Thankfulness, because 30 is a privilege.
I turned 30 on April 29th, graduated with my Master’s Degree on April 26th at Grand Canyon University in Phoenix Arizona. I took that opportunity to make it down to Phoenix Arizona and celebrated life for 5 days. It was phenomenal. I had been planning for this day since last year. Although, there were some challenges, all my dreams came through. I had my parents with me. I found a photographer on Instagram within budget, found a bakery to make my cake and explored downtown phoenix and captured moments I’d never forget.
I visited Botanical Desert Garden suggested by my photographer where we had shoot with my beautiful omber blue vici dress. I found a well known bakery, the BakeShop to create the perfect Rose Gold Cake with some touch of nature adding a plant embellishment around it.
Omber Dress – Vici Collection | White Heels – Bershka | Cake – AbakeShop
Once, turning 30 was slightly irritating, an embarrassing passage, and people were in no mood to broadcast the news. This was especially true for unmarried women and for men whose careers had not yet ignited. I have no concern about leaving my 20’s behind. I enjoyed them. I did some things right, I screwed up plenty of others, and I had a lot of fun in the process, but I won’t miss them. My 20’s, much like everyone else’s, were about growth and self-discovery. Some discoveries made me proud, others, not so much. But it is with this knowledge that I hope to be in my 30’s, everything I wasn’t yet prepared to be in my 20’s. But for now, from someone who is just on the brink of this incredible new decade, here are my thoughts on turning 30.
30 is an opportunity to say thank you to your body for putting up with so much and now it’s time to take of it. At 30, your social circle is probably growing smaller and that okay. The only hint of sadness I feel as I turn 30 comes from the realization that I’m not going to be able to do everything. I am a big daydreamer. I have so much I want to do and accomplish. The process of accepting that life is too short to do it all has not been an easy one. I know I won’t be able to live everywhere I want to live, meet everyone I want to meet, see everything I want to see, or do everything I want to do. But the important thing is, I’m never going to stop trying to.
Bring it on, 30!
With Love Always,
Ife
