Let'e be honest here. This is how I felt about turning the big 3-0.
RIGHT? Yeah...
On my special day I had multiple people send me this link:
http://www.buzzfeed.com/jessicamisener/30-signs-youre-almost-30#.ehaeXvxYR
It made me laugh, because it's almost all true! And while I am ok with that, there was something so terrifying to me turning 30. My youth! Where did it go?! Being in your 20's--the best years!
Most people don't understand my emotional dilemma. And then I realize that most of those people are over 30 and think I'm silly for being so sad about my age. Sigh.
But....! I still remember my surprise 18th birthday party. The house was packed with friends, gifts and yummy food. The world was at my fingertips and I felt young and free!!
Fast forward to my 21st. Another great party in my college dorm room. I had felt liberated to be an "official adult" and couldn't have been happier being older, but still young and hip with years to come before real responsibility set in.
Those birthdays were seriously JUST yesterday. Like no time has passed at all. So...now that I'm 30, that means before you know it I will be 40. And then 55! Nooooooooooooo!!!! (dramatic much?)
I feel like I need to rush things now. The to-do list is getting longer and longer in my head and I'm fretting that because I'm 30, things might get harder from here on out.
But no worries! Not all my feelings and thoughts are sad and full of angst. Turning 30 does have a sense of accomplishment to it. I feel like I have aged with one more year of grace and dignity and feel semi ready to be in the stage of life where I soon can join PTA, complain about teenagers and learn all about canning and sewing, and maybe one day a mortgage. You know, super-duper adult stuff. And I kinda like it. There really is something about saying you are 30-- and feeling like you have arrived to a new stage that is exciting and different. And I like that too.
And I'm not alone. Most of my friends are 30 and older, and they still are vibrant, energetic and rockin' life. Which is exactly what I plan to do.
Let's do this!
Here is to being 30!
RIGHT? Yeah...
On my special day I had multiple people send me this link:
http://www.buzzfeed.com/jessicamisener/30-signs-youre-almost-30#.ehaeXvxYR
It made me laugh, because it's almost all true! And while I am ok with that, there was something so terrifying to me turning 30. My youth! Where did it go?! Being in your 20's--the best years!
Most people don't understand my emotional dilemma. And then I realize that most of those people are over 30 and think I'm silly for being so sad about my age. Sigh.
But....! I still remember my surprise 18th birthday party. The house was packed with friends, gifts and yummy food. The world was at my fingertips and I felt young and free!!
Fast forward to my 21st. Another great party in my college dorm room. I had felt liberated to be an "official adult" and couldn't have been happier being older, but still young and hip with years to come before real responsibility set in.
Those birthdays were seriously JUST yesterday. Like no time has passed at all. So...now that I'm 30, that means before you know it I will be 40. And then 55! Nooooooooooooo!!!! (dramatic much?)
I feel like I need to rush things now. The to-do list is getting longer and longer in my head and I'm fretting that because I'm 30, things might get harder from here on out.
But no worries! Not all my feelings and thoughts are sad and full of angst. Turning 30 does have a sense of accomplishment to it. I feel like I have aged with one more year of grace and dignity and feel semi ready to be in the stage of life where I soon can join PTA, complain about teenagers and learn all about canning and sewing, and maybe one day a mortgage. You know, super-duper adult stuff. And I kinda like it. There really is something about saying you are 30-- and feeling like you have arrived to a new stage that is exciting and different. And I like that too.
And I'm not alone. Most of my friends are 30 and older, and they still are vibrant, energetic and rockin' life. Which is exactly what I plan to do.
Let's do this!
Here is to being 30!
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