30 things that struck me as I turned 30 (in no particular order and with no particular cohesiveness/theme):
1. I'm thankful I've taken up a new sport (snowboarding) in my "older" age. What an exhilarating new thing to enjoy!
2. I always thought 30 year olds were so grown-up and mature and had their life all planned out and figured out...and had like 2.5 kids already or something. :)
3. I'm thankful for my 20s and the things I walked through and learned from and I'm also thankful to look forward to what the 30s have in store and to move forward.
4. I'm happy that at 30 I can still work out extremely with Insanity and that I've been relatively health issue/injury free throughout my life (poor Jack, can't say the same for him...)
5. I'm looking forward to growing even more in my faith as I mature and gleaning more and more truth from God's word.
6. I still haven't mastered the art of controlling my tongue...gosh darn it...but I'm working on memorizing scripture in order to bridle the angry words that like to spew forth at times.
7. I'm so, so very thankful for the loving husband I have and for the 6 years of marriage we've celebrated together. Striving to be an even more godly wife throughout my thirties.
8. I love that we are living in Los Alamos, NM...what a cool place to visit! We've had more visitors here (it seems) in the year and a half we've been here than in all the years we were living in Cincinnati and Knoxville combined!
9. It's fun being a nurse...working in the ICU. But at times, I truly do long to be a mom!
10. No grey hair yet!!
11. Starting to get some wrinkles but thankfully I notice they are from where I smile so much...not too shabby I think. But I have started using "age-defying" cream at night...for kicks and giggles.
12. In my thirty years on earth God has allowed me to visit some really cool places...looking forward to seeing more new and neat places in this next decade!
13. Friends! SO thankful for the friends the Lord has brought into my life over these 30 years, some have come and gone but the ones that He has kept in my life so truly are amazing and I'm thankful to have them!
14. It's fun to have a twin sister to age with :) and to spend time with and to grow with as we age. Say, when's our next 1/2 marathon?!
15. I remember being younger and thinking tapes and cds were the coolest things ever...now I'm amazed as where technology has brought us and it's been kind of cool to get to grow up with that. It's interesting working with youth who have never known the world without the internet or smartphones or Wikipedia...
16. As I age I look forward to aging...is that weird? To growing a family, to being wiser, to being a role model.
17. I enjoy yoga...and I'm pretty good at it. Goal: to keep doing yoga as I get older to maintain shape and balance.
18. Jack does way more of the cooking in our household..maybe that will change in my 30s...as life changes. We shall see!
19. I love with getting older the self-confidence increases. Remember how you'd get so embarrassed by what your parents would do/wear/say and you thought how could they ever do that? Yeah...I do, too. Haha...and now...that's where I'm heading. You just don't care as much!
20. I WILL figure out a way to get rid of fruit flies...grr
21. I like a good cold coke. Yes, I know it's not good for me, but everything in moderation, right?
22. Thankful that I've learned Spanish, thankful that I still get to use it and practice it because we live in New Mexico.
23. Thankful for all the wise women who have poured into my life over these years and thankful for the girls in my life that the Lord has allowed me to pour into as well! Praying for wisdom with that!
24. I really need to go see an eye doctor...with age comes tired eyes that don't see so far away anymore! :)
25. Proud to say I can still hold a handstand with the best of them, throw a back hand spring and even do flips off a cliff into a lake below :)
26. Wonder where the Lord is going to lead Jack and me in this next decade.
27. I struggle with pride...but hopefully this next decade will be a step in conquering that sin :)
28. I wonder if/hope I will continue my trend of running a 1/2 marathon every year...and maybe, just maybe doing that full marathon one day!
29. Being 29 one day and 30 the next really didn't faze me that much. Shew!
30. Jesus started his ministry when he was 30...Lord use me in a grand way in my 30's!! Desiring the be a blessing to those around me!!
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Hey Becky....it's Lindsay (Cooke) Osterhoudt! I stumbled upon your post as it's similar to my 30 before 30 post (I have a few more months to go!) How are you doing? Check out my blog at: 2OBoys.blogspot.com
1) to eliminate fruit flies, eliminate all produce from your diet. I think Dr. Julie Galloway taught me that one...but i could be confused.
2) doesnt turning thirty involve a "turning thirty snowboarding trip" video montage?
I was JUST thinking about the 1/2 marathon thing. Can we do one over in this part of the country?! Pretty please?! And yes...if you ever plan to do a marathon, you better let me know so I can sign up too. I don't think i could do it on my own.
I asked brian the other day, before reading this, if i could get a yoga dvd...b/c i really need to improve my flexibility.
and yes, i can still do a handstand, roundoff backhandspring backtuck...and hope to be able to do it when i'm 40 too!
love you, 30. meh. we got this :)
on another note, my word verification was swebutg and i immediately thought sweat bug. gross.
Dave, yes it sure does involve a video montage...gotta get that thing finished (or started...which ever comes first) and Debbie, maybe we could find a fun one that meets in the middle? We shall see! :) I also read that as sweat bug before you told me what you read it as.
Little late reading this, but happy belated birthday. I liked your 30 list. :)
Don't listen to what Dave says about getting rid of fruit flies. He's clearly clueless. Take a little dish and fill it with apple cider vinegar and a few drops of dish soap. The flies will fall in and drown. Used it last summer and it worked like a charm.
Ha! Yes, Dave. No fruit = no fruit fly's! Actually, you were confused. What I said was that once your wife drowns the fruit fly's in cider vinegar, then you are to put the bug flavored vinegar on your salad for a super healthy boost. Eating fruit fly's helps eliminate them from your house. :-P
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