...Well...Here I am...30 years old now... and I survived!!! And ... to tell you the truth...it wasn't all that bad!!! Although I had to work (a bummer on a normal day , but even moreso on your bday), it was not all that bad of a day!!! I had many wonderful thoughtful birthday wishes, presents, flowers, dinner, cake, phonecalls, etc...and not too too many jabbings or jokes about how I am now 30...
A little article I read on the internet yesterday...I thought this was quite funny...
"Unless you make it into one, turning 30 is not a death sentence... It's not every day your closest friends, family, workmates, boyfriend and boyfriend's parents gather to honour you. It's vital that every incumbent 30-year-old sets some strict survival guidelines to ease the transition from lithe 20-something to lumpy 30-year-old. Here are some helpful tips:
Before the day
Think about how spotty you were in your teens, how drunk you got at your 21st and how broke you were in your 20s and thank your lucky stars that you won't ever have to go through that again.
Tape a pic of a gorgeous 30-something celeb, such as Cameron Diaz, Uma Thurman, Kate Moss or Liz Hurley - to your computer/fridge/dashboard and refer to it during any dire pre-birthday moments of panic. Remember, they are all over 30 and fabulous!
Banish magazines containing any articles entitled 100 must-do pre-30 activities (they may as well be called Watch Out! You're Running Out Of Time). Instead, make a list of all the amazing things you have done... and gloat.
Spend the last days of your 20s pampering yourself. Book yourself in for a facial, a pedicure, and an all-over tan – whatever makes you feel fantastic!
On the day
No matter how cold it is, wear something slightly revealing to your 30th birthday celebration. No, not knicker-revealing... more glimpse-of-cleavage-revealing. Make sure you know (and everyone you know knows) that you've still got it, and aim to flaunt it.
Discourage any type of speech making. Should you notice any of the following - tapping of champagne glass with fork, clearing of throats or any members of your family getting to their feet - quickly and loudly draw everyone's attention to the delicious items on the dessert menu.
Any birthday cards selected from the 'humour' section of the Paperchase card rack are clearly not from your true friends. 'Funny' cards sporting illustrations of old fat people knitting and hilarious verses about how saggy your breasts are about to get should be marked return to sender and posted directly back to the offender.
Unless you already have them, there should be absolutely no mention of husbands or babies at your 30th. You are not Bridget Jones.
Unless you make it into one, turning 30 is not a death sentence - I have plenty of friends who are still having fun and living life well into their 30s (and, believe it or not, their 40s!). Take any well-intentioned-but-frightfully-annoying 30th birthday comments with a pinch of salt... and relax. You only turn 30 once!"
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And so on that note, I'll end with a great big thank you to everyone who made entering 30 ...Not so scarey after all!!!
Love Stacy xo
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