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TOMORROW!! Lately I've kinda been in a mood, I don't know if it's PMS or because I'm turning 30! I didn't think that I was going to be all emotional about it because I know its just a number, but I am! Yesterday the Fi asked a question, I answered, and his response, "Why are you being so defensive!" I feel bad, but I just hope tomorrow will be a better day!
How did ya'll feel when you approached the BIG 3-0!?
I'm not 30 yet...just turned 26.
Just wanted to say happy early bday though!!!
I just turned 28 - FI turns 30 next year and he freaks out every time I bring it up. It is just unbelievabe. I mean I remember my mom being in her 30s. And that show Thirty Something. I remember seeing that show when I was little and thinking "30 something????" Like I would never get that old LOL. I still feel like I should be in high school or something. It's the strangest thing.
I think I'll hopefully be OK with it. Once I turned 27 people started saying oh and she's almost 30 - that kinda freaked me out and was like nooooooooooooo, come on give me these last few years at least.
But I think 30's are really good years, it's not all that emotional relationship, job, don't know where you are in your life. I'm hoping for really good times in my 30s
I'm not ok with it...Turning 30 in 3 weeks. I get it too...it's just a number, but that is a high number to me, lol. I know I should look at the positive...getting married in 3 months, have a great family and looking to start one of our own. But I also see the other side...divorced and don't have any kids yet. I feel ya sista!!!
First of all CONGRATS & Happy Birthday!!!
It's kind of a double edged sword for me. I finally feel like an official "grown-up" and that I'm happy with where I am in life - not concentrating so much on where I'm going. But on the other hand I'm also convinced that once I hit 30 my body totally changed. I gain a lot faster & lose slower. Cold/flu & workout recovery is a lot slower, etc. I can't eat foods I used to either. But that could all be in my head too. LOL
My best years have taken place AFTER 30 =)(I am 34)
There were some goals that I had set for myself to be completed by the age of 30 and it was cool to see my checklist and realize that I had completed most of them. I would not have considered being married before the age of 30 just b/c I felt there was so much that I wanted to accomplish as a single person that I would need a while to get it done =)
Homewoner - check
established in my career - check
a certain amt in retirement - check
travel - check...although not as much as I wanted to
I actually met my fiance 3 weeks before I turned 31...right on schedule...LOL I just think the 30's bring about so much more independece, confidence, knowledge of self than I had in my 20's
Embrace it!!
I didn't have any angst at all about reaching thirty-- and so far, the thirties have been great! I agree with JamaicaBride-- embrace it!
Can I ask why you're having such trouble with it? Why are you seeing it as such a negative thing? If you talk to a lot of women in their 50s and 60s, they talk about all the exciting things that happened in their thirties-- you'll be getting married, building a life with your husband, moving up in your career, solidifying family bonds, taking time to travel, etc... all good things, right?
I'm turning 27 on December 22. You figure everyone would be saying oh hey happy birthday or hey what are your plans but instead they are saying uh-oh 3 more years, when are you getting married and having some kids.
GOD help me!
Thanks bees! I did have fun in my 20s, but I'll EMBRACE my 30s!
JamaicaBride: Great advice...your checklist is on point with mine!! And I checked all of em, so thats not bad!!
jhphi: I'm not too upset with turning 30, its just that it came fast, I think. I do look forward to the years coming! I'm especially looking forward to spending my life w/ the Fi and hopefully starting our family soon!
Yeah, what IS it with that # that we freak out over?! I did the same thing awhile back, but it was because I wanted to be MARRIED by then and at that point I wasn't even engaged. I seriously freaked out one night about it, and FH (BF at the time) didn't understand what was upsetting me and so I kind of blurted it out. He had NO idea I had that sort of a timeline for myself.
I will be 31 in a month. My 30th was really no biggie...
I am happier with who I am and where I am than I have ever been before. I feel like I'm not old yet, but I'm smarter. I've cut lots of petty, drama-ish, stress-inducing things and people from my life as I've gotten older.
What better than to be at an age where I can have fun and not be unhappy about my decisions later. No - I'm not carefree, but I am able to do so much more. I've gained confidence, wisdom, and maturity. I'm proud of where I've been, of my plans, and of myself. I feel like I have the best of both worlds. I'm not 21 and crazy, but I'm not joining AARP either. :)
Embrace it girl! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
30 is GREAT. I just turned 32 and feel like these have been my best years. Live it up, life is just starting!
I just turned 30, and I feel like this might be the best year of my life! I happened to be on a vacation when I turned 30, and I think that really helped me ease into it, bc I wasn't getting heckled.
I get my masters in less than a month then start trying for a baby. Next year, I have a decent chance of paying off my 15 year student loan, too!
