Tomorrow is my 30th birthday, which makes today the very last day of my 20's, and I gotta say, I'm kinda freaking out. I didn't think I would, but when confronted with the reality of it, it's a pretty hard pill to swallow. My mom sent me this great card that said, "30. When you think about it, it's only 3 decades." on the front. Then on the inside it goes on to list all of the other things that have "gone by" in my lifetime. For instance, 7 presidents, 8 Olympic games, 28 volcanic eruptions, 87 space missions, 203 overthrown governments, 1,712 Oscar nominations, 420,000 new miles of highway, and 51,000,000 acres of cleared rain forest. That makes me feel better.  Thanks, Mom! So I decided to take it upon myself to put a positive spin on my advancing age by thinking of all the advantages of turning 30. Here is what I came up with: *"30 is the new 20." (Good thing it's not the other way around.) *Your 20's are the time to "find yourself" & figure out where you're going, and I've pretty much done that, so now I get to really start my journey. Yeah, and that's all I could come up with. Clearly, this was going to be more difficult than I'd anticipated. However, never being one for giving up, I decided to google the term "advantages of being in your 30's", and it gave me this little "gem": http://uk.news.yahoo.com/skynews/20070928/tuk-why-thirty-is-no-longer-the-prime-of-45dbed5.html  After reading the above, I was feeling more depressed than ever about it. I'm thinking to myself, "so I'm going to get even less sleep & meals in my 30's? Awesome!" Actually upon thinking about it, this article already does kind of sound like me, except for the heart palpitations & eczema. Goody! Something to look forward to! Ultimately, I have to think positively about it, though, because that's (mostly) how I roll. My 30's will be what I make them, regardless of what some silly article says. I say they are going to be even BETTER than my 20's, and what I say goes! I'm going to actively take steps toward making that happen. The future is ours to shape. Until Next Time,
Danielle |
