One day, I was talking to someone and he asked when my
birthday was because he knew it was coming up. I paused, asked and asked what
the date was. It was July 15th…exactly 30 days to the Dirty 30! I’ve had a lot
of friends turn 30 before me and some met the milestone as if it were just
another birthday and some had a little bit of the, “Oh, shit, I’m 30!!”
freak-out. My favorite was a friend who actually had a harder time turning 31
because he was “no longer even touching the twenties”, he was now firmly in his
thirties. I realize that I’m not yet 30 but I have yet to have any sense of
foreboding come over me at the thought. Probably, that’s because I have such
awesome friends that have been there before me and shown me that it’s really
not a big deal. And, as I see it, things are only getting better. I’m more
confident in myself, I care less about living up to other people’s expectations
of me (although I am getting tired of my older brother telling me I
should probably be married with kids by now because I can’t have kids forever!) I’m making more money, I feel more
confident at work, I have more clout at work and I get to do whatever I want.
But, let’s be honest, turning 30 is a milestone. So, when I
realized I was 30 days away from turning 30, I thought I should do something
over my last 30 days in my twenties as a good sendoff and a positive way to
ring in my thirties. I got some great ideas from friends on what to do over the
next 30 days.
- 30 pairs of new shoes (awesome idea…if I can find someone to finance the challenge)
- Visit 30 of the 60 National Parks (Unfortunately, I do still have to maintain my job…and this would be more expensive than the shoes)
- Visit 30 states (see above)
- 30 different beers in 30 days (this was suggested twice…I guess my friends know what I like J)
- 30 days of movies (that’s a lot of couch sitting and if combined with the beer and cheese challenge, I’m pretty sure I’d be buying a new wardrobe in 30 days!)
- 30 days of “Be a Kid” activities (color, go to a park, swing…)
- 30 Random Acts of Kindness
- 30 letters to 30 people you haven’t connected with in a long time
I can be a little fickle and indecisive, so it was hard to pick just one thing to do for 30 days. So, I decided I’d pick a few and challenge
myself to pick out one of the options every day until I turned 30. That means I
won’t necessarily do 30 days of each activity but that’s ok. I like variety!
The three I settled on are:
- 30 days of “Be a kid” activities (color, go to a park, swing, paint…)
- 30 days of random acts of kindness
- 30 letters to 30 people (modified from the haven’t connected with in a long time because sometimes, even if you email, chat, etc. with someone fairly regularly, it’s still nice to let them know you appreciate them)
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