If you met me & my hubby, you would be VERY surprised that he was more upset than me to turn 30, especially as I am the woman and we want babies! Honestly, though, I think there is so much drama and sometimes lower confidence in your 20's...I think our country puts too much emphasis on youthful looks and not enough on wisdom & maturity! I'm very proud of where I've come in 10 years!
30 is the new 20 but you have more money than when you were 20 so you can enjoy life more!
I am 32, and honestly turning 30 was not that bad. I think 25 was worse. You have so much squared away like house and husband, so what is there to worry about? I find I also have more confidence than I did in my twenties, it comes from experiences and finding who you truly are.
Happy Birthday!
Honey, you should try turning 50! Which I did the day after we got married. I'm not ready to call it quits or say I am ancient yet! You're still a BABY!!! LOL
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25 for me was definitely worse than 30! I will be 30 in July and CANNOT WAIT!! I feel that at 30 I will be so sophisticated and sexy and a business owner of a thriving business :D (EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE) in my 20s I was very self-conscious and cared a lot about what people thought of me and my life decisions. Now at 30 I could honestly care less. And it's such a liberating thought!! Hopefully on my 30th birthday I will be with my wonderful handsome boyfriend on a beach in Miami!! Woohoo!!
Happy Birthday Dear!!! Embrace and enjoy the sexy sophistication that 20-somethings wish for (myself included!!)
First of all Happy Birthday!!!
I turned 30 in June and I was fine. I had the hardest time when on my 29th birthday because I felt like it was my last year in my 20s it just seemed like the end but 30 has been great so far so I can't complain.
Happy birthday!! I'm turning 30 next week. I'm not quite where I thought I'd be at this age, but all the comments from the over 30 ladies have made me feel better :)
Happy Birthday and welcome to your 30's! I don't really get worked up about a number, I focus more on treating myself to something special on the day. My 30th birthday wasn't that great- my boyfriend at the time didn't do anything for me and my friends who invited me to dinner ended up eating with their kids 30 minutes before I told them I could be there. However.... in my 30's I have been more settled (work and home) and enjoyed having the time and money to travel. I better know who I am, what I want, spent way less time worrying about what other people think (until I started wedding planning!), and I enjoy it all very much.
Oh my goodness, I hated turning 25. It was the absolute worst for me! Now, I haven't turned 30 yet but I don't think I will have as much problem with 30 as I did with 25.
Happy Birthday!!!
Thanks bees, you all did truly make me feel better!! I am getting more excited about it after hearing your kind words! The fi is going to take me out to dinner tomorrow, I opted not to have anything huge, but I'll still party with my friends Fri night!
I think I partied too hard on my 25th, celebrated my century birthday with friends and had a ball, so that birthday wasn't bad for me, like others dreaded.
bluespurrs: thanks for making me laugh, you're probably laughing at how dumb I'm being! Beautiful pix btw.
crebre: I hope you'll be ona beach in Miami with your wonderful FIANCE (not bf) on your 30th!
It didn't bother me!! I'm 32 now, and people never believe me anyway. But it really doesn't feel any different.
25 nearly killed me - for some reason it felt like I was really an adult - I couldn't blame my stupid mistakes on being a kid anymore!! :/
happy bday!!! I feel like when you're in your mid-20's, nobody takes you seriously. But when yo'ure 30, you're like, an adult and ready to conquer the world, with the silliness of the 20's behind you. I see women in their 30's and they just ooze sophistication and comfort with who they are. I love that =] So rock on Jingle! =]
@ejs - hahah! I need to become a BAMF that is ready to take on the world! I still hold onto my "but I don't know what I want to be when I grow up" whining...
For me turning 40 felt kinda like turning 30 except I had the stomach flu.
I really haven't aged that much. But about 12 pounds heavier. That's about it. I've loved my 30's and now into my 40's I'm much more comfortable being who I am now. You kinda "grow" into your adult self.
Never fear..30 is the new 20 and I guess I just turned 30 again this spring! Happy Birthday and enjoy..
Yay happy birthday @jingle!
I'm turning 30 in February, so I know how you feel! I'm excited, but kinda sad to let go of my 20s. At least I still get carded, lol!!! :)
ejs/ladylabelle: What's a BAMF?
Thanks for the birthday wishes ladies! Its 6 AM and I wanted to start the day off right, so I just finished doing YOGA and know I have to get ready for work!! But I'm looking forward to the day! Have a wonderful day bees! IT'S MY 30TH BIRTHDAY....YAAHHHOOOOOO!!
@crebre80: I had such a hard time with turning 25. Part of it was still being in school (I went back for my Master's after working for 2years) and everyone else was 2 years younger than me and panicking about how their lives were going. I had also starting to think a lot more about getting engaged and married which took a toll.
Haha and that you are Ladylabelle!!
Thanks bees for the bday wishes!! I've been feeling the love today, from ya'll and friends and family!! Turning 30 isn't bad at all!! I'm in the club now and 30 is the new 20, so HOLLA!!
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