Golly, when did this happen? To be honest, I’m not quite sure.
My birthday: the twelfth day of the twelfth month of
the twelfth year is fast approaching yet in many ways I still feel like I’m 25…
I'm very excited about this milestone and marking
the occasion as I enter a new unexplored decade. Adding to my
excitement is a special family member who will be here to
celebrate this milestone with me - my mum arrives in Perth during the week of my birthday!
Also, it will be my very
first birthday in Australia and in the sunshine. I have spent 29 birthdays in the cold, rain, snow, ice… all wrapped up in thick layers. Mid December
in Perth will be a scorcher!
It seems many of us approaching/turning 30 spend
this time reflecting on what we have achieved in our lives throughout our twenties and where we are from many perspectives. For
me, I can happily say that I'm healthy, I’ve just started an exciting new job, I
have an amazing boyfriend and wonderful and supportive family and friends. And whilst I
might not have yet reached some of my pre-30 goals, (notably becoming a
home owner and maybe getting married), I have a lot to be grateful for…
Also, I can
tick off some accomplishments from my list:
- Pay off my Student Loan in full - tick
- Get a promotion/progress in career – tick
- Travel lots - tick (five continents)
- Live abroad - two ticks
- Improve my cooking skills (esp. Turkish) - a work in progress!
- Slim down to a perfect 10, not quite there yet…
It’s quite ironic because every year, as my family
and friends will agree, I tend to go a bit crazy with the lead up to my
birthdays and organise events and big birthday nights out months in advance. Now the big one is
approaching, I’m more for taking it as it comes and going with the flow. Who
would have thought I’d say that? Maybe Australia has had a ‘laid back’ effect
on me already after just 6 months.
I’ve decided I'm going to really enjoy the last few months of being a twenty-something girl... I am the first one
from my group of close friends to turn 30 and am not sure if I’ll feel any different at all, but I will embrace this time. It's not long before I'll probably be compiling another list of goals for the next decade (I LOVE lists!). How funny will it be if I continue to get ID'ed in the supermarket or at a bar! "There's my drivers license, you see I was born in 1982 which makes me 30 years old but thank you thinking I might look up to 13 years younger than what I actually am!" :-) So many people say that in your thirties you become more confident, feel more self-assured and are more self-aware and just feel more comfortable with who you are and what you're good at, so surely
there’s a lot to look forward to just there...
D xx
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