Five Life Lessons from the First Year of My 30s

Every year around my birthday, I always take some time to sit and reflect on the last year of my life. I try to see what lessons I can learn from things that I have gone through, and move into the next year with intention. Last year, I posted an article about what turning 30 means to me and what I had learned so far. Although I am only a year into my 30s, I truly feel as if I have learned, grown and evolved so much already. This past year’s theme has been about loyalty, genuine friendship, and being more conscious about where I put my energy. Here are some of the major lessons I’ve learned so far this past year: Choose your friends wisely This seems pretty simple and self explanatory, but is not so easy in practice. Over the course of your life, you will come into…

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What Turning 30 Means to Me

Even though I already turned 30 a few weeks ago, I have been reflecting on what changes I have noticed since then. I have felt “older than my age” my whole life, and have DEFINITELY been sick of being in my 20s for a few years now, but I feel like there were subtle shifts that happened the week of my birthday. First of all, I am SUPER excited that I can now proudly say I am 30! Not 28, not 29, but THIRTY! I can now participate in 30+ Twitter threads, give a very valid excuse to boys in their 20s as to why I cannot date them, and also appreciate the shock value after telling my age to people who think I am much younger! What excites me the most is how I am finally able to apply some of the lessons I learned throughout my 20s, namely…

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Why I Consider Myself High Maintenance Now (and Think It’s a Good Thing!)

Everyone talks about being high maintenance as a bad thing, and it is something I think most of us – especially women – have internalized. I always prided myself on being low maintenance: go with the flow, not fussy, easy going, etc. For a long time, I believed that those things were necessary in order to be likeable, as well as enjoy my own life. As I get older and get closer to turning 30 this year, I have started to notice different areas of my life where I am more “high maintenance”, and I am not just ok with it, I think it’s a good thing! Let me clarify – more importantly than anything, I am the one maintaining myself, so can’t nobody tell me what’s too high maintenance in the first place! Second, I have realized that a lot of what we consider “high maintenance” in a bad…

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