My birthday was nice. Lots of positives there. H made a real effort and although he did his usual running-around-at-the-last-minute routine, it didn't bother me. He brought me a big bunch of flowers, got a cake and some sweet gifts from he and the kids.
Sounds like your H did some sweet things for your birthday. More positives...even if he did it at the last minute (my H does the same thing). At least he did something. Last year for my birthday, my H sent me a text and gave me a card several days later. I will be grateful if he does anything this year...my H's birthday is in 2 weeks and I need to decide what to do for him. ...maybe I will wait until the last minute to figure it out!
Keep that positive list growing and keep figuring out solutions for the not so positive. You are doing so well. Thanks for sharing with us what we need to do IF we ever get to where you are.