Is 50 the new 30 or 30 the new 20? Or was it 40 is the
new 20? Honestly, I can’t keep up! In honor of my 30th birthday I
thought I would write down a few thoughts.
Lets start with why 50 can’t just be 50 and 30 just be
30? It may be a cliché but lets all
be honest with ourselves and keep the numbers the way they are. If you keep yourself feeling good, then it doesn't matter what the number is. Now that’s coming from a 30yr old…. Maybe
when I’m 50 I will disagree with myself. So far I have not hit an age that I was “freaking” out about, I have
some friends that were scared of 25! Some 30 and a random 32! I don’t think It
is the number they were afraid of, but more than likely where they were in
their life at that time. I loved being
25, it wasn’t the number that made that year great but the experiences
I had that year. I was more hesitant to
turn 26 because I had had such a fabulous 2009. The “older” I get the more I
don’t want to give up the prior year, I think I do a good job on making each
year count and creating new experiences. I see a birthday as a time
to reflect on the past year, set goals for the next year and maybe even
complete the goals from the prior year, but none the less move forward. I definitely don’t want to move
backward.
Turning 30 did not scare me one bit, I feel like that is the
age I should be. In fact I tell my
husband “I get better with age." He
laughed, then he saw some photos from my late teen years, blonde hair, short hair, round
face, red hair…. I’m sure you get it. I
feel like at 30, I have become comfortable enough with myself to know where my
weakness may lie, definitely where my strengths are and where I still need a
little work. I also know what make up to
wear, hair styles that look good and what types of clothes fit my body best
(although, I can still make poor clothing choices).
I have always had the thought process of no worries, it will
all work out. To back that up my high
school senior quote was “hakuna matata” meaning no worries. I did not realize at the time that I would
try and live by that quote. I feel
blessed to have a supportive husband that has given me the opportunity to
figure out what my passions are, find myself and make new career moves. Needless to say he finds himself on his toes
quite frequently and if you were to ask him what words scare him the most, he
would likely say, “So I was thinking….” Knowing that following shortly after
could be some very colorful thoughts.
I am happy to put 29 behind me and am curious about 30, I do
not believe it is as harsh or horrible as people say. In fact I feel like I have just hit the
ground running, I have already signed up for my first half marathon (in my
30’s) in January and just this past month started a new career teaching
Pilates, which I LOVE!!!
Lets pop some bubbly!
Xo
Suz
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