And what a relief!! I'm glad to be 30 and leave those tumultuous 20s behind! Seriously! I'm sure I'll have a hard time when I turn 40, but 30 just sounds so....actualized. Confident. Comfortable. Energetic. Definitely more wise and less frenetic than the 20s. It's similar to how I felt turning 20--sounds SO much older than 19. Right? Right?
And Adam gave me the best birthday present! He slept for six hours straight! And so did I! I once told a friend that she shouldn't hold herself to any kind of standard or have any self-guilt about anything or even try to do more than just the basics until her child was "sleeping through the night." I consider this more than 4 hours at a time. And, well, this was Adam's first time sleeping more than 4. He's only done 4 a half dozen or so of times since Christmas. This mamma needs her beauty sleep! I am thirty, after all.
In all seriousness, it's one of my goals in life to age gracefully. I don't ever want to look in the mirror and see a new wrinkle or white hair and be sad or upset about it. I really want to embrace getting older and all that brings.
To celebrate, Eric gave me the day to myself. As much as possible, of course. I got to spend it doing stuff by myself. And I cranked up the iTunes and pulled out my new book on digital art and went through a few lessons and just enjoyed creating and having my brain to myself. It was heavenly.
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I agree---I'm actually really looking forward to turning 30 in September. I love the gifts of knowledge that I've learned through life experience and I can't wait to make my next decade of life better than this one using what I've learned so far.
I also want to age gracefully, though I must admit I'm more vain than you are. I found one gray hair a few months ago and if too many come before 40 I will start dying my hair. But in general I'm very encouraged about aging because I know so many women in their 40s and 50s who take good care of their bodies and look fantastic for their age. I think the confidence they have is a lot of it. It will be fun to experience, I think.
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