The dreaded number. The time when black balloons and the over the hill jokes begin. It approaches unrelentingly quickly and there is no turning back - 30 is exactly two months away... Get out the wrinkle cream, calcium chews, military grade moisturizer, frozen cucumber slices, hair dye and be sure to schedule your Botox shots - break out the girdles and granny panties and put away those stilettos - kiss your youth goodbye... It's all down hill from here, right?!?
Wrong! I think of thirty as a milestone that I am reaching and not a downtrodden "I will never be twenty-something" again (though many would say I was never actually twenty-something, just an old spirit trapped in a younger generation body).
I made it through the horrible early teen years where acne and hormones prevail, awkwardness takes place of child like grace, body issues develop, family connections are severed (sometimes beyond recognition), and lust is synonymous with love. I made it through my late teens and early twenties where college student budgets cause ramen noodle binges, concert tickets were more important than paying your bills, your apartment is livable because it's what you can afford, debt accumulates, sleeping 4 hours a night is acceptable, and working three jobs while going to school full time is normal. I made it through my late twenties (almost) where life keeps throwing curve balls (generally in the direction of my head) my way, where an unsettling idea of being young has met being responsible, a passion for travel and knowledge abound, and the consistently inconsistent journey being taken with a life long friend and love.
I honestly cannot wait to see where life's journey takes me. Hasn't research just proven that a woman reaches her sexual maturity in her 30's and that forty is the new twenty? Haven't we just discovered everyone is a freak in seclusion with the popularity of the Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy?!? (Amazing book if you haven't cracked its cover, do so!) This is a time to celebrate turning thirty, and I am planning on it. In exactly two months, I hope that you will join me in the celebration, wherever you are and in whatever you are doing - make it count! <3
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