30 before 30
I am officially a month away from turning thirty. I have been a living, breathing human on earth for 3 decades and that in itself should be considered a milestone.
I used to fear turning 30 like it meant you were officially old but then people in their 40s would say that 30 is still pretty young and you can still do much.
Now I get why people want to be “Forever 21” - its the ideal age. You’re fresh outta college with limitless possibilities. Although I do remember the uncertainty of being unemployed and the pressure to find a good job when I had zero skills. I said I wanted to try everything - spend 1 year in this job, another year trying out a different field- just so I could get a flavor of everything and from there decide which career path I wanted to pursue. But obviously, that wasn’t possible. I stayed with my first job for 3 and a half years - 9 years if we count my weekend job at Mellow947 and now I’m pushing 5 years at my current office.
To be perfectly honest, I don’t feel any different. I mean sure my metabolism is slower than it used to be, I don’t have as much energy and 4-5 hours of sleep just doesn’t do it for me anymore but I’m thankful that I haven’t gotten to the point where I’m not averse to technology, movies, TV and trends. Sure, shook and lit aren’t part of my regular vocabulary but I know what they mean and use them occasionally.
But I admit that I do feel my age when I’m around younger people like the student dj trainees at the station. They’re around 16-21 and there are songs, movies or references from the 90s and early 2000s that they aren’t so familiar with. I guess its only fair since there are a few 80s or 90s references I don’t always get either and its also a matter of interest.
Anyway, with my birthday fast approaching, I feel the need to reflect and look back on the things I’ve done and things I still wanna do. I initially started writing down a laundry list that was later shortened into a generic top 5 things I want to focus on - travel, career, health, family/friends, and self - but decided to save that for another blog entry. 😜😂 Talk about lazy writing 🙈 Instead, I wanna hear from you guys too.
Do you feel/act your age? How old do you really feel/act? How do you deal with turning a year older?
I’m all ears! 👂🏽