A lot of people obsess over the idea of turning 30, they begin to worry about everything, but this is completely natural. You’re probably thinking you should have it all figured out by now, but this is how everybody thinks and it\u2019s not worth stressing about. Life is not a race and the finish line is most definitely not age thirty. If we achieved everything by this age what would we have to look forward too? Life is about working towards goals. Having something to aim for is what drives us, so don\u2019t stress! Here are the 10 thoughts that everybody has as they approach the big 3-0. You are not alone!<\/p>\n
This is the number one worry for anybody turning 30. We start to wonder if our current job role is good enough. Do I make enough money? Am I happy with what I\u2019m doing? A lucky few will be able to say yes, I make enough money to support a family and I can still afford a holiday twice a year, but for most of us the answer is no. It\u2019s very rare that you hear a person say they love their job and in this day and age it\u2019s difficult to kick-start a career.\u00a0 How many people have you heard have gone to university, to still struggle finding a job. Don\u2019t sweat it, you are doing the best you can!<\/p>\n
You start to notice that everybody around you is either having a baby or they already have children. Until now, you hadn\u2019t even thought about babies, but suddenly there everywhere and some of them look major cute! This is the age when you start to think about getting pregnant, even if you hadn\u2019t considered it before. You\u2019ll joke with friends about how you might need to freeze your eggs and family members will make comment that you\u2019re not getting any younger. Don\u2019t worry, not everybody is ready at the age of thirty and that\u2019s ok. In fact, a lot of people with children say they wish they had lived their lives before signing up to take care of another life. Enjoy yourself whilst you still can!<\/p>\n
If you\u2019re still living at home when turning 30 you probably want your own space. As we grow older we become more independent. It may be comfortable to still have your parents cook and clean for you, but let\u2019s be honest, at the age of thirty we should be learning to fend for ourselves. It\u2019s financially difficult in today\u2019s society to own your own home, unless you have a great job and earn mega bucks. Most people have to save money for a deposit on a home, so don\u2019t worry if you have to live at home a little longer in order to get that money together.<\/p>\n
You wake up one day and suddenly it\u2019s like you\u2019ve aged overnight. Your eyes look tired and you start noticing lines and large pores that you swear weren\u2019t there a few weeks ago. Then you find a grey hair. This is when the panic sets in.\u00a0 You start googling things like \u201chow to get rid of dark circles\u201d and before you know it you\u2019ve got cabinet full of anti-ageing products and box dyes.\u00a0 You\u2019ve probably purchased a face cream from Clarins and you might even be considering botox. Ageing is one of the horrors we have to face, but don\u2019t worry, we all have to go through it. As you age most of the people you know will be ageing too, so stop worrying, unless you want to find another grey hair!<\/p>\n
As you approach thirty you start to notice your no spring chicken anymore. Morning jogs are a thing of the past, even walking the dog seems like a chore. You wake up in the morning feeling like a pensioner, carry out your morning stretches, then it\u2019s off to work you go. By the end of the day all\u2019s you want to do is get home and relax but in the back of your head you know you want to be fitter. At the age of thirty you start to worry about your health and you will go through the \u201cI want to be a better person phase\u201d. During this phase you\u2019ll start eating healthier and you\u2019ll sign up to a gym, even if you don\u2019t go, at least the though is there! Try not to worry, you still have a lot of life left in you.<\/p>\n
If you\u2019re still single at the age of thirty you do start to worry. Why have my friends all settled down and I\u2019m still sat here on the shelf? Is there something wrong with me? Am I going to be doomed to loneliness forever? It may even be the case that you\u2019re in a relationship, but you will start to question it. Where is our relationship going? Is this the person I want to spend the rest of my life with? If you haven\u2019t met the right person at the age of thirty, don\u2019t force it, you still have the rest of your life to find \u201cthe one\u201d.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s easy to start feeling lonely at the age of thirty. Gone are the days of going out getting drunk every weekend. It\u2019s not as easy to call up a friend and spontaneously meet up. As people get older they have more responsibilities, so you\u2019ll start noticing you have to book appointments with friends. Dinner dates are planned one month in advance, and sometimes your friends will still cancel because there just tired. If you feel this way at the age of thirty, maybe you need to find some younger friends, or take on a new hobby to keep yourself occupied. The gym is a great thing to take up, just saying.<\/p>\n
You start to realise just how important your family really are at this age. You become closer, in fact your family become more like your friends. You start noticing your nieces and nephews are growing up fast. You feeling guilty for having not visited your grandparents as often as you should, the truth is they won\u2019t be around forever. This realisation is one of the best things about turning 30, it will give you the kick you need to start making an effort and you definitely won\u2019t regret it.<\/p>\n
You treat turning 30 as though your life is coming to its end. You start to worry that you haven\u2019t lived life to the full. I need to go and Hike Kilimanjaro, NOW! I want to travel the world, go sky diving and swim with dolphins. I\u2019m turning 30 and I\u2019ve still not done any of this, Ahhh! The fear sets in, but you have to remember, your life is not at its end, there\u2019s still plenty of time.<\/p>\n
With your life seemingly coming to its end you haven\u2019t got time for negativity. You start to revaluate your friendships and relationships and you will find that this is the stage in your life when you\u2019ll get rid of the people who don\u2019t deserve your time. That means it\u2019s time to say goodbye to fuckboys and generally anybody who has let you down on more than one occasion. You no longer have the patience for these types of people and you will quite gladly remove them from your world, let\u2019s face it, aint nobody got time for that!<\/p>\n
You\u2019ll start thinking about all kinds of crazy things, should I learn a new language? Why did I never learn how to play guitar? Should I have gone to university? As you get older you\u2019ll find you have new interests, you might even decide you want a complete career change, that\u2019s ok! Start a new journey, take those piano lessons, go to Spanish language classes. It\u2019s never too late to late to go back and study, the world is your oyster!<\/p>\n
A lot of people obsess over the idea of turning 30, they begin to worry about everything, but this is completely natural. You’re probably thinking you should have it all figured out by now, but this is how everybody thinks and it\u2019s not worth stressing about. Life is not a race and the finish line…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24740,"featured_media":135931,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":true},"categories":[1801],"tags":[15559,8365,10193,15558],"thb-sponsors":[],"class_list":["post-135930","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-life-in-real-world","tag-15559","tag-adulting","tag-birthdays","tag-turning-30"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n