and started pricing the equipment. Hockey equipment is EXPENSIVE! Then my car broke down and other events took place and I decided there was no way I should take hockey lessons.

However, I was out with friends in December and was talking to the friend-of-a-friend-of-a-friend who had been taking hockey lessons for about a year. He and the other students had just formed their own league and were starting to play games. He knew a woman in their league who was going to play the goalie position. So, she needed to buy all new goalie equipment, and was selling her current gear. I met with her on Thursday, and almost all her equipment fit! I could buy all this practically new hockey equipment for a STEAL and I did. It’s too late to take the lessons starting this month, but I can sign up in March. Besides, my birthday is coming, right?

I was talking to a coworker Friday, and he knew an online source for cheap hockey jerseys. I’ve been watching hockey for about 15 years now, but I only own two jerseys (one Chicago Blackhawks jersey and one Chicago Wolves jersey). Hockey jerseys are really pricey. They’re way more expensive than football, baseball, or basketball shirts, from what I can see. The site my coworker mentioned had jerseys for less than half the price I’d found them elsewhere – and these were the nicer jerseys with the players’ names on them! (The ones I have now don’t have any names on them, as that costs extra.) I deserve a hockey jersey (or two) as I’m such a huge fan. Besides, I’m going to be playing hockey, and I have to wear a hockey jersey when I play. It’ll be my birthday soon. I should treat myself.

I’ve got one other potential purchase in mind… a little something special, seeing as it’s my birthday and all. My birthday is coming, and it’s a good thing it’s coming soon, as I need to NOT have the excuse to treat myself to a little – or a lot – of something!

Submitted for publication in the Greeley Citizen

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