I mean my self-imposed writing challenge is over. Not my life or anything. I'm not trying to be overly dramatic about turning 30.
It is an ending of sorts, but also a beginning. Doesn't it always work that way?
My sister tells me that in your thirties, you start to feel more comfortable in your own skin, that you have more awareness and acceptance about who you are. One of the reasons I wrote about my life was in preparation for that, and to figure out who I am and where I've been.
Thank you for reading. Sincerely. I have loved your comments and feedback.
Here's to the next 30.
6 comments:
La multi ani! (Romanian birthday greeting--"to many years!"
Happy 30th Birthday! I have thoroughly enjoyed reading your life stories; thank you for sharing them. I enjoyed getting to know you better. It left me feeling that I wish I had gotten to know you better back in high school, but glad we're still in touch. You've also inspired me to do some writing of my own. (I'm not as good of a writer as you are but I do want to tell my story, capture some of my life memories.) Thank you.
Happy 30th my love! I loved this, so much in fact I may do it for myself... although it is not my golden birthday, so it' not quite as "cute" But truly I love learning the things that shaped you into the wonderful woman you are!
This was so fun for me to read! Happy Birthday! Glad you're enjoying being pregnant too even with all the aches and pains. :)
I think that's true. Your 20s are all about setting a path to adulthood: education, travel, dating, marriage, a home and family. Your 30s (you know, because I've been in my 30s for two months and know EVERYTHING) feel more about magnifying the roles you've chosen and the life you've built for yourself. I know for certain that I like myself a lot more at 30 than I did at 20! And I feel more freedom to develop talents I'm interested in and to make choices based on my own personality and interests than I did in my 20s, when I was far more worried about what others thought of me and whether I looked right or read the right books or had the right things. 30 is freeing!
Minus the part where I had my makeup done for a birthday present and the sweet 20-something girl doing it said, "Now, THIS foundation is excellent for filling in fine lines." That wasn't so fun.
By the way, happy birthday (one day late)!!! I thought of you and remembered leaning over the rail at the Sacre Coeur, looking out over Paris and talking about your birthday! I hope your birthday was lovely and that your newest year will be sweet and fulfilling. I've loved reading about your life!
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