Happy 40th birthday. The first forty were practice. The next forty are the work.
Fresh today · Friday, 17 July
New Wishes
A handful of wishes pulled from the cabinet this morning. Pick one up — copy, save it to your pinboard, or send it on.
Forty! The age when family events are no longer about you, but you somehow still steal the show in the photos.
Happy 40th. The body is making weird noises. The mind, finally, is making sense.
Welcome to your forties. The decade of finally enjoying the things you spent the previous decades earning.
Happy 40th birthday. You are now legally allowed to refuse any plan that starts after 9 p.m.
Forty. The age where you stop measuring success in titles and start measuring it in mornings.
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More from today
Happy 40th. May the years ahead be full of grandkids, slow mornings, and travel that doesn't require an alarm clock.
Welcome to 40, where the gray hairs are paid for in lessons learned.
Happy 40th birthday. The body knows what it likes. The mind knows what it doesn't. The combination is the most peaceful version of you yet.
Forty! Old enough to remember the time before the internet and young enough to still use it well. Optimal window.
Happy 40th. The midlife crisis is optional. The midlife clarity is the better choice.
Welcome to 40, where you finally have the wisdom to know when to leave the party. (The answer: now. Always now.)
Happy 40th birthday. The first twenty years were tuition. The next twenty were practice. The next twenty are when the work pays off.
Forty. The age where you've earned the right to say I'm too old for this and mean it. Use sparingly. Use proudly.
Happy 40th. May the next decade be the one where the small things you've quietly been working on start to compound.
Welcome to 40, where the decade of slowly realizing your parents were doing their best begins. Sobering. Oddly comforting.
Congratulations on the wedding. The vows are simple. The marriage is the whole life.
Wedding congratulations. May the years ahead be soft on the small fights and generous with the small joys.
Congrats on the marriage. May the home you build always have music, food, and a couch big enough for both of you.
Wedding wishes. May the dance floor be packed and the speeches be brief.
Congratulations. May you keep being each other's favorite person to roll your eyes at across a crowded room.
Wedding congratulations. May the small good moments outnumber the big bad ones by a lot.
Congrats on getting married. May the love age like a favorite hoodie — warmer with every year.
Wedding wishes. May the first big fight be over something small enough to laugh about by Tuesday.
Congratulations on the marriage. May the marriage be the soft place each of you lands at the end of every long day.