re: Life at 30

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Rouge

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Where is the vomit emoji?

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Stop comparing yourself. Theres ALWAYS someone better. ALWAYS. You'll never be "good enough ".

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Exactly. You will go insane comparing yourself to other people. It drove me insane, and now I’m happy because I don’t worry about that anymore and learned to let go.

Also if you are on a career path that you feel you were forced into, leave it behind. I actually had two dream job offers given to me on the exact same day. One of them I’d be following in my dad’s footsteps, making a shitload of money, and be absolutely miserable doing it. The other was in a completely different industry where I’m paid less, but it’s more geared towards my passions and I’m a much happier person having taken it.

If you’re single, do what I did and stop living up to what other people want from you. It’s different when you have a wife and kids, but move to another city and find another job you’d like. This is the time of your life to take risks.

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Where is the vomit emoji?

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it's from Kung Fu Panda. you shut your mouth that does things that we will not discuss here

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you shut your mouth that does things that we will not discuss here

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*blush* (I don't blush)

At 30, I had two toddlers and worked nights in retail. I was in my late 30's before I had a "career". For me personally, 30's were pretty stressful & 40's were great, but I was happy with my life during all of it.

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This may be a silly question, but is 30 too young to have a mid-life crisis?

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Yes unless you are fat, smoke, and/or use hard drugs.

I spent my 30th birthday w friends who left the bar with me talking to a dead ringer for a 30yo Drew Barrymore. I woke up to my secretary calling me and singing happy birthday. Secretary died recently. I just thought I was old then.

I have been boom or bust my whole life. At 30 I was swinging for the fences and striking out hard. It’s important to have a plan and believe in it. Failure is just part of the process, and for some, it’s the most important part.

I had been in AZ for a little over 2 years. Had taken a staff nursing job the year before at a hospital I still work at now. I had been dating my now husband for just a couple of months (didn't marry him until 34). Still not a home-owner. But owning a home was never really a big priority back then. I was still trying to decide where home would be.


Looking back...I had it really good then.

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compared to my peers

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There's your problem

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Good shite

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Life was much better at 40 than it was at 30. Your still trying to figure shite out and impress people at 30. At 40 you're more comfortable with yourself and don't give a shite about what people think.

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Wait until you hit 50. Then you just want to sit back and watch the world burn.