There are 3 things I'd like to be by the time I'm 30: married, a published author, and a size 2.
My mom and dad were married at 23 and 25, respectively, so I used to think that marriage at any age past was ancient. It's 2011, I'm a career woman, yada yada. The times have changed and so have I. The 'by 30' clause actually has more to do with my childbearing years than anything. Of course the other factors - I'd like to be selfish for a bit longer, I'd like to accomplish a few more things before sharing it all with someone else - come into play. But mainly, I'd like not to stress about having kids. I'd just like to have them.
Well, I didn't write my book by 25, so perhaps by 30? Ideally I'd like to wrap it up by the time I'm 27 but the publishing process is a long and arduous one. Suffice it to say, if you see my book on shelves by 2015, I will have done good. But I'm definitely hoping for sooner. I realize now that I couldn't have finished it any faster - I needed to go through all of these experience to really make it what I want it to be.
The last part is sort of a joke - size 2, size 4, who cares - but it just sounded so good with the rest of the statement. I have drastically changed my eating habits by making small alterations here and there and it shows (and feels!). I've been thinking a lot about yoga recently... I'm a bit high strung and tightly wound, not to mention I make myself sick when I get stressed. I think it could be a great release for me.. What I really want is to be healthy and feel good. Looking great in a bikini wouldn't hurt, either.
What are your 3 for 30?
I've passed my 30th already, but one of mine was also to get married by 30. I ended up getting married a month after my 30th birthday, so I was close :)
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I am also past my 30th but one of mine (like Natalie and yourself) was to get married before 30 (I was 29). I accomplished that but because I was so determined to make that happen, I ended up marrying the totally WRONG man. So, now, my goal is to be divorced by 33!
ReplyDeleteI'm the same way as you with the whole child bearing thing, I'm terrified (for now actual reason) that I'll have a hard time getting pregnant. Both my mom and sister had no trouble at all but I still worry, I want to have 3 kids and I want to space them out so I'm pushing to be married by 28 and starting the baby process by 30.
ReplyDeleteBut in the end, it is all just numbers and whatever will be will be. You seem to have an excellent ability to not only make the best of everything but make it fabulous and I'm sure everything will turn out just great! xxox
1. Start THINKING about having children. I don't have that baby fever urge at all, but if I want kids, then by 30 is the time to be thinking.
ReplyDelete2. By 30 have a masters degree (probably in nursing, but maybe something else)
3. Be completely comfortable with who I am!
Well, I only have a couple of months until my 30th birthday - but I do have three things I'd love to accomplish this year! 1) Finish converting to Judaism 2) Complete my divorce 3) Enroll back in school full time. Not very glamorous goals, but important life changing ones nonetheless. :)
ReplyDeleteI'm decades past 30, but love your list, zest for living, thoughtfulness and outlook on life. You must make your parents so proud!
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I think the publishing wish is the toughest to tackle. That has always been my dream, but once you start the full-time career it's nearly impossible to sit down and write a book. The brave ones, drop to part-time or (gasp) quite their jobs. I'm too much of a chicken for that.
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Lexi @ http://glitterandpearls.com
I entirely agree with what you wrote about marriage. My mother was married in her mid 20's and was the last of her friends to get married. Living in DC it seems like 30 and beyond is status quo. I'd like to be somewhere in the middle of that but it's not something I want to stress about, but I do fear if I wait too long I'll be in my mid 30's taking hormone shots!
ReplyDeleteI'm also thinking about yoga, since I'm also very tightly wound especially the last few months.
ReplyDeleteMy brother got me a wii fit so I'll start there and maybe take a class once I'm comfortable with the basics
lets do some yoga call me #namaste
ReplyDeleteHey Teddi ;)
ReplyDeleteI guess mine are: married, PhD, kids... shit. I doubt I will get them, especially the married and kids bit!
Teds, now that I saw this post, I started to look up women's fertility and had no idea it was as serious as it is: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Female_infertility
ReplyDeleteNow I have one more thing to worry about in addition to freaking out about my PhD dissertation :(
Mine are more travel, kids & figuring out where we want to be long term.
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