Older but wiser is questionable

Thank you for the birthday wishes.  I am settling in to being this age.  If you had of asked me my age a few days ago I would have given a different answer. 
But the clock has ticked over.  What was inconceivable to me at 20 has happened.  It is now the present reality.  This is me in real time.
I do like birthdays for the presents.  Ok I had dreams of giving gifts on my birthday.  Not stuff I went out and bought but acts of kindness.  Sort of reversing things to make a birthday a time to give rather than receive.
Nice thought.  I did that.  But I got stuff too.  Win win I reckon.
And it goes on.  My bro is coming from the Sunshine Coast today for lunch with us for my birthday.  Plus he is bringing a present.  Ok he asked if I wanted anything from my favourite bookstore.  I told him what book I would like, and he was getting that.
As someone I know said, people coming is a good chance to clear up.  That is what we are doing today.  I mentioned to Merril I feel like a 7/11 man today.  If we start around 7 to when my bro arrives at 11 we will get stuff we want to get done done.
But I do refuse to get carried away.  Stuff we want to do is stuff we wanted to do anyway.  Well some of it.  There is other stuff, but I reckon we should let that stuff mature.  That is really hard for me to say – NOT.
So I have had my birthday now.  Someone at some point was asking when in the year my birthday was.  I had given three dates but someone was onto me.
I am gaining momentum.   Soon I will be rushing headlong into my blankety blank year.