I am about to turn thirty in a couple of days from now. I was dreading this day, the day when my age's first digit will change from 2 to 3. But lately I gave it a lot of thought and I realized what is there to dread about, after all age is just a number. Its who and what we are that is more important. Upon realizing this I began to question myself what have I really done, what am I going to do, my goals, what are my achievements and failures. I guess I have failed many times, far more than my achievements. Well anyways my spirit is a bit down, good thing I came across a magazine article which talks about what are things we should know about being 30.
The article focused on four very real facts about women in their 30s. Here are they:
1. Women in general who are on their 30s tend to be mentally primed to make major changes.
~ I will not disagree because I feel that way, I am not even 30 yet but somehow when you're almost there you will start to plan on how to make big changes in your life. Now I wanna do somethings that are not for the meantime only, I want something long term. Business wise, personality wise, love life wise, financial wise, all the wises (hahaha).
2. Single women should not think that "You may be single, but you are not a soap opera".
~ At this point dating aspect should lean towards less game playing, its a waste of time. I am pretty sure that somehow from all the dating you've done during your 20s you somehow gained some lessons from there.Ones you can take with you and can help you identify know if there is fact a bright future for you and the one you are dating now. Stop being a soap opera princess and please as much as possible get rid of all the drama.
3. We want babies.
~ Definitely. Its all about a woman's ticking body clock. Unlike men who can impregnate until later in life, we women has a finish line when it comes to getting pregnant. There is what they call a "high rick pregnancy", which happens when the mother is already in her late 30s or early 40s. This may pose a great threat to the mother as well as the baby, health wise. So that is why when we reach the age 30 and childless we start to worry.
But besides that are you really sure you are now willing to trade your single life for a life that entails a huge responsibility. You will be honing a whole new human being. Sometimes we have a tendency to want something but completely overlook all the things that comes along with it. I have always wanted a baby, I think since I turned 27. I got pregnant twice already, had a miscarriage two times as well. The latest was very recent.I was happy when I learned about it but when I started thinking about all that I have to give up, the things that I still want to do, the places I wan to go I realized maybe I was not yet ready at all.
4. Last but definitely not the least, we become more tuned into our bodies.
~Jean Garcia, a local actress here in the Philippines I think is already in her late 30's or even in her early 40s, but if you see her she is still very sexy and beautiful. Yes of course you may say that she has the obligation to her fans and to herself to stay that way since she is an actress. But I know many ordinary women who are of the same age and still looks gorgeous.
I would hear my friends say that they are gaining a lot of weight and that no matter how much they work out or go on a diet they still put up a lot of weight. And they blame it on the slowing of their metabolism, it is a fact that when we age our metabolism slows down thus making it harder for us to lose weight. But that doesn't we can give up on it and stop trying. It is twice as hard to lose it then we just have to work twice as hard as well. All it takes is determination and self love.
There also women that when they become moms they also stopped caring for themselves. Yes become the best mother you can be and you can achieve that by also taking care of yourself. Live a healthy lifestyle, there is no excuse for living an awfully unhealthy life.Whether you are on your 20s,30s or even 40s, single or married, mommy or not, just see to it that you are healthy physically, mentally and emotionally.
I have some 30ish already hope you'll have the time to read.
April 2, 2011 at 6:35 PM
Whoot... welcome to the dreaded number of your living existence. As what they said, it's only a number, what matters most is how young your heart is.
But turning 30-ish is indeed a beginning of another chapter of your life. A lot of things happen when you turn to this age. Just enjoy life and learn from experience.