Definitely Late 20's Now
Hmm... What have you written blog posts aboout on your birthday?
I could have done something about my current working pace or focus on a lesson learnt on here at WA and basically pretend that I am not worrying about the fact that I will be turning 30 this time next year.
However, I think that most people will agree that our birthdays encourage us to reflect on the past year - the good, the bad and to then to think about what aims we might have for the upcoming year.
Lots of people usually do this at the end of a year and make new years resolutions. However, these never really work for me and I find that the reflections and aims I make on my birthday seem to last longer and be more successful.
Reflections from the year:
Lots of new things happened this year. We bought a ranch, worked on the house, built a chicken coop (nick named "Fort Knox"), reered chickens and ducks, got a puppy, planted fruit trees, started making compost, started an environmentally friendly cleaning company, applied for a green card and I became a member of Wa.
All of this outside work was pretty hard to do because I live in AZ and todays temperature is 107 degrees F. It is not like that all the time and infact, most of this was achieve from fall through to spring.
However, I am nearly 30 and I'm not making a consistent wage!!!! AHHHHHH!!!!! Ten years ago I was starting university and was certain that I would be on a solid wage by now.
Also I don't have my temp residence (green card) in the states. I could technically be booted out at the end of January. EEEEEK!!!
It has been good to think of these things because they help me to collect myself and come to terms with where I am and where I want to be. It made me realise how much work I have infront of me but also how much I am capable of doing in a year if I put my mind to it too.
Aims for this up and coming year:
Ensure my website earns at least 1000 per month by this time next year. I would like to achieve that sooner but am trying to be realistic so I dont get dissapointed and disencouraged.
Increase the success of my cleaning business, and make the most of the coming months when the snowbirds will be in town. About 40% of the homes in my area are vaccant. My town is very popular in the winter months becuase of the comfortable climate during those months.
This will give me so much financial freedom to make the changes I need for the following year.
Strangely enough and I am not really sure why I am mentioning this but it has been on my mind today... I actually became a premium member on the 22nd on May and I am signing up for my annual membership tomorrow. This is funny timing; I guess I will always know when my annual membership needs renewing.
I would also like to point out (and I am certainly not the first to say this) how funny you perception of age changes as you age. As a child, 30 was considered very adult but now I am nearly there, its really not!! I feel Im actually less sensible than I was as a child??
I know many of you reading this probably remember having thses feelings and although it fills me with mixed feelings, some of you probably wish you were at this stage in life again. So I should too be grateful for my youth and recognise the time I have left too.
What aims have you set yourself this year?
What have you written blog posts aboout on your birthday?
Thank you for reading and I hope you have a great day.
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Happy Birthday! I will be turning 40 next year, and I can still remember being 22, and 30 seemed like it was so far away. My husband and I have been married 10 years this month, been together 16 total.
When I was younger, it was ingrained in me to get a good job and everything will work out ok when you're older. I started in IT support and thought for sure that getting an MBA would be the logical next step to career advancement. I eventually gave up on it, because I was burning the candle at both ends, and job searches showed it was not worth the effort.
Years later, I have seen my job get outsourced to India, lost a job due to failed contract negotiations, then to lose another job due to side effects from Cancer treatments.
My goal, before I turn 40, is to start making residual income with my website. We want to travel more and enjoy life, and right now my husband is stuck in a high-stress job, while Cancer has caused me to be disabled. The very key to my success at work was my troubleshooting ability, and cancer has taken that away from me.
I have 10 months to achieve my goals, and I won't give up until I get there.
Thank you and congrats on your successful marriage.
I think the education system is flawed, and I am a teacher so that pretty much says it all.
Sorry to hear about your work and health challenges. I hope you have or are recovering well. What you are doing is amazing considering your circumstances - well done you!!
I believe in you!! Keep it up and take care!!
Hey Catherine,
Happy Birthday!!! I didn't write anything on my birthday.
What aims do I have- I know my website is almost at maintenance level but I would like to see it producing more. Plus I want to try working on Fiverr some also.
Tried and True
Elaine
Hi Elaine, thank you for reading.
Good for you, perhaps I will do that next year.
I am sure that you will be able to do this. I didn't really like fiver when I tried it. I put in a lot of time and didn't see much of a return. But that is only my experience and yours may be better.
All the best.
Happy Birthday...at least for the day...just celebrate and enjoy. All the rest falls into place.
Debbie
Thats a good aim and you can relate it to every aspect of life. All the best and thanks for reading.
Oh I read this with total appreciation and remember back when I too was 29. I now have a daughter of this age who worries about that next birthday.... as an older person I can now say, please just do what feels right.
Also you will never feel grown up and that’s a good thing because it is a trap. I’m 53 and still don’t know what I am going to be when I grow up. I hope I feel exactly the same a decade from now.
With Grace and Gratitude
Karen
Thank you for reading and commenting. I am glad you enjoyed it.
I like your advice about doing what feels right. I live my life by this because you can never have regrets if you do this.
Great point about never feeling grown up too. I hope you do too.
All the best.
Hi Catherine!
I’m in my 60’s, my 20s and 30s flew by so fast I hardly remember anything except that as a single parent it was a bit of a struggle.
You are so much farther ahead than you realize. You are insuring the next 20 years will be your own to control, and not spent under someone else’s control.
You are taking positive steps to save and help the environment.
You’re doing great! Let yourself relax and enjoy all you have accomplished knowing you’re on the right path.
Happy Monday!
Kyle Ann
Wow... a single parent, I just can't imagine what that would have been like. Well done you.
Thank you for your kind words, you have brought me much reassurance that I was in need of. Its been a strange year for me. Hopefully I will make the changes I need in order to make my path clearer.
Thank you my friend.
Ha... talk about stating the obvious and not stating the predictable. Very well said. You certainly brought light to my predicament. Thank you Mike.
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Ecocatherine, you should not let reflecting on you past good or bad have any bad effect on you. What you learned over that past timeframe is what you can reflect on knowing that you went through it, knowing that if confronted with that same situation again, you will knowingly address it in a matter the next time to get different results if that is what you want.
Remember, age is just that, a number meaning your body has gained a year in wear, health wise, how did you handle it? Have you set new goals for the coming year is my question to you?
Haven past this milestone in my life I have suggestions but that’s no fun, you would be following someone else guidelines in hopes to get to a place they did. Sometimes you need to lead yourself, learning, enduring as you make progress!
I really like the way in which you have put this. I have set my goals for this year and i agree with you about setting your own being important. Yes, reflecting is a good way to learn too.
Thank you for reading and leaving such positive thoughts.
All the best.
@ecocatherine It's easy to be positive, being negative takes a lot of work!
I agree. Its exhausting to even watch negativity!!
I am generally an optimist. Yesterday I was having quite an introverted day. It had its ups and downs but overall it was a great day.
My step kids made it really special for me.
Thanks for reading.