It's a little odd to say that I'm 30. For a very long time I was apprehensive and scared of this new age. 30 sounds so different than 29. But... for the first time in awhile I feel as though I'm going into this fully comfortable.
The twenties have been interesting - I graduated college, traveled internationally, adopted 3 pets, moved out and got married, started and ended jobs, and felt the devastating blow of the losses of grandparents, friends, and even pets. I continue to evolve my style, my way of thinking, how I handle situations, and think on things a bit longer before acting or speaking.
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| Venice 2007 |
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| College graduation - June 2007 |
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With Abby a few weeks before she passed, 2009
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London 2011
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| Our wedding day, August 11 2012 |
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| Rappelling in Mexico at 30 |
I was talking with my husband the other day and at 20 I don't think that I would have been able to picture myself at 30. I mean, there's still the fundamental parts of me at 20 that I still have at nearly 30, but I never thought that I would've found a career, live in San Francisco, work for a religious non profit, or be as blessed as I am with family and friends.
As for the next 10 years? Still being myself (and accepting that girl) tops my list. As does stepping foot on another new continent (Asia or Australia!), owning our own place, maybe sitting down to write that book, and not be afraid to live.
And how did I do on that 30 before 30? Let's see...
Dedicate more time and effort to the blog
Make homemade pasta and sauce
Join a sports team/bowling league/ice skating lessons (Does spin count?)
Bike across the golden gate bridge
Go to the symphony with DH
Go fruit/pumpkin picking
Hike Angel Island - June 14, 2014
Bake at least once a month with my kitchenaid mixer (I blame this on the sorry state of my small kitchen)
Visit the Italian American Museum
Organize and play a bocce day
Be nicer to my cuticles
Clean my wardrobe
Exercise more and eat better
Visit at least one new US city Portland, Or - Sept 2013; Asheville, NC - Nov 2013; Kiawah Island, SC - Nov 2013
Read a minimum of 40 new books
Take and pass the PHR May 3, 2014!
Push myself harder at work
Strip down the wardrobe
Be better with impulse purchases
Visit another National Park (that I haven't been to already...) Muir Woods - Dec 2013
Perfect my pie making abilities (According to DH I'm good).
Have a dinner party
Visit another California coast lighthouse
Cook dinner at home at least twice a week
Get a few steps closer to buying our own place
Do something that really pushes my boundaries/limits
Finish my online course early (prior to November 20..) October 31, 2013
Work on being a better wife
Do something spontaneous
Be okay with turning 30.
Happy 30th Birthday! I love all of the photos looking back at the milestones of your 20s. I was also apprehensive about turning 30, but it really is just a number!
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