I am 29 going on 30....

Innocent as a rose. *snorts* :D Hiiiiiiii! Welcome! So today is a very special day. It's the day before the day I say goodbye to my twenties and bring in a new decade. I have to say, my twenties were freakin' fantastic. Okay, they weren't perfect. They started off a little rocky and uncertain, but towards the end I finally figured out where I want to go with my life. I found my passion. I found that really cool t-shirt I've been looking everywhere for. So yeah, I have nothing to say but a heartfelt, 'Thank you' to my twenties. You were totally great and stuff. Keep in touch, all right? All right.

The other day I was Googling (not the dirty kind) and I came upon an article entitled '30 Things Every Woman Should Quit Doing By 30'. To tell the truth, I was a little worried to read it at first. But I did, and now I will share it with you all, including my own personal commentary. You're welcome. ;) Enjoy!  

1. Buying clothes from the junior section. - I never do that. *whistles. Okay, once...Twice. But that's it, I swear. They're cheaper, okay? 
2. Forgetting her parents’ birthdays.  - This is one thing I'm good for. Once I could count and read calendars and make super-fantastic cards, I was all over it. 
3. Making out with her BFFs at bars for attention. - I don't need to make out with people for attention. I wear sandwich boards for that. 
4. Making out with her boyfriend at bars for attention. - I've never made out with a boyfriend at a bar. Random strangers, however....
5. Filling her bed with stuffed animals (really, even one is too many). - *glances at bed* But...but they're so cute. And cuddly. And they keep me safe and warm and tell the best jokes. 
6. Carrying a torch for anyone she hasn’t seen in the last five years. - I've never called someone after not seeing him for five years to see if he wanted to play tennis one last time. Nope. Never happened. 
7. Rebelling against her parents for the sake of rebelling against her parents. - Aww. :( But it's fun!
8. Declaring an entire gender “all jerks.” - Well, they are. Usually. Especially when I'm on hiatus. 
9. Holding a grudge against anyone who wronged her in high school. - Not even my English teacher for giving me a 79% on an obvious A+ paper?  
10. Skipping regular gyno exams. - I don't skip them per se. I'm just not so good about booking those appointments. But I'll be better! 
11. Going to bed without washing and moisturizing her face. - I do! I have a nightly ritual thanks to my mom.
12. Being “that person” who had a bit too much to drink at the office party. - I'm never the person who had a bit too much to drink. I'm the person who pretends she had a bit too much to drink. And then I have an excuse for the table dancing. 
13. Crushing on Justin Bieber. - Ick! Gross! Barfed in my mouth! 
14. Thinking she’s got it all figured out. - Ummm. Just ignore the opening paragraph of this post.
15. Calling her father “daddy.” - I'm sorry, but I'm afraid I can't stop that. I'll always be his pumpkin and he'll always be my daddy. 
16. Engaging in sibling rivalry. - Pffft. That's so juvenile. My brother and I didn't even fight when he was here last Sunday or compare the importance of our careers or anything.
17. Trying to get by on her looks. - I never stood a chance. I'm an awkward winker. ;)
18. Living paycheck to paycheck. - One thing that was instilled in me quite early growing up was the importance of saving money. Plus, I'm a bit of a cheapskate anyway. :P
19. Expecting a man/knight in shining armor to swoop in and save her. - Well, if I need to be saved from a spider, then yeaaaah. I ain't touchin' it! 
20. Aimlessly jumping from job to job. - I prefer the term 'leaping', actually. It's more graceful. 
21. Using MySpace to pick up guys. - Never been there before. But it's possible I've used Facebook for more than just...booking my face.
22. Expecting a man to do all the wooing. - Okay, that used to be me, but lately I feel like I've been doing most of the work and I'm tired and I just want to eat cake. 
23. Wishing she had someone else’s life. - I'll admit that I've been guilty of this in the past, but then I think about how amazing my life is. I think about my family, my friends, and the path I've taken to get to this point. It's been an incredible adventure and I wouldn't trade it for anything in the world! 
24. Expecting everyone to drop everything because it’s her birthday.… - Well! You're here, aren't you? And 30 IS an important birthday. 
25. …Or because her “boyfriend” of two weeks dumped her. - *scoffs* I don't get dumped. 
26. Measuring her self-worth by a number on the scale. - I've never let the number on the scale determine my self-worth, but I have let it dictate my life before. And that's never happening again. 
27. Being cheap. - Ummm. Can you all ignore the 'cheapskate' comment? 
28. Quitting a job without having a new one lined up first (especially in this economy!). - I only did that once, sort of, but I was assured there was a job waiting for me. And it had flowers and candy and was holding a giant 'welcome to Alberta' sign. Yeah. Never happened. 
29. Blaming her mother for all her issues. - *scoffs* I don't have issues. What? 
30. Romanticizing her 20s. - Again, I ask you to ignore the opening paragraph of this post. 

There you have it, folks! I'm ready to embrace my thirties with open arms and I hope this decade is even more magical than the last one! :) Wishing you all a terrific day